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Surname(s) / First name(s) / Sáez, Javier
Address(es) / Pasaje Enrique Velasco 7, 2 D, 28038 Madrid. Spain.
Telephone(s) / +34 626800078
Fax(es)
E-mail /
Nationality / Spanish
Date of birth / 06.12.1965
Gender / Male
Employment / Occupational field / Social inclusion of Roma. Employment, Social Affairs and Equal Opportunities. Policies against discrimination. Structural Funds.
Work experience
Dates
Occupation or position held
Main activities and responsibilities
Name and address of the employer
Type of business or sector
Dates / April 2012 – at present
Territorial Coordinator. Department of Social Inclusion and Equality of Treatment.
Monitoring and technical assistance of projects on housing, youth, health and equality between men and women in 8 regions of Spain, addressed to Roma people.
Representing FSG in international events on Roma issues.
Monitoring and reporting cases of discrimination of Roma.
Fundación Secretariado Gitano - FSG
Ahjones s/n
28018 Madrid. Spain
Non-Governmental Organisation. Human rights. Roma inclusion.
March 2011 – February 2012
Occupation or position held / Administrator, Support team of the Special Representative of the Secretary General for Roma Issues, Council of Europe.
Main activities and responsibilities / Activities related to the promotion of the rights of the Roma population across Europe.
Elaboration of policy recommendations regarding Roma rights and social inclusion.
Identification of and applications for funding opportunities (European Union, OSCE-ODIHR, Open Society Foundations, donors, etc.).
Coordinator of the Summit of Roma Mayors, and of the Alliance of Cities and Regions for Roma Inclusion.
Identification of good practices regarding social, employment, health and education policies addressed to Roma.
Monitoring of the National Strategies for Roma Integration prepared by Member States.
Thematic networking at transnational level: policies against discrimination of Roma.
Representation of the Council of Europe at international events: Decade for Roma Inclusion, European Commission, European Parliament, OSCE, UNESCO, etc. (Montenegro, FYROM, Slovakia, Serbia, Bulgaria, Spain, Belgium).
ROMED Roma mediators training program: monitoring of the programme in Bulgaria, Serbia and Spain (joint programme with the European Commission).
Reporting on judgments and decisions on the merits regarding Roma issues: European Court of Human Rights and European Committee of Social Rights.
Name and address of employer / Council of Europe.
F - 67075 Strasbourg Cedex. France
Type of business or sector / International institution. Human Rights. Rights of Roma.
Dates / January 2001 – February 2011
Occupation or position held / Civil servant, Technical Assistance for the European Social Fund (ESF) in Spain.
Main activities and responsibilities / Activities related to the implementation of the European Social Fund in Spain.
Allocation of funds to projects regarding employment and social inclusion (Roma, people at risk of social exclusion): NGOs, public and private administrations.
Verification of compliance of projects with regulations and procedures of the European Social Fund.
Representing the Spanish ESF at the European Commission and at international forums.
Thematic networking at national level: National Network for Social Inclusion, and director of the National Network for Reintegration of Ex Offenders.
Coordinator of 4 European Learning Networks: EUROMA (Roma and Structural Funds), Immigration (IMPART), Social inclusion, and Reintegration of (ex-) offenders (EXOCOP).
National Reports on ESF contributions to the European Employment Strategy, Europe 2020 Strategy and social inclusion policies.
Representative of Spain in the EU Transnationality Network (DG. Employment, ESF, EQUAL) to promote transnational projects under ESF.
Technical assistance to the EQUAL Initiative and to the Spanish Operational Programme “Fighting against discrimination”.
Name and address of employer / Unidad Administradora del Fondo Social Europeo, Ministerio de Empleo y Seguridad Social, Pío Baroja 6, 28009, Madrid. (Managing Authority of the ESF in Spain. Ministry of Employment and Social Security).
Type of business or sector / Public Administration. Employment and social policies. Managing Authority of the ESF in Spain.
Dates / January 1998 – December 2000
Occupation or position held / Administrator, Technical assistance to EMPLOYMENT Initiative projects.
Main activities and responsibilities / Management of INTEGRA, NOW, HORIZON and YOUTHSTART projects (European Initiative EMPLOYMENT).
Administrator in charge of transnational projects (France, Italy, UK, Germany, Sweden, and Portugal).
Mainstreaming into local employment policies of recommendations concerning Roma inclusion, disability, equal opportunities, youth, migrants, and social inclusion.
Name and address of employer / City Council of Getafe, Employment Department, Leoncio Rojas 17, 28901 Getafe, Madrid.
Type of business or sector / Public Administration (Municipality). Local employment policies. European social inclusion policies.
Dates / September 1995 – October 1997
Occupation or position held / Administrator, National Agency of the European LEONARDO DA VINCI Programme.
Main activities and responsibilities / Technical assistance to and monitoring of LEONARDO pilot projects and grants (ERASMUS: mobility and exchange of teaching staff and students.).
European and national reports on vocational training.
Evaluation of quality and impact of LEONARDO DA VINCI program at national level.
Reports to the European Commission (DG Education and Culture).
Name and address of employer / Tecnología y Gestión de la Innovación TGI, National Agency of the European Program on Vocational Training LEONARDO DA VINCI, Velázquez 134 bis, 28006 Madrid.
Type of business or sector / Consulting Services. Education and Vocational Training.
Dates / July 1993 – June 1995
Occupation or position held / Administrator, Technical assistance on EUROFORM Initiative.
Main activities and responsibilities / Monitoring, technical assistance and evaluation of EUROFORM projects, on human resources, employment and social inclusion.
Mainstreaming of the European Initiative EUROFORM recommendations into national employment policies.
Expert on employment designated by the INEM to participate in the Maghreb Program (financed by ILO, International Labour Organization) in Tunisia and Morocco (1994).
Name and address of employer / Instituto Nacional de Empleo INEM, Ministerio de Trabajo y Asuntos Sociales, Condesa de Venadito 9, 28027 Madrid.
Type of business or sector / Public Administration. National Institute for Employment. Ministry of Employment.
Dates / September 1988 – June 1993
Occupation or position held / Independent consultant (sociologist)
Main activities and responsibilities / Studies and surveys on employment and social inclusion policies. Academic research in the field of social studies.
Name and address of employer / Government of Madrid Region (Employment Department). Alef Consulting. RTVE (Public Television). Universidad Complutense de Madrid. Universidad Centroamericana de El Salvador (UCA).
Type of business or sector / Marketing Research. Education. Employment policies.
Education and training
Dates / September 1983 – June 1988
Title of qualification awarded / Master in Sociology.
Principal subjects/occupational skills covered / Methodologies in social research (statistics and qualitative research). Gender Studies. Human rights. Social policies. European Institutions. Economy.
Name and type of organisation providing education and training / Universidad Complutense de Madrid. Facultad de Sociología. Campus de Somosaguas s/n. 28223 Madrid.
Level in national or international classification / CINE 6 (5 year Master degree plus one year of post-graduate course towards PhD)
Other training:
Diploma “Expert in Social Intervention with Roma Community”. Public University of Navarra. 2012-2013 (30 ETCS, credits).
I participated in 4 CEDEFOP study visits (Brussels, Budapest and twice in Paris) 2001, 2004, 2006, 2007 to improve my knowledge of employment and education policies in Europe concerning the following fields: Roma rights and social inclusion, policies against discrimination, lifelong learning, and vocational training.
Personal skills and competences
Mother tongue(s) / Spanish
Other language(s) / English, French
Self-assessment / Understanding / Speaking / Writing
European level (*) / Listening / Reading / Spoken interaction / Spoken production
English / C1 / Proficient user / C1 / Proficient user / C1 / Proficient user / C1 / Proficient user / C1 / Proficient user
French / C1 / Proficient user / C1 / Proficient user / C1 / Proficient user / C1 / Proficient user / C1 / Proficient user
(*) Common European Framework of Reference for Languages
Social skills and competences / Ability to lead, guide, involve and motivate teams.
Capacity to create synergy between people.
Adaptability to changes, and flexibility in new situations.
Perseverance when faced with difficult problems or challenges.
Good vision on international affairs and extensive experience working in international organizations.
Open mind, broad general culture and great interest in current affairs.
Capacity to work efficiently under pressure.
Respect for diversity, treating all people with respect and without discrimination as regards racial, ethnic or national origin, gender, sexual orientation, disability, etc.
Organisational skills and competences /
Proven experience writing grants for private and intergovernmental donors.
Extensive expertise in project management, including financial aspects and evaluation.
Concern for quality, efficiency and accuracy.
Capacity to interpret and implement policies, regulations procedures etc. with regard to specific programmes of work, as the EU Structural Funds.
Computer skills and competences / Good command of Microsoft Office (Word, Access, Excel, Power Point).
Through training courses provided by the Ministry of Labour.
Artistic skills and competences
Other skills and competences / I have ample experience in community outreach activities covering a variety of fields over the last 20 years.
Work overseas: social researcher in El Salvador during the civil war, in 1988, in the Universidad Centroamericana José Simeón Cañas (UCA). Employment expert in Morocco and Tunisia with the International Labour Organization (1994).
Director and teacher in the Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia (Distance Learning University, UNED). Subject: Gender Studies, 2003-2005
Director of the HIV-AIDS prevention campaign “Bears: protected species”, financed by the Spanish Ministry of Health, Social Policy and Equality, 2006-2011.
Work as volunteer: with Amnesty International and with the National Federation of Gays, Lesbians, Transsexuals and Bisexuals of Spain (FELGTB), 1990-present.
Publications:
Books published as author:
- Teoría queer y psicoanálisis. Ed. Síntesis, Madrid, 2004.
Published also in France: Théorie queer et psychanalyse, EPEL, Paris, 2005.
Papers published in books:
- “Educación y psicoanálisis”, in Terminología científico-social. Anexo, Ed. Anthropos, Barcelona, 1991. Román Reyes editor, pp. 144-148.
- “Feminismo y teorías del género”, in Filosofías del siglo XX, Ed. Síntesis, Madrid, 2006. Paco Vidarte editor, pp. 315-320..
- “El contexto sociopolítico de surgimiento de la teoría queer. De la crisis del sida a Foucault”, in Teoría queer, EGALES, Madrid, 2005. Córdoba, Sáez, Vidarte editors, pp. 62-70.
Translations:
Books published as translator:
English into Spanish:
- Lenguaje, poder e identidad, Judith Butler. Síntesis, 2005. (Excitable speech. A politics of the performative).
- El pensamiento heterosexual, Monque Wittig, EGALES, 2005. (The straight mind and other essays).
- Masculinidad femenina, Judith Halberstam, EGALES 2008. (Female Masculinity).
- No al futuro, Lee Edelmam, EGALES, 2012. (No future).
French into Spanish:
- La función del cuerpo en psicoterapia, Henri Paumelle, Síntesis, Madrid, 2003
- El impasse relacional. Temporalidad y cáncer. Sami-Ali, Síntesis, Madrid, 2003.
- La neurosis obsesiva. Compulsiones y límites. VVAA. Síntesis, Madrid, 2003.
Driving licence / Driving licence B
Additional information / Contact persons – referees:
Mr. Sixto Molina
Head of the Support team of the Special Representative of the Secretary General for Roma Issues
Council of Europe
Avenue de l’Europe s/n
F-67075 Strasbourg. France
Tel: +33 388413592
Email:
Mr. José Manuel Fresno
President of the Council for the Promotion of Equality of Treatment and non Discrimination
Ministry of Health, Social Policy and Equality.
Madrid. Spain
Tel: +34 609707959
Email:
Ms. Julia Martínez Cob
Deputy Director
European Social Fund Managing Authority
Ministry of Labour and Immigration
Pio Baroja 6, 28009 Madrid. Spain.
Tel. +34913631989
Email:
Annexes / Review of my book in the magazine Athenea Digital, Autonomous University of Barcelona:
http://ddd.uab.es/pub/athdig/15788946n728.htm
Review of the French edition, by professor Arnaud Genon:
http://www.parutions.com/index.php?pid=1&rid=88&srid=431&ida=6642
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