Manuel Finelli

Date of birth: 06/09/1972 - Italian Nationality - E-mail:

Education

Phd2016-on-going: Università di Bologna. Dept. of Sociology. Phd focusing on quantitative and qualitative research techniques, sociology of health, sociology of family, sociology of childhood and education.

Post Graduate2000: Scuola Superiore di Studi Universitari S. Anna, Pisa. Course on human

Certificaterights, decentralized and international cooperation with a focus on emergency and conflict situations.

Advanced1998: Università di Bologna. Faculty of Political Sciences. Dept. of Sociology.

DegreeThesis on sociology of education on working children’s movements and child protection policies.

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Employment history

~On-going: Member of the group of experts of the Global Fund to End Violence Against Children, UNICEF Hq, New York.

~On-going: CEO of Alma Srls - marketing and organizational development for private sector enterprises.

~2016/01-2016/06: Casalecchio di Reno Municipality (Bologna, Italy): Project developer, fundraiser and manager for a participatory action-research exercise concerning child wellbeing in family, community and school settings.

~2015/01-2015/09: Ministry of Social Affairs of Albania, UNICEF, Terres des hommes/Maestral International. Training and research consultant for the mapping, analysis and assessment of the national child protection system in Albania.

~2015/03-09/2015: Department of Education Studies, Bologna University: Fundraising and network developer with European child-rights oriented academia and organisations for project implementation.

~2013/12-2015/03: Emilia-Romagna Regional Government Agency for Social and Health Care and Innovation (Bologna, Italy). Technical advisor / Researcher for the enhancement and promotion of child-rights based programming to health-care and social services.

~2011/04-2012/03: UNICEF Nigeria (Abuja). Child Protection Specialist for the development of child protection system in emergency.

~08/2009-03/2011: Save the Children Finland West Africa (Dakar, Senegal): West Africa Regional Programme Advisor.

~01/2008-07/2009: Save the Children UK in Côte d’Ivoire (Abidjan). Child Protection Technical Advisor.

~10/2003-01/2008: UNICEF East Asia Pacific Regional Office, Bangkok, Thailand. Child Protection Assistant Programme Officer (focus on violence against children, juvenile justice and participation).

~01/2001-10/2003: ECPAT International, Thailand (Bangkok). Regional Officer for Europe and CIS + interim as Child Participation Coordinator.

~10/2000- 03/2001: ITALIANATS, Italy (Como). National Coordinator of the network for the support of working children movements.

~02/2000-10/2000: Ministry of Social Affairs-National Childhood Analysis Centre, Italy (Florence). Monitoring and evaluation researcher and stakeholders trainer with focus on the implementation of National Child Rights Law and the Laws against child pornography, trafficking and new forms of slavery.

~02/2000-05/2000: UNICEF Syria (Damascus). Internship (salaried) focusing on juvenile justice.

~01/1999 -10/1999: CARITAS Italy and Italian Ministry of Social Affairs, Italy (Bologna). Outreach social worker with illegal migrant children and communities.

~01/1997-10/1997: EnAIP and Italian Ministry of Social Affairs, Italy (Bologna). Outreach social worker with youth at risk of drug abuse.

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Languages

  • Italian Mother-tongue
  • English and FrenchFluency in speaking, reading and writing
  • SpanishGood command in speaking and reading

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