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Cowater InternationalSenior Program Manager, Indo-Pacific
Aug. 2023• Core Clients: DFAT Australia and Global Affairs Canada
• Project Planning and Management: Oversee projects in the Indo-Pacific region, ensuring alignment with contracted statements of services and desired project outcomes. Key responsibilities include contract management, reporting, financial oversight, personnel management, deployment of technical assistance resources, and supervision of program managers/officers.
• Client and Stakeholder Relations: Supervise and collaborate with field/project offices for effective project implementation. Serve as the liaison between clients and recipient-country stakeholders, fostering strong relationships and representing the company to key stakeholders.
• Business Development: Contribute to business development efforts by identifying and pursuing new opportunities in the Indo-Pacific region.
• Specialisation: Provide specialized knowledge in areas such as ASEAN operations, regional trade, SME development, women's economic empowerment, and monitoring and evaluation.
Cowater InternationalSME, Trade, Access to Finance Expert; Canadian Trade and Investment Facility for Development (CTIF)
Dec. 2019 - Jul. 2023CTIF is a seven-year project funded by the Government of Canada, to support priority trade and investment-related policy reforms that are aligned with Canada’s Feminist International Assistance Policy (FIAP) objectives and have a high potential to reduce poverty in ODA-eligible developing countries in the Asia-Pacific region. • Maintained oversight of projects focused on access to finance, SME development, trade-related initiatives, and inclusive technical assistance (TA) across over 20 Asia-Pacific countries, ensuring adherence to GBA+ evaluations.
• Authored technical briefs for CTIF and GAC on various topics, including digital finance trends, inclusive finance, access to finance, and trends in multi-/pluri-lateral trade negotiations.
• Co-developed and monitored a Performance Monitoring Framework, including indicators and targets for economic development, market access, access to finance, business growth, gender mainstreaming, GESI/GEDSI, and environmental sustainability.
• Key achievements: Designed CTIF’s WTO-related support program, facilitating Timor-Leste’s WTO accession and capacity building on trade and development issues. Developed a flagship E-commerce and Trade Assistance initiative for women-led SMEs, emphasizing export support, digitalization, and ESG standards.
The ASEAN SecretariatSenior Officer (Monitoring and Evaluation, Surveillance, and Coordination; ASEAN Economic Community)
Dec. 2014 - Dec. 2019Greater Jakarta Area, Indonesia• Responsible for implementing the AEC M&E Framework which systematically tracks and reports on the outputs and outcomes of ASEAN Member States’ implementation of trade and economic commitments covering over 20 sectoral work plans and over a thousand deliverables and action lines, and conducted in-country monitoring field visits
• Organized and serviced high-level trade and economic development meetings such as the ASEAN Economic Community (AEC) Council, Committee of the Whole for the AEC, Senior Economic Officials Meeting (SEOM), and the High-Level Task Force for ASEAN Economic Integration, among others
• Key achievements: Established and authored the AEC Monitoring and Evaluation Framework (M&E) and system, and was part of the team that assisted in the development of the AEC Blueprint 2025
The ASEAN SecretariatSenior Officer (Initiative for ASEAN Integration and Narrowing the Development Gap Division)
Jun. 2012 - Dec. 2014• Coordinated the implementation of the IAI (a program to assist ASEAN’s newer member states/least developed countries, and less developed sub-regions) in meeting their ASEAN commitments on trade and economic sectors, among other
• Mobilized resources/funding for technical assistance projects
• Key Achievements: Developed the IAI project accreditation criteria, launched the Narrowing the Development Gap Lecture Series, coordinated capacity building programs on trade negotiations and investment facilitation
Asian Development Bank (ADB)Research Associate, Trade Statistics (STATA) specialist; Office of Regional Economic Integration
Jan. 2010 - Dec. 2012Philippines• Project management: Managed projects (end-to-end project cycle) on regional integration, particularly focusing on subregions, free trade agreements, production networks/technology indices, and Aid for Trade.
• Prepared background papers, concept papers and proposals, presentations and speeches.
• Gathered and analyzed data (using statistical and econometric analysis) to prepare publications, training and lecture materials on specific topics such as Asian free trade agreements. • Organized and provided overall coordination for lectures, conferences, technical working group sessions, and high-level meetings (e.g., Regional Working Group on Aid-for-Trade) while working with key persons within and outside ADB.
• Participated in a research project to analyze SME engagement and inclusion in production networks, which resulted in the publication of the following papers: o Foreign Direct Investment, Size, and Innovation: Influences on Firm-Level Exports in East Asia o Engaging SME in Production Networks: Firm-level Analysis of Five ASEAN Economies • Worked with a team on a series of research papers on the extent of the utilization of ASEAN Free Trade Agreements, by analyzing data from Enterprise Surveys • Conducted trainings on the use of ADB’s FTA database and comparative tools.
Asian Institute of Management Policy CenterUnit Head/Program Coordinator (S&T, Innovation, Connectivity and Infrastructure Regulation)
Jan. 2007 - Dec. 2010Philippines• Head of Unit: Led day-to-day operations, conducted research, wrote reports, mobilized resources, and managed overall project coordination on infrastructure regulation and innovation policy-related matters.
• Bid preparation: Prepared proposals to access funding from various donors such as the Asia Foundation, Konrad Adenauer Foundation, GIZ, and USAID.
• Event management/Stakeholder engagement: Conducted research, roundtable discussions, and interviews relevant to the creation of discussion/policy papers and case studies on infrastructure regulation/management.
UnionBank of the PhilippinesProduct Manager (E-Government services)
Jan. 2006 - Dec. 2007• Private sector experience: Coordinated with top-ranking corporations and Philippine government institutions in designing, piloting and launching financial products and services for the Philippine government (Social Security System, national health insurance, national home development mutual fund, customs).
Senate of the PhilippinesStudent Intern
Mar. 2005 - May. 2005• Worked with the legislative staff of Senator Richard Gordon in drafting proposed bills on tourism, and reported on the proceedings of the bicameral sessions on the Expanded Value-added Tax law.
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