Felipe Chaparro

Experience

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  Agricultural Research Council

  Mar 1988 - Aug 1996

  Program Leader - Rabies Research and Diagnostics

  Managed financial and programmatic operations at the diagnostic laboratory. Strategically invest in the upgrading of the facilities.Performed research on zoonotic diseases.Monitored and evaluated diagnostic procedures. Analyze and consolidated information on disease trends.Worked with other international diagnostic laboratories.Wrote financial and operations reports. Informed public on trends of zoonotic diseases diagnosed at the laboratory.

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  University of Pretoria/Universiteit van Pretoria

  Sept 1996 - Feb 2001

  Director Pretoria Biomedical Research Centre

  Managed financial and programmatic operations at the research centre. Strategically invested in station’s needs with a +2 million US dollar budget.Negotiated working agreements with station’s stakeholders, including students and external organizations. Monitored and evaluated station activities, staff performance and organizational relations. Organizational and logistic support to more than 50 groups of researchers. Wrote financial and operations reports. Consulting associate to other universities and member of research committees of the University of Pretoria and the University of Witwatersrand Show less

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  USAID Contracted Grant

  Mar 2001 - Jul 2002

  Programme Administrator and Training Specialist

  • Consolidated, analyze, quantify results and summarize data to be reported to USAID • Created reports to organization’s executive and USAID. • Field office staff trainer and recruiter.• Field monitoring and evaluation of program and project implementation. • Organized and lead field and international trips by various interested stakeholders. • Provided support to teams based in the field.

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  University of Guelph

  Oct 2002 - Dec 2003

  Diagnostic Laboratory Lead

  • Managed the programmatic and logistic operations of selected diagnostic projects. • Performed and monitor operating procedures. • Analyzed disease trends and perform epidemiology studies. • Wrote technical and operations reports.

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  University of Alberta

  Jan 2004 - Sept 2004

  Manager - Meanook Research Station - Contract Work

  Managed all financial and programmatic operations at the research station. Provided support to more than 50 researchers that used the station.Created a strategic plan for investments. Negotiated working agreements with station’s users, students and other stakeholders. Monitored and evaluated the operations and growth of the facility. Logistical and operational support to multiple North American universities using the station, including equipment, transport, laboratory facilities and accommodation. Wrote financial and operations reports. Show less

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  World Vision Canada

  Jan 2005 - Oct 2008

  Team Leader

  Designed and implemented the strategy of World Vision Canada for Latin America and the Caribbean region. Overall monitoring and evaluation of more than 50 programs that WV supported in the region. Each program had 4-5 projects that focuses on the protection, education and health of over 2,000 children, adolescents and youth. Managed a budget over US$ 30 million.Evaluated the quality of results against the annual plans of the programs. The programs included economic development, health, education, protection and advocacy projects. Lead the programs´ team (4 project managers and 2 data analysts), writing of annual operating plans, work performance agreements and reviews, and staff support and professional development plans. Visited programs and projects in the region, focusing on reviewing performance, learning from best practices, disseminating effective development initiatives and identifying areas of further support.Identified new initiatives and contributed to the management of the regional, national and global strategies, working with multi-national teams towards the strategic direction of the organization. Managed and allocated resources for programs and projects, capacity building training, economic development initiatives, emergency responses and technical support in the region. Negotiated funding with several stakeholders, including national offices, technical teams, marketing and others, the funds to be allocated to each office in the region. Performed funding analysis on actual growth and trends within the region in order to prioritize activities and interventionsFacilitated communication between programs, national offices, regional stakeholders, governmental organizations and internal departments.Wrote quarterly and annual reports to WVC executives and donors. These reports included team activities, achievements and results compared against planned work and future plans. Show less

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  World Vision

  Oct 2008 - Nov 2016

  Represent WVA&K before Kosovo national and international institutions and other stakeholders in coordination with Operations Director and National Director of World Vision Albania.Provision of strong servant leadership to the Kosovo team in order to accomplish programs and grants.Enhance staff capacity & skills and provide leadership in performance management.Continuously monitor the impact of the WV Programs in the field through: field visit, meeting stakeholders, meeting with partners, project monitoring reports, staff debriefing and others with the aim to support the teams to successfully accomplish the results of the programs.Lead the assessment, design and implementation of the Kosovo Strategy for long term additional interventions, in accordance with National and Sector strategies of World Vision.Explore opportunities for funding and partnerships with different donors.Acting manager for the Grants Acquisition and Management team of WV Albania and Kosovo. Show less Leadership – Project leadership and management of a US$ 2.5 million urban WASH (UWASH) Program Cooperation Agreement between UNICEF and WV Ethiopia. This project must comply with personnel, financial and other applicable policies, strategies, guidelines and principles by both organizations. This is one of a kind “payment by deliverables” grant project, with tight deadlines and fast pace. Project management – Plan, coordinate and lead the implementations of all activities in 8 Ethiopian towns. Ensure the implementation of the UWASH project adheres to the action plan, work schedule, scope, budget and expected quality. Team management and support - Provide the necessary management, technical, coaching and administrative support to a 24 staff team. Engage in and ensure that appropriate human resource performance monitoring mechanisms are in place and that coaching and mentoring are practiced to enhance the team’s performance. Stakeholder management – Lead and resonate social accountability, equity and engagement at national, regional and town levels with multiple stakeholders, including federal and regional governments, UNICEF, consultants and other WV departments. Capacity building and learning - Lead the design of the capacity building and learning opportunities of the UWASH staff in order to build their capacity to ensure that they have the appropriate competencies to plan and implement the project effectively and efficiently. Develop urban WASH models to be shared with federal and regional governments, and other WV offices. Information sharing and reporting – Organize periodic workshops to validate results and progress of the project. Write quarterly progress narrative and financial reports to UNICEF and other stakeholders. Liaise with WASH technical experts in order to gain input from their experience and knowledge. Show less Lead coordination of two projects globally, including the implementation of a new programming approach and a project to enhance grant acquisition and management. Monitor and evaluate the progress of projects, identifying necessary changes, responding to risks and coordinating the various activities of work teams.Network with all levels of the organization and with external stakeholders to achieve expected results. Work in a matrix model with more than 60 staff.Provide coaching, guidance, and technical support to enable staff to implement projects effectively. Plan, organize and delivered training and other capacity building activities.Synthesis, analysis and present data derived from projects, and identifying complementarities with other teams and offices within the organization. Work with regional teams on capacity building objectives, strategic goals and annual operating plans.Manage and coordinate the work of external consultants supporting specific areas of projects.Integrate, manage and write reports, briefings, and presentations to the implementing teams, stakeholder groups, and organisation’s executives. Managed budget (over $ 2 million US dollars) associated with projects. Show less

  • Team Leader Kosovo

    Sept 2015 - Nov 2016

  • Team Leader and Grant Manager - Urban WASH Programme - WVE / UNICEF

    Sept 2014 - Aug 2015

  • Global Coordinator - Project Manager

    Oct 2008 - Sept 2014
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  Inter-American Development Bank

  Nov 2015 - Oct 2019

  Consultant

  Project management for results (PM4R) trainer and mentor – Worked with 42 Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) and government in the Eastern Caribbean, Guyana, Suriname, Barbados, Belize, Brasil, Bahamas, Colombia, Bolivia, Guatemala, Mexico, Panama and Venezuela to build their project management capacity using the IDB model of project management. The training consists of 8 week synchronous (same time) and asynchronous (flexible time) course tailored for English speaking CSOs. Capacity building of CSOs – I put together and work through training project management materials to build the capacity of CSOs. In 2016 I presented 18 sessions on monitoring and evaluation, risk management and result based management for groups of up to 30 individuals.I also created 2 full course materials for training on project management tools to be used in Massive Open Online Courses (MOOC) by the IDB. Show less

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  Pact

  Jan 2018 - Dec 2023

  Project Director

  Building the Capacity of Civil Society to Combat Child Labor and Forced Labor and Improve Working Conditions. The purpose of this United States Department of Labor (USDOL) grant is to improve the capacity of civil society to better understand and address child labor and/or forced labor abuses and promote acceptable conditions of work in artisanal and small-scale mining in Colombia. I'm responsible for the overall management and operations of the project ensuring that it meets with the stated goals. I also take a leadership role in coordination and relationship-building among USDOL and key stakeholders and other implementing partners. We used the collective impact approach to work with Civil Society Organizations. Show less

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  World Vision México

  Feb 2024 - now

  Director Campos de Esperanza and EQUAL USDOL funded projects

  Campos de Esperanza and EQUAL (Access to equal access to quality jobs for adult and adolescent women in agriculture in Mexico) are two projects funded by the United States Department of Labor. CDE main goal is to reduce child labor in migrant agricultural communities and strengthening government systems to address the program and embedding best practices that will indirectly lower overall levels of child labor throughout Mexico. This includes the informal (family farming) and the formal sector. EQUAL on the other hand, aims to create a scalable model ofservice delivery that reaches the most vulnerable, specifically women, adults and adolescents, in remote communities who work in the sugarcane and coffee sectors. Show less