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Rita Cruz

Rita Cruz

Translator and Content Creator

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  • About me

    Project Manager || Development, Justice, Peace Studies, Social Impact

  • Education

    • Escola Secundária Santa Maria do Olival

      2011 - 2014
      High School Humanistic Scientific Course on Languages and Humanities

    • ISCTE - Instituto Universitário de Lisboa

      2018 - 2020
      International Studies International Relations and Affairs 18 (out of 20)

      Dissertation title: Social reincorporation of FARC-EP's former combatants: the case of the Colombian Peace Agreement 2016Available at: http://hdl.handle.net/10071/21095Score: 18 (out of 20).

    • Instituto Politécnico de Tomar

      2014 - 2017
      Bachelor's degree BA Management and Cultural Tourism

      Activities and Societies: -Student Promoter of the University (from February until August 2017).

    • Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (VU Amsterdam)

      2019 - 2020
      Minor Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution

      Activities and Societies: Part of the Erasmus+ programme; Main classes included: International Law, Ethics, Religion and Psychology; Participation in the Minor evaluation group; Promoter of the Minor; Integration in the Amsterdam Research Centre for Religion, Peace and Justice Studies.

  • Experience

    • Erasmusu

      Sept 2017 - Jun 2018
      Translator and Content Creator

      Translator and Content Manager for the Portuguese Webpage.- Translation from and to Portuguese, English and Spanish (PT-ES; PT-EN; EN-PT).- Content creator both in Portuguese and English. - Elaboration of a city guide about Lisbon, Portugal.A few examples of my work include:Profile Link - https://erasmusu.com/es/rita-cruz-779102Prague's blog - https://erasmusu.com/en/erasmus-prague/erasmus-blog/3-day-trip-in-prague-608160

    • StreetProRunning

      Mar 2018 - Jun 2019
      Translator

      Content translation from Spanish to Portuguese (ES-PT)- Translation of the Website's company (including translation of sports goods related to running, padel, tennis, trekking, fitness and trail).- Translation of legislation documents, related to the General Data Protection Regulation.https://www.padelnuestro.com/https://www.streetprorunning.com/pt/

    • AIDGLOBAL

      Oct 2018 - Dec 2018
      Communications Assistant

      Communications Assistant- Organisation of events; - Administrative work; - Management of the donor's database - Tool: Excel.

    • UNICEF

      Feb 2019 - Apr 2019
      Fundraising Assistant

    • Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (VU Amsterdam)

      Feb 2020 - Feb 2022
      Research Assistant - Centre for Religion and Peace & Justice Studies

      Student Research Assistant at the Amsterdam Centre for Religion and Peace & Justice Studies - Integration and participation in research projects;- Administrative work (writing minutes, reports, drafts, preparing meetings); - Support on workshops, classes, and events along with monitoring of grants.

    • Digital Survival Company

      Feb 2021 - Sept 2021
      Project Manager

      Project Manager- Team coordination, managing budgets (forecast and control), deliverables and timelines; - Elaboration of project designs;- Project Management Officer tasks;- Re-structuration of Digital Survival Company's methodological way of working;- Prince 2; Agile | Tools: Microsoft Project; SharePoint; PowerBI; Excel.

    • European Commission

      Oct 2021 - Feb 2022
      Blue Book Trainee

      Frontex | European Border and Coast Guard AgencyDepartment of Media and Public Relations Unit – Internal Communication Team- Coordination of events;- Management of ad-hoc projects;- Content creation (interviews and articles);- Management and improvement of the intranet page - Tool: Sharepoint.- PM2 Methodology.

    • Circle Economy Foundation

      May 2022 - now
      Project Manager

      Project Manager(Circular Economy, Social Responsibility, Social Impact, Sustainability)- Team coordination, managing and monitoring budgets, deliverables, quality and timelines, addressing issues and risks, monitoring progress and resource planning.- Leading (inter)national Projects.- Project Process Improvement.- Evaluation of Project Performance.- Business Development.

  • Licenses & Certifications

    • International Course "State, Politics and Democracy in Latin America"

      Escuela de Estudios LatinoAmericanos y Globales - ELAG
      Oct 2020

    • PM2 - Project Management FGIV

      European Commission
      Mar 2022

    • PRINCE2® Foundation

      AXELOS Global Best Practice
      Aug 2021

    • Global Diplomacy – Diplomacy in the Modern World

      University of London
      Mar 2020

  • Honors & Awards

    • Awarded to Rita Cruz
      Research Grant at Centre for International Studies ISCTE - University Institute of Lisbon Jul 2020 Student Research Grant (Internship)- Attendance in Academic Research Workshops (with theoretical and methodological modules);- Development of an individual research project related to the master's dissertation; - Administrative work (preparation of academic reports);- Debate research projects developed during the internship.

  • Volunteer Experience

    • Activities Coordinator

      Issued by Universidade Sénior de Tomar
      Universidade Sénior de TomarAssociated with Rita Cruz

    • Member of the Committee of External Activities

      Issued by SIB-Amsterdam | Dutch United Nations Student Association on Sept 2019
      SIB-Amsterdam | Dutch United Nations Student AssociationAssociated with Rita Cruz

    • Projects and Activities Coordinator

      Issued by Erasmus Student Network on Oct 2015
      Erasmus Student NetworkAssociated with Rita Cruz