Renata Da Silva Sousa

Experience

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  Europcar

  Nov 2007 - Jul 2008

  Administrative Assistant

  - Planning and management of vehicles.- Customer relations.- Clerical support.

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  Portuguese Refugee Council

  Aug 2009 - Jan 2010

  Social Worker

  - Administrative and social support of asylum seekers and refugees. - Collaboration with various welfare institutions.- Evaluation and follow up of the individual files.- French-Portuguese translation and interpretation.

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  LLORENTE & CUENCA

  Feb 2010 - Jun 2010

  Collaborator for the European Commission non-smoking campaign « HELP »

  - Information to the participants on issues related to tobacco and health.- Realization of the CO tests.- Inventory Management.

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  Escola Náutica Infante D. Henrique

  Jul 2010 - Jun 2011

  Social Affairs Officer

  - Support of scholarship and housing applicants.- Monitoring the application process in collaboration with partner's institution.- Management of the individual cases.- Drafting reports for decision making in the social department.- Administrative tasks and preparation of the annual report.

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  Federal Department of Foreign Affairs FDFA

  Oct 2011 - Aug 2012

  Scientific Collaborator

  - Research and analyze on issues related to human security and business, in particular the activities of private companies operating in situations of conflict, fragile states characterized by human rights violations; - Research and draft policy positions on the right to water, food and housing. Participation in meetings and monitoring debates on this theme at both international and internal levels;- Organize events to promote human rights (in-house discussions, course on human rights for the administration, participation at the Human Security Division Annual Conference);- Monitor the human rights situation in Latin America, prepare Switzerland's positions in multilateral bodies, in particular the Universal Periodic Review of the UN Human Rights Council;- Draft credit proposals and developing project follow-up procedures with partners. Show less

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  Schweizerisches Rotes Kreuz

  Sept 2012 - Dec 2015

  Coordinator of Volunteers and Job Counselor

  - Recruit, mobilize, manage volunteers for the Red Cross activities (100 to 120 persons) and promote volunteering (internally and externally) through recruitment and publicity strategies and campaigns;- Generate appropriate volunteering opportunities and role descriptions based on the needs of the organization and train volunteers (18 persons per course);- Conduct workshops to coach and mentor job seekers; - Team and project management for charity events (8 to 10 events per year);- Networking and cooperation with public and private institutions and associations in the field of health and social work. Show less

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  United Nations

  Jan 2016 - Jun 2016

  Training Officer

  - Manage the "Training Support and Mandatory training" team (6 persons);- Coordinate the Management Development Programme;- Job Fair team leader: marketing and communication, developing plans and timeline for assigned tasks and activities, coordinating meetings and team members, coordinating with employers of private and public sector in Côte-d'Ivoire;- Career development and capacity building project manager: drafting broadcasts on career development and giving individual coaching sessions to ONUCI staff members. Show less

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  International Committee of the Red Cross - ICRC

  Mar 2017 - Aug 2021

  - Manage the RFL team of North-Kivu (6 members), develop their autonomy in their field activities, strengthen the communication between team members and the collaboration with the Congolese Red Cross; - Contribute to the development and implementation of new concepts of RFL activities according to the needs of the context (Electronic Red Cross Messages, activities in remote);- Promote and participate to the dissemination of RFL activities in North-Kivu and issues regarding Child Protection (UAM, CAFAAG) with partners and other humanitarian actors (UNICEF, Monusco). Show less - Team leader for field visits to the IDP camp in northeast Syria: security assessment, contact with interlocutors, prioritization of Protection activities, preparation and follow-up of field visits;- Carry out Protection activities in favor of the population (Syrians, Iraqis and foreigners) located in IDP camps and places of detention (registration of unaccompanied and separated children, registration of vulnerable cases, exchange of Red Cross Messages, collect information on IHL violations, dialogue with authorities);- Focal-point for unaccompanied minors and separated children. Show less - Implement the Syrian plan of action on the regional strategy of the missing file in coordination with the Syria Missing Cell in Beirut, Delegation of Beirut and Delegation of Amman;- Encourage dialogue with parties to the conflict on prevention of disappearances and on providing answers about the fate and whereabouts of the missing person to their families;- Update the working procedures and workflows (tools and processes) and create reports (risk assessment, analyses on the disappearances) to contribute to the improvement of the team working on RFL and Missing file;- Share, discuss and mobilize with relevant and concerned colleagues and departments within ICRC on the Missing file. Show less - Analyze the general situation and the consequences of the conflict in the area of responsibility (Riosucio, Chocó) and the humanitarian needs of the population;- Consolidate a network and the dialogue with partners, authorities, armed groups and communities and dissemination of the mandate of the ICRC;- Maintain a confidential dialogue with weapon bearers on violations of IHL and missing persons;- Manage the field trips of the health, economic security, WEC, WatHab, Communication and Protection according to the humanitarian needs. Show less

  • Restoring Family Links Delegate

    Jan 2020 - Aug 2021

  • Protection Delegate

    Jun 2019 - Dec 2019

  • Delegate in charge of the file of the missing persons

    May 2018 - May 2019

  • Field delegate

    Mar 2017 - Apr 2018
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  UNICEF

  Aug 2021 - Jul 2022

  Child Protection Specialist

  - Contribute to the Child Protection Programme planning, implementation, monitoring and evaluation and the administration of program/project activities related to UNICEF’s support;- Support the case management system by the validation of data, the follow-up of case management procedures, support of the services mapping and the reporting;- Support to the re-integration of the Syrian returnees including the mapping of services and coordination on referrals;- Reporting of Child protection activities achieved by UNICEF and the implementing partners and participate to the coordination meetings of OCHA and other UN agencies. Show less

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  Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation

  Aug 2022 - Jul 2023

  Assistant Programme Officer, Multilateral Humanitarian Affairs Section

  - Contribute to the prioritization of files and support to the strategic and institutional dialogue of both OCHA and ICRC/IFRC desks;- Support to the strategic orientation of the OCHA Country Based Pooled Funds Working Group and the representation of Swiss interests and priorities through coordination and participation in meetings and events;- Communicate with ICRC/IFRC interlocutors and organization of high-level meetings on institutional strategies;- Participate in working groups and collaboration with the different divisions/directorates and the Swiss missions in Geneva and New York;- Drafting of speaking/talking points and other background information for SDC/FDFA representatives, internal SDC communication and advocacy. Show less

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  Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation

  Feb 2024 - now

  Scientific officer, Multilateral Humanitarian Affairs Section

  - Contribute to the prioritization of files and support to the strategic and institutional dialogue with ICRC IFRC;- Coordinate the representation of Swiss interests and priorities to the 34th International Conference of the Red Cross and Red Crescent;- Communicate with ICRC/IFRC interlocutors and organization of high-level meetings;- Participate in working groups and collaboration with the different divisions/directorates and the Swiss missions in Geneva and New York;- Draft speaking/talking points and other background information for SDC/FDFA representatives, internal SDC communication and advocacy. Show less