European Commission, Executive Agency for Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (EASME), LIFE and CIP Eco-Innovation Brussels, Belgium, February 2014 – current
Project Officer. Management, coordination and execution of the Eco-Innovation programme working with colleagues in EASME and in liaison with parent Directorate Generals.
Calls for proposals – promotion and evaluation
Support the launching, management, promotion and monitoring of Calls for Proposals / Tenders;
Assist in the provision of information to the public about the Calls for proposals, the program and its priorities;
Assist in evaluations, analyze and assess their results, provide feedback, and make suggestions for future improvements.
Calls for proposals – negotiation
Prepare frameworks for the negotiation of projects, with the assistance of external experts as appropriate;
Negotiate the technical and financial aspects of projects in liaison with the financial officers, and be responsible for the technical, legal and financial consistency of the whole agreement.
Monitor the implementation of projects, the performance of project coordinators and partners, monitor contractual obligations, via periodic reviews and assessment of project reports;
Act as the principal interlocutor of the beneficiaries during the implementation of the agreement, handling all in-coming mails, including those with legal or financial contents;
Launch and collect all supporting documents for contract amendments;
Maintain close collaboration with financial officers;
Participate in project meetings with project consortia to explain relevant EC policies and procedures, to share the results between different projects, to encourage networking, and to monitor the technical and financial implementation of the project;
Approve project reports and control the eligibility of the expenditures, their regularity and their adequacy with the contractual provisions.
Give visa as Operational initiating agent;
Prepare project results statistics upon request by the hierarchy.
Internal and external communication and dissemination of information
Identify and disseminate best practices and present the program and projects at workshops,
Provide advice, support, and feedback within the EASME and to the parent DG.
European Anglers Alliance (EAA)/European Fishing Tackle Trade Association (EFTTA) Brussels, Belgium, August 2013 – February 2014
Senior Policy Officer. Developing a Parliamentary Intergroup on Recreational Fishing and act as the Secretariat for this group. This includes arranging a small number of mini-seminars and events in the European Parliament.
Creating a network of recreational fishing friendly MEP’s to highlight the issues around recreational fishing and the aquatic environment and to partake in the above mentioned Intergroup on Recreational Fishing.
Creating strategic alliances with NGOs, governments, EU institutions and other stakeholders.
Maintaining and updating the EAA website. Managing email lists.
Producing regular updates and newsletters for members and policy-makers.
Developing and implementing fundraising strategy.
WWF European Policy Office Brussels, Belgium, February 2011 – July 2013
Policy Officer, European Marine and Fisheries Policy. Working on the European Common Fisheries Policy (CFP) reform.
Responsible for advocacy and lobby activities in the European Parliament, Council, Commission to deliver sound and ambitious CFP reform.
Responsible for coordination and liaison with the WWF network and key stakeholders (industry, NGOs) working and aiming for the same goals for the CFP reform.
Leading on files like External Dimension, Aquaculture, and Regional Advisory Councils (RACs) to coordinate network positions and communication.
Drafting position papers, briefings, press releases, etc.
Representing the organization in meetings, hearings, and other gatherings.
CREATE-NET Povo, Italy, January 2010 – October 2010
European Alliance for Innovation (EAI) Science, Innovation, and Business (SIB) Council Community Liaison.
Managed communication strategy.
Served as the initial point of contact for inbound requests from EAI SIB community.
Identified and analyzed issues, patterns and trends in SIB community.
Authored blog posts, articles, feedback, tweets, ratings and reviews.
Participated in professional networking by interacting with peers and influencers.
Adviser, book “Marine protected areas in the Eastern Baltic Sea” editor, writer.
EUROPEAN COMMISSION, Joint Research Center, Institute for the Protection and the Security of the Citizen, Maritime Affairs Unit Ispra, Italy, November 2005 - November 2008
Scientific/Technical Officer. Scientific, Technical and Economic Committee for Fisheries (STECF) Secretariat consultations on conservation and management of living aquatic resources, including biological, economic, environmental, social and technical considerations - meetings and information management.
Scientific/Technical responsible in the Comparative evaluations of innovative solutions in European fisheries management (CEVIS) project: analysis of cost effectiveness of management measures in fisheries – questionnaire, interviews, background study and partner coordination.
Coordinator of research projects: EU aquaculture seen from a fisheries management viewpoint; Maritime surveillance systems of the coastal EU countries; Mediterranean study and analysis of EU involvement in the regional fisheries; Benefits of Galileo satellite system to maritime and inland waterways industries.
WORLD BANK, Energy and Water Department Washington, D.C. USA, February 2003 - October 2005
Program Officer. Water Help Desk review: assessment and recommendations.
Research assistant for knowledge management in Water and Sanitation (WSS) Unit and Water and Sanitation Program (WSP), Energy Unit and Energy Sector Management Assistance Program (ESMAP). Responsible for advisory services, Intranets, databases, websites, news, promotion and public relations, Bank and external events, E-forums, publications and video production and dissemination.
WORLD BANK, Youth to Youth Community Washington, D.C. USA, February 2004 - October 2005
Founding member and Steering Committee member (2000 members).
Renewable Energy and Social Events Committees Chair.
GEF/ WORLD BANK/UNDP Washington, D.C. USA, 2003 - 2005
Program Officer. Designed the Global Environment Facility (GEF)/UNDP International Waters Learning Exchange and Resource Network (IW:LEARN) project activities to be task managed by World Bank. Convened working group of key Bank staff.
WORLD BANK, Environment Department Washington, D.C. USA, June 2001 - January 2003
Program Officer. Led research on GEF/World Bank International Waters projects Task Team Leaders needs and co financing opportunities. Analyzed the World Bank coastal and marine management projects portfolio, developed online dynamic database.
Prepared, implemented and managed research study “Integrated Coastal and Marine Management in Southeast Asia, East Africa, Middle East and North Africa: Analytic Framework, Lessons Learned and Future Directions”.
Worked on at least 20 different websites for different teams. Developed coastal zone projects database for Asia Pacific, for Coastal Zone Asia Pacific conference.
VIRGINIA INSTITUTE OF MARINE SCIENCE, Center for Coastal Resources Management. Gloucester Point, VA, USA, 1999 - 2001
GIS Assistant. Digitized Chesapeake Bay oyster beds from 18th century maps.
WORLD BANK, Environment DepartmentWashington, D.C. USA, May 2000 - August 2000
Summer Intern. Worked on Integrated Coastal Management Strategy for the Southeast Asia.
Researched International Transboundary Waters Portfolio.
Helped on the Baltic Sea Regional Program preparation and research.
VILNIUS NATURE CONSERVATION SOCIETY Vilnius, Lithuania, 1995 - 1999
Volunteer. Organized the first conference on Sustainable Development in Lithuania “Sustainable Development Ideas in Lithuania,” Kaunas, Lithuania, May 1999.
Organized and participated in Environmental/Peace action “Letters to the Earth” around Lithuania, March 1999.
EDUCATION
COLLEGE OF WILLIAM AND MARYWilliamsburg, VA, USA 1999 - 2001
Coastal and Ocean Policy Department, Virginia Institute of Marine Science/School of Marine Science
Master of Marine Science:
Master’s thesis research: “Assessment of Development Impacts on Coastal Zone: Integrated Approach. Northampton County, Virginia”. Comprehensive policy, environmental and socioeconomic analysis, computer modeling, geographic information system (GIS).
VILNIUS UNIVERSITYVilnius, Lithuania,1995 - 1999
Bachelor in Ecological Biology:
Bachelor’s thesis research on fisheries resources in the Baltic Sea and lakes of Lithuania.
GRANTS AND AWARDS
Exploratory Research Project grant. EU aquaculture seen from a fisheries management viewpoint. - Joint Research Center, European Commission, 2006.
Research Committee grant for research study on Integrated Coastal and Marine Management - The World Bank, 2002.
Scholarship for the Coastal Zone 2001 Young Leaders Workshop - Rutgers University, 2001.
Craig-Smoth Memorial GSA grant award for research - Virginia Institute of Marie Science, 2000.
Edmund S. Muskie/Freedom Support Act Graduate Fellowship - Environmental and Resource Management field, Open Society Institute, 1999.
Grant from the Government of Denmark to organize the first conference on sustainable development in Lithuania. Sustainable Development Ideas in Lithuania. - Kaunas, 1999.
Fellowship from the Government of Denmark (through the Awareness, Values and Actions Network) to study sustainable development and renewable energy. - Denmark, 1999.
PUBLICATIONS AND PRESENTATIONS
S. Zableckis (editor) - Stop bankrupting our oceans - How to improve the way the EU fishes in the world. WWF Report, 2012.
S. Zableckis, T. Raid, R. Arnason, A. Murillas, S. Eliasen, S. Sverdrup-Jensen, E. Kuzebski. Evaluating Cost Effectiveness of Fisheries Management. Chapter in book: Comparative evaluations of innovative fisheries management - Global experiences and European prospects. 2009. Springer.
Anda Ruskule, Merle Kuris, Gustina Leiputė, Markus Vetemaa and Šarūnas Zableckis. See the Baltic Sea. Unique assets we share. 2009. Baltic Environmental Forum – Latvia. ISBN 978-9984-9898-6-0
C. Stransky, S. Zableckis & A. Cheilari editors. Scientific, Technical and Economic Committee for Fisheries (STECF) Report of the Working Group on the Review of Guidelines for the new Data Collection Regulation (SGRN). 2-6 JUNE 2008, Nantes, France.
J. Vigneau, S. Zableckis & H. Dörner editors. Scientific, Technical and Economic Committee for Fisheries (STECF). Report of the Working Group on Research Needs (SGRN). Evaluation of 2007 national data collection programs undertaken under Commission Regulation (EC) NO 1639/2001. 30 JUNE - 5 JULY, 2008, ISPRA, ITALY.
S. Zableckis. EU aquaculture from a fisheries management viewpoint. Exploratory Research Projects 2007. The Institute for the Protection and Security of the Citizen, 2007. ISSN 1018-5593.
S. Zableckis. Assessment of Development Impacts on Coastal Zone: Integrated Approach of North Hampton County, Eastern Shore, Virginia. Environmental Research, Engineering and Management. No1 (31) 2005. ISSN 1392-1649.
William J. Hargis, Jr., Helen E. Woods, Sharon Dewing, Sarunas Zableckis, Marcia R. Berman, and Gary Smith. Oyster Reefs of Pocomoke and Tangier Sounds During the 1800's. Poster. Atlantic Estuarine Research Society Conference, 2001.
SKILLS
Languages: English (fluent), Russian (fluent), Lithuanian (native), Italian (good), French (beginner), Spanish (beginner)
Computer: MS Word, MS Excel, MS Power Point, Open Office, social media (Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter, etc.), digital images (Photoshop, Paint Shop Pro), databases (ColdFusion, Lotus Notes, MS Access), Internet development (WordPress, Dreamweaver, Front Page, Cold Fusion, HTML, SQL, Flash, Net Objects Fusion), business forecasting (Forecast Pro), GIS (ArcView, ArcInfo, Imagine, Google Earth), statistical computing (SPSS, R), MS Outlook, Adobe Acrobat, Mailchimp, Batchbook.
Personal: I have ten years of sound theoretical and practical project and program management experience, working for international institutions, state organizations and grass roots movements. I was successful in receiving funding for projects and managing them. I can make significant technical and management contributions to project and program implementation. I have diplomatic and negotiating skills and I am familiar with the goals and procedures of the European Commission. I have a good sense of responsibility and I devote all energy and skills to achieve set goals. I am confident in my abilities to achieve and positive about things I do. I am polite, friendly and adaptable and I have high personal standards. I am expert in selling ideas and winning support. I am also flexible and with a sense of humor. I am proficient in research, analyzing and synthesizing information from various sources and reporting concisely and I can work independently. I am willing to travel regularly.
Social: I have excellent communication and interpersonal skills. I am a true team player in the international multicultural environment. I am fluent in English, Russian and Lithuanian. I speak Italian and started learning Spanish and French. I am able to grasp complex and intellectually challenging ideas and communicate them to people from diverse backgrounds and cultures and with divergent views. My core values are respect, diplomacy, sensitivity to cultural differences, willingness to listen, learn and treat people with dignity. I worked on several dozen websites, promoted project-level research and dissemination. I represented organizations in public events, prepared publications, distributed knowledge and communicated information through internet based communication tools. I am a very eager, articulate and well-educated individual, with a lot of initiative and responsibility.
Organizational: While in JRC I organized work groups of 30 and more scientists and industry experts and representatives who advised European Council on the latest issues in the field. In other project I supervised a group of 5 experts in 4 countries to deliver management advice. I actively participate in social and institutional community building: I was a president of the JRC Research Fellow Association with several hundred research fellows as members. While in the World Bank, I was a founding and Steering Committee member of the Bank’s Youth to Youth Community uniting 2000 young professionals. I was also a first president of the World Bank/IMF Fly Fishermen’s Club. I have excellent project and work planning, personal organization, and time management skills. I am willing and enthusiastic to contribute to organization wide responsibilities and development in pursuit of the organization’s mission and vision. I have a friendly personality and capacity to engage with staff at all levels.
Artistic: I design logos, work with pictures. In the past I directed video production, sang in choir.
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
European Union Bioeconomy Panel, member, 2013-215
The Coastal & Marine Union (EUCC) Marine Team, Sustainable Fisheries Theme Coordinator
European Commission Joint Research Center Research Fellow's Association: president 2008.
Lithuanian Scientist Abroad Forum member since 2002.
World Bank Youth to Youth Community: founding and Steering Committee member, 2004 - 2005.
World Bank/International Monetary Fund Fly Fishermen Club: president, 2004 - 2005.
UNDP vetted experts roster, Energy and Environment, International Waters, 2011-2016.
Global Environment Facility (GEF) International Waters (IW) Vetted Roster of Consultants. Europe and CIS UNDP Regional Coordination Unit and Country Offices, Arab States Regional Coordination Unit and Country offices as well as UNOPS, 2010.
European Commission Reserve list in the field of Development/Cooperation Adviser - Rural Development, Food Security and Environment, EPSO/CAST27/4/07 - CAST27 – FG IV.
European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) expert database, 2010.
PERSONAL INTERESTS AND ACHIEVEMENTS
Fishing, photography, reading, Internet development, traveling, football. Driving license since 1995, seamanship certificate in 2001, scuba diving certificate in 2004, climbed Kilimanjaro in 2004, personal website: www.sarunas.net
ARUNAS ZABLECKIS CV