Professional experience & other assignments
2016-current
Associate Communication Officer | Spokesperson
UNHCR Regional Representation for Northern Europe
2016
Regional Community Engagement and Accountability Coordinator
International Federation of Red Cross & Red Crescent Societies, Europe Regional Office
2014-2016
Communication Specialist & C4D Strategy Consultant
UNICEF Belize
2013
Communication and Resource Mobilization Consultant
UNICEF Nicaragua
2012
Communication Specialist Consultant
UNICEF Mozambique
Freelance writer & Photographer
Världshorisont Magazine of the United Nations Association in Sweden
Trainee, Human Rights Assistant, then Communication Consultant
International Development Cooperation section at the Swedish Embassy in Maputo, Mozambique
2011
Information Assistant
United Nations World Food Programme Nordic Office, Copenhagen, Denmark
Coordinator, Reporter, Event Organisation Support
United Nations Association of Spain, Barcelona, Spain
Fundraising and Information Campaigning Volunteer
UNICEF España, Barcelona, Spain
Board Member, Social Media and Website Manager
United Nations Association of Malmö, Malmö, Sweden
2010
Independent Project Manager and Photographer for Fundraising Photo Exhibition
UN Association of Sweden, UNICEF, Cultural Department of Malmö City, Sweden
Volunteer
El Shaddai Street Child Rescue Center, Assagao, India
Web Designer and Internet Communications Manager
Educational and Cultural project for Comenius Lifelong learning programme
2008
Representative of Sweden at the World Expo 2008 in Zaragoza, Spain.
The Swedish Trade Council in Spain, Madrid, Spain.
Sound Engineer & Event Planner
Academia de Teatro Entre2Clowns, Lima, Peru
2005-2007
Lifeguard and Activity Leader for vulnerable children and youth
Rosengårdsbadet, Malmö, Sweden
Education & Training
University:
Malmö University, Malmö, Sweden
MSc International Relations: Global Political Studies joint Programme in International Relations, Human Rights and Peace & Conflict studies. Master Thesis research conducted in Israel and Palestine.
Yunnan University, Kunming, China
Chinese language and culture
Lund University, Lund, Sweden
B.Sc. Social Psychology: Intercultural Communication, Conflict Management
European Universities Consortium, Sopot, Poland
European Preventive Diplomacy, Conflict Resolution.
Warsaw School of Social Psychology, Warsaw, Poland
Psychology, Cultural Adaptation, Conflict resolution, Influence, Persuasion
Arabic, Spanish, Statistics
Lund University, Lund, Sweden
Psychology: Social Psychology, Cultural psychology, Personality theory and research, Psychology of children and development
Basic Law
College:
S:t Petri Gymnasium, Malmö, Sweden
Social sciences – Journalism
Other:
United Nations Department of Safety and Security
Advanced Security in the field, Basic Security in the field II, Security Awareness in the workspace
World Food Programme
Preparing for Emergencies
UN Association of Spain, Barcelona, Spain
Training and workshops in Human Rights, the UN System and MUN procedure
International Schools, Barcelona, Spain
Advanced Business Spanish Programme
Torun Driving Academy, Torun, Poland
Certificate in Safe & Defensive driving
Other skills
Computer knowledge:
Windows, Microsoft Office, Adobe Photoshop CS6, HTML, SPSS, Siebel/Kana, Lotus Notes, Citrix, WordPress, RedDot, CMS.
Language knowledge:
Swedish, Polish – Mother tongue
English, Spanish – Fluent (C2)
Danish, Norwegian, Portuguese – Intermediate
Cambridge Advanced English certificate – Grade A
Basic language courses in Arabic, Chinese and German
Driver’s license:
B1, International Driver’s Licence – extensive international driving experience.
Work/Research experience:
Hungary, Greece, Turkey, Macedonia, Belize, Nicaragua, Mozambique, Denmark, Spain, India, Israel, Palestine, Sweden, China, Peru, Bolivia, Poland
Official photography assignments for:
UNICEF, WFP, UNDP, UNFPA, Swedish Embassy in Maputo, Världshorisont Magazine, Swedish Ministry of Foreign Affairs etc.