Experience

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  German parliament

  Sept 2012 - Sept 2012

  Intern with working group on economic cooperation and development
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  European council on foreign relations

  Sept 2013 - Dec 2013

  Intern

  Working in a German-speaking office, I researched around a dozen articles on Europe's political economy, and conducted independent editorial revision of all work published by the Berlin office for the online platform. I also organised several high level political debates on pan-European issues.

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  Transparency international

  Jan 2014 - Jul 2014

  Anti-corruption solutions and knowledge internship

  I worked simultaneously with three different teams to:- develop research collaborations between leading universities and in-country experts- produce flagship publications (the Global Corruption Report series)- provide a technical anti-corruption helpdesk service to key stakeholders (the European Commission and the U4 group of donors)Particular focus on the Asia-Pacific region, where I evaluated and integrated the findings of a mapping exercise on anti-corruption expertise in Asia into TI's academic engagement strategy. Show less

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  Transparency international

  Sept 2014 - Sept 2015

  Research consultant

  Produce political risk reports on corruption challenges in selected countries for the European Commission and the U4 Group of Development Agencies.Author of TI's Handbook on Public Sector Ethics (https://www.transparency.org/files/content/corruptionqas/Public_Sector_Ethics_Topic_Guide.pdf)

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  Hyderabad urban lab

  Jun 2015 - Aug 2015

  Research associate

  Worked with an Indian NGO to produce a detailed evaluation of urban planning mechanisms and public service delivery in deprived areas, with a view to making these more inclusive.

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  Dg regional & urban policy, european commission

  Oct 2015 - Jun 2016

  • Managed the revision of the UK’s 2014-2020 European Structural and Investment Funds Partnership Agreement• In liaison with the Department for Communities and Local Government, oversaw implementation of the England European Regional Development Fund Operational Programme.• Mapped the UK programmes’ performance indicators to ensure strategic coherence and legal compliance with reporting obligations and financial regulations.• Liaised with the Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF) to investigate and develop cases related to suspected fraud. Show less • Supported Desk Officers in charge of European Regional Development Fund Operational Programmes (i.a. Programme modifications, analysis of documents and preparation of comments, meetings and correspondence).• Developed I.T. tools to automate the production of country fiches and monitor the performance of UK and Ireland Operational Programmes in order to brief senior management, as well as to respond more effectively to queries from partners, MEPs, journalists and potential beneficiaries.• Produced bite-sized booklets about best practice ERDF projects across the UK to promote the added value of Cohesion policy to local communities.• Attended technical training on key aspects of Cohesion Policy including financial instruments, the European Semester, evaluation planning, fraud prevention and macroeconomic conditionality. Show less

  • Assistant Desk Officer

    Mar 2016 - Jun 2016

  • Trainee with the Ireland and United Kingdom Unit

    Oct 2015 - Feb 2016
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  Transparency international

  Jun 2016 - now

  Research and knowledge manager

  I work on Transparency International's Anti-Corruption Helpdesk, providing timely and tailored answers to corruption-related queries from Transparency International's movement as well as development practitioners from the European Commission and the U4 group of donor agencies. Each answer provides a synthesis of the state of research on a particular topic, lessons learnt from case studies as well as practical recommendations for anti-corruption approaches.Tasks include:- Manage the research component of TI's SDG engagement strategy - Conducting and coordinating research and analysis on a wide range of corruption topics- Producing papers and research material (reports, publications, policy analysis, presentations in policy fora or fundraising proposals).- Outreach activities to disseminate and promote Helpdesk research. Show less