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Despoina Papadopoulou
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Project Manager,Policy Adviser
, International non-profit
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Berlin,
Germany
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Young, experienced professional in the field of project management, project proposal writing and organizational performance improvement with 4 years of experience in international NGOs and private businesses across Greece, Italy, Israel and Germany. |
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Area of Expertise: |
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Administration, Management, Finance/Accounting, Procurement
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Fundraising, Business Development, Grants Writer
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Human Rights, Law, Migration, Conflicts, Justice
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Monitoring, Evaluation, Policy, Research, Analysis
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Professional Experience: |
What makes my profile unique is a blend of competences and attitudes. Having specialized in Project Cycle Management (and having applied it both for programming and implementing/monitoring projects) I am capable of translating institutional strategies and visions into programs of action, division of competences, indicators of achievement, etc. Moreover, I believe in the economic and human effectiveness of humble-based team work. My secret for success is that while I am strict on methodology, I gladly leave the merit to others; I am also capable of enabling a wide participation of stakeholders and channel this participation into a structured program of actions. Having worked across fields, disciplines and countries, my preference is towards collaborative work; learning and sharing knowledge, testing ideas and approaches and conceptualising strategies is my natural habitat.
I am proficient in low to high-level organizational skills. Having organized several international conferences, I have extensive experience in delegate registration, managing tours, and preparing conference documentation. I also have extensive experience managing organizational finances, including preparation of financial offers for all company departments, project monitoring and delivery. I am adept at large-scale project management, including: managing timelines, budgets, fundraising, tracking deliverables, quality assurance checks, defining project progress, and articulating problems, solutions and evaluation tools. Additionally, I have experience organizing and conducting case study simulations and experiential learning. Finally, I am a skilled negotiator, able to accurately represent constituencies’ claims to management, actively prevent disputes, foster reconciliation, and provide advice and constructive feedback on job performance.
I have gathered relevant working experience first at the UNESCO Centre for Women and Peace in the Balkan countries and then in an Italian law firm specialized in labour law. I am now the Manager of the International Development team of a Nazareth-based NGO (AlManarah), having special consultative status with ECOSOC. I am also member of the management board of BETA, the only NGO organizing a Model European Union at the European Parliament. My experience spans from employment (specifically labour law, national contractual agreements and cooperation with ILO) to social inclusion (focusing on women, minority groups and migrants) and youth participation. My experience with youth targets the need to provide learning and experiential opportunities for young people; enabling them to enrich their political consciousness, strengthen their access to European funding, international advocacy and to improve the management structures within Youth NGOs, thus enabling a more active participation.
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Education: |
LL.M in Comparative Law, Economics and Finance
International University College of Turin, Italy
This LL.M looks with a critical eye at mainstream legal discourse, to give graduates a broad understanding of the structural impact of political, legal and economic institutions on society and market actors. The LL.M. program is taughtt by prominent academics in the fields of law, finance and economics from universities such as Berkeley, Yale, Harvard, and SOAS London, to name a few.
Foundations of Comparative Law
Economic theory
Narratives of Neoliberalism
Academic & Legal Research & Writing
International & European Migration Law
Migration Law in Praxis
Comparative Tax Law
Anthropology of Law & Finance
Macroeconomic stability & Financial instruments
Financial Regulation and Governance
Jurisprudence of Finance
International Investment Law & Arbitration
Economic Constitutionalism of the Commons
Critical Legal Theories
Critical approaches to incentives and regulations
Transnational Litigation
China & Empire:Politics,Economics, Culture
Nature, property & the commons
Justice & Globalization
Bachelor in International & European Studies, Direction Political Studies & Diplomacy
University of Macedonia, Thessaloniki, Greece
Principal subjects:
ECONOMIC THEORY
POLITICAL THEORY
POLITICAL AND DIPLOMATIC HISTORY OF EUROPE
POLITICAL SYSTEM AND POLITICAL PARTIES IN GREECE
INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC RELATIONS
INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS
THE LAW OF INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
EUROPE AFTER THE SECOND WORLD WAR
POLITICAL SOCIOLOGY
THE EUROPEAN UNION IN THE INTERNATIONAL SYSTEM
RESEARCH METHODS AND TECHNIQUES
EUROPEAN POLITICS AND PARTY SYSTEMS
FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT
ISLAM, POLITICS AND THE MIDDLE EASTERN INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS
GROWTH POLICIES OF THE EU: ECONOMY, EUROPEAN SOCIAL MODEL, SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS
GREEK FOREIGN POLICY
WAR THEORY
POLITICAL ANALYSIS AND BEHAVIOUR
NEGOTIATIONS AND CRISIS MANAGEMENT
INTERNATIONAL LAW
EUROPEAN REGIONAL POLICY: GENERAL PRINCIPLE, LEGAL AND FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS OF COHESION POLICY
EUROPEAN INTEGRATION THEORIES
COMPARATIVE POLITICS
RELIGION AND INTERNATIONAL POLITICS
INTERNATIONAL POLITICS OF ENERGY AND NATURAL RESOURCES
EUROPEAN UNION LAW I: THE INSTITUTIONS AND THE CITIZEN
THE POLITICS AND GOVERNMENT OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
STRATEGIC STUDIES
INTERNATIONAL PROTECTION OF HUMAN RIGHTS
POLITICAL THOUGHT AND DEMOCRACY
INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS OF BALKAN COUNTRIES
INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS OF THIRD WORLD
EUROPEAN UNION LAW II: INTERNAL MARKET AND OTHER POLICIES (COURSE OF THE JEAN MONNET CHAIR)
POLITICAL SYSTEM AND FOREIGN POLICY OF THE U.S.A.
COMPUTERS
MATHEMATICS
STATISTICS
FRENCH LANGUAGE
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Affiliations and Achievements: |
Participant, IFLRY Study Session You(th) and Migration: Transforming the Crisis, May 2017, Strasbourg, France
Chair, Law and Justice Panel, 2016 International Association of Political Science Students (IAPSS) World Congress on Democracy, April 2016, Berlin, Germany
Participant, ‘Exploring Liberty: An Introduction to Freedom’ Seminar, Bryn Mawr College, July 2015, Bryn Mawr, United States
Interdisciplinary seminar sponsored by the Institute for Humane Studies.
Volunteer, 2014 European Youth Event "Ideas for a better Europe," May 2014, Strasbourg, France
One of twenty volunteers competitively selected by the European Youth Forum.
Volunteer, Human Rights & Migration Clinic/Refugee Law Clinic, March - July 2014, Turin, Italy
Worked on real cases in the field of asylum law, supporting asylum seekers awaiting interview before the local asylum commission of international protection (CIE Torino).
Participant, ‘Encouraging and Supporting the Participation of Women in Positions of Political Responsibility in National and European level’ project, January 2015, Thessaloniki, Greece
One of the 350 female beneficiaries of the project implemented by the Research Centre for Gender Equality (KETHI) funded by the European Social Fund of the European Union.
Presenter, (IAPSS) 1ST World Congress ‘Limits to Global Governance,’ April 2014, Thessaloniki, Greece
Paper entitled: ‘Dag Hammarskjold’s feasible Utopia through the Rule of Law’
Intern, UNESCO Chair in Intercultural Policy for an Active Citizenship and Solidarity, October 2010 – May 2012, Thessaloniki, Greece
Collected and translated UNESCO Conventions for the Prohibition of Racism and Education; drafted progress reports addressed to UNESCO Headquarters
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Available for: |
- Job opportunities
- Internships / Fellowships
- Being headhunted – make me an offer
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Years of Experience:
2-5 years |
Highest Qualification:
Masters |
Languages:
English, French, Italian, Greek |
Nationality:
Greece
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