Key skills and expertise

Bringing over three years of experience in project management and coordination, the expert excels in international and multicultural environments. Key qualifications include expertise in project implementation, stakeholder engagement, and effective communication. Career highlights include successfully coordinating the "Awareness Bridge for Asylum Seekers" project and facilitating partnerships with IOM Brussels. Responsibilities have encompassed capacity building, administrative support, and event management. Accomplishments include managing logistics for high-profile events and developing resources for policy-makers. The expert has contributed to sectors such as migration, sustainable development, and education through both local and international initiatives.

Project experience and donor exposure

Worked across diverse projects involving collaboration with the International Organization for Migration (IOM) Brussels on initiatives related to migration and forced displacement. This included coordinating the "Awareness Bridge for Asylum Seekers" project and establishing partnerships for the "O-REMIT" project. The work focused on project implementation and capacity building, addressing fundamental rights of vulnerable people and remittance flows. The geographic scope of these collaborations primarily involved Belgium.

Sectors and geographic focus

With a background in civil society, NGOs, public administration, media and communications, and program and resource management, the expert has held roles such as project assistant, communications coordinator, and research assistant. Responsibilities have included project implementation, stakeholder engagement, and capacity building. The expert possesses interdisciplinary knowledge in areas like migration, sustainable development, and human rights, with a geographic focus on Europe, particularly Belgium, Italy, and Malta. This experience highlights the ability to navigate complex international and multicultural environments effectively. The expert has accumulated professional experience across Belgium, Italy, Malta, Poland, and Russia, demonstrating a strong understanding of local governance and cultural dynamics in these regions. Regional expertise is showcased in European and Eastern European contexts, with recurring involvement in Belgium and Malta, particularly in collaboration with international organizations and local authorities.

Languages and education

With a background in languages, the expert is a native Italian speaker with proficient skills in English, Spanish, and Russian (C1 level), and intermediate proficiency in French (B2 level). Basic knowledge of German and Portuguese is also noted. These language skills have been utilized in various international and multicultural settings, including work with multilingual teams and in-country experiences in Belgium, Italy, Malta, Poland, and Russia. The expert's linguistic abilities have supported roles in project coordination, stakeholder engagement, and communication across diverse sectors. Educational background includes a Master's Degree in Languages and Cultures for International Communication and Cooperation from the University of Milan, Italy, with international mobility experience at the University of Nizhny Novgorod in Russia. Additionally, a Bachelor's Degree in Linguistic Mediation was obtained from IUM Academy School in Naples, Italy, and a summer course was completed at Lomonosov Moscow State University in Moscow, Russia.