IFUW Candidate Biographical Data: Status of Women Committee
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| Isabelle Trimaille
Strasbourg, France
Age: 40-49 |
Nominated as:
Nominated by: |
Member
French Association |
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| Professional
Field and/or present occupation |
Training manager for Local authorities' CEOs, in the
National institute- mainly management training. |
Skills and experience in the following areas:
a. programme development at local, national & international level:
b. research and preparation of resource material for individuals or groups
c. organization of seminars & workshops |
Raised
the profile of the organization by working on new topics
e.g. intellectual property and by presenting at national
and international conferences, mainly on education and innovation
(quality standards, web-based learning, informal ways of
learning, etc.); successfully lobbied to bring our issues
to the top of the agenda of other organizations and public
bodies
- Enabled
company to win new business opportunities
- Developed
and organized a series of seminars
- Volunteered
to work on consultancy contracts, expanding the client base
with new sectors: universities and NGOs in addition to private
companies and new subjects: project evaluation, project
management, training needs analysis, design, communication
issues in elearning, IT outreach projects; work for Arts
and Media Colleges and Faculties or in partnership with
them, e.g. creative network on the net, rapid prototyping
for the jewellery or leather sectors in the Midlands
- Expanded
into new countries and got member companies selected for
free training in Japan
- Managed
international team of 28 including Heads of units;
Budgeted
and administered projects and programs
- Created
European network for joint fund raising and research in
education; worked in four European languages; co-organized
and chaired seminars with HEA and ministerial attendance
about various aspects of vocational training in most countries
of Europe from Iceland to Spain and including Eastern Europe
- Strengthened
organization ' s position with regard to competition by
achieving growth of project management from 30 to 100 in
2 years
- Successfully
handled negotiations with other organizations, European
Commission, International Labour Organization and ministries
in order to get our international business projects approved
- Maintained
a network of international contacts and friends over two
decades in international organizations, universities and
employers federations
- Analyzed,
compiled and published legislation from the UN member states
for the UN legal library available to Governments and researchers;
drafted reports that were extensively used by Governments
and UN Commissions
- Successfully
handled crisis communication in emergency situations while
organizing the refugees ' elections in Serbia and in Bosnia
- Traveled
extensively in Europe and in Japan for professional meetings
- Planned,
arranged and administered successfully
- Arrival and welcome of Ministers at Conference
- Participation of delegates from companies from three continents
(Africa, Europe, South America), 25 countries
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Contacts between private companies and universities, as
well as between employers and the Commission for Racial
Equality and the Equal Opportunity Commission, GB
- Got
a grant from the Council of Europe for a research about
NGOs- one out of 20 for the whole Europe
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| Experience or knowledge of the United Nations, its specialized agencies and national commissions? |
International civil servant at the UN HQ in Vienna
during 3 years as an international lawyer, 1991-1993; Managed
international team of 28 including Heads of units; (then
work for the European Commission);
Previously, intern at the ILO and the UNESCO, 1990;
Represented the UN staff of Vienna HQ at the International
Civil Service Commission (ICSC) in New York, 1994
Contacts with various UN Commissions incl. Human Rights,
Status of Women and Disability.
Attendance to various UN Conferences incl. HR Vienna Conference,
1993, ILO Conf. 1990, UN Conf. on transnational crime, Naples,
1994.
Contact with the OECD as well during project work.
Post Master's Degree especially dedicated to the law of
the UN system.(only 20 students per year) |
| Other skills and experience (volunteer and professional) from the last 10 years which qualify you for this position |
- Member of French NFA AFFDU since 1996, member of
the British Federation during 6 years, 1999-2005, member
of the Committee, Warwickshire Association.
- Representative of AFFDU in the jury, together with representatives
of governement at local level, for the initiative called
'Olympes de la parole' in my region.
- Experience of network organisation through computer-based
tools
- Active in a project by Arts Council England to bring new
people to the theater
- Governor of Warwickshire College and of Birmingham University,
GB; Chair of the Ethics Committee of the University, member
of its Corporate Strategy Committee;
- Expert to the European Commission for innovation in training;
- Created a European network for joint fund raising and research
in education; co-organized and chaired seminars with academic
and ministerial attendance about various aspects of vocational
training in most countries of Europe from Iceland to Greece
and including Eastern Europe
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| Goals for this position and the contribution you believe you can personally make if elected or appointed |
I have been committed to
IFUW's goals for 15 years, since joining in 1996 in my early
thirties. I think there are important changes due to take
place, according to issues regarding women in the world
as well as for IFUW itself.
I am committed, if chosen, to attend all meetings, to fully
contribute to all matters and to take responsibility for
a portion of work of the Committee.
I am well organised and shall work regularly throughout
the 3 years, reading and reviewing documents, bringing new
resources as appropriate, preparing reports and communicating
regularly and promptly with other members by email.
One of my strenghts is my ability to identify key and evolving
issues and key stake holders in order to bring our views
to the top of the agenda.
My usual way of working is, if I summarize abruptly, to
spend approximately as much time on the intellectual content
as on: "who to bring it to" or:
at the same time gathering or writing good and legible evidenced-based
documents and establishing good working relationships with
a variety of people and organizations in both public and
private sectors.
I believe in influencing by convincing with good material.
The dissemination of knowledge about Status of Women issues
could be increased in our own federation itself, then by
its members throughout each country. There is still too
much non sense around- in issues regarding IFUW that is-
that should vanish in the 21st century. The best way to
do it I believe is by stating issues in a very calm and
professional way, to be trusted as a reliable source of
information by a wide network.
My employers and
associations have usually recruited and congratulated me
for my initiative and my ability to carry out new activities
from start to finish.
I want to work closely with NFAs and regional groups to
promote projecst and activities at national and local levels.
I am very experienced in coordinating interdisciplinary
seminars and workshops at Conferences, as well as at marketing
the best projects so they become best practice examples.
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| Education: |
Post Master's Degree in international law and international
organisations University of Paris, 1990, Post Master's Degree
in Law University of Paris, 1989; Degree in Management (1995,
UK), Advanced certificate in Management (2001,Tokyo, Japan),
Intellectual Property (2001), Spanish-English translation
(2004, Coventry University, UK) |
| Mother
tongue: |
French |
| Ability
to speak English: |
Excellent |
| Ability
to understand spoken English: |
Excellent |
| Ability
to read English: |
Excellent |
| Ability
to write English: |
Excellent |
| Other
languages: |
Spanish
and German, good; Russian, Arabic and Japanese: beginner
classes; extensive experience of work in English, German
and Spanish. |
| Computer
skills: |
Considerable experience sending e-mail and using the
Internet |
| Internet
Access: |
Regular access to e-mail at home or the office |
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