National Security Program

Responsible for carrying out follow up financial review of contractual obligations after the completion of construction projects financed with subsidies awarded by the ministry. Tasks include compiling financial review reports, field visits and preparation of relevant documentation for further steps where necessary, generalization of findings and writing up of policy recommendations. In addition I participate on conceptual tasks relating to public social housing with particular focus on housing for marginalised Roma communities and people with granted asylum or additional temporary protection status.

Coordinator for Housing: A varied role uniting strategic and operational levels. Tasks included the drafting of strategic policy papers (Strategy for Roma Integration 2020, Revised Decade National Action Plans 2005-2015), commenting on laws within legislative processes, preparing documents and researching housing policy solutions on regional and local levels, negotiating and consulting with municipalities on Roma housing, developing concepts of social housing, dealing with emergency situations caused by natural disasters - coordinating state level response and advising and consulting individual members of Roma communities on housing rights.Second role performed in addition to the duties of Coordinator for Housing:Coordinator for International Cooperation: Tasks included representing the office on international forums and conferences, informing foreign embassies of the work of the Office of the Plenipotentiary, liaising with external partners’ (World Bank working teams, UNDP Roma Unit, FRA, OSF) contact persons for the Decade of Roma Inclusion 2005-2015 and preparing documents and responses for Ministry of Foreign Affairs relating to Roma issues as required by the Slovak obligation to UN human rights bodies. Organising foreign dignitaries’ visits to the Office (e.g. Thomas Hammerberg - Council of Europe).I participated in the preparation of the Financial Inclusion Action Plan as part of the strategy of the Slovak Republic for the integration of Roma up to 2020.