Luz Habed

Experience

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  PNUD Nicaragua

  Jul 2005 - Apr 2006

  Focus Groups Coordinator

  Responsible for designing research and analysis tools and methodologies for institutional strengthening projects administered by UNDP.

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  Ministry of Foreign Affairs - Nicaragua

  Aug 2006 - Aug 2008

  Responsible for the technical coordination and monitoring of budget support and sectoral dialogue tables between the Government and donors for compliance with the development aid effectiveness agenda; including data collection and analysis for the 2008 OECD Survey to Monitor Progress on Aid Alignment, Harmonization and Appropriation Indicators under the Paris Declaration. Responsible for facilitating and monitoring relations between the government and US cooperation, as well as monitoring political and economic processes through the preparation of strategic context analysis, presenting findings, possible implications and potential courses of action.

  • Aid Effectiveness Agenda Officer

    Nov 2007 - Aug 2008

  • Political Analyst for the United States

    Aug 2006 - Oct 2007
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  European Commission

  Oct 2008 - Apr 2013

  Advisor on matters of economic integration and institutional strengthening

  Responsible for providing strategic context analysis for the formulation of corporate documents; maintain the relationship with entities in charge of economic integration in Central America (SIECA, COMIECO, CENPROMYPE, etc.); as well as designing, managing and providing advice to regional projects: Remote management and coordination of projects and multi-functional work teams, covering 5 countries of the isthmus, destined, among others, to the facilitation of intra-regional trade, with an approximate amount of €30 million. Development and monitoring of risk analysis and its management, achieving the successful implementation of a regional project for €7 million with less than a year to commit all its resources, reaching 93% execution. Promotion, design and coordination of consultation mechanisms with the organization's main client for the development of the multi-year strategy for Central America. Show less

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  UNDP

  Apr 2013 - May 2016

  Program Officer - Inclusive Economic Development Area

  Responsible for the design and management of projects in areas such as: technical education and vocational training, trade promotion through investments and exports, supplier development, public-private alliances and improvement of the business climate through the approval and registration of procedures commercial: Portfolio management with an annual budget of US$2 million, reaching a minimum of 85% financial execution and 95% technical execution. Construction and management of effective negotiations and relationships with multiple partners, achieving commitments of up to $7 million. Guarantee of quality standards, including the strategic formulation of work plans, budgets, procurement processes, contracting and administration of human and financial resources, risk management, preparation of reports, and coordination and administration of evaluations; ensuring compliance with corporate regulations and procedures, resulting in audits free of findings or minor findings. Attention to specific needs of corporate clients, strengthening their administrative and financial processes, and establishing internal control processes; managing to consolidate its functions, expand its capabilities and develop its potential. Conceptualization and management of the process of aligning the national portfolio with the corporate Strategic Plan, including the facilitation of context analysis. Successful management of the first pilot project under a matrix approach, guaranteeing integrated work of different specialized teams. Leader in the design and implementation of the organizational change plan, presiding over negotiations with authorities and coordinating actions to guarantee the adequate adaptation of personnel to the process. Leader in the planning and execution of team integration actions and improvement of the organizational climate, including corporate social responsibility actions. Show less

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  B2Gold

  Jun 2016 - Oct 2019

  Manager of Community Relations
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  Calibre Mining Corp (CXB)

  Oct 2019 - now

  • Senior Manager of Social Performance and Sustainability Planning

    Nov 2023 - now

  • Manager of Social Performance and Sustainability Planning

    Jan 2022 - Nov 2023

  • Community Development Manager

    Oct 2019 - Jan 2022