Professional Experience:
Communications Officer 2011- present
Eurydice, EACEA P9 and Policy Support, Sector ‘Publication and Communication’ Education, Audiovisual and Culture Executive Agency, Brussels, Belgium
• Write and edit press releases in liaison with spokesperson
of EC Education commissioner
• Design publications such as research result brochures and
other promotional material
• Manage communication and social media strategy
• Run internal communication training sessions
• Filter and edit online news articles for Eurypedia (European
Encyclopedia on national Education systems)
Information Specialist 2008-2011
Eurydice, EACEA P9 and Policy Support, Sector ‘Publication and Communication’
Education, Audiovisual and Culture Executive Agency, Brussels, Belgium
• Publish education thesaurus (TESE) in 15 languages and
negotiate content with 16 European countries
• Update and edit web content and coordinate redesign of
website with IT team
• Manage European-wide ‘National Education System
Descriptions’ publication
• Develop a communication strategy together with Head of
Sector
• Draft, launch and analyse online user surveys and produce
promotional material
Research Assistant Knowledge Management (KM) 2008
Oxfam Quebec Knowledge Management Project
School of Information Studies, McGill University, Montreal, Canada
• Analyse interviews with Oxfam Quebec staff working in
headquarters and abroad
• Identify common reoccurring weaknesses and strengths in
KM structure
• Synthesise, structure and categorise results to improve KM
strategy
• Report to research coordinator
Career Resource Consultant 2007-2008
McGill University Career and Placement Services, Montreal, Canada
• Manage an information centre with a collection budget of
$10k/year
• Coach students and teach workshops on career related
topics
• Provide personalised research service for career counsellors
• Update website weekly, distribute publications and write
monthly newsletters
• Develop information material: ‘how to’ guides, directories
and industry guides
Publications Intern 2007
EU Publications Office, European Forum of Official Gazettes, Brussels, Belgium
• Manage and edit web content und update intranet
• Hold editorial responsibility for Forum’s main publications
in English
• Correspond and liaise with national official publishers
• Organise the annual Forum conference in Helsinki-Tallinn
Information Centre Assistant 2006-2007
Centre Jeunesse du Québec, Québec, Canada
• Revamp and automate documentation centre
• Develop taxonomy custom designed for centre
• Customise document management system and enter data
• Perform user need analysis
Sessional lecturer – French, German 2000, 2003-05
Dept. of Languages and Linguistics, U