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ALEJANDRO SCIARRA

ALEJANDRO SCIARRA

Summary

Leading an organization with nearly two thousand employees and an annual budget exceeding twelve billion pesos, which addresses highly complex issues and emergencies, has undoubtedly provided me with significant skills. For example, prioritizing actions and budgets, working with a sense of urgency, organizing and coordinating teams, managing emotions and egos, controlling stress and pressure in critical situations, making complex decisions, and handling media exposure. I understood how the State works, I learned to navigate bureaucracy in order to implement projects and reforms, and make public statements in extreme situations.

Overview

11
11
years of professional experience

Work History

Minister of Social Development

Government of Uruguay
03.2024 - 03.2025
  • Establish the strategic and political vision of the organization
  • Oversee the management of ten national directorates addressing various issues and populations
  • Conduct interviews and press conferences
  • Report to the Parliament of Uruguay
  • Determine budget priorities and lead negotiations with the Ministry of Economy and Finance
  • Participate in the State Ministers’ Council
  • Lead institutional relations with other government entities and municipal governments
  • Chair the Meeting of MERCOSUR Ministers during Uruguay’s pro tempore presidency.

National Director of Territorial Management

Ministry of Social Development
03.2020 - 03.2024
  • Lead and oversee the management of 19 departmental divisions and 50 citizen service offices
  • Direct the Social Policy Reference Center project in Montevideo, coordinating the establishment of nearly twenty state institutions in a single location, with infrastructure improvements to enhance public services in Casavalle
  • Double labor market insertion outcomes, for participants in the ministry’s socio-labor program through legislative amendments and execution reforms, prioritizing engagement with the business sector
  • Organize the territorial expansion strategy for citizen service points, achieving full national coverage for the first time
  • Lead the ministry’s response to climate crises
  • Conduct interviews and press conferences
  • Appear before the Parliament of Uruguay.

Guest Lecturer

Positive Psychology Course, Jóvenes Fuertes NGO
01.2020 - Current
  • Psychological well-being in the workplace
  • Positive leadership, purpose, and emotional intelligence
  • Resilient organizations
  • Strategies to improve employee engagement.

Corporate Social Responsibility Lecturer

Universidad Católica Del Uruguay
08.2021 - 02.2022
  • This course delved into the concept of Corporate Social Responsibility, its meaning, the concentric circles, stakeholders engagement, the realities of the Uruguayan private sector, and the Sustainable Development Goals.

Facilitator

Independently Employed
06.2017 - 02.2020
  • Leadership and team management training for national and multinational companies
  • Organization and facilitation of team-building, leadership, motivation, and communication workshops
  • Coordination of indoor and outdoor experiential training activities
  • Conducted workshops for teams such as Walmart Chile’s Internal Audit department, or the cleaning and cosmetic products chain, Tigota' in Italy, on behalf of MAATMOX Esperienze Formative (Italia).

Co-Founder and Partner

01.2014 - 01.2017
  • SCIARRA & ASOC
  • Intellectual Property attorney specializing in trademark registration, advisory services, and litigation
  • Regular participant in annual congresses of the International Trademark Association and the Inter-American Association of Intellectual Property.

Education

Master’s Degree - Applied Positive Psychology

Universitat Jaume I
Spain
01.2019

LL.M (pending Final Work) - Law

Universidad De Montevideo

Law Degree -

Universidad De La República
Uruguay
01.2012

Skills

  • Leadership
  • Problem-solving
  • Team building and collaboration
  • Excellent communication
  • Critical thinking
  • Public speaking
  • Crisis management
  • Government relations

Volunteer Experience

  • Rugby Coach, Bologna and Rome Adult Prisons (Italy), 2018 - 2019.


Training incarcerated individuals in two Italian prisons taught me about the potential for self-determination development through the discovery of personal character strengths. It reinforced the capacity of individuals to rediscover themselves, recognize their place within something greater, and assume an active and responsible role for the benefit of what they now belong to.


  • Columnist at "Radio Oriental" 770 AM (Uruguay), "En Perspectiva RadioMundo" 1170 AM (Uruguay), "Semanario VOCES", 2015 - 2019.


These experiences allowed me to develop and enhance critical thinking and assertive communication.

I have participated in volunteer experiences in Ethiopia, Paraguay, and Uruguay, which have been fundamental in shaping my character, sense of justice, and personal development.

Timeline

Minister of Social Development

Government of Uruguay
03.2024 - 03.2025

Corporate Social Responsibility Lecturer

Universidad Católica Del Uruguay
08.2021 - 02.2022

National Director of Territorial Management

Ministry of Social Development
03.2020 - 03.2024

Guest Lecturer

Positive Psychology Course, Jóvenes Fuertes NGO
01.2020 - Current

Facilitator

Independently Employed
06.2017 - 02.2020

Co-Founder and Partner

01.2014 - 01.2017

Master’s Degree - Applied Positive Psychology

Universitat Jaume I

LL.M (pending Final Work) - Law

Universidad De Montevideo

Law Degree -

Universidad De La República
ALEJANDRO SCIARRA