Viola Bianchetti

Experience

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  Nosadella.due – Artists-in-Residence Program

  Sept 2013 - Jan 2014

  Intern

  Planning of the residence of the South African artist Kyla Davis.Management of theatre workshops in the province of Bologna.Communication with the participants and administration of the mailing list.Interpreter during the workshops (English-Italian).

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  European Economic and Social Committee

  Feb 2018 - Jun 2018

  Trainee

  Unit: Relations with Organised Civil Society and Forward Studies- Assist in the organisation of the ECI day 2018 and Civil Society Days 2018.- Assistance with the management of the Liaison Group (civil society-EESC dialogue platform)- Research on the European Citizens’ Initiative (ECI)- Website update (Drupal)- Social media management (Twitter)- Management of mailing lists (CRM Dynamics)

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  AEGEE / European Students'​ Forum

  Aug 2018 - Jul 2019

  Projects Director

  - Supervision of the project My Europe, My Say! (Erasmus+ KA3, European Youth Together call), in partnership with the World Organisation of the Scouts Movement.- Supervision of the project GENDERS – Platform for the Certification of Gender Friendly Organisations (Erasmus+ KA2) as coordinating organisation.- Supervision of several international teams of volunteers working on the topics of social inclusion, gender equality, active citizenship and youth participation.- Supervision of the AEGEE-Europe awareness and education campaign for the European Parliament Elections 2019.- Grant writing and institutional fundraising.- Representation of AEGEE-Europe at external events.- Coordination of the Strategic Planning process for the drafting of the Strategic Plan Framework 2020-2023 Show less

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  European Women's Lobby

  Sept 2019 - Feb 2020

  Policy and Campaigning Assistant

  - Follow policy developments at EU level in the field of gender equality, write briefings and develop policy recommendations or other advocacy actions targeted at different institutional actors.Support the development of the engagement strategy with the new EU institutions, identify champions, set up meetings with key political figures, present EWL advocacy calls in different institutional settings.- Coordinate the advocacy actions of coalitions of NGOs (internal communication and organisation of meetings).- Draft communication materials on EWL activities and advocacy, coordinate the production of publications (editing, design, translation) and contribute to maintaining the online presence of the EWL, including contributing to social media campaigns.- Organisation of the WomenObject! Week of Action to End Sexual Exploitation, including a one-day conference at the European Parliament. Show less

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  AEGEE / European Students'​ Forum

  Jan 2020 - Jun 2022

  Trainer and facilitator

  Designed and delivered international trainings:- March 2020 (Moscow, Russia) - training for youth workers and volunteers on gender mainstreaming in youth contexts;- September 2020 (online) - seminar on sharing best practices of gender mainstreaming in the youth sector;- April 2022 (Warsaw, Poland) - training for trainers on gender equality, gender-based violence, and the Istanbul Convention.Drafted a trainers’ toolbox and a handbook on gender mainstreaming in youth organisations and on how to combat sexism and gender stereotypes in different fields. Show less

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  Debating Europe

  Feb 2020 - Feb 2021

  Project Manager

  Coordinated the day-to-day operations of the citizens’ engagement platform "Debating Europe";Built strategic partnerships with NGOs, stakeholders and donors;Co-designed with partners policy debates on current affairs; selected and contacted speakers representing institutions, civil society, academia and the private sector;Curated the editorial calendar together with two editors, so that it reflected the most relevant topics in the European policy agenda.Organised online events for multiple partners;Coordinated a team of 2 editors and 1 intern Show less

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  European Youth Forum

  Mar 2021 - Jun 2022

  Project Manager

  Led the development of the 25 Percent project, which trained 2,500+ young people on political participation and activism, and gathered 12,000+ ideas on the future of Europe.Took responsibility for the financial management of the project (total budget over 700k);Led on building and managing relationships with service providers, external stakeholder and donors;Led and coordinated the activities of a consortium of 10 youth organisations, based in 6 different countries and working with different demographics;Ensured that project activities include marginalised groups (NEETs, rural youth, ethnic and religious minorities, linguistic minorities);Organised one online international event with 100+ young participants and 8 policy makers; and a final event in Brussels with 150+ participants amongst project partners, stakeholders and donors, and 6 policy makers Show less

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  European Youth Forum

  Oct 2022 - Apr 2023

  Project Officer

  Managing projects on civic education and social activism for young people across Europe.Developing training resources.Organising capacity-building events. Managing consortia with diverse NGOs. Nurturing relations with stakeholders and funders.Mainstreaming diversity and inclusion.

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  IGLYO

  Apr 2023 - now

  Programmes Manager