Qualifications
2007 – 2009 Master of Arts in Public Policy: International Public Policy Stream
Central European University (CEU) – Department of Public Policy
Nádor utca 9, 1051 – Budapest, Hungary
▪ Policy analysis, Comparative political institutions, Public Policy and Ethics, International Policy Practice, Microeconomics, Macroeconomics, Econometrics
1996 – 2000 Laurea in Lingue e Letterature Straniere / Final Mark:110/110 cum laude
University of Rome Tor Vergata
1995 – 1996 Diploma di Traduttore-Interprete Corrispondente Lingue Estere (English and French)
Advanced School for Interpreters and Translators, Rome
Career Summary
Communication skills: I have represented my employer in scores of international seminars, workshops and conferences, conveying its mission, activities and vision to a vast array of decision-makers from the public and private sector.
Organisational / managerial skills: I have sound strategic and management skills, which I honed by participating in targeted courses and workshops and through constant self-improvement efforts. Such skills empowered me to successfully design and oversee the overhauling of the topic area that I have been in charge of within the REC – the Sustainable Development Academy – improving its overall outreach and impact in consolidated and novel beneficiary countries.
Job-related skills: I have a multifaceted international experience in the environmental field and a natural propensity to adjust to the country where I am seconded, developed over the years thanks to several stays abroad and multiple contacts with stakeholders and experts engaged in criss-crossing sectors.
January 2008 – present
Director of Italian Trust Fund (ITF), Regional Environmental Center, Ady Endre ut 9-11, 2000 Szentendre, Hungary
ITF, established within the Regional Environmental Center (REC) in 2001 by the Italian Ministry for the Environment, supports both financial and technical environmental programs in targeted regions.
• Dealing with ITF operations on a day-to-day basis, including, but not limited to: evaluation of project proposals submitted by REC staff, recommendations for continuation or termination of project disbursement, monitoring the use of funds, and assessing financial reports. Initiating and controlling fundraising activities in order to obtain co-sponsors for the projects to be developed;
• Supervising around 20 people directly and indirectly; monitoring approximately 10 projects per year, mainly focusing on capacity building, energy efficiency, climate change, waste management, health and environment;
• Established the Sustainable Development Academy (SDA), an educational platform that encompasses several courses in Sustainable Development, delivered throughout targeted countries and regions: drafting and designing an SDA website; creating the brand and logo; fundraising activities; specifically coordinating and supervising:
Business or sector: International Organization
September 2010 – May 2013
Coordinator for the Brazilian-Italian cooperation/Senior Expert – International Environmental Processes
Italian Ministry for the Environment, Land and Sea, Via Cristoforo Colombo 44, 00147, Rome, Italy
• Supervising and implementing the environmental bilateral cooperation between the Italian and the Brazilian government;
• Establishing and executing policy strategies; analysing policy data and defining areas of cooperation;
• Negotiating and closing communication agreements with government institutions and private sector companies;
• Identifying, planning, and developing new potential projects in three key states in Brazil: Rio de Janeiro; São Paulo; and Pernambuco;
• Fostering targeted scouting activities across Brazil in order to pinpoint new partners, potential market opportunities, and feasible actions.
Business or sector: Government
January 2006 – December 2007
Advisor to the Executive Director (ED) and Coordinator of the Italian Trust Fund
Regional Environmental Center, Ady Endre ut 9-11, 2000 Szentendre, Hungary
• Advising the ED of the organization in the strategic plans concerning the structure, the goals, the vision of the organization, relevant to the Board of Directors and General Assembly regulations and expectations
Business or sector: International Organization
January 2006 – December 2007
Expert at the Task Force Office for Central and Eastern Europe
Italian Ministry for the Environment, Land and Sea – Task Force office in Belgrade
• Managing environmental projects and programs in the framework of the bilateral agreement between Italy and -Serbia
Business or sector: Government
January 2003 – December 2004 Director’s Assistant
Confservizi International
• Assisting the activities of the local services’ network; developing major programs and projects;
interacting and developing partnerships with other departments and working units; participating in
strategic planning
Business or sector Government and Private
