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Afonso Soares
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Intern | International Cooperation and Global Citizenship EducationIMVF Instituto Marquês de Valle FlôrDec 2025 - Current (11 months)- Intern | Global Citizenship EducationIMVF Instituto Marquês de Valle FlôrDec 2025 - Feb 2026 (3 months)- Supported the operationalisation of the advocacy strategy for Rural Voices 2030, contributing to implementation planning, stakeholder mapping, monitoring and accountability within a European Global Citizenship Education project.
- Produced policy and advocacy outputs, including a best-practice toolkit, policy briefs, published op-eds and an open letter, designed to raise awareness and support engagement on rural development and soil-related challenges.
- Conducted research and strategic writing on Policy Coherence for Development, exploring the intersections between local rural realities and wider debates on sustainability, gender, health and geoeconomic transitions.
- Contributed to the production of clear, evidence-based - Co-FounderSDSN YouthMar 2025 - Current (1 year 8 months)
- FounderSDSN YouthMar 2025 - Current (1 year 8 months)- Co-founded an emerging youth-led organisation focused on Agenda 2030 implementation in Portugal, helping shape its strategic vision, institutional positioning and public narrative.
- Serve as Director of External Relations and Development, leading work on stakeholder mapping, funder mapping, partnership development and external positioning.
- Contributed to the design of the organisation’s early project pipeline, including the Laboratório de Cidadania Jovem, linking youth participation, democratic literacy and local public action.
- Helped structure the organisation’s development strategy, aligning mission, implementation logic and public affairs priorities within a sustainable development framework. - Citizen MP at Foreign Affairs and Portuguese Communities CommitteosDec 2024 - Current (1 year 11 months)
- Policy & Advocacy OfficerÚltimo RecursoJun 2023 - Oct 2025 (2 years 5 months)- Strategic planning, implementation, and social impact assessment of the "ESTADO ACLIMÁTICO" advocacy campaign; - Research and monitoring of the implementation of the Climate Framework Law; - Development of the "Simplifying Climate Change" project, based on the UNDP's Climate Box model; - Conducting research and analysis of decisions made at the G7 and COP27.
- Project Coordinator & Policy OfficerÚltimo RecursoJun 2023 - Oct 2025 (2 years 5 months)- Led the end-to-end delivery of Nothing About Us Without Us (NAUWU), a Lusophone climate diplomacy and COP30 pathway positioning Portugal as a hub for intergenerational climate governance and COP reform advocacy;
- Coordinated the Lusophone Youth Letter to COP30 and led the drafting of the Manifesto and Policy Paper on COP Reform, advancing proposals on accountability, institutional reform and meaningful youth participation; outputs were formally delivered to 12 delegations, including Portugal, Brazil, the EU and the UN Youth Office.
- Coordinated a five-person volunteer team, multi-stakeholder partnerships and cross-CPLP outreach; the 2025 cycle trained 166 participants, produced 2 published policy outputs, convened a forum with
Education
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- Exchange Program, International Relations and AffairsUSP Universidade de São PauloFeb 2026 - Jul 2026 (6 months)At IRI-USP, I have been expanding my perspective beyond Europe through deeper engagement with Latin American realities, particularly Brazilian foreign policy, regional cooperation and the local dimensions of international affairs.
Core coursework: Regimes and International Organisations
• Brazilian Foreign Policy - Erasmus, Political Science and International AffairsSciences PoSep 2025 - Dec 2025 (4 months)At Sciences Po, I was immersed in a highly international academic environment shaped by seminar-based debate, close reading and argument-driven discussion, which sharpened my exposure to policy thinking, intellectual exchange and rigorous classroom participation.
Core coursework: Governing Climate Change
• Transnational Climate Governance
• Comparative Social Policy in Europe - Bachelor of Arts - BA, Political Science and International AffairsUniversidade Nova de LisboaSep 2023 - Jul 2026 (2 years 11 months)Built my core training in Political Science and International Relations at NOVA, developing a strong analytical foundation in political analysis, research design and quantitative methods that prepared me for more international and policy-oriented environments.
Core coursework: Multivariate Data Analysis
• Comparative Political Analysis
• International Relations Theories
• History of Political Thought
Additional training (selected)
- University of Porto | Diplomacy (Mar–Jun 2025) | 18/20
- University of Beira Interior | Political Analysis (Oct 2023–Mar 2024) | 19/20 - High School Diploma, Science and TechnologySt Peters International SchoolSep 2020 - Jul 2023 (2 years 11 months)Accomplishments
- Won the academic Merit and Student Honor Award.
- 20/20 on the national Philosophy exam;
Projects (professional or personal)
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- GGlobal Shapers Community (World Economic Forum) — Global ShaperSep 2025 - Current (1 year 2 months)Community engagement and project participation focused on civic leadership and local impact
- SSciences Po Environment — Partnerships OfficerSep 2025 - Dec 2025 (4 months)Partnership development and coordination for student-led environmental initiatives.
- CCitizens' Committee on Foreign Affairs and Portuguese CommunitiesDec 2024 - Current (1 year 11 months)Committee Secretariat Support (2025–2026) - Provide technical and research support to the Committee, contributing to drafting, documentation and follow-up across its work on foreign affairs and multilateral cooperation. Citizen MP (2024–2025) - Co-drafted and presented a policy proposal on digital health as an instrument of multilateral cooperation in the CPLP, grounded in comparative research on international digital health governance.
- CCalouste Gulbenkian Foundation “Raízes” — MentorNov 2024 - Current (2 years)Mentoring high-school students through a university-to-school guidance programme.
- ttogether.eu (European Parliament initiative) — Community MemberOct 2023 - Current (3 years 1 month)Civic participation and engagement initiatives linked to EU democratic participation.
- HHeForShe (UN Women solidarity movement) — Project CoordinatorSep 2023 - Jun 2024 (10 months)
Awards
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- CMerit ScholarshipCalouste Gulbenkian FoundationSep 2023Gulbenkian Merit Fellow throughout my undergraduate studies, in recognition of academic merit. I also serve as a mentor in the Foundation’s Raízes programme, supporting younger students through academic guidance and encouragement.