About me

My name is Amal Högblom. I am currently working with a project to develop a highly interactive digital solution experience, utilising gamified learning to help companies better implement Diversity and Inclusion objectives. I started my career as a business developer last year, joining the Hyper Island Business Development program.

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Education

Business Development

Hyper Island, 2021-2022

Master in Development Studies

Lund University, 2011-2014

Bachelor in International Relations

Malmö University, 2008-2011

Work experience

Business developer intern

TorTalk, 2021-Current

Stockholm, Sweden (Remote)

  • Together with a group of two other business developer students, I am interning for TorTalk – a leading dyslexia speech synthesis program – to develop a business, marketing and branding strategy in order to better capture B2C clients, as well as increase B2B collaborations.
  • Conducting research and interviews to better understand the market and how to improve the program based on these results.
  • Increasing brand awareness

Case officer

Migrationsverket, 2015-Current

Göteborg, Sweden

  • Within a challenging work environment, meeting with people from diverse cultures in stressful situations, has made me solution-oriented and flexible
  • Accurately interpreted case law and decisions handed down by the Migration Agency and the Migration Court
  • Helped to investigate the facts of cases by interviewing clients and witnesses
  • Made decisions regarding the economy of clients
  • Customer service representative with diverse area of expertise
  • Among highest performing case officers for notifying decisions during a 3 year period.

The Annual meeting in 2017, a meeting with the general Director of the migration board of Sweden (Mikael Ribbenvik) about digitalisation of the migration processes.

Intern

Human Rights Without Frontiers, 2011-2011

Brussels, Belgium

  • Liaison between HRWF at the EU Parliament, as well as other EU-organs and NGO's.
  • Updated web page with news
  • Helped organise the 2011 One World Human Rights Film Festival in Brussels
  • Trained 3 new interns before leaving the post

One world film festival

I organised a film screening at the EU parliament for HRWF, and invited The International Criminal Court prosecutor Luis Moreno Ocampo to the screening which turned out to be a big event at the parliament. In the picture you can see Me, Luis Moreno Ocampo (Chief Prosecutor of the ICC) and Willy Fautré (Director of HRWF)

Ombudsman

Malmö University, 2009-2010

Malmö, Sweden

  • Liaison between students and school administration.
  • Worked with equality and diversity
  • Represented students in front of school board and politicians
  • Part of the Minor Field Studies board - selecting more than 20 applications to be granted the SIDA scholarship for minor field studies
  • Part of the Equality and Diversity group in the university that worked with initiatives for creating equality and diversity as part of the school values.
  • Selected to participate in the UGL course to strengthen my leadership skills for the role as board member and sitting ombudsman.

Boardmember

Local UN branch Vårgårda, 2007-2008

Vårgårda, Sweden

Skills

Professional skillset

  • Communication and facilitation
    • Active listener using non violent communication
    • Engaging and coaching mindset to facilitate deep communication in workshops, team-work, client meetings, etc.
  • Identifying opportunities
    • Using reliable insights from data and critically selected research to identify impactful opportunities.
  • Client management
    • Fostering client relationships
    • Building trust and alignment, through reliable communication and strong foundations for expectations and conflict management.
  • Analysis
    • Understanding of markets, trends, people, and data to gain insights for qualified desicion-making.

Tools I am proficient in

  • Asana
  • Notion
  • Canva
  • Miro
  • G-Suite
  • Microsoft Office
  • Google Data Studio

Languages

  • English - Fluent (CEFR C2)
  • Swedish - Fluent (CEFR C1)
  • Swahili - Fluent (CEFR C1)
  • Somali - Fluent (CEFR C1)

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