EUNICE DE FATIMA ANDRADE DA FONSECA
Social projects Consultant
Lubango
Summary
As a community project specialist, she works with third-sector organizations on project development, program implementation, civil society involvement, and social change promotion. She has participated in consultations and evaluations of social development programs across private, governmental, and non-governmental sectors. Her experience includes: Mapping activities, citizen participation, gender empowerment, rural development, and health promotion; M&E (Monitoring and Evaluation), data collection, RBM (Results-Based Management); Stakeholder management, negotiation, resource management, and impact assessment; Savings and credit in rural development; water and sanitation; social and corporate responsibility; Communication for behavior development and change in health promotion; Experience in working with municipal administrations for “uptake” community programs carried out by ADECOS (community and health development agents); Currently is working on the CRESCER project, the fourth component of FRESAN program, on operational research against chronic malnutrition in Huíla and Cunene (Angola)
Overview
13
13
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Nutrition And Uptake Coordinator
CRESCER Lubango
04.2022 - Current
- Company Overview: https://crescerangola.com/
- Ensures consistency with Action Against Hunger principles and goals.
- Monitors and integrates planning, execution and management tools throughout the project cycle in the CRESCER project.
- Maintains continuous and direct communication with its hierarchical and functional managers on technical investigations and identification of challenges.
- Identifies target audiences and stakeholders at local, national, and international levels and establishes internal and external communication channels.
- She facilitates knowledge dissemination, learning, and exchange with the various identified stakeholders, builds networks, and implements the project's external communication strategy;
- Contributes to the development of scientific publications and articles.
Saving and Loans Officer
World Vision Lubango
02.2020 - 09.2021
- Conduct training workshops in Huíla province to identify appropriate savings and credit models in rural communities as part of an agricultural development program of FRESAN - EU and Instituto Camões (PT) and local partners.
- Conduct training with vulnerable adult women in Huíla; promote savings models and develop materials for savings and credit modules, including a training methodology for community savings facilitators, discussion groups in a participatory methodology; raise awareness of savings and credit models among different communities and key stakeholders; train business skills for savings and credit groups.
Project Assistant
World Vision Luanda
12.2018 - 02.2020
- Administrative assistant of day-to-day operations. Responsibilities include basic bookkeeping, event support, database management and general office support.
- Perform basic bookkeeping tasks including bill paying, check cutting, mailing checks, making deposits, invoicing; Prepare for Board of Directors meetings by printing agendas, minutes, and other documents.
Sustainable Development Coordinator
BP Angola
12.2013 - 12.2019
- Identification of Angolan Stakeholders for sustainable projects implementation
- Projects coordination financed by the company aligned with Angola Government strategy (poverty reduction, capacity building, enterprise development)
- Identify continuous improvement opportunities in current projects and implement social initiatives and projects to respond to specific local community; Monitoring and Evaluation of programs implemented in Education, Health, Enterprise Development and Institutional Reinforce areas; stakeholder’s engagement and management with Public Organizations, Civil Society and Government; Legal and Finance assistance and database management.
Logistic Consultant
USAID and Democracy International
03.2017 - 05.2017
- Angolan general context analysis;
- Logistician consultant for a Mid-term Performance Evaluation of the Angola development Grants Program in Luanda, Huambo, Benguela e N’dalatando, for local assistance and program coordination; stakeholders’ managements with Government, Local Organizations and NGO’s, M&E work field coordination and data base/collection.
Social Educator
Clinica Sagrada Esperança Luanda
04.2012 - 04.2016
- Management of Therapeutic activities in the Pediatric and Psychiatry areas in conjunction with Social Care area
- Improvement of Care Assistance in mediation with Nursery area for patients and their families; Personalized attendance to notified cases for social follow-up and assistance; programs implementations and guidance for workers and clients.
- Management of educational activities for awareness in the area of maternal and child care for hospitalized minors and their respective caregivers.
Local Coordinator Officer
Afrika Groups of Sweden
04.2012 - 09.2013
- Working together with country representative in assisting the implementation of day-to-day project activities and bear primary responsibility for the administration of the Local Initiatives; monitoring Projects implemented by GAS local partners in Health / Rural Development; Economic Empowerment and good Governance in Benguela, Malange e Moxico; Evaluate partners needs at monitoring and reporting results and build capacity in M&E;
- Revise the annual projects of all partners and provide inputs at the logic frameworks;
- Writing interim reports and M&E chapters for the global GAS report, support in communication and other.
Education
PostGrad - Management of Social Projects
Escola Superior Almeida Garret
01.2018
Master - Assistance and Health Services Management Specialization
Scuola Superiore de Politiche per la Salute
01.2009
Degree - Rehabilitation and Community Development
Instituto Superior Psicologia Aplicada (ISPA)
01.2006
Skills
- Informatics Knowledge
- MS Word - Good - working knowledge
- MS Power-point - Good - working knowledge
- MS Excel - Good - working knowledge
- Driver License - Basic passenger vehicles driver license since 2000
- Multitasking and organization
- Decision-making
- Work Planning and Prioritization
- Relationship building
Certification
- Result Based Project Management for Development Organizations – P4DEV, Project Management for Development Organizations, Lubango, Angola, 2020
- Fundamentals of Project Management P4DEV - Elements of modern project management concepts – Project Management for Development Organizations, Luanda Angola, 2019
- Avaliação e Gestão de Impacto Social – Coordination and management techniques for Social Impact Evaluation Projects, tools and research planning and design – Lecturer Ana Maria Esteves e Frank Vanclay (Community Insights Group) - SINFIC Luanda Angola, 2014
- International Development— International Cooperation: what it is and how to become cooperative – Volint, Volontariato Internazionale per lo Sviluppo ( Luanda, Angola 2010)
- Dragon Dreaming Collaborative Méthodologies for Social Entrepreneurs- Lecturer Virgilio Varela – RECIFE Loulé Algarve, 2010
Languages
First Language: Portuguese
Other Languages (1-3 scale)
English - Reading: Fluent (3), Conversation: Fluent (3), Writing: Good (2)
Italian - Reading: Fluent (2), Conversation: Fluent (3), Writing: Good (2)
Spanish - Reading: Good (2), Conversation: Elementar (1), Writing: Elementar (1)
Disclaimer
Lubango,28 May 2025
Timeline
Nutrition And Uptake Coordinator
CRESCER Lubango
04.2022 - Current
Saving and Loans Officer
World Vision Lubango
02.2020 - 09.2021
Project Assistant
World Vision Luanda
12.2018 - 02.2020
Logistic Consultant
USAID and Democracy International
03.2017 - 05.2017
Sustainable Development Coordinator
BP Angola
12.2013 - 12.2019
Social Educator
Clinica Sagrada Esperança Luanda
04.2012 - 04.2016
Local Coordinator Officer
Afrika Groups of Sweden
04.2012 - 09.2013
Master - Assistance and Health Services Management Specialization
Scuola Superiore de Politiche per la Salute
Degree - Rehabilitation and Community Development
Instituto Superior Psicologia Aplicada (ISPA)
PostGrad - Management of Social Projects
Escola Superior Almeida Garret
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