Emma Bjerten

Experience

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  Medecins Sans Frontieres / Läkare Utan Gränser

  Apr 2008 - Jul 2008

  Fundraiser

  Recruited new donors and informed them about the work of MSF with the method of “face 2 face”. Initiated and developed activities to engage the public in MSF's work in conjunction with a photographic exhibition.

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  Women's International League for Peace and Freedom

  Mar 2010 - Nov 2010

  Project Assistant (internship)

  Supported the Project Manager for Reaching Critical Will (RCW)—the disarmament project for WILPF. Monitored and reported from the Review Conference of the Non Proliferation Treaty in 2010 and from the official meetings of the UN General Assembly First Committee regarding disarmament and international security.

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  Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI)

  Jan 2011 - Jun 2011

  Research Assistant (internship)

  Contributed to the research and development of a four-year, foundational research project: Militarization 2.0: Militarization’s social media footprint through a gendered lens.

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  The Swedish Council for Strategic Human Resources Development (Krus)

  Jun 2011 - Dec 2012

  Strategic HR Development Officer

  Krus was a central administrative agency for the Swedish Government and had an advisory role in relation to the Government, and a consultative role in relation to the agencies. I coordinated and implemented two national government projects on gender equality and ethical guidelines. Supported Swedish agencies in developing tools and methods, such as e-learning tools and manuals, to implement ethical guidelines and anticorruption efforts. I evaluated the progress and efforts carried out by relevant agencies. Krus was a central administrative agency for the Swedish Government and had an advisory role in relation to the Government, and a consultative role in relation to the agencies. I coordinated and implemented two national government projects on gender equality and ethical guidelines. Supported Swedish agencies in developing tools and methods, such as e-learning tools and manuals, to implement ethical guidelines and anticorruption efforts. I evaluated the progress and efforts carried out by relevant agencies. ⇨ Some of my key contributions to this role include the following:• I initiated a conference on whistleblowing, a topic that related to several projects at Krus, and therefore was an effective use of our limited resources. • In the end of the project I was promoted and independently responsible for reporting back on the projects to the government offices in form of written reports and oral presentations. Show less

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  SIPRI

  Jan 2013 - Apr 2013

  Research Assistant

  Military Expenditure and Arms Production ProgrammeContributed to the research and development of a four-year, foundational research project involving eight researchers and assistants from Sweden, the UK and Germany: Militarization 2.0: Militarization’s social media footprint through a gendered lens. I contributed to the successful design of a funding proposal. Integrated and presented the research concept to relevant stakeholders at the Annual Convention of the International Studies Association in San Diego 2012 and independently identified a funding source. Show less

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  Government Offices of Sweden

  May 2013 - Mar 2015

  Commission Secretary

  As Commission Secretary with Swedish Government Offices, Swedish Commission for Shoreline Protection & Management, I planned, championed, and participated in various activities to enhance shoreline protection legislation’s appropriate implementation. I managed a project to develop a series of seminars; I held accountability for the procurement, as well as for generating reports on analysis and background. I attended meetings with outside consultancies and specialists to inform my detection and organization of the requirements for examination. ⇨ Some of my key contributions to this role include the following:• Organized expert meetings, and conducted input from government agencies and civil society actors to develop interactive education tools—one of these accumulating more than 10K uses.• Initiated and organized a seminar in a biosphere reserve designated by Unesco as a model for sustainable development in Kristiad, Sweden, to make water ecology understandable to the public, discuss how environmental exploitation affects biodiversity, and learn from examples on how to preserve resources of nature while developing an area. Show less

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  SIPRI

  Feb 2015 - Jul 2018

  As Researcher with the Peace and Development Program at Stockholm International Peace Research Institute, I contributed to the SIPRI Yearbook on the implementation of the Women, Peace, and Security (WPS) Agenda. I cooperated directly with external organizations on multiple projects, such as an Anti-Vehicle Mine project with the Geneva International Center for Humanitarian Demining, on behalf of SIPRI; I assessed field office data, and I formulated methodologies to produce analyses and tendencies of the humanitarian and developmental impacts of AVMs. I collaborated closely with colleagues and other stakeholders to coordinate the Stockholm Forum on Peace & Development; I planned and developed sessions, in addition to offering insight into the Forum’s general program.⇨ Some of my key contributions to this role include the following:• I began and developed a session to conduct good examples and knowledge on how to overcome practical challenges that mediators often face when aiming for an inclusive peace process.• I initiated an open, public event based on a personally co-led Stockholm Forum session, “How Do the Arts Contribute to Sustainable Peace?”. Show less

  • Researcher

    Oct 2016 - Jul 2018

  • Research Assistant

    Feb 2015 - Oct 2016
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  Center on International Cooperation

  Nov 2017 - Feb 2020

  Visiting Scholar

  Interact with stakeholders and researchers in New York area. Initiate collaborations with different actors, and conduct interviews with relevant stakeholders for a study exploring needs to apply an intersectional perspective in climate change related security projects. Conduct interviews with mediators and peace-builders for a study addressing norms of masculinities and leadership in peace mediation. Selected Contribution• Conducted several blog posts on gender and security in collaboration with different partner organizations. Show less

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  THE INTERNATIONAL ACTION NETWORK ON SMALL ARMS (IANSA)

  Feb 2020 - Aug 2020

  UN Liaison Officer
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  UNIDIR — UN Institute for Disarmament Research

  Mar 2021 - Aug 2021

  Non-resident Researcher, Gender and Disarmament Programme
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  Women's International League for Peace and Freedom - WILPF

  May 2023 - now

  Disarmament Programme Manager