David Ball

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    UN DESA Fellow - Monitoring and Evaluation Officer

  • Education

    • Cattaneo - deledda school, modena

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      Diploma social care

      Study of: care methods for children, elderly and persons with disabilities; psychology; biology; history; Italian and English literature, mathematics

    • Università degli studi di parma

      2018 - 2020
      Master of arts - ma international relations and affairs 110/110 with honors

      Study of: - History and interventions of the United Nations- Intercultural Dialogue- Human Rights- Diplomacy and Negotiation- History of the Middle East and Africa- Modern Conflicts- Migrations and post-colonial studies- Development EconomicsFinal dissertation “Tackling inequality and poverty through education in Tanzania. My field work in Mto Wa Mbu, the role of NGOs and policy proposals”

    • Alma mater studiorum – università di bologna

      2015 - 2018
      Bachelor's degree social work 110/110 with honors

      Study of:- Sociology and Social Communication - Psychology and Psychiatry- Child emergency interventions and care - Interventions for vulnerable families- Contemporary History- History of Political Thought

  • Experience

    • Time 4 life international ngo

      Feb 2017 - Feb 2017
      Volunteer

      During my voluntary field work in the war zone of Kilis, as part of a team, I have:- Participated in visits to informal settlements for assessing the needs of Syrian displaced families- Contributed to the collection, organisation and distribution of winter emergency aid for Syrian families

    • Italian ministry of justice - probation office (uepe)

      Mar 2017 - Aug 2017
      Internship

      Throughout my internship, I have handled multiple project management tasks:- Coordinating the implementation of reintegration activities for prisoners - Participating in interviews with prisoners and writing reports of their needs- Participating in home visits and prison visits- Facilitating the meetings with police officers, lawyers, psychiatrists, prisoners’ families, justice offices - Updating the database of social work cases with the relevant documentation

    • Time 4 life international ngo

      Jul 2017 - Jul 2017
      Volunteer

      During my field work in Kilis (war zone on the Turkish-Syrian border), I have:- Assessed as part of a team the needs of Syrian displaced families in informal settings through in-person visits- Contributed to the collection, organization, and distribution of needs-based emergency supplies

    • Tetra pak

      Jun 2018 - Jul 2018
      Internship - system issue analyst support

      I have worked in Tetra Pak in order to strengthen my IT skills, handling several administrative tasks:- Writing after-sales reports, handling claims and administrative tasks in SAP ECC- Channeling customer technical problems to Senior Analysts- Attending meetings with Swedish colleagues

    • For children - smiley hand organization ngo

      Aug 2018 - Aug 2018
      Volunteer

      During my field work with the Maasai community in rural Tanzania I have:- Contributed to assessing the needs of Maasai children and adults, engaging with community leaders, students, local teachers- Contributed as part of a team to the development and implementation of education activities for children and adults of the Maasai community (English, Italian and ICT classes)- Developed social media products of field activities (social media posts, success stories) for fundraising campaigns عرض أقل

    • Sud chiama nord ngo

      Aug 2019 - Aug 2019
      Volunteer

      VDuring my field work in post-Ebola Sierra Leone I have:- Contributed as part of a team to the development and implementation of education and outreach activities for girls students (English, sociology and history lessons)- Implemented as part of a team recreational activities for children of underserved areas and rural villages- Shared lessons learned from the implementation of activities with the local teachers

    • Permanent mission of italy to the united nations

      Jan 2020 - Mar 2020
      Intern

      Supporting the Humanitarian Expert, working on humanitarian affairs and human rights issues:- Writing reports of high level UN humanitarian appeals and meetings, also held in French (incuding those of OCHA, FAO, UNHCR, OHCHR)- Drafting communications for Ministries- Monitoring major global development, humanitarian, human rights and conflict issues- Analyzing global humanitarian trends and funding requirements- Facilitating the organization of the Mission’s events and visits of Ministries عرض أقل

    • United nations office at geneva

      Jun 2020 - Jul 2020
      58th un graduate study programme

      Working remotely in an international team on a policy paper on the management of pandemics and epidemics, including those within complex emergencies

    • United nations

      Jan 2021 - Jun 2021
      Ohchr emergency response section - intern

      Supporting the Risk Analysis and Prevention Unit of the Emergency Response Section (reporting unit) working remotely:- Drafting daily early warning reports for OHCHR and UNOCC Leadership- Channeling human rights updates from worldwide UN Missions to the UN Headquarters' Leadership- Contributing to the early warning analyses of countries for the IASC humanitarian horizion scannings- Writing weekly updates on major human rights and Covid-19 related developments/concerns- Monitoring development trends, humanitarian crises, conflicts, and human rights concerns worldwide- Conducting daily international media monitoring also in French and Spanish عرض أقل

    • Mercy hands

      Jul 2021 - Feb 2023

      Coordinating the Education Department:- Developing new partnerships with UN Agencies, INGOs, NGOs- Writing quarterly, monthly, weekly reports of projects - Contributing to the work of IASC Results Group 4, Task Force 4 on Nexus; National Education Cluster and Workig Group on Non Formal Education,- Coordinating the implementation of development & emergency education projects- Writing development/emergency projects with new methodologies - Developing researches, case studies, assessments and quarterly newsletter of the Education Department- Organizing and implementing trainings for staff development عرض أقل Supporting the Emergency and Recovery Department:- Drafting quarterly, monthly, and weekly reports for WFP projects- Writing communications for UN Agencies (WFP and UNDP)Supporting the MEAL Department:- Drafting and reviewing MEAL reports for International Partners- Drafting a women leaders survey for an IOM project- Drafting log frames and work plans of projects - Analysing surveys' dataSupporting Eduba Training Center:- Contributing to the organizing and implementation of trainings for projects’ staff- Developing an internal database of trainers عرض أقل

      • Education Coordinator

        Dec 2021 - Feb 2023
      • MEAL Officer

        Nov 2021 - Dec 2022
      • Program Management Intern

        Jul 2021 - Oct 2021
    • United nations department of economic and social affairs

      Apr 2023 - now
      Un desa fellow - monitoring and evaluation officer

      Developing a M&E system for the Italian Development Cooperation Agency (AICS) in Cairo.

  • Licenses & Certifications

    • Comprehensive accessible humanitarian assistance for elderly people and people with disabilities - online training

      Adcap
      Jun 2022
    • Project cycle management - in person course

      Ispi - istituto per gli studi di politica internazionale
      Jun 2019
    • Ocha country based pooled funds - online training

      Norwegian refugee council
      Sept 2021
    • Humanitarian core certificate - online course

      Humanitarian u
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    • Global education cluster core coordination - online training

      Global education cluster
      Jun 2022
    • Humanitarian protection - in person course

      Ispi - istituto per gli studi di politica internazionale
      Mar 2019
    • Humanitarian response to conflict and disaster - online course

      Harvard humanitarian initiative
      Jul 2020
    • Humanitarian access - online training

      Norwegian refugee council
      Oct 2020
    • Ocha country based pooled funds - online training

      Norwegian refugee council
      Sept 2021
    • Conflict analysis - online training

      United nations institute for training and research (unitar)
      Mar 2021