Idil Aydinoglu

Experience

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  Aydınoğlu Law Firm

  May 2013 - Aug 2020

  Associate Lawyer

  - Researched and provided legal service on various criminal, private, corporate, and labor law cases; advised companies on areas such as corporate, competition, and administrative law, prepared and reviewed contracts and legal documents, - Drafted constitutional writs and amicus curiae before the Constitutional Court and the European Court of Human Rights, in particular on the freedom of expression, defense and property rights, and the right to be protected from discrimination.

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  Ceza İnfaz Sisteminde Sivil Toplum Derneği / Sivil Society in the Penal System Association

  Sept 2015 - Sept 2019

  International Coordinator and Legal Consultant & Fundraiser

  - Managed international relations and advocacy activities, drafted reports and submissions to international human rights mechanisms, cultivated ties with CSOs and donors - Conducted desk and field research and provided legal consultancy as the senior legal consultant on the rights of disadvantaged groups; women, children, LGBTQI+ individuals, migrants, and individuals with disabilities; prepared legal briefs, guidelines for litigation - Coordinated human rights monitoring activities; investigated, documented and monitored specific violation cases; drafted policy recommendations; organized advocacy and raising awareness events, capacity building, training and networking workshops, conferences, and campaigns;- Crafted and implemented advocacy, networking, and capacity-building projects; drafted grant proposals and developed LogFrames, indicator frameworks, and theories of change, Show less

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  International Consulting Experts

  Jan 2019 - Sept 2019

  Independent Project Evaluator - SD EU Program

  - Assessed the human rights compliance, inclusiveness, accessibility, applicability, and budget/impact performance of CSOs’ and activists’ small-budget grant applications, - Contributed to method development for empowering local CSOs, and grassroots organisations, and activists through small-budget activity and core funding,

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  IPS Foundation

  Sept 2019 - Sept 2020

  Media Freedom Researcher & Reporter

  - Monitored & Reported on trends impacting the exercise of media freedom and the judicial, administrative and physical harassment practices towards online and offline media workers, - Co-managed an online database and prepared quarter and annual media monitoring reports, - Designed and drafted rights-based journalism projects and contributed to the organisational resource management strategy,

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  Women's Solidarity Foundation

  Apr 2020 - Jan 2021

  Advocacy Consultant for Social and Economic Rights of Women and LGBTI+ former prisoners

  Crafted advocacy strategies for the social inclusion and economic empowerment of women and LGBTI+ persons involved in the criminal justice system; Reported on the efficiency of available public and civic services

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  Global Human Rights Defence

  Nov 2021 - Mar 2022

  Researcher

  Researched global justice issues, international court and human rights mechanism decisions, drafted brief reports and articles

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  Idyll Consultancy

  Mar 2022 - May 2024

  Independent Consultant

  Providing legal, human rights monitoring and advocacy consultancy; Developing organisational and resource management strategies for organisations and companies in their human rights and sustainable development operations

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  DEMOS Research Association

  Aug 2022 - Mar 2023

  Fundraiser
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  Systemic Justice

  Sept 2022 - Mar 2023

  Researcher
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  Penal Reform International

  Mar 2023 - now

  Overseeing and managing projects in Europe, ensuring strategic direction, quality implementation, and timely delivery.Managing relationships with implementing partners, experts, and donors, including budgeting, financial forecasting, reporting, and contract compliance.Leading the development and implementation of monitoring and evaluation frameworks.Representing PRI at key regional and international meetings (EU, Council of Europe, UN) and preparing briefings and presentations.Identifying and developing partnerships to expand PRI’s network and contribute to programme growth through fundraising and project development.Producing external communications materials, including newsletters and website content.Line-managing project team members, providing supervision, support, and performance evaluations.Contributing to PRI’s learning and institutional development by documenting and sharing regional insights and updates. Show less •Hold overall responsibility for the strategic direction, management, operational implementation and monitoring of designated projects.•Manage the project(s) on a day-to-day basis, strategically and administratively, ensuring deliverables are on schedule.•Manage relationships with any implementing partners and experts to lead on planning, delivery, monitoring and reporting of deliverables and activities, and provide logistical and administrative support.•Provide narrative and financial reports to donor(s), ensure regular communication with their representatives on the project(s) responsible for and ensure compliance with the contract requirements.•Manage the budget, provide monthly financial forecasts and provide timely reports to PRI headquarters.•Work with colleagues and partners to develop and implement a monitoring and evaluation framework for the project(s) and oversee the final evaluations.•Represent PRI at meetings and events, preparing briefings and presentations, as required, relating to the project(s) responsible for, or as agreed.•Contribute to project development for new projects and drafting of fundraising proposals for the Europe programme, as required.•Line-manage project team members, including induction, regular supervision, reviews and annual appraisals, and other volunteers or interns, as agreed.•Carry out any other reasonable duties commensurate with the general level of responsibility of the post. Show less o Coordinating as project lead and/or assisting project leads in day-to-dayadministrative support, including records keeping, scheduling, procurement anddrafting of contracts;o Communicating, where appropriate as focal point, with donor, partners, externalstakeholders, consultants, and other interlocutors;o Contributing to continuous monitoring, evaluation and learning efforts,including assistance with donor reporting;o Desk-based and field-research activities, including data collection and analysis;o Drafting and production support for varied project outputs, including reports,communications materials (including for website, newsletters, blogs and socialmedia), training tools for internal and external use;o Coordinating and realising (in-person and online) events with other membersof the project(s) teams;o Attending events or meetings as a PRI representative;o Drafting briefings and presentations as required;o Supporting networking and fundraising efforts in the region;• Carrying out any other reasonable duties commensurate with the general level ofresponsibility of the post. Show less

  • Regional Programme Manager

    Mar 2025 - now

  • Project Manager

    May 2024 - Mar 2025

  • Project Coordinator

    Sept 2023 - May 2024

  • Project Assistant

    Mar 2023 - Sept 2023