Arnaud Siad Email & Phone Number

Oslo, NO

Oslo, Norway

• Managing PRIO’s communication strategy on social media, relationship with journalists and crisis communication. Producer, host and editor of PRIO’s Peace in a Pod, the institute’s monthly podcast on current affairs and.
• Increased numbers of podcast listeners from 150 to over 20,000 per month
• Made PRIO’s social media platforms the highest performing among non-profits in Norway
• Built a successful media campaign around the Nobel Peace Prize 2023 with visibility across CNN, BBC and other major news outlets

London, United Kingdom

Journalist and producer at CNN International covering international affairs, French politics, business, and technology stories. Also a producer on Emmy-award winner Amanpour & Co. for CNN and PBS.CNN International reaches +300 million households worldwide.

Amman Governorate, Jordan

• REACH is a joint initiative of IMPACT, ACTED, and the United Nations Operational Satellite Applications Programme (UNOSAT) and was created in 2010 to facilitate the development of information tools and products that.
• Managing a team of 12 assessment and data collection officers, assessing the humanitarian situation in Syria
• Liaising with local authorities and managing our relationship with donors: providing bi-weekly updates, quarterly reports (narrative and financial)
• Designing tools for assessments using KoBo, liaising with a field team and enumerators inside Syria
• Supervising the production of monthly outputs: Community Profiles for UN-classified besieged and hard to reach areas in Syria, Market Monitoring in northern Syria and the monthly humanitarian situation overview (HSOS)
• Drafting budgets to the amount of 2 million CHF

London, United Kingdom

• JMC Partners was an award-winning communications consultancy, with a particular expertise in healthcare.
• Monitored activities of Parliament, Whitehall and other relevant bodies and organisations
• Managed a database of MPs and Peers according to political affiliations, contact details and engagement on issues of interest
• Drafted policy recommendations to MPs and Peers on behalf of clients and our organisation
• Researched, forecast and evaluated the effects of public policy on organisations,using public sources, political intelligence and personal contacts
• Maintained regular contact, in person and in writing, with politicians, civil servants, and staff in local authorities and regulatory bodies to brief them on clients' work and concerns

Paris Area, France

• As a doctoral student in a leading research centre in Europe, Arnaud Siad has developed strong analytical skills and an excellent understanding of the current global order.
• Formulated a research and a grant proposal
• Surveyed, assessed and critiqued books and peer-reviewed papers in the subject of UN Security Council politics, UN resolutions, UN concept of ‘Responsibility to Protect’, emerging countries, development policies and.
• Conducted interviews of diplomats, politicians and academics in New York, Geneva, Paris and London
• Organised two conferences in the field of international affairs in Paris
• Awarded a grant from the IHEDN (Institute for Higher Studies in National Defense – cabinet of the Prime Minister) for outstanding research

Washington D.C. Metro Area / Paris, France

• Researcher involved in the project "NEVER AGAIN? Rwanda, Bosnia, and the Failure to Protect". The position involved the preparation of an international conference of decision-­makers and eyewitnesses to the 1994 Rwanda.
• Analysed documents previously classified on the genocide in Rwanda
• Led a media campaign in France targeted towards policy-makers, politicians, high-ranking officials, journalists and academics
• Organised and prepared an international conference of high profile decision-makers and eyewitnesses to the 1994 Rwanda genocide held at the Hague in May 2014
• Interviewed high-ranking officials, policy makers and genocide survivors and collected their testimonials
• Acted as the European point of contact and spokesperson for media and Museum personnel in Paris, London and Brussels

Norfolk, Virginia Area

• As a Policy Analyst at NATO, I was tasked with providing data support to the General Commander's team and help with the media campaign in the lead to the Chicago Summit of 2012. I drafted articles that were later.
• Consultant and researcher for the private office of Supreme Allied Commander General Stéphane Abrial
• Took part in the agenda setting for the Chicago Summit of 2012: provided the General with analyses of the Arab Spring, NATO missile defense plans, NATO’s strategic relationship with Russia and the war in Afghanistan
• Authored articles for the Organisation published in The New York Times and Le Monde
• Produced analyses and point papers for the Organisation on various issues on a daily basis
• Contributed to NATO’s existing research works, including European security and defense, and new doctrines including NATO Strategic Concepts (current security challenges, capabilities, weapons proliferation, terrorism.

Reykjavik, Iceland

• The French-Icelandic Chamber of Commerce is tasked with providing support to French and Icelandic businesses seeking to invest and/or increase their presence in both markets.
• Ran a bi-national organisation of over 60 businesses and provided support for their legal and commercial queries
• Developed plans for improving the financial sustainability of the Chamber by launching a PR campaign targeted towards stakeholders
• Developed operational services essential for increasing the Chamber’s productivity such as promotion through various media supports: Facebook, Twitter and a monthly newsletter
• Authored articles on behalf of the Chamber for Le Monde and Revue Exchanges (monthly magazine for French financial leaders)
• Organised business fairs that made the Chamber a prominent stakeholder of Iceland Business Forum 2010 attended by over 300 businesses

Reykjavik, Iceland

Provided the French Ambassador with weekly reports on the economic and financial developments in post-crisis Iceland, and covered the Icesave dispute for the Embassy. In particular, Arnaud Siad was tasked with presenting and analysing the legal, ethical and political ramifications of the Icesave case and the potential role France could play in it. In.

Phd, Political Science, International Relations

Arnaud Siad's thesis questions the norm of Responsibility to Protect at the United Nations Security Council. Field research consists.

Master'S Degree, International Relations, Merit

Activities and Societies: Advertising, Market & PR; Amnesty International; Bright Futures Society; DESTIN; Emerging Peacebuilders; Film.

Bachelor'S Degree, Politics, Philosophy & Economics, Summa Cum Laude

Arnaud Siad graduated Summa Cum Laude in 2010. His stay at Bifröst University was complemented by overseas studies at the University of.