Work experience

Full-time
June 2023 - present

I’m responsible for the financial and administrative aspects of the Partners in Integration project (2023-2027).

Tasks:

• Preparing payment applications for the European Social Fund (ESF) in the EURA 2021 system

• Processing invoices

• Monitoring the budget

• Updating communication channels

• Preparing documents and reports

• Planning and implementing network events

Achievements: I independently restructured the project’s website to improve clarity and accessibility.

Full-time
August 2021 - December 2022

I coordinated the Terkku project (2020 - 2022), which developed culturally sensitive outreach work for the prevention of non-communicable diseases among immigrants from African and Middle Eastern countries.

Tasks:

• I managed and planned the project's budget using the Netvisor financial management software.

• I organised the project’s steering group meetings and cooperation forums to liaise with stakeholders, which included the project’s subcontractors as well as organisations with which the project has agreements of intent.

• I wrote grant applications and performance reports for the Funding Centre for Social Welfare and Health Organisations.

• I arranged the venues, materials, and catering for the project's cooperation forums, experimental outreach course, cultural mediator training, and chronic disease awareness events.

• I supervised two interns, for whom I prepared work contracts, agreements on the loan of equipment, and certificates of employment.

Achievements:

• I secured extra funding from the Finnish Red Cross for the project's events. This was the result of the interorganisational relationship that I built through my active representation of Moniheli in the Finnish Red Cross' projects and networks.

• I organised a campaign in cooperation with the Finnish Red Cross Blood Service. The aim of the campaign was to correct misunderstandings related to blood donation and encourage people of an African background to become repeat donors. I created visual designs using the Canva graphic design platform and shared them on Moniheli's communication channels, through which campaign reached over 200 people. 

Part-time (50%)
April 2020 - August 2021

I supported the Collective Professional Agency in Finnish Housing First Work project (2019-2021), which developed social innovations in response to critical challenges in homelessness work.

Tasks:

• I facilitated workshops and an online discussion forum to provide training for homelessness practitioners in Finland.

• I used the Backdrop content management system to develop the website.

• I established social media profiles for the project.

Achievements:
I shared videos and visual designs that I created about the project's workshop series and concluding conference. As a result, the number of workshop participants increased from 24 to 103. 

Full-time
May - October 2020

I provided administrative support for processes and meetings related to the Biocidal Products Regulation.

Tasks:

• I facilitated workshops and an online discussion forum to provide training for homelessness practitioners in Finland.

• I used the Backdrop content management system to develop the website.

• I established social media profiles for the project.

Achievements:

I shared videos and visual designs that I created about the project's workshop series and concluding conference. As a result, the number of workshop participants increased from 24 to 103. 

Full-time
September - November 2018

I disseminated research about international conflict resolution and developed the institute's communications.

Tasks:

• I edited articles for the institute's Journal of Autonomy and Security Studies.

• I assisted in the arrangement of the 2018 conference on collective security and rules-based international order in addition to meetings with the Foreign Minister and officials from the Prime Minister's Office and the Åland Government.

• I updated the institute's website using the Joomla content management system and developed a new WordPress website using the Elementor tool, which I quickly learned to use after a brief introduction.

• I gave a presentation about Melilla, a Spanish autonomous city located on the north coast of Africa that shares a border with Morocco, where I lived 2013 - 2014.

• I gave a presentation the Brexit negotiations in the media and the Northern Ireland peace process, which is the topic of my Master's thesis.

• I conducted a comprehensive literature search for a research project on the use of the Åland Example.

• I participated in the e-course 'Territorial Autonomy as a Tool for Diversity Management: Lessons from the Åland Example' and gave feedback to the professor responsible for the course.

• I quickly and efficiently complied background material for staff to use at events.

• I participated in meetings and seminars, for which I prepared and distributed invitations, wrote articles, and took photos.

• I created and distributed newsletters using Mailchimp.

Achievements:

I continued doing freelance editing work for the institute after my position ended, including the institute's annual activity report, an article about Åland as an example in international conflict resolution, and an analysis of Åland's 1994 EU membership referendum.

Part-time (30%)
October 2013 - May 2014

Tasks: I gained teaching experience at a secondary school by preparing and conducting classroom activities, substituting absent teachers, and marking exams.

Achievements: I improved my Spanish language skills and familiarised myself with Spanish and Moroccan cultures whilst living in Melilla, a Spanish enclave that shares a border with Morocco. Melilla is notorious for its issues with immigration, as it's perceived as a gateway into Europe for many Sub-Saharan Africans. In my free time, I volunteered at the Temporary Immigrant Holding Centre through the Spanish Red Cross. I organised asylum seekers' files at the reception of the medical centre.

Full-time
May - June 2013

I contributed to local government procedures by participating in the development of the 2013-2020 Climate Change Strategy.