Ana Van Bilsen Irías

Experience

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  ProCredit Bank

  Aug 2012 - Sept 2012

  Intern for the "Young Bankers Program"

  Translator and intern for the Young Bankers program: This is a six-month intensive training on banking and finance, organized on a bi-annual basis. Responsible for the translation of the program’s support, power point presentations, and videos from English to Spanish. Researched different topics like banking, risk evaluation, philosophy and development.

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  European Student Think Tank

  Nov 2013 - May 2015

  Ambassador to France

  Main representative for the organization in France, promoting the organization and gaining access to other organizations through an established network of contacts and implemented partnerships.In charge of the french regional teams project

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  Universite Lumiere Lyon 2

  Nov 2013 - Apr 2014

  Promoter for the Law and Political Science faculty

  Promoting our educational offer in different educational institutions, conferences and forums. Helping students with their orientation problems.

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  Human Rights Notes

  Oct 2014 - Mar 2015

  Collaborator

  Publication of articles and promotion of Human Rights Notes as a space for the dissemination and critical debate on issues related to human rights, maintaining a regional focus.

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  UNICEF

  Aug 2015 - Oct 2015

  Innovation Intern

  The Lab’s main idea is to empower children and adolescents by giving them the opportunity to gain transferrable skills while participating in the co-creation process to solve local problems, global exchange of knowledge and experiences. During this internship my main responsibilities were: Leading capacity building workshops (21st Century skills), and youth integration into the labor marketSupport for the creation of a structure, a coordination mechanism for the management team and the final project of BICU Social Innovation Lab. Participation in the organisation of the Social Innovation Camp at El Bluff, and as a facilitator of the "Prevention of drug and alcohol abuse in children and adolescents" table. Prototyping a new project, through a human centered design approach, developed during the Social Innovation Camp, concerning recreation spaces for children, and protection from drugs and alcohol, in order to support the fulfilment of their rights. Monitoring the prototyping phase of different projects from the Social Innovation Camp at El Bluff. Show less

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  Concordis International

  Mar 2016 - Sept 2016

  Project Intern

  Concordis International works impartially alongside those involved in or affected by armed conflict, so that through dialogue they may build relationships of mutual trust and together develop and implement policies that improve human security and lay firm foundations for lasting peace.I worked primarily on the Côte d'Ivoire and Mauritania programmes. My responsibilities included:Research on possible funding sources and preparing briefing notes on likely contenders. Preparing funding applications to the European Union, the United Nations and The United States State Department, in collaboration with the London office and the in-country teams. Taking on day to day programme management of the Côte d'Ivoire and Mauritania programmes. Liaising closely with Ivorian project partners and Mauritanian staff, conducting extensive work on the year-end programme report for the European Union and an advocacy report for government and policy makers. In depth research and conflict analysis on the countries of operation, including thorough literature reviews, reporting on the historic, political, cultural and ethnic dimensions of the conflict, and then a detailed analysis of the conflict drivers. Undertaking ongoing media reviews, having regard to both local media outlets and the international press, both enabling Concordis staff to stay up-to-date, and providing a method of monitoring and evaluation of the results of the ongoing peace building processes. Assisting in the preparation of concept notes, used to communicate this project to the local community, to high-level officials, and for fundraising. Simultaneous translations between English and French, and preparation of technical documents in both languages. Show less

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  Charities Aid Foundation

  Dec 2016 - Mar 2017

  Learning and Effectiveness Intern

  Charities Aid Foundation (CAF) is a leading international charity headquartered in the United Kingdom, with a presence in nine countries covering six continents. CAF works to support and develop a vibrant and independent civil society by pioneering effective and sustainable ways to give and helping civil society organisations to thrive. As a Learning and Effectiveness Inter, my key responsibilities were:1. Global Alliance Impact- Work as part of the Global Alliance team to build on and improve the existing knowledge management and sharing programme:o Develop a reporting dashboard that forms part of the monthly reporting cycle across the offices (incorporating the Key Performance Indicators agreed across the officeso Support the development of key messages- global and key strategic offices for internal and external use2. Knowledge Management Platform- Support the day to day management of Office 365 – the Global Alliance knowledge sharing platform:o Monitor and increase the use of Office 365 across the officeso Support the development of an engagement strategyo Support the development of a reporting mechanism and test future updates to the platform3. Knowledge Sharing and Learning Programme- Support the team to develop strategic modules to strengthen key capacity areaso Review current offer and gaps which will support improvements to the programmeo Support the development of 2017 monthly webinar schedule based on office feedbacko Build relationships with internal and external stakeholders to develop relevant internal and external webinar content Show less

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  Charities Aid Foundation

  Jun 2017 - Nov 2020

  I manage a portfolio of social investments across all CAF Venturesome funds, with responsibilities involving business development, investment due diligence and investee monitoring.In addition to the investment work, I lead on the social impact and SDG work, and I'm particularly interested in diversity & inclusion in the social investment and overall charity sector. CAF Venturesome is the innovative social investment team of Charities Aid Foundation (CAF) and one of the most established and active providers in the social investment market. I provide administrative and deal support to the Venturesome team, particularly with new deal enquiries, compliance and marketing.

  • Investment Executive

    Jan 2019 - Nov 2020

  • Team Administrator

    Jun 2017 - Jan 2019
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  Access Foundation

  Nov 2020 - Jun 2023

  • Senior Programme Manager

    Oct 2022 - Jun 2023

  • Programme Manager

    Nov 2020 - Oct 2022
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  Women in Social Finance

  Mar 2021 - now

  Associate

  Women in Social Finance is a London-based private community of mid- and senior-levelwomen working in the fields of social finance and impact investing.As one of the group's Associate, I focus on the Women on Investment Committees Sub-group.

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  Future Impact Finance

  Sept 2021 - now

  Co-Founder & Steering Committee Member
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  Better Society Capital (previously Big Society Capital)

  Jun 2023 - now

  Impact Manager