Marco Scardovi

(+39) 3494642555
marco.scardovi.85@gmail.com
LinkedIn: https://it.linkedin.com/in/marco-scardovi-619578103

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Jun 2016 - Present Cefal (Consorzio Europeo Formazione e Addestramento Lavoratori)
Project Coordinator, Socio and Cultural Integration of Asylum Seekers|Bologna
Italy

Develops relationships and strategies with Public Institutions, CSOs and associations.
Represents Cefal to local partners, authorities and stakeholders involved or seeking
involvement in the program, increasing their presence across multiple platforms.
Designs action plans for asylum seekers e.g. job, education and volunteer opportunities and
new strategies to help improve their integration within the society.
Leads the development, implementation and management of activities relating to culture,
sport, arts and language exchange, fostering direct engagement with the local community.
Develops the organizations identity by managing public relations activities including: press
releases, media, public meetings and social media.
https://www.facebook.com/Progetto-Richiedenti-Asilo-Cefal-1839250222977938/

Nov 2015 - Feb 2016 International Centre for Democratic Transition

Project Development Intern | Budapest, Hungary

Duties included: academic research, drafting proposals, monitoring grants.

Drafted a guidebook on evidence-based advocacy (Alliances & Stakeholder Analysis).
Areas of research: Democratic Transition, Capacity Building for Civil Society Organizations,
Theory of International Relations.

Jun 2009 - Jun 2014 Municipality of Lugo, Italy

City Councilor for Culture and Youth | Lugo, Italy

Led the culture and youth department of the Municipality, including institutions such as:
Teatro Rossini, Biblioteca Trisi, Museo Baracca, Istituto Musicale Malerbi.
Oversaw the management of the department comprised of over 30 employees and financial
management of a portion of the local government's budget, up to 1m per year.
Managed communications, strengthening the relationship with the media and press.
Developed strong partnerships with national and international institutions, e.g.: European
Union, Minister for Culture, Regione Emilia-Romagna, Provincia di Ravenna, Municipalities.
Maintained relationships with foreign Institutions e.g. Belgian Royal Lineage; EU Officials
and Parliamentarians; South American and European Ambassadors; Foreign Delegations.
Completed missions abroad on behalf of the City of Lugo: Tai'an, People's Republic of China
(2011); Wexford, Ireland (2009, 2010); Choisy-le-Roy, France (2010).

PROFESSIONAL & COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT

2013 - 2014 Founder and coordinator of the political party Prospettiva2030 | Lugo, Italy
Drafted the political program and managed the electoral campaign of a group of 21 candidates
aged 20-30 years old.

2009 - 2014 Member of the Executive Office of the President, Union of Municipalities of Bassa
Romagna | Lugo, Italy
The Union of Municipalities of Bassa Romagna is a public institution that gathers nine cities
and governs a territory including more than 100,000 inhabitants.
As a member of the Executive Office of the President, with weekly access to the Mayors'
Council, led discussions and worked on issues relating the overall public administration.

2010 - 2014 Member of the Institutional Committee Ravenna European Capital of Culture 2019
| Ravenna, Italy

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EDUCATION
Oct 2016 - Apr 2017 Italian Ministry of Defense & Italian Army | Italian Red Cross | University of Bologna.
Postgraduate Training Program in Politics and Communication for Correspondents in Crisis
Areas M.G. Cutuli.
Roma (Stato Maggiore della Difesa & Comitato Nazionale Croce Rossa Italiana), Bologna
(Universit di Bologna), Livorno (9 Reggimento d'assalto paracadutisti Col Moschin), Pisa
(2 Reggimento carabinieri paracadutisti Tuscania & 46 Brigata Aerea), La Spezia (CISAM
Marina Militare), Italy.
United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon, Sector West (UNIFIL), Lebanon.
Main areas of study: Practical and Theoretical Modules on Peace Support Operations and how
to concretely move in War/Crisis Areas; International Humanitarian Law; Geopolitics and
International Security; Strategic Communication.

Oct - Nov 2015 University of Oxford, Faculty of Classics | Oxford, United Kingdom
Academic visitor - Fellowship granted on behalf of the University of Bologna.
Grant received from the University of Bologna to further research my dissertation topic,
namely alliances during the Peloponnesian war.

Sep 2010 - Mar 2015 University of Bologna, School of Political Science R. Ruffilli | Forl, Italy
Master of Arts Degree in International Relations and Diplomatic Affairs: Politics and
International Security. 105/110 (2:1)
Dissertation on Theory of International Relations: Alcibiades & the alliances during the
Peloponnesian War. Supervisor: Professor Marco Cesa
Main areas of study: History of Diplomacy; International Economic; International Politics;
International Relations of East Asia/Latin America /Middle East; Media, Conflicts and
International Politics; Strategic Studies; Theory of International Relations; War and Politics.

Sep 2006 - Sep 2009 University of Bologna, School of Political Science R. Ruffilli | Forl, Italy
Bachelor of Arts Degree in International Relations and Diplomatic Affairs.
Dissertation on History and Institutions of the Middle East: Failures and prospectives of the
Oslo Accords: the West Eastern Divan Orchestra and the harmony of opposites. Supervisor:
Professor Marcella Emiliani
Main areas of study: Comparative Constitutional Law; Contemporary History; History and
Institutions of the Middle East/ United States / European Union; History of International
Relations / Political Thought; International Economics; International Law; International
Relations; Micro and Macroeconomics Political Science; Sociology; Statistics.

Jun 2006 Conservatorio Statale di Musica B. Maderna | Cesena, Italy

Master of Arts Degree in Music, Trumpet.
Areas of study: Trumpet; History and Aesthetics of Music; Musical Theory and Harmony;
Solfeggio.
New York City (2007): lessons with the 2nd Trumpet of "NY Philharmonic Orchestra".

CERTIFICATION & ADDITIONAL TRAINING

Jul 2016 Summer School on Forced Migration, Africa e Mediterraneo & Lai-momo | Bologna, Italy

Sept 2015 Erasmus + Aydin Provincial Directorate, International workshop on youth policies | Aydin, Turkey

OTHER QUALIFICATIONS

Languages:
Italian: native speaker;
English: Advanced (C1); Spanish: Upper Intermediate (B2); French: Intermediate (B1)
Computer proficiency: MS Office Suite, Social Media

INTERESTS
Running, Photography, Chess, Reading

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