Political Consultant seeking work in Latin America, USA

Available
Serial No: 49115
Skills keywords: advocacy, budgeting/financial planning, political analysis

List Of Qualifications & Related Skills:

London School of Economics and Political Science October 2013 – September 2014
MSc Global Politics – Merit

University of Sussex September 2008 – June 2011
BSc (Hons) Psychology 2:1

European School of Brussels September 1995 – July 2008
European Baccalaureate 75%

Previous Employment Details:

Children Change Colombia, London March 2015 - Present
Trust Fundraising Officer

• Write funding proposals and applications for trusts and foundations, corporate donors and institutional funders such as the UN, EU and Ford Foundation
• Prepare narrative and financial reports for donors, using monitoring information from partner organisations
• Maintain and develop relationships with trusts and foundations including new trusts
• Manage the calendar and budget of funding applications through database
• Conduct ongoing research into new trusts and donor trends and match them to funding priorities
• Monitor and record income from trusts, foundations, corporate and institutional funders
• Coordinate the internal management of information on restricted funds and analysis of project data

Minority Rights Group International, London December 2014 – November 2015
Programme Officer

• Researched and created advocacy strategies and liaised with UN and EU officials on pressing issues for various minority groups
• Coordinate and manage events to raise awareness for campaigns tackling discriminatory practises against minorities
• Translated documents from English to French and provided subtitles in English (from Spanish audio) on a number of documentaries
• Wrote publications on Afro-descendant communities and mobilisation and other human rights issues in Latin America
• Interviewed human rights lawyers in the Dominican Republic and helped set up a documentary on discrimination against Haitian-Dominicans

Citigate Dewe Rogerson, London October 2014 – March 2015
Public Policy Assistant

• Maintained relationships with clients in the financial and consumer sectors
• Researched and summarised policies of international organisations and national parties on issues such as, finance, SMEs, and human rights including the Modern Slavery Bill and UK Bribery Act
• Compiled policy documents and weekly updates for distribution to clients on above policies
• Wrote political profiles and developed strategies of engagement with relevant MPs and think tanks

Current location:  England, United Kingdom - View on map
Nationality: British
Spoken languages: english, french, italian, portuguese, russian, spanish, Swedish





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