Nathalie Hirsig

Deputy Head, International Cooperation & Sustainable Development

Wohlen, Berne, Switzerland

About

Project Management, International cooperation, International Relations, Intellectual Property, Labour Issues, Policy, Sustainable Development, Capacity Building, Government, Diplomacy, Project cycle management, Monitoring, Financial management, Translation. Countries: Switzerland 🇨🇭, Colombia 🇨🇴, Tajikistan 🇹🇯, Albania 🇦🇱, Tunisia 🇹🇳, Morocco 🇲🇦.

Experience

  • Institut Fédéral de la Propriété Intellectuelle (14 yrs 7 mos)
    • Deputy Head, International Cooperation & Sustainable Development
      Jul 2021 - Present · 5 yrs 1 mo

      Planning, implementing and monitoring international cooperation project activities, including budget responsibility and financial management, recruiting and contracting consultants, monitoring and reporting, liaising and coordinating with stakeholders at national, bilateral and multilateral levels.

    • Project Coordinator, International Cooperation
      Jan 2012 - Jun 2021 · 9 yrs 6 mos

      Planning, implementing and monitoring international cooperation project activities, including budget responsibility and financial management, recruiting and contracting consultants, monitoring and reporting, liaising and coordinating with stakeholders at national, bilateral and multilateral levels. Topics of project activities include: capacity building in intellectual property for government officials, private sector and academia, organizational development, innovation, public policy, knowledge and technology transfer, patents, trademarks, copyrights, geographical indications products and protection of genetic resources, traditional knowledge, traditional cultural expressions.

  • Freelance Proofreader and Translator German-French and English-French at USG Übersetzungsservice AG
    Jan 2005 - Nov 2011 · 6 yrs 11 mos

    Proofreading and translation of texts for a translation agency, in various fields: Administration, Finance, Publicity, Tourism, Gastronomy, Services, Energy

  • Intern, Job Creation and Enterprise Development Department at International Labour Organization
    Sep 2010 - Mar 2011 · 7 mos

    Worked for the ILO Project: Sustaining Competitive and Responsible Enterprises (SCORE) www.ilo.org/score Responsibilities: Assisted in project management, elaborated training materials for improving productivity and working conditions in SMEs in China, Colombia, Ghana, India, Indonesia, South Africa and Vietnam, edited monthly reports and liaised with the national project coordinators.

  • Intern, International Programme for the Elimination of Child Labour (IPEC) at International Labour Organization
    Feb 2010 - May 2010 · 4 mos

    Responsibilities: Researched, interviewed project stakeholders and wrote a follow-up report on the implementation of an ILO care methodology for children victims of commercial sexual exploitation in Colombia.

  • Translator English-French at NORRAG (Network for international policies and cooperation in education and training)
    Oct 2007 - Dec 2008 · 1 yr 3 mos

    English-French translation of policy briefs, articles and publications on public policies in training, education, technical and vocational education, skills, international cooperation in relation to education development objectives.