Mája Svobodová

Current occupation

Project Coordinator and Facilitator

Work experience

Trainer and Facilitator
Freelance | 2017 – present
- Designed and facilitated 10+ training courses and 15+ youth exchanges across Europe

Main focus areas:
- Non-formal education methodologies
- Erasmus+ project development and implementation
- Leadership
- Intercultural dialogue
- Outdoor education
- Experiential learning
- Media and digital literacy
- Critical thinking

Project Coordinator and Event Manager – Perspectives
Goethe-Institut Prag | 2025 – present
- Coordination of Young Journalists Programme within an international partnership
- Coordination of event programme within the partnership
- Implementing public events promoting independent journalism, educational workshops for schools and public developing digital and media literacy and seminars for emerging journalists

Project Assistant – Erasmus+ KA2 Project “Debate Not Argue”
Goethe-Institut Prag | 2022 – 2024
- Supported coordination of a partnership of 6 European organisations within KA220-YOU Cooperation Partnership project
- Supported coordination of the project at all its stages, including proposal development, implementation, monitoring, evaluation and final reporting
- Co-developed educational materials and in-person and online workshops focused on media literacy and debating
- Organised international conference for 80+ youth workers

Project Manager
TOM Dumánci | 2016 – 2023
- Co-developed the organisation from its early stages
- Managed and co-created 25+ Erasmus+ projects (2016–2021)
- Responsible for project coordination, partnerships, facilitation, proposal writing, reporting, documentation

Extra-curricular Education Designer & Facilitator
Freelance | 2016 – present
- Designed and led extra-curricular activities for elementary schools
- Developed and facilitated drama club and board games club
- Designed and implemented school projects focusing on first aid and safety, human rights education, sustainable lifestyle, soft skills, media and digital literacy, critical thinking, P4C

Summer Camp Leader
Various camps | 2016–2022
- Responsible for programme design, group facilitation, and safe camp environment
- Supported participants’ transition from campers to young leaders and peer mentors

Core Transferable Skills:
- Leadership and mentoring of young people
- Communication across diverse cultural backgrounds
- Public speaking and workshop delivery
- Adaptability and problem solving
- Teamwork and collaborative project development