Alejandra Meglioli
Summary
Talented Regional Director known for training employees to achieve maximum potential while generating new business opportunities. Pursuing new role where expertise in [Industry] will be widely appreciated.
Overview
3
3
years of professional experience
Work History
Regional Director, Program Quality and Impact
Save the Children International
02.2022 - Current
- Leads LAC PQI, ensuring quality and innovative humanitarian and development programs across the region
- Leads a high-performance team of 12 Technical Experts with an integrated work approach including T4D, gender equality and racial equity and inclusion, providing support in humanitarian and development contexts
- Consolidated technical areas such as gender justice and racial inclusion programming through LAC including the hiring of the only TE on racial inclusion in the SC movement
- Accompanies Country Offices and completed the TE transformation with high competences and according to the principles by the deadline
- Member of the SMT and RSLT participating actively in both spaces, including acting as interim regional director and attending IPSMT in Canada (September 2023)
- Represented Save the Children in regional programs and international fora such as the International Conference in Solidarity with Venezuelan Refugees and Migrants and their Host Countries and Communities, Brussels, 2023
- Leads strategic donor engagements and actively contributed to the regional funding strategy by working closely with the Regional ResMob head, such as for the successful award of the Family Planning 2030 Hub
Interim Country Director
Save the Children International
08.2023 - 09.2023
- Led the Peru country program, which includes humanitarian and development programming and advocacy
- Strengthen the management of the Country Office while ensuring continued financial and programmatic operations
Senior Consultant for Strategic Process
IWORDS Global
05.2021 - 12.2021
- Co-led the final evaluation of the regional project “Supporting local economic development in the Gambia, Guinea Conakry and Guinea Bissau”, funded by the OIM
- Led children and youth field consultation process in Eastern Africa and LAC to get youth inputs for Wellspring Philanthropic Fund strategy. Thematic areas included accelerating girls' education, preventing violence against children and youth, shifting gender and social norms, and fostering enabling conditions for children’s rights
- Co-led the review of the implementation of Solidaridad's East and Central Africa Multi-Annual Strategic Plan 2016- 2021 and provided recommendations to strengthen their gender approach to improve performance
Education
Master of Arts - Latin American And Caribbean Studies
New York University
New York, USASkills
I am a dynamic, strategic, and results-oriented leader with over 25 years of experience in managing complex programs and multifunctional and diverse high-performance teams across Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) in development and humanitarian contexts I drive high-quality initiatives and advocacy efforts to champion women's and children's rights I have a strong record working with governments, donors, civil society and partner [member?] organizations and in building capacity, mentoring, and fostering friendly and inclusive environments for work I am skilled in advocacy, cultivating strategic partnerships, and strengthening alliances I bring an extensive network of local organizations and networks I have unique experience working at the national, regional, and international levels in LAC
Accomplishments
- Achieved [Result] by completing [Task] with accuracy and efficiency.
- Collaborated with team of [Number] in the development of [Project name].
Affiliations
- PRO MUJER - Board Member
- Feminist Humanitarian Network
- CLACAI, Consultative Council
- Cervical Cancer Action
- Women and NCD Task Force
- Latin America Consortium of Emergency Contraception (CLAE)
Languages
Spanish
Bilingual or Proficient (C2)
English
Bilingual or Proficient (C2)
Portuguese
Upper intermediate (B2)
Timeline
Interim Country Director
Save the Children International
08.2023 - 09.2023
Regional Director, Program Quality and Impact
Save the Children International
02.2022 - Current
Senior Consultant for Strategic Process
IWORDS Global
05.2021 - 12.2021
Master of Arts - Latin American And Caribbean Studies
New York University
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