Nevena Saykova

Experience

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  French Chamber of Commerce in Great Britain

  Jun 2013 - Jan 2014

  Membership Assistant

  Prepared briefing materials for senior management’s meetings with clients and negotiated two contracts which directly contributed to the monthly target of secured membershipsConducted and analyzed membership data statistics of the Chamber’s annual performance for the Board meeting. Kept the CRM database updated.Led direct marketing campaigns, secured sponsorships, produced the ‘new members’ section for INFO magazine, developed communications platforms, strategies and compelling messages that support the Chamber’s brand.Assisted the organization of the Chamber’s Legal and Financial Forum, workshops and board meetings (communications with participants, managing logistics), worked with the Events coordinator to develop successful fundraising events, including receptions for major sponsors. Show less

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  UNICEF

  Sept 2015 - Jan 2016

  Public Partnerships Intern

  Wrote partnership reviews to map out existing and prospective partnership opportunities to better leverage domestic and international resource mobilization as well as beyond borders financial, technical and capacity-development cooperation initiatives. The prepared reports were based on project monitoring and data analysis, directly contributed to the successful implementation of the project. Identified influencing targets and designed advocacy strategies that UNICEF could potentially lobby for children rights. Attended informal consultations on South-South cooperation and effectively incorporated UNICEF’s interests in the resolution Show less

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  UNICEF Latin America and Caribbean

  Dec 2015 - Mar 2016

  Short Assignment

  Contributed to the promotion of the ‘’Baby and Mothers Hospital Initiative Project’’ (BMFHI) in 12 prioritized hospitals in the Dominican Republic which enabled the organisation to attract National Committees for funding.

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  International Committee of the Red Cross - ICRC

  Mar 2016 - Mar 2017

  Protection Associate

  Contribute to the work of the Protection Division on questions related to Restoring Family Links(RFL) and Missing persons.

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  DCAF

  Mar 2017 - Apr 2018

  Project Assistant

  Part of the Public Private Partnerships Division:- Analyze the responses related to private military and security company regulation of participating states to the voluntary information exchange on the OSCE Code of Conduct on Politico Military Affairs- Assist the organization of the Montreux Document Forum Regional Meeting in Costa Rica (conceptualising and planning, financial management)- Conducted research on cyber security, internet governance, use of technologies by law enforcement- Supported the drafting of ''Zurich-London Recommendations on Preventing and Countering Violent Extremism and Terrorism Online''- Monitored the media about last political updates on terrorism, freedom of expression, and cyber security governance for the implementation of project activities Show less

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  Save the Children International

  Jun 2018 - May 2023

  Supporting GCPEA and its member and partner organisations in encouraging endorsement and implementation of the Safe Schools Declaration (SSD), including by:• Identifying new advocacy opportunities and proposing tailored advocacy strategies• Incorporating messages related to attacks on women and girls into engagement for endorsement and gender-responsive implementation of the Declaration.• Conducting advocacy outreach in advance of Human Rights Council, and UN Security Council open debates on Sexual Violence in Conflict, Protection of Civilians, Children and Armed Conflict, Women, Peace, and Security.• Ensuring that GCPEA members are kept abreast of developments in relation to endorsements and implementation of the Safe Schools Declaration;• Providing technical guidance to states and GCPEA members on implementation activities and protecting education from attack issues. Show less

  • Advocacy and Policy Advisor at the Global Coalition to Protect Education from Attack (GCPEA)

    Jan 2021 - May 2023

  • Advocacy Officer at the Global Coalition to Protect Education from Attack

    Jun 2018 - Jan 2021
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  Human Rights Watch

  May 2023 - now

  Education Advocate

  Coordinate a NGO Working Group on Children and the Right to Education within Child Rights Connect.Work with states and NGO partners on the strengthening of the right to education initiative. Its purpose is to enshrine an explicit right to early childhood care and education, and at least one year of free pre-primary and free secondary education—consistent with the right to free primary education—in an international normative instrument, such as a new optional protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child. Show less