Teacher, Tutor and Mentor
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Curriculum Vitae Eugenia Lollini
PERSONAL INFORMATION Eugenia Lollini
**** ****** ******, ******, ** 97405 USA
**********@*****.***
https://www.linkedin.com/in/eugenia-lollini-5a328912a/ Skype elollini93
Sex Female Date of birth 16/09/1993 Nationality Italian/American WORK EXPERIENCE
PERSONAL STATEMENT
An enthusiastic professional seeking to resume a career in teaching, tutoring and mentoring after two years of working in humanitarian settings. I have teaching experience in social studies subjects
(English, Anthropology and Sociology) and foreign languages (native English and Italian speaker and fluent Spanish and French speaker), with two bachelor’s degrees in Anthropology and Romance Languages. To refresh my skillset, I am currently completing a 120-hour TEFL online certification from the University of Toronto. I am keen to build on my past experiences in teaching and continue to grow as a teacher-practitioner in the education sector.
(May 2019 – May 2020) Research and Reporting Consultant UN Women; Beirut, Lebanon
§ Worked as a consultant within the programming division UN Women’s Fund for Gender Equality, a global Fund supporting women-led NGOs in the advancement of women’s political and economic empowerment
§ Provided administrative, operational, technical and substantive support to the management and implementation of four development programmes in Algeria, Lebanon, Yemen and Palestine under the FGE’s Arab States portfolio
§ Carried out research and developed project funding proposals, concept notes and knowledge products to effectively collect and analyze lessons learned, best practices and other relevant data and results
§ Assisted in the write-up and coordination of monitoring, reporting and evaluation related activities, including field visits and mission, narrative and final evaluation reports
§ Regularly contributed to the writing and editing of human-interest stories, articles, press releases, media advisories, briefs and social media content to effectively communicate the objective and impact of programmes
§ Supported the design and implementation of the FGE’s Social Innovation and South-South Cooperation initiatives, which aimed to facilitate exchanges between NGOs to define gender equality strategies and policies through a series of exchanges and workshops
§ Helped plan and coordinate three bilateral south-south knowledge exchanges and two regional innovation workshops between seven NGOs from the Fund’s global portfolio International Organization
(November 2018 – April 2019)
Programme Consultant
Lebanon Family Planning Association; Beirut, Lebanon
§ Worked as a consultant for “Promotion of the Socioeconomic Status of Women in South Lebanon”, a development project supported by the FGE (see position above) and implemented by Lebanon Family Planning Association, an NGO working on rural women’s economic inclusion in Lebanon
§ Provided substantive input to the programme, helping develop capacity in the areas of women’s livelihood enhancement, small and medium enterprise scaling, value chain development and women’s access to agricultural markets
§ Assisted in the write-up and coordination of monitoring, reporting and evaluation reports
§ Developed a one-year communication plan for the programme; supported the coordination of key communications related activities including planning advocacy campaigns and writing press releases, articles and social media content
§ Supported the implementation of FGE’s social innovation initiative (see position above); helped integrate innovation methods and tools into the project and NGO through a cyclic process of planning, engaging, implementing and evaluating
Non-profit Organization
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(May – October 2018)
Programme Intern
UN Women; Istanbul, Turkey
§ Worked as an intern within the programming division of UN Women’s Fund for Gender Equality (see positions above);
§ Provided administrative, operational and substantive support to the management and implementation of six development programmes in the Fund’s Europe and Central Asia and East and Southern Africa portfolios
§ Conducted background research for the development of project proposals and concept notes and supported the write up of monitoring and reporting activities including mission, narrative and bi- annual programme reports
§ Regularly contributed to the writing and editing of articles, briefs, factsheets and social media content to effectively communicate the objective and impact of programmes
§ Arranged travel authorizations and hotel reservations for missions; processed travel stipends, security clearances, visa requests and other documents as required
§ Supported the planning of conferences and workshops; booked conference rooms and catering services and coordinated technical services with ICT support teams
§ Assisted HR operations by overseeing the preparation of vacancy announcements, reviewing applications, providing longlists and shortlists and conducting interviews for selection of candidates International Organization
(February – April 2018) Intern
Mondo Donna; Bologna, Italy
§ I interned for Mondo Donna, an NGO that works to provide housing, protection and integration assistance to female refugees and asylum seekers in Italy
§ Helped manage a secondary reception facility (funded by a national migrant resettlement program) for newly arrived women and children
§ Helped beneficiaries become acquainted to the asylum application process requested by the Ministry of Interior
§ Helped them navigate the Italian health, education and labor systems; accompanied them to doctor’s appointments, meetings with teachers and job interviews
§ Provided cultural mediation and interpretation services to beneficiaries in Italian, French and English Non-profit Organization
(January – June 2017) Research Fellow
Oregon Humanities Center; Eugene, Oregon, USA
§ I won a second undergraduate research fellowship that allowed me to systemize, analyse and refine fieldwork data from the Vice Provost fellowship and fieldwork experience (see position below)
§ Transcribed 15 audio-recorded interviews and coded key events, patterns, discourse terms and quotes
§ Conducted, transcribed and coded six follow-up phone interviews with two project contributors
§ Reviewed and integrated supporting literature and mined visual and numerical data
§ Produced and presented two conference papers and effected final draft of undergraduate thesis University of Oregon
(Summer 2016) Research Fellow
Vice Provost Research Institute; Beirut, Lebanon
§ I won an undergraduate research fellowship that allowed to me to conduct ethnographic fieldwork in Beirut, Lebanon; I studied the intersecting axes of gender, class and beauty in contemporary Lebanese society
§ Applied ethnographic methods to examine two beauty salons and identify women’s motivations for pursuing beautification and body enhancement procedures
§ Conducted participant observation for 250 hours and wrote 120 pages of field notes
§ Interviewed six salon clients and three aestheticians in 15 audio-recorded, open-ended interviews University of Oregon
(2016) Student-Athlete Tutor
John E. Jacqua Academic Center; Eugene, Oregon, USA
§ Tutored University of Oregon student-athletes in university level courses including English Literature, Anthropology, Sociology, Italian, Spanish and French
§ Facilitated both individual and group tutoring sessions, such as midterm and final exam reviews
§ Held weekly meetings with students in academic jeopardy (low GPA) to support and monitor their Curriculum Vitae Eugenia Lollini
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EDUCATION AND TRAINING
development
§ Worked in conjunction with support staff and communicated student progress to academic advisors and learning specialists
National Collegiate Athletic Association
(2014 & January – June 2015) Administrative Assistant Yamada Language Center; Eugene, Oregon, USA
§ Worked at Yamada, a language center aimed at improving pedagogical and technological support for University of Oregon language students and faculty
§ Administered center’s front desk by helping visitors, answering the phone, and filing and photocopying
§ Provided technological support to students and faculty in the classrooms and virtual language lab
§ Helped plan Foreign Languages and International Studies Day, an annual event promoting foreign languages and cultures
University of Oregon
(2013) Lab Assistant
African Archaeological Lab; Eugene, Oregon, USA
§ Worked at the African Archaeological Lab, a research center that curates archaeological and ethnographic artifacts and materials from ongoing excavations in West Africa
§ Processed and catalogued artifacts and other materials under lab staff supervision
§ Digitized and filed archaeologists field notes, sketches and other relevant paperwork University of Oregon
(Summer 2012 & 2013) ESL Teacher & Activity Leader ALPADIA Language Schools; Paris, France
§ Taught ESL to high school students from diverse cultural backgrounds at a language school and summer camp
§ Developed and facilitated a 1-month curriculum for beginner and intermediate students
§ Designed interactive lesson plans using didactic audio-visual resources to help students develop their language skills
§ Administered and graded midterm and final exams; evaluated student progress
§ Attended regular staff meetings and training/professional development
§ Planned and supervised extra-curricular activities in the city and themed evenings on campus Private Education
(Summer 2012 & 2013) ESL Teacher & Activity Leader Alice in Città; Milan, Italy
§ Taught beginner-level ESL to Italian elementary school students at a summer language camp
§ Developed and facilitated daily lesson plans using creative and interactive methods to engage students in developing their language skills
§ Planned camp activities ranging from arts and crafts to sports, dance education and recreational games – all led in English
§ Supervised camp program participants, aged 6-11. Private Education
(2012) Volunteer
Volubilis Archaeological Site; Moulay Idriss, Morocco
§ During my gap year before university, I volunteered alongside a team of archaeologists in Volubilis, a an archaeological and UNESCO world heritage site
§ Supported the excavation and conservation of ancient Roman artifacts, including pottery and mosaics
§ Cleaned, catalogued and stored artifacts from active archaeological digs
§ Digitized and filed paper documents and records, such as old photographs and excavation slides
§ Translated a 75-page informational booklet about Volubilis’ history; it was published and showcased in the site’s museum (French-English)
Cultural Heritage
(2013-2017) B.A. Honours Anthropology Cum Laude
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PERSONAL SKILLS
University of Oregon; Eugene, Oregon, USA
§ Honours Thesis: Before the Spectacle: Shaping Gender and Class in Beirut’s Beauty Salons
§ Cultural Anthropology, social theory, ethnographic methods, Gender Studies, Middle Eastern Studies, Anthropology of the body, Biological Anthropology, Archaeology
(2013-2017) B.A. Romance Languages Cum Laude
University of Oregon; Eugene, Oregon, USA
§ French literature, Spanish literature, Francophone Studies, Latin American Studies, Travel literature
(2013-2017) Minor Middle Eastern and North African Studies University of Oregon; Eugene, Oregon, USA
§ Arabic language and culture, Political Science, Human Geography, Migration Studies, Near Eastern Archaeology, Egyptology
(Summer 2015) Semester Abroad
Qasid Arabic Institute; Amman, Jordan
§ Arabic language, literature and culture – second year level
(Fall 2014) Semester Abroad
Sciences Po, Campus of Middle Eastern and Mediterranean Studies; Menton, France
§ French language, Arabic language, International Relations, African politics, Sociology of Italy Mother tongue(s) English, Italian
Other language(s) UNDERSTANDING SPEAKING WRITING
Listening Reading Spoken interaction Spoken production Spanish C2 C2 C2 C2 C2
French C1 C2 C1 C1 C1
Arabic B1 A2 A2 A2 A2
Common European Framework of Reference for Languages Teaching skills
§ English, Italian, Spanish and French grammar and literature in use; curriculum design; creating lesson plans, tests and exams; grading and scoring; public speaking and presentation; tutoring, coaching and mentoring; group tutoring and classroom/ zoom meeting and digital classroom management
Communication skills § Public speaking and presentation; tutoring, coaching and mentoring; writing and editing human- interest stories, articles, press releases, media advisories and briefs; qualitative interviewing and transcribing; social media and website management; communication plans and strategies Technical and analytical skills § Project formulation and implementation, including logical frameworks and indicators; monitoring and reporting; evaluation management; technical writing data collection and analysis; qualitative and quantitative research; literature reviews; ethnography and field work; ability to synthesize program performance data and produce results-based reports and impact assessments; capacity development for NGOs
Management skills § Familiarity with the project life cycle; event (bilateral exchanges, workshops, and advocacy campaign) planning and coordination; travel bookings and arrangements; overseeing recruitment processes; establishing and coordinating partnerships between NGOs; communications plans and strategies; knowledge management
Digital skills § Microsoft OfficeTM (WordTM, ExcelTM, PowerpointTM); PhotoshopTM; familiarity with zoom meeting and digital classroom management
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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Publications
Conference presentations
Honours, awards, grants and
scholarships
§ Lollini, Eugenia “Before the Spectacle: Shaping Gender and Class in Beirut’s Beauty Salons”. Oregon Undergraduate Research Journal, Volume 14, Issue 1 Winter 2019, pages 16-37.
§ Western States Folklore Conference (2017)
§ University of Oregon Undergraduate Research Symposium (2017)
§ University of Oregon Cum Laude Graduate (2017)
§ University of Oregon Anthropology Departmental Honours (2017)
§ Humanities Undergraduate Research Fellowship (2017)
§ University of Oregon Department of Anthropology Conference Travel Award (2016)
§ Vice Provost Research Institute Undergraduate Fellowship (2016) Memberships § Carnegie Global Oregon group (2013-2017)
§ University of Oregon International Student Association (2013-2017) References § Dr. Carol Silverman (********@*******.***)
§ Rana El-Houjeiri (****.**-********@*******.***)
Courses § Results-Based Management, UN Women Training Center
§ Gender Equality and Sustainable Project Management, UN Women Training Center
§ How to Manage Gender-Responsive Evaluations, UN Women Training Center
§ Women’s Economic Empowerment, UN Women Training Center
§ Women’s Leadership and Decision Making, UN Women Training Center
§ Women, Peace and Security, UN Women Training Center
§ Introduction to the Care Economy, UN Women Training Center
§ Understanding Violence Against Women and Girls, UN Women Training Center
§ Gender, Migration and Development: A Matter of Rights, UN Women Training Center
§ Advanced Grant Writing, Harvard Continuing Studies Certificates § University of Toronto 120-Hour TEFL Online Certification – work in progress
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