Seller 252499 - Durham, UK

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Overview:

Six years of work experience combined in project management, strategic consulting, research & alaysis and translation. Post grad. education in Human Rights and BA in Politics and French. Bilingual.

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CV

Employment History

(Jan 2006 & ongoing)

Freelance work

1. Market intelligence analyst and consultant for Interactive Prospect Trends, London UK and Kable Ltd London UK.
Analyzing the dynamics of economic trends in technology, government and media sectors; Performing custom market research and developing progress recommendations for the client.
2. Marketing and budgeting advisor to Adelaide Hotel and Dakota Hotel, San Francisco, California, USA.
3. Interpreter and translator for Bosnian/Croatian, English and French.
Some of the most recent clients: UNDP, Microsoft, UK Police Department and Interpol, O2.

(Aug 2004 to Jan 2006)

Project Manager, Market Intelligence Consulting

London

Duties: Business to Government and Government to Business consulting and research. Identifying business opportunities and responding to ITTs. Building and maintaining client relationships.
Achievements
• Managed and co-managed projects ranging in value and size for clients such as the UK Ministry of Defence and Hewlett Packard as well as privately owned SMEs.
• Created customized “go to market” business strategies, incorporating research and marketing
• Formed and lead a committee for developing company’s business in the Government market

(Feb 2002 to May 2004)

Project Manager for Public Policy System Reform

HM Department for International Development / IBHI Sarajevo, BiH

Duties: Creating policy documents, monitoring, evaluating and reporting on progress. Coordinating the different objectives within a network of local authorities, donors, stakeholders, the Government and NGOs Driving the project aim to reform the Government’s systems and structures of social and public policy.
Achievements
• Organized events and delivered capacity building trainings for both the Public Sector and NGOs.
• Initiated the development of local inter-sector partnerships, later adopted as regular public policy.
• Through project work lobbied Central and Regional governments, effecting legislative changes.

(Mar 2003 to Jul 2003)

Project Co-ordinator

United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)

Millennium Development Goals/UN Strategy for developing economies
Duties: Research, compilation, editing and publication coordination of the National Human Development Report – a public policy strategy document for Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Achievements
• Participated in the Government’s identification of its Public Policy Milestones
• Acquired research and development, publishing and editing skills

(Jul 2001 to Feb 2002)

Interpreter / Translator

World Bank, Sarajevo, BiH

Duties: Translating WB documents and mission reports. Simultaneous interpreting from/to English/French/Bosnian at closed confidential meetings as well as large conferences.
Achievements
• Efficiency, flexibility and discretion in a very demanding and senior level corporate environment
• Sharpened communication skills and withstanding concentration in stressful situations

Education

( 2002 to 2003)

University of Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina in coordination with University of Bologna Italy

M.A. Democratization and Human Rights, Post Graduate level

( 1997 to 2001)

Royal Holloway University of London with year 3 at UCLN, Brussels, Belgium.

B.A. European Studies with French / a 4-year politics degree with an additional focus on EU study, Degree Level

( 1994 to 1997)

Westminster City College

College level, 3 A-Levels and 6 GCSEs

Additional Information

LANGUAGE SKILLS

Bosnian/Serb/Croatian – mother tongue
Russian and Italian – intermediate
English – fluent Fair knowledge of most Slavic languages

OTHER SKILLS AND AFINITIES
• Acted at the National Theatre and the Chamber Theatre in Sarajevo, during the civil war in Bosnia
• A skydiver throughout my university years – challenge always a preference over security
• Competitive mountain biker, frequent traveler and a creative writer

Residential status: British Citizen and Bosnian Citizen, resident in San Francisco, California

DOB: September 20, 1978

References available on request

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