Deborah Riccetti

Experience

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  EXPO 2015 S.P.A.

  Jul 2015 - Jul 2015

  Volunteer European Union Pavillon

  - promoting the visit of the EU Pavillon- introducing and explain the key messages behind the animated movie "The Golden Ear"- giving informations about the contents of the EU's participation in Expo (Growing Europe's Future Together for a Better World) and food-related EU policies in English, French and Italian.

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  European Network Against Racism (ENAR)

  Oct 2015 - Jan 2016

  Assistant Policy Officer

  - monitoring relevant policy developments within European institutions to identify relevant informations and analyse it ( e.g. European Parliament sessions, publications by institutions)- undertaking specific research for the policy unit concerning relevant topics at EU and national levels such as equal treatment and racism and other issues depending on the team priorities- assist to work plan development and institutional stabilization of ARDI Intergroup- support in coordinating the project "Forgotten Women: the Impact of Islamophobia on Muslim women"- support in coordinating advocacy meetings related to AntiGypsyism- updating and monitoring ENAR's advocacy calendar- co-drafting factsheets and/or policy position papers- attending and reporting on internal and external meetings Show less

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  FIDH - International Federation for Human Rights

  Jun 2016 - Dec 2016

  Western Europe Programme Officer Assistant

  - Assisting the programme officer with research and analysis in human rights related issues and in devising and implementing advocacy strategies to influence the political agenda (at both the national and regional level) in line with FIDH’s mission and vision - Drafting thematic notes, syntheses and memoranda for internal use, and assist in writing advocacy letters, press releases and position papers - Attending and occasionally representing FIDH at advocacy meetings, conferences and seminars- Monitoring developments in policies, legislation and practices at both the national and regional level to help identify crisis situation and advocacy opportunities. Monitoring the EU, CoE and UN agendas. - Assisting the programme officer in organising fact-finding and advocacy missions to target countries (depending on work plan) - Assisting the programme officer in maintaining and strengthening relations with FIDH’s member organisations in the region and in liaising with partner organisations and target institutions - Helping organise and run meetings, events and press conferences- Providing organisational and administrative assistance, including updating databases and information on FIDH website, distributing documents, etc. Show less

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  European Parliament

  Dec 2016 - Dec 2017

  Parliamentary Assistant - Intern

  ▪ Research for parliamentary and committee issues (non discrimination, hate speech, afrophobia, gender equality, rule of law)▪ Policy monitoring and development (non discrimination, fundamental rights)▪ Follow the work of the Anti-racism and Diversity Intergroup (ARDI) and the S&D Working Group on Extremism, Xenophobia and other forms of Intolerance▪ Dealing with general public enquiries by telephone, email and in person and taking appropriate initial actions▪ Responsible for the organisation of meetings, conferences and receptions within the European Parliament▪ Assisting with drafting of speeches, amendments, resolutions, letters▪ Attending meetings and events on behalf of the MEP▪ Assist with the work of other colleagues as required and communicate appropriately with internal and external contacts▪ Basicsecretarialandadministrativework Show less

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  Amnesty International

  Nov 2017 - May 2018

  Executive Officer for Legal Affairs and Human Rights in the EU - Maternity cover

  - Lead and managed the EU related advocacy activities on shrinking space related projects, including in relation to Hungary and Poland’s erosion of the rule of law, attacks and harassment of civil society and Human Rights Defenders- Developed and drafted positions, briefings, policy papers and other advocacy documents, for internal and external use on EU legislative and policy initiatives in the field of fundamental rights, justice, non-discrimination and security- Supported and coordinated EU advocacy work with national offices on rule of law in the EU (ex. Article 7 TEU procedures against Hungary and Poland)- Represented Amnesty International at relevant conferences, seminars and other meetings Show less

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  Open Society Foundations

  Jul 2018 - Dec 2019

  Advocacy specialist
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  European Commission

  Jun 2020 - now

  DG JUST - UNIT C4: Democracy, Union citizenship and free movement DG JUST - Unit D3 “Union Citizenship rights and Free Movement”

  • Policy Officer

    Oct 2021 - now

  • Legal and Policy Assistant

    Jun 2020 - Oct 2021