Gaëlle SEVENIER Communication, Child Protection and KM Specialist/ UN Consultant
Gaëlle SEVENIER – Communication, Child protection and KM specialist/ UN Consultant
Journalist and video Reporter
Date of birth and nationality: 08/06/76 - French
e-mail: Web Site:
EDUCATION : POLITICAL SCIENCE & JOURNALISM
MASTER of Science in PUBLIC RELATIONS and JOURNALISM, University of Denver, USA. 2000 - 2002
MASTER of POLITICAL SCIENCE (graduated with Honors), bachelor (Hornors), France 1995 - 2000.
Advanced Degree of Applied Modern Languages: Spanish & English, Grenoble, France 1995 - 1998
UN EXPERIENCE: UNICEF 2004- 2007
COMMUNICATION SECIALIST – Consultant P3, UNICEF Country Office Malawi 9/07 – 12/07
Lilongwe, South East Africa – Supervisor: Aida Girma, Representative. Created Story Telling publication on impact of social cash transfer on the lives of selected households. Coordinated visits by National Committees, Donors, Media. Finalized inputs into the Website. Wrote human interest stories for all cluster. Maintained media relations and responded to queries. Supported primary School Curriculum and Stop Child Abuse Campaigns.
KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT – Consultant P3, step 2 level – UNICEF ROSA, Nepal
Kathmandu, South Asia – Supervisor: Martin Dawes, Regional Communication Adviser 10/06 – 4/07
Produced a written KM report that provided case studies of KM in many UN agencies and UNICEF offices, a KM strategy, recommendations and action plan for ROSA (including field visits, on-line survey…)
COMMUNICATION, KM and CHILD PROTECTION – Consultant P3 level – UNICEF CEE/CIS
Geneva, Central and Eastern Europe - Supervisor: Lynn Geldof, Regional Communication Adviser 11/04 – 10/06
Knowledge Management: produced KM Reports, Regional Intranet conceptualization, survey and presentation for Maria Calivis, Regional Director. RO Web site Management (content and design), articles, interviews.
Creation of Child Protection resource pack: design, content, quantitative analyses.
Creation of the UNICEF Regional Office web site for Central and Eastern Europe:
Creation of a CD-Rom and web site for the UN consultation on violence against children in Europe and Central Asia: Communication kit; communication strategy inter-UN agency.
OTHER WORK EXPERIENCE: PR & JOURNALISM
VIDEO DOCUMENTARY REPORTER
5 documentaries on Tenerife, Canary Islands – Le Taillefer Production 03/2008
Documentary on child mortality, UNICEF Malawi, MTV 12/2007
2 documentaries on indigenous intercultural theatre and coffee cooperative, Guatemala and Panama 01/03 and 02/04
JOURNALISM Specialized in indigenous and minority issues (Central & South America) 2002 - 2004
The Tico Times , Agence France Presse : AFP San José (09/03 - 12/03) La Nacion : Costa Rica The Revue : Guatemala, Honduras, Salvador, Belize (01/03 - 08/03) Entre Mundos : Guatemala (07/02 - 01/03)
The Denver Post (USA), The Big Issue (GB), Modcraft (Dk), Gente del Forum (Spain)
PUBLIC RELATIONS / PROJECT MANAGEMENT 2000 - 2002
The African Community Center, Denver, USA. 03/02 - 07/02
PR Coordinator, Web Designer : Administrative support for African political refugees, press releases.
Adoption Options, Denver, USA. International Coordinator. 06/01 - 12/01
Habitat for Humanity, Denver, USA. PR internship (design of brochures…). 01/01 - 06/01
Mi Casa, Resource Center for Latino Women, Denver, USA, PR, Management survey 09/00 - 11/00
HUMANITARIAN AID - Short missions
Nepal: Observed first demoncratic elections from remote Nepali villages (April 2008).
Panama : Participated in medical assistance for 3500 indigenous (Rotarax, 2004).
Guatemala, Honduras : Assisted children living in slums (Safe Passage) and gang members (Paz y Justicia, 2003).
Thailand, Côte d’Ivoire : Helped in orphanages (University project, thesis on International Adoption, 1999).
Bulgaria : Counselled deaf children through sign language (International camp, 1998).
Chile:Amnesty International, Santiago de Chile, Internship 1997.
FOREIGN LANGUAGES and OTHER
Tri-lingual : French - English - Spanish German (spoken), Italian (understood), Chinese, Sign Language (basic).
UN training:Devinfo (database/graphics), Visio, Red Dot, UN-organizations web collaboration, KM.
Computer skills :Web site building: Dreamweaver 7, Red Dot, Flash, Power Point, Desk-top Publishing…
Hobbies : Piano (13 years of practice), Sports (skiing, rock climbing, swing, salsa), Photography.
Additional certificates : First aid certificate, driving license, counsellor of summer camps.