Aleksandra KICELA

PhD degree in Economic Sciences - Commodity Sciences. MSc degree in Engineering. Since 2005 project manager of EU funded projects. Expert in project design, management and administration for public and private bodies. Basic and applied reserach. University teaching. Training and tutoring activities. Cultural and linguistic mediator in educational, social and sanitary sectors.

WORK EXPERIENCE

Ca' Foscari University of Venice - Department of Economics - PNRR projects unit
16 January 2023 - present

Research manager

Progetti 'GRINS - Growing Resilient, INclusive and Sustainable' and 'AGE-IT - Ageing well in an ageing society':

Management, monitoring and reporting - Operational internal procedures - Financial monitoring and reporting - Recruitment and acquisition procedures - Communication and dissemination

Ca' Foscari University of Venice
May 2021 - January 2023
Philosophy and Cultural Heritage Department - Research Office

Project Manager

Horizon research projects management, monitoring and reporting - Team recruitment - Financial management and reporting

Enaip Veneto social enterprise, Padua (PD) - International and Projects' Design Office
March 2020 - April 2021
Project Officer e Project Developer

Calls/tenders fund raising.
Monitoring and analysis of funding opportunities deriving from direct and indirect EU funds.
Design and development of project proposals financed by EU, national, regional and local funds, through analysis of territorial needs, construction of the partnership, project writing and budget definition.
Development of complex projects of an inclusive and sustainable nature.
Development of projects in the field of vocational training, in particular compulsory training, higher education and continuous training.
Development of projects relating to employment services.
Research activities in the context of European projects.
Research activities at the Enaip Veneto Study Center.
Ecipa Scarl, Venice (VE) - European Projects' Office
October 2019 - December 2019
Project Manager

Management of the “Talentjourney” project (Erasmus+ KA2, Lot 1: Sector Skills Alliances for the development of sectoral approaches through transnational “Platforms of vocational excellence”). Research work on training needs in the Internet of Things (IoT) field - smart manufacturing sector. Abilitation procedure at MePa (Electronic Market of Public Administration). Abilitation procedure at Veneto Innovation. Scouting of national tenders.

Melinato Impianti Srl, Mirano (VE) - Quality and Environment Office
May 2016 - May 2019
Quality- Environment-Safety Operations Manager

Development, implementation, management and monitoring of the Quality-Environment-Safety integrated system (ISO 9001:2015, ISO 14001:2015, OHSAS 18001:2007). Analysis of the company’s processes and evaluation of their critical aspects. Definition of the qualitative and quantitative indicators. Change management. Data monitoring and analysis. Improvement actions. Internal training and sensibilisation. Internal audits. Customer satisfaction monitoring. Workers’ satisfaction monitoring. Suppliers’ evaluation. GDPR 679/2016 Regulation and its management in the company’s context.

Kairos SpA, Padua (PD) - Ufficio Progetti Europei
November 2005 - April 2016
Project manager-Financial manager-Project Developer-Trainer

Fund raising call for tenders and call for proposals at national and European level. Monitoring and evaluation of projects’/tenders feasibility. Projects/Tenders development in terms of technical contents, budget and administrative documentation. Networking and partner search. Planning and coordination activities. Negotiations with the European Commission/ Managing Authority.

Projects and processes management: planning and coordination of activities, deadlines and resources. Coordination of working groups and transnational partnerships. Monitoring and evaluation. Administrative-financial management. Elaboration of technical and financial reports. Internal and external communication. Development and updating of web contents. Organisation of events and coordination meetings. Evaluation of quality and impact of the project activities, results and outputs.

Consultancy to private and public organizations in the field of European and regional funds: feasibility study, technical assistance during the application and implementation stages.

Referent for the Project Cycle Management (PCM). Public Relations with foreign delegations. Training and tutoring activities in the frame of European Social Fund projects.

Ca' Foscari University of Venice - Department of Molecular Sciences and Nanosystems
April 2004 - March 2005
Post-doc position

Research work on Preparation, characterisation and use of the nanostructure electrodes.

Municipality of Venice and Province of Venice.
2005-2007
Cultural and linguistic mediator in educational, social and sanitary sectors.

University of Florence - Università of Cranfield
2001-2002
Researcher

Selected for the research project on DNA-based biosensors and their application for environmental monitoring in the frame of SENSPOL: European Network on Sensors for Monitoring Water Pollution.

University of Economics of Poznan - Department of Biochemistry and Microbiology, Poland
September 1998 - October 2002
Researcher. Lecturer.

Lecturer in biochemistry and microbiology at Commodity Sciences Faculty.

Research activities on Monitoring of food products quality and environmental monitoring.

ISTRUZIONE E FORMAZIONE

PdD studies in Economic Sciences in the field of Commodity Sciences.

Master of Science (M.Sc.) studies in Commodity Sciences, specialization Agribusiness.

University teaching qualification.

Fellowship of the Italian Government, Ministry of Foreign Affairs. 12 months program at the Department of Chemistry, University of Florence on Electrochemical DNA biosensors for monitoring of toxic compounds in the waste water samples of some Italian cities. Determination of substances that alter the endocrine balance in the waste waters before and after the treatment process.

Fellowship of DAAD - German Academic Exchange Service. 5 months program at the Institute of Biochemistry and Molecular Physiology, University of Potsdam. Research work on Biosensors with tyrosinase for determination of phenolic compounds.                                                                 

Selected for the 2-weeks Cooperative Programme in Environmental Health in the frame of the International Center Summer Academy, Prague, Czech Republic, organised by Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, USA, Tübingen University, Germany, Prague National Institute of Public Health and the 3rd Faculty of Medicine of the Prague Charles University. Invited talk on Development of biosensors for detection of some pollutants in surface waters.

PROJECTS AND COLLABORATIONS

Participation in the pilot project “Mediterraneo” of the Italian Ministry of Productive Activities, ASSOCONSULT e OICE.

Service Civil International (SCI): renovation works (school and zoo) and supporting population affected by floods in Poland, 1998. Preservation of the historical heritage of Venice territory: fortifications of the entrenched camp of Mestre, 1999.

Accreditation at the International Film Festival Berlinale (1998).

Translation and interpreting activities.

Holder of the International Tour Guide qualification.