Lena Jacobs
Assistant Principal Officer at Department of the Taoiseach- Claim this Profile
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Experience
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Department of the Taoiseach
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Ireland
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Government Administration
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1 - 100 Employee
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Assistant Principal Officer
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Apr 2021 - Present
Dublin City, County Dublin, Ireland Developing a wellbeing framework, accompanied by relevant indices to create a holistic view of progress in Irish society.
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Assistant Principal Officer
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Feb 2021 - Apr 2021
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Administrative Officer
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Feb 2020 - Feb 2021
County Dublin, Ireland
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Department of the Taoiseach
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Ireland
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Government Administration
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1 - 100 Employee
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Administrative Officer
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Apr 2016 - Feb 2020
Economic Policy Unit, Economics Division
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Eurofound
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Ireland
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Research Services
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1 - 100 Employee
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Research Trainee
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Oct 2015 - Apr 2016
Contributed to a study on long-term unemployment of young people with a quantitative analysis using the ESS survey on scarring effects of long-term unemployment including impact on economic, civic and wellbeing after 5 years. Contributed to 'Start-up support for young people in the EU: From implementation to evaluation', which mapped and evaluated measures for start-up support for young people in the EU. Responsibility for managing and maintaining the European Restructuring Monitor which… Show more Contributed to a study on long-term unemployment of young people with a quantitative analysis using the ESS survey on scarring effects of long-term unemployment including impact on economic, civic and wellbeing after 5 years. Contributed to 'Start-up support for young people in the EU: From implementation to evaluation', which mapped and evaluated measures for start-up support for young people in the EU. Responsibility for managing and maintaining the European Restructuring Monitor which includes data creation and/or cleaning in the events, legislation, supports and case study databases, corresponding with national correspondents, interpreting data and drafting quarterly and annual reports. Show less
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Policy Research Intern
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Jul 2015 - Sep 2015
Researching antidiscrimination policies and practices in the EU region with a specific focus on Roma integration in housing, education and personal security. Implementation of these practices in Hungary, Romania, Bulgaria and Slovakia. Research civil society antidiscrimination initiatives in Europe, Africa and Latin America
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Jesuit Centre for Faith and Justice
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Ireland
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Civic and Social Organizations
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1 - 100 Employee
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IT and Communications
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Sep 2007 - Aug 2014
Created and published a course for second level education on social justice for use in the junior cycle (12-15 years) which is currently being rolled out in Jesuit schools in Ireland. Drafting news articles on various issues such as crime policy, penal policy and unemployment. Responsible for copy editing and print layout of the Centre's journal Working Notes (published 3 times per annum), drafting news articles, and design and layout of various other publications, posters… Show more Created and published a course for second level education on social justice for use in the junior cycle (12-15 years) which is currently being rolled out in Jesuit schools in Ireland. Drafting news articles on various issues such as crime policy, penal policy and unemployment. Responsible for copy editing and print layout of the Centre's journal Working Notes (published 3 times per annum), drafting news articles, and design and layout of various other publications, posters, etc. Responsible for design and maintenance of all the centre's websites, including jcfj.ie, whycare.ie and workingnotes.ie. Involved in event planning for multiple conferences and publication launches, writing and disseminating press releases, and other advocacy endeavours. Show less
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IT Support Officer
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Jun 2013 - Jul 2014
Designed and created new websites (eg. jrs.ie and livingwage.ie) Update and support customers in maintenance of websites. Responsible for training customers to use CMS Joomla. Responsible for maintenance of server security and troubleshooting.
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Education
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Trinity College Dublin
Post Graduate Certificate, Statistics -
Central European University
Master's Degree, Public Policy -
Trinity College, Dublin
Bachelor's Degree, Political Science and History -
University of California, San Diego
Student Exchange, History and Political Science