Merve Cardak Efe Email & Phone Number

Toronto, On, Ca

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Toronto, Canada Area

Toronto, Canada Area

*Assisted in developing, coordinating and delivering sponsored artistic programs as part of Nuit Blanche and managing all sponsor activations prior to, during and post-event*Effectively building relationships both internally and externally to maximize efficiency*Liaising with sponsors, agencies, and production teams to problem-solve and ensure proper installation and activation*Assisting with benefit fulfillment, post-event reports and renewal agreements

Toronto, Canada Area

Completed my co-op as a Sponsorship Assistant at the Economic Development & Culture Division

Istanbul, Turkey

*Successfully conducted more than 400 pre-screening interviews with refugee applicants mostly from Syria, Iraq, Iran and Afghanistan who were referred by UNHCR for resettlement to the United States, within the framework of the US Refugee Admissions Program (USRAP),*Collected and registered biographic data of refugee applicants into the Worldwide Refugee Admissions Processing System, *Performed administrative duties such as preparing refugee applicants’ files and compiling the necessary… Show more *Successfully conducted more than 400 pre-screening interviews with refugee applicants mostly from Syria, Iraq, Iran and Afghanistan who were referred by UNHCR for resettlement to the United States, within the framework of the US Refugee Admissions Program (USRAP),*Collected and registered biographic data of refugee applicants into the Worldwide Refugee Admissions Processing System, *Performed administrative duties such as preparing refugee applicants’ files and compiling the necessary documents in order to present their cases to US Citizenship and Immigration Services’ officers*Experienced working in a multilingual environment in stressful situations with vulnerable refugees such as sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV) survivors and LGBTI applicants, *Trained and observed new caseworkers before they start working individually Show less

Istanbul, Turkey

Within the scope of EU-funded ‘We Have a Message” Project: *Coordinated overall planning, implementation and monitoring of project activities, *Lead the team of 10 staff for producing 8 short videos and a 40-min documentary to create awareness of EU-funded projects in Turkey,*Managed the 138.319,06 Euro budget, ensured of technical and financial reports, provided administrative and logistical support for project activities such as film production, workshops, travels, and field… Show more Within the scope of EU-funded ‘We Have a Message” Project: *Coordinated overall planning, implementation and monitoring of project activities, *Lead the team of 10 staff for producing 8 short videos and a 40-min documentary to create awareness of EU-funded projects in Turkey,*Managed the 138.319,06 Euro budget, ensured of technical and financial reports, provided administrative and logistical support for project activities such as film production, workshops, travels, and field visits, *Ensured effective coordination and communication with related public institutions, Central Finance and Contract Unit (CFCU), European Union Delegation to Turkey (EUD), NGOs and relevant partners,*Liaised with implementing partners and the Ministry of EU Affairs of Turkey in ensuring the timely implementation of the project while complying with EU grant policies and regulations,*Organized a conference and a workshop for 100 journalists and NGO leaders to build a dialogue*Successfully managed social media accounts of the project and created marketing campaigns to promote project activitiesOfficial information of the Project: http://civilsocietydialogue.org/project/mesajimiz-var/ Show less

Istanbul, Turkey

*Assisted Turkey’s Changemakers program by conducting pre-assessments, preparing communicationplans for social media accounts; tracking and reporting social media metrics of short videos of projects*Conducted researches and prepared briefs on international non-profit sector conferences and awards for senior management

London, United Kingdom

*Worked closely with faculty to assist weekly conferences, welcoming attendees and speakers,*Coordinated the event venue and food and beverages independently

Istanbul, Turkey

* Assisted on writing research-based insight reports and conducting online consumerhabits and intention researches

Istanbul, Turkey

*Assisted in maintenance of catalog and collection and with archive project implementation*Provided information concerning the collections and services of the Library to the visitors.

Istanbul, Turkey

*Supported the Business Development Team on upcoming art exhibitions in Istanbul and Bodrum,*Assisted the team preparing agendas and updating records of the gallery's database

Graduate Certificate, Sport And Event Marketing Program

Master Of Arts (M.A.), Dispute And Conflict Resolution

Bachelor'S Degree, Sociology, Gpa 3.72

Summer School, Middle East Armies

Summer Course, Migration, Integration And Ethnic Relations

Sociology

With the international student exchange program Erasmus.

Conversation And Culture

Esl, English As A Second Language