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Susana Coelho

Susana Coelho

Lisbon

Summary

My career path is visibly atypical because I am naturally passionate about different fields of intervention and work. Art and culture were my first loves, but a long love affair with social intervention made me share these two lives for a few years.


Until I found a common denominator between both areas: the difficulties of funding and financial sustainability - and that's why, after going through event production, education, training, social intervention and entrepreneurship, I decided to dedicate myself to better understanding the reasons for these difficulties and focusing on solutions.


I realized that most of the founders of these organizations, usually non-profit, are too involved and focused on the end goal, the problem or passion that led them to create the organization (poverty, illness, sport, culture, community needs etc.) but usually these people (and in a way it's a good thing) are far from "profit" thinking and the confusion between profit and financially sustainable persists and creates countless difficulties for these organizations and the achievement of their goals.

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That's why I started dedicating myself to global project management, administrative and financial management and to seeking more independence and autonomy for these organizations, guiding them towards creative solutions for producing products and services that are marketable and can generate revenue that can self-finance these organizations and their projects.

Overview

25
25
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Financial and Human Resources Manager

Rota Vicentina - Https://rotavicentina.com/en/
06.2016 - Current

Financial Management:

  • Developed annual budgets in collaboration with all team and CEO
  • Encourage team to look for creative solutions to increase association's income
  • Hiring talent - Recruitment of one new sales manager represented an increase from 30 to 200 member companies in less than 1 year.
  • Suggesting addition of other forms of payment to online store besides bank transfer, represented increase of more than 300% in sales in just two months.
  • Actively searched, prepared and managed applications for national and European funds to finance association's projects
  • Used excel to control employee payroll and benefits and sales control.
  • Analyzed budgets, financial reports and projections for accurate reporting of financial standing.
  • Led financial planning and analysis by managing and creating files and procedures to provide important data to support to board and give them insight for strategic planning.

Human Resources:

  • Developed comprehensive process for new hires and reviewed new hire productivity, optimizing onboarding effectiveness.
  • Facilitated successful policy implementation and enforcement to maintain legal and operational compliance.
  • Discovered and resolved complex employee issues that affected management and business decisions.
  • Identified and implemented appropriate strategies to increase employee satisfaction and retention.
  • Fostered positive work environment through comprehensive employee relations program.
  • Structured compensation and benefits according to market conditions and budget demands.
  • Maintained current knowledge of industry regulations and legislation to amend policies and promote compliance.
  • Created and implemented forward-thinking initiatives to improve employee engagement.
  • Reduced process gaps while supervising employees to achieve optimal productivity.
  • Liaised between multiple business divisions to improve communications.

Pre Incubation Stage Manager

SinesTec - Https://www.sinestecnopolo.org/?lang=en
01.2012 - 04.2016
  • Developed complete business plans and operational strategies for new and existing business.
  • Helped entrepreneurs refine their ideas and create business plans and development strategies
  • Conducted research to identify funding and sources of support for entrepreneurs.
  • Developed tools and systems to support entrepreneurs at every stage of their development.
  • Facilitated and manage communication between entrepreneurs and their business partners.
  • Supported training and education of entrepreneurs.
  • Helped entrepreneurs find potential partners and customers.
  • Facilitated and manage communication between entrepreneurs and their business partners.
  • Supported training and education of entrepreneurs.
  • Identified and exploited partnership and growth opportunities for business
  • Analyzed data and trends to improve business performance.

Finance Assistant

FX Road Lights - Https://fx-rl.com.pt/en/
08.2012 - 08.2012
  • Input financial data and produced reports using phc software
  • Reported financial data and updated financial records in ledgers and journals.
  • Managed office inventory and ordered new supplies when items were running low.
  • Pitched in to assist with special projects and additional tasks.

Extra Curricular Activities Manager

Parents’Association EBJI Charneca
06.2008 - 07.2011
  • Maintained positive relationships with 200 students, teachers, other staff administration and students parents
  • Searched for resources and tools to develop interesting project
  • Partnered with parents and guardians to promote children success in school environment.
  • Collaborated with teachers and other school personnel to create individualized activities plans for children with special needs.
  • Facilitated classroom discussions to emphasize bullying prevention
  • Searched for resources and tools to develop interesting project
  • Directed hiring and onboarding programs for new employees.
  • Coordinated and engaged with leadership in planning and organizing calendars, events and activities.
  • Interviewed potential hires, negotiated salaries and benefits and performed reference checks.

Social Intervention Program Coordinator

Https://eportugal.gov.pt/en/noticias/governo-aprov
02.2010 - 03.2011
  • Opened and closed location and monitored shift changes to uphold successful operations strategies and maximize project success.
  • Established team priorities, maintained schedules and monitored performance.
  • Managed the team of social workers, therapists, and other professionals evolved in the project, to ensure that children and young people received the services they needed
  • Interviewed families, or groups to assess situations, limitations and issues and implement services to address needs.
  • Helped children and young people to develop new coping mechanisms and techniques to drive behavior modification.
  • Formulated plans and strategies with multidisciplinary teams to provide comprehensive and continuous care plan.
  • Documented client progress and activities in accordance with agency policies and procedures.
  • Executed financial controls, procedures, systems and forecasting techniques to evaluate budget status.
  • Complied with established internal controls and policies.

Event Planner

Several Employer, Including My Own Company
03.1999 - 03.2011
  • Consulted with customers to determine objectives and requirements for events.
  • Brainstormed and implemented creative event concepts and themes.
  • Performed event coordination for larger parties and gathering and national and nternational Business Events.
  • Coordinated schedules and timelines for events.
  • Established working relationships with clients by organizing various events.
  • Conferred with event staff at event site to coordinate details.
  • Performed face-to-face meetings to finalize contract for services and event details.
  • Managed administrative logistics of events planning, event booking, and event promotions.
  • Communicated with catering, lighting and sound companies to obtain price quotes.
  • Created and maintained event expenditures, budgets and timelines in job-related software.
  • Reviewed event bills to confirm accuracy and approve payment.
  • Designed and implemented efforts to publicize events and promote sponsorships.
  • Utilized internal databases to prepare and distribute guest lists, electronic invitations and registration processes.
  • Hired, trained and supervised volunteers and support staff required for events.
  • Developed creative themes for events and created related activities to engage attendees.
  • Developed and distributed event surveys to gather feedback and assess event success.
  • Developed post-event reports to determine effectiveness of each event.
  • Attended conferences and events to stay up-to-date with industry trends and planning standards.

Education

Degree in European Studies - History, Politics, Law, Economics, Sociology.

Universidade Aberta
Lisbon, Portugal
02.2026

Certificate - Trainer's Pedagogical Skills Certificate

Instituto Piaget
Santo Andre, Portugal
08.2009

Skills

  • Project and Event Management
  • Strong Work Ethic
  • Solution-oriented
  • Proactivity and autonomy
  • Gathering and motivate people to same purpose
  • Time Management
  • Problem Solving
  • Emotional Intelligence
  • Travel planning and booking arrangements
  • Creativity
  • Multitasking abilities
  • Meeting planning
  • Executive support
  • Calendar management

Languages

Portuguese
Native language
Portuguese
Proficient
C2
English
Upper intermediate
B2
Spanish
Intermediate
B1
French
Elementary
A2

Certification

  • Finance Management For Non-Financial - Consultua – Portugal - 2018
  • Strategy, Innovation, Territory: Competitiveness Key – CEIN – Spain - 2014
  • Entrepreneurship Projects For The Third Sector – Fundação Eugénio de Almeida – Portugal - 2012
  • Strategic Management For Nonprofit Organizations – SocilaGest – Portugal - 2006


Additional Information

Countries visited in a personal or professional context:


Angola, Mozambique, South Africa, Swaziland, Cape Verde, Morocco, Spain, France, Switzerland, Germany, United Kingdom, Italy, Austria, Belgium, Netherlands, Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, Monaco, Bulgaria and Albania

Timeline

Financial and Human Resources Manager

Rota Vicentina - Https://rotavicentina.com/en/
06.2016 - Current

Finance Assistant

FX Road Lights - Https://fx-rl.com.pt/en/
08.2012 - 08.2012

Pre Incubation Stage Manager

SinesTec - Https://www.sinestecnopolo.org/?lang=en
01.2012 - 04.2016

Social Intervention Program Coordinator

Https://eportugal.gov.pt/en/noticias/governo-aprov
02.2010 - 03.2011

Extra Curricular Activities Manager

Parents’Association EBJI Charneca
06.2008 - 07.2011

Event Planner

Several Employer, Including My Own Company
03.1999 - 03.2011

Degree in European Studies - History, Politics, Law, Economics, Sociology.

Universidade Aberta

Certificate - Trainer's Pedagogical Skills Certificate

Instituto Piaget
  • Finance Management For Non-Financial - Consultua – Portugal - 2018
  • Strategy, Innovation, Territory: Competitiveness Key – CEIN – Spain - 2014
  • Entrepreneurship Projects For The Third Sector – Fundação Eugénio de Almeida – Portugal - 2012
  • Strategic Management For Nonprofit Organizations – SocilaGest – Portugal - 2006


Susana Coelho