SKILLS

Project Management / Grant Writing / Cross-Cultural Communication / Strategic Planning / International Team Coordination / Public Speaking / Reporting & Analysis / Planning and Event Management / Process Optimization / European Union Policies and Funding

WORK EXPERIENCE

European Institute of Innovation and Technology

Remotely, Expert Evaluator

May 2023-Present

Contracted as Expert Evaluator for EIT Culture & Creativity, May 2023 Call 5-Community Catalyser.

Assessed 28 proposals in 8 days, created templates which resulted in 20% more efficient consensus meetings, that resulted in the pre-selection of top projects competing for 2 mil. EUR.

European Development Agency

Prague, Czech Republic, Project Manager & EUDA Network Manager

July 2020-Present

Revived and expanded EUDA Network through strategy creation, database development, continual outreach, and contract management, that resulted in partnership database expansion (150+ new contacts), joint project creation and implementation (20+ new projects), and contracting of 5 EUDA Network members paying cumulative success fees of 20,000 EUR.

Developed new business relations with 20+ entities (NGOs, public authorities, schools and universities, SMEs), that resulted in the co-creation of 10+ new projects across 3 distinct funding schemes, totaling 2.7 mil. EUR, out of 500,000 EUR for the employer company.

Institute for Regional Development

Prague, Czech Republic, Project Manager & Grant Writer

Oct 2020 - Present

Optimised internal project management by designing templates and standardizing processes, now adopted organisation-wide, that resulted in improved resource allocation and cost reduction.

Mediated with project partners and stakeholders (NGOs, public authorities, schools, and universities, SMEs) ranging from local to international level, worked in 3 different languages across 10 different funding programmes.

Secured funding for the creation of Employment and Social Innovation National Contact Point NCP in the Czech Republic, managed NCP day-to-day activity, routinely spearheaded networking with NCPs across 15 countries, and facilitated 6 international job-shadowing experiences between 4 countries.

Co-created successful grant applications securing funding for multiple international projects under Citizens, Equality, Rights and Values; Erasmus+; Horizon Europe, European Social Fund+; EEA- Norway; Visegrad Grants; UNICEF; Interreg funding programmes.

PROJECT EXPERIENCE

Brussels European Forum

Brussels, Belgium / Remotely, Conference Manager

Jan 2017-March 2020

Coordinated 4 consecutive editions of the 5-day political simulation attended by over 40 participants annually, co-designed materials to attract sponsorship, that resulted in 10,000 EUR funding from BMW and the Public Diplomacy Division of NATO, 2019 edition won the Altiero Spinelli Prize for Outreach awarded by the European Commission.

KEYNOTE Prague Media Point

Prague, Czech Republic, Project Assistant

Oct 2019 ??? Jan 2020

Executed event management tasks ??? database maintenance, venue logistics, website updates, reporting ??? and worked with local, national, and international stakeholders (embassies, media outlets, NGOs, businesses, and private individuals), resulting in to deliver a 200-attendee event

DG NEAR, European Commission

European level, Young European Ambassador

Oct 2017 - Oct 2019

Participated in on-ground educational missions in the Republic of Moldova (2017; 2019), France (2018), Azerbaijan (2018), and Belgium (2019), delivered interactive workshops on European Union policy to 500+ students in Moldova and Azerbaijan, that resulted in increased visibility, improved perceptions, and enhanced understanding of the European Union in the Eastern Partnership countries.

LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT

Femme Palette

Prague, Czech Republic, Mentee

June 2023-Present

Awarded scholarship as mentee of Zdenka Zlatuskova; Innovation & Strategy Director at Dentsu; focused on job change, personal branding, work-life balance, and career progression.

Hansen Leadership Institute

San Diego, United States of America, Fellow

June-July 2019

Awarded scholarship as only fellow from the European Union out of 1000+ worldwide applicants; graduated modules on negotiation, conflict resolution, management, and international cooperation.

Aspire Academy

Brasov, Romania, Graduate

July 2018

Awarded scholarship to only leadership and entrepreneurship academy in Romania with courses taught by top Ivy League lecturers; completed courses on authentic leadership, strategic planning, design thinking, and business and ethics.

Aspen Institute Romania,

Bucharest, Romania, Mentee

Dec 2017-Sep 2018

Awarded scholarship as mentee of Andrei Tarnea; Director General of the Department for Communication and Public Diplomacy for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Romania; focused on academic transition, gap year, community development programmes, and volunteering.