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Secretariat

EPD’s headquarters are in Brussels. From here, our international team supports our research, policy and programmes’ activities. The staff in Brussels is composed of five teams: Research, Policy, Programmes, Finance & Administration and Communications & Events. A group of experienced advisors based globally supports us in all our activities.

Management

Ken Godfrey

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Executive Director

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Leon Hemkemeyer

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Head of Programmes

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Carolin Johnson

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Policy Coordinator

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Gwennaëlle Joret

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Communications & Events Coordinator

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Elene Panchulidze

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Research Coordinator

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Edith Pierron

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Head of Finance and Administration

 

 

Research

Elene Panchulidze

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Research Coordinator

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Konstantina Alexopoulou

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Research Assistant

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Vanda Bajs

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Research and Evidence Officer

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Evelyn Mantoiu

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Research and Data Officer

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Policy

Carolin Johnson

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Policy Coordinator

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Eva Antoniou

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Policy Assistant

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Anne-Simone Badji

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Programme Coordinator

 

 

Sofia Calabrese

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Digital Policy Manager

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Lucie Smith

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Policy Officer

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Programmes

Leon Hemkemeyer

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Head of Programmes

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Jérémy Apert

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Programme Manager

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Santiago Barrail

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Programme Assistant

 

 

Simon Eslinger

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Programmes and Grants Officer

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Sara Malosmani

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Programmes Officer

 

 

Laura Pénot

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Grants Officer

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Giovanna Tanzi

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Programmes Manager

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Domenico Tuccinardi

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Head of Operations

 

 

Finance and Administration

Edith Pierron

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Head of Finance and Administration

 

 

Florina Duru

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Finance and Programmes Assistant

 

 

Andrea Mangiagalli

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Finance and Administration Manager

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Joëlle Scutari

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Finance and Administration Manager

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Communications and Events

Gwennaëlle Joret

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Communications & Events Coordinator

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Adriana D'Auria

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Communications Officer

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Sara Hurtado Meseguer

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Communications and Administration Assistant

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Marta Verdeille

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Events and Policy Assistant

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Isabelle Winkler

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Communications and Events Officer

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Advisors

Sergio Rodríguez Prieto

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Policy Advisor

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Imed Abdeljaoued

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Country Director – Tunisia

 

 

Ljiljana Kolarski

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Project Assistant – Belgrade (Serbia)

 

 

Dragan Kremer

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Project Director – Belgrade (Serbia)

 

 

Andrew Songa

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Civil Society Secretariat Coordinator – The Charter Project Africa

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Deborah Cristina Vera-Cruz

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Project Coordinator – Cabo Verde

 

 

Open positions

Working for democracy provides an opportunity to contribute towards shaping fair, just, and equitable societies around the world. Our network of organisations, located at the heart of Europe, is dedicated to making a positive impact on individuals’ and communities’ freedoms and human rights through our programmes, research, and advocacy activities.