Giulia Mantini

Experience

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  European Parliament

  Jun 2016 - Jul 2016

  Trainee for the Office of MEP Alessia Mosca

  • Acquired a professional mind-set and an inclination towards team- oriented solutions from collaborating with policy experts; prepared presentations and materials for the meetings of the International Trade Committee and drafting position papers and concept notes. • Gained a strong understanding of the linkages between policy and operational practices by collaborating on the initiatives of the Italian Delegation and advising on the incorporation a gender-transformative perspective into the MEP’s policy agenda. • Contributed to the conceptualisation and organization of expert panels as the ‘Roundtable on Transatlantic Relations’ with Google Policy Counsel and the US Ambassador to the EU. Developed good communication and inter-personal skills by maintaining productive relations with local partners and guest speakers. Show less

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  Foreign Affairs Committee of the Senate of the Italian Republic

  Dec 2016 - Mar 2017

  Project Collaboration on European Security Policy

  • Disseminated intellectual research on EU Security and Defence Policy, developed the analytical ability to critically select and process information rapidly and methodological accuracy through constant policy monitoring. • Delivered timely results within individual scope of work and refined time management skills by working while being a full-time student. Developed the ability to work with minimum supervision under own initiative, being proactive in foreseeing expected deliverables.

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  IAI - Istituto Affari Internazionali

  Jan 2019 - Apr 2019

  Research Intern, 'Security and Defence Programme'

  • Gained strong quantitative and qualitative analysis skills through information management by working daily on the project ‘Permanent Monitoring Analysis of Military Capabilities and Defence Sector Trends’ coordinated by the European Defence Agency (EDA). • Enhanced the ability to carry out open source research by preparing inputs for the proper dissemination of high-quality analytical products and mastering dataset information both critically and precisely for the delivery of accountable outputs to the research team and to the Head of Programme. • Contributed to the literature reviews and fact checking of the studies ‘Human Security and Climate Change: Vulnerabilities for the Sahel’ and ‘Approaches for Regional Stability and the Outlook for NATO’ and published independent research for the editorial IAI Commentary.• Giulia Mantini, A EU Naval Mission Without a Navy: The Paradox of Operation Sophia, Rome, IAI, May 2019, p. 5(Commentaries;19|33) Show less

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  World Food Programme

  Jul 2019 - Mar 2020

  Public Partnerships and Resourcing Division Intern

  • Developed strong analytical skills from conducting regular data analysis of WFP’s global and regional resourcing trends, donor intelligence mapping and forecasting using Salesforce corporate tool to inform Strategic Task Forces, senior divisional meetings and WFP management. • Compiled and analyzed data bases and graphs, data visualizations, infographics, statistics, development indicators and aggregate funding for senior management’s annual regional presentations. • Assisted the GPO in providing operational support to WFP Country Offices under Regional Bureau Johannesburg (RBJ) and Bangkok (RBB) by preparing monthly L2/L3 Emergency Funding Dashboards to advocate for resource mobilization. Liaised with Country Offices to inform the design of Strategic Plans and Partnership Action Plans for South-South Cooperation. • Monitored partnerships and internal/external stakeholders’ engagement to regularly write operational reports and advocacy messages. Show less

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  World Food Programme

  Oct 2020 - Sept 2023

  • Coordinate relevant information and data from Country Offices and Regional Bureau units to feed into reports, products and analytical pieces led by the EPR team for the Regional or Global levels (Sahel Shock Response Reports, Outlooks, Corporate Alert System, Global Operational Response Plans).• Manage the EPR communication strategy to provide awareness on operationalprogresses.• Provide support to external products, researches and studies related to EPR's work on conflict-sensitivity, protection, nexus approach and climate risk insurance.• Produce a quarterly RBD EPR Access Newsletter to inform donors on main access trends.• Ad interim Special Assistant to the Regional Deputy Director. Show less • Headed the OIM and Reporting Unit in the Mekelle Sub-Office, providing on-the-ground support through strategic analyses to inform decision-making as WFP scaled-up theTigray emergency response to the Northern Ethiopia Response.• Produced a wide range of internal and external reporting products (Situation Reports, OED Topic Briefs, Donor Brief), highlighting key achievements and challenges of the Emergency Response. • Drafted high-level talking points on behalf of the Emergency Coordinator for weekly Operational Task Forces (OTFs) and Strategic Task Forces (STFs).• Provided analytical support to the Programme Unit through daily management of relief/GFD distribution data.• Conducted IM functions for the Food Cluster through weekly relief updates to inform the OCHA Tigray Humanitarian Situation Reports and Emergency Coordination CentreMeetings. Show less • Covered reporting and information management tasks as focal point for the Regional Bureau for Latin America and the Caribbean (RBP) and Eastern Africa (RBN), collaboratingwith internal counterparts to ensure consistency in humanitarian information and to complement WFP analysis and information for donor reports i.e. COHAFA Talking Points.• Analyzed the political, humanitarian and policy landscape pertaining to WFP’s responses, including donor policies, trends and preferences, to inform OPSCEN’s strategic information provision to key decision-makers. • Developed innovative solutions to further improve WFP’s reporting products and processes (Internal and External Situation Reports, Emergency Dashboards, Emergencies Overview, Topic Briefs).• OIM Emergency Roster Member since September 2020, proved readiness to deploy to emergency settings as required. Show less

  • Emergency Preparedness and Response IM Officer

    Feb 2022 - Sept 2023

  • Operational Information Management Consultant, Emergencies Division

    Sept 2021 - Feb 2022

  • Information Management and Reporting Officer

    Jun 2021 - Sept 2021

  • Operational Information Management Consultant, Emergencies Operations Division

    Oct 2020 - Sept 2021