Chiara Dara

Experience

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  Royal Consulate of Denmark

  Feb 2011 - Apr 2011

  Intern

  Support the establishment and maintain the relations of the Consulate with local authorities.Prepare and consolidate the daily press release. Support the administrative process for issuance and renewal of passports.

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  Ministry of Foreign Affairs

  May 2011 - Aug 2011

  Intern

  i. Elaborate reports on OSCE (Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe) Missions in the Balkans: liaise with the Italian delegation to OSCE, monitor human rights situation and report on missions’ initiatives and achievements;ii. Support the selection procedure of Italian candidates to seconded vacancies in OSCE Missions and institutions: CV screening and proposal of short-listed candidates.

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  Coordinadora Valenciana de ONG para el Desarrollo

  Jul 2012 - Oct 2012

  Intern

  i. Participate and provide inputs for the working group on gender issues.ii. Support the launch of the "Pobreza Cero" campaign advocating for the fulfillment of the zero hunger goal (Millennium Development Goal).iii. Up-date the CVONGD’s website and elaborate weekly newsletters.iv. Assist in drafting project proposals.

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  Phoops s.r.l.

  Jan 2013 - Jan 2014

  Project Manager Assistant

  i. Member of the Project Management Team for the "3iPlus" project on info-mobility, funded by the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF): project monitoring, results dissemination, coordination with project partners and donor reporting.ii. Monitor European Union funding opportunities and elaborate project proposals.

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  World Food Programme

  Feb 2014 - now

  Provide support to 11 country offices in the Latina America and Caribbean area on:- Policy and Strategic Planning- Design, set-up and implementation of cash-based transfers. - Design, set-up and implementation of emergency response operations, including through national social protection systems.Emergency Response ExperienceSept-Dic 2017 - Head of Programme in Dominica (design and implementation of Government-WFP-UNICEF Joint Emergency Cash Transfers Programme)September 2017 - Programme Officer deployed to Turks and Caicos Islands.Sept-Oct 2016 - Project Manager Assistant for the regional response to Hurricane Matthew (funds management and follow-up on implementation) Show less Coordinator of the WFP Emergency Preparedness and Response activities, which entailed coordination with different functional units and 4 sub-offices.Focal Point of the UN Inter-agency Emergency Technical Team (UNETT) in Nicaragua: coordinating the UN Inter-Agency actions in emergency preparedness and response (update and implementation of Inter-Agency Contingency Plan for Emergency Response, risk monitoring, elaboration of situation reports (SitRep).Coordination of emergency preparedness projects (funded by AECID, DFAT and DFID) aiming at strengthening emergency preparedness and response capacities at national and local level. Show less

  • Deputy Head of Programme/Head of Cash-Based Transfers Unit

    Jan 2021 - now

  • Programme Policy Officer

    Jan 2017 - Dec 2020

  • Emergency Preparedness and Response Coordinator

    Feb 2014 - Dec 2016