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Helena SALENCIA

Natural Resource Management Professional
MAPUTO,MOZAMBIQUE

Summary

Personable Natural Resource Management, Livelihood M&E professional with proven track record of success managing and leading vulnerable community development services programs. Skilled in grant writing, budgeting and program evaluation. Strong collaborator and committed to leading and inspiring teams to achieve shared goals.

Overview

17
17
years of professional experience
19
19
years of post-secondary education

Work History

Livelihood Officer

Total Energies
Palma - Cabo Delgado
07.2023 - Current
  • Created and managed budgets, efficiently allocating resources for social and community service projects.
  • Partnered with 4 local organizations to expand access to social and community services.
  • Researched best practices and developed 2 strategies to improve program outcomes.
  • Conducted outreach activities to engage local stakeholders in programs.
  • Assessed 10 communities needs and identified resources for social and community service programs.
  • Advocated for social and community service programs to increase awareness and funding.
  • Established and maintained relationships with key stakeholders

Marine Technical Specialist

Eduardo Mondlane University
MAPUTO
09.2022 - 08.2023
  • Documented risk management issues and outlined mitigation actions.
  • Compromised to promoted actions that increase in 15% participation of women and young girls in Mozambique in terms of community development, science and technological research, teaching, and leadership in environmental-related sciences such as Biodiversity, Agriculture and Conservation, Technology and Engineering
  • Proactively promote and participated in meetings and support creation and delivery of new practices for women.
  • Consistently met short and long-term targets in project development.
  • Oversight seaweeds production in Inhaca Island under Coastal Community livelihood Project founded by African Science of Academy.

Senior Monitoring & Evaluation Officer

WWF
Angoche
09.2021 - 09.2022
  • Recommended adjustments to monitoring, measuring and analysis strategies to effectively assess progress toward program goals.
  • Designed 5 surveys and other evaluation tools to collect meaningful, actionable data.
  • Communicated outcomes of effectiveness research to outside parties.
  • Determined performance indicators and how to measure and assess success of programs.
  • Trained more than 25 field and conservation officers on effective evaluation implementation to increase accuracy of data.
  • Managed time efficiently in order to complete all tasks within deadlines.
  • Skilled at working independently and collaboratively in team environment.

Monitoring and Evaluation Officer

National Institute For Small Scale Fisheries
Quelimane
10.2006 - 07.2014
  • Liaised with other 4 departments to minimize network interruptions and possible downtimes.
  • Wrote 5 strategic business plans outlining need for departmental information technology resources.
  • Communicated regularly with partners concerning data exchange and technology integration.
  • Managed monitoring and database
  • Supported more than 8 implementation partners on data collection and reporting.
  • Member of Provincial Technical Team for Local Economic Strategic Development and coordinated drafting of Action Plan for Reduction of Acute Malnutrition (SETSAN) in Zambezia.
  • Coordinated Provincial and Districts Fisheries Co-Management meeting ensuring participation of all relevant stakeholders at local, district and provincial level.

Education

Master of Science - Aquaculture

Santa Catarina Federal University
Brasil
02.2010 - 02.2012

Some College (No Degree) - Environmental Audit

Federal University of Santa Catarina
Santa Catarina, Brasil
09.2011 - 09.2023

Bachelor of Science - Biology - Natural Resource Management

Eduardo Mondlane University
Maputo
08.2001 - 08.2006

Skills

Planning and Coordination

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Affiliations

  • Ford Foundation Fellow Alumina
  • Organization for Women in Science for the Developing World
  • Western Indian Ocean Science Association

jogging

I like exercising and health care. Every where I go I found group for aerobic exercise. Up to now I have been a member of 

more than 6 physical exercise in Angoche, Chockwe, Afungi, Quelimane and Maputo 

Timeline

Livelihood Officer

Total Energies
07.2023 - Current

Marine Technical Specialist

Eduardo Mondlane University
09.2022 - 08.2023

Senior Monitoring & Evaluation Officer

WWF
09.2021 - 09.2022

Some College (No Degree) - Environmental Audit

Federal University of Santa Catarina
09.2011 - 09.2023

Master of Science - Aquaculture

Santa Catarina Federal University
02.2010 - 02.2012

Monitoring and Evaluation Officer

National Institute For Small Scale Fisheries
10.2006 - 07.2014

Bachelor of Science - Biology - Natural Resource Management

Eduardo Mondlane University
08.2001 - 08.2006
Helena SALENCIANatural Resource Management Professional