Manuel.Tartarotti@student.unibz.it
Faculty of Economics and ManagementShort bio
Graduated in Intercultural Communication and International Relations with study experience in China and Australia and field work in R.D. Congo, Brussels, India, Greece, the Middle East(West Bank, Kurdistan, Iraq, Lebanon, Syria), Guatemala and Colombia. Experience on the field of international planning and project coordination and management, experience of cooperation in the field of volunteering and professional education. Interest in International Cooperation, NGOs, state bodies, private individuals and large organizations. For 3 years I was Project Coordinator for Operation Daywork and regional contact person for Action Against Hunger in Trentino Alto-Adige, on the project Race Against Hunger. Volunteer for the Italian Red Cross, Civil Protection and consultant for Caritas for projects on the territory with migrants. I worked as Grants&Partnership Officer in Amman, Jordan, with INTERSOS for a Protection project on minors and refugees and vulnerable population.
I was the Head of Mission Ukraine at Leopoli for Soleterre ONLUS and I am currently the Project Coordinator of MEDU in Ukraine for medial and psicho-social support for the IDP population.
I am currently the Myanmar Desk for New HumanityInternational, and I coordinate and manage development and emergency projects in the country. For one year, I worked as a social planner at the CSV of Venice. I am currently a Project Officer for Care to Action, an organization focused on development projects in India, where I mainly handle project administration on the ground. Since October 2024, I have been pursuing a PhD in Nonprofit Management, and since March, I have also been working as a consultant for European, national, and international project design for Agiver.
My research examines accountability, governance, and organizational identity in hybrid and nonprofit settings, with a focus on how these organizations construct, assess, and communicate social impact while preserving mission integrity.
I investigate the interplay between values, measurement systems, and reporting practices, analysing how relational and participatory forms of accountability contribute to sustaining legitimacy, mitigating mission drift, and fostering organizational learning within complex, multi-stakeholder environments.
I am a PhD candidate in Management for NGOs at the Universities of Trento and Bolzano.
My academic and professional background bridges international relations, project management, and humanitarian governance, with extensive field experience in conflict and post-crisis contexts across Eastern Europe, the Middle East, Asia, and Latin America.
Before entering academia, I worked as a Desk Officer and Head of Mission for international NGOs, coordinating humanitarian programs, partnerships, and advocacy initiatives.
My research interests lie at the intersection of accountability, organizational identity, and social impact measurement in hybrid and nonprofit organizations, focusing on how mission-driven actors maintain coherence and legitimacy in complex institutional environments.