A stable, long-term remote role I can hold from Brazil (UTC-3). After six years managing programmes across three continents, I'm moving into work I can build on from one place — a deliberate choice, not a step back. Open to operations, project management, coordination, EA/admin and recruitment, including below my current level. Employment or contractor.
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Sonia Recuerda
@soniarecuerda
Project & Operations Manager | Remote from Brazil (UTC-3) | ES · PT · EN · FR
BrazilWhat I'm looking for
Project and operations manager, 6+ years running programmes end to end — planning, budgets, execution, reporting, handover. Most recently with Médecins Sans Frontières, managing distributed teams of up to 39 across three regions.
Strengths: building process and documentation from zero, keeping multi-stakeholder work on track, team onboarding and performance management, end-to-end recruitment, stakeholder reporting.
Now based in Brazil (UTC-3), moving to remote work full-time. Open to project management, operations, coordination, EA/admin, recruitment or reporting roles — including below my current level.
ES/CA native · PT C2 · EN C1 · FR B2. Available
Experience
Work history, roles, and key accomplishments
MO
Current
Health, Community & Social Work Manager
Mar 2026 - Present (6 months)
Lead the full project cycle for the 2026 programme strategy: planning, implementation, monitoring and reporting. Manage a 12-person multidisciplinary team, including performance management and coaching. Coordinate with authorities, partners and other organisations to enable implementation and resolve constraints. Build tools, SOPs and training materials. Strengthen 4 partner organisations.
MO
Health & Community Programme Manager
Mar 2025 - Dec 2025 (9 months)
Managed the full project exit and transition strategy, ensuring handover to the Ministry of Health. Supervised a 39-person team across 3 districts and monitored 135 community health workers.
RC
Recruitment Officer
Refugee Women's Centre
Jun 2024 - Mar 2025 (9 months)
Identified staffing needs, drafted role profiles, and led the full recruitment cycle. Screened applications, coordinated interviews, and supported onboarding and mentoring.
PS
Assistant Project Manager
Providens Ação Social
Aug 2024 - Oct 2024 (2 months)
Supported day-to-day project follow-up and budget tracking, ensuring deadlines were met. Produced reports for results monitoring and impact measurement and designed activities focused on youth well-being, autonomy, and engagement.
Education
Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework
Pontifícia Universidade Católica de Minas Gerais
Master of Business Administration, Project Management
Pursuing an MBA in Third Sector Project Management, expected to complete in 2026.
Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
Bachelor's Degree, Psychology
Bachelor's degree in Psychology from the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona.
Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
Master's, Psychosocial Intervention and Research
Master's degree in Psychosocial Intervention and Research from the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona.
Tech stack
Software and tools used professionally
Availability
Looking for a job
Location
Brazil
SpainSalary expectations
36k-50k USD
Social media
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