Ivan Manzano-Barragan Email & Phone Number

I am part of the Employment team based in Cardiff. I work on a variety of advisory and contentious matters for companies and individuals. This typically includes advice on individual and collective redundancy processes, settlement agreements, employment contracts and staff policies, etc. As a member of the firm's International Group, I advise clients.

Cardiff, United Kingdom

Seats in Financial Services Disputes and Investigations, Company Commercial, Employment and Immigration, and Commercial Dispute Resolution, and three-month secondment at Principality Building Society

Short-term assignments for Results-Oriented Monitoring of single-country and regional EU-funded projects in Albania, Montenegro, FYR Macedonia and Bosnia-Herzegovina. Desk research, interviews with stakeholders, evaluation of performance and progress, analysis of context and external environment, drafting of monitoring assessment reports and.

Albania

Management of financial assistance under the European Instrument for Democracy and Human Rights and the Cross-border Cooperation Programme Albania-Montenegro. Evaluation of project proposals in the field of human rights and civil society. Sector analysis, strategy formulation and programming in the area of civil society and fundamental rights

Albania

Monitoring and reporting on Albania's performance on political criteria for EU accession, with a focus on human rights and protection of minorities. Drafting of political reports, briefings and speaking points for senior management. Delivery of presentations on EU and human rights topics

Barcelona Area, Spain

Drafting of briefing notes and speeches on European issues. Legislative update on EU regional policy. Follow-up of activities of regional cross-border cooperation structures. Organisation of missions of representatives of the Catalan Government abroad

Brussels Area, Belgium

Seconded by Catalan Government to Human Rights Unit within Directorate General for External Relations. Drafting of briefings for human rights committee meetings of the EU with Egypt and Morocco. Support to organisation of Black Sea seminar on freedom of expression and of Euromed seminar on human rights and fight against terrorism

Brussels Area, Belgium

Member of Socrates Selection Pool. Support to management of selection process under Erasmus Thematic Networks, Lingua and Grundtvig Actions. Technical assistance to potential applicants under Socrates calls for proposals

Brussels Area, Belgium

Legislative update on EU Research and Development, Energy and Environment policies. Monitoring of activities of Committee of the Regions. Drafting of reports and weekly newsletters. Update of website contents

Legal Practice Course

Graduate Diploma In Law

Postgraduate Certificate In International Election Observation And Electoral Assistance

Postgraduate Certificate In Development Management

Master Of Advanced Studies In Public International Law And International Relations

Master Of Arts In European Political And Administrative Studies

Diploma Of The International Programme In Political And Social Sciences

B.A. Political Science And Public Administration