Partnerships Officer

• Oct 2019 - Present

▪ Enhance the profile of UNWTO among Geneva-based agencies, especially with the International Trade Centre (ITC) and the World Trade Organization (WTO) on tourism and trade in services related matters;▪ Provide technical inputs for project design and project management;▪ Identify opportunities for strategic partnership with United Nations entities, International Financial Institutions and the private sector;▪ Develop annual work plans and budget according with donors' annual planning cycle;▪ Track funding opportunities with potential donors and Governments;▪ Contribute to the preparation of written outputs like project background research, statements and reports.Contributed to the following publications:United Nations Secretary-General Policy Brief: COVID-19 and Transforming Tourism. August 2020, UN. Show less

International Consultant

• May 2015 - Sep 2019

Joint work with the International Trade Centre. ▪ Provided technical assistance for projects and worked with project partners and key stakeholders;▪ Tracked funding opportunities with potential donors and in particular with the State Secretariat for Economic Affairs of Switzerland (SECO) and the European Union;▪ Developed and managed the application of the ITC-UNWTO Tourism Export Strategy methodology to pilot countries;▪ Carried out applied studies on how tourism as en economic sector contributes to all SDGs and has a high potential in creating jobs.▪ Contributed to the following publications:- Tourism and the Sustainable Development Goals - Journey to 2030. 2017, UNWTO and UNDP.- World Conference on Tourism and Future Energy - Unlocking Low-carbon Growth Opportunities, EXPO 2017, Astana, Kazakhstan, 26-27 June 2017, UNWTO. Show less

EU Aid Senior Volunteer to support project operations on Disaster Risk Reduction

• Jul 2017 - Sep 2018

▪ Supported and guided the southern partners in Nepal to create the best conditions for implementation and the evaluation of the volunteer deployments; ▪ Brought together hosting organizations to discuss the requirements (both fine-tuning ToRs and logistic arrangements) for the volunteers part of the EU Aid Volunteers Initiative and to plan appropriate actions; ▪ Built an appropriate support framework for the volunteers in Nepal, both within the hosting organization as also within the peer group of volunteers; ▪ Provided appropriate mentoring and capacity building to volunteers to increase their knowledge about projects rolling in the hosting agency and about hosting country; ▪ Supported project proposal drafting and reporting to donors. Two missions to Nepal for the inception phase of the project from July 2017 to September 2017 (2 months) and closing phase from August 2018 to September 2018 (1 month). Monitoring duties performed remotely. Show less

International Consultant

• May 2015 - Jul 2017

Joint work with UNWTO. ▪ Coordinated the set up of the UNWTO liaison office in Switzerland, by monitoring legal and financial business formalities; ▪ Monitored and reported overall progress of UNWTO/ITC joint projects and activities; ▪ Contributed to the design and implementation of the joint ITC-UNWTO Tourism Export Strategy methodology; ▪ Drafted background documents for the tourism sector for the Gambia Youth Empowerment Project; ▪ Provided support to the preparation of the joint UNWTO-ITC tourism project proposal for Liberia implemented by ITC; ▪ Coordinated the preparation of a joint ITC-UNWTO working paper on Tourism and ICT. ▪ Contributed to the following publications: - SME Competitiveness Outlook 2017, The region: A door to global trade. 2017, ITC. - Tourism for Sustainable Development in Least Developed Countries: Leveraging Resources for Sustainable Tourism with the Enhanced Integrated Framework. 2017, UNWTO/ITC/EIF. - SME Competitiveness Outlook 2016, Meeting the standard for trade. 2016, ITC. Show less

Bluebook Trainee, Political Department

• Oct 2014 - Mar 2015

Bluebook Trainee at the European Commission Representation in the UK in the political sector. Main function: political analysis and reporting. ▪ Contributed to the monitoring activities of the Representation on the country's overall situation. ▪ Assisted in the preparation of briefings, data and updates needed for the Representation speaking engagements. ▪ Conducted political analysis and research on Common Foreign and Security Policy issues: EU foreign policy in the Middle East, for the Representation and for Brussels HQ. ▪ Collaborated with the EEAS, DG DEVCO and ECHO in Brussels, British Government department such as Dfid, Defra, DECC, and private agencies to support the coordination of joint initiatives for the European Year of Development. Show less

Trainee, Institutional Relations and Resources Mobilization

• Sep 2014 - Oct 2014

Assistant to General Coordinator Joint Programme (Intern)

• Mar 2014 - May 2014

Intern

• Jan 2014 - Mar 2014

Intern

• Nov 2013 - Jan 2014

Intern in the Division for Peace and Sustainable Development, Section Education for Peace and Human Rights. Intern in the Division for Peace and Sustainable Development, Section Education for Peace and Human Rights.

Career Representative

• Oct 2012 - Jul 2013