Oršoja Sečenji(Orsolya SZÉCSÉNYI) – Šef Ekonomske kancelarije Ambasade Republike Mađarske u Beogradu, od juna 2008.godine

(Foto: lična arhiva)

Work experience

April 2008 –Maj 2008

Ministry of Economy and Transport and Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Budapest, Hungary

Preparation for the position of the Head of the Office of the Economic Relations of the Embassy of the Republic of Hungary in Belgrade, Serbia.

January 2008 – April 2008

Central Office for Development Strategy and Coordination of EU Funds (CODEF), Zagreb, Croatia

Senior Procurement Expert

in “Croatia National Programme, Capacity Building and Project Preparation Facility in Croatia, Europeaid/123294/D/SER/HR ”

Governmental advisor in sector for Development Strategy and Coordination of EU Funds, technical assistance in the field of procurement.

October 2006 – December 2007

Ministry of Finance, Government of the Republic of Serbia, Sector for Programming, Management of EU funds and Development Assistance

Accounting and Procurement Advisor

in “Inter-regional Co-operation Support Programme, Republic of Serbia, Serbia and Montenegro” (NEIGHBOUR-S), Governmental advisor in sector for Programming, Management of EU funds and Development Assistance, technical assistance in the field of procurement and finance.

Provided trainings for 121 different beneficiaries, including the Ministry of Finance, various line ministries, municipalities, institutes (chambers of commerce, universities, secondary schools, development agencies, museums, zoo), non-profit organizations (youth and sport organizations) and the Executive Council of Vojvodina in Serbia.

March 2002 – October 2006

National Development Agency (until 01.05.04 Hungarian State Treasury), Central Finance and Contracts Unit, Hungary

Project Manager

Overall project management and public procurement of 14 Phare projects in different fields in total value of 50,0 mEUR.

Overall project management and public procurement of different projects from the Transition Facility.

Overall project management and public procurement of Schengen Facility projects of the Hungarian Customs and Finance Guard, the Ministry of Economy and Transport and the Ministry of Interior in total value of 60,0 mEUR.

June 2000 – February 2002

Hungarian State Treasury (from October 2002 until June 2003 State Budget Office), Central Finance and Contracts Unit, Hungary

Financial Expert

Overall financial management of the Phare programmes implemented by the CFCU, responsible for payments, compiling request of Funds and transferring to the National Fund, Reporting to the National Fund and the Delegation of the European Commission to Hungary

February 1999 – May 2000

Hungarian State Treasury, National Fund, Hungary

Controller

Overall controlling and financial management of the investment Phare programmes of Hungary, responsible for transferring Phare grants to the Beneficiaries according to their Request of Funds, compiling the Request of Funds for Hungary and transferring to Brussels, overall controlling of the use of funds, reporting to the National Aid Coordination and the Delegation of the European Commission to Hungary

October 1996 - January 1999

Ministry of Transport Communication and Water Management, Directorate of Road Management, Hungary

Developing Engineer

Project and financial management of two Phare works programmes (HU9406 Road Construction, HU9509 Road Rehabilitation), assistant of the Project Manager, responsible for payments

Education and training

February 2000 – June 2003

University of Economics and Public Administration, Budapest Business School, Budapest, Hungary

Management, Business Administration, specialized in Finance

Master of Business Administration with Financial Specialization

September 1997 – January 2000

Eötvös Loránd University of Science, Institute of Postgradual Legal Studies, Budapest, Hungary

Civil Law, Labour Law, Public Administration, Financial Law, Criminal Law, Civil Legal Procedures, Constitution Law, Roman Law, etc.

Engineer with Legal Specialization

September 1992- June 1996

Ybl Miklós Polytechnic, Urban and Rural Development, Budapest, Hungary

Structural Architecture, Civil Engineering, Urban and Rural Development, Urban and Rural Designing, Urban and Rural Economics, Designing with Computers, Mathematics, Mechanics, Trussing, Ferro-Concrete Structures, etc.

Engineer of Urban and Rural Development

Personal skills and competences

Phare DIS, PraG training

Phare Training for Urban and Rural Developers

Structural Funds Training

Project Cycle Management Training

MEMOR (Hungarian Unified Monitoring System) Qualification

Hungarian Public Procurement Training

EU INTERACT Tool Box, Seminar on Territorial Cooperation Project Management, Valencia

Organizational skills and competences

In Hungary:

- 14 different Phare projects in Customs, Justice and Home Affaires and Transport Sectors, 6 twinnings, 8 supplies, 4 services, 5 works in total value of 50,0 mEUR (projects with budget between 0.5 and 12,0 mEUR)

- 21 different Schengen projects in Customs, Justice and Home Affaires and Transport Sectors, 6 supplies, 15 works in total value of 60,0 mEUR (projects with budget between 1.0 and 9.6 mEUR)

- 10 different Transition Facility projects, 7 supplies, 3 services (projects with budget between 0,1 and 1,0 mEUR)

In Serbia:

- Adriatic New Neighbourhood Programme, INTERREG/CARDS-PHARE, grants, Serbian part, 1st call 20 grants contracts, 0.900 MEUR

- Neighbourhood Programme Bulgaria - Serbia 2005, grants, Serbian part, 1st call 22 grants contracts, 1.870 MEUR

- Neighbourhood Programme Romania - Serbia 2005, grants, Serbian part, 1st call 15 grants contracts, 1.868 MEUR, 2nd call 17 grant contracts, 1.352 MEUR

- Neighbourhood Programme Hungary - Serbia 2005, grants, Serbian part, 1st call 18 grants contracts, 1.816 MEUR, 2nd call 22 grant contracts, 1.867 MEUR

- Interreg IIIB CADSES Neighbourhood Programme 2000-2006, Serbian part, 7 grant contracts, 0.972 MEUR