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Professional experience
Lecturer
University of Bonn - Bonn - Germany(Temporary work - Since January 2012)
Missions
- University teaching position for Governmental Theory
Job details
- • Facilitating the course for graduate students
“Setting up federally organized countries – from Decentralisation to Local Governance”
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Programme Coordinator
GIZ - German International Cooperation - Juba - Sudan(Fixed-term contract - July 2010 - December 2011)
Missions
- Implementation and technical coordination of the Programme on Local Governance Reform in South Sudan
- (“German Programme on Support of Administrative Reform and Decentralisation in South Sudan” of GIZ and KfW)
Job details
- • Was instrumental in drafting and implementation of the programme and planned 15 new project places in a participatory way (together with local authorities of South Sudan);
• Supervised and briefed 20 national and international experts on administrative reform (e.g. in support of participatory planning and decision making processes on local level) and decentralisation;
• Facilitated expert-trainings on monitoring and evaluation policies and strategies (OECD-DAC) / train the trainer;
• Reported to headquarters on behalf of all experts.
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Research Associate
Centre for European Integration Studies (ZEI)) - Bonn - Germany(Fixed-term contract - January 2010 - June 2010)
Missions
- Coordination and strategic support to Research Institute ZEI
Job details
- • Coordinated a team of 10 professors in the framework of an international research project (“Designing Globalism”) and was instrumental in fund-raising;
• Was instrumental in the drafting of the curriculum for the master programme “Comparative Regional Integration”.
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Lecturer
University of Potsdam - Potsdam - Germany(Temporary work - October 2009 - July 2010)
Missions
- University teaching position for Political Theory
Job details
- • Facilitated the course for graduate students
“Policy and Philosophy of federalism” (federal systems of governance worldwide).
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EU Twinning Expert
GTZ - German Technical Cooperation & ZEI - Centre for European Integration Studies - Rabat - Morocco(Temporary work - February 2009 - April 2010)
Missions
- Supporting the Moroccan Government in the installation of a Competition Centre for Morocco
- (“German Programme on Support of Administrative Reform and Decentralisation in South Sudan” of GIZ and KfW)
Job details
- • Drafted the feasibility study on the installation of a Competition Centre for Morocco (finances, management and areas of activity);
• Gave advise to the Ministry of Economical Affairs and the University Mohammed V;
• Presented results to Moroccan Competition Authorities as well as to steering and funding partners such as World Bank, OECD, EU;
• Supported the development of the communication strategy “Benefits of economical competition in Morocco”; drafted publications on the benefits of economical competition for the wider public.
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Public Relations Officer
Federal Foreign Office of Germany - Berlin - Germany(Fixed-term contract - July 2006 - August 2007)
Missions
- Support to German Foreign Office during the EU Presidency 2007
Job details
- • Was instrumental in the multi-media campaign of German EU Presidency 2007 (as member of the Internet Editorial Office of the German Government);
• Covered “on-site” more than 10 informal Council meetings of EU Ministers and Heads of States and Governments as well as multilateral conferences;
• Drafted reports and more than 15 press releases on behalf of Foreign Office and other German Ministries;
• Maintained the EU website www.eu2007.de/en/index.html and conducted final editing as Deputy Editor.
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Project Manager (EU Presidency)
Federal Foreign Office of Germany - Berlin - Germany(Fixed-term contract - November 2005 - July 2006)
Missions
- Preparation of the communication campaign for the German EU Presidency 2007
Job details
- • Developed and realised the project “How the European Union is changing the world” (see publications!), an exhibition presented in 70 countries and 23 languages;
• Published the tender, selected and supervised the marketing agency during realisation phase (budgetary responsibility: 50.000 EUR);
• Drafted all texts and discussed them in working group meetings.
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Trainee Solicitor
Permanent Representation of Germany to the EU - Brussels - Belgium(Training scheme - December 2004 - April 2005)
Missions
- Policy analysis for German ambassador, assisting in EU Council
Job details
- • Drafted position papers for the German Ambassador;
• Monitored the process of legal and administrative reforms in the Balkan States;
• Wrote telegraphic reports and summaries on EU Council working group meetings for German Foreign Office.
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