Luis José Consuegra is the Resource Mobilization and Partnerships Adviser at International IDEA’s Regional Office for Latin America and the Caribbean (RLAC).

He leads key fundraising and partnerships development efforts, through effective prospecting of opportunities and by building strong donor relations, as well as through concept refinement and strategic writing, project stewardship and relationship management, internal coordination and operations, partnership agreements, strategy and communications. Among other key responsibilities, he is in charge of coordinating monitoring, evaluation and learning (MEL) processes at the regional level, and supports all planning processes for the regional office.  

In this capacity, Consuegra focuses on identifying and consolidating key partnerships with institutions working in the field of democracy and development in Latin America and the Caribbean, as well as with private foundations and other institutional donors to ensure the alignment of thematic priorities, and the coordination of efforts to advance democracy at the regional and national levels. He also leads coordination efforts between RLAC and Global Programmes teams, ensuring the cross-fertilization in knowledge production and technical assistance initiatives.  

Consuegra has significant experience developing the institutional capacity on Resource Mobilization, which he, together with other in-house experts, has structured in a robust training and in a RM Guidebook aimed at expanding peers’ knowledge and awareness in the implementation of the fundraising cycle. Consuegra has also led the design and implementation of International IDEA Constituents’ Relations Management (CRM) System, as well as other policies and procedures to optimize operations throughout the organization.  

With more than 16 years of global experience in the field of international affairs, Consuegra specializes on External Relations, specifically in partnership development, inter-institutional relations, youth initiatives and resource mobilization. Before joining International IDEA in 2015, he had appointments at the Organization of American States (OAS), at the Colombian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Universidad del Norte in Colombia.