Claudia Zygmunt
Human Rights Officer - Higher Executive Officer at British Embassy Warsaw- Claim this Profile
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English Professional working proficiency
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Russian Elementary proficiency
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Italian Limited working proficiency
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Polish Native or bilingual proficiency
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Credentials
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Core Humanitarian Certification
DisasterReadyApr, 2020- Nov, 2024 -
European Diplomacy Workshops - European Academy of Diplomacy
Konrad Adenauer StiftungDec, 2019- Nov, 2024 -
TOEFL
ETSSep, 2018- Nov, 2024 -
Akademia Polskiego Forum Arbitrażu
European Arbitration Center -
BSAFE
UNDSS -
Comprehensive Course for OSCE/ODIHR Observers
OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) -
Dive Master and Rescue Diver
PADI -
Przeciwdziałanie praniu pieniędzy oraz finansowaniu terroryzmu
Ministerstwo Finansów -
Rome United Nations Model
RIMUN - Rome International Model United Nations -
Summer International Law Camp in Belarus
International Law and Arbitration Association (BILA Association)
Experience
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British Embassy Warsaw
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Poland
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Government Relations Services
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1 - 100 Employee
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Human Rights Officer - Higher Executive Officer
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Oct 2021 - Present
* rule of law and judicial independence in Poland; * women's rights and gender equality; * LGBTQ+ rights; * freedom of religion and beliefs & post-Holocaust issues; * rule of law and judicial independence in Poland; * women's rights and gender equality; * LGBTQ+ rights; * freedom of religion and beliefs & post-Holocaust issues;
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Amnesty International
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United Kingdom
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Non-profit Organizations
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700 & Above Employee
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Human Rights Monitoring Specialist / Researcher
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Jan 2021 - Oct 2021
* the rule of law and judicial independence in Poland and Hungary * women’s rights and SRR * refugees rights * the ECHR case-law on Poland and Hungary * the rule of law and judicial independence in Poland and Hungary * women’s rights and SRR * refugees rights * the ECHR case-law on Poland and Hungary
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Central European University
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Austria
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Higher Education
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700 & Above Employee
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Research Assistant
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Jan 2021 - Jul 2021
"Gender and Constitutionalism in Central and Eastern Europe" "Gender and Constitutionalism in Central and Eastern Europe"
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Polish Humanitarian Action (PAH)
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Poland
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Non-profit Organizations
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100 - 200 Employee
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Program Coordinator - Mission in eastern Ukraine
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Dec 2019 - Dec 2020
* monitoring and coordinating several high-budget humanitarian & development projects in the conflict-affected area; * liaise with major institutional donors: ECHO, OCHA, UNICEF, OFDA, the Polish MFA; * maintaining contacts with local authorities, NGOs, and other stakeholders in the challenging diplomatic environment; * coordinating projects at all project cycle management stages (needs assessment, project proposal development, implementation of the project activities, reporting, MEAL); * introducing Mission's long and short-term strategy; * cooperating with other teams: communication, finance, fundraising, etc; * contributing to project proposal development process and gender mainstreaming; * overlooking the Mission's and the projects' budgets to ensure fulfilling donors' requirements; * monitoring the humanitarian situation, political events, and legal changes in Ukraine and Belarus; * representing PAH in external contacts and cooperating with media. Major fields: Protection, WASH, NFI, FSL, HEALTH Show less
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OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR)
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International Affairs
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200 - 300 Employee
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Election Observation Mission - Senior Legal Analyst Assistant
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Sep 2019 - Dec 2019
* drafting legal reports, briefings and recommendations; * conducting thematic legal research & analysis * translation and drafting analysis of Polish legal acts as well as meetings; * establishes and maintains contacts with relevant courts, prosecutor, ministers and election authorities, as well as arranges and participates in various meetings, * research and monitoring on complaint, appeals, election protest and of national election authorities’ decisions; Major fields of law: electoral law, constitutional law, financing of political parties, freedom of media, disability law, anti-discrimination law. Show less
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Stowarzyszenie WIOSNA
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Poland
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Civic and Social Organizations
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100 - 200 Employee
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Project Management Specialist
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Jan 2017 - Nov 2018
*coordination, monitoring, and reporting of three EU social projectsdedicated to equalizing opportunities the chances of socially excludedgroups;*managing a team of approximately 30 specialists and volunteers;*organization of trainings, workshops and the final conference for 500people;*legal researches and making databases, implementation of GDPR;*legal services for the department and projects implemented under theEuropean Fund PO WER, in the field of copyright, personal data andnegotiating contracts;*preparation and translation of contracts, promissory.Major fields of law: business law, contract law, intellectual property law, copyrights. Show less
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Intern
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Oct 2016 - Dec 2016
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Helsinki Foundation for Human Rights
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Poland
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Non-profit Organization Management
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1 - 100 Employee
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Legal Intern
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Mar 2018 - Jun 2018
Internship in the Program of Assistance of Refugees and Migrants *Monitoring the legal situation of immigrants and refugees in Poland; *Preparation drafts of pleadings and legal opinions; *Legal assistance in matters related to the residence status of foreigners Major fields of law: refugee law and policy, immigration law, residence law, labor law, employment discrimination, international human rights, family law. Internship in the Program of Assistance of Refugees and Migrants *Monitoring the legal situation of immigrants and refugees in Poland; *Preparation drafts of pleadings and legal opinions; *Legal assistance in matters related to the residence status of foreigners Major fields of law: refugee law and policy, immigration law, residence law, labor law, employment discrimination, international human rights, family law.
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SPCG Law Firm
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Poland
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Law Practice
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1 - 100 Employee
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Paralegal
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Oct 2015 - Jun 2016
Internship at the Law Firm SPCG *Preparation of pleadings and legal opinions, submitting applications in offices and courts; *Participation in court hearings, preparing questions to witnesses and parties, Translation of documents and contracts; *Legal researches: civil law, commercial law, intellectual property law *Assistance in the ongoing work of lawyers and the office; Major fields of law: business law, corporation law, contract law, trial advocacy. Internship at the Law Firm SPCG *Preparation of pleadings and legal opinions, submitting applications in offices and courts; *Participation in court hearings, preparing questions to witnesses and parties, Translation of documents and contracts; *Legal researches: civil law, commercial law, intellectual property law *Assistance in the ongoing work of lawyers and the office; Major fields of law: business law, corporation law, contract law, trial advocacy.
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Education
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Central European University
Master of Laws - LLM, Human Rights -
Jagiellonian University
Master's degree, Law -
Tel Aviv University
IL, International Law and Legal Studies -
European Academy of Diplomacy
Executive Diploma in the Art of Diplomacy, International Organizations -
Leiden University
Master of Laws - LLM, International and European Human Rights