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Rīga

Co-founder of the organizationResponsibilities:✅ Managing and leading the team;✅ Developing social media content;✅ Collaborating with different stakeholders and institutions;✅ Developing project applications, and managing member initiatives with a focus on empowering women in the IT field.Achievements:✅ Planned and led international youth exchange "Where are Digital YOUth?" for youngsters from Latvia, Estonia, Romania and Lithuania.✅ Developed 30+ descriptions of different IT professions by involving IT professionals from various companies.✅ Organized an educational challenge "100 days of Python" for more than 1000 participants✅ Organized a challenge "Advent of AI" for more than 600 participants

Riga, Latvia

Tasks:✅ Follow up on the announced project tenders;✅ Ensure the preparation and submission of project applications;✅ Develop collaborations with different institutions and IT companies;✅ Coordinate the activities of existing projects;✅ Organized the first IT exam with more than 19 000 pupils participating in Latvia.

After working in non-formal education field and supporting pupils councils I continued to share my knowledge and co-founded the organization to help create learning and collaboration opportunities for pupils councils across Latvia.Together with the second founder, we created the first methodological materials for pupils councils in Latvia for the State education and content centre, we defended the necessity and earned the right to organize many nationwide trainings for consultants of pupils councils and continue our work to support the place where youngsters should be inspired to practice democracy and active involvement and representation.Achievements:✅ Created 50+ methodological materials to help consultants of pupils councils lead effective group work with their teams. ✅ Organized two-day nation-wide conference for 150 participants✅ Have organized 6 regional and national in-person training courses for consultants of pupils' councils✅ Have organized more than 10 webinars on different topics (effective group work, collaboration between municipalities and pupils councils to create an environment for participation, benefits of evaluation, effective group work online, mental health, gathering and representing opinions etc).✅ Have organized training courses for different municipalities (Riga, Daugavpils, Liepaja, Onlaine, Ikšķile, Madona) to raise their employees

Latvia

Successfully managed and implemented development projects in collaboration with local government entities. Responsibilities:✅ Tracked and monitored different project progress, issues, risks, and deliverables. ✅ Had to maintain and organize project documentation for education/tourism/energy conservation projects✅ Worked with BIS (Building Information System) to support urban improvements in the municipality - new disc-golf field, skatepark, benches, trash cans, information screens etc;✅ Developed new local and international education projects to raise the involvement of residents, developing support systems for pupils in time of Covid etc.

Latvia

Coordination and implementation of European Commission project program EPPKA3 - Support for Policy Reform "Implementation of EU Youth Dialogue in Latvia". Responsibilities:✅ to coordinate and communicate with project stakeholders, vendors, and internal staff;✅ ensuring project and budget planning;✅ IT tool procurement process;✅ ensuring risk management, monitoring, and reporting according to requirements (local governments and European Commission).

Education, Culture And Sport Department Of Riga City Council

Creating support systems and developing educational activities, seminars and training for youth activists of consultants of pupils councils in Riga.✅ Created and maintained an information network between pupils' councils in the municipality of Riga;✅ Supported and empowered the creation of youth-led initiatives and projects;✅ Created city-wide training courses and forums to support consultants.✅ Was responsible for budgeting and reporting

Liepāja, Liepaja, Latvia

Led and managed the operations of a youth center, overseeing diverse projects and programs.

Liepāja, Liepaja, Latvia

Managed projects and facilitated youth development initiatives.

Bachelor'S Degree, Community Learning And Development

Vocational Education And Training Program, Information Technology Project Management

Vocational training course (160h) to enhance knowledge and skills in project management with Agile, Scrum, Lean and Kanban as well.

Bachelor (Unfinished Studies), Mathematics, Physics And Computer Science