VICTOR PIRIZ CORREA
Montevideo
Summary
Victor Piriz Correa is a senior highly qualified expert project manager in humanitarian programme cycle with an outstanding academic background and a successful track record of over19 years in the development and coordination in INGOs and EU-donors’ programs in Europe, Eastern Africa, Asia and Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) and to increase global and one health development impact globally. Focused on development sector: health migration, global and one health, environmental and mental health including human-trafficking. As a Health workforce senior consultant with skills to detect training needs and research gaps in areas of innovation, capacity-building in organizational change management and risk management. Extensive experience in qualitative research techniques (interviews, ethnographic studies) and quantitative research techniques (data analysis). Valuable expertise in supervising diverse, multicultural teams of senior level international professionals and national staff members while building a strong culture of collaboration, mutual respect and teamwork.
Overview
28
28
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Health and education advisor Security and Resilience Guyana Project
World Bank
06.2024 - 12.2024
- The Government of Guayana (Georgetown at Demarara-Mahaica region) has received a credit from International Development Agency (IDA) towards the cost of the Security and Climate Resilience Project in this country
- Key activities of the program on Institutional Strengthening for Small and Medium Enterprises (REPARIS for SMEs), implemented by the Center for Financial Reporting Reform (CFRR) of the World Bank
- Focused on operations monitoring progress microfinance, gender violence, health and education, providing new opportunities, growth and achievements for the population, Team of three advisor in Economy, Health and Education from USA, Germany and Uruguay
- The Sustainable Education component of the REPARIS for SMEs program, which aims to train the accounting profession to support small and medium-sized enterprises, continued implementation the workshops and interinstitutional link to strengthen the activates from the bottom to the top
- The Strategic Impact Evaluation Fund (SIEF) using technology to advance learning and skill development among vulnerable population specially: children, adolescents, and youth
- The proposal detailing a proposed methodology, work plan and approach to occupational health, including women and urban and rural populations
External Health Emergency consultant
SINAE
01.2022 - 12.2024
- Implementation and Monitoring and evaluation of operational emergencies at national level
- Systematic monitoring of climate change, one health, chemicals and waste management and their impact is essential for continuous improvement and aligns with the emergency framework goals of early warnings
- Using data for early intervention reflects the principals of transparency and informed decision-making
- Managed operations in a dynamic environment: personnel management, requirements
- Created a cohesive operations plan that integrated the different areas of operations and defined operations initiatives and targets throughout the full life cycle
- Actively coordinates and engages with different stakeholders to secure the engagement of and scale up the commitment and impact of the health workers and labor sectors
- Ensured that cross-cutting functions-maintained agency responsibility for planning, assuming risks
- Promotes the exchange and integration of relevant scientific and technical information from the relevant sectors into the implementation of the emergencies responses framework instrument
- Led and motivate30-person team, including achieving cost, scheduled, technical and quality objectives
- Supports the identification of data gaps and means of resolution as indicators are developed to measure the progress of the different programs from a health and labor perspective
- Established solid working relationships with relevant regular staff members for internal collaboration to control the program plan and ensure quality assurance
- Leads and/or participates in large, complex field missions, including provision of guidance to external consultants, government decision makers and other parties
- Drafting and monitored adherence to policies, procedures, and scope requirements
- Coordinates activities related to budget funding (programmed/projects preparations and submissions, progress reports, financial statements and prepares related documents/reports
- Digital transformation strategy government2021 -2025
- Mental Health reducing stigma, promoting community engagement in emergency response efforts using Artificial Intelligence
External Health workforce consultant
Corvus health
02.2009 - Current
- Planned, lead a team health professional globally guiding their professional development and career progression to optimize their impact on health care services
- Global health and one health operation development with capacity building inside nationals organizations
- Led, monitored and evaluated the delivery of projects
- Provide cost-effective health workforce solutions to diverse stakeholders, mutualization, including private and public sectors
- Oversee, assess and monitor the performance of the health workforce, demonstrating expertise in technical and operational aspect of workforce management and project management, too
- Determined project needs, assigned activities, solved problems and mitigated risks to support successful testing, including construction, facilities management, power generation, transportation, and other logistics
- Closed out projects, coordinating with different contractors, and local staff to reconcile financial accounts and transfer equipment and resources
Operations Manager and Medical Coordinator MDM
Agence Français de développement
08.2023 - 02.2024
- Strengthening social cohesion and resilience of Moldovan society to the challenges of hosting Ukrainian refugee’s project:156-person working group
- Project management and coordinated a budget of EUR3 million while supervising the execution of grant projects, including monitoring health and mental health operations, across boarder regions
- Knowledge of tools and good practices based on evidence, given that it is a feminized migratory process (gender approach and social inclusion in business initiatives were included)
- Provided leaders and field offices with a strategic perspective that informed decision-making, and enhanced operations including human trafficking
- Guided personnel in managing critical resources, problem-solving, and mitigating risks by creating a team dashboard and led knowledge management
- Conducted site visits to assess field equipment effectiveness in various environments, collected user feedback, and reported lessons learned to leadership with recommendations on how to improve organization operations at Primary Health Centers from the north to the south
- Engaged in policies dialogue, supporting mental health front line workers in national and interinstitutional organizations, coordinating digital health transformation
General Director MEA&L and Covid19 Vaccination Campaign Coordinator
Minister of Health
03.2020 - 11.2021
- As a General director I provided technical professional advisor to the Minister of Health overseeing multi-faceted programs, managing strategic initiative during COVID-19 pandemic to achieve short and long-term goals, training of health workforce with new technologies and platforms, and national and regional researches
- Oversaw surveillance, monitoring and evaluation efforts including digital health programs, implementation with other ministries
- Supervising managers and staff, ensures that their teams meet deliverables and deadlines
- Managing budgets departments and developing goals, evaluating processes and procedures to solve issues with them
- Maintain regular records
- Project managed and coordinated the Human Resources Crisis Committee to address different programs
- General coordinator of Covid19 Vaccination campaign and Flu vaccination campaign coordinated with antituberculosis organizations
- Contingency plan and risk manager by advising the Ministry of Health about costs, schedule, performance, and risk mitigation to drive successful project competition and hit critical milestones
- Steered cross-departmental, interagency cooperation of diverse stakeholders through integrated product team reviews, ad-hoc project assessments, and open communications
Board Member LAC
Doctors without Borders
03.2018 - 03.2021
- Switzerland delegate for mutualization, operational cell Geneva
- Led a team of30 staff producing tailored projects, including environmental health, proximity and intercultural aspects
- Enhanced engagement with global humanitarian projects cycles in different operational cells to ensured activities were adapted to meet needs of vulnerable populations
- MEA&L manager of9 countries in Lati America: Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, Chile, Peru, Ecuador, Colombia, Venezuela and Uruguay
- Organization officer and manager in Transformation investment capacity funded by Canada
- Manged and trained700 humanitarian workers, national workers, policy evaluators including on line staff coordination and training sessions with diverse professionals and communities’ lieders in environmental and one health
- Conducted negotiations, facilitated conflict resolutions, and fostered and environment of peer respect, critical thinking and self-motivation among projects regarding environmental health-oriented services
- Evidence based and data management provided social protection for original population
Project medical coordinator Turkey
Doctors without Borders
07.2017 - 12.2017
- Managed a Torture, human trafficking and Ill-treatment89 multi professional staff provided multidisciplinary care for abuse victims and their families, migration from Africa and middle east
- Migration and social protection project, including social cohesion
- Built rapports and established relationships between different health services
- Reviewed and edited reports, documents and trainings materials
- Oversaw the development of user-friendly tools and materials
- Developed stakeholder relationships with national partners to arrange training, procure equipment, construct facilities, and coordinate technical consults align capacity-building efforts, capture lessons learned, and identify opportunities for partnerships
Project coordinator Bangladesh
Doctors without Borders
01.2017 - 06.2017
- Managed multi professional staff provided multidisciplinary care for abuse victims and their families, migration from Africa and middle east
- Rohingya refugee crisis
- Emergency project managed127 staff and balanced scorecard process, incorporating data analysis, enhancing efficiency
- Traumatological Hospital Director in two refugees’ camps, optimizing reception strategies and entry points for migrants cause the war in Myanmar
- Migration and social protection project
- Vaccination campaigns coordinator in two refugees’ camps
- Analyzed team performance in displacement camps and utilized key metrics to identify improvement opportunities in Cox’s Bazaar area with field visits from Dakka, working together with OIM, UNICEF and HI and other international organization
Project coordinator Mexico
Doctors without Borders and IOM
01.2015 - 06.2016
- IOM-funded migration project including physical and mental health transmigration with migrants from Honduras, Salvador, Nicaragua and Guatemala
- Coordinated130 staff given technical leads providing global support and shelter along the migrant’s routs
- Led communication programs, coordinating regional initiatives related to migration, including reports
- Oversaw MEA&L activities, managed budget EUR1 million
- Ensured program participants and employees safety by upholding codes of conduct, sexual exploitation, human trafficking
- Social protection for unaccompanied minors
- HIV/ TB migrants’ controls along the ways and NCD evolution with digital innovation strategies
Consultancy works as national level
Global Found, Indra Company with Ministry of Health.
02.2009 - 11.2014
- Implementing public health programs and consultancy services in alignment with the University and Minister of Health conducted research and analysis to inform evidence based public health policies and practices
- Foster integrated national health system in different topics: Research and analysis of economic innovation with Digital Health: Noncommunicable Chronic diseases, Mental Health, HIV/AIDs and workforce talent, including organizational transformation and AI, these includes:
- 1
- Indra company Uruguay-Spain (2014): National Program of clinical sheets for unified national clinical records”
- 2
- ASSE Consultant for Prevention of Noncommunicable Chronic diseases National Programs: MEA&L and coordination of private and public sector health providers
- 3
- INCA National Cancer Institute: National Program Oversight of Hospital strategy planning and annual operating references and contra reference plan
- 4
- FOCEM: Structural convergence found of MERCOSUR External consultant and project manager for Health services integration
- 5
- Global Found Management Unit and Ministry of Health: External Consultant and implementation advisor for TB/HIV national articulation programs
- 6
- ASSE Health Information services consultant supporting strategic goals of the national information system directorate through effective implementation of digital health initiatives to reduce waiting list and faciliate health services access for the population
Research coordinator HIV/TB, Kenya
Doctors without Borders
01.2008 - 05.2008
- Led the research project on non-polluting form of viral transport preserving the viral genome intact IOM-funded
- Research and analysis of innovation in social cohesion and protection
- Managed with KEMRI more than300 experts in Kenya, especially in Busia Province
- HIV/ TB controls at primary, secondary and third levels of attendance
Medical coordinator HIV/TB, Ecuador
Doctors without Borders
02.2006 - 11.2007
- Led Strengthen Epidemiological Health Intervention for HIV/ TB in Ecuador Project
- Medical manager of medical activities supporting local hospitals, primary clinics
- MEA&L
Positions
UDEIAR (Republic University)
05.1997 - 11.2003
- Internal Medicine Resident
- Pasteur Hospital
- UDELAR opposition and merits position
- Internal Medicine Assistant (Grade2)
- Hospital de Clinicas, opposition and merits position Focus in Sexual and
- Reproductive Health (high risk pregnancies)
- Adj
- Professor Internal Medicine (Grade3) Hospital de Clinicas, opposition and merits positions
Education
Master of Science - Health System Management
Università di Bologna
01.2013
Post graduate Bachelor - Health Services Administration (Honors)
CLAEH University
01.2010
Post graduate Bachelor - Internal Medicine (Honors)
UDELAR University
01.2003
Bachelor - Medicine
UDELAR University
01.1996
Skills
- Relevant academic background, holding a Master’s in Health System Management Policies between EU-LAC and a Bachelor of Health Services Administration
- Proficient experience in operational officer with more than20 years of progressively responsible professional experience in the development and coordination of projects and programs in4 continents in emergency projects in fragile contexts ensuring high-quality programmed outputs
- Practical skills in drafting reports, work and operations plans, risk assessment, gap analysis, and needs assessment Coordinated and high priority projects supporting peace operations with more than50 million, raised to6 million
- Capacity development and knowledge management professional experienced in developing and implementing field-level programs training, with a focus on gender and social inclusion and social cohesion
- Monitoring, evaluation and learning extensive experience in emergency programming in fragile contexts ensuring high-quality operations outputs, demonstrated ability to develop and design multi-sectorial operations and projects as well as implementing and conducting project evaluations during different project cycles and monitoring operations to track progress in achieving set objectives Lead MEAL team to develop a logic model and M&E plans, develop and maintain performance indicators, reference sheets, and collect and review monitoring data on a routine bases
- Senior Health workforce consultant, identified resources mobilization, requirements, allocated resources, and managed risks with capacity-building in organizational change management and risk management
- Proficient experience in operational management in qualitative research techniques (interviews, ethnographic studies) and quantitative research techniques (data analysis)
- Capacity development and knowledge management professional experienced in developing and implementing field-level programs training up to350 personnel per year, with a focus on gender and social inclusion
- Standardized business processes in asset/requirements management and field engagement Guided personnel in managing resources, problem-solving, and mitigating risks
- Excellent networking skills
- Spanish mother tongue Fluent in English and French Italian and Portuguese at working level
- Great Computer Skills in Microsoft Office suite Diplomatic Cable System, Microsoft Visio, Project, SharePoint, Teams Video conferencing with Zoom and Webex
- PAHO Vaccination Manual Chapter: Migration and vaccines (2024)
- Decision-making
- Analytical thinking
- Risk assessment
- Project management
- Negotiation
- Excellent communication
- Crisis intervention strategies
- Workforce readiness
- Crisis intervention
- Mental health assessments
- Mediation and crisis intervention
Certification
- Risk Management, Galilee Institute, Israel2014
- Project Management: CLAEH University2009
- HIV/TB Institute of Tropical Medicine Antwerpen, Belgium2007
- Diploma in Public Health Otago Polytechnic. New Zealand2004 -2005
- Certification: Project Management Professional (PMP), Project Management Institute.2009
LANGUAGES
English, Spanish: Fluent in speaking, writing and reading
French and Italian: Intermediate in speaking, writing and reading
Portuguese: Basic in speaking, writing and reading.
References
Karina, Rando, Minister of Health, ministra@msp.gub.uy, +59891786752, Former Supervisor, Montevideo, Uruguay
Affiliations
- Uruguayan Health Mangers Society
- Medical Council of Uruguay
- MSF association
- Uruguayan Internal Medicine Association
- Alumni Università di Bologna, SCART ITM, Bellgium and Otago Polytechnic, New Zealand.
WEB’S
- Seniors consultants international : https://www.seniors-international.com
- Partners and members of senior consultants: https://alea.uy/
- Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/victor-piriz-correa-2734736/
Accomplishments
- Supervised team of [Number] staff members.
- Collaborated with team of [Number] in the development of [Project name].
- Achieved [Result] by completing [Task] with accuracy and efficiency.
Work Availability
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Timeline
Health and education advisor Security and Resilience Guyana Project
World Bank
06.2024 - 12.2024
Operations Manager and Medical Coordinator MDM
Agence Français de développement
08.2023 - 02.2024
External Health Emergency consultant
SINAE
01.2022 - 12.2024
General Director MEA&L and Covid19 Vaccination Campaign Coordinator
Minister of Health
03.2020 - 11.2021
Board Member LAC
Doctors without Borders
03.2018 - 03.2021
Project medical coordinator Turkey
Doctors without Borders
07.2017 - 12.2017
Project coordinator Bangladesh
Doctors without Borders
01.2017 - 06.2017
Project coordinator Mexico
Doctors without Borders and IOM
01.2015 - 06.2016
External Health workforce consultant
Corvus health
02.2009 - Current
Consultancy works as national level
Global Found, Indra Company with Ministry of Health.
02.2009 - 11.2014
Research coordinator HIV/TB, Kenya
Doctors without Borders
01.2008 - 05.2008
Medical coordinator HIV/TB, Ecuador
Doctors without Borders
02.2006 - 11.2007
Positions
UDEIAR (Republic University)
05.1997 - 11.2003
Post graduate Bachelor - Health Services Administration (Honors)
CLAEH University
Post graduate Bachelor - Internal Medicine (Honors)
UDELAR University
Bachelor - Medicine
UDELAR University
Master of Science - Health System Management
Università di Bologna
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