Nicolas Woo Cañal

Experience

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  Self-employed

  Oct 2016 - Jun 2019

  Spanish Tutor & Freelance Legal Translator

  - Carried out legal translations of title deeds, purchase deeds, contracts and company statutes from Spanish to English - Prepared tailored curriculums, catered individual student progress and delivered personalised targets within a strict budget.

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  Hamilton School of English - Edinburgh

  Jul 2017 - Aug 2017

  Activity Leader

  I worked at a summer camp held at Stirling University for international students. - Safeguarding children between ages 12-16, preparation of activities for the campers, preparation of trips and trip itineraries and their effective execution, carrying out risk assessments for child safety, mediation in conflicts, ensuring children’s needs were met, creating a safe, fun and memorable environment for first-time campers away from home.

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  Nam Tuk Restaurant

  Feb 2018 - Oct 2019

  Crew Member

  - Provided excellent wait service to ensure client satisfaction.- Took customer orders and delivered food and beverages.- Made menu recommendations, answered customer questions and shared additional information with restaurant patrons.

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  St. Andrew's College Language Schools Ltd

  Jul 2018 - Aug 2018

  Activity Leader

  I worked Full Time at a summer camp held at the University of Greenwich for circa 400 international non-English speaking students. - safeguarding minors, carrying out outdoor activities and excursions in accordance with specific timings and itineraries. - Also, poor management resulted in my acting beyond my position by ensuring student integration, liaising between adult group leaders, teachers and management, assuring child wellbeing and oversight for English lessons, and improvising satisfactory alternatives for trips and activities when students or Group Leaders showed clear indications of dissatisfaction. Show less

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  11KBW

  Apr 2019 - Apr 2019

  Mini-Pupillage

  - Short pupillage with a high-ranking KC barrister. - Oversaw and critiqued key aspects of UK and EU Public Procurement Law - Carried out daily administrative and paralegal support to a high standard. Achievements:- Carried out legal research support for ongoing cases and attended a hearing at the Royal High Court in London.

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  European Centre for Democracy & Human Rights

  Mar 2020 - Sept 2020

  EU Advocacy Officer

  Achievements- Promoted to Head of Office after two months in post, led advocacy strategy and campaign planning for human rights issues in the Gulf Region. - Adapted broader organisational objectives to EU-level targets, and led the team in successful campaigns across a network of European partner NGOs.- Cultivated stakeholder relationships with EU Parliament, European Commission, European External Action Service, diplomatic missions, and civil society organisations. - Wrote two successful resolutions in the Belgian and European Parliament and tabled a shadow report for the UAE’s Universal Periodic Review at UNCHR. Show less

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  Scotland Europa

  Sept 2020 - Sept 2021

  Policy Research and Events Support Officer

  - Produced regular briefs, reports and alerts for commercial audiences and Scottish ministers on EU-Scotland policy issues. - Diary coordination and daily administration of different policy departments on a rotational basis.- Identify and cultivate relationships with speakers and stakeholders for high-profile political events.Achievements - Balanced, prioritised and delivered competing tasks and projects for the Scottish Government and Scotland Europa to a high standard. - Delivered an event on Just Transition with over 100 participants.- Curated the official Scotland House Brussels 2021 calendar for members. - Organised the first-ever online Brussels FCDO Christmas and Easter party. Show less

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  Human Rights Pulse

  Nov 2021 - Apr 2022

  Podcast Co-Producer/Co-Host

  - Developed show format, organised stakeholder engagement, developed interview scripts, edited and curated content, assessed product value ahead of release, transcribed and translated interviews, and social media promotion. Achievements - Raised awareness of indigenous South American groups, human rights to nature and environmental protection of native territories. - Emphasised the experiences of indigenous native leaders at COP26.

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  Institute for European Environmental Policy (IEEP)

  May 2022 - now

  Policy and Programme Officer

  - Daily policy research and analysis, public tender monitoring, independent write-up of briefings and publications for internal and external audiences.- Digital content and communications for social media - Identify and cultivate new relationships and establish an institutional presence in the UK’s environmental policy ecosystem.- Oversight of daily office operations, including job applications, and acting liaison for policy and project coordination with the Brussels office. Achievements- Represented IEEP UK at Think Sustainable Europe, a network for sustainability and environmental think tanks.- Delivered two online events on EU-UK environmental policy divergence and a multi-partner workshop in Scotland- Managed, organised and delivered AGMs, Board Meetings and event coordination. Show less