PERSONAL INFORMATION Dorothee Fischer

Curriculum vitae

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PERSONAL INFORMATION Dorothee Fischer

C/Fuente de San Luis, 32, pt 20; 46006 Valencia (Spain)

+34608908573

[email protected] Skype dorostrasbourg

Date of birth 21/01/1977 | Nationality German

WORK EXPERIENCE

JOB APPLIED FOR Senior Communication Expert

15/04/2014–Present Senior Communication and European Affairs Expert Freelance, several employers, Valencia (Spain)

- Development of communication, dissemination and media strategies - Development and management of innovative communication tools (videos, newsletters, social media, infographics, websites, brochures, publications....) - Event management including virtual events - media/press work and campaigning - Trainings on communication and EU funds (Horizon2020, Life+, Europe for Citizens, Interreg, Creative Europe, Erasmus+...) - Facilitation/moderation of meetings (also online) in four languages (English, French, Spanish, German) - Design, management and evaluation of international cooperation projects in various areas (Interreg/Cohesion Policy, culture, sustainable development, citizenship and participation, social issues, gender equality...) - Monitoring and evaluation of communication activities - Strategic advice

Current projects:

1. Senior Communication Expert

- Implementation of the communication strategy in the framework of the project “Appui à l’Association tunisienne au programme de recherche H2020” - managing and supervising the communications team (Junior Experts) - monitoring and quality management - training and coaching of staff at the Tunisian Ministry of Education and Science and the network of National Contact Points - development of communication tools and (online) events to support the visibility of the Horizon2020 programme in Tunisia and raise the participation of Tunisian partners in the programme

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Contract with: Equinoccio in a consortium for DG for International Cooperation and Development/European Commission Duration: December 2019 – February 2021

2. Key Communication Expert

- responsible for social media management and the development of other communication tools (newsletter, brochures, videos, website) for the Policy Forum on Development (a multi-stakeholder platform including EU institutions as well as networks of local authorities and civil society organisations from 136 countries) - event management (online and presential) and reporting - knowledge management (surveys, focus groups, studies e.g. on the implementation of the 2030 Agenda through the members of the platform )

Contract with: GIZ International Services (Germany/Belgium) as a service-provider for DG for International Cooperation and Development/European Commission Duration: December 2017 – December 2020

3. Social media and strategic communications

- setting up and management of the social media accounts (Twitter, Facebook and Instagram) of the newly created CEMAS (World Sustainable Urban Food Centre) in Valencia in corporation with the United Nation’s Food and Agricultural Organization and the City of València - infographics and other visuals - event management and facilitation/moderation (online or presential) - strategic advice

Contract with: The City of Valencia, Spain Duration: June 2019 – July 2020

4. Training and event moderation/facilitation

- Trainings on communications and EU project development including evaluation of communication activities, with a particular focus on cultural and social projects (various funds including Creative Europe; Interreg/European Territorial Cooperation Programmes, Erasmus+, Life+, Horizon2020...) - Technical assistance and coaching on communication issues (e.g. to IPA programmes in the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia) - Event moderation and facilitation, also online

Collaborations with: Communicating Europe; Europimpulse; European Policy Research Centre/University of Strathclyde; CGET (the French National Authority managing European Structural and Investment Funds); Teatro Inestable/Network of Alternative Theatres in Spain; IETM; University of Valencia; the city of Torrent; the city of Valencia; the French Ministry of Employment/Institut Francais Skopje; the French Research Institute for Development (IRD); Fondazione Giacomo Brodolini/Cultura Lavoro (Italy/EU-wide) Duration: on-going

Curriculum vitae


Relevant past projects:

1. Cultural Strategy

- drafting of a cultural strategy for the province of “Lausitz” in East Germany together with a sub-strategy for the city of Zittau in the framework of its application to become European Capital of Culture in 2025 - moderation of focus groups and workshops with cultural experts from Germany, Poland and the Czech Republic (in German and English)

Contract with: Kulturkonzepte, Germany Duration: May 2019 – June 2020

2. Video production expert

- production of one promotional video and various social media clips for the European Commission/DG Employment concerning the PES Network (Public Employment Service Network) - advice on strategic communications

Contract with: Fondazione Giacomo Brodolini (Italy) as service-provider for DG Employment/European Commission Duration: April – December 2019

3. Social Media Management

- Management of Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn accounts of the Research Institute Polibienestar which promotes social policy projects on a national and international level (incl. EU projects)

Contract with:Instituto Polibienestar/University of Valencia (Spain) Duration: January 2016 – December 2019

4. Dissemination Expert Agropol – cross-border cooperation in the agribusiness sector in rural areas

- drafting of a final 12-pages leaflet on the main results of the pilot cross-border projects between Carinthia (AT) – Slovenia as well as Alentejo (PT), Centro (PT) and Extremadura (ES) - strategic advice and contents for the development of other communication tools (videos, website, social media, other publications) - coordination and organisation of three final dissemination events

Contract with: Metis (Austria) for DG AGRI, European Commission Duration: February – December 2018

5. Evaluation of communication

- Evaluation of social media activities and the communication strategy of the cross-border


programme between France, Spain and Andorra (Interreg Poctefa)

Contract with: Regio+ Duration: May – September 2018

6. Dissemination of an EU research project on Cohesion Policy

- Media relations, social media management (@cohesify), and dissemination activities within the COHESIFY Horizon2020 project on Cohesion Policy, European identity and communication

Contract with: Old Continent (Belgium) as part of a consortium of 8 universities and 2 SMEs Duration: April 2016 - June 2018

7. Design of an awareness-raising campaign on discrimination in Albania

- facilitation of various focus groups and stakeholder workshops in Albania - design of an awareness-raising campaign on anti-discrimination, including strategic advice on the selection of service providers to implement it - Monitoring and quality management throughout the campaign

Contract with: Council of Europe/EU Delegation in Albania Duration: February 2017 – May 2018

8. Social Media campaign and strategic advice

- organisation of several events including the annual gathering of mayors from 148 cities worldwide in the framework of the Milan Urban Food Policy Pact (MUFFP) and the campaign “València, World Sustainable Food Capital 2017” - development of an international media outreach strategy - social media management and campaigning (@vlcapsostenible) - liaison with the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and partner cities worldwide

Contract with: City of Valencia (Spain) Duration: January 2017 – February 2018

9. Drafting and revision of communication strategies

- Mission to the Philippines in order to meet with experts to revise and redraft four communication strategies for the EU Delegation in the Philippines and three bilaterial cooperation projects (on energy, health and justice) - strategic advice for the selection of appropriate communication channels and tools for the identified target audiences

Contract with: Equinoccio/EU Delegation in the Philippines

Duration: January – September 2017

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10. Video on EU-ASEAN relations

- development of creative concepts and storyboards for six videos on the EU – ASEAN relations

- coordination of the production team and quality management

Contract with: Equinoccio/EU Delegation in Indonesia Duration: January – December 2017

11. Videos on financial instruments in the European Union

- giving strategic advice on video production- storyboard and coordination of an animation video on financial instruments (2minutes) - storyboard and coordination of three tutorial videos on financial instruments - production, coordination, journalistic work and post-production for a series of event and "snapshot" videos in Madrid and Brussels

Contract with: SWECO (Sweden)/European Investment Bank/European Commission DG Regio Duration: November 2014 – February 2017

12. Promotional activities LIFE+ Albufera Project

- Preparation of an international newsletter in Spanish and English (four editions; content and layout) - Organisation of an online seminar (April 2015) - stakeholder mapping/creation of a contact database - Organisation of the final event in June 2016 - Media relations and social media

Contract with: Fundación Global Nature (Spain) Duration: February 2015 - September 2016

13. Production of six videos on migration and development

- storyboard writing, production and journalistic work to produce 6 videos (3 - 5 minutes) on the EU's migration and development policy - videos and case studies filmed in Benin, Morocco and Moldova - Coordination work and final reporting

Contract with: Danish Management A/S, European Commission/DG Development Cooperation (worldwide) Duration: February - December 2015

14. Development of a sustainable urban development strategy

- drafting of the strategy on behalf of the Diputación de Castellón (Spain) - moderation of Local Support Group Meetings - research on the social sector in Castellón


- development of participatory methodologies and a communication/dissemination strategy

Contract with: Notus/Diputación de Castellón (Spain) Duration: February - September 2015

15. Production of five videos on sustainable urban development

- storyboard writing, production and journalistic work to produce 5 videos (3 - 5 minutes) on sustainable urban development in Europe

Contract with: The URBACT Programme (Europe-wide) Duration:November 2014 - July 2015

16. A webdocumentary on corruption in Africa

- production of a series of videos (in EN/FR) in Madagascar, Niger and Cameroon to be embedded in a webdocumentary (http://www.voix-contre-la-corruption.org) - storyboard writing and journalistic work - subtitling- media work to disseminate the final videos

Contract with: Camara Boreal/Transparency International (worldwide) Duration: June - December 2014

17. Newsletter on Interregional Cooperation in Europe

- coordination of authors, graphic designers and proofreaders of a newsletter for the INTERACT Programme - drafting of several articles in English on European Territorial Cooperation Programmes and projects - http://www.interact-eu.net/interact_newsletter/int... Contract with: INTERACT Point Viborg (Europewide) Duration: May - October 2014

01/10/1996–Present Journalist and Producer Freelance, various media, Worldwide (worldwide)

I am specialised in multilingual audiovisual production and digital communications, but I also contribute articles to magazines or websites regularly. I have worked among others for the IETM Network (worldwide); Tonspuren Festival (DE), Naif Magazine (BR/ES); ARTE TV (FR/DE); Cámara Boreal (ES); Cirque du Soleil (CA); Herr Willie Productions (DE); Ethnographic Media (CA); Gedeon Productions/Canal Plus (FR); Cork Campus Radio (IE)

-Production of TV and radio features and documentaries -Coordinating international TV productions -Magazine and online articles

01/01/2009–15/03/2014 Communication and Project Development Officer INTERACT, Valencia (Spain)

Curriculum vitae


www.interact-eu.net

INTERACT is an EU Programme giving technical assistance to all European Territorial Cooperation/Interreg Programmes in Europe including IPA and ENP. My task was to assist the programmes in the programme management and improve their visibility on a European level

Other tasks included:

- Developing communication and dissemination strategies - Design and management of the Europe-wide annual campaign “European Cooperation Day" started in 2012 - Providing advisory services and trainings on a variety of European Territorial Cooperation topics such as project and programme management including monitoring and evaluation; communication issues - Facilitation and moderation of seminars, workshops, conferences and online meetings - Development and management of the media outreach strategy for INTERACT, liaising with journalists across Europe - Developing innovative communication tools such as videos and social media (nominated for the Regiostars Communication Category in 2012; Nomination for the European Public Communication Award in 2013) - Management of the social media activities of INTERACT - Regular updates of the website (CMS-system) - Production and coordination of IP Valencia and INTERACT publications (newsletters, booklets, factsheets...) - Design and management of INTERACT events

01/04/2008–31/12/2008 Communication and Policy Adviser INTERREG IIIC Joint Technical Secretariat South, Valencia (Spain)

The INTERREG IIIC is an interregional European Territorial Cooperation Programme. - Monitoring and evaluation of INTERREG IIIC projects and communication activities - Technical assistance and advisory service to project (lead) partners - Networking with European stakeholders and journalists - Updating the website - Production of IIIC South publications (newsletter) - Organisation of IIIC South events

01/11/2003–01/04/2008 Head of the Strasbourg Office, Press Officer and Project Manager European Association for Local Democracy, Strasbourg (France) www.alda-europe.eu

ALDA was set up as a support programme of the Council of Europe's Congress of Local and Regional Authorities and is now also a strategic partner of the European Commission in questions of active citizenship, human rights and decentralised cooperation. ALDA works Europe-wide but with a special focus on South East Europe and the Caucasus.


- Design and management of various projects in the area of gender equality, human rights, environmental issues/sustainable development, local democracy, and participation of citizens in decision-making - Providing capacity building trainings for NGOs in the Balkans and the Caucasus - organisation of international campaigns (Cities for Peace; Campaign against Domestic Violence) - Fundraising - Management of a team of five people - Responsible of the press work and communication activities of the Association of the Local Democracy Agencies including organisation of press conferences, writing of press releases, newsletters, brochures and other publications - Production of image films- Update of the website (CMS-System) - Design and facilitation/moderation of training of trainers, seminars, trainings and conferences for local authorities, civil servants and NGOs - Networking with other NGOs, international donors, international organisation, the media

01/08/2003–15/09/2003 Volunteer Service Civil International Guatemala, (Guatemala)

Trainings provided for internally displaced Maya people. Organisation of an information campaign on sustainable development including educational work with school children.

01/04/2003–31/07/2003 Trainee Council of Europe, Spokesperson and Press Office, Strasbourg (France)

- Organisation of press conferences - Design of a media training course for Council of Europe staff - Writing of press releases and factsheets - Translations - Dealing with phone enquiries from journalists - Compiling press packs - Updating the German website - Various administrative and research tasks obtained the Carlo-Schmid-Scholarship of the German Academic Exchange Service and the German Merit Foundation

01/02/2001–01/09/2002 Assistant European Journalism Fellowship Programme, Berlin (Germany)

The European Journalism Fellowship Programme is directed at international journalists who would like to take a sabbatical to conduct indepth research on a selected topic and spend one year in Berlin. - Organisation of weekly «Jours Fixes» with politicians and celebrities from Germany - Organisation of cultural events for journalists - Drafting of brochures - Contact with donors - Update of the website

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EDUCATION AND TRAINING

- Administrative tasks Obtained scholarship by the Foundation Pressehaus NRZ

01/06/2000–15/10/2000 Trainee United Nations Information Service (UNIS), Vienna (Austria)

- Organisation of the UN Millennium advertisement campaign in Vienna - Compilation of press reviews on the Austrian media and UN issues - Organisation of press conferences - Translations - Drafting of reports - Administrative and research tasks Obtained scholarship by the German Academic Exchange Service

01/04/1999–31/05/1999 Trainee European Parliament, Dublin (Ireland)

- Organisation of a conference on democracy in Europe and an exhibition on the election campaign of the European Parliament in Strasbourg - Contact with the public (answered questions on the EU) - Administrative and research tasks Obtained scholarship by the German Academic Exchange Service

27/10/1998–01/02/1999 Research Assistant University of Bamberg, Communications Faculty, Bamberg (Germany)

- Research activities in a project on internet newspapers - Interviews - Development of a questionnaire and other research methods

01/01/2009–15/03/2014 Certificate

INTERACT or external organisation, (Europewide)

Different trainings offered for staff of the INTERACT programme - Photo editing - E-learning tools - Social Media management - Strategic projects - Team-building

01/11/2003–01/04/2008 Certificate

ALDA or external organisations, (Europewide)

Various trainings offered for ALDA staff on: - Participatory planning processes - Gender equality (Social Innovation Centre, Kaunas, Lithuania, Grundtvig Scholarship) - Structural Funds


PERSONAL SKILLS

- Communication Strategies in Local Governments - Women's Rights (by International Union Ertoba, Tbilisi, Georgia) - European Affairs - Conflict Management in South East Europe

01/10/2000–01/07/2003 Magistra Artium in English Literature and Linguistics, Communication Sciences and Political Sciences

Free University of Berlin, Berlin (Germany)

MA Thesis on “Representations of Bloody Sunday: Texts, Images, Performances” Obtained research scholarship by the German Academic Exchange Foundation to conduct research in Northern Ireland (October and November 2002) Final Degree: 1,4 (A)

01/09/1999–01/06/2000 Certificate in European Studies

Universidad Pontificia de Salamanca, Salamanca (Spain)

European Studies including Human Rights, Journalism, International Relations, Philosophy Thesis on “The Role of Culture in the European Union”

Degree: 10, sobresaliente (A) Obtained an Erasmus-Scholarship from the European Union

01/10/1997–01/09/1999 BA in English Literature and Linguistics, Communication Sciences and Political Sciences

University of Bamberg, Bamberg (Germany)

01/10/1996–01/06/1997 Certificate in Social Studies

University College Cork, Cork, Éire/Ireland

Social Studies including History, Political Sciences, Sociology, Philosophy and Literature

Mother tongue(s) German

Other language(s) UNDERSTANDING SPEAKING WRITING

Listening Reading Spoken interaction Spoken production

English C2 C2 C2 C2 C2

French C2 C2 C2 C2 C1

Spanish C2 C2 C2 C2 C1

Catalan/Valencian B2 B2 A2 A2 A2

Russian A1 A1 A1 A1 A1

Italian B1 B2 A2 A2 A2 Levels: A1 and A2: Basic user - B1 and B2: Independent user - C1 and C2: Proficient user

Common European Framework of Reference for Languages

Curriculum vitae


Communication skills - Proficient and extensive experience in designing communication and management strategies and tools (audiovisual, print, web, social media) - a passionate photographer (exhibitions: Roma people in Torrent for the European Cooperation Day exhibition at the European Parliament in Strasbourg, September 2013; also shown in Athens in November 2013; The Sky over Europe, Magdeburg 2002 and Berlin 2001; Photo series during the Tonspuren Festival at Kloster Irsee, Germany, April 2013; Photo series of the Occasional Five and Sautanz in 2005) - Strong capacity to motivate and manage people - Strategic and creative thinker - Strong facilitation and moderation skills - Strong capacity to work in a team and to develop common visions - Strong capacity to present ideas and concepts in public

Organisational / managerial skills - Strong capacity to develop, manage and evaluate projects and people - Strong communication capacities including networking with partners and donors - Strong capacity to meet tight deadlines and to work under pressure

Job-related skills - Self-driven and enthusiastic team player and leader motivating others to achieve common goals - creative and out-of-the-box thinker - technically competent in a variety of communication tools - more than 15 years of work experience in international relations and communications - life-long learner

Computer skills - Windows (including Word, Excel, Acrobat, Power point, Publisher) and Mac - Good knowledge of Content Management Systems (Wordpress, Joomla...) - Good knowledge of Social Media Tools including evaluation tools (Mailchimp; Canva; Hootsuite; Sprout Social, Twitonomy…) - Good knowledge of Photoshop

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