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DIANA CRISTINA GOMEZ PRADA

DIANA CRISTINA GOMEZ PRADA

Summary

Business Administrator, Security Specialist with knowledge and 12 experience in the administrative, academic and security advisory fields, developing physical, personal, and labour security risk analysis, as well as training in the security field and in strategic planning, budget management, asset management, organization, quality auditing, among other. I am characterized by my high sense of responsibility, leadership, and creativity, ensuring that clients can carry out their activities, guaranteeing a safe environment.

Overview

12
12
years of professional experience

Work History

LOCAL SECURITY ASSISTANT, WORLD FOOD PROGRAM

UNITED NATIONS
05.2022 - Current
  • Advise the head of office on security issues, according to the Area of Responsibility and the programs implemented.
  • Manage and timely processing of staff missions to the field on the area of responsibility as well as missions that arrive from other areas.
  • Perform the Residential Security Assessments (RSM), Premises Preliminary Assessments, Physical security Assessments (PSAs), Security Threat Assessments (STIs), Warnings, Alerts and/or Security information.
  • Plans and carries out field missions in order to gather security information and make risk analysis.
  • Maintains contact with UNDSS to maintain an updated list of authorities in the area of responsibility.
  • Implement, update and verify what refers to call chain, Security/Evacuation Plan and local Radio Check.
  • Verify compliance with the Risk Mitigation Measures (SRMMs) according to the Security Plan of the different SRM-A of each assigned area of responsibility
  • Validate that Personnel and Dependents Database is kept up to date.
  • Coordinate staff training with UNDSS according to the annual program.
  • Offer the Security Orientation Briefing to short-mission staff and the Personal Security Induction (ISP) for staff arriving at WFP office.
  • Manage and coordinate with UNDSS what refers to accident/incident report assistance in the area of responsibility.
  • Replace other Local Security Assistants, that for Health, Holidays, Missions reasons or other situations may require support.
  • Support UNDSS as Local Security Assistant in case of absence of UNDSS Assistant, where requested.

LOCAL SECURITY

ASSSITANT, UNITED, VERIFICATION MISSION IN COLOMBIA
10.2018 - 05.2022
  • Assist in collecting, updating and communicating information about the security situation in the country.
  • Help maintain the Security Plan, including updating staff lists.
  • Help monitor compliance with the UN Security Risk Measures established for the destination.
  • Assist in reporting security incidents affecting United Nations staff, offices, and assets, and assists in the preparation of security reports, the Security Incident Report, Security Assessments, and the Quarterly Incident Report
  • Provide general administrative assistance to the Field Security Coordinator/Reginal Security Officer
  • Performs other security related duties as assigned by the Field Security Coordinator/Reginal Security Officer
  • Provides support in organizing and conducting training courses on security awareness and preparedness and providing security orientation to newly assigned staff members
  • Conducts security briefings, as required.

HEAD OF STRATEGIC COMMUNICATIONS

COLOMBIAN NATIONAL POLICE, IMMEDIATE CARE CENTER
01.2010 - 01.2018
  • Manages and applies the internal communication plan
  • Implements actions framed in the communication strategy that allows its deployment at the strategic, tactical, and operational levels
  • Executes the necessary communication actions to strengthen the institutional culture, increasing the credibility and trust of the interest groups
  • Manages communication resources aimed at strengthening the Institutional image
  • Produces and advises the realization of communication pieces: audiovisual, digital, graphic, printed and publications
  • MEMBER OF THE MONITORING AND VERIFICATION MECHANISM + Creates and maintains relationships of trust with civil society, receives information on possible violations of the ceasefire and guide them through the process to follow
  • Guides citizens/farmers and trains them on issues related to the process of laying down arms and reincorporating the FARC
  • Builds clear, secure, and accessible communication channels with communities, the civilian population, social organizations, and State institutions
  • Coordinates in support of the population with organizations, agencies, government security personnel, national, regional, and local authorities, the media, non-governmental organizations, as well as other non-state actors in the area of responsibility
  • POLICE STATION COMMANDER
  • Advises the political-administrative authorities of the jurisdiction in the construction of public policies of coexistence and citizen security
  • Develop the processes of territorial management of citizen security and coexistence in the jurisdiction
  • Manage, train, instruct, update, guide and evaluate the personnel attached to the Station in the requirements, objectives and goals set by the command
  • Design, implement and establish mechanisms and methodologies necessary to optimize the provision of the service and prevent acts of corruption by the personnel assigned to the Station
  • Plan and develop police activities in collaboration with the community and other entities interested in reducing the criminal and misdemeanor rate that occurs in the jurisdiction
  • Lead and direct, in coordination with security fronts and schools, support networks, aid workers and private security, actions aimed at strengthening Community Security
  • HEAD OF ACADEMIC DEVELOPMENT
  • Executes the annual training program aimed at students who participate in the Professional Technical Program in Police Service
  • Participates in the selection, recruitment, and induction procedures for new teachers
  • Programs the activities for Teachers and evaluates their performance according to the agreements established in the activity plans and in accordance with the commitments consigned in the Teacher statute
  • Prepares the preliminary annual budget project
  • Participates in the creation of agreements related to the updating and improvement of students in the academy
  • Promotes and launches the activities that it proposes to promote within the framework of cooperation projects
  • HEAD OF PLANNING + Advise on the design and formulation of policies through strategic operational and administrative planning to develop plans, programs and projects that contribute to the satisfaction of public safety
  • Lead the application of continuous improvement and innovation to establish best practices that contribute to proper administrative management
  • Supervise the implementation of the organizational structure and ensure its compliance, or submit the organizational redesign proposal, in accordance with current regulations
  • Guide the programming and distribution of resources and budgets to meet the basic needs of the unit, in accordance with current regulations
  • Supervise the performance of the management resources through the established agreements, in order to guarantee the prior convenience of signing them, in accordance with current regulations
  • Supervise the correct development of the environmental management system
  • RESPONSIBLE OF THE MOBILE TRAIGNING TEAM + Execute the training programs established by the National Directorate of Schools
  • Prepare and present the proposal on the topics that are required for training or updating existing topics or creating new programs
  • Carry out the planning and programming of the specific dates to develop the training and updating events
  • Apply the evaluation of educational impact, through the real follow-up of the results and the performance of the participants in the training
  • RESPONSIBLE FOR THE ANNUAL PLANNING TEAM + Participate in the formulation and preparation of the institutional training plan, presenting proposals on topics and training strategies aimed at uniformed personnel
  • Coordinate the activities of logistics, administration, and human talent to execute the institutional training plan established by the National Directorate of Schools
  • Develop, as established, the institutional training plan, articulating these programs to the problems that police officers must solve in their daily job performance
  • INSTRUCTOR + Lead and respond for the execution and development of the institution's training program aimed at students who aspire to become police officers
  • Encourage participation, autonomous development, and constructive opinion during the knowledge development process, ensuring that students "learn to learn" and articulate their knowledge with practice and with their environment
  • Carry out the planning, development, and evaluation of the classes, complying with the guidelines and criteria established by the directives of the Institution
  • Deliver on time the documents corresponding to their work, to the instances and dependencies that demand them
  • HEAD OF DISTANCE AND CONTINUING EDUCATION GROUP + Coordinate the meetings of the continuing education committees to detect the updating and development needs of graduates and students of complementary education
  • Supervise the achievement of the academic process in accordance with its regulations
  • Schedule the academic events to be held during the year
  • Manage human resources, equipment, and materials for the process of planning and executing academic events
  • Verify the availability of material, resources, equipment, and financial requirements for the execution of academic events
  • Coordinate the necessary actions to carry out the closure of academic events and delivery of certificates
  • Prepare a report on the results of the events that took place with your evaluation
  • RESPONSIBLE FOR THE MOBILE TRAINING TEAM + Execute the training programs established by the National Directorate of Schools
  • Prepare and present the proposal on the topics that are required for training or updating existing topics or creating new programs
  • Carry out the planning and programming of the specific dates to develop the training and updating events
  • Apply the evaluation of educational impact, through the real follow-up of the results and the performance of the participants in the training
  • HEAD OF PLANNING
  • Advise on the design and formulation of policies through strategic operational and administrative planning to develop plans, programs and projects that contribute to the satisfaction of public safety
  • Lead the application of continuous improvement and innovation to establish best practices that contribute to proper administrative management
  • Supervise the implementation of the organizational structure and ensure its compliance, or submit the organizational redesign proposal, in accordance with current regulations
  • Guide the programming and distribution of resources and budgets to meet the basic needs of the unit, in accordance with current regulations
  • Supervise the performance of the management resources through the established agreements, in order to guarantee the prior convenience of signing them, in accordance with current regulations
  • Supervise the correct development of the environmental management system
  • COMMANDER + Assist and support the execution of police plans and programs produced in the jurisdiction
  • Apply the National Police Code, in accordance with the powers granted
  • Receive information of institutional interest on criminal, social and political aspects that allow strengthening police intelligence
  • Address the security needs in the first instance, derived from the mission entrusted to the National Police, for citizen security and coexistence
  • Optimize the use of human talent and the resources available for the police service
  • Design and develop strategies that allow the conservation, maintenance and image of the facilities, equipment and elements assigned to the police unit.

Education

MASTER'S DEGREE - DISASTER RISK MANAGEMENT

International Institute for Global Studies for Human Development
2021

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SPECIALSIT General Francisco de Paula Santander Police Academy
2010

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BUSINESS ADMINISTRATOR Nueva Granada Military University
2005

Skills

  • Program Improvements
  • Program Requirements
  • Program Facilitation
  • Program Enrollments

Accomplishments

2022 Construction of the gender-based risk security procedure

2021 Creation of the emergency operations center for Putumayo.

2020 Improvement of the emergency response capacity of officials through the performance of evacuation and relocation drills.

2018 Strengthening of the strategic communications office, improvement of equipment and acquisition of elements to obtain a more efficient response capacity.

2017 Contributed, led and managed to train all the members of the police unit for the building of peace.

2016 The theft rate was reduced by 90%.

Languages

Spanish
Native language
English
Advanced
C1
French
Upper intermediate
B2

Timeline

LOCAL SECURITY ASSISTANT, WORLD FOOD PROGRAM

UNITED NATIONS
05.2022 - Current

LOCAL SECURITY

ASSSITANT, UNITED, VERIFICATION MISSION IN COLOMBIA
10.2018 - 05.2022

HEAD OF STRATEGIC COMMUNICATIONS

COLOMBIAN NATIONAL POLICE, IMMEDIATE CARE CENTER
01.2010 - 01.2018

MASTER'S DEGREE - DISASTER RISK MANAGEMENT

International Institute for Global Studies for Human Development

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SPECIALSIT General Francisco de Paula Santander Police Academy

of the gender-based risk security procedure - undefined

BUSINESS ADMINISTRATOR Nueva Granada Military University
DIANA CRISTINA GOMEZ PRADA