Experience

Consortium on Gender, Security, and Human Rights

• United States
• Research Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• • Jan 2023 - Present

  - Provide administrative and logistical assistance to the director as needed.- Conduct preliminary interviews and manage administrative procedures and communication matters relating to the recruitment of a program associate.- Assist the director with the logistics of organizing an upcoming speaker event on 'Armed Conflict, Gender and the Rights of Nature', including sponsorship outreach and Zoom webinar set-up.- Create and publicize newsletter announcements for the upcoming speaker event.- Maintain the organization’s website. - Assisted the director with recruitment of the next intern cohort, which includes establishing a recruitment timeline, updating the website, managing the application form and applicant spreadsheet, handling all communications with applicants and writing application reviews serving as the basis for selection decisions.- Developed a test report template and conduct extensive testing of the new website in development, while communicating the technical issues requiring fixing to the director.- Established and executed an action plan for the promotion of internship applications, after consultation of the social media manager.- Organized and oversaw the transcription of all sessions of a four-day conference, which included assigning duties, providing detailed feedback and supervising the work of two interns, as well as transcribing 21 hours of audio.- Developed a self-training manual on trimming sound files, transcribing recordings and formatting transcripts, in line with the organization’s conventions.- Improved the audio quality of 20 recordings, using Adobe Audition to remove background noise and enhance voice clarity. Show less

• • Sep 2022 - Jan 2023

  The Consortium on Gender, Security, and Human Rights is a Boston-based organization seeking to further the development of new knowledge on gender, armed conflict and security, while bridging the gap between the scholarly and policy-making communities.- Received training on intersectional gender analysis.- Provided administrative and logistical support to the director, including travel arrangements, note-taking during meetings and inbox management.- Researched the nexus of armed conflict, natural resources and extractive industries in Northern Mozambique, compiling key sources and detailing findings in a report.- Conducted research on smallholder-oriented public policies supporting sustainable and gender-inclusive agriculture, producing background notes and syntheses of key policy recommendations.- Conducted accuracy and relevancy checks of academic sources for the Consortium's Research Hub. Show less



European Horizons University of Amsterdam

• Netherlands
• Public Policy Offices
• 1 - 100 Employee

• • Jun 2021 - Jul 2022

  European Horizons is a student-led policy incubator focusing on European affairs and Transatlantic relations. The Amsterdam Chapter is European Horizons' largest Chapter. - Managed the Research branch, composed of the Editorial committee, the Research & Publications committee, the Amsterdam Policy Prize taskforce, the Writers team, and the Working Groups. - Led the recruitment of 24 members, which involved reviewing application materials, conducting individual interviews, and making selection decisions. - Participated in board decision-making processes, including organizational restructuring, goal-setting, planification and legal registration.- Facilitated weekly meetings with the three committees under my supervision.- Spearheaded the creation of the organization’s own academic journal, the Amsterdam Review of European Affairs (AREA).- Led the production of the first AREA issue, which involved organizing a call for papers, introducing a double-blind peer-review process, coordinating the work of 7 editors, managing the process of selecting, editing and formatting 18 academic articles and policy briefs, determining selection criteria drawing up an assessment sheet, conceptualizing a social media strategy for the launch and printing customized copies of the journal.- Planned two events per semester (a panel discussion and a skills workshop) and coordinated monthly seminars for researchers to give and receive constructive feedback on their projects.- Oversaw and took part in the planning and execution of the Amsterdam Policy Prize (APP), an annual policy competition.- Elaborated a policy-writing guide, a conference booklet and jury deliberation guidelines for the APP.- Attended the European Youth Event at the European Parliament.- Took part in the European Student Conference and crafted a policy memo on online disinformation and hate speech in Europe.- Wrote a news brief on the recent escalation of political and ethnic tensions in Bosnia-Herzegovina. Show less

• • Oct 2021 - Mar 2022

  As Head Researcher, I lead the Working Group on Security and Defense which sought to compose academic and/or policy papers on the subject. I wrote and published an article analyzing the discrepancy in the treatment by European political elites of Ukrainian and Syrian refugees.



University of Amsterdam

• Netherlands
• Research Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Research Assistant

  • Sep 2021 - Jun 2022

  - Provided research and administrative support to Dr. Anne de Graaf regarding her latest book project on youth peacebuilding. - Wrote a literature review on youth-led grassroots peacebuilding initiatives. - Produced an annotated bibliography of 31 academic articles on youth peacebuilding. - Identified 234 individuals fitting the research criteria and invited them for interviews. - Introduced a new standard operating procedure for collecting and tabulating interview data. - Trained and supervised a team of 10 research assistants from February to June, teaching qualitative interviewing as needed. - Drew up a comprehensive guide for the next cohort of research assistants, introducing the book project, establishing a work timeline, distributing responsibilities (interviewing, transcribing, designing a layout, formatting, establishing a plan for the publication and promotion of the book) and outlining detailed steps and tips for scheduling, preparing and conducting semi-structured interviews. - Oversaw the interviewing of 101 young peacebuilders across 57 countries by the team, conducting and transcribing 33 of those interviews myself (37 hours of audio recordings). - Coded and analyzed the interview data so as to identify the main themes emerging from the research. - Assisted Dr. De Graaf in determining a preliminary structure for her book. - Created a PowerPoint presentation for a forthcoming lecture on the fragmentation of Arab nationalism and its repercussions on the regional order. Show less



InPrint AUC

• Netherlands
• Book and Periodical Publishing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• • Jun 2021 - Jun 2022

  - Coordinated the Social Sciences editorial team in view of the bi-annual publication of the AUC Undergraduate Journal of Liberal Arts & Sciences. - Recruited and managed two editors.- Developed and ran a copyediting training workshop for incoming editors.- Worked closely with the Editor-in-Chief to develop and implement the editorial strategy.- Oversaw all phases of production (fact-checking, editing, proofreading, design and publication) for three journal issues.- Carried out critical assessments of submitted manuscripts.- Provided succinct and constructive feedback to authors.- Tracked each editor’s assignments to ensure adherence to deadlines.- Reviewed and edited final copies for accuracy.- Formatted articles with LaTeX-based software Overleaf in accordance with the in-house style guide. Show less

• • Sep 2020 - Jun 2021

  InPrint publishes the AUC Undergraduate Journal of Liberal Arts and Sciences, twice a year. The Fall issue showcases some of the best Bachelor's theses produced by AUC students, while the Spring issue prints remarkable academic papers and essays. - Reviewed and revised accepted submissions for accuracy, consistency and scientific quality by correcting spelling, grammar, punctuation, syntax and referencing and ensuring adequate structure, tone, flow and methodological soundness.- Assisted in proofreading documents.- Mastered the APA, MLA and Chicago citation styles. Show less



UNISCA

• Netherlands
• International Affairs
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Secretary of the Executive Board of Directors

  • Oct 2020 - Oct 2021

  The United Nations International Student Conference Amsterdam is a 6 ECTS course on international politics and diplomacy offered by the University of Amsterdam and run by students. - Worked closely with the other six board members to plan UNISCA 2021, attended by 60 selected students - Supported the president in organizing eight lectures, two workshops and five negotiation sessions. - Acted as the liaison between board members, university administrators, course participants and external partners. - Drew up an annual timeline and action plan for the internal organization of the course. - Created and maintained the applicant tracking spreadsheet. - Organized and facilitated weekly board meetings, which included setting the agenda, moderating the discussion, taking notes, ensuring that timeline requirements were met and communicating takeaways. - Reviewed 135 student applications for participation in the course and selected 60 based on a set of academic and administrative criteria. - Handled the administrative procedures relating to admission and enrollment. - Established partnerships with three local associations (AISA, UNICEF Student Team Amsterdam and European Horizons Amsterdam). - Reviewed, fact-checked and approved the six background guides drafted by the academic officers. - Tripled LinkedIn follower count from 460 to 1,410. - Renovated and maintained the official website, boosting overall visitor traffic by 30%. - Advertised vacancies on social media and the website. - Wrote and sent out monthly newsletters via Mailchimp. - Recruited and onboarded the succeeding board, training them to take over the running of the organization. Show less



Amsterdam University College Model United Nations

• Netherlands
• Political Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Secretariat Member

  • Sep 2020 - Sep 2021

  AUCMUN is an annual Model United Nations organized by Amsterdam University College students I was in charge of building the eight committees of AUCMUN 2021, finding debate topics for each of these committees, and inviting and keeping communication with speakers who gave guest lectures on the different topics of the conference. AUCMUN is an annual Model United Nations organized by Amsterdam University College students I was in charge of building the eight committees of AUCMUN 2021, finding debate topics for each of these committees, and inviting and keeping communication with speakers who gave guest lectures on the different topics of the conference.



European Student Think Tank

• Belgium
• Think Tanks
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Reviewer

  • Apr 2021 - Jun 2021

  The European Policy Review is the peer-reviewed journal produced by the European Student Think-Tank. I revised the grammar, spelling, syntax, structure, and consistency of an academic paper. The European Policy Review is the peer-reviewed journal produced by the European Student Think-Tank. I revised the grammar, spelling, syntax, structure, and consistency of an academic paper.



VSTV - Premium Pay-TV Operator in Vietnam

• Vietnam
• Broadcast Media Production and Distribution
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Intern

  • Jun 2017 - Jun 2017