Professional with 15 years of strategy formulation, management and coordination of multisector Humanitarian and development programs in Asia, Middle East, East Africa, Switzerland, seeks challenging opportunity. It completes her profile an extensive experience in recruitment, management, coordination and direct supervision of staff, team building along with Government and Donor Relations |
Contact Leonor Crisostomo
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Area of Expertise: |
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Administration, HR, Management, Accounting/Finance
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Capacity Building, Training, Advocacy, Political
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Disaster, Aid, Emergencies, Relief
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Human Rights, Law, Migration, Conflicts, Justice
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Social, Education, Gender, Youth, Child
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Professional Experience: |
TERRE DES HOMMES FOUNDATION - 5 ys
JAN 2017 up AUG 2019 - 2,8 years Head of Asia Zone, Lausanne, Switzerland (8 MIO CHF) 7 direct staff- 300 indirect staff
AUG 2016 up FEB 2017 - 7 months India Country Representative, Kolkata, 19 staff (2 MIO CHF)
Oct 2015-FEB 2016 - 4 months DIPECHO (CoP) Grant Writer: Health, CP and Education in Emergency - ELPECCA (600K €) Project Enhancing Learning Protective Environment for children in Conflict in Assam, INDIA - Project APPROVED APR 2014-SEP 2016 - 15 months Program Coordinator/Head of mission: Emergency and Post Emergency, Samar Island, PHILIPPINES (2,5 MIO CHF). 2 permanent Expatriates, 5 consultants & 50 National staff Main Achievements: Coordinated 2 cyclones including 1500 people evacuation centre; Livelihood (CCT+); WASH; Shelters; NFI distribution; Team Capacity building; Project Proposal design and writing (SwS), Project APPROVED.
Terre des Hommes Italy - 4.5 ys 2008-2013 APR 2012-JUL 2013, 13 months Country Representative, Dhaka, Bangladesh (2 MIO CHF); 2 expat & 30 national staff Main Achievement: Delegation Restructuring; Seasonal Emergency Responses, 2013 Coordination and design of Cyclone Mahasen Response JAN 2012-JUL 2012 7 months, Project Manager, Dhaka, Bangladesh (Safe Migration) Promoting International safe migration towards EU and Middles East Countries - EU Funds (1.5 MIO €)
APR 2008-MAY 2011, 3 years Project Manager, Palestine, Beit Ula Hebron District PALESTINE (700K €), 7 direct staff, Children and Youth Empowerment, Institutional capacity building
JAN -APR 2008 4 months, First Aid Rescuing Service: Italian Red Cross, Cuneo Italy, volunteer service - ambulance
NOV 2007-MAR 2008 6 months, ISCOS ngo, Colombo, SRI LANKA Project Designer-Grant writer, Tea Project Integrated Programme for the Improvement and Upliftment of Tea Plantation
JUL 2005-APR 2006, 9 months Project Designer & Coordinator- Post emergency Psycho social Project, SRI LANKA, AIBI NGO and Catholic Univ. of Milan- (800 € K)-3 staff 42 schools involved. Teacher training programme design and implementation in “Socio affective education and empowerment of teaching units in emergency contexts”
JUL 2004-JUL 2005, 13 months EC Project Designer & Manager, Decentralized Cooperation LA.MO.RO, Consultancy Agency
NOV 2003- JUN 2005, 2 years Project Designer & Coordinator, Youth Policy Sector O.R.So -Alba Italy; Children and Youth Empowerment
NOV-DEC 2002, 1 month Emergency Relief Officer, (Earthquake): start up of a psycho social intervention & re-opening of the schools after the Earthquake in Molise Region, Crisis Unit-Catholic University of Milan
JUL -AUG 2002, 2 months Traineeship in Keebera street Children centre, Nairobi Kenya
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Education: |
TRAINING 2018 NOV, 1 week Secured Based Leadership Training, Yangoon, Myanmar, IMD - Tdh
2017 MARCH 1 week training on High Performance Leadership, IMD Lausanne, Switzerland
2016 MAR- JUL French Course B1 www.ecoleagora.ch Lausanne, Switzerland
2015 NOV, Course in French Language– A2 level ALPHA- B Language School, NICE, FRANCE
2014 JUL, Cash Transfer Programming Training Terre des hommes Foundation, PHILIPPINES
2013 JUL-DEC, Hata Yoga Teacher Training Course Institute of Inner Sciences, Isha Yoga Centre, Semmedu, India 2011 NOV, Administrative Project Management and Monitoring & Evaluation Ricerca & Cooperazione NGO, Roma, Italy
2011 NOV, Managing EC contracts and reporting on EC grants, BOND London, England
2008 MARCH, Italian Cooperation Project Accounting Regulation & Procedures, SOS BLU Training Agency, Roma, Italy
2007 OCT-DEC, Red Cross “First Aid/CPR training for Rescuer Italian Red Cross, Italy
2007 MARCH, Development cooperation & project Design, SOS BLU Training Agency, Roma
2002 JUL- AUG, Course in Conflict Analysis & Resolution within African Context Africa Peace Point NGO & CUM, Nairobi, KENYA.
EDUCATION BACKGROUND
DEC 2003-JUN 2004 Post Degree Course in European Project Design and Planning, POLIEDRA S.P.A.
JAN 2002 MAY 2003, MA in Relational Actions in Emergency Contexts, Catholic University of Milan 2000 JAN-JUN Development and Cooperation Training Course UNICEF and Univ. of Turin Italy
2000 JUN-JAN, Post Degree Course in Diplomacy and International Relations, Institute of European Studies, ILO, Turin, Italy
1999 JULY Degree in Foreign Languages and Literature (English, Spanish & Portuguese) Credits 110/110 cum laude University of Turin & University of Leeds (England)
1998/1999 Fellowship, Portfolio in American Studies with Master Modules Socrates/Erasmus Programme University of Leeds (England)
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Available for: |
- Consulting assignments
- Job opportunities
- Being headhunted – make me an offer
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