Experience

Le Monde selon les femmes

• Belgium
• Non-profit Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Head manager

  • Sep 2019 - Present

  I. Institutional management► Assumes and coordinates the day-to-day management and delegation of functional responsibilities in conjunction with the management committee;► By delegation of the board, responsible for the institutional management and the social signature of the organisation, in its administrative and legal aspects;► Coordinates and finalizes strategic programs and action plans as well as reports for the main subsidising powers;► Ensures respect for the political line of conduct of the association in external representations and relations with subsidizing powers (Belgian Ministry of Cooperation and Federation Wallonie Bruxelles) ;II. Supervision of financial management and fundraisingIn collaboration with the financial manager:► Supervises the preparation of budgets and balance sheets of the association's accounts;► Manages the allocation of material and financial resources;► In line with institutional needs and in agreement with the team, coordinates new grant possibilities and responses to calls for tenders;► Signs and negotiates external collaborations and agreements with sponsors;► Monitors and updates on legislation and donor directives, ensures their compliance and application.III. Human Resource Management► In coordination with the management committee, develops job descriptions according to institutional needs;► Encourages the strengthening of the team's skills and carries out interviews and evaluations of permanent staff;► Monitors and enforces the various laws to which the organization is subject, the work regulations and the internal regulationsOthers: member of the board of ACODEV, the Federation of Belgian francophone and german-speaker development NGOs.



International Catholic Migration Commission (ICMC)

• Switzerland
• Civic and Social Organizations
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Programme Manager at ICMC Europe

  • Sep 2017 - Sep 2019

  • Manager of the EU co-funded MADE West Africa Programme • Objective of the programme: Building up the capacity of civil society organisations in 6 West African countries in tackling migration and development related issues.• Coordinating the implementation of the activities of the project by three different partners based in Europe and West Africa in line with contractual requirements and overall strategy of the organisation.• Ensuring compliance with agreed work plans, regular communication with the European Commission.• Representing the consortium with EU representatives and at various for a.• Supervising project assistants. • Fundraising (achievements: OIM assistance for activities on trafficking and smuggling)



ACT Alliance

• Non-profit Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Migration and Refugees policy officer

  • May 2016 - Aug 2017

  • Manager of the Migration and Refugee and Advocacy programme involving the design, implementation, fundraising and evaluation of the project. • Close coordination with other humanitarian implementing agencies in ACT - based in Greece, Serbia and Hungary - to steer advocacy messaging and actions concerning the humanitarian situation of refugees.• Steering advocacy strategies and campaigns with a wide-array of civil society groups• Monitoring EU development policy in the field of refugees and migration and developing policy briefing materials and analysis. • Building close contacts with EU officials, policy-makers and international groups.

• Middle East policy officer

  • Jan 2009 - May 2016

  • Managing ACT Alliance EU’s Middle East advocacy programme, by designing and implementing it, fundraising and evaluation work as well as supervising interns, consultants and assistants. • Targeting new advocacy windows, launching innovative activities for ACT Alliance members, in coordination with local partner civil society groups, international NGOs. • Overseeing training sessions on EU external policies for Palestinian and Israelis• Monitoring the development of wide arrays of EU’s external policy i.e. EU policy in relation to the Palestinian-Israeli conflict, the European Neighbourhood Policy, EU’s humanitarian assistance to the Palestinians… • Producing policy-briefing materiel and analysis for stakeholders.• Building relationships with civil servants/policy makers in Brussels and EU capitals. Advocacy achievements include: • The adoption by the EU of funding guidelines that exclude settlement-based entities from participation in EU programmes. • The adoption by 16 EU member states of advice to European companies about the legal and reputational risks of investing in the Palestinian Occupied Territories.



Sciences Po Lille

• France
• Education Administration Programs
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Lecturer in EU External relations

  • Sep 2010 - Jun 2012

  • MA Lecturer in Europe and the World/European Affairs, IEP Lille-Aston University.• Ran a course on EU external relations focused on the EU's Neighbourhood Policy, EU-Med relations and responses to the Arab Spring and Israeli-Palestinian conflict. • Brought in innovative external speakers - human rights defenders, journalists etc. Students highly rated the curriculum in course assessments. • MA Lecturer in Europe and the World/European Affairs, IEP Lille-Aston University.• Ran a course on EU external relations focused on the EU's Neighbourhood Policy, EU-Med relations and responses to the Arab Spring and Israeli-Palestinian conflict. • Brought in innovative external speakers - human rights defenders, journalists etc. Students highly rated the curriculum in course assessments.