Mina Thorvaldsen
London
Summary
Dynamic professional with expertise in project management, business development and compliance. Proven track record in partnership building, successful grant bids and impact evaluations. Strong interpersonal skills facilitate collaboration and drive successful outcomes. Committed to leveraging analytical capabilities to enhance organisational growth and efficiency. Have worked in the humanitarian field for over 7 years and passionate about supporting vulnerable populations such as asylum seekers and survivors of modern day slavery.
Overview
9
9
years of professional experience
8
8
years of post-secondary education
Work history
Service Manager- Modern Slavery Response Team
Hestia
12.2021 - 12.2025
- Managing a service of 44 staff members and strategic oversight of the service
- Oversight on service budget, staffing and expenses
- Completing business plans and delivering service in line with operational targets
- Stakeholder engagement lead, managing partnerships with community organisations
- Submitting and overseeing bids to donor organisations and companies
- Managing grant distribution and impact reports to donors
- Overseeing the contract with the government and with the commissioner
- Regular meetings with donor organisations as well as commissioner to evaluate performance and compliance
- Leading on multiple large-scale projects including an 18-month service transformation
Team Manager- Modern Slavery Response Team
Hestia
12.2019 - 12.2021
- Led on management training for induction, supervision and complaints/grievances
- Developed advanced skills in reviewing and assessing service user support needs, crisis management and safeguarding of service users
- Gained management experience in leading a team of 10 and monitor performance of team members to ensure high quality service
Outreach Advocate- Modern Slavery Response Team
Hestia
08.2018 - 12.2019
- Improved interpersonal skills through client casework, providing psychosocial support to survivors of human trafficking and modern slavery
- Practised communication skills through liaising with statutory and non-statutory agencies to advocate on clients’ behalf
- Demonstrated enhanced report-writing skills through writing reports to support decisions in clients trafficking cases
- Developed coordination skills through identifying risks and needs and coordinating appropriate support for clients
- Gained in-depth knowledge of The Modern Slavery Act, immigration and asylum legislation and the National Referral Mechanism
- Developed leadership skills through leading on co-production work within the team
Internship- Youth Violence Project
Belize Red Cross
03.2017 - 05.2017
- Demonstrated technical and analytical skills through survey analysis and evaluation, organizing participant information in computer database
- Secured funds for project through fundraising and communication with potential donors
- Gained practical experience in empowerment and building resilience in vulnerable communities through fieldtrips and organizing activities for particularly at-risk youths
- Acquired specific support skills through Conflict Management Training required for working with conflict-prone youths
Education
MA - Human Trafficking, Migration and Organized Crime
St. Mary`s University
London 08.2017 - 08.2019
BA - Psychology
University of Bergen
Norway 08.2013 - 06.2016
Social Anthropology and Religion
Oslo Metropolitan University
Pondicherry, India 01.2013 - 06.2013
International Development Studies
Oslo Metropolitan University
Hoi An, Vietnam 08.2011 - 12.2011
High School -
Jessheim Videregående Skole
Norway 08.2006 - 06.2009
Skills
- IT: Microsoft Office Package (Word, Excel, Access and Powerpoint), Agresso, SPSS Statistical Program
- Languages: Norwegian (native), English (fluent), Spanish (basic)
- Impact evaluation
- Grant bids and distribution
- Compliance monitoring
- Strategic planning
- Project Management
- Business development
- Interpersonal skills
Affiliations
- Hiking
- Rock climbing
- Volunteering
- Traveling
Volunteer Experience
- Norwegian Red Cross, Psychosocial Support Volunteer, 2016-01, 2016-06, Participated in training in psychosocial support with specific focus on minority women exposed to trauma and abuse, Gained an understanding of vulnerable women`s practical and psychosocial needs and developed skills to provide quality support including support with housing, job applications and social welfare applications, Developed organizational skills through planning and organizing social events, activities and trips for the women
- CARE Myanmar, Research volunteer -Safe migration, 2014-09, 2014-12, Developed research skills through researching risks and vulnerabilities of female migration, Improved writing skills through producing a research report on best practise in safe migration and preventing human trafficking and exploitation, Enhanced communication skills through active participation in meetings with partner organisations
Timeline
Service Manager- Modern Slavery Response Team
Hestia
12.2021 - 12.2025
Team Manager- Modern Slavery Response Team
Hestia
12.2019 - 12.2021
Outreach Advocate- Modern Slavery Response Team
Hestia
08.2018 - 12.2019
MA - Human Trafficking, Migration and Organized Crime
St. Mary`s University
08.2017 - 08.2019
Internship- Youth Violence Project
Belize Red Cross
03.2017 - 05.2017
BA - Psychology
University of Bergen
08.2013 - 06.2016
Social Anthropology and Religion
Oslo Metropolitan University
01.2013 - 06.2013
International Development Studies
Oslo Metropolitan University
08.2011 - 12.2011
High School -
Jessheim Videregående Skole
08.2006 - 06.2009