Benedicte Storm

Experience

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  Amnesty International Denmark

  Sept 2012 - Jan 2013

  Student job (telemarketing)

  - Research and telemarketing-fundraising: especially on issues related to torture, LGBT-I and women’s rights/sexual and reproductive health and rights, and human rights violations during armed conflicts.

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  Afrika360

  Nov 2013 - Aug 2014

  Co Editor Chief

  - Managing, editing and publishing content, supervising and recruiting editorial staff, overseeing editorial calendars, drafting articles;- Drafting articles on various matters and issues on African politics and culture.

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  Rigsrevisionen

  Aug 2014 - Jan 2015

  Student Assistant - Department of Defence and Taxation

  - Budget administration, collecting audit evidence through analysis of legal and management practices, ie. research, interviews, transcripts, editing, analytical input;- Reporting, drafting audit reports, notes;- Preparation of an annual seminar, e.g. drafting speeches for the Auditor General and the Director and developing case material and workshops.

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  FNs regionale informationskontor for Vesteuropa

  Feb 2015 - Jul 2015

  Assistant Communication Officer

  - Disseminated UN information tailored to Danish and Nordic audiences, focusing on migration, refugees, women's rights, climate, and the SDGs.- Covered high-level press conferences; conducted translations, interviews, and research for UN-related articles.- Managed media monitoring and developed the social media strategy for the Nordic desk (Facebook, Twitter).

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  Udenrigsministeriet

  Sept 2015 - Feb 2016

  Assistant Attaché Human Rights - Permanent Mission of Denmark to the United Nations in Geneva

  - Covered UN Human Rights Council sessions and reported on mechanisms like CEDAW, CRC, and the Universal Periodic Review, particularly on thematic issues relating to indigenous rights, gender/LGBT-I, women’s rights, SRHR, GBV.- Monitored the human rights development in conflict-affected countries, including human rights developments in Ukraine and Burundi.- Supported the preparation of Denmark's Universal Periodic Review examination and a high-level panel debate on the International Criminal Court (ICC).- Supported the review of the Mission's SOME strategy. Show less

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  Udenrigsministeriet

  Aug 2016 - Jul 2017

  - Advanced youth & gender priorities across humanitarian, human rights, and health agendas at the UN Permanent Mission.- Provided technical input for DANIDA’s youth initiatives, supporting a new cross-cutting youth framework.- Built strategic partnerships with UN agencies and member states to promote Denmark’s youth engagement.- Represented Denmark in youth-focused negotiations, panels, and stakeholder consultations.- Planned key events with UN agencies, managing concept notes, speeches, budgets, and reporting.- Designed and piloted new youth initiatives, including the Youth Delegate Programme in Geneva, and youth capacity strengthening initiatives. Show less - Provided ad hoc daily support to the HMC team, particularly in the civil society unit.- Supported DANIDA’s civil society restructuring and strategic partner consultations through meeting coverage and reporting.- Updated funding modalities and monitored civil society partners within project cycles.- Assisted in process of evaluating humanitarian partnerships, through meeting coverage and reporting.- Managed citizen inquiries, website updates, and the Danida Open Aid System, ensuring up-to-date guidelines and platform content. Show less

  • Youth Adviser, Permanent Mission of Denmark to the United Nations in Geneva

    Jan 2017 - Jul 2017

  • Assistant - Department for Humanitarian Action, Migration and Civil Society

    Aug 2016 - Jan 2017
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  Oxfam Danmark

  Oct 2018 - Mar 2020

  - Provided technical support on Women, Peace, and Security (WPS) programming, supporting women-led mediation and peacebuilding at the community level across a variety of countries.- Coordinated on WPS policy and advocacy initiatives, including Oxfam-led campaigning for the 20th anniversary of UNSCR 1325, globally and in Denmark.- Analyzed Oxfam’s WPS program to capture insights on best practices, and facilitated consultation with WPS practitioners within Oxfam to capture lessons and foster cross-exchange.- Coordinated with Oxfam, MFA, and civil society on Denmark’s National Action Plan for WPS, ensuring a strong civil society engagement in its design and implementation. Show less

  • Peacebuilding analyst - Women, Peace and Security (WPS)

    Mar 2019 - Mar 2020

  • Programme Analyst Consultant - Conducive Space for Peace (CSP)

    Oct 2018 - Mar 2019
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  UNDP

  Mar 2020 - Feb 2024

  - Regional coordinator overseeing the project design and inception phase for the multi-country "Atlantic Corridor” initiative focused on early warning, conflict prevention, peacebuilding and preventing violent extremism (PVE), which raised $7M+ in funding across 4 donors. - Led the "Journey to Extremism in Africa" report substantive review, finalisation and hybrid global launch, securing 800+ mentions across top media outlets.- Supported the rollout of UNDP’s Prevention Academy training covering 10 UNDP country offices.- Provided technical input on a range of UNDP-supported UN Peacebuilding Fund proposals. Show less - Provided technical support to key line ministries in drafting national action plans on PVE and social cohesion through a whole-of-society approach, coordinating multi-stakeholder consultations.- Led the project design on social cohesion and PVE components under a UNDP-led 5-year integrated RoL-stabilization programme (PROSMED), implemented with UNDP, UNWOMEN, MINUSMA, UNICEF.- Led the oversight of UNDP's Regional PVE project in Mali, while providing support on a variety of projects spanning security sector reform, social cohesion, land governance.- Conducted research, data collection to inform evidence-based approaches.- Supported partnership building and ressource mobilisation efforts. Show less

  • Conflict Prevention and Peacebuilding Programme Analyst - Regional Bureau for Africa

    Jul 2022 - Feb 2024

  • Programme Analyst - Social Cohesion & PVE

    Mar 2020 - Jul 2022
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  UNDP

  May 2024 - Oct 2024

  Express Roster Consultant

  Available on the UNDP Express Roster Platform for swift deployment as an international expert on PVE, conflict prevention and peacebuilding upon request

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  Dansk Flygtningehjælp

  Oct 2024 - now

  Project Coordinator

  Project Coordinator, Afghan Diaspora Engagement