CV Ballini
CV Ballini
CV Ballini
Personal information
First name i Surname Paola Ballini
Address Via Risorgimento 80 - 5'1037 Montale (pT) tTALy
' Telephone(s) Mobile: 0039 338 3675440
E-mail pqolaballin i@gmail.com
Nationality Italian
Gender Female
Other languages
Self-assessment Understanding Speaking Writing
European level(-) Listening Reading Spoken inleraction Spoken production
English C1 C1 C,I C1 c1
French C1 c'l C1 C1 cl
German A2 A2 A2 A2 A2
Spanish A1 A1 A1 A1 A1
(*) Co.rlltlton Europe,an Framework of Reference for Lanqllaaes
ln addition to the knowledge acquired at the High School and developed at work, the languages have
been practiced in the following occasions:
English: Studying & Living: Juty 198€. Wimbtedon (U,K.) by a famity; July 1990, Southampton (U,K,)
by a family July 1992. Torquay (U.K.)by a family;August iS95. Studying & Living by Catiornia'State
University Long Eeach (USA),4 weeks,
French: September 2007-February 2008: French course, niveau 6, European Commission,
Bruxelles,
March-July 2001: Private lessons by the Linguistic lnstitute Speak l)p wiih mother tongue
teacher.
German: September 2003-May 2004: Frequency of the course organized by thi Municipality
of
Montemurlo, with mother tongue teacher.
Spanish: May - August 2008: private lessons with mother tongue teacher
Social skills and competences the management of EU projects, I took part in a lot of missions abroad, thus fostering a natural
Qu.1nO
ability in communication skills, with a view to entertain effective personai and business-oriented
multilateral relationships. Ex. of such missions: presentation of a website to the
European parliament
in Shasbourg, implementation of kaining seminars in Hungary. Different partner meetings for
designing or reporting purposes were implemented, like in BoiOeàux, Marseille,
Bratislava, eiague,
Bucharest and Brussels. ln-the context of the EIC project management, lactiveiy paffcipated.to
the
gonferelcgg |t9t! uythe EIC network (12-13-14 June200z Oulu-, Fintand,2-5 oòtouer2003 Lisbon,
Portugal; 20-22 October 2004 Bucharest, Romania),
During 1995/6 lworked for the daily newspaper "ll Tirreno", editing articles about public policies,
chronicle, culture and society for the page of the municipality of Moitemurlo. This
experience realy
helped to develop self-confidence and savoir faire.
0rganisational skills and As made known by the EC probationary report (due after g months), within EuropeAid ,,was
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competences address, with success, a large number of different responsibiiities, under
complex legal and
adminishative situations" and. "responded positively to an increasing workload,
eipeciatti in the
context of the closure of the gth EDF, whlle at the sametime ensuring à hign standarO in terms of the
quality of the work".
Working by the EIC gave me the possibility to expand many competences,
in a dynamic environment
where proactive attitude was. constantly prized by the taliing over
of new Responsibilities. I have
matured the capacity to work in stress related coniexts, put tithe
test e.g. by thà'applications for EU
Prolects. and..the management of multipartner p§ects. I was in cha e'for
the coordination of
traineeships (both at the EIC and at Europeaid),
Technical skills and competences Project design and implementation of European projects. Examples:
- lmplementation of training activities for the transfer of the acguls communautaire
in the
context of the capacity buìlding proiect SME FIT (Phare Business
- Support programme 2) or
for M-TW.- Making Tourism Work (Leonardo
- Pilot Projècts) for the'creation of common
qualifications and training tools in the wellness sector,
Diffusion_ of the entrepreneu.rial spirit among students of
secondary schools by connecting them with
successful business men (L'esprif d'entreprise); improvement of the quality
'SME and effectiveness of
Community legislation (ntgractive MakinO, Panels ana'Entrépreneurial
!9ticy Regions in
Europe) in order to transmit to the EC the voice òf small undertakings anO common
citizens which
face problems with the everyday implementation of EU laws (Multianùal
erogiamme for Enterprises
2000-2006)
Computer skills and competences Good knowledge and use of Windows systems; Office package (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Publisher,
Outlook); Netscape and Explorer browsers,
Knowledge of European Communlty databases.
Other skills and competences I was in charge of the selection of an expert in "EU policies and Programmes" within a public
competition in the Province of Ancona, ln particular, I prepared the multiple choice test for the first
selection, chose the themes for the written exam, conected the works, interrogated the candidates in
occasion of the oral exam and finally selected the winner,
Paper publications, Editing of articles regarding European policies and financing instruments on:
- Various newspapers with regional diffusion (also about seminars and events); THOT (periodic
of national business association Confesercenti).
- ln-house organs of the business association Confesercenti (COME, bi-monthly publication),
- Conhibution to the publication Guide to European Programmes 2001-2013,
Websites. Editing of the general presentation of EU Programmes directly managed by the EC and of
technical sheets regarding EU policies and programmes, for the website wnnry.infoeuropa.it and
wunv.sportellofinqnziamentiprato.it; editing of the presentation of all the EU Policies, publication of the
news of the European Parliament and of the most important national and European events for the
website unryw.europafo[um.ii; publication of events with EU relevance for the website www,eurnet.orq.
Electronic publications. Newsletter (bimonthly publication of lnfoeuropa News) and e-mail alerts (daily
publication of new European programmes, relevant call for proposals, partnership searches, national
and European events),
Voluntary activity Member of the non profit association Proloco Fognano, Scouting of financial opportunities and project
design for the different development activities concerning the valorization and animation of the
tenitory.
Driving licence License B
The following documents can be transmifted upon iequest: Probationary report by the European
Commission - EuropeAid, reference by Mr Scognamiglio and Mr David
Ballini Paola I