Anastasía Jónsdóttir

Civil Society Junior Professional at EEA and Norway Grants
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Contact Information
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(386) 825-5501
Location
Brussels, Brussels Region, Belgium, BE
Languages
  • Icelandic Native or bilingual proficiency
  • Russian Native or bilingual proficiency
  • English Full professional proficiency
  • French Elementary proficiency

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Credentials

  • Peace Building in Post-Conflict Areas - Diplomacy, Leadership, and Negotiations
    Kosovo International Summer Academy
    Aug, 2019
    - Nov, 2024
  • TOEFL
    ETS Educational Testing Service Canada, Inc
    Dec, 2019
    - Nov, 2024

Experience

  • EEA and Norway Grants
    • Belgium
    • Government Administration
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Civil Society Junior Professional
      • Sep 2022 - Present

      The EEA and Norway Grants (Norway, Iceland, and Liechtenstein) support 15 EU Beneficiary States with a total of EUR 2.8b with the overall aimm to reduce social and economic disparities and strengthen bilateral relations. As the Civil Society Junior Professional I work with programme and grants management tasks in the Active Citizens Fund programmme which funds independent civil society in all Beneficiary States. The EEA and Norway Grants (Norway, Iceland, and Liechtenstein) support 15 EU Beneficiary States with a total of EUR 2.8b with the overall aimm to reduce social and economic disparities and strengthen bilateral relations. As the Civil Society Junior Professional I work with programme and grants management tasks in the Active Citizens Fund programmme which funds independent civil society in all Beneficiary States.

  • The City of Reykjavik
    • Iceland
    • Government Administration
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Cultural Mediator
      • May 2021 - Aug 2021

      -Supported the network Connecting Communities which provides support to youth with a foreign background living in Reykjavík -Identified current policy gaps in the City of Reykjavik's support for multicultural families and communities -Developed report on Connecting Communities with proposals for future changes and progressions. -Developed report on the accessibility of playgrounds for individuals with physical disabilities in the City of Reykjavík. -Supported the network Connecting Communities which provides support to youth with a foreign background living in Reykjavík -Identified current policy gaps in the City of Reykjavik's support for multicultural families and communities -Developed report on Connecting Communities with proposals for future changes and progressions. -Developed report on the accessibility of playgrounds for individuals with physical disabilities in the City of Reykjavík.

  • Háskóli Íslands
    • Iceland
    • Higher Education
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Information Officer
      • May 2019 - Aug 2020

      Tasks included: responding to enquiries from students and faculty members, providing access to resources, working with internal and external databases, and managing guest apartments and classroom bookings.

    • Discussion Moderator
      • Nov 2019 - Nov 2019

      Discussion moderator at a deliberative poll for the Icelandic constitution, lead by the Social Science Research Institute at the University of Iceland. A project of deliberative democracy, where 300 people took part in a 2-day deliberation on the Icelandic Constitution. The meeting focused on democracy in Iceland - electoral systems, constituencies, and referendums. As a discussion moderator I was a neutral participant, although I raised points or questions to ensure the continued debate amongst participants and that all opinions were respected, and participants treated equally and fairly. Show less

  • Landssamtök íslenskra stúdenta / National Union of Icelandic Students
    • Iceland
    • Political Organizations
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Project Manager of Student Refugees Iceland
      • May 2019 - Jun 2020

      Student Refugees Iceland is a student driven project seeking to assist refugees and asylum seekers in applying for higher education in Iceland. -Assisted refugees and asylum seekers with their applications for higher education-Hired and trained over 15 volunteers-Arranged conferences and lectures on the access to higher education by refugees and asylum seekers-Co-created website with necessary information for possible applicants which have received asylum in Iceland: www.studentrefugees.is Show less

    • Equal Rights
      • May 2019 - Jun 2020

      Responsibility to ensure that all students, regardless of their background,economic or social status had full and equal access to education. -Organized three conferences on: access of students with disabilities to higher education, access of foreign and international students to higher education, and awareness-raising of climate change and its impact on minority groups. -Published an opinion piece on mental health issues among students

  • UNICEF Iceland
    • Iceland
    • Fundraising
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Tele-Fundraiser
      • Mar 2014 - Nov 2014

      Contacted individuals to inform them of the work of UNICEF in Iceland and abroad, and invited them to become monthly donors. Contacted individuals to inform them of the work of UNICEF in Iceland and abroad, and invited them to become monthly donors.

Education

  • Sciences Po
    Master's degree, Human Rights and Humanitarian Action
    2020 - 2022
  • Háskóli Íslands
    Bachelor's degree, Political Science
    2016 - 2020
  • Alma Mater Studiorum – Università di Bologna
    Exchange program, Political Science and International Relations
    2017 - 2018

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