Simona Varga

Simona Varga has a diverse work experience spanning over a decade. Simona began their career in 2006 as the Vice-President of the Cluj Model United Nations Association. Simona later worked as a Market Researcher for TNS CSOP Romania and as a Project Coordinator for the Princess Margarita of Romania Foundation. In 2008, they became a Project Coordinator for the World University Service Austria. Simona then took on the role of Project Coordinator for the Norwegian Afghanistan Committee (NAC). In 2012, they worked as a Project Assistant for TSAMOTA Ltd. Simona joined the Aga Khan Foundation Afghanistan in 2013, initially serving as a Program Management Support Officer and later as the National Coordinator for Market Development. Simona then joined People in Need in 2015, serving as the Head of Programmes for the Caucasus until 2017. Simona continued to work with People in Need, taking on various roles such as Internal Project Evaluator and Program Quality Adviser for the Balkans, Eastern Europe, and Caucasus before assuming their current role as the Head of Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability, and Learning.

Simona Varga has a Master of Arts (MA) degree in Peace, Development, Security and International Conflict Transformation from Leopold-Franzens Universität Innsbruck, which they obtained from 2009 to 2011. Simona also holds a Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree in International Relations and European Studies from Universitatea "Babeș-Bolyai" din Cluj-Napoca, which they completed from 2003 to 2007. Additionally, they pursued studies in Political Science at Radboud University in 2006. Simona Varga obtained certifications in Project Management in Development (PMD Pro) Levels 1 and 2 from APMG International, although the specific month and year of completion are not provided. Simona's education history is based solely on the given information.