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Division of International Trade and Commodities (DITC) - Trading Systems, Services and Creative Economy (TSCE)

Geneva, Switzerland

• Driving the organisation’s sustainability strategy, focused on increasing sustainability practices in the organisation and among its members and measure the related impact on different timescales; • Supporting stakeholders in implementing two EU-funded projects aimed at improving environmental sustainability amongst selected members, focusing on the introduction of circular economy practices and sustainable value chains;• Participating in the UEFA Circular Economy Consultation Group, focusing on identifying best practices and policies to scale up sustainability in the industry;• Leading the preparation of the ECA Executive Board and Executive Committee meetings, including drafting of all relevant documentation;• Formulating, coordinating and delivering ECA key strategic programmes, as defined by ECA’s Executive Board; • Structuring project charters, objectives, timelines, costs, deliverables and coordinating resources;• Leading and developing ECA’s project management knowledge and insight capabilities;• Leading the preparation of effective high-level political communications between the ECA Chairman, Executive Office and external stakeholders.

Geneva Area, Switzerland

• Co-managed three projects, in collaboration with the European Commission and other stakeholders;• Developed three questionnaires for data collection among companies to evaluate trade-related issues, collecting over 1500 single-firm responses;• Collected and analysed data through surveys to evaluate NTMs for women-led firms in the EU;• Developed key indicators and ensured coherence between the key methodological documents; • Managed a team of 19 national consultants, setting performance goals, monitoring and evaluating results;

Geneva Area, Switzerland

- Division of Chief Economist and Export Strategy. • Co-authored three publications on trade and competitiveness, focusing on low- and middle-income countries;• Co-authored two ITC Export Strategies for the Governments of the Gambia and Saint Lucia;• Defined the research scope and reviewed relevant literature for an e-commerce publication in Asian low-income countries; • Provided presentations and speeches for panels and conferences (UNCTAD e-commerce week and WTO Public Forum) on a range of topics including services trade, ecommerce and digital trade, trade and development, regional integration, and WTO negotiations.• Analysed data and policies for different publications;• Tutored the e-learning course on E-commerce for Policymakers;• Provided inputs to the Global Services Network newsletters.Previously worked for:- Division of Trade and Investment Support Institutions.• Worked with the Trade Promotion Officer on the implementation of ITC project in Togo focused on enhancing soybeans exports to Europe;• Analysed the value chain of soybeans in West Africa;• Carried out data analysis in order to identify the export potential markets and the barriers to trade for Togo;- Division of Country Programme / Office of Latin America and Caribbean.

Geneva Area, Switzerland

• Provided periodic reports on project implementation to the Senior Trade Promotion Officer;• Delivered online trainings to diplomatic personnel in more than 40 countries.

Rome Area, Italy

• Analysed more than 50 new project business plans and reported on the development perspectives;• Analysed investment opportunities in two sectors in Mozambique and Pakistan, and compiled the respective reports.

Master Of Science (Msc) - Laurea Specialistica, Economics, 108/110

The course is a multi-disciplinary analysis of economics and covers financial mathematics and finance, trade policy, economic governance..

Exchange Programme, Economics

Taking part in the European Exchange Programme Erasmus.

Bachelor Of Science (Bsc) - Laurea Triennale, Economics And Management

The degree program in Economics and Management provides the students with solid, basic, general preparation in the economic, legal.