Project Support Officer
Junior international migration specialist. Academic background: BA Political Philosophy and MSc Migration, Mobility and Development - School of Oriental and African Studies. Professional experience:Project Support officer for the International Organisation for Migration (IOM) - main duties: 1) developing policy brief on climate change, environemental degradation and migration, and migration and economic cycles; 2) Developing a mapping funding excersice for climate change and migration field projects; 3) Co-Author for IOM Global Forum for Migration and Development (GFMD) chapter on Migration, climate change and youth. Paid Intern for the International Labour Organisation, Project Coordinator at Intouch - Help the Aged, International Team Leader at the Charity Fundraiser Association Cornucopia, Consultant for the International Migration Department of the Australian Red Cross. International NGO work: Nepal, India and Cambodia establishing educational, health and cultural projects. Independent and voluntary projects: Founded and managed the one to one refugee mentoring project teaching English, first aid and I.T. at the Australian Asian Association; set up and managed the artistic association ‘Vine Art’ exhibiting artists from Belgium, Italy and Britain; initiated the SOAS Migration Film Club promoting awareness of current migration issues. Fluent in English, Italian and French. Key areas of interest: climate-induced migration, North Africa and Middle East migration, green economy, cliamte change adaptation.
Joined 2011
Work
International Organisation for Migration
