Camila Franco Restrepo
Functional Title:
Social Affairs Officer
Institution:
ESCWA - Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia
Email Address:
[email protected]
Phone Number:
+96181981942
Bio
Over eleven years of experience in development, international cooperation, and social protection, having worked with the World Bank, IDB, and other organizations in Saudi Arabia, Jordan, Malaysia, and El Salvador. ODI Fellow in Guinea Bissau’s Ministry of Education and served four years in Colombia’s Ministry of Health and Social Protection. His expertise spans data analysis, impact assessments, survey design, and advisory in labor markets, social protection, and digital transformation.
Currently, Social Affairs Officer at ESCWA, where he works on adaptive social protection, including modelling to forecast social assistance needs under socioeconomic and climate-related shocks, optimization and clustering of beneficiaries, and contributing to reports on inequality, social insurance, and social assistance.
Over eleven years of experience in development, international cooperation, and social protection, having worked with the World Bank, IDB, and other organizations in Saudi Arabia, Jordan, Malaysia, and El Salvador. ODI Fellow in Guinea Bissau’s Ministry of Education and served four years in Colombia’s Ministry of Health and Social Protection. His expertise spans data analysis, impact assessments, survey design, and advisory in labor markets, social protection, and digital transformation.
Currently, Social Affairs Officer at ESCWA, where he works on adaptive social protection, including modelling to forecast social assistance needs under socioeconomic and climate-related shocks, optimization and clustering of beneficiaries, and contributing to reports on inequality, social insurance, and social assistance.
Social
Years of experience 8-10 Years
Social field:
Education, Health, Inequality, Job Creation and Entrepreneurship, Poverty Reduction, Social Protection
SDGs Expertise:


Countries of Expertise:
- Programming
- Project management
| Degree Title | University | Graduation Date |
|---|---|---|
| MPhil Development Studies | University of Cambridge | 2018-07-20 |
| Master Economics (Research) | Universidad Nacional de Colombia | 2016-04-06 |