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Belgium

• Defining the Centre’s strategic direction, forming new partnerships, adapting to new developments in tech and geopolitics and leading the fundraising efforts, while ensuring the happiness of the team.
• Successfully fundraised and managed country-specific and multinational projects (USG, UK, Slovak, Canadian governments, EU as donors) including research, policy advocacy and capacity-building activities in complex.
• Led the Center's policy advocacy efforts to… Show more Defining the Centre’s strategic direction, forming new partnerships, adapting to new developments in tech and geopolitics and leading the fundraising efforts.
• Led the Center's policy advocacy efforts to become one of the key recognized stakeholders in the EU on countering malign content, disinformation & foreign influence
• Advised and trained government and civil society stakeholders on strategic communication
• Oversaw and developed Center's communication strategy, led communication & dissemination activities of EU & US-funded projects

• Responsible for co-designing programmatic strategy, fundraising & management of a brilliant team
• Led and managed large-scale national and international projects covering up to 8 countries, including methodology development, monitoring & evaluation, risk assessment, and budget oversight.
• Founded an initiative focusing on creating a healthier information space in Europe: Alliance for Healthy Infosphere, co-led policy advocacy initiatives in the area of the Digital Services Act /… Show more
• Founded an initiative focusing on creating a healthier information space in Europe: Alliance for Healthy Infosphere, co-led policy advocacy initiatives in the area of the Digital Services Act / Digital Markets Act / AI.
• Contributed to key research products in the areas of strategic communication, information manipulation, social media regulation and the public opinion in Central and Eastern Europe Show less

Bratislava, Slovakia

• Coordinated and managed several international projects implemented in up to 8 countries (coordination of and communication with partners and donors, budget drafting and oversight, timeline oversight, etc.)
• Co-authored several GLOBSEC reports
• Conducted research on disinformation and propaganda
• Coordinated public-awareness activities and campaigns
• Collected and analysed qualitative and quantitative data
• Drafted several successful project proposals

Member of a board reviewing websites based on their quality and spread of problematic content for a Slovak project http://konspiratori.sk/komisia/en

Bratislava, Bratislava Region, Slovak Republic

• Drafted and edited background information/notes for the President
• Monitored media and political/economic/social developments in specific countries
• Drafted key takeaways from events
• Wrote correspondence
• Summarised incoming correspondence for superiors.

Brussels Area, Belgium

• Key skills: research, analysis, event organisation, communication, writing
• Research: in a team of three, undertook a legal research project on waste-related legislation in Europe - researched 8 Slavic and French-speaking countries' legislation- selected relevant articles and translated them.
• Event organisation: co-organised association's two-day… Show more Key skills: research, analysis, event organisation, communication, writing
• Event organisation: co-organised association's two-day conference for approx. 100 participants (co-drafted programme in MS Publisher; promoted event; identified and contacted potential participants; liaised with.
• Conducted research on a range of EU policies relevant for clients - gathered information, communicated with EU/national officials, provided updates on key issues (latest developments on environment, energy, industry.
• Cooperated on a lobbying campaign targeting the revision of EU Waste and Packaging Directives

Brussels Area, Belgium

• Key skills: drafting, organisation, multitasking, time management, eye for detail
• Drafted policy briefings on a range of EU policies
• Produced 6 sets of press reviews weekly by editing news in an online publishing tool
• Followed meetings and conferences and delivered reports and summaries for the party members
• Monitored EU institutions and policy updates
• Assisted with organisation of meetings and conferences

Slovak Republic

• Advertising agency - BBDO Worldwide network.Key skills: client service, organisation, planning, communication, diplomatic skills
• Managed supplies: communicated with suppliers, controlled and handled orders, monitored regularity of payments
• Coordinated client meetings
• Assistance to Financial Department: processed and controlled invoices
• Assistance to Strategy Planning and Client Service Departments: conducted Slovak to English translation; prepared materials for pitch… Show more Advertising agency - BBDO Worldwide network.Key skills: client service.
• Assistance to Strategy Planning and Client Service Departments: conducted Slovak to English translation; prepared materials for pitch presentations; monitored competition's communication activities

Master’S Degree, (M.A.) Master Of European Studies, Magna Cum Laude Diploma

Specialisation: EU foreign policy and globalisation Main subjects: EU External Policies, EU Foreign Policy, EU and Global Environmental.

Bachelor’S Degree, (B.A. Hons) European Studies And International Relations

Activities and Societies: Volunteer in a faculty cinema/political club called EuroCINE: social media management, teamwork, event promotion