Support Assistant
Resume:
Sergio A. Viviani Nunes
Telephone: +55-41-996**-****
Email: ******@*****.***
Objective
Looking for a rewarding new position, where skills, knowledge and expertise gained throughout experience to date can be applied and further professional development achieved
Career summary
Country Director at The Earthwatch Institute
July 2014 – January 2020
-Responsible for taking ownership of and leading key corporate, governmental and organizational (NGOs) partnerships, from both a new business and account management perspective.
-Management of projects funded by our partners and run by Earthwatch in Brazil, Mexico and Argentina;
-Building relationships with community stakeholders, businesses, governments and organizations;
-Planning, securing and managing projects and pipelines;
-Implementing brand initiatives that enhance the organization s image both nationally and internationally;
-Organizing and managing a number of relationships effectively at the same time;
-Managing members of staff and effectively delegating work to them;
-Developing strong working relationships with corporate, agencies and governmental partners (Shell, HSBC, Starbucks, British American Tobacco, Souza Cruz, Alcoa, E&Y, USAID, The United Nations, British Government, Norwegian Government, BNDES etc);
- Support the identification and mitigation of organizational risk and liability issues (governance);
-Mediation of conflicts and advocacy;
-Responsible for fundraising and development strategies in Latam;
-Responsible for strategic business plan and marketing strategies development within the LatAm region;
- Implementation of sustainable financial business processes that support the need for internal and audited control measures;
- Financial management of Earthwatch Brazil and Argentina s budget - reporting, reconciling and re-forecasting income and expenditure as needed;
-Representation of Earthwatch in congresses and conferences;
-Oversee all aspects of Earthwatch operations in the Latam region;
-Legal representation of Earthwatch in-country (Brazil);
Director of Operations at Earthwatch Institute
June 2013 to July 2014
- Support & supervision of Earthwatch Brazil Team;
- Supervision and recruitment of all independent contractors and staff;
- Support management of relationships with key corporate and research partners in Brazil;
- Support the identification and mitigation of organizational risk and liability issues (governance);
-Support to the Global Emergency Response Team to process risk assessments in the field sites in Brazil, Argentina and Mexico and make sure the ERP (emergency response plans) were up to date;
- Contribute to program delivery process review, improvement and implementation in order to increase efficiency and quality and improve customer focus;
- Operational management and delivery of all Earthwatch programs and projects taking place in Brazil, Argentina and Mexico;
- Financial management of the Earthwatch Brazil budget - reporting, reconciling and re-forecasting income and expenditure as needed;
- Oversee all aspects of Earthwatch operations in Brazil;
Parliamentary Assistant at PRB/Republicans Political Party
July 2012 - May 2013
-Management of PRB s sustainability policies for the State of Paraná;
-Management of sustainability related projects - budget, timeframe and execution;
-Identifying and recruiting strong candidates to run for Congress in the assigned region (State of Paraná);
Working closely with local stakeholders and Party leaders in all aspects from recruitment to navigating sensitive political issues;
-Support to PRB s congressmen from the State of Paraná;
-Represent PRB Congressmen in public events as needed;
-Revision of PRB s policies and best practices;
-Writing of articles to be published on the party s webpage;
Contracts and Partnerships Specialist at The Nature Conservancy -TNC
November 2010- June 2012
-Support to TNC s partnerships and developing programs in the region (corporate, governmental and partner NGOs)
-Drafting of contracts in Portuguese, Spanish and English;
-Ensuring effective tracking mechanisms to monitor the workflow process for grants and contracts (World Bank, BNDES, MMA, USAID, German Government, Norwegian Government etc);
-Support to the projects run by The Nature Conservancy in the Amazon and “Mata Atlântica” regions;
- Working closely with managers and coordinators to indicate appropriate administrative mechanisms for program activities (agreement type, payment schedules, deliverables, etc.);
-Support to fundraising and development efforts in the Latin American region;
- Working closely with legal and operations department and grants specialists to ensure that the terms and conditions of agreements are documented properly;
-Frequent interaction with all members within the organization locally and regionally;
-Monthly reports from the contracts system regarding contractual due dates, payments, product delivery, amendments etc;
Education
Southeast Missouri State University –, Missouri, United States
Political Science (method of education: in-person) bachelor s degree
Southeast Missouri State University – Missouri, United States
Spanish Language and Literature (method of education: in-person) bachelor s degree
Cape Central High School - Cape Girardeau, Missouri - United States, (high school diploma, method of education: in-person)
Activities and Societies: Exchange Student Sponsored by the Rotary Club (Cape Girardeau West) Missouri, United States.
Languages
Portuguese Native
English Fluent
Spanish Fluent
Professional Development
Project Management Development - PMD by Inside NGO - Boston, MA, United States
Facilitation and Training Skills by People Developments Ltd. - Oxford, United Kingdom
VIII Brazilian Conservation Units Congress (CBUC) Congresso Brasileiro de Unidades de Conservação – Curitiba, Brazil
British American Tobacco BAT- Biodiversity Risk & Opportunity Assessment (BROA) Workshop – London United Kingdom
Personal details
Key I.T. Skills:
MS Office Package, email, SAP MM, and internet applications
Other:
Driver; full clean licence
References:
Hannah Pathak
Director of UK and Europe at Forum for the Future
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Anna Shannon
HR Director at The Earthwatch Institute
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Claire Williams
Senior Programme Manager, Programmes and Partnerships
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