Experience

PERMANENT REPRESENTATION OF ESTONIA TO THE EU

• Belgium
• Government Administration
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Home Affairs Counsellor

  • Aug 2021 - Present

  Representing Estonia and defending their interests at various levels in the following Home Affairs policy areas: Schengen, borders, returns, visas, legal migration, interoperability. Writing speaking notes for senior level meetings, including Home Affairs Councils and Coreper. Representing Estonia and defending their interests at various levels in the following Home Affairs policy areas: Schengen, borders, returns, visas, legal migration, interoperability. Writing speaking notes for senior level meetings, including Home Affairs Councils and Coreper.



Praxis Think Tank

• Estonia
• Public Policy Offices
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Contractual employee

  • Mar 2011 - May 2022

  Main tasks: Interview transcriptions; Qualitative and desk research on projects in governance and civic society and education; Government Watch (www.valvurid.ee) website manager. Main tasks: Interview transcriptions; Qualitative and desk research on projects in governance and civic society and education; Government Watch (www.valvurid.ee) website manager.



Siseministeerium / Estonian Ministry of the Interior

• Estonia
• Government Administration
• 1 - 100 Employee

• EU Affairs Adviser at European Union and External Relations Department

  • Oct 2018 - Aug 2021

  Coordinating the Ministry's EU policy-making, primarily on internal security, CT, migration, borders and Schengen matters, visa policy, interoperability. Preparing EU meeting materials, including speaking notes for EU Home Affairs Councils, for the Ministry's senior management. Brexit coordination in the Ministry's areas of responsibility. Coordinating the Ministry's EU policy-making, primarily on internal security, CT, migration, borders and Schengen matters, visa policy, interoperability. Preparing EU meeting materials, including speaking notes for EU Home Affairs Councils, for the Ministry's senior management. Brexit coordination in the Ministry's areas of responsibility.



Foreign and Commonwealth Office Europe and EECAD

• Portugal
• Government Administration
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Political Officer EU/Brexit/Bilateral

  • Jan 2017 - Oct 2018

  Providing policy analysis and reporting on Estonian domestic politics; Identifying Estonia's positions on Brexit; Informing UK on Estonian EU positions in Justice and Home Affairs, Energy, Climate and Agriculture and vice versa; Delivering lobbying requests; Visits management; Providing back-up for the Vice Consul. Providing policy analysis and reporting on Estonian domestic politics; Identifying Estonia's positions on Brexit; Informing UK on Estonian EU positions in Justice and Home Affairs, Energy, Climate and Agriculture and vice versa; Delivering lobbying requests; Visits management; Providing back-up for the Vice Consul.



Ministry of Economic Affairs and Communications of Estonia

• Estonia
• Public Policy
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Adviser (European Union and International Co-operation Department)

  • Feb 2016 - Nov 2016

  Coordinating Estonia's EU policies on internal market, including: geoblocking; sharing economy; services directive and services passport; consumer protection and product safety; technical harmonisation. Preparing speking notes points for the Minister and the Deputy Secretary General Preparations for the Estonian Presidency of the Council of the European Union Coordinating Estonia's EU policies on internal market, including: geoblocking; sharing economy; services directive and services passport; consumer protection and product safety; technical harmonisation. Preparing speking notes points for the Minister and the Deputy Secretary General Preparations for the Estonian Presidency of the Council of the European Union



European Parliament

• Belgium
• Political Organizations
• 700 & Above Employee

• Assistant to Member of the European Parliament (TAXE special committee)

  • Mar 2015 - Jan 2016

  Advising MEP on the work of Special Committee on Tax Rulings and Other Measures Similar in Nature or Effect (TAXE); Social media (Twitter) management; Writing press releases Advising MEP on the work of Special Committee on Tax Rulings and Other Measures Similar in Nature or Effect (TAXE); Social media (Twitter) management; Writing press releases



European Commission

• Belgium
• Government Administration
• 700 & Above Employee

• Information and Communication Assistant

  • Sep 2013 - Jan 2015

  Main tasks: Website and social media platforms management; Responding to information requests (also in European Public Space); Preparing press releases; Lectures on EU to school groups; Background research for articles, presentations and reports; Event management; Document management (ARES); Administering procurement processes. Main tasks: Website and social media platforms management; Responding to information requests (also in European Public Space); Preparing press releases; Lectures on EU to school groups; Background research for articles, presentations and reports; Event management; Document management (ARES); Administering procurement processes.



European Commission

• Belgium
• Government Administration
• 700 & Above Employee

• Blue Book Trainee

  • Mar 2013 - Jul 2013

  Traineeship in the Press and Media Section of the European Commission Representation in Estonia (Directorate-General for Communication). Traineeship in the Press and Media Section of the European Commission Representation in Estonia (Directorate-General for Communication).