Deborah Varisano
Program Officer at Plan International Belgium- Claim this Profile
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Italien Professional working proficiency
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Espagnol Professional working proficiency
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anglais Professional working proficiency
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Néerlandais Limited working proficiency
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Français Native or bilingual proficiency
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Experience
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Plan International Belgium
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Belgium
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Non-profit Organizations
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1 - 100 Employee
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Program Officer
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Apr 2022 - Present
1. Manage and supervise a project portfolio (currently: Vietnam, Rwanda, Bolivia, Ecuador)2. Contribute to the development of a close working relationship with country offices and key partners3. Support the administrative and financial management of grants4. Contribute to the development and coordination of new proposals
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Business Development Officer
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Apr 2020 - Apr 2022
Designed and coordinated a 5-year program in 8 countries: - Supported the development of a comprehensive workplan and roadmap for the program’s proposals; developed various online tools; organised and facilitated various design online workshops; facilitated communication exchanges and discussions with various stakeholders (partner colleagues, NGOs, etc.)- Supported the proposals’ design and ensured its harmonization before submission to the donor- Thematics: child protection, gender-based violence, education, youth economic empowerment, youth’ participation and leadership in Benin, Bolivia, Ecuador, Niger, Senegal, Rwanda, Tanzania and Vietnam Show less
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Program Development Assistant
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Oct 2019 - Apr 2020
Contribute to the the development of projects proposals (desk review, needs assessment, proposal writing, coordination, budget, logframe, etc.) submitted to various donors (ex: DG ECHO, ENABEL, Coopération belge au développement (DGD)) on different thematic areas such as child protection, sexual and gender-based violence, education (in emergencies), youth economic empowerement, girl’s ; contribute to the identification and analysis of program development opportunities ; etc.
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Plan 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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Business Development Officer
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Jan 2022 - Apr 2022
3-months deployment with the Business Development Team in Plan International Rwanda to strenghten the grants portfolio. Responsibilities: - Support the design and submission of the proposals to donors, in coordination with Program and support teams. - Engage local donor missions at country office level - Identify new grants opportunities Activities undertaken: Co-coordinated the development of a private donor full proposal o Partner mapping o Due diligence sessions o Gender-Marker Tool session o Brainstorming sessions with partners o Consolidation of inputs and review of narrative proposal o Other various meetings with various stakeholders Participated in donor engagement meetings with Enabel, Swedish Embassy, European Union Delegation, UNICEF Developed a strategy paper for a funding opportunity between Plan Belgium and Plan Rwanda through a private donor corporate on a Youth Economic Empowerment and Sport project Engaged with the Programme Team to discuss funding opportunities on CSO Support and prepared draft concept note and timeline Participated in the ideas stage development of a Youth Economic Empowerment and SRHR funding opportunity Participated in a proposal brainstorming for a funding opportunity on SRHR and youth leadership/advocacy Support the development of a donor mapping Show less
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Plan International Bolivia
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Bolivia
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Non-profit Organization Management
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1 - 100 Employee
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Grants Officer
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Sep 2021 - Dec 2021
3-months deployment/secondment in Plan International Bolivia to support the Mobilization Resources Department. Objective: Improve the strategic and operative capacities of Plan Bolivia’s team in fundraising resources through grants, to enhance the scope of the programs in country. Responsibilities: - Support the design and submission of proposals to donors, in coordination with Program and Administration teams ; - Implement and update tools to register and monitor grants opportunities : - Design a Concept Notes Portfolio ; - Support the design of a Business Development Plan from Grants approach. Show less
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Plan International Belgium
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Belgium
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Non-profit Organizations
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1 - 100 Employee
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Volunteer Staff
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Jun 2019 - Jun 2019
Assisted in the follow-up of the projects implemented in Bolivia Assisted in the follow-up of the projects implemented in Bolivia
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Office of the United Nations High Commissionner for Human Rights
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Région de Genève, Suisse
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Intern Assistant
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Mar 2019 - May 2019
Trainee within the Universal Periodic Review Branch. I assisted in the drafting and reviewing of sections of the Working Group reports; assisted in the translation of relevant documents and statements; contributed to the extraction of information from various databases and put them into visual infographics relevant to the UPR; assisted in the research of human rights documentations and compiled them into summaries; assisted in pre-session and post-session documents including analysis of human rights information and trends; assisted in the preparation and revision of training materials; … Show less
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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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Internship
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Oct 2018 - Jan 2019
Within the asile and migration campaign department, I contributed to the daily monitoring of campaigns; I participated in the writing of various Amnesty's communication networks; I participated in the creation of campaign tools and visuals; I participated in the implementation of mobilization actions; and other daily tasks Within the asile and migration campaign department, I contributed to the daily monitoring of campaigns; I participated in the writing of various Amnesty's communication networks; I participated in the creation of campaign tools and visuals; I participated in the implementation of mobilization actions; and other daily tasks
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European External Action Service
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Belgium
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International Affairs
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700 & Above Employee
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Trainee at the European Union Delegation to the United Nations
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Feb 2017 - May 2017
Trainee in the Coordination, Press and Information Section: I participated in the organisation of side-events; I attended UN meetings and thereafter wrote reports, statements and official letters; I participated in the updating of the social media; I participated in the design of flyers and other support/visuals; other daily tasks Trainee in the Coordination, Press and Information Section: I participated in the organisation of side-events; I attended UN meetings and thereafter wrote reports, statements and official letters; I participated in the updating of the social media; I participated in the design of flyers and other support/visuals; other daily tasks
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UNICEF Belgium
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Belgium
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Non-profit Organization Management
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100 - 200 Employee
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Volunteer Staff
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Jul 2016 - Aug 2016
As a communication student, I did a 5-weeks internship at the communication department in the UNICEF Brussels Office. I was in charge of the updating of the office media contact list,the undertaking of the daily media monitoring, I contributed to the updating of the EU-UNICEF content website and helped with other daily tasks. As a communication student, I did a 5-weeks internship at the communication department in the UNICEF Brussels Office. I was in charge of the updating of the office media contact list,the undertaking of the daily media monitoring, I contributed to the updating of the EU-UNICEF content website and helped with other daily tasks.
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Education
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Universidade de Coimbra
Master's degree, Human rights -
EIUC - European Inter-University Centre for Human Rights and Democratisation
Master's degree, Human rights and democratization -
IHECS Academy
Master's degree, Public relations -
IHECS Academy
Bachelor's degree, Public relations -
Amnesty International Human Rights Academy
Human rights, Certificate of achievement