CURRICULUM VITAE
1. Family name: Flint
2. First names: Rick
th
3. Date of birth: 26 March 1969
4. Nationality: British
5. Civil status: Single
6. Education:
Institution / Dates Degree(s) or Diploma(s) obtained:
1998: CAM certificate in Advertising and CAM certificate in Advertising and Marketing
Marketing
1995-1996: The Centre for Journalism MA Journalism Studies (Communications)
Studies, The University of Wales,
College of Cardiff
1987-1991: The University of Sheffield, BA Honours Modern Languages Russian, German,
South Yorkshire Dutch (class 2 division 1, distinction in spoken Russian)
7. Language skills: Indicate competence on a scale of 1 to 5 (1 - excellent; 5 - basic)
Language Reading Speaking Writing
English Mother tongue
Russian 2 1 2
French 2 1 2
German 3 3 3
Turkish 4 3 4
8. Membership of professional bodies:
9. Other skills: Typing (60 wpm), Computer Literacy (Microsoft XP: Word, Excel, Access,
Lotus Notes, Internet, Email), clean Driver‟s License
10. Present position: Freelance consultant
11. Years within the firm: Since August 2008
12. Key qualifications:
Project design/ management; Communications strategy development; Communications campaigns
development and delivery; Training programme design; Training delivery;
Marketing/communications management; Publications management, media relations and event
organisation; Development of on line tools (web, database, distribution systems); Service and grant
contract management; Procurement systems development; Planning and budgeting; Drafting of
terms of reference; Tender writing; Training course development and delivery; Project budgeting
and financial management; Evaluation and monitoring
13. Specific experience in the region:
Country Date
Ukraine 1991-1992, 2009/2010
Tajikistan 1992
Azerbaijan 1993
Russia 1993 – 1995, 1997, 2001
CIS states (Ukraine, Russia, Georgia, 1997-2002 (missions)
Moldova)
Romania 1999
Western Balkans including Macedonia 2002-2005 (missions)
Turkey 2005 – 2008
14. Professional experience
Dates Location Company Position Description
August Istanbul, Independent consultant Communicati Since August 2009: Team leader on €5.5 million project in Ukraine: “Women and Children‟s Rights –
2008 – Turkey ons communications component” to run until December 2011 (70% time commitment). Project to design and
Present Team Leader (Safege) consultant run a national communications campaign across all media to highlight gender issues and children‟s
Kiev, rights, to change stereotypes in the country, and to provide communications support to the EC and
Ukraine V Vorobiev international donor community. Duties include team management (full time staff of 10), management of
vladimir.vorobiev@safeg communications campaigns, delivery of training programmes (procurement, project management,
e.be communications), establishment of procurement systems and management (€2.4 million incidental
budget), design of information campaign, reporting, project management). Project shortlisted for the
IPRA PRoba awards (St Petersburg, 2010) for the social campaign „I am against violence‟
In addition, working for a number of corporate clients in the following areas from Turkey base;
Communications consultancy; Business development (Serbia, Turkey, Croatia, Ukraine)
Development and delivery of communications training seminars (VSO, EC)
April Ankara, EC Delegation to Turkey Head of As head of a team of 5 persons working in the EC Delegation on press, information and communications,
2005 – Turkey press and my principle tasks include;
August Martin Dawson, Political information
2008 Counsellor section Development and implementation of a communications and marketing strategy for the European
martin.dawson@ec.europ Union and EC Delegation in Turkey;
a.eu Lobbying for, and direct management of, the annual communications budget of the Delegation (€1.3
million in 2005 up to €3.5 million per annum by 2007);
Editor in chief for all publications (+-15 publications per year including brochures, newsletters, leaflets,
compendiums, etc.);
Management of web design and online databases (design, development, content);
All aspects of service provider management from concept to contracting (budgets and project
management for audio-visual, information management, publications, web sites, databases, media
relations, training, events, etc.);
Provision of technical advise for communications and awareness raising for EC funded projects;
Management of technical assistance communications projects (PRAG, Vade Mecum);
Development and management of 15 information offices around the country (total staff 20 persons);
Networking with stakeholders (government, headquarters, associations, civil society, etc.);
Communications support to EC funded projects and programmes;
Support to development of communications strategies for Civil Society Dialogue in Turkey;
Management of training programmes for journalists
Design and delivery of training programmes (communications, media, visibility and press relations)
Development and launch of a grant scheme (writing guidelines, launch, grant evaluation);
Evaluation of grant projects and technical service contracts;
Writing terms of reference for service contracts (3 terms of reference per year)
Liaison with, and reporting to, headquarters in Brussels
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May Brussels, Independent consultant Communicati Communications consultant for a number of private companies. Main clients and projects include:
2002 – Belgium ons expert
April BDPA, France (10/2002-04/2005): Project Director for EU funded three-year communications
2005 (with Jean-Charles Torrion programme in all countries of the Western Balkans. Responsible for:
missions jean-charles.torrion@ o Promotion of the EC‟s financial assistance programmes in the region (CARDS)
to egis.fr o Management of the project team in Sarajevo (six person team)
Western o Management of communications programmes across the Western Balkans
Balkans, o Strategic advice provision to the Commission on external and internal communications
Russia o Publications management – writing, commissioning (photography, writers, design), editing,
and CIS) and production management
o Management of events programme (seminars, workshops and conferences)
o Electronic distribution system (database design and content management); web design
(strategy, design liaison, content management)
o Organisation of media trips to Western Balkans region;
o Management of training programme for political decision makers (Ministries) and journalists
o Monitoring, evaluation and review of impact and effectiveness of tools and strategy
Gopa-Cartermill International, Belgium (05/02-11/02): Communications expert providing strategic
communications advice for activities in Russia (Tacis programme), web design for EU‟s Europa server
and editing. Also writing proposals for EU funded projects
East-West Consulting, Belgium (09/02-03/03): Team manager, principal trainer and training
programme designer for four-person training team conducting sessions in Russia, Ukraine, Moldova
and other CEEC/CIS countries for local authorities wishing to apply for EC cross border grants (CBC).
The British-Russia Centre, UK (06/02-07/02): Principal trainer in London for NGO‟s on fundraising,
promotion, networking and working with donors
ARS Progetti (Italy), HLC (Greece): Short term communications consultancy assignments (writing
terms of reference) for projects in Georgia, Ukraine, Moldova
BDPA (France), EWC (Belgium), ECO (Belgium), GOPA-Cartermill International (Belgium): Writing
and proposal writing for projects in Russia, Ukraine, Western Balkans
Writing terms of reference for EC media skills project (Ukraine 2004) and regional environment project
(Ukraine, Russia, Moldova 2005) under framework contracts
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August Brussels, Integral communications Managing A co-founder and managing director, I helped create and manage a successful communications
1999 – Belgium director consultancy business with offices in Brussels, Paris and Moscow, working in partnerships with companies
May Tamsin Rose based in Belgium, France, Germany and the United Kingdom. Working with teams across Europe from a
2002 (with tamsin.rose@gmail.com number of different cultures and backgrounds, my main responsibilities included;
missions
to Russia, New business development (networking, lobbying, proposal writing – DG Tren, EuropeAid)
Ukraine, Development of internal communications strategy
Romania) Development of company wide marketing plan (positioning, promotion, target setting, production of
communications tools, etc.)
Set up of human resources system (contracts, performance reviews, training and salary negotiations)
Support to management of the Tacis City Twinning Project
Management of suppliers and subcontractors
Project manager for on-going business and projects (including all budget and financing aspects)
o Organisation of conferences for city twinning programme in Russia and Georgia
o Strategic communications advice (Tacis information)
o Press relations (DG Transport and Energy)
o Database management (DG Trade)
May Brussels, Ogilvy Public Relations Senior As a Senior Associate with Ogilvy Public Relations Worldwide I was part of a ten-person international
1997 – Belgium Worldwide associate team of account managers working on developing the institutional communications business of the
August company in Europe. Clients included DG 1A (Tacis information and communications programme), DG
1999 (with Nicholas Lunt (MD) XIII (Information Society), DG Trade (database management), DG Environment (Conference
missions nicholas.lunt48@btopenw organisation). Main responsibilities included
to Russia, orld.com
Ukraine, Development of communications tools (web sites, web-based extranets, Lotus notes based intranets,
EU and database development, on-line media monitoring) with suppliers in Belgium, France and the United
CIS) Kingdom
Media relations and public relations campaigns (strategy, press releases, conferences, media
trips) across the European Union
Publications management (including writing, editing, proofreading, layout and design, translation) in
French, German, English and other languages for leaflets, brochures, newsletters, reports, annual
reports, case studies, etc.
Preparing and giving presentations on EC programming
Conference and seminar organisation in Denmark (DG Environment), Germany (ICANN) and France
(DG XIII)
Development of audiovisual materials in Brussels (video and CD production) and the Netherlands
(television concept with Endemol Productions)
Set up and management of company antennae offices (Moscow and Kiev) and management of
programmes in Russia, Ukraine, Moldova and Central Asia
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May Moscow, EC Delegation to Russia Press and As an assistant in the four-person press office of the Delegation in Moscow main responsibilities included;
1994 – Russia information
August Catherine Magnant assistant Media relations (press releases, conferences, events, promotion)
1995 Catherine.magnant@ec.e Writing and participation in editorial board for printed information
uropa.eu Providing information to general public and experts on EU
Helping to form information policy for the Delegation
Representing the Delegation on official business
Media monitoring and management of filming and video archives
Organising participation in exhibitions
June Tajikistan, Care international Team leader, As a team leader and monitor for the organisation assignments were carried out in Russia, Azerbaijan
1992 – Azerbaija monitoring and Tajikistan over the course of one and a half years. CARE International was engaged in the region to
February n, Russia Allison Pfennig coordinator alleviate the chronic shortages of food and medicine brought about by the collapse of the Soviet Union in
1994 +1 404 6812 552 1999. In Tajikistan and Azerbaijan the situation was exacerbated by the armed conflicts affecting the
region at that time. Main duties included
Organising logistics, strategy and planning for delivery, storage, distribution and monitoring of food
and medical supplies
Liaising with National and regional government, Ministries, organisations, international and local
NGO‟s
Hiring, training and managing a team of 30 monitors
Reporting on progress and assisting in writing bi-monthly reports
Monitoring political situation in the country
Managing good public relations with local population and key stakeholders
Budget management
October Donetsk, Donetsk state university English Teaching English grammar and language
1991 – Ukraine VD Kaliuschenko language Assisting teaching staff in revision of curriculum and teaching materials
June frgf@dongu.donetsk.ua assistant
1992
15. Other relevant information Conferences, seminars, publications:
a. Writer and editor in chief on a wide range of publications (Tacis, CBC, CARDS, EU-Turkey relations). Examples include „EU and the Western
Balkans‟, leaflet on „Cross Border Cooperation programmes‟, set of 6 CARDS sector leaflets, „EU Turkey through the lens‟
b. EuropeAid web site, CARDS section – design, editing, contribution and maintenance (2002 – 2005)
c. ECD to Turkey web site: Design and launch of a new web site (2007 http://www.avrupa.info.tr/DelegasyonPortal.html)
d. Project „Women and children‟s rights in Ukraine – communications component‟ web launch (www.vsirivni.com.ua)
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