Experience

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  Deutscher bundestag

  Oct 2006 - Dec 2006

  Intern
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  German marshall fund of the united states

  Jan 2007 - Apr 2007

  Intern, eu external affairs
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  Bundesministerium für wirtschaftliche zusammenarbeit und entwicklung (bmz)

  May 2007 - Jul 2007

  Intern, latin america division
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  Cssp – berlin center for integrative mediation

  Oct 2008 - Jan 2009

  Intern, western balkans division
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  European commission

  Mar 2009 - Jul 2009

  Blue book trainee, eastern neighbourhood division (dg aid and cooperation)

  • Assistant to the country coordinator for the Russian Federation • Elaborating country analyses (EU Country Briefs) for internal publication on the impact and sustainability of EC development cooperation programmes in Eastern Europe • Assisting the organisation of donor coordination meetings in relation to the European Neighbourhood Policy East

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  Deutsche gesellschaft für internationale zusammenarbeit (giz) gmbh

  Oct 2009 - Apr 2011

  • Management of acquisition processes for EU tenders with a focus on: EU pre-accession processes (legal reform, democratisation, SME support, cross-border cooperation)• Project backstopping, monitoring and reporting • Support to proposal development

  • Consultant, Eastern Europe and Central Asia Division

    Apr 2010 - Apr 2011

  • Intern, Western Balkans Division

    Oct 2009 - Mar 2010
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  Pwc

  May 2011 - Jul 2012

  Consultant for proposal & bid management

  • Coordinating national and international project acquisition processes • Conducting trainings and coaching sessions on project acquisitions • Preparing project proposals for accounting and advisory services • Market analysis, post decision evaluations

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  Cbm international

  Feb 2012 - Jun 2014

  Designated funding officer, eastern mediterranean region division

  • Capacity building of local NGO’s through workshops and trainings on proposal writing, grants management, fundraising strategy development and project cycle management• Acquisition and implementation of development cooperation projects funded by national and multilateral donor agencies (EU, UN, BMZ, DFID, DEZA, etc.)• Monitoring funding opportunities, developing market analyses

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  Deutsche gesellschaft für internationale zusammenarbeit (giz) gmbh

  Jul 2014 - Apr 2019

  Integrated expert for organisational development and fundraising (cim)

  • Setting up a fundraising department at the Centre for South East European Law School Network • Developing business models and the Networks’ fundraising strategy• Capacity building on external grant seeking and proposal process management• Acquisition and implementation of projects in the field of cross-border cooperation in higher education (EU, DAAD, GIZ, EU, etc.)

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  Deutsche gesellschaft für internationale zusammenarbeit gmbh

  Jun 2019 - now

  • Focal Person Data Protection, Gender, Safety and Staff Care - Centres for Migration and Development

    Aug 2023 - now

  • Project Manager Gambia & Ghana, Gender Focal Point Coordinator - Programme Migration for Development

    Jun 2019 - Aug 2023