Experience

Concrete Jungle Foundation

• Netherlands
• Non-profit Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Development Director

  • Mar 2018 - Present

  We’re an international non-profit organisation that leverages skateboarding to drive positive developmental outcomes for at-risk youth populations. Answering calls from communities in the Global South, we work directly with our beneficiaries to co-create public infrastructure in the form of skatepark-youth centres. Once established, these facilities are actively managed as community hubs, supporting local youth through employment opportunities and a broad suite of educational, recreational and vocational development programmes - where the cultural clout of skateboarding drives engagement and agency.Today we operate skateparks in Peru, Jamaica and Morocco, employ 19 local staff, and weekly reach 315+ beneficiaries through our daily programmes.• Organisational and business development• Partnerships and stakeholder relations • Communications and reportingwww.concretejunglefoundation.org@concretejunglefoundation#concretejunglefoundation



Fingo - Finnish Development NGOs

• Finland
• Civic and Social Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Events and Communications Assistant (Bridge 47)

  • Feb 2019 - Aug 2019

  • Comms for Finnish umbrella organisation of 300+ orgs in development cooperation• Project: Bridge 47, an EU-funded transnational initiative on Global Citizenship Education • Researched and produced articles, presentations, letters and policy briefs • Event prep and execution, including coordinating the flights, hotels and visas for over 170 participants during the Bridge 47 Global Event in Belgrade, Serbia • Comms for Finnish umbrella organisation of 300+ orgs in development cooperation• Project: Bridge 47, an EU-funded transnational initiative on Global Citizenship Education • Researched and produced articles, presentations, letters and policy briefs • Event prep and execution, including coordinating the flights, hotels and visas for over 170 participants during the Bridge 47 Global Event in Belgrade, Serbia



University of Helsinki, Faculty of Law

• Research Assistant

  • May 2017 - Jul 2017

  • Research assistant for Prof. Jan Klabbers at the Erik Castrén Institute of International Law• Compiled and annotated policy documents of international organizations• Designed and administered surveys on accountability mechanisms for IOs • Categorized and transcribed organizational information into processable quantitative dataI also assisted in the coordination and preparation of the Helsinki Summer Seminar on International Law.• Upheld formal correspondence with panelists, attendees, and stakeholders• Assisted with visa applications, flights and accommodation• Updated and maintained the Seminar websitehttp://www.helsinki.fi/eci/http://www.helsinki.fi/globalgovernance/research.htmlhttp://blogs.helsinki.fi/helsinkisummerseminar/



McGill Political Science Students' Association

• Canada
• Political Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Vice-President Academic

  • May 2016 - May 2017

  • Represented the academic & curricular concerns of 1,300 Poli Sci students at McGill• Served as the liaison between the student body and Faculty members• Oversaw the smooth functioning of the McGill Journal of Political Studies (MJPS)• Coordinated research and networking events and workshops• Managed the Academic Portfolio; a group of students working on various projects geared towards furthering the academic interests of the political science communityhttp://www.mcgillpssa.ca/http://mjps.mcgill.ca/



Geneva International Centre for Justice (GICJ)

• Switzerland
• Civic and Social Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Intern

  • Jun 2016 - Aug 2016

  • Conducted daily research on human rights violations and applicable international law• Monitored UN human rights meetings and activities, especially the Human Rights Council• Drafted reports, letters, statements, and appeals to UN bodies & other stakeholders• Delivered statements during the 32nd Regular Session of the Human Rights Council• Assisted in the organization, promotion and execution of conferences and meetings• Prepared summaries and press releases on meetings and on GICJ activities• Project work on the legal status of Al-Hashd Al-Sha'abi, the history and human rights record of the war on terror, the applicable human rights and international humanitarian law in regards to the Israel-Palestine conflict, and the discordances between the legal workings of the Iraqi judiciary and Iraq's international treaty obligations.www.gicj.org



European Parliament

• Belgium
• Political Organizations
• 700 & Above Employee

• Communications Intern

  • May 2015 - Aug 2015

  • Monitored and conducted research on EP activity and EU-related topics• Drafted articles, reports, presentations, and talking points• Corresponded with the press and general public on matters related to the EP and MEPs• Assisted in meetings, seminars and special events• Managed social media platforms • Monitored and conducted research on EP activity and EU-related topics• Drafted articles, reports, presentations, and talking points• Corresponded with the press and general public on matters related to the EP and MEPs• Assisted in meetings, seminars and special events• Managed social media platforms



McGill University

• Canada
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Research Assistant

  • Jun 2015 - Jul 2015

  • Gathered data on voting procedures as part of web-based Election Management Bodies• Translated Swedish voting legislation into English• Composed email correspondence for qualitative data collection • Gathered data on voting procedures as part of web-based Election Management Bodies• Translated Swedish voting legislation into English• Composed email correspondence for qualitative data collection



Puolustusvoimat - Försvarsmakten - Finnish Defence Forces

• Finland
• Armed Forces
• 700 & Above Employee

• Undersergeant

  • Jul 2013 - Jun 2014

  • Selected for leadership training and awarded the Green Beret for exemplary diligence• Nominated as the artillery observer for a unit operating anti-ship spike-ER coastal missiles• Personally held responsible for the military training of 12 recruits• Organized and conducted lectures, presentations, simulations and field exercises • Selected for leadership training and awarded the Green Beret for exemplary diligence• Nominated as the artillery observer for a unit operating anti-ship spike-ER coastal missiles• Personally held responsible for the military training of 12 recruits• Organized and conducted lectures, presentations, simulations and field exercises