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Rafa MarcosRM

Rafa Marcos

Conflict Governance Expert

€900/day
Bilbao, ES
15+ years

Average response time: 1 hour

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About Rafa

Senior consultant in conflict governance, institutional mediation, and strategic relational crisis management.

I help institutions, organizations, and management teams transform complex conflicts into orderly processes of analysis, dialogue, and decision-making. I am a senior consultant in Conflict Governance, institutional mediation, and strategic management of high-sensitivity situations. I design diagnostics, roadmaps, mediation spaces, and systems for prevention, listening, and early conflict resolution to improve coexistence, reduce risks, and strengthen internal and external trust.
  • Spanish

    Native or bilingual

  • English

    Fluent

Can work on-site
Bilbao (up to 50km), Madrid (up to 50km), Barcelona (up to 50km), Valladolid (up to 50km)

Experience

  • Instituto Internacional de Ciencias del Comportamiento.
    Director
    RESEARCH
    January 2010 - Today (16 years and 7 months)
    Bilbao, Spain
    It is a private Independent Institute whose fundamental task is to serve as a think tank, for the provision of training, research, development and innovation services, and technical assistance in the field of Social Sciences. Registered with the Spanish Association of Mediators with number 48016 and in the Registry of Mediators of the Ministry of Justice. Municipal mediator and arbitrator (in justice and equity) and corporate ombudsman for the municipalities of: Güeñes, Sopuerta, and Zalla, in Bizkaia.
    Mediation Negotiation Advisory Project Management Senior Leadership
  • Agencia Española de Cooperación Internacional al Desarrollo.
    International Coordinator of Humanitarian Projects.
    PUBLIC SECTOR
    January 2017 - January 2018 (1 year)
    Tindouf, Algeria
    AECID/2017/000206 Project for the Humanitarian Aid Logistics Base, which aims to support vulnerable populations: victims of natural disasters, refugees, and those affected by armed conflicts. Coordinator of the logistics base project for humanitarian aid transport. Transport and distribution of humanitarian aid, especially food: supplies such as tents, basic food baskets, and fresh produce for 5 Sahrawi refugee camps, with a total of 173,600 people. Negotiation and coordination with the Sahrawi and Algerian Red Crescent, the World Food Programme, the United Nations High Commissioner
    Negotiation Project Management Team Management Advisory Management Control
  • Organización de las Naciones Unidas
    Senior Research Advisor on Conflict Governance
    PUBLIC SECTOR
    January 2015 - January 2017 (2 years)
    Nueva York, United States
    Performance
    • Institutional strengthening for conflict prevention and peacebuilding. Definition and conceptualization of Sustainable Development Goal 16.
    • Interfaith dialogue and sustainable development.
    • Case studies on conflict management and sustainable development.
    Negotiation Project Management Change Management Research Senior Leadership

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Education

  • Doctoral student in Rule of Law and Global Governance.
    University of Salamanca.
    2025
    Doctorando en Estado de Derecho y Gobernanza Global.
  • Diploma of Advanced Studies in Doctorate in International Peace and Security.
    International Relations. UNED.
    2011
    Programa de Doctorado.

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