Fernando Bonilla

Deputy Director, Design and Instrumentation of Social Programmes , Ministry of Social Development (Sedesol, Mexico)

Mexico City, Mexico

International Development Economist with academic and professional experience in poverty reduction strategies and social protection. Experience in government agencies, academia, capacity building and consulting.
Interested in job opportunities with international organizations, development agencies and NGOs.

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Area of Expertise:
  • Agriculture, Livelihoods, Microfinance, Rural
  • Human Rights, Law, Migration, Conflicts, Justice
  • Monitoring, Evaluation, Policy, Research, Analysis
  • Trade, Finance, Economics, Cooperation, Global
Professional Experience:

2010 - Present. The core of my current work is providing strategic advice for national social programmes, such as public works, social pensions and support to agricultural labourers. In doing this I am the liaison between their programme
management staff and the Planning Unit of Sedesol. In this role I take part in the decisions related to the implementation of the social programmes.

My duties involve: strategic analysis of poverty reduction strategies and programmes; being part of staff that supports the Minister congressional hearings; drafting press statements, presentations and public information guidelines; providing the official response to Congress' legislative reforms in matters of social development; providing a response to information requests from civil society; reviewing performance indicators, public policy studies and terms of reference; giving technical opinion on monitoring and evaluation methodologies; and I also participate in the design of new social protection strategies and programmes.

June 2011. Workshop instructor. Pro – poor public policies. Public Administration Institute. State of Quintana Roo: Social Development Ministry.
May 2010 – May 2011. Strategic Analysis Chief of Department. Social Development Ministry (Sedesol). Strategic input for vulnerable groups social programmes: Temporary Employment, Agricultural Workers, Senior Citizens. Advice on strategic changes to social programmes. Strategic support for congressional oversight hearings.
March – April 2010. Consultant. Cultural Affairs Ministry, Quintana Roo, Mexico.
February – April 2010. Economics teacher.
June – December 2009. Economics Teacher. Universidad de Quintana Roo. Macroeconomics, International Development and Mathematics for Economics. Mexico.
May 2009. Consultant for Fundar, Analysis and Research Centre, A.C. World Bank projects in Mexico.
August/2006 – May 2007. Full time Economics professor. Universidad de Quintana Roo. Courses: Macroeconomics, Development Topics, Economic Thought History, Mathematics I & II, Econometrics II, Microeconomics. Mexico.
February – May 2006. Internship program. Pan American Health Organization. Millennium Development Goals Department. Research assistant tracking MDG achievement in Latin America and the Caribbean. Washington, D.C.
August – December 2005. Economics teacher. Universidad de Quintana Roo. May – November 2004. Internship program. Business Entrepreneurial Centre.

Education:

MA in Poverty and Development.
Institute of Development Studies. University of Sussex.

Main courses: Poverty and Inequality, Vulnerability and Social Protection, Analysing Poverty and Vulnerability and Pro-poor politics.

Affiliations and Achievements:

Extracurricular Courses / Workshops:
10/2010. Poverty Reduction Policies Evaluation. Spanish Cooperation Training Centre. Santa Cruz, Bolivia.
05/2008. Participatory Appraisal Methods and Participation and Numbers; Participatory workshop on participatory workshops. Conducted by: Robert Chambers. IDS, Univ. Of Sussex.
01-05/2008. Integrated approaches to Sustainable Development. Course commission: John McArthur and Jeffrey Sachs, Columbia University. Selected from IDS MA programmes to participate in an international “global classroom”.
01–05/2006. Development Finance and Banking. Conducted by: Eloy García, former Inter American Development Bank Treasurer. Johns Hopkins University.
01–05/2006. NAFTA trade based growth and regional models. Conducted by: Peter Stephens, Managing Director, the Washington Center for Internships and Academic Seminars.

Research Papers (for academic evaluations):
2008. Dissertation. Chronic poverty: drivers and maintainers.
2008. Explaining poverty dynamics: a critical analysis.
2008. The challenges of a pro-poor political reform for Nepal.
2008. Climate change in Nigeria: risks, implications and policy options. Co-author with IDS students.
2008. PRSP process in Sierra Leone, a critical analysis.
2008. Child Labour: a vulnerability approach.
2007. Poverty and Inequality, the importance of being significant.

Available for:

  • Job opportunities
  • Being headhunted – make me an offer

Years of Experience:

5-10 years

Highest Qualification:

Masters

Languages:

English, French, Spanish, Italian

Nationality:

Mexico

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