Svenja Ehinger Email & Phone Number

Sydney, Nsw, Au

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Coordinating across service delivery teams in NSW, ACT and VIC, I manage administrative and operational projects of a complex nature for the State Director and Manager State Operations:- Managing compliance projects to meet all requirements of MA Executive, Funding and Regulatory Bodies- Engaging effectively with internal and external stakeholders to manage efficient reporting and operational processes, including optimised information management of a stakeholder engagement plan- Delivering projects that optimise efficiency of the Service Delivery Teams, e.g. - Managing large internal and external events, e.g. NSW Youth Survey Briefing with 70 external attendees

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Coordinating the Sydney Action Aid Activist Network in advancing women's rights and climate justice in Australia and globally:- Organising community events, such as film screenings- Leading a team of approximately 25 activists, including recruitment, on boarding and upskilling- Advocating for change and raising awareness in the community through campaigning

London, United Kingdom

- Responsible for backstopping on finance and operational tasks across two teams, the Asia Programme and the Peacebuilding Advisory Unit: - Supported 7 country offices remotely (Nepal, Myanmar, Philippines, Pakistan/Afghanistan, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan and Colombia) on budget monitoring, finance and admin support and policies - Supported 6 thematic teams in London on management of grants, budget monitoring, donor reporting, contracting, compliance, consultancies, procurement, workshop logistics- Supported the Fundraising and MEL(Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning) team, e.g. sought new funding opportunities, supported project proposals, donor monitoring, donor reporting and compliance- Went on a 3 week field trip to support on boarding of new finance and operation staff, inducting on accounting software SUNSystem, policies and procedures, donor requirement, organisational guidelines & liaised with partners- Acted as the organisational focal point for the financial reports for a 3-year DFID-funded Peace Research Partnership Programme, liaising with 2 UK consortium partners and local offices/partners- Co-lead an internal audit process for the Africa Programme Division and prepared external audits led by the US State Department, KPMG and the FCO (UK Foreign & Commonwealth Office).- Created induction training material and inducted new volunteers, interns and senior staff of my teams on financial procedures and organisational policies

London, Großbritannien

- Provided finance support, e.g. updated and monitored project budgets and processed invoices - Provided program support for the Gender team, e.g. coordinated the monthly online Gender workshop - Researched global organisational management and international HR strategies as well as implications of Brexit on operational management of the INGO- Provided general administrative and operational support as part of a team to the Chief of Operations, Head of Finance, Facilities Manager as well as HR Manager, for example regarding insurance procurement, updating databases, financial support, legal support, liaised with overseas offices and assisted overseas staff.- Supported the CEO during absence of her PA, for example by managing diary, external communication, scheduling meetings and minute taking.- Liaised with external short- and longterm consultants, reviewing consultancy contracts and checked the supporting documents.- Reviewed the consultancy policy: liaising with Heads of Programmes to find solutions for a more efficient policy and prepare changes and ensured that the consultancy policy is implemented cohesively globally throughout the whole organisation.

Saarbrücken Area, Germany

Facilitating the project ending / proposal development of follow-on project:- Designed and conducted an evaluation of the project- Supported the writing of the final narrative report- Supported the design of the follow-up project and proposal- Liaised with the project participants regarding follow-up activities and networking

Saarbrücken Und Umgebung, Deutschland

- I supported the project management at all stages of the project cycle: project conceptualisation, project design and implementation, evaluation and follow-up activities - I was responsible for preparing and finalising the projects' narrative and financial reports- I assisted the nine young specialists and executive staff of Namibia during their 6-week stay in Germany 24/7 to ensure the best outcome of the programme - I organised and coordinated project relevant cultural and political excursions as well as business networking events with major players of the region- I assisted the programme by taking over administrative and communication responsibilities, such as press releases, reports for the intra- and internet, presentations, newsletters, contact to business partners

Bonn Und Umgebung, Deutschland

- I translated project proposals and reports (English-German/German-English) for all major donors such as ECHO, AA and BMZ, e.g. a project proposal concerning 'strengthening resilience in communities in Madagascar'- I arranged travel logistics, e.g. visa application for Mozambique- I designed presentations and wrote newsletters for internal but also external presentation of the Programme Team- I conducted background research and gathered case studies, e.g. on palm-oil initiatives or women empowerment projects - I compiled an analysis of the cooperation potential with GIZ concerning projects in the Middle East as baseline for funding negotiations

Bonn Und Umgebung, Deutschland

- I compiled a market study concerning small and medium-sized companies - I researched companies focussing on CSR for possible business cooperation to increase the partnership portfolio - I supported the fundraising team in daily administrative tasks, e.g. updating databases, proofreading reports and updating presentations

Johannesburg Und Umgebung, Südafrika

- I prepared the workshop ‘Preparing Parties for Election Campaigns’, which was targeted at young opposition leaders from Southern Africa. I was responsible for the travel arrangements of all participants, the venue and speakers, assisted the participants with whatever they needed during their week-long stay in Johannesburg and supported the KAS project management at all stages of the project- I conducted a 3-months long media observation on the implementation and reporting concerning ‘Responsibility to Protect’ as a follow-up study to a conference on R2P- I coordinated further seminars, for example on democratisation and the justice system in collaboration with my colleagues- I researched and published a background paper on the election of Mrs Dlamini-Zuma as the new Chair of the African Union

Master Of Science (Msc), International Development

Activities and Societies: Amnesty International & African Development Forum Specialisation in Conflict, Sustainability, Disaster.

Ba, European Studies

Activities and Societies: Amnesty International Specialisation in Politics, Intercultural Communication and English Studies Bachelor.