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ANASTASIA SPILIOPOULOU

Athens

Summary

Accomplished social policy professional with extensive experience in project management. Expertise in leading complex initiatives, forging strategic partnerships, and advancing social inclusion. Passionate about empowering communities and driving initiatives that foster positive, sustainable change.

Overview

23
23
years of professional experience

Work History

Project Manager

Caritas Hellas
04.2016 - 05.2024

-Coordination of Integration and Employability Projects for vulnerable groups

-Coordination of Emergency Response Projects

-Lead design, implementation, and monitoring of projects, including developing project plans, budgets, and timelines to ensure alignment with strategic goals. -Overseeing progress, needs assessments (NAAs), and facilitated feedback mechanisms (FCM) to drive continuous improvement. -Coordination of cross-functional teams of up to 40 staff members. -Managed relationships with donors, liaised with local and international stakeholders - Represented the organization in national and international forums, building partnerships, advocating for key initiatives, and securing support from donors and governmental bodies. Funding sources: German Ministry of Foreign Affairs, EC (CERV), UNICEF, Bodossakis Foundation, Attika Administrative Region, Caritas Network.

Admin and Import Manager

Vs Awning and shading systems wholesale –retail company
03.2014 - 03.2016
  • Lead and oversee import procedures of products
  • Plan, create, test and deploy administration and accounting system to meet and exceed company's needs .
  • Ensure smooth office operations including the office supplies, equipment, and logistics.

External Project Proposal Evaluator

Bodossaki Foundation
04.2014 - 02.2015
  • Proposal evaluation: budget and content evaluation and scoring of project proposals( small and large scale projects).
  • Preparation of Individual reports per project proposal.

Migration Information Officer

Australian High Commission London, Australian Department of Immigration and Citizenship
07.2011 - 09.2013
  • Information expert on Migration issues
  • Liaising with stakeholders and DIAC offices in Europe and North Africa
  • Organizing delivering internal presentations and seminars; organisation of expos.

Regional Manager

Greek Centre of Educational Research
02.2006 - 06.2008
  • Coordination of project implementation of 6 districts
  • Drafting of progress report (midterm review), monitoring and final assessment, proposals for reforms submitted to Ministry of Education.

Researcher

Department of Social Anthropology Panteion University of Social and Political
09.2005 - 02.2006
  • Data Collection,
  • Coordination of focus group discussion/Design of interviews guide
  • Data analysis.

Project Officer Humanitarian Department

Hellenic Rescue Team
02.2005 - 07.2005
  • Support coordination of overseas volunteers
  • Administrative support of international humanitarian aid projects in Afghanistan.

Special Advisor of Secretary General on Social Policy Issues

General Secretariat for Youth
06.2001 - 03.2004
  • Support the design of organization's policy on drug prevention for youth
  • Program design, call for tenders, evaluation of proposals,, monitoring of the implementation of the National Program 'Supporting youth NGOs: 2003-2004'
  • Support youth volunteer programs: -'Legal aid for disadvantaged youth' -'Young volunteers providing medical support in isolated islands and remote areas'

Education

MA (intl) - Humanitarian Aid And Development

Rurh University of Bochum
Bochum, Germany /Uppsala, Sweden
01.2010

MA - Anthropology and Cultural Process

Goldsmith’s College, University of London
London, UK
09.1999

BA - Social Policy and Social Anthropology

Panteion University of Social And Political Sciences
Athens, Greece
09.1998

Skills

  • Proficient in MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint as well as the open-office suite and online document editors Advanced user of all Internet applications
  • Strategic Planning
  • Project Planning
  • Cross-Functional Collaboration
  • Advanced problem solving
  • Stakeholder Communications
  • Staff Management
  • Budget Preparation

Profile

16, Migration Policy/Socio-economic integration, 11, 3, 3

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Others

03/15, Metadrasi, Support provided to the Center of Unaccompanied Minors in Mytilene, Lesvos, Greece, 11/11, 08/13, Common Ground, East London Mediation, Trained mediator, London, UK, 03/11, 07/11, International Secretariat of Amnesty International, Volunteer coordinator of Strategic Partnership Unit, London, UK, 01/06, 09/09, Service Civil International, Member of Board of Organization, Athens, Greece, 03/20, Training in mediation, Promitheas center of Mediation and Arbitration, 2/16, Response in refugee crisis in Greece, RedR UK, Lesvos, Greece, 02/15, 06/15, Life and Business coaching, Positivity Coaching, Athens, Greece, 12/08, Humanitarian Management in Complex Crises, Sphere Training. Institute for International Law of Peace and Armed Conflict, Bochum, Germany

References

Available on request

Languages

Greek
Native language
English
Proficient
C2

Timeline

Project Manager

Caritas Hellas
04.2016 - 05.2024

External Project Proposal Evaluator

Bodossaki Foundation
04.2014 - 02.2015

Admin and Import Manager

Vs Awning and shading systems wholesale –retail company
03.2014 - 03.2016

Migration Information Officer

Australian High Commission London, Australian Department of Immigration and Citizenship
07.2011 - 09.2013

Regional Manager

Greek Centre of Educational Research
02.2006 - 06.2008

Researcher

Department of Social Anthropology Panteion University of Social and Political
09.2005 - 02.2006

Project Officer Humanitarian Department

Hellenic Rescue Team
02.2005 - 07.2005

Special Advisor of Secretary General on Social Policy Issues

General Secretariat for Youth
06.2001 - 03.2004

MA (intl) - Humanitarian Aid And Development

Rurh University of Bochum

MA - Anthropology and Cultural Process

Goldsmith’s College, University of London

BA - Social Policy and Social Anthropology

Panteion University of Social And Political Sciences
ANASTASIA SPILIOPOULOU