Josip Špicar

Curriculum vitae PERSONAL INFORMATION Josip Špicar Strada Calusarilor 43B, Sector 3, 031287 Bucuresti (Romania) (--josipevs.wordpress.com Sex Male | Date of birth 14/04/1987 | Nationality Croatian WORK EXPERIENCE 11/10/2016–Present Freelance translator from ENG to CRO/SRB/SLO and vice versa Fiverr.com - translations of various documents (manuals, PC magazine, real estate magazine, articles) from English to Croatian, Serbian and Slovene language, and from Croatian, Serbian and Slovene to English language for clients on the freelancing website fiverr.com - proofreading of various documents on Croatian and Serbian language for clients on the freelancing website fiverr.com 01/02/2016–11/10/2016 Croatian translator and marketing & content assistant for Croatian language vidaXL, Bucharest (Romania) - translation of product descriptions from English to Croatian - uploading product descriptions on vidaxl.hr official website of the company and on njuskalo.hr, Croatian sales portal - solving Jira tickets with mistakes in product descriptions and additional translations needed in Croatian language - keywords quality check for product descriptions 01/12/2015–01/01/2016 Woofer / worker on a farm & hostel in exchange for a food and accommodation Il Mulino di Valle, Serramazzoni (Italy) - washing dishes, cleaning the hostel and mill room in Il Mulino di Valle bed & breakfast hostel - cooking and meal arrangement assistance in a hostel - maintaining the small animal farm that is art of the hostel (feeding animals, cleaning the barn, fixing the stables and space around the farm) 01/07/2014–01/07/2015 EVS volunteer Asociatia Culturala pentru Teatru si Origami din Romania - ACTOR, Bucuresti (Romania) I was volunteer of European Voluntary Service on the project "Here There". I was presenting Croatia on the project. My main activities on the project were: - teaching children about Croatian culture, language, history and traditions in many schools and kindergartens in Bucuresti through various methods (music, games, handcraft, origami, storytelling, facts...) - animation of the children in 5 children hospitals in Bucuresti (playing with them, teaching them simple games and origami) - exchange of culture and language with 26 volunteers from 14 different countries The project was financed by European Union, hosted by non-governmental organization ACTOR and my voluntary service was 12 months long. 01/01/2011–01/04/2014 11/2/17 Leafleats & paper boy (part time job) © European Union,- | http://europass.cedefop.europa.eu Page 1 / 4 Curriculum vitae Josip Špicar Bar Kod Cafe d.o.o.; Diskač night club, Čakovec (Croatia) - spreading the advertisement leafleats for Bar Kod cafe through several villages and city Čakovec - spreading the advertisement posters for Diskač night club in several villages in Međimurje region, Croatia 17/12/2013–12/03/2014 Math instructor (part time) at home, Nedelišće (Croatia) - teaching the boy in 1st class of high school about mathematics in order to improve his marks 01/05/2009–01/10/2009 Project assistant Non-governmental organization Zora, Čakovec (Croatia) - coordinating the peer educators on the youth project "Prevention for life" - administrative tasks - contact with the partners on the project - updating the organization's website - coordination of the mailing list 01/06/2007–01/10/2007 library coordinator Non-governmental organization Autonomni Centar - ACT, Čakovec (Croatia) - coordination of the organization's library (maintenance of the books, ordering the new books, work with library members) - coordination of the library volunteers - preparation and implementation of the library's outdoor activities (such as Free Bookmarket) 01/03/2007–01/07/2007 part time journalist Međimurske Novine d.d., Čakovec (Croatia) - interviews with members of the local civil organizations - writing and publishing the articles about local civil organizations in newspaper Međimurske Novine EDUCATION AND TRAINING 01/09/1994–20/06/2002 pupil classes 1 - 8 Elementary School "Nedelišće", Nedelišće (Croatia) 01/09/2002–20/06/2005 Electronics technician Technical, Industrial and Craft School TIOŠ, Čakovec (Croatia) 01/04/2009–01/11/2009 Peer educator Udruga Zora, Čakovec (Croatia) TRAINING: - education about sexual and reproductive health - coordination of the young peer educators on the field of sexual and reproductive health - team working - non-violent communication 11/2/17 © European Union,- | http://europass.cedefop.europa.eu Page 2 / 4 Curriculum vitae Josip Špicar Diploma in Project writing skills JAKO - program for strengthening of the civil society capacity, Varaždin (Croatia) TRAINING: - preparation, writing and implementation of the non-governmental projects - creation of the activity list, target groups and goals of the projects 07/09/2009–14/09/2009 Certificate in writing & implementation of the projects on sexual and reproductive health UNFDP, Ohrid (former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia) - ToT skills & certificate (Trainer of Trainers for project writing and implementation) - team working - preparation, writing and implementation of the project activities, project description and budget - dissemination of the news and promotion of the project PERSONAL SKILLS Mother tongue(s) Croatian Other language(s) UNDERSTANDING SPEAKING WRITING Listening Reading Spoken interaction Spoken production English C2 C2 C2 C2 C2 Serbian C2 C2 C2 C2 C2 Slovenian C2 C2 B2 B2 C1 Romanian A2 B1 A2 A2 A2 Levels: A1 and A2: Basic user - B1 and B2: Independent user - C1 and C2: Proficient user Common European Framework of Reference for Languages Communication skills - good communication skills with partners and strangers gained through my experience as volunteer and project assistant in various non-governmental organizations - eloquence and erudition gained through non-formal and informal education, also self-education (books, reading) - good teaching skills gained on my EVS service in Romania (working with children in schools and hospitals) Organisational / managerial skills - experience in preparation & implementation of public actions gained through volunteering and working in various NGOs - good in management of smaller group of people (I was working as volunteers coordinator in NGO ACT) Job-related skills - multitasking - working on several different tasks from completely different fields Digital competence SELF-ASSESSMENT Information processing Communication Content creation Safety Problem solving Independent user Proficient user Independent user Basic user Basic user Digital competences - Self-assessment grid 11/2/17 © European Union,- | http://europass.cedefop.europa.eu Page 3 / 4 Curriculum vitae Josip Špicar Diploma for Computer operator - 4 months course at People's Open University Čakovec, Croatia - excellent knowledge in working with Windows and good in working with Linux OS - excellent knowledge in working with OpenOffice and Microsoft Office program packages (especially in Word and Excel), because of my writing experience (short stories, poetry, essays, projects writing, financial tables for the organizations) - knowledge of working in Wordpress - knowledge of working in Windows Movie Maker Other skills - excellent and detailed knowledge of the world history - excellent knowledge of ethnology and various cultures - storytelling - writing of short stories and poems ADDITIONAL INFORMATION Volunteering - editors' team member and journalist of the magazine "Veno" (2006 - 2008) - library and public actions volunteer in Autonomous Center ACT (2006 - 2012) - volunteer on all Free Festivals (Slobodni Festival), festival for development and promotion of new & free technologies, practices and arts (2007 - 2012) - public actions volunteer in non-governmental organization Zora, for non-violence and human rights (2009, 2013) - volunteer in Social Care Center, Čakovec, giving math lessons to children with fewer opportunities age 8 - 15 - volunteer in animal shelter, Čakovec, organization "Prijatelji životinja" -) - volunteer on concert preparation, implementation and promotion in organization ČRV, Čakovec (2007 - 2008) - winner of regional geography competitions for 6th and 7th classes of basic schools in Međimurje, Croatia (2000, 2001) 11/2/17 © European Union,- | http://europass.cedefop.europa.eu Page 4 / 4