Europass Curriculum Vitae

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1 Europass Curriculum Vitae Personal information First name(s) / Surname(s) Address Telephone(s) (s) Nationality Rue des Coquelicots 27, 1040 Etterbeek (BELGIUM) christian109@hotmail.com Italian Date of birth 21 February 1977 Gender Male Desired employment / Occupational field Research and analysis supporting design, management and evaluation of social and human development policies, programmes and projects. Working with governments, multi-lateral and international organizations, in particular the European Union and the United Nations system; both in the EU and developing countries. Interests and knowledge: Equality and Social Justice Social Policy (in particular Education and Early Childhood Care) Public Policies and Management Work experience Dates 01/02/ /12/2014 Elaboration of the Save the Children s Index of Educational Poverty. Coordination of a Scientific Advisory Committee composed by eminent academics from University of Milan, Turin and Oxford, Ministries of Education, Labour and Welfare; production of background working papers on educational poverty and contextualized to the Italian case; proposed methodology for developing the Index; analyses of data from various national institutions, notably Ministry of Education and Italian Institute of Statistics; selection of relevant educational poverty indicators; composition of the index disaggregated at regional level; analysis of index outcomes; writing up and publication of the report on Educational Poverty. Save the Children Italia Via Volturno, 58, Roma Non-Governmental Organization Page 1 / 6 - Curriculum vitae of Dates 01/10/ /02/2014 Elaboration of the Save the Children s Report on Child Poverty and Social Exclusion in Europe. Analysis of EUROSTAT data on poverty, education and child care pertaining EU members along with Iceland, Norway and Switzerland; meta-analysis of EU s documentation and policy assessments on child poverty and social exclusion, writing up and publication of the report.

2 Save the Children Rue de Trone, 60, 1050 Bruxelles Belgium Non-Governmental Organization Dates 01/05/ /09/2013 Elaboration of the Save the Children s Education Policy. Collection and analysis of education and child policies data, policies assessment, write up of the report, advocacy strategy. Save the Children Italia Via Volturno, 58, Roma Non-Governmental Organization Dates 01/07/ /03/2013 UNESCO Focal Point Mauritius Sector specialist (Poverty Reduction, Education, Early Childhood Care and Development, Culture and Science) for the United Nations Country Team in Mauritius, ensuring cooperation strategy and programmes development and implementation, institutional dialogue with Government of Mauritius, NGOs and Civil Society organizations, development partners and multi-lateral organizations, notably African Union, European Union and World Bank. c/o UNDP Office Mauritius Intendance Street, Port Louis Mauritius Dates 01/05/ /06/2010 Design of the project for the setting up of a regional knowledge hub in Mauritius, aiming at strengthening leadership and building capacities of policy makers and practitioners in Education and Early Childhood Care in Sub-Sahara Africa; support to the Government of Mauritius in project implementation and resources mobilization. World Bank Group 1818 H Street NW, Washington DC United States Dates 15/10/ /04/2010 Project Coordination Officer Development of a Ministry of Education and Human Resources UNDP/UNESCO/FAO partnerships programme aiming at reducing poverty by increasing the level of educational achievements among vulnerable groups, trough enhancing inclusiveness, quality and effectiveness of education system services provision, community involvement. Liaise with partners and coordinate local stakeholders (NGOs, CBOs, Private Sector), local institutions, UN agencies; recruitment of resource persons and organizations, management of all project staff, administrative details, and implementation aspects of the project, including financial management and resource mobilization, monitoring and evaluation; Responsible for the implementation and management of the UNDP - UNICEF Indian Ocean Commission join programme on developing an Observatory for the Child Rights in the African Indian Ocean islands states, involving Comoros, Madagascar, Mauritius, Reunion and Seychelles. Assistance to the Ministry of Education and Human Resources in designing the National Strategy for Page 2 / 6 - Curriculum vitae of

3 Education Sector Mauritius Coordination of the Global Compact Initiative for corporate responsibility in Mauritius, in collaboration with local business associations as well as non-resident UN agencies (in particular the ILO). Assistance to the African Union - Private Sector Forum Africa s Industrial Drive: the Private Sector and Corporate Citizenship and the UN Global Compact focal points for Africa regional meeting January 2008, Addis Ababa (Ethiopia). Co-chair of the working group on Accelerating Africa s Industrial Development with Corporate Governance and Corporate Citizenship Instruments UNDP Office Mauritius Intendance Street, Port Louis Mauritius Dates 01/02/ /07/2006 Internship at the Secretariat of the Parliamentary Group of the Party of European Socialists Advisory work for the Committee Development and ACP parliamentary group, on diverse development issues, policies and legislations, following the parliamentary activities. Research and analysis, formulation of reports, resolutions and amendments, organisation of hearings and voting sessions. In particular, the review of the Development Cooperation Instruments of the European Union. Liaise with institutional and political partners and NGOs; Advisory work for the legislative activities of the Members in the Committee on Economic Development, Finance and Trade at the 11th Session of the Joint Parliamentary Assembly EU ACP, June 2006, Vienna; Advisory work for the Working Group European Parliament - United Nations, forum of discussion concerning the relationships between European institutions and the United Nations European Parliament 60 Rue Wiertz, B-1047 Bruxelles Belgium European Institution Dates 15/05/ /12/2005 Internship at the Office of the UN Resident Coordinator Assistance to the UN Resident Coordinator in coordinating activities of the UN Country Team Mauritius. Coordination with non-resident UN agencies and national partners. Organize official missions of representatives of non-resident UN agencies and programmes; Elaboration of the UN Resident Coordinator Media Outreach Strategy Office of the UN Resident Coordinator Mauritius Intendance Street, Port Louis Mauritius Dates 01/10/ /12/2002 Internship at Italian Institute for Foreign Trade (ICE) Collection and analysis of data information on world international economic and trade polices issues as well as foreign investments regulations; carry out country analysis reports; Italian Institute for Foreign Trande (ICE) Via Liszt 21, Rome Public Sector Organisation Page 3 / 6 - Curriculum vitae of

4 Education and training Dates Level in national or international classification 15/03/2011 PhD Dep. Of Social Welfare Studies University of Ghent Belgium Philosophy Doctorate Level in national or international classification Level in national or international classification Dates 10/10/ /11/2004 Master of Science in Globalisation and Development International Finance for Development; Globalisation, Regionalism and State; Transformation in the World Economy; Issues in Industrial Strategy and Trade Policy; Comparative Social Policy; Development Research Skills; Planning and Managing Development; Innovation and Technology Strategy; Economics and Technological Change. University of Manchester United Kingdom Master of Science Dates 01/10/ /07/2003 University Degree in International Relations and Diplomatic Sciences Development Studies International Relations; Macro and Micro Economics; International Economics; Statistics; Development Economics; Social Science; History and Institutions of Africa, Middle East and Latin America; Social Development; Anthropology of Development; Theory of Development. University of Bologna Laurea (University Degree) Dates Training Courses Programme Design, Management, Monitoring and Evaluation (ATLAS - UN Management Portal, IPSAS International Public Sector Accounting Standards, Prince2 Projects in Controlled Environment, ERBM UNDP Enhanced Result-Based Management system); Institutional Negotiation; Communication Skills; Human Resources Management, Ethics, Gender Sexual Harassment, Basic and Advanced Security in the Field Staff Safety, Health and Welfare United Nations Development Programme Dates 01/04/ /07/2009 Certificate Economics of Education for Policymakers and Practitioners and Education Statistics World Bank Institute Dates 15/01/ /01/2004 Field Work Training Impact of the Globalisation on the Social and Economic Development of Sri Lanka University of Manchester and Government of Sri Lanka Page 4 / 6 - Curriculum vitae of

5 Dates 01/07/ /07/2002 Certificate Election Monitoring Institute for International Policy Studies (ISPI) Dates 15/10/ /06/2001 Certificate Multidisciplinary Course on Development Education UNICEF and University of Bologna Personal skills and competences Mother tongue(s) Italian Other language(s) Self-assessment Understanding Speaking Writing European level (*) Listening Reading Spoken interaction Spoken production English C2 Proficient user C2 Proficient user C2 Proficient user C2 Proficient user C2 Proficient user French C2 Proficient user C2 Proficient user C2 Proficient user C2 Proficient user C2 Proficient user Spanish / Castilian B1 Independent user B1 Independent user A1 Basic User A1 Basic User A1 Basic User Creole (Mauritian) A2 Basic User A2 Basic User A2 Basic User A2 Basic User A2 Basic User (*) Common European Framework of Reference (CEF) level Social skills and competences Organisational skills and competences Technical skills and competences My employment and study record, underlining experiences in various organizations, from political institutions to academia and civil society, in Europe, North America and Africa, testifies my attitude to operate flexibly and capacity to adapt to different working or either socio-cultural environments. During my working and study path I have organized numerous conferences, seminar and workshops with international and national stakeholders, political leaders, governments and multi-lateral organizations officials, NGOs and civil society organizations, academia and scientific experts. I have notably facilitated contents design and development, logistics and protocol, communication with media institutions. I have developed competencies in research in support of design, implementation and management, monitoring and evaluation, of policy and programmes in the field of poverty reduction, education and early childhood, social protection, development and cooperation; reinforced by solid capacities in liaising and negotiation with different type of stakeholders (political, governmental, multi-lateral and bi-lateral, NGOs and civil society, academia). Knowledge of project management systems (e.g. ATLAS UNDP and IPSAS); and statistical softwares for research: SPSS, R and AMOS. Computer skills and competences Driving licence(s) MS Word, Excel, Powerpoint, Outlook, Frontpage, Internet Exporer. B Page 5 / 6 - Curriculum vitae of

6 Additional information PUBLICATIONS: 2014: Analysis of educational inequalities in the Joint Child Health Project Mauritius longitudinal cohort, Working Paper, UNICEF, Florence (), forthcoming. with Vandenbroeck, M., Equality of Opportunities, normative interpretations and their implications for early childhood care and education, Journal of Philosophy of Education, forthcoming [Italian] With Save the Children, The Save the Children s Index to measure educational poverty in, Save the Children, Roma (). with Save the Children, Child Poverty and Social Exclusion in Europe: A matter of children s rights, Save the Children EU Advocacy Office publication, Bruxelles (Belgium): : with Vandenbroeck, M., Roose, R., The greatest of equalizers: A critical review of international organisations views on early childhood care and education, Journal of Social Policy, 42(3), pp : : with Vandenbroeck, M., Embedding the Equality Dimension in MDGs: Intergenerational Transmission of Inequalities & Implications for Post-2015 UN Development Agenda, UNICEF and UNWOMEN: [Italian] with the journal In Europa, UE and development cooperation: humanism disappeared, In Europa, Genova (). 2010: Mauritius-Africa Initiative setting up a knowledge hub and centre of excellence for capacity building and leadership of policy makers in ECCE in Sub-Saharan Africa, UNESCO International Bureau of Education: /EN_Concept_Note_Mauritius.pdf. 2003: [Italian] Series of articles and analysis on trade issues and foreign investments, published in Global Trade, the review of the Italian Institute for Foreign Trade (ICE), November, December 2002, and January 2003, Roma (). Page 6 / 6 - Curriculum vitae of