Programs Finance Manager

• Jan 2023 - Present

Volunteer

• Oct 2011 - Present

- Translator

Project Officer 'Caschi Bianchi - Oltre le Vendette'

• Oct 2011 - Oct 2012

- Planned, coordinated and participated at visits to families to monitoring their condition and collecting information about their general and specific needs;- Planned and carried out accompaniments of persons in “blood feud”, mainly to restore breached human rights;- Planned and participated at visits clearly intended to support processes of reconciliation;- Planned and implemented educative activities with minors in “blood feud”;- Planned and participated at coordination meeting, round-tables, and public awareness campaign to ease the involvement of civil society and of Albanian and international institutions;- Realized informative reports, journalistic articles and publicity materials to spread both in Albania and Italy;- Drafted, updated, collected and analyzed reports and data regarding families in blood and the specific topic of Kanun in order to built the literature of a detailed and up-to-date research of the phenomenon submitted at the Scientific Committee of the Interdepartmental Center on Human Rights and the Rights of Peoples, University of Padua. Show less

Country Representative

• Jan 2015 - Feb 2023

- Developing and Providing overall leadership and strategic direction to L'Africa Chiama Kenya's Program; - Programs development and management (among others: Italian Agency for Development Cooperation Aid N° 011888, "You'll Never Walk Alone - Program of Community-Based Rehabilitation for Children with Disability in the informal settlements of Nairobi") - Strategy development and implementation; - Representation; - Funding and Grant Management; - Financial Management; - Human Resources Management and Organizational Development; - Information, Communication and Learning. Show less

Secretary

• May 2019 - Apr 2022

1. Registration of and assistance to members; 2. Management of relations with relevant counterparts (e.g. Italian Agency for Development Cooperation, Nairobi office); 3. Public/External Relations; 4. Planning, convening and chairing meetings, training et alia. 1. Registration of and assistance to members; 2. Management of relations with relevant counterparts (e.g. Italian Agency for Development Cooperation, Nairobi office); 3. Public/External Relations; 4. Planning, convening and chairing meetings, training et alia.

English Teacher

• Dec 2013 - Nov 2014

• Creating programmes of work; • Planning and preparing lessons according to the needs of the student or groups of students; • Teaching English as a Second Language and English for Communication; • Using a range of interactive teaching methods to enhance learning; • Monitoring learning through a range of assessment techniques. • Creating programmes of work; • Planning and preparing lessons according to the needs of the student or groups of students; • Teaching English as a Second Language and English for Communication; • Using a range of interactive teaching methods to enhance learning; • Monitoring learning through a range of assessment techniques.

Supervisor

• Dec 2013 - Apr 2014

- Preparing and put in practice a School Self-Evaluation process in order to assess the teaching and learning of English as a second language in Area Sub-1 primary schools (about 150 schools and 20,000 pupils); - Preparing and delivering questionnaires and interviews to primary schools' personnel; - Facilitating focus group discussions in order to collect detailed informations and to have a deeper understanding of teaching and learning English as a second language in primary schools; - Preparing and put in practice a School Self-Evaluation process in order to assess the teaching and learning of English as a second language in Area Sub-1 primary schools (about 150 schools and 20,000 pupils); - Preparing and delivering questionnaires and interviews to primary schools' personnel; - Facilitating focus group discussions in order to collect detailed informations and to have a deeper understanding of teaching and learning English as a second language in primary schools;

English Teacher

• Jun 2013 - Sep 2013

- Closing the one-year project financed by the UNESCO Center of Florence in the surrounding area of Hat Yai; - Rebuilding and keeping the relations with the local partners smooth and stable; - Teaching English in four primary schools to more than 150 students; - Learning Thai culture and language. - Closing the one-year project financed by the UNESCO Center of Florence in the surrounding area of Hat Yai; - Rebuilding and keeping the relations with the local partners smooth and stable; - Teaching English in four primary schools to more than 150 students; - Learning Thai culture and language.

Humanitarian Affairs Assistant

• May 2011 - Aug 2011

Analyse, prepare and provide advice on a range of policy issues, from the protection of humanitarian principles to ensuring the effective delivery of humanitarian assistance at the Hal Far Centre; Coordinate logistics with UNHCR and other NGOs; Manage procurement and supply chain for migration centre sited in Hal Far; Organise and provide vocational training sessions to migrants present in the Centre; Advice the architecture studio 'AP', Valletta, on migrants' issues, respect of human rights and humanitarian standards for new projects, like the restructuring of Hal Far Open Centre. Show less

Project Officer

• Mar 2011 - Apr 2011

I coordinated and put in practice a sociological research on environmental issues in the historical centre of Macerata (Italy) concerning environmental sensibility; Organized the collection of data through interviews to residents of the centre on questions regarding waste management, their daily behaviour towards it and eventual suggestions to improve the system; the survey was also conducted to understand the gap between values and practices, between sustainable attitudes and behaviours; Provided support to the organization for the consultation on environmental issues; Analysed data obtained from the survey and prepared a report on its results. Show less

Project Officer

• Jul 2010 - Dec 2010

Conducted qualitative and quantitative researches for the Florence's Transport Firm during the switch on to new buses lines and electric tranvia's services regarding customers' habits and opinions; Organized the data collection through on-board interviews on questions regarding transportation habits, clients' satisfaction and timetable of bus lines. Conducted qualitative and quantitative researches for the Florence's Transport Firm during the switch on to new buses lines and electric tranvia's services regarding customers' habits and opinions; Organized the data collection through on-board interviews on questions regarding transportation habits, clients' satisfaction and timetable of bus lines.

Writer

• Mar 2009 - Jun 2009

Updated the website daoonline.info with news mainly regarding the Middle East, particularly Kuwait; Translated articles from and to English; Managed and coordinated 5 staff in its daily activities; Personally organised series of conferences and talks with representatives of political institutions, economic organizations, private sector partners and press. Updated the website daoonline.info with news mainly regarding the Middle East, particularly Kuwait; Translated articles from and to English; Managed and coordinated 5 staff in its daily activities; Personally organised series of conferences and talks with representatives of political institutions, economic organizations, private sector partners and press.

International Relations Analyst

• Jun 2006 - Mar 2008

Researched and wrote articles and analyses on contemporary political and economic issues in Asian and Pacific Countries, all published on equilibri.net and reported by other websites; Specialised in reviews on International Organizations, Defence/Security, Society, and Resources issues (i.e. 'Chinese relations with African countries' and 'Insurgency in Southern Thailand'); Forecast further developments of cases regarding elections and relations among countries. Researched and wrote articles and analyses on contemporary political and economic issues in Asian and Pacific Countries, all published on equilibri.net and reported by other websites; Specialised in reviews on International Organizations, Defence/Security, Society, and Resources issues (i.e. 'Chinese relations with African countries' and 'Insurgency in Southern Thailand'); Forecast further developments of cases regarding elections and relations among countries.

Account Manager

• Nov 2004 - Jun 2005

Personally responsible for the management of 20 insurance clients; My advisory role included: changes to premium and coverage packages, new contract opportunities and monitoring activities to identify and adjust areas of under or over coverage; I worked in a performance-based system, and was able to meet the set targets and deadlines both when working independently and as part of a team; I attended numerous refresher courses with the director. Personally responsible for the management of 20 insurance clients; My advisory role included: changes to premium and coverage packages, new contract opportunities and monitoring activities to identify and adjust areas of under or over coverage; I worked in a performance-based system, and was able to meet the set targets and deadlines both when working independently and as part of a team; I attended numerous refresher courses with the director.