Alexandra Lobão

Over 25 years of working experience in Brussels in European affairs. Strong communication, advocacy and analytical skills; multitasker, multilingual and creative.

Public Affairs Coordinator - EU FOUR PAWS NGO - Brussels, Belgium

(2022-10 - 2023-01)

Animal Welfare policy field; Coordinating advocacy works of different lobby teams from different offices in several countries

Administrative Assistant - Permanent Representation of France to the EU - Brussels, Belgium

(2021-12 - 2022-07)

Temporary assistant to the rotating French Presidency of the EU: multitasking overall assistance to four Advisors, education, sports, audiovisual and culture portfolios.

Accredited Parliamentary Assistant - European Parliament - Brussels, Belgium

(2012-04 - 2021-04)

• Political: covering the works of several parliamentary delegations (for the relations with different Asian countries) and committees - environment & public health (ENVI), agriculture (AGRI), women's rights & gender equality (FEMM), industry, research & energy (ITRE), international trade (INTA)
• Monitoring other issues, such as animal welfare, COVID-related and Cancer-related initiatives and/or policies
• In charge of hot political issues such as "brexit" or the EU budgetary negotiations for 2021-2027
• Preparing voting lists
• Negotiating resolutions and reports
• Actively participating in political negotiations intra-EP and with the EC and the Council of ministers (trilogues)
• Speech writing
• Organising group visits and events
• Liaising with relevant stakeholders
• Drafting press releases
• Administrative & financial tasks
• Agenda setting and emails management

Project Manager - IHECS - Institut des Hautes Etudes des Communications Sociales - Brussels, Belgium

(2011-05 - 2012-05)

• Mentoring students from the Masters in EU journalism and communication
• Coordinating joint radio magazines "L'Europe c'est nous" associating campus radios of several European Universities under the framework of programme L'Europe pour les citoyens 2007-2013 Action 2-Mesure 3
• Editing manual for teachers under project Micro-Europa
• Organising training events in different European universities (Cluj, Barcelona...)

Project Manager - EJC European Journalism Centre - Brussels, Belgium

(2008-08 - 2011-04)

Managing EU training events addressed to professional journalists (European and non-European) in the field of EU affairs: organising seminars and workshops, proposing programmes and speakers to the EC, and other EU institutions; setting-up press visits to the ECB in Frankfurt and to EU-sponsored economic projects in and outside Europe; organising journalism students' visits to the European Development Days.

Journalist - Jornal de Notícias (Portuguese Daily Newspaper) - Brussels, Belgium

(2000-12 - 2007-02)

EU correspondent: daily coverage of works of main EU institutions and NATO

Press Officer - European Parliament - Brussels, Belgium

(2001-08 - 2002-03)

Temporary/replacing administrator at the PT section of the EP Press Service: drafting and editing background notes, official briefings and news.

Journalist - LUSA (National, Portuguese News Agency) - Brussels, Belgium

(1992-01 - 2000-05)

EU correspondent: daily coverage of works of main EU institutions and NATO

Journalist - LUSA News Agency - Lisbon, Portugal

(1989-12 - 1992-01)

Reporter attached to the Economic and New Products news desks

Degree in History - History - Faculty of Letters, University of Lisbon (1985-09 - 1989-07)

Technical Agent in Digital Libraries - Digital Libraries - National Library of Portugal (Biblioteca Nacional-BN) (1987-12 - 1990-06)

Diplôme Pratique de Langue Française - French Language - Alliance Française (1988-09 - 1989-07)

English 4th and 5th Years - English Language - Linguacoop - Cooperativa de ensino de línguas estrangeiras (1981-09 - 1983-07)

Formation en Commerce International - International Commerce - CEFORA (2002-04 - 2002-11)