Monica Lopes
Luanda,ANGOLA
Summary
- Project Management skills in end-to-end project management. Agile in identifying and mitigating risks, reaching milestones and managing deliverables. Highly organized leadership skills with great attention to detail.
- Forward-thinking, confident in leading team members, managing schedules and coordinating resources. Keeps projects on-track with decisive supervision and quick problem-solving. Persuasive in communicating and negotiating with internal team members, vendors and other stakeholders.
- Official Translator from English into Portuguese and vice versa, sworn by the High Court of the Republic of Namibia on the 27th of February 2009. Specialized in Legal, Business & Environment related Documents.
Overview
19
19
years of professional experience
Work History
Project Support Officer
TRAFFIC International
LUANDA, ANGOLA
10.2022 - 03.2024
- Assisted the TRAFFIC International Project Manager in Angola to implement comprehensive capacity building projects focused on raising awareness and conducting training on illegal wildlife trade for officials from a wide range of agencies across the criminal justice sector in Angola in both administrative and technical support to the projects.
- Ensured compliance with company policies, procedures, and standards when carrying out duties associated with assigned projects.
- Created communications materials such as newsletters, emails, and presentations for internal and external audiences.
- Maintained accurate records in relation to financials associated with each project.
- Assisted in the coordination of project activities and tasks across multiple departments, ensuring deadlines were met.
- Collaborated with stakeholders to develop and implement project plans.
- Developed detailed documentation for all aspects of the projects including progress reports, budgets, timelines and other related documents.
- Worked closely with Project Managers to coordinate resources, track progress and resolve any issues that arose during the course of a project.
Consultant Translator
Sel-Employed
Windhoek, NAMIBIA
01.2009 - 09.2022
- Language Consultant to various Namibian Legal Offices and Public and Private International Entities such as: The Supreme Court of Namibia - Bank Windhoek - Cuvelai Basin Project – RAISON – CUVECOM – TRAFFIC - EPI FOUNDATION – TRACE - ICCF GROUP
- Created comprehensive reports on project progress and results for clients.
Official Translator
Embassy of Angola in Windhoek
Windhoek, NAMIBIA
01.2005 - 01.2008
- Administrative Sector: translation, drafting and reviewing of documents and correspondence between the Embassy and Namibian Public and Private Institutions
Education
Certificate in Project Management Foundations - Business Studies
University of Cape Town
Cape Town South Africa04-2024
Business Skills Development -
SMEs COMPETE
01.2017
Namibian Businesswomen in International Arena -
NTF – NAMIBIA TRADE FORUM
01.2015
Developing Winning Business Strategies -
CED – CENTRE FOR ENTERPRISES DEVELOPMENT
01.2014
Bachelor of Science - African Languages, Literatures, And Linguistics
FACULTY OF SCIENCES OF EDUCATION - AGOSTINHO NETO UNIVERSITY - ANGOLA
01-1999
Skills
- Good knowledge of Microsoft Office software
- Reliable and punctual
- Ability to adapt to multicultural environments
- High level of organization
- Excellent research and analytical skills
- Documentation and Reporting
- Leadership skills and able to work under pressure
- Project Management
- Teamwork and Collaboration
- Effective Communication
- Extremely precise and dedicated
- Documentation Management
- Meeting facilitation
- Stakeholder Relations
Books Publications Translated
- Vulnerability in the Cuvelai Basin – Vulnerabilidade na Bacia do Cuvelai by Jon Mendenlsohn (2015)
- The Southwest Angola – O Sudoeste de Angola by John Mendenlsohn (2018)
Affiliations
- People observer by nature
- Avid reader and a student of human behaviour
- Dedicated Holistic Therapist in practices such as Reiki, Tarot reading, Numerology and Systemic Family Therapy (family constellations drawings)
Languages
Portuguese
First Language
English
Proficient (C2)
C2
Afrikaans
Elementary (A2)
A2
Credential References
· RAISON (Research and Information Services of Namibia), John Mendelsohn, john@raison.com.na
· CUVECOM, Silvanus Uunona, suunona@cuvecom.org
· TRAFFIC, Markus Burgener, markus.burgener@traffic.org
· TRAFFIC, Tessa Cooper, tessa.cooper@traffic.org
· EPI FOUNDATION, Andrew Crichton, acrichton@elephantprotectioninitiative.org
· TRACE, Dr. Stephanie Pietsch, s.pietsch.tracenetwork@gmail.com
· ICCF GROUP, slylis@internationalconservation.org
Timeline
Project Support Officer
TRAFFIC International
10.2022 - 03.2024
Consultant Translator
Sel-Employed
01.2009 - 09.2022
Official Translator
Embassy of Angola in Windhoek
01.2005 - 01.2008
Certificate in Project Management Foundations - Business Studies
University of Cape Town
Business Skills Development -
SMEs COMPETE
Namibian Businesswomen in International Arena -
NTF – NAMIBIA TRADE FORUM
Developing Winning Business Strategies -
CED – CENTRE FOR ENTERPRISES DEVELOPMENT
Bachelor of Science - African Languages, Literatures, And Linguistics
FACULTY OF SCIENCES OF EDUCATION - AGOSTINHO NETO UNIVERSITY - ANGOLA
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