Professional CV of Luminita Ratiu

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PERSONAL INFORMATION

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Name: Elena Luminita RATIU
Address: 060921 Bucharest, Romania
Telephone: 004-072-2830834
Fax: none
Nationality: Romanian
Date of birth: 13 OCTOBER 1972

WORK EXPERIENCE

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• Dates (from - to) August 2003 - current
• Name and address of employer Romanian Angel Appeal Foundation - NGO - Romania
• Type of business or sector Non-governmental Sector - HIV-AIDS Programmes
• Occupation or position held Fundraiser & Project Writer
• Main activities and responsibilities * Documentation and Research on HIV-AIDS field of operation in Central and Eastern Europe region * Monitoring and Evaluation Technical Assistance * Fundraising * Project Writing

• Dates (from - to) September 2002 - April 2003
• Name and address of employer Global Consulting&Expertize -Ltd - Romania
• Type of business or sector Technical and Administrative Expertise (TAE) on EU Phare Programmes, Romania
• Occupation or position held Junior Expert (less than 3 years expertise in Phare Programmes TAE field) - Grant Programme Management Consultant
• Main activities and responsibilities * Management of Grant Programmes * Programmes Monitoring And Evaluation * Technical and Administrative Assistance on Phare Projects: o "Improvement of Roma Situation" - Civil Society Fund, o "Europe Small Grant Projects Programme" - Europe Fund, o "Awareness Campaign" - Economic and Social Cohesion Fund

• Dates (from - to) August 2001 - September 2001
• Name and address of employer Mede European Consultancy -Ltd - Netherland
• Type of business or sector Technical and Administrative Expertise (TAE) on EU Phare Programmes in the benefit of Ministry of Public Information - National Office for Roma Population, Romania
• Occupation or position held Junior Expert (less than 3 years expertise in Phare Programmes TAE field) - Grant Programme Management & Partnerships Fund Assistant
• Main activities and responsibilities * Management Assistance for Grant Programme * Programmes Monitoring And Evaluation Assistance * Technical and Administrative Assistance on Phare Project: o Phare Project RO 9803.01 - "Improvement of Roma Situation" * Setting-up a Documentation and Information Center on Roma Issues

• Dates (from - to) December 2000 - current
• Name and address of employer REVERSE - Affirmative Movement for Women - NGO -Romania
• Type of business or sector Non-governmental Sector - Women Issues
• Occupation or position held Development Officer
• Main activities and responsibilities * Organizational Development * Monitoring and Evaluation * Fundraising * Project Writing

• Dates (from - to) January 1999 - December 2000
• Name and address of employer ACCEPT - NGO - Romania
• Type of business or sector Non-governmental Sector - Human Rights, Gender and Diversity Issues
• Occupation or position held Projects Coordinator
• Main activities and responsibilities * Projects Coordinator * Fundraising * Project Writer * Human Resources Development * Personnel Recruitment Assistance * Setting-up a Documentation and Information Center on Gender Issues * Consultancy for PsychoSocial Assistance

• Dates (from - to) July 1999
• Name and address of employer UNAIDS - Romanian Agency
• Type of business or sector UN Agency - International Development - HIV/AIDS Issues
• Occupation or position held Sociology consultancy
• Main activities and responsibilities * Consultancy for a sociological survey in order to identify pattern of sexual behaviour and HIV/AIDS risks factors for roma population

• Dates (from - to) March 1998 - July 1998
• Name and address of employer ProDemocracy - NGO - Romania
• Type of business or sector Non-governmental Sector - Human Rights Issues
• Occupation or position held Projects Assistant
• Main activities and responsibilities * Assisting project manager in several projects related to achieving the organisational mission, * Monitoring and analysing survey data and publishing tasks

• Dates (from - to) 1992 - 1997
• Name and address of employer Sociological Research Institutions (Romanian Academy of Sciences, IRSOP, CURS a.o.) in Romania
• Type of business or sector Sociological Research Institutions
• Occupation or position held Field interview operator
• Main activities and responsibilities * Conduct over 1000 interviews * Conduct interviews in major cities and small province towns nationwide, Romania * Collaboration with over 7 research institutions

EDUCATION AND TRAINING

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• Dates (from - to) From: March 2004- To: March 2004Location: - Online
• Name and type of organisation providing education and training The InterAmerican Development Fund
• Principal subjects/occupational skills covered Logical Framework for Project Design - for Latin and Carribean Countries
• Title of qualification awarded Certificate of Training Completion

• Dates (from - to) From: November 2003- To: November 2003Location: Bucharest, Romania
• Name and type of organisation providing education and training Romanian Institute of Training
• Principal subjects/occupational skills covered Proposal Writing for EU Phare Funded Projects - short term course
• Title of qualification awarded Certificate of Participation

• Dates (from - to) From: April 1999- To: April 1999Location: Strassbourg, France
• Name and type of organisation providing education and training Youth European Council - Training Department
• Principal subjects/occupational skills covered Continuity for Non-Governmental Organisations - study session
• Title of qualification awarded not case

• Dates (from - to) From: March 1999- To: April 1999Location: Bucharest, Romania
• Name and type of organisation providing education and training Social Dialogue Group (NGO) - Training Department
• Principal subjects/occupational skills covered Web-Site Design - short term course
• Title of qualification awarded not case

• Dates (from - to) From: February 1999- To: April 1999Location: Bucharest, Romania
• Name and type of organisation providing education and training Civil Society Development Foundation (NGO) - Training Department
• Principal subjects/occupational skills covered Grant Proposal Writing - short term course ; Project Management - short term course ; Financial Management - short term course
• Title of qualification awarded not case

• Dates (from - to) From: October 1992 - To: July 1997Location: Bucharest, Romania
• Name and type of organisation providing education and training University of Bucharest, Socio - Psycho - Pedagogical Faculty, Sociology Department
• Principal subjects/occupational skills covered Sociology of Population, Communities and Family
• Title of qualification awarded Sociologist, Bachelor's Degree

PERSONAL SKILLS AND COMPETENCES

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Acquired in the course of life and career but not necessarily covered by formal certificates and diplomas.

MOTHER TONGUE
ROMANIAN

OTHER LANGUAGES
ENGLISH
• Reading skills - excellent proficiency
• Writing skills - excellent proficiency
• Verbal skills - excellent proficiency
SWEDISH
• Reading skills - basic knowledge
• Writing skills - basic knowledge
• Verbal skills - basic knowledge

SOCIAL SKILLS AND COMPETENCES

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* Extremely organised person
* Good abilities for synthetic and global views over concrete situations
* End-oriented work capacity
* Problem-solving attitude
* Responsibility, Self-respect and self-reliance
* Strong referential values of fairness, equity and dignity
* Ability to establish and maintain good working relations with people of different national and cultural backgrounds
* Ability to live and/or serve in hardship locations

ORGANISATIONAL SKILLS AND COMPETENCES

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* My work experience, professional background and extra-professional activities have their roots in my dedication toward social change, to the improvement of human life conditions and developing the societal mentalities in order to live together in a better society;
* During the last years of studies at the Bucharest University - Sociology, Psychology and Pedagogical faculty, I chose to gain theoretical knowledge in the module of Population, Communities ands Family studies as I had had a well-contured option to dedicate my work for changing society;
* During my undergraduate studies I voluntarily attended several courses from other universities in order to improve my abilities in this above-mentioned direction: communication courses and written journalism as a professional language courses at Journalism Faculty of Bucharest University, motion picture as a professional language courses from Theatre and Film Bucharest Academy, several juridical courses from Law Faculty "Ioan Dragan" from Brasov; I chose to attend these courses in order to improve my abilities for a better communication using all main means of communication;
* In the same time, during my last years of undergraduate studies, I have worked with several sociological institutes as an interview operator; Having more than 1000 interviews with people in different demographic positions I proved my abilities in interpersonal skills and flexibility and I gained the experience in understanding the social reality in nowadays Romania; By using this experience in my subsequent work in the field of social change my work has been improved in this respect;
* Several voluntary activities to which I committed myself (ProDemocracy NGO, Senatorial Office, Youth For Youth NGO) gave me the opportunity to exercise, prove and improve my managerial abilities and my social skills as a very organised person with a problem-solving attitude.* Expertise in international development work, project writing, budgeting, logical framework design and reporting, as well as consultancy to governmental programme management is a relevant experience I gained during my work within the PHARE Programmes under the supervision of the team leaders, in Romanian and overseas experienced consultancy agencies.

TECHNICAL SKILLS AND COMPETENCES

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Excellent Computer Proficiency, in:

* Editing: Microsoft Word, Microsoft PowerPoint, AdobePageMaker, AdobeAcrobat(Writer/Reader)
* Databases: MicrosoftAccess, MicrosoftExcel
* PhotoEditing: AdobePhotoDeLuxe, AdobeImageReady, AdobePhotoShop, CorelPhotoPaint
* PC Operation Systems: Windows 2000, Windows XP
* Networking: OutlookExpress, MicrosoftOutlook, HTMLScript, NetscapeComposer
* Technical and Practical Abilities in Desk Equipment.

ARTISTIC SKILLS AND COMPETENCES

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* During my undergraduate studies I voluntarily attended several courses from other universities in order to improve my abilities in this social working field. Alongside communication courses and written journalism as a professional language courses at Journalism Faculty of Bucharest University and juridical courses from Law Faculty "Ioan Dragan" from Brasov I have attended, I have also pursued my interest in other language and communication forms, among them artistic ones.
* I have, therefore, build upon my native artistic skills attending motion picture as a professional language courses from Theatre and Film Bucharest Academy.
* Supplementary to my professional activities, I followed my artistic gifts in writing, being the author of several published and unpublished translations and literary compositions addressing women and gender issues. At the age of 17, I have been awarded with Best Young County Poet recognition in my native county, to support my literary work.
* Using my design skills, I have voluntary mastered or assisted web-design of my own websites or in the benefit of my friends and acquaintances.

DRIVING LICENCE(S)

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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

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Voluntary Trainer Activities
(manual preparation, traineeship organizer, trainer - non-formal education)
* Women rights and Human Rights (in the benefit of ACCEPT NGO members)
* Human Resources Management (in the benefit of REVERS NGO members)
* Advertising Campaigns - Social Campaigns (in the benefit of REVERS NGO members)