Humanitarian Finance & Operations Portfolio

Ernesto de Bustos

Senior Humanitarian Finance & Operations Manager

Humanitarian finance and operations professional with 15+ years of experience across conflict, emergency and recovery contexts. The portfolio brings together donor compliance, grant management, forecasting, CVA operations, branch coordination and practical humanitarian analytics for recruiters and hiring managers who need a quick, evidence-based review.

PDF version for recruiters and application processes.

€25M+

Portfolio exposure

15+

Years experience

8

Country footprint

10+

Donor frameworks

Explore the Portfolio

Focused pages help recruiters move quickly from profile fit to evidence, dashboards and project examples.

Skills & Education Highlights

Analytics

Power BI & Excel

Power BI PL-300 in progress, Advanced Excel MOS-211 in progress, data visualization and humanitarian reporting.

Languages

Spanish, English, Russian & Arabic

Spanish native/C2, English C1, Russian B1 and Arabic A2, supporting field coordination and institutional communication.

Education

Master’s & Humanitarian Training

MA Innovation and Knowledge Management, MA International Business Administration, food security postgraduate studies and emergency/CVA training.

Core Review Themes

Finance: budgeting, BFU, forecasting, reporting, liquidity planning and audit readiness.

Operations: field coordination, branch support, HR/admin, procurement and partner support.

Programmes: CVA, food security, livelihoods, WASH, recovery and data-driven reporting.