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Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands

- Supporting the building and maintenance of a pipeline of international development cooperation opportunities in key service areas, such as good governance, public financial management (PFM), inclusive markets, justice, security and peace building, education, climate change, gender and social inclusion (GESI), etc.;- Coordinating collaborative business development initiatives with relevant experts and geographical teams to write technical and financial proposals;- Identifying partnerships and maintaining professional relationships with key EU contractors and donors, such as the European Commission (EC), the European Investment Bank (EIB) and European member state donors;- Identifying, recruiting and maintaining professional relationships with key consultants;- EU compliance and administration management;- Coordinating EU framework contract call-off requests;- Working with worldwide geographic teams to ensure EU projects are delivered well, and serving as a Project Manager and Backstopping Officer on EU contracts;- Serving as the Europe Team's point of contact for opportunities in the Asia Pacific region;- Contributing to Adam Smith International's Gender Community of Practice activities;- Working on corporate projects, business services and knowledge management.

Genoa, Liguria, Italy

- Monitoring and identifying opportunities launched by Development Finance Institutions (DFIs) related to key areas (i.e., green/renewable energy and energy storage, environmental, social and governance (ESG) matters / environmental and social services (ESS), climate change and decarbonization, transport and mobility, digitalization, etc.) in Asia Pacific, the Middle East, North Africa, Sub-Saharan Africa and Central and South America;- Coordinating and contributing to the preparation of Expressions of Interest and proposals to reply to open and restricted tenders launched by DFIs/Lenders/Investors, such as the World Bank Group (WB, IFC), Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), Asian Development Bank (ADB), European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), Kreditanstalt Für Wiederaufbau (KfW), Agence Française de Développement (AFD), African Development Bank (AfDB), etc.;- Being generally informed on the global ESG (Environmental, Social and Governance) market;- Identifying and interacting with suitable partners and subcontractors around the world to shape the best team for the assignment; - Preparing RINA project references and credentials for each specific opportunity; - Degree of project management, proactively communicating with clients, partners, the internal team and stakeholders to deliver client requirements;- Analyzing DFI investment programs in specific countries and sectors, being informed of DFI organization and procedures for tendering and awarding TA contracts and framework contracts; - Supporting RINA promotional and commercial activities with DFIs and potential partners with complementary competencies;- Supporting the team in preparing internal reporting of activities performed and achievements;- Facilitating internal networking, by interacting with the responsible staff of the operational units and geographies of RINA.- Filled in for a maternity leave within the team.*

Remote

- Tutored individuals of all ages, from beginners to advanced, in the English language to improve their grammar, vocabulary, pronunciation and conversational skills as well as speaking, reading and writing comprehension;- Proofread and edited English language content for syntax and clarity.

Rome, Latium, Italy

- Assisted with the monitoring and evaluation of the E4Impact Business Accelerator in Kenya;- Remotely conducted a research study examining the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the functioning of the business accelerator and the effect on the participating SMEs through an analysis of quantitative questionnaire responses and qualitative interviews.

Vilnius, Lithuania

- Wrote and edited Erasmus+ project proposals;- Approved by the European Commission for an individually authored Erasmus+ project for an international youth exchange entitled, “Check Your Privilege,” centered on non-formal education methods to cooperatively teach young people in the EU about forms of inequality as well as how to recognize privilege and use it for good;- Conducted research and facilitated the logistical management and implementation of European Commission-funded projects in multinational teams relating to sustainability, social entrepreneurship for young people, SME social impact business accelerators/incubators, entrepreneurship for migrants and social inclusion of minorities, refugees and other ostracized groups of society, with a focus on non-formal education for international youth;- Created, organized and maintained websites and social media accounts for Active Youth on WordPress, Facebook and Instagram;- Marketed on social media for partner and participant inclusion in ongoing projects and contacted social business professionals to act as guests in future project conferences.

Greater New York City Area

- Supervised and coordinated the retail department, trained staff and solved issues arising amongst staff and customers;- Opened and closed stores, maintained inventory and the register, answered phones, assisted customers through point-of-sale and encouraged tourism on the East End of Long Island.

Italy

- Taught components of the English language to Italian children of varied ages through innovative and interactive means;- Organized schedules, maintained order amongst large groups, and managed intercultural communication between tutors, children, their parents and host families.

Master'S Degree, International Cooperation And Development

- Subjects: Development Indicators; Development Cooperation Actors; Project Cycle Management; Monitoring and Evaluation - Theory.

Bachelor'S Degree, International Relations

- Subjects: Foreign Policy Analysis; Conflict Resolution; Sustainable Development; Middle Eastern Area Studies; Economic Institutionalism.

International Relations And Affairs

Semester Abroad in Hong Kong - Subjects: Climate Change and Human Health, Clashes of Civilizations, Sexual Cultures in Asia, Beginner.

Biology, General