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I’m Miriam Ocadiz, a programme coordinator and researcher with 6+ years of experience managing multi-country collaborations across Europe, the Americas, Africa, and the MENA region. I excel at high-level administrative, logistical, and communication support within multicultural environments, delivering research-based knowledge and fostering multidisciplinary collaboration. Native Spanish speaker fluent in English and Portuguese, with advanced Dutch and working knowledge of French, I’m committed to culturally sensitive communication and inclusive knowledge production. My work spans academia, civil society, and humanitarian contexts, where I translate field data into policy impact and build lasting partnerships with practitioners, policymakers, and communities.…I’m Miriam Ocadiz, a programme coordinator and researcher with 6+ years of experience managing multi-country collaborations across Europe, the Americas, Africa, and the MENA region. I excel at high-level administrative, logistical, and communication support within multicultural environments, delivering research-based knowledge and fostering multidisciplinary collaboration. Native Spanish speaker fluent in English and Portuguese, with advanced Dutch and working knowledge of French, I’m committed to culturally sensitive communication and inclusive knowledge production. My work spans academia, civil society, and humanitarian contexts, where I translate field data into policy impact and build lasting partnerships with practitioners, policymakers, and communities.

Miriam Ocadiz

Project Manager, Data Analyst, Writer, +1

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I’m Miriam Ocadiz, a programme coordinator and researcher with 6+ years of experience managing multi-country collaborations across Europe, the Americas, Africa, and the MENA region. I excel at high-level administrative, logistical, and communication support within multicultural environments, delivering research-based knowledge and fostering multidisciplinary collaboration. Native Spanish speaker fluent in English and Portuguese, with advanced Dutch and working knowledge of French, I’m committed to culturally sensitive communication and inclusive knowledge production. My work spans academia, civil society, and humanitarian contexts, where I translate field data into policy impact and build lasting partnerships with practitioners, policymakers, and communities.…I’m Miriam Ocadiz, a programme coordinator and researcher with 6+ years of experience managing multi-country collaborations across Europe, the Americas, Africa, and the MENA region. I excel at high-level administrative, logistical, and communication support within multicultural environments, delivering research-based knowledge and fostering multidisciplinary collaboration. Native Spanish speaker fluent in English and Portuguese, with advanced Dutch and working knowledge of French, I’m committed to culturally sensitive communication and inclusive knowledge production. My work spans academia, civil society, and humanitarian contexts, where I translate field data into policy impact and build lasting partnerships with practitioners, policymakers, and communities.

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I’m Miriam Ocadiz, a programme coordinator and researcher with 6+ years of experience managing multi-country collaborations across Europe, the Americas, Africa, and the MENA region. I excel at high-level administrative, logistical, and communication support within multicultural environments, delivering research-based knowledge and fostering multidisciplinary collaboration.

Native Spanish speaker fluent in English and Portuguese, with advanced Dutch and working knowledge of French, I’m committed to culturally sensitive communication and inclusive knowledge production. My work spans academia, civil society, and humanitarian contexts, where I translate field data into policy impact and build lasting partnerships with practitioners, policymakers, and communities.

Skills

DaVinci Resolve Studio

Experience Level

Expert

Expert

Expert

Expert

DaVinci Resolve Studio

Expert

WordPress

Expert

Canva

Expert

Google Drive

Expert

Language

Spanish; Castilian

Fluent

English

Fluent

Portuguese

Fluent

Dutch

Advanced

French

Intermediate

Work Experience

Project Assistant & Communication Officer at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam

September 1, 2025 - Present

Provide administrative support to the executive board in the Netherlands, the United States, and Vietnam; draft meeting notes, reports, and outreach documents; organise meetings; manage social media; and support website design; contribute to literature reviews and interviews to centre local knowledge; coordinate an international team of volunteer communication experts to build a LinkedIn platform and improve the website.

Project Manager & Communication Officer at Co-Creation for Inclusive Knowledges Lab

March 1, 2025 - Present

Coordinate academic and social contributions of the lab in collaboration with VU departments and national and international stakeholders; lead budgets, logistics, and outputs for teaching, advocacy, and policy analysis; ensure discussions are developed into learning tools and policy outputs.

Project Manager & Researcher at Engaged Scholarship Narratives of Change

March 1, 2020 - January 31, 2024

Coordinated a six-year collaboration on forced migrants' rights across the Netherlands, South Africa, and the United States; managed administrative, scheduling, and logistical processes; facilitated knowledge exchange through high-level meetings, workshops, and multi-stakeholder events; linked migrant-led initiatives to global discussions on protection and safe mobility pathways.

Administrative Officer (Pro Bono) at The Fruit Basket – South Africa

March 1, 2023 - Present

Provide administrative support to projects on housing, mental health, and skills development; produce reports to strengthen organisational capacity; facilitate public documentation sessions attended by 50+ displaced migrants; collaborate with international networks to translate field data into policy recommendations for international forums across Latin America, Africa, the MENA region, and Europe.

Supervisory Board Member (Pro Bono) at Expertise Centre Humanitarian Communication (HUCOM)

January 1, 2017 - Present

Oversee annual organisational reports, including budget evaluation, donor compliance monitoring, and risk assessment; support the coordination of the annual Humanitarian Communication Awards; contribute to strengthening respectful and accountable communication practices in the humanitarian sector.

Producer, Translator and Research Assistant at Feminist Centre for Racial Justice - Brazil / Mozambique

February 1, 2024 - September 30, 2024

Supported the production of the documentary Queer and Trans-Exiles, managing schedules, locations, ethical clearances, and budgets; built trust-based partnerships with local organisations; served as a Portuguese–English translator supporting communication between the director, production team, and local organisations.