Communications Sector My name is samuele Cofano and I am looking for working in Istanbul in the Communications sector. CURRICULUM VITAE Full Name: Samuele Cofano Birthday Date: August 15th, 1979 Professional qualifications Communications and donor liaison officer Secretariat Supervisor Office Manager Professional Experience Italian Embassy in Beirut Italian Cooperation Office Lebanon, Jan 2008- to the present General Supervisor of the Secretariat of the Italian Cooperation Office /Embassy of Italy in Beirut and human resources manager (15 national experts and 15 local staff) Donors Liaison Officer: relations management with UN Agencies, National Parliaments in Middle East region, Governative and Non Governative Institutions, Foundations and private sectors Communication Officer: Media Coordinator (BBC, CNN, Al Jazeira International, L.A. Times, NYTimes, Die Spiegel) for the promotion of the Italian Cooperation Activities, including organization and coordination of medias visit on the ground; identification themes which require a public positioning, regular visit to the fields (special focus on Palestinian refugee Camps in Lebanon); communication strategy for programme managers; activities of fundraisings; organization of Workshops and Conferences on cooperation policy strategy and decentralized cooperation; internal reporting. Implementation of social-recreational and humanitarian initiatives in the 12 official Palestinian refugee Camps in Lebanon and Lebanese Municipalities surrounding, in the framework of the ROSS Emergency Program, an intiative funded by the Italian Government for a total amount of over 34.000.000 Euros. Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs Rome, Italy, Jul Dec. 2007 Professional Internship - General Directorate for Mediterranean and Middle East/ Middle East Area Promotion of political, economical, cultural and all other aspects of bilateral relations between Italy and the individual countries of the area; research on domestic situation of individual countries and development in their foreign policies; overseeing Italy's participation in the cooperation activities and international organizations in the region. Training Embassy of Italy in Tunisi Tunisia, Jul Sep. 2006 Internship in Political Affairs and Press Office. Participation in International Meetings Italian Presidency of the Council of Ministers Rome, Italy, Mar - Jun 2006 Internship in G/8 Dpt. Participation in planning the Italian dossier for the 32nd Summit of G/8 in Saint Petersburg, Russia Focus on the G/8 Agenda: energy security, education and fight against infectious diseases. Education II Level Master in Diplomacy and Foreign Policy Bologna, Italy, Oct. 2006- Jun 2007 University of Bologna, Italia Courses in Fiscal and Monetary Policies, Innovation and Growth in Global Economy, French and English in International Affairs and Diplomacy; International Law; Law and Politics of the European Union; Issues in Globalization; International Cooperation and Communication Strategies 10 days workshop in NATO, Brussels, Belgium Post Grad Diploma in High Studies of Diplomacies Rome, Italy, Oct 2005- Jun 2006 SIOI Rome Courses in International Law, French and English in International Affairs and Diplomacy, EU and UN System, Political Economics. Advanced Degree in Law Lecce, Italy Jan 2000 Feb 2005 Metz-Nancy, France, 2004 Faculty of Law, University of Lecce, Italia One year European Program Erasmus, Faculty of Political Economics, University of Nancy Metz, France. Secondary Studies Italy, 1994- 1998 College in Classic Studies Skills Languages: Italian: mother tongue English: fluently spoken and written French: fluently spoken and written Spanish: advanced knowledge Computers: Windows user's skills (Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Internet). Macintosh | 
