Experience

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  Wallonie-Bruxelles International (WBI)

  • Belgium
  • International Affairs
  • 200 - 300 Employee

  • Diplomat

    • Sep 2023 - Present

    Represents the governments of Wallonia and of the French Community of Belgium in Geneva - Permanent Representation of Belgium to the United Nations in Geneva

  • Diplomat

    • Sep 2019 - Aug 2023

    Represented the governments of Wallonia and of the French community of Belgium in Quebec and Canada, fostered partnerships between organisations from Wallonia, Brussels and Canada.

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  European Commission

  • Brussels Area, Belgium

  • Policy Officer

    • May 2018 - Jul 2019
    • Brussels Area, Belgium

    Contributed to the development, monitoring and evaluation of European Union policies and projects related to protection, Education in Emergencies, innovation and humanitarian financing at DG ECHO.

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  Wallonie-Bruxelles International (WBI)

  • Brussels Area, Belgium

  • Policy Advisor

    • Sep 2016 - May 2018
    • Brussels Area, Belgium

    Policy Advisor- Contributed to the development of the external affairs strategy of the French-speaking governments of Belgium, in particular in multilateral forums and UN bodies.- Liaised with cabinets and partner administrations to define the position of the French-speaking governments in multilateral forums. - Represented the French-speaking governments of Belgium in intra-Belgium coordination meetings and in the Council of the EU working parties.

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  Université libre de Bruxelles

  • Brussels, Belgium

  • FNRS Postdoctoral Researcher (Chargée de Recherches FNRS)

    • Oct 2015 - Oct 2016
    • Brussels, Belgium

    FRS-FNRS (National Fund for scientific research) Postdoctoral Researcher at the CEVIPOL (Centre d'étude de la vie politique)- Conducted research on the refugee crisis and on the management of migration flows in the EU- Coordinated international research projects and academic events - included fund-raising and budget management- Supervised Master's dissertations

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  University of Oxford

  • Oxford, United Kingdom

  • Postdoctoral Research Fellow

    • Oct 2013 - Oct 2015
    • Oxford, United Kingdom

    Postdoctoral Fellow at the Middle East Programme of the School of Interdisciplinary Area Studies (Wiener-Anspach fellow)- Conducted research and co-organised seminars and conferences with the Modern Israel Studies Programme- Conducted research on counter-terrorism and human rights and on asylum and migration policies in the Mediterranean - Supervised Master's dissertations for the MSc in Global Governance and Diplomacy and for the MSt Socio-Legal Research- Coordinated international research projects and academic events

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  Harvard University

  • Greater Boston Area

  • Postdoctoral Research Fellow

    • Sep 2012 - Aug 2013
    • Greater Boston Area

    Postdoctoral fellow at the Carr Center for Human Rights, Harvard Kennedy School of Government and at the Center for Middle Eastern Studies (Fulbright scholar and BAEF fellow)- Conducted research on migration and asylum policies, counter-terrorism, human trafficking and modern slavery in the Middle East and in Europe- Coordinated international research projects and academic events

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  Université libre de Bruxelles

  • Brussels Area, Belgium

  • Teaching and Research Assistant

    • Oct 2006 - Sep 2012
    • Brussels Area, Belgium

    Research and teaching assistant for the Department of Political Science, Cevipol (Centre d'étude de la vie politique)- Conducted research on the impact of antiterrorism on human rights and on national minorities in new Nation States- Gave seminars to BA and MA students- Coordinated international exchange programmes, including Erasmus programmes, for the Political Science Department- Coordinated international research projects and academic events