cv ancuta vamesu - FPDL

(Ancuta Vamesu)USAID Romania Civil Society Strengthening Program RCSSPositionAdvocacy AdvisorDescription Responsible with the advocacy and outreach component of a $6million program funded by USAID in support of organizations thatmonitor as well as perform advocacy and public policy developmentfunctions. Responsible with design and technical implementation ofa combined assistance plan of grants, technical assistance andtraining for coalitions of NGOs that develop new advocacy initiatives,conduct policy analysis or promote policy/legislation changes, and tocoach smaller organizations to increase their civic involvement andadvocacy activities.Date: from/to (month/year) December 2002 – March 2005LocationRomania, SerbiaCompanyPromeso on behalf of DFID and European Training FoundationPositionStrategic Planning Consultant, EvaluatorDescription- Designed and facilitated participatory strategic planning workshopof the anti-poverty commission in Alba county in a DFID anti-povertyproject- Trainer and Consultant for institutional building of RegionalDevelopment Agencies South and NorthEast Regions - preparationfor implementation of the partnership principles in the managementof EU Structural Funds. Designed a Partnership Framework –guidelines for partnership development for the Agencies Board andstaff; Trained staff in partnership development;- Designed and facilitated strategic planning process of the RegionalDevelopment Agency NorthEast Region- Conducted field evaluation for a regional programme to promotethe culture and practice of social dialogue and of participation of civilsociety in South-East EuropeDate: from/to (month/year) November 2004 - February 2005LocationMoldovaCompanyHTSPE UKPositionConsultantDescriptionEC Framework contract assignment - Drafted terms of reference fora EU funded civil society development national programmeDate: from/to (month/year) 2002 – 2005LocationMacedonia, Kosovo, Moldova, MontenegroCompanyPartners Foundation for Local Development FPDLPositionAssociate Trainer and ConsultantDescriptionDesigned and delivered the following training programmes:- Training of Trainers TOT programmes on Participatory Planningfor trainers of the European Association of Local DemocracyAgencies (a joint programme of the Council of Europe and theCommittee of Regions) and their affiliates in the Balkan countriesALDA trainers- Training of Trainers TOT programmes on Participatory Planningfor local government consultants from Soros Foundation/EuroBalkan Institute in Macedonia- Training Course on Conflict Management for local governmentofficials in Kosovo- Training Course on NGO Management and Partnership for ALDAand their affiliate NGOs in the Balkan countries.- Training of Trainers TOT on Managing Conflict in ParticipatoryPlanning for USAID IREX Program on Participatory CommunityDevelopment in Moldova- Assessment of NGO Advocacy (Albania, Bulgaria, Croatia,Romania) – consultant for Romania3