Results-oriented Development Practitioner with over 10 years of progressive experience in project coordination, governance, rural development, and natural resource management in Mozambique. Proven track record managing multi-million-dollar, donor-funded programs (EU, USAID, Norway, Canada, Netherlands, private philanthropy) with strong expertise in good governance, decentralization, biodiversity conservation, and sustainable livelihoods. Skilled in project cycle management, donor reporting, stakeholder engagement, and government liaison, with in-depth knowledge of Mozambican governance systems, decentralization frameworks, and biodiversity policies.
General Management, Entrepreneurship, Consulting, Strategy, Finance and Leadership
Humphrey Fellowship- Fulbright Exchange Program Focus: Agriculture, Rural Development & Natural Resources Management
Post-graduate diploma in Agriculture- Cotton Thesis: Use of Direct planting in Cotton Production
Best Graduating Student in Horticulture-2010
Lead coordination of a EUR 20.9 million multi-partner program (agriculture, governance, WASH, climate adaptation, SRHR, education) funded by the Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands and Cartier Philanthropy. Tasks and Responsibilities: • Provide strategic guidance, technical oversight, and donor liaison for program implementation in partnership with government, NGOs, and private sector. Represent GNP in meetings with government and development partners, strengthening multi-stakeholder governance and decentralization dialogue. • Prepare high-quality reports, policy briefs, and strategy papers for donors and stakeholders. • Promote adaptive management by identifying risks and ensuring responsive adjustments. • Ensure integration of gender and youth inclusion strategies across program components.
Supported Results-based management and evaluations of international organizations: External quality assurance of evaluation reports, qualitative and quantitative analysis -meta syntheses and final evaluations. Achievements • Participated in the External Quality Assessment for the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) County Program Evaluations for Haiti, Tanzania, Jordan, Sri-Lanka and Pakistan. • Contributed to the elaboration of Meta synthesis report for the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) 2019-2021 using NVivo.
Oversaw program design, technical performance, and management of $35 million agricultural programs and inclusive and regenerative livelihoods. Provided technical leadership to a team of 60 members, including 6 Middle Managers and 14 Supervisors. Achievements • Co-led the design, implementation, monitoring and controlling of the agricultural component for a $ 30.3 M USAID Global Development Alliance (GDA) “Resilient Gorongosa” to increase sustainable and resilient nature-based economic growth in the greater Gorongosa Landscape in Sofala Province, Mozambique. • Co-led the proposal development, implementation, monitoring and controlling for a $ 5 M CANADA Program “Peace through Economic Action and Community Empowerment” (PEACE) to improve the living conditions of 5,000 people and to create an environment of peace, harmony and inclusive governance in communities bordering GNP. • Led the proposal development, implementation, monitoring and evaluation for a $8 M Norway funded project to improve smallholder’s resilience to climate change through integrated interventions anchored on climate smart agriculture, markets, rural entrepreneurship, women empowerment, financial inclusion, risk mitigation (insurance), fisheries and livestock. • Led the design and management of the agriculture component of a $ 500 K Integrated Post-Cyclone IDAI Recovery Project funded by USAID-Mozambique/BHA that provided seeds and clean water to 10,000 Households.
Coordinated Farmers engagement; Agribusiness trainings for coffee, honey and cashew value chain teams and beneficiaries; markets linkages and Micro-Enterprise development. Achievements • Supported the preparation of business models, industry development plans and investment proposals for coffee, cashew, and honey value chains. • Led the preparation and delivery of training modules in value chain development and business management for coffee, honey, and cashew value chains engaging 10,000 smallholder farmers. • Developed a pilot project to establish a network of 100 Agricultural Micro-entrepreneurs in the buffer zone of GNP to improve 10,000 smallholder farmers’ access to inputs and outputs. • Co-led the development and implementation of a Post-cyclone IDAI Baseline Study involving 5000 households from communities around GNP.
Co-led the implementation, monitoring and evaluation of the “Improving Cotton Production Efficiency in Small-scale farming systems in East Africa (Kenya and Mozambique) through better Integration of the Supply chain” Project (Donor – European Union; Budget-$ 1.4 million dollars; 2013-2015) Achievements: • Coordinated the planning and organization of technical and cotton price negotiations meetings. • Led the planning and implementation of Cotton national supervision missions. • Supported the National Cotton Producers Forum ( FONPA) in the elaboration of projects and in the identification of partners for implementation. • Participated in the development of Cotton value chain revitalization plan and in the study for the establishment of the cotton price stabilization mechanism.
Supported the establishment and operationalization of the Inclusive Business Council, a national platform for the promotion of inclusive business founded by SNV, CPI, IPEME, CTA, SOICO Group and Private Sector Companies (Donor-Ford Foundation; Budget - $500 K dollars). Achievements • Provided technical assistance to OLAM Mozambique, Mozambique Honey Company, and Elephant Pepper to develop inclusive business models. • Led the selection process of the 100 best inclusive Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) in 2013. • Prepared terms of reference and participated in studies related to inclusive business in Mozambique; • Prepared and organized technical meetings and workshops on inclusive business
Co-designed a project proposal to develop an 800-ha commercial farm in Maputo Province for rice and potato production (Donor: Exim Bank of China; Budget – $10 million; 2012-2013)
Coordinated administrative activities for the acquisition of 18.000 ha Land right (DUAT) for establishing a sugar cane plantation and ethanol processing plant in Caia district, Sofala Province, Mozambique
Led a team of 10 field surveyors; coordinated, planned and supported daily operations for a Baseline study and Resettlement Action Plan