Niusha Khan

Programme Manager @Swedish Arts Grant Committee

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MA Human Rights & International Law BA Political Science & Economics. Multilingual human rights and gender expert with experience in cultural development in Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, France, Iran, Lebanon, Sweden, Switzerland, and Turkey. Published writer and exhibited artist

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Work Background

KonstnärsnämndenProgramme Officer ArtNexus

Jan. 2022ArtNexus is a needs-based programme developed by the Swedish Art Grants Committee and the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida). By capacity building, the programme strengthens freedom of expression, processes and synergies between cultural policy areas and development in Albania and Armenia. • As full-time Acting Operation Manager from June – November 2022 and during the absence of senior management, I was responsible for overall the development, budgeting, and reporting to Sida of the programme in Albania. Currently working as a full-time Programme Officer with responsibility for the programme development, budgeting, and reporting of the implementation in Albania. • Leading the Albania team, I support programme partners in their daily work both in Sweden and Albania. Tasks include mentoring programme interns in Stockholm. • Responsible for resource mobilization and partnership development, tasks include coordination and communication with national and international partners such as Swedish Embassies, Albanian and Armenian Ministries of Culture, and civil society actors for the development of capacity building activities, national dialogue meetings and workshops. • Development and evaluation of capacity building programme activities targeting Albanian and Armenian artists and cultural practitioners, state actors, and civil society. • Development and quality assuring the preparation of statutory documents and annual working plans with partners, reporting to senior management and Sida. • Budget management and monitoring and evaluating budget-related anllow-up in the financial systems. • Management of communication strategies. • Procurement and recruitment of new staff and national partners including development of ToRs, interviews, and capacity building of new staff members.

KonstnärsnämndenActing Operations Manager ArtNexus

Jun. 2022 - Nov. 2022Stockholm, Sverige · On-siteArtNexus is a new programme in Albania and Armenia developed by The Swedish Art Grants Committee and The Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency to strengthen democratic processes and synergies between cultural policy areas and development in Albania and Armenia. • Responsible for the planning of the programme, including the coordination and implementation of capacity-building activities in the partner countries. • Manage the team of three people who supports the programme work in communication, social media and reporting. • Organizing and taking the lead in overall event planning and implementation of activities, including communication and coordination with external stakeholders in Sweden and internationally. • Budget management as well as monitoring and evaluating budget-related activities and follow-up in the financial system. • Reporting to senior management and Sida, including quality assuring the preparation of statutory documents.

UN Women Women, Peace, Security and Humanitarian Specialist

Oct. 2020 - Jan. 2022Istanbul, TurkeyAnalyzing impacts of humanitarian and security developments in the region, including reports and other narratives inputs/documents produced with a gender-sensitive approach. Drafting program/ project proposals and initiatives on WPS and HA in the ECA region. Providing training on WPS and HA mainstreaming gender; support the development tools for training and co-facilitate training. Support the implementation of the UNSCR 1325 in BiH.

UN Women Program and Coordination Analyst

Oct. 2019 - Oct. 2020Sarajevo, Bosnia and HerzegovinaConducting research on Women, Peace, and Security in BiH as a basis for advocacy and implementation of Resolution 1325 as well as Beijing+25. Supporting organizations and stakeholders on gender equality mechanisms and mainstreaming. Coordination with the UNCT, including support process in the development of the United Nations Development Framework, the Gender Theme Group and Results Group engagement. Engaging closely with UN partners, government partners, and Civil Society on supporting management for projects such as Women in Politics and Gender Responsive Budgeting.

Uppsala kommunRegistrar

Mar. 2017 - Oct. 2019As a registrar at Uppsala Municipality, citizens of Uppsala are given support in matters that affect their daily lives such as questions regarding childcare, schools and local politics. I learned to be service minded and pushed to solve various problems in an effective way. The work has been analytic and developed my skills of evaluation and communication skills when working with local policies and filing public documents. Working part time while studying my masters, I am now working full time since April 2019 with a large scaled evaluation in order to improve the operational process of the City Management unit. I hold interviews and investigate the sustainability of the unit. Apart from this I am working with management of political and strategic documents. This have deepened my ability to both work independently and in teams with people from various backgrounds.

European CommissionBluebook Trainee, Neighbourhood and Enlargement Negotiations-Regional Programmes Neighbourhood South

Oct. 2018 - Feb. 2019Brussels Area, BelgiumResponsibilities included assisting in managing and planning the implementation of project activities in the southern neighboring countries (MENA-region), as well as evaluation of projects and managing the communication with EU-delegations in the region. I was in charge of the gender mainstreaming of all projects and documents of the Social sector, as well as results reporting in contact with delegations and support national and global policy development in areas of human rights and gender equality. I also report back from various high-level meetings and negotiations, as well as produce briefings and make sure they are gender mainstreamed, in preparation for the hierarchies meetings. The work requires being detail-oriented and an excellent team player. I have learned that listening is key in order to build strong and long lasting relationships, and have strengthened my conflict and stress management.

Permanent Mission of Sweden to the United Nations in GenevaIntern at the Department of Human Rights

Sep. 2017 - Jan. 2018Geneva Area, SwitzerlandBeing an intern at the section for human rights to the Permanent Mission of Sweden to the Office of United Nations and other international organizations most and foremost meant working with representing Sweden at international conferences, such as the Human rights council, Business, and human rights conference and Universal Periodic Review. This has given me first hand insight and experience of international relations. Also, I attended EU-coordination meetings and negotiations, responsible for reporting back to the capital. The work has given me great experience and deepened my respect for and understanding of diversity and how we all can learn from our differences. The intense and educational experience has developed my self-management, adaptability, and flexibility. I have also learned to work efficiently and expanded both stress-management and my communication skills for example by writing reports, doing research and meetings with international organizations.

GenomfartenYouth Leader

Feb. 2017 - Jun. 2017Uppsala, SwedenGenomfarten is a meeting point for newly arrived and unaccompanied young people in Sweden, many of them young Afghani men. My responsibilities included providing interpretation and projects to support their establishment in Sweden.

Makthavare.seJournalist

Jan. 2016 - Jan. 2017Stockholm, Sweden

Stockholms universitets studentkårOnline Journalist

Nov. 2012 - Sep. 2016Stockholm, Sverige

Swedish Women's LobbyIntern

Aug. 2015 - Jan. 2016Stockholm, SverigeAs a full-time intern at the Swedish Women's Lobby I deepened my knowledge in gender budgeting and gender mainstreaming of politics as well as the organizational aspects of lobbying for women's rights in society. Working with schools, more than 100.000 students received Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie's "We Should All Be Feminists" as a gift from the organization. I was also responsible for the communication work and social media, meaning I practiced my writing skills regarding policy documents, reports and articles. Apart from this, I took part in the submission of the shadow report to the CEDAW committee. Furthermore, I was responsible for organizing and planning seminaries for regional and national governmental offices.

Stiftelsen LäxhjälpenTutor Coordinator

Aug. 2014 - Aug. 2015Stockholm, SverigeStiftelsen Läxhjälpen is a non-profit foundation that provides free tutors for high school students in socio-economic areas in Sweden. I was responsible for coaching the tutors in their everyday work with their students, organizing and providing courses for development and recruitment of new tutors.