Alfredo José Hoyos Bahamon

Polyvalent International Relations Master

About Me

I was born in the 'exotic' continent of South America, more precisely, in the lovely but sometimes misunderstood country of Colombia, in a small city by the Caribbean Sea called Cartagena de Indias. I have felt all my life a wider connection with the world that surpassed the borders of my own country and challenged me to conceive it in a bigger perspective, with a different 'lens'.

With this passion in mind I have traveled, learnt and worked wherever I could. looking all the time to further explore different cultures, languages, traditions, etc. I hope everyday, that this small part of the universe that we call home continues to be the interesting and heterogeneous place it is.

Work Experience

Administrative Assistant

04/2018 - 07/2018

Some of the things I worked on this position were:

Support general administrative management and logistical coordination of program activities.
Support the acquisition of office supplies necessary for the operation of the same.
Provide support in procurement processes through market research, request of offers, reception and opening of offers, evaluation of suppliers, writing evaluation reports and hiring providers.
Support the preparation of documents and completion of transactions in the OneUNOPS system.
Keep procurement documentation and records organized, ready to be used for the corresponding
transactions, hence making more efficient processing of payments and meet the requirements of an audit.
Support the administration of the petty cash in accordance with UNOPS policies.
Proactively propose ideas, suggestions and recommendations to make the administration of the office be more efficient.
Support the drafting of procedures and reports.
Verify and maintain an inventory of assets / equipment / vehicles acquired with funds from the UN.
Assist in the preparation of UNMAS implementation reports.

Procurement and Logistics Assistant

07/2018 - Present

Some of the things I worked on this position were:

Provide polyvalent support to the UNMAS, Colombia programme through action on support services activities like: procurement, administration, finance, HR, travel, asset management, reporting, translation, design, etc.
Lead procurement processes through the achievement of pre-acquisition, acquisition and post-acquisitions activities.
Drafting and compiling procurement related reports to the Support Services area.
Support the planning, quotation and development of various types of events on multiple projects and locations.
Coordinate the support of official travel related mission and track daily and quarterly
expenditure.
Track and support the management of core contracts of the programme.
Provide support in HR processes through the participation on written tests and interviews evaluation and reporting.

Administrative Intern

11/2017 - 04/2018

Some of the things I worked on this position were:

Support all the management of acquisitions from the quotations of the products to the purchase of the goods and the development of the UNMAS projects by acquiring airplane tickets, doing hotel reservations, etc.
Support the travel management of the office by processing travel authorizations, organizing the tracking of purchased tickets, etc.
Provide general support to the administrative management of the office and coordination of logistic events.
Creation of reports to be used by the Support Service Associate.
Writing correspondence to organizations of the United Nation System, agencies and reporting partners.
Asset management and control of the inventory of equipment.
Management and control of the petty cash of the office.

Assistant/Intern

Permanent Mission of Colombia to the UN, Geneva

07/2012 - 12/2012

After applying to a nationwide pool of applicants I was selected to be part of Colombia's permanent mission to the UN, Geneva. In that opportunity I was able to engage in the following activities:

Act as representative of Colombia to different reunions part of the United Nations agenda.
Draft analysis and reports from UN related reunions.
Deliver communication reports.
Translation of documents.
Coordinate and develop workshops and events.
Investigation of different topics.

At the end of the 6 months contract I was offered a renovation, which I declined on the base of completing my studies.

Freelancer

11/2016 - 07/2017

Focusing on the development of different kinds of projects from various client I have been able to gain valuable practical experience in the following areas:

Creation of Vector Maps.
Creation of Illustrator Posters.
Simple photography editing.
Photography.
Content writing.
Translation (Spanish - English / English - Spanish).
Research and compilation of data.

Work Experience

Education

M.I.R., Master of International Relations

07/2014 - 12/2016

University of Melbourne

Looking to expand my academic knowledge further beyond I enrolled on this top level university. On my time there, I had the chance to engage in the following topics:

Security studies.
Human rights studies.
Economy studies.
Environmental studies.
United Nations studies.
Asian studies.
African studies.

Study abroad experience

01/2016 - 06/2016

Westminster University

During this semester I had the chance to engage my knowledge on a different plane, which further enriched my perspectives through a European lens. I mainly focused on 3 areas of knowledge:

Political participation.
Policy planning and evaluation.
Environmental security.

B.A., Bachelor's in Political Science with

emphasis in International Relations

07/2009 - 07/2013

Pontifical Xavierian University (Bogotá)

This leading university in Colombia offered me the opportunity of working on multiple topics which stimulated my curiosity on relevant national and international issues. Some of the topics that I covered are: