Davide Messina

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Programme manager at EU Delegation to Papua New Guinea

  • Education

    • I.E.P. Bordeaux, Bordeaux (France)

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      Erasmus Program

      - French Language (advanced)- Politics of European Integration, European Union Law- Sociology of the of the Arab World, History of Africa- Research on the Rwandan genocide, aimed at the writing of Master's thesis

    • Peking University

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      Exchange Programme

      - Chinese Language (oral and written) - China's Foreign Policy

    • Shanghai Normal University

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      1-year-course Diploma in Economics Economics

      - Chinese Language (oral and written)- Finance, China's Economy, Chinese Law- Chinese Culture, Enterprise Culture in China- Final thesis: "China's gender imbalance and its economic transformation"

    • Università degli Studi di Firenze

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      Master's degree International Relationsand European Studies 110/110 cum laude

      - International Law, Human Rights Law - Economics of Financial Markets - History of the International SystemFinal thesis: "The Nagoya Protocol on genetic resources and the Regulation 511/2014 of the European Union: legal issues"

    • University of Florence

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      Bachelor’s degree Political Science curriculum International Relations 110/110 cum laude

      The curriculum International Studies focused on the analysis of the International system through subjects that dealt with:- Politics (Political Science, International Relations, European Integration Policy), Law (Public Law, International Law, European Union Law)- Economy (Macroeconomics, Microeconomics, International Economics)Final thesis: "The Rwandan Farmer: Historical and Sociological Analysis of the Tutsi's genocide"

  • Experience

    • S.C.I Italia

      Aug 2009 - Aug 2009
      Volunteer

      Participation, together with youngsters coming from different countries of the world, in the conservation of the Buchenwald concentration camp, in order to preserve the memory of the Holocaust

    • Unicef

      Jan 2011 - Apr 2011
      Trainee

      - Organization, together with the other trainees and members of Unicef, of the national charity event "La nuit de l'eau"- Autonomous organization of a Conference entitled "Les enfants en guerre et face à la guerre", being at the same time moderator of the Conference - Active participation in the organization of other fundraising events (youth festivals, concerts)

    • R.O.C. Aviation China, Shanghai (China)

      Jan 2013 - Apr 2013
      Assistant to General Manager

      - External Relations of the enterprise (Assisting the GM in making contacts with European and American enterprises, in order to conclude agreements and start commercial partnerships)- Support to the GM in the interviewing of other possible trainees and manage their work- Participation in two job fairs and selection of candidates- Participation, as support to the GM, in an International Aviation Conference in Shanghai (the Abace Airshow), in order to start new commercial partnerships

    • Ministry for the Environment, Land and Sea of Italy- EU Task Force, Bruxelles (Belgium)

      Sept 2014 - Jan 2015
      Trainee

      - Participation in conferences and seminars organized by the EU Commission and other institutions- In-depth analysis of the EU Programme Horizon 2020 - Assistance to Italian enterprises in submitting proposals under the EU Programmes Horizon 2020 and LIFE - Redaction of informative notes and articles for the Task force’s and ICE Agency’s newsletters

    • European Commission

      Jan 2015 - Feb 2016
      Blue Book Trainee

      Technical support and monitoring of LIFE projects implementation (evaluation of reports and amendment requests, communication with projects monitors); support with payments; policy analyses and communication with thematic units

    • Partenalia aisbl

      Feb 2015 - Sept 2015
      Dissemination manager

      Management of a project funded under the Lifelong Learning – Grundtvig Multilateral Programme: participation in the implementation of the project in Belgium; management of the dissemination activities of the project (work package leader); financial reporting

    • European Commission

      Apr 2016 - Feb 2018
      Technical Desk Officer

      Evaluation of concept notes and proposals, including of LIFE large integrated projects; negotiation of technical and financial aspects; grant agreement preparation; monitoring and evaluation of ongoing Italian, Spanish and Finnish projects; horizontal coordination for all LIFE projects implementing waste and circular economy policy (policy analysis; organisation of platform meetings; support to the unit coordinator in the preparation of the LIFE 2018-20 Multiannual work programme); coordination of the internal and external communication of the Unit (writing of briefings, speeches and replies to parliamentary questions; dissemination of project results; supervision of the work of the subcontractor; organisation of large dissemination events; drafting of communication material) Weniger anzeigen

    • Executive Agency for Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (EASME)

      Apr 2018 - Jan 2018
      Project Officer

      Evaluation of proposals and concept notes; monitoring and evaluation of LIFE projects in the field of circular economy and waste management; organisation of meeting on waste and resource efficiency-related LIFE projects

    • European Commission

      Nov 2018 - now

      Preparation of contracts, grant agreements, amendments, budgetary and legal commitments; initiation of payments; financial evaluations

      • Programme manager at EU Delegation to Papua New Guinea

        Jun 2019 - now
      • Financial Officer

        Nov 2018 - Jan 2019
  • Licenses & Certifications

    • DALF C1

    • HSK 4

    • TOEFL Certificate (116/120)