Ernesto de Bustos

Humanitarian & Development Professional

As a development professional with a specific academic background, I have nearly ten years of relevant experience and expertise working in the development sector, assuming key roles such as Project Manager, Project Coordinator, and Administrator in the different sectors of livelihoods, WASH, and public health.

Professional Experience

This section outlines my extensive international career. Use the filters to explore my experience by region, providing insight into my work across various global humanitarian and development initiatives. Each entry details my responsibilities and achievements in that role.

Skills & Competencies

This section provides a visual and categorized overview of my core competencies. It includes a chart of my language proficiencies and lists of my technical abilities, organizational skills, and interpersonal strengths, all crucial for effective performance in international development roles.

Language Proficiency

Technical & Job-Related Skills

  • Data & Visualization Python for visualization with Django. Notions of Tableau, R, and SQL.
  • ERP Systems Familiar with Odoo, Dynamics365, Agresso, and Gong.
  • Project Cycle Management Excellent knowledge of all components of Project Cycle Management.
  • Economic Security Long experience working as an Economic Security Delegate in community-based interventions.
  • Office Proficiency Full proficiency in Microsoft Office 365.

Organizational & Interpersonal

  • ✓Leadership abilities obtained by working with multiple groups with different skills and cultures in international contexts.
  • ✓Long experience in organizing capacity building sessions for local partners and beneficiaries.
  • ✓Good communication skills gained through a long experience working with people of different cultures and nationalities.

Education & Key Training

My academic background and specialized training provide a robust foundation for my professional work. This section details my formal education and the key courses and certifications that enhance my expertise in humanitarian and development fields.

Formal Education

  • MA Innovation and Knowledge Management

    Complutense University of Madrid

  • MA International Business Administration

    Economic & Commercial Center (CECO)

  • Postgraduate in Food Security Programme Management

    Universitat Oberta de Catalunya - UN Food and Agriculture Organization

  • Bachelor of Economics

    Complutense University of Madrid (Specialization: International Economics & Development)

Specialized Training

  • HEAT Security Training

    Norwegian Refugee Council, Oslo (August 2022)

  • Practical Emergency Cash Transfer (PECT)

    IFRC (Summer 2023)

  • Cash-Based Interventions Course

    Network on Humanitarian Action (NOHA) & Action Against Hunger (2017)

  • IFRC Livelihoods Center Trainings

    Including Livelihood Programming, CVA, Emergency & Recovery Livelihoods Assessment, Market Network Evaluation.

  • Project Cycle Management Trainings

    Several trainings completed on all components of Project Cycle Management.