Ms. Gonçalves was appointed UNOPS Director of Latin America and the Caribbean Region in October 2025. She joined UNOPS in 2021 as Deputy Director for the Africa Region and later became Director for the Africa Region. Prior to joining UNOPS, Ms. Gonçalves held several managerial roles in the private sector in Africa, including Aggreko in Southern and Central Africa, SGS in Angola, and Bureau Veritas in Angola and Mozambique. Ms. Gonçalves holds a Bachelor of Engineering in Industrial Engineering from Beira Interior University, Portugal. She also completed postgraduate courses at Columbia Business School in Leading Strategic Growth and at Rutgers University in Managerial Excellence in Sales.