Cristina RIGMAN

Current occupation

Strategist & Experience Designer, Freelancer & Entrepreneur

Work experience

TRAINING, Coaching & Capacity Building

ANPCDEFP – Romanian National Agency for Erasmus+ and European Solidarity Corps Programs – trainer in the national pool of trainers (since 2014) – delivering training & coaching on project design, monitoring & evaluation, DEOR, design of learning activities, quality label, certification, accreditation, strategic partnerships, mobilities, project management (for youth, adult education, school education, vocational education & training and higher education)
Black Sea NGO Forum - Trainer & Coach – Leadership and Organizational Resilience in Time of Uncertainty (international, Black Sea Region, 15 pax)
Caritas Asia – Trainer - Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation of Anti-Trafficking Programs (international, Asia, 35 pax)
Caritas Asia – Trainer - Volunteer Management in Emergency Situations (international, Asia, 35 pax)
Caritas Europa = Trainer - Capacity Building Workshop for set-up and step-up of Young Caritas Programs (international, Europe, 18 pax)
Caritas Europe – trainer & facilitator - Organizational Development Support System Learning Path (international, Europe, 12 pax)
FOND – the Romanian Platform for Development NGOs – Trainer - Change Management, Leadership & Governance (national RO, 23 pax)
Maltese Aid Service Romania - Trainer – Organizational development, Strategic development, Communication & Visibility, Organizational culture (national, RO, 80 pax)
NGO Academy, Regional Program, Vienna University & Erste Foundation – Trainer - Organizational Resilience and Scenario Planning (international, Europe, 23 participants)
NGO Academy, Social Innovation Lab program, Vienna University & Erste Foundation - Organizational Coach
NGO Academy, Social Innovation Management Program, Vienna University & Erste Foundation - Trainer – Project Management Pitfalls (international, Europe, 23 pax)
NGO Academy, Social Innovation Management Program, Vienna University & Erste Foundation - Trainer – Project & Program Planning and development (international, Europe, 23 pax)
Terre des hommes Foundation Romania - Trainer – REVIS project (Responding to peer violence among children in schools and adjacent settings by changing social and gender norms) (national, RO, 18 pax)
ChildPact – Regional Coalition for Child Protection (regional network) Consultant for Sustainability and Representation

STRATEGY PLANNING Consultant & Facilitator

A.O. Concordia Social Projects R. Moldova
Alliance of NGOs Active in the Field of Social Protection of Children and Families
Caritas Asia (regional network)
ChildPact – The Regional Coalition for Child Protection
Coalition for Volunteering (national network)
Federation Coalition for Education (national network)
FOND – the Romanian Platform for Development NGOs
FONSS – The Federation for Social Services NGOs (national network)
Habitat for Humanity Romania
HEKS/EPER Romania Foundation
Humanitarian Association Renaître Romania
National Center for Prevention of Abuse against Children CNPAC, R. Moldova
Nevo Parudimos Association
Vodafone Foundation Romania
World Vision International for the Global Advocacy Campaign ENOUGH

EVENTS design, speaking & facilitation

ANPCDEFP – facilitator – 1st step 1st - Erasmus+ Small Scale Partnerships – Partnership Building Seminar
ANPCDEFP – facilitator - Education, Scholarships, Apprenticeships and Youth Entrepreneurship - Synergies between EEA grants and Erasmus+ in VET – Partnership Building Seminar (bilateral RO – NO, 46 pax)
ANPCDEFP – facilitator - Erasmus+ Strategic Partnership Plus – Partnership Building Seminar
ANPCDEFP - facilitator - Intermediary evaluation of ERASMUS+ 2021-2027 program in Romania (national, RO, 69 pax)
Black Sea NGO Forum – facilitator - Good Governance for Nonprofits Workshop (international, Black Sea Region, 35 pax)
Black Sea NGO Forum – facilitator - How to make CSOs more resilient (international, Black Sea Region, 130 pax)
Caritas Asia – facilitator – Caritas Asia Partner’s Forum (international, 120 pax, 42 countries)
Caritas Austria – trainer & facilitator - Exchange Workshop on Post-Deployment Resource and Support for International Volunteers (international, Europe, 12 pax)
Caritas Europa – facilitator – Caritas Europa Consultative Forum (international, Europe, 80 pax, 14 countries)
Coalition for Volunteering – designer & facilitator - VOLARE International Conference: Volunteering Leadership & Advocacy from Romania to Europe (international, Europe, 72 pax)
Czech Republic National Agency for Erasmus+ - Workshop Facilitator - the Art of Project Event Planning – Educate, Captivate & Inspire the Audience (international, 45 pax)
IAVE USA – opening panel speaker on the topic of Good Governance for VIOs - World Volunteer Conference (international, 726 pax, 78 countries)
Leading through Crises online conferences – keynote speaker – (international, Europe) - Center for European Volunteering (22 pax), NGO Academy (30 pax)
National Agencies from Romania, Czech Republic & Poland – SoliDARE meeting of ESC organizations – co-designer & co-facilitator (international, Europe, 81 pax 2022, 76 pax 2023)
Pro Vobis Romania – designer & facilitator - International Conference “The Volunteer Manager: Key to Excellency in Volunteer Management” (international, Europe, 110 participants, 23 countries)

EXTERNAL EVALUATION & Impact Assessment

Caritas Asia for the performance of Governance Body and Regional Working Groups
Center for Information and Documentation on Children Rights CIDDC, R. Moldova - Consultant for Organizational Capacity Assessment
Eriks Development Partner for the project Sustainable Livelihood, Entrepreneurship and Community Development for Vulnerable Roma Families
HEKS/EPER Foundation & UNHCR - M&E Officer for the project “Support the resilience and self-reliance of Ukrainian Refugees”
SOS Children’s Villages International for the project “Applying Safe Behaviors – Preventing Peer-to-Peer Violence”
SOS Children’s Villages International for the project “Safe Places, Thriving Children. Embedding Trauma-Informed Practices into Alternative Care Settings”
World Vision International, Organizational Capacity Evaluator for Coalitions in the Black Sea Region

PUBLICATION Expert Contribution, Author & Co-author

Caritas Asia for the publication Volunteering and Disaster Risk Reduction: Experiences from Asia (co-author)
ChildPact – the Regional Coalition for Child Protection - Governance Manual for CSO Networks (author)