Diana Tonea

156 Rowley Gardens, Manor House, N4 1HL, London, UK

Tel:; +44(0)776 650 6120 ; +40 (0)720 601 691
d.tonea@gmail.com; diana.tonea@alumni.lse.ac.uk

Education
MSc in Development Studies, London School of Economics
2008-2009
Award: Upper Merit (2:1)
Dissertation topic: Land Grab or Development? The New Agrarian Question in
Present-Day East Africa
Modules: Managing Humanitarianism; Anthropology of Development; Development
Theory, History and Policy; Global Political Economy; Population and Development.
BA with Class One Honors in Business Administration and Economics, University of
Sheffield, City College Faculty of Sheffield
2005- 2008
Award: Distinction (1st Class)
Major: Management
Some modules: Economics, Financial Markets, International Business, Small
Business Management, Human Resource Management, IT Management, Quantitative
and Qualitative Research Methods, etc.
Awards:
o Paul Marshall Award for Outstanding Performance 2005-2006,
scholarship prize awarded to top 5% students in Business Studies
o Heads List Prize 2007-2008, awarded best student in the Management
Department.
Gheorghe Sincai National High School, Baia Mare, Romania
2000- 2004
Majors: Mathematics, Computer Programming, English
Completed Romanian Baccalaureate (average grade 9.53 out of 10, top 5% of
students).

Work experience
DAsD, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Bucharest, Romania
Jan-March 2010
Intern with DAsD (Division for Development Assistance)
Took part at the implementation of the Romanian national strategy as an emerging
donor of ODA and supported the initiation of development projects in countries of
interest; conducted research on the international development cooperation of EU and
other donor practices.
UNDP, Geneva, Switzerland
Aug- Dec 2009
Intern with the Early Recovery Team (ERT) in UNDP/BCPR (Bureau for Crisis
Prevention and Recovery)
Participated in the development and maintenance of a Monitoring and Evaluation
(M&E) database for ER projects that was presented as best-practice throughout the
bureau; took part in a corporate training on M&E;
Participated in the evaluation of the gender mainstreamed strategy in ERT, by
reporting actual project deliverables against corporate targets and the 8 Point Agenda;
developed gender related indicators and benchmarks;
Took part in the ER Programming Review that will assess the impact of ER projects
on the ground, derive lessons learnt/best practices, and identify gaps in local
coordination and understanding of Early Recovery in six countries of interest;

As part of the review, I have conducted the preliminary background research and
subsequently took part in the methodology development, stakeholders mapping, and
mission planning;
Supported the design and creation of an early recovery toolkit, a web based platform
for ER guidance and resource sharing; was part of the staff training on the ER
Toolkit; experience with Sharepoint and ATLAS;
Produced two case studies on needs assessment experiences that were used as
reference material at the ER and DRR training in Bangladesh;
Participated in a writing group that developed a How-To Guide on Sustainable
Livelihoods & Economic Recovery Programming in Crisis and Post-Crisis Situations;
wrote a paper on Entrepreneurship Development as part of Local Economic Recovery
Took part in a workshop on Peacebuilding and Humanitarian Interventions hosted by
GPP, and helped with the organization of a workshop on transition financing
procedures and mechanisms, hosted by UN-OECD/INCAF.
Development Ministry of Romania, Bucharest, Romania
July-Sept 2008
Intern with the Public Policy Department
Worked in a team at the creation of a set of quality standards to be implemented in the
Romanian administrative sector;
Conducted qualitative and quantitative research on the present level of standards
implementation in the Ministry, and wrote a final report based on a survey distributed
to the public servants.
Advice Management Consultancy, Thessaloniki, Greece
Oct-Jan 2008
Intern, Assistant Consultant
Assisted various projects of European grant applications for SMEs in gathering
relevant information and documents;
Conducted research about trends in the Romanian consultancy market, and presented
a feasibility study to be used in the expansionary strategy of the company.

Extra Curricular Activities and Interests

Volunteering Work
ARSIS, Thessaloniki, Greece
Spring 2008
Assisted different administrative tasks within the NGO, and was part of the
organization of two charity events;
Was part of a team which organized educational workshops for children coming from
immigrant families; took part in fieldwork with homeless people;
European Institute of Romania, Bucharest, Romania
Summer 2008
Helped with the basic accounting and budgeting activities of the institute.
Interests
Photography and Journalism
2009
Finalist in the LSE Annual Photography Prize Competition; various photography
exhibitions in London and Bucharest
Collaboration as a columnist with Clare Market Review (LSE Magazine)
Ballet and Yoga practice on a regular basis
2005- Present

IT and Language Skills

Languages: Romanian native, English fluent, French intermediate, Spanish, Italian

and Greek basic
IT: competent with all Microsoft Office programmes (Word, Excel, Access, Project
Management, PowerPoint), SPSS which I used extensively during my studies for

research and statistical purposes, ATLAS, and Sharepoint; knowledgeable of basic

computer programming.

References:

Anita Shah, internship supervisor/ Early Recovery Programme Specialist UNDP/ BCPR:
anita.shah@undp.org
Jennifer Worrell, Chief Early Recovery Team UNDP/BCPR: jennifer.worrell@undp.org
Blerta Aliko, internship supervisor/ Programme Specialist UNICEF: baliko@unicef.org
Monica Di-Gregorio, LSE academic referee:
m.di-gregorio@lse.ac.uk
Joana Merlin-Scholtes, Consultant for UNDP: joana.merlin@casacostao.com