Magdalena Frichova
EMPLOYMENT
2002-to pres
Senior Officer, Eurasia Programme, International Alert, London
In addition to the duties of the Eurasia Programme Officer described below, the main duties include organising workshops with participation of parties to the conflict; working with civil society actors, women and young professionals in various process-related skills (communication, negotiation, project proposal writing, project development, review, evaluation, budgeting, fundraising, networking, non-profit management, and facilitation). Working for civil society development in the North Caucasus as well as regions of the South Caucasus, in particular regions of Abkhazia, has been on the forefront of my activities, as well as strategising on and participation in fundraising for ongoing and future interventions.
2001-2002
Officer, Eurasia Programme, International Alert, London. Main focus of my responsibilities has been on the Confidence Building between the Georgian and Abkhaz Societies (budget over three year £1.5) within which work with women, young journalist, writers, disabled people and former combatants from Georgia and Abkhazia as well as other regions of the South and the North Caucasus is conducted. Fact-finding mission to Gali region of Abkhazia, as well as to Armenia, Azerbaijan and Nagorny Krabakh conducted with the aim of project development. I am responsible for financial and narrative reporting on the project, liasing with local and international, partners as well as donor organisations and local government contacts, facilitating the process of this project.
2001 (Fall)
Consultant, Eurasia Programme, International Alert, London. Main responsibilities included participation in shaping the strategy for the Caucasus Women’s League as well as institutional building and partnership changes for the main partners in the Georgia-Abkhazia Confidence Building Project.
1999-2001
South Caucasus Foreign Correspondent, DNES daily and RESPEKT weekly; covering political, economic, general news of the South Caucasus republics and conflict regions including Nagorny Karabakh; feature and analytical coverage of the region for the national Czech daily and the national analytical weekly. This work also included fact-finding for Czech based NGOs in the conflict regions.
1996-on
Literary translator; TORST Publishers, Dauphin Publishers, ERM Publishers, translating of French and English fiction and poetry into the Czech Language and edition preparation of the publications; translated works included:
- A. Gide, Les Nouriturres Terrestres (with translation grant by the French Ministry of Culture)
- J.M.G. Le Clezio, Desert
- A.P. de Mandiargues, Le Lis de Mer
- P. Reverdy, Selected Poetry, Essays on Literary Cubism
- E. Du Reau, Les Identitees Europeennes au XXe Cielce
A. Spiegelmann, MAUS II
Simultaneous and Consecutive Interpreter, interpreting between the English, French and Czech languages for Czech governmental and international non-governmental institutions and commercial organisations, including the International Oil Consortium
1994-1995
Editorial Assistant, La Tribune de Prague, a French language magazine based in Prague
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EDUCATION
2000-2001
Stanford University, Non-degree association with the Knight Fellowship, study focus on Caucasus and Middle Eastern history, literature and religion, and conflict resolution/negotiation
1996-1999
Diploma with distinctions, BA, Charles University, Prague, International Territorial Studies with focus on the Caucasus. Thesis: Georgia’s Rebirth: Nationalism, Nation- and State- Building Struggle of the Past Decade.
1998
Certificate, Simultaneous and Consecutive Training, Prague.
1995-1996
University de Jean Moulin, Law.
1993-1995
Diploma of International Baccalaureate of Geneva, International Baccalaureate School, Prague.
Languages
Czech – native
English, Russian, French – fluent
Georgian – good
Farsi – basic
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