María Belén Silva Campos

Bachelor in International Relations, Master student in European Studies
  • Member Since,febrero 8, 2022
  • Experience 3 - 5 Years
  • Age 26 Years
  • Languages Spanish, English
  • Education Levels Master’s Degree

Education

  • Bachelor in International Relations
    2012 - 2016 Universidad Central de Venezuela

    Magna Cum Laude Award for my grades: 17,52/20 points

  • Joint Master's Degree in Euroculture: Society, Politics and Culture in a Global Context
    2020 - 2022 Uppsala and Deusto Universities

Work Experience

  • 01-09-2021 - 21-01-2022
    Intern

    Research and analysis on populism, its relationship with democracy and nationalism and protests that have come up against it.

    These arethe mandatory internships to complete my Master's degree. I was like a ResearchAssistant to Dr. Ashok Swain, head of the Deparment. My main task consisted of researching,analysing and writing about populism: its conceptualizacion and characteristics;its relationship with democracy; the protests that have come up against it andthe promotion of peaceful protests to avoid its rise; and its similarities anddifferences with nationalism. I wrote 4 papers about it.

  • 03-05-2019 - 09-10-2020
    Social Secretary

    Main tasks:

    - Draftingof Notes Verbales and official documents

    - Coordination of, briefing and drafting of minutes about meetings withGovernmental Ministries and Diplomatic Corps

    - Translation of the received correspondence (notes verbales, documents, letters,invitations...)

    - Translatorin meetings (Spanish-English and English-Spanish)

    - Coordination and organization of Embassy events

  • 21-03-2018 - 29-04-2019
    Costumer Account Representative

    Main tasks:

    - Collection of services provided by Shipping Lines to US customers.

    - Tracking account statements and write status reports about them.

  • 16-02-2017 - 17-11-2017
    Intern

    Main tasks:

    - Supportin the logistics, protocol, and administrative activities related to the culturalevents of the organization. This included: coordination of meetings with suppliersand artists and drafting the meeting minutes; sending invitations and writingthe list of attendees; constant communication with the logistics and communicationsdepartment to the organization of the events; assistance in the preparation ofand day of the event; person in charge of protocol in case of special guests(e.g. representatives from the Diplomatic Corps).

    -Coordination and preparation of the Cultural Committees, which was the body incharge of deciding the events of the year. I was also the one in charge ofdoing the presentation.

  • 15-08-2016 - 30-12-2016
    Intern

    Main tasks:

    - Follow-up of the press to the political, social, and economic aspects of Venezuela, and draft reports about it. Also, drafting of letters and/or reports upon the Representative's request.

  • 22-09-2015 - 18-12-2015
    Intern

    Main tasks:

    - Support inthe evaluation and monitoring processes of the social projects funded by theFoundation. This also implied attending the events of the organization, brainstormingpossible projects for the NGOs registered in the foundation, briefing on the meetings with their representatives, among others.

    - Update ofthe database of the organisations registered in the Foundation's network.

  • 01-07-2021 - Present
    Head of Social Media

    The Euroculturer is the Magazine written for and by the Euroculture students. Since I took thisposition, we have increased followers and promoted new initiatives: events, jobfairs, weekly news, newsletter... I have successfully built and managed a teaminto a common goal: to increase the magazine's reach through projects that helpstudents during and after their degree. 

Professional Skills

MS Office - Outlook, Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Publisher
80%
Translation tools
85%
Digital content creation and social media management
85%
Prezi, Canva, MailChimp, and Clipchamp
80%
Team work and leadership
90%
Responsibility, adaptability, and effectiveness
90%
Creativity
90%
To differentiate between important and urgent matters
75%
To identify problems and solutions
75%
Effective communication and empathy
85%
Staying calm under difficult environments (self-control)
75%
Research and Analysis
80%
Drafting of papers using different citation styles: APA, Harvard, Chicago, and Oxford
85%