Daniela Casale

Background

About Daniela Casale

Highly skilled in project management, strategic communication and stakeholders’ engagement within public and private organizations. Poised and competent with demonstrated ability to easily transcend cultural differences. Thrive in deadline-driven environments. Excellent team-building skills. With a deep interest in corporate social responsibility and in change management, combines public relations abilities in English, French, Italian and Spanish with management skills. STRATEGIC COMMUNICATION • Liaised with potential donors, partners and policy makers, successfully ensuring that accurate and timely information was shared; • Promoted a positive image of the representing institution to stakeholders; • Gave presentations to panels; • Designed and implemented knowledge management tools and external communication tools and formats (online platforms, newsletters, webpages). PEOPLE MANAGEMENT • Managed small teams, delegating tasks where appropriate and requested, adapting the style and scope of delegation to the team member’s specific background; • Coordinated virtual working groups with colleagues from other organizations using appropriate methodologies and techniques for gathering opinions, insight and feedback. PLANNING AND EXECUTION • Set up the European projects department:objectives, roles, way of working and internal and external communication strategy; • Identified the top priorities among those set by management and scheduling them appropriately; • successfully managed more than one project or dossier simultaneously, including in difficult situations and to very tight deadlines; PROJECT MANAGEMENT • Planned, managed and coordinated several International projects; • provided advice and support to clients and partners in the preparation and in the implementation of their grants. TRAINING • Gave trainings on CSR, EU policies, Project Cycle Management, • Designed tailor made programmes, materials, activities, for different kinds of audience.