Jose Cristobal Irias Davila

Programme Manager , United Nations Development Programme

Luanda, Angola

I posses over fifteen years of professional experience in policy development and operationalization of decentralized systems in planning and financing at sub-national as well as sound experience on local governance including community participation and gender approaches levels in many countries in transition (Africa, Latin America and others). Over my career I have occupied several managing and a

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Area of Expertise:
  • Government, Governance, Reforms
Professional Experience:

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

2010 – current UNITED NATIONS DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME / UNDP
(DECENTRALIZATION AND LOCAL GOVERNANCE PROJECT )
Chief Technical Advisor ( CTA)

My experience as the coordinator of the Decentralization and Local Governance Project ( DLG) in UNDP Angola Country Office has been to assist the Government in implementing the decentralization and local governance Program in the country, by supporting in establishing a legal and institutional framework for decentralization and its dissemination clarifying the functional and fiscal relations between the different tiers of Local Government; improving local authorities´ capacity for participatory planning, budgeting and resource management, municipal development; and in implementing fiscal decentralization thought the pilot experience of a Municipal Development Fund (MDF).

2005 – 2010 CENTER FOR SUSTAINABLE SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT ( CEDES)
Executive Director
My experience as Executive Director of CEDES has been to lead the organization in order to provide advisory and technical assistance to Honduras Government ( The Presidents office) in implementing the decentralization and local governance Program in the country, by supporting in establishing a legal and institutional framework for local governance and its dissemination clarifying the functional and fiscal relations between the different tiers of Local Government; improving local authorities´ capacity for participatory planning, budgeting and resource management, local economical development and service delivery.

2003 – 2004 UNITED NATIONS ORGANIZATION / UNDP-VNU
( INTERNATIONAL LOCAL GOVERNMENT COOPERATION )
International Specialist / Program Coordinator in Brazil

2001- 2002 INTERAMERICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK - IDB -AMHON (NATURAL RESOURCES WATERSHED MANAGEMENT PROGRAM- MARENA )
Development program established to the sustained local development through priority watershed management. This is the first decentralized local development program in Honduras.
Program Director- AMHON.

1997 – 2001 INVERSIONES INDUSTRIALES San Pedro Sula,
Honduras. C.A
Consulting firm specialized in under developed countries’ economies, resources management, financial analysis, rural economic development, program management, rural and urban planning, feasibility studies, watershed management, management training, sustained development, development plans for agriculture, forestry, fisheries and industrial sectors.

1990-1995 BANCO LA CAPITALIZADORA HONDURENA S.A /
BANCAHSA. ( THEN BANK B.G.A, NOW HSBC)
Manager / Regional

Education:

EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND
UNIVERSITY
- Tulane University, Louisiana, U.S.A
A.B Freeman School of Business, Master in Business Management, 2006

- Universidad de las Américas, Quito, Ecuador.
Masters Degree in Decentralization and Local Development. 2004

- Instituto Tecnológico de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey and World Bank Institute.
Municipal Management Program (SAAM), 2001.

- Universidad Católica de Honduras.
Associate Degree in Theology, 1998.

- Instituto Centroamericano de Administración de Empresas, INCAE.
High Level Management Program (P.A.G),1992.

- Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Honduras
Bachelors Degree in Engineering, 1990.

HIGH SCHOOL
Instituto Salesiano San Miguel
Tegucigalpa, Honduras. 1982.
American School
Tegucigalpa,Honduras./ Asuncion, Paraguay / Brasilia, Brasil / Rio de Janeiro, Brasil /
Quito, Ecuador.

LANGUAGES
- Spanish ( fluent)
- English ( fluent)
- Portuguese ( fluent)
- French ( understand and read).
- Italian ( understand and read).

WORKSHOPS ,COURSES AND SEMINARS
In several topics related to management performance and development such as:
financial analysis, local and regional sustained development, Participatory Budgeting, Strategic Planning Strategies, re- engineering, Participatory Planning for Sustained local Development, total quality, High Performance Teams, Business Communications, finance, leadership, Public Administration, First Things First, Theology and others.
Trained in prestigious institutions such as: Universidad Interamericana de Costa Rica, INCAE, Universidad Tecnologica Centroamericana UNITEC, Steve Covey Inc. American Soy Association, Harvard University, Government of Israel, Citicorp, Universidad Catolica de Honduras Universidad de las Americas and others.

Affiliations and Achievements:

UNIVERSITY TEACHING
UNIVERSIDAD TECNOLOGICA CENTROAMERICANA (UNITEC). Honduras. C.A.
2002 Assistant Professor
Duties:
- Teach entrepreneurship, new venture creation, project management
and local development to the undergraduate programs.

AWARDS
- Award for outstanding performance during university.

MEMBERSHIPS
- Colegio de Ingenieros Agronomos de Honduras. CINAH. Vice President Board of
Directors 2007-2009, re elected for 2009-2011 period.
- Full Gospel Business Men Fellowship International.(FGBMFI).
- Member and founder of the Chamber of Commerce of The Bay Islands.
- Professional Association of Diving Instructors ( PADI) .
- World Scout Association / Wood Badge.

Available for:

  • Job opportunities

Years of Experience:

15-20 years

Highest Qualification:

Masters

Languages:

English, Portuguese

Nationality:

Honduras

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