Francesca Cortini

NATO Defence Policy & Planning

Brussels, Brussels Region, Belgium

About

Postgraduate in International Cooperation for Development with field expertise in Africa as a project intern. Alongside my studies, I collaborated in the creation of an association of social promotion at my university, for which I am communication manager, and to set up a European project for the European Solidarity Corps. I developed a deep interest in the European environment that I pursued through a long experience of living and studying abroad. I have taken part in three Erasmus exchanges in France and several youth exchanges abroad. These experiences have allowed me to develop my intercultural communication skills and foreign languages. Finally, I participated in seminars for youth workers and in a training course for social media managers. After completing my training with the“intrapreneurship Program”, I joined the Common Futures Conversations community of Chatham House.

Experience

  • Defence Policy and Planning at NATO
    May 2023 - Present · 3 yrs 2 mos

    Coordinate, prepare and plan meetings at the core defence issues of the Alliance.

  • Chatham House - Common Future Conversation at Chatham House
    2020 - Present · 6 yrs 6 mos

    Common Futures Conversations is a new initiative developed by Chatham House, and made possible by the Robert Bosch Stiftung. Its goal is to deliver innovative ways for young people in Africa and Europe to engage with politics. Through an online platform and a series of local events, the project will provide young people with a ‘seat at the table’ in major policy discussions.

  • social media manager at OpportuniSID
    2019 - Present · 7 yrs 6 mos

    Task Scheduler, Event Planner, and Social Media Management, Instagram contents creator. The goal of the association of social promotion OpportuniSID is to promote the creation of a network of students and alumni of International Relations, in order to foster their academic and professional growth.

  • Public Affairs Manager at EU Strategy
    Feb 2023 - May 2023 · 4 mos

    Strategic advice: monitoring EU policy developments, and advocacy on policies related to the areas of digital,cybersecurity, telecommunications, and skills. Coordination of outreach activities towards the EU institutions.

  • Administrative Officer - Executive Management Division at NATO
    Sep 2022 - Feb 2023 · 6 mos

    Responsible for the overall administrative support for the Executive Management Division, personnel management, budget, security issues as well as ICT and information and knowledge management. Assisting the Front Office in specific projects.