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IOM - UN MigrationDTM Coordinator
Apr. 2024 - Aug. 2024Dominican Republic
twentyfifty ltdESG Lead Consultant
Apr. 2024 - Apr. 2024
Wallbrook, part of AnthesisSustainability/Human Rights Consultant
Oct. 2023 - Oct. 2023Dominican Republic
Pan American Development FoundationProject Coordinator INL
Jul. 2023 - Mar. 2024
UNICEFProject Coordinator
Jun. 2023 - Jan. 2024Dominican Republic
Various OrganizationsConsultant
Nov. 2022Dominican Republic
Danish Refugee Council / Dansk FlygtningehjælpProtection Manager
Jul. 2021 - Jul. 2022Latin America and the Caribbean
Save the Children InternationalProject Coordinator
Dec. 2020 - May. 2021Santo Domingo, Distrito Nacional, Dominican Republic
UNHCR, the UN Refugee AgencyAssistant Refugee Status Determination (RSD) Officer
May. 2019 - Dec. 2020Port-of-Spain, Trinidad and Tobago
UNHCRAssociate Protection Officer
Aug. 2018 - May. 2019Tirana, Albania
UNHCRAssociate Protection Officer
Oct. 2016 - Jul. 2018Skopje, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia
UNHCRSenior Protection Assistant
Jun. 2014 - Dec. 2014Santo Domingo, Dominican RepublicAssisted in carrying out all processes relating to Refugees Status Determination (RSD):
I conducted RSD interviews; assisted the Office in drafting individual RSD assessments; provided legal advice to refugees and asylum-seekers on: RSD procedure in Dominican Republic, the procedure to receive documentation as a refugee after the recognition by the government, access to basic rights, and procedures to apply for different immigration categories according to national legislation; analyzed cases rejected; preparing appellation letters; assisted in producing UNHCR internal reports and statistics on the protection unit; monitored and supported the report of cases of deportation and expulsion; conducted field missions to monitor borders and entry points of the country; contributed to efforts to improve local and national protection capacities; assisted in training on Refugees to authorities monitored, supported, and followed the legal assistance project.
UNHCRField/Protection Assistant
May. 2013 - May. 2014Santo Domingo, Dominican RepublicAs Protection Assistant of the UNHCR's CoM office in Santo Domingo, my duties consisted of assisting in carrying out all processes relating to Refugees Status Determination (RSD): I conducted RSD interviews; I assisted the Office in drafting individual RSD assessments I provided legal advice to refugees and asylum-seekers on: refugee status determination procedure in Dominican Republic, the procedure to receive documentation as a refugee after the recognition by the government, access to basic rights, and procedures to apply for different immigration categories according to national legislation; I analyzed cases rejected by the Dominican National Commission for Refugees and prepared their corresponding appellation letters; I updated information on RSD in proGres Lite; helped generate statistics on a regular basis on the services offered to and characteristics of persons of concern; contributed to efforts to improve local and national protection capacities;
Solidarity CenterProgram Officer (Dominican Republic/Haiti)
Oct. 2010 - Jan. 2012Santo Domingo, Dominican RepublicSupervised program planning, implementation, and evaluations towards the prevention of trafficking in Persons for the Dominican Republic and Haiti, including the detailed financial management and bookkeeping of such programs. Directly coordinated with trade labor unions and confederations partners, advising and following up with counterparts towards the successful implementation of pro- grams. Traveled regularly to Dominican Haitian border to meet program partners and monitor and evaluate the implementation of programs and counsel program partners on internal governance and to make necessary operational changes to meet program goals. Advised counterparts on advocacy for public policies promoting decent jobs and living wages; closely guided partner organizations, following up cases of trafficking in persons and labor rights violations.
Jesuit Refugee ServiceLegal/Human Rights Unit Coordinator
Apr. 2010 - Oct. 2010Jimani, Dominican Republic (Dominican-Haitian border)Worked closely in tandem with European Union-based founders to plan, monitor program operations, and implement project activities. This included the detailed financial management of them. Advised and followed up on cases of violation of Human Rights, labor and trafficking in persons; produced and presented regular evaluations of programs implemented towards better organizational governance; gave talks and workshops on Hu- man Rights, Labor Rights, and Trafficking in Persons. Coordinated “El observatorio de Derechos Humanos del SJR-Jimani´”, which monitored Human Rights violations and trafficking in persons through a network of Human Rights observers along the South Dominican-Haitian border. Documented, reported, and followed up on cases, using a variety of word processing and internet-based presentation softwares.
Jesuit Refugee ServiceLegal Advocate
Jan. 2009 - Apr. 2010Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
Jesuit Refugee ServiceIntern
Sep. 2008 - Jan. 2009Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
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