Ambra Cozzi

Experience

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  Osservatorio europeo

  Sept 2012 - Dec 2012

  Student Internship

  As an in intern of the Osservatorio europeo I supported the organisation of students and professor with:- Articles and press releases about the core topics of European Union latest news;- Weekly press review;- Managing the logistics of the kick-off conference of the project EOLCRA - European Observatory, financed by the European Commission, DG Education and culture.

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  EUROCITIES

  Mar 2014 - Sept 2014

  Work experience placement - Projects

  Support in the design, implementation and management of EU funded projects involving local authorities from EU Member States.Main duties include:•Supporting the preparation of large project proposals: technical content, bid writing process, administrative documents;•Drafting of projects’ final reports and evaluation of feedback questionnaires on projects events and activities;•Projects’ event management: logistics (posters, invitations, badges, flyers, online event management, participants and signatures lists, etc.);•Communication with partner organisations and with more than 130 member cities. Managing partner search tool, updating EUROCITIES web content, writing articles;•Monitoring mayor EU funding programmes and providing funding information to organisation's members (drafting funding briefs, funding forecasts);•Desk based researches and data analysis for several projects: CASCADE, SEISMIC, NiCE-GDC;MAIN PROJECTS:EC- “CIVITAS Cleaner and better transport in cities”:Organisation and management of project’s study visit for 18 cities’ delegation including invitations, agenda and travels; assuring the correct progress of the event in loco; drafting of the final report and follow-up with participants and relevant stakeholders.EC- “NiCE – Green Digital Charter”:Organisation of trainings and workshops, follow up with beneficiaries, data analysis and research activities.EC- “ImpleMentoring Integrating Cities - City to City support for migrant integration ”:Overall organization and management of the final project event including the participation of more than 100 stakeholders, follow up, data analysis and research activitiesEC – “CASCADE_Cities exchanging on energy efficiency leadership”: Support in the drafting of the yearly report and collection of best practices with data analysis and interpretation, statistics and graphics; writing, launch and management of calls for subcontractors. Show less

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  Programma Integra

  Jan 2015 - Apr 2015

  Internship

  •Support in the implementation of international projects targeted to migrants and refugees;•Cooperation and support in the supply of a wide range of services for the benefit of migrants and refugees: help desk for legal advice, career guidance, social integration;•Drafting of memorandum and reports for the Central Immigration Office and for the Territorial Commission for the recognition of international protection in support to the legal representative;•Translations and interpreting from – to English, French, Italian, research activities and management of the internal database, general administrative activities.MAIN PROJECTS:•EC-SOFIIA 2 Support, guidance and training for immigrant entrepreneurs in Agriculture: communication and dissemination activities, selection of the beneficiaries, organisation of workshops and training courses, liaison with project partners.•Lazio Region – HOMEFULL new models of co-housing between young immigrants and elderly people: communication and dissemination activities, selection of the beneficiaries, organisation of training courses, liaison with project partners. Show less

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  LATTANZIO KIBS_Monitoring & Evaluation

  Apr 2015 - Apr 2022

  - Contribution to evaluation assignments as evaluator: definition of the evaluation methodology including evaluation matrix and indicators, intervention logic and theory of change, qualitative and quantitative data collection and analysis, evaluation reports' drafting, creation of graphs and explanatory tables, portfolio review, content analysis and comparative analysis, preparation of e-surveys, mapping of stakeholders. Participation in scoping missions and data collection missions. - Project management: management of several complex evaluation assignments, including team coordination, liaison with the client, financial management, logistics, quality control of deliverables. - Preparation of technical and financial offers according to PCM rules for European and international donors, including work plans, logical frameworks, CVs search. •Training and supervision of interns. Main projects as Evaluator and Evaluation Manager : •Evaluation of the Commonwealth Secretariat’s Strategic Plan 2017/18-2020/21 •Independent Evaluation of the Interreg V A Italy Croatia CBC-Programme 2014-2020 for Regione Veneto •Country-led Evaluation of the Action Plan to Prevent and Respond to Violence Against Children 2017- 2021 in Cambodia for UNICEF Cambodia •Programme Evaluation of the Italian National Network for Rural Development (2014/2020) for the Italian Ministry of Agriculture •Joint evaluation of the NEPAD Spanish fund for the empowerment of women in Africa for the NEPAD and the Spanish Cooperation •Joint Evaluation of the Programs of Fight Against Sexual Violence in the Democratic Republic of Congo (2005-2017) for UNFPA •Evaluation of the Economic, Industrial and Employment Impact of the Measures Provided for by Law No. 220 of 14th November 2016 for the Italian Ministry of Culture. Show less Support in the design, implementation and management of international cooperation projects funded by EU and several international organisations such as The World Bank, African Development Bank, EBRD, GIZ, KfW, UN Agencies.Main duties include:•Business Development Activities: liaising with international partners, partnership building and networking at European and international level; •Preparation of technical offers according to PCM rules for European and international donors;•Management of Expressions of Interest from EU, World Bank, UN, EBRD and several other international institutions from partnership agreements to drafting and submission;•Organisational and administrative support, including drafting of internal procedures, training and supervision of interns.•Communication and dissemination activities. Show less

  • Project Manager and Evaluation Specialist

    May 2017 - Apr 2022

  • Public Sector Consultant - Business Development Unit

    Apr 2015 - May 2017
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  One Ocean Foundation

  May 2022 - now

  Project Manager - Blue economy

  Coordination of the Blue Economy area of research of One Ocean Foundation.- Business for Ocean Sustainability is a multi-year research project developed by One Ocean Foundation (OOF) in collaboration with SDA Bocconi School of Management Sustainability Lab, McKinsey & Com- pany and the CSIC (Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas), aiming at investigating the relationship between business and ocean sustainability- 'Ocean Disclosure Initiative - ODI' project. The Ocean Disclosure Initiative is a reporting and disclosure tool that supports companies in becoming aware of their impact - direct and indirect - on marine ecosystems.https://oceandisclosureinitiative.org/Main tasks:- Coordination and management of the project activities for One Ocean Foundation- Liasing with the partners- Data collection and report writing- Management of the resources- Writing of articles and news related to the blue economy Show less