MARCO ANTONIO SANTOS PEÑA

• Administrator of cooperation agreements with multiple organizations including Ayuda en Acción, WaterStep, and various municipal governments from 2023 to present
• Managed interinstitutional cooperation agreements related to community projects combating chronic childhood malnutrition and rural safe water supply
• Maintained relationships with institutional stakeholders and community and public actors in water, sanitation, and irrigation sectors
• Conducted stakeholder mapping and designed community relations strategies
• Provided technical assistance and organizational strengthening to key community organizations
• Developed diagnostics and improvement plans for community water service provision
• Designed, executed, and monitored community development projects and programs
• Coordinated social performance indicators reporting in compliance with IFC social and environmental standards
• Facilitated strategic alliances with public, private, and international cooperation agencies

• Developed and implemented social management tools
• Established policies, procedures, and programs to manage community relations in the operational area
• Executed measures to prevent and mitigate negative social impacts of company operations
• Coordinated social investments within the company's area of influence
• Conducted stakeholder mapping and designed participation strategies
• Measured social performance using KPIs aligned with IFC standards
• Managed institutional relationships and activity reporting under socio-environmental guidelines
• Applied knowledge of Aquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC) and Best Aquaculture Practices (BAP) certifications

• Responsible for social component design, execution, and monitoring in water projects including hydraulic plans and environmental licensing
• Administered multiple contracts and agreements with community water boards and international agencies
• Provided technical assistance and advisement to community water service providers
• Conducted social stakeholder mapping and designed community engagement strategies
• Developed socio-economic diagnostics and baseline studies
• Coordinated interinstitutional collaboration with public, private, and international bodies
• Monitored social compliance of water infrastructure projects throughout their phases

• Managed social components for large-scale water infrastructure projects such as water channel transfers and flood control
• Facilitated social participation processes for environmental licensing.
• Conducted community outreach, interviews, and socio-economic diagnosis.
• Supported social conflict mediation and expropriation processes for construction projects.
• Collected socio-economic baseline data and managed community relations plans.

• Promoted sponsorship processes to parents at educational units.
• Registered new beneficiaries for child sponsorship programs.
• Led recreational activities for sponsored children.

• Facilitated educational sessions on child protection modules in beneficiary communities.
• Implemented community census and dissemination of institutional policies.
• Evaluated progress of community development plans using PHASE OUT methodology.

• Coordinated and executed field operations for socio-economic data collection for national social program beneficiary selection.
• Planned field interventions and managed census teams.
• Controlled quality of data collection and reporting.

• Collected socio-economic data through domiciliary visits.
• Reviewed survey forms and managed census cartography.

• Facilitated pedagogical and recreational activities for children aged 3 to 5.
• Conducted workshops and awareness sessions on children’s rights for parents.
• Promoted community protection actions for children's rights.
• Designed educational activities with quality standards.

• Actively participated in youth development programs.
• Facilitated education on health, rights, and community engagement.
• Designed youth projects and recreational-educational activities.
• Provided institutional support for sponsorship and socio-economic registration.