Selima joined the IIJ in 2022 as a Programme Assistant. She previously served as a Senior Policy Officer at the Embassy of the Kingdom of Netherlands in Tunisia, where she managed the Rule of Law and Security portfolio. Prior to that, she worked as a Programme Manager in several NGOs In Tunisia on democracy, good governance, and rule of law-related matters. Selima holds a master’s degree in Public Law and Political Science from the Faculty of Juridical, Political and Social Sciences of Tunis.

Adriana Fenech has been appointed as the IIJ Financial Officer since April 2016, she has seen the organisation grow has adapted to the needs of the IIJ as it evolved over the years. Ms Fenech brings on board years of managerial knowledge, particularly in accounting and finance. Prior to her appointment at the IIJ, she held positions within the private sector as consultant and financial manager as well as senior positions at the Ernst and Young and National Audit Office in Malta.

Adriana graduated with a Bachelor of Accountancy (Honours) degree from the University of Malta in 2001 (MQF Level 7) and later became a Certified Public Accountant and also obtained a Practicing Certificate in Auditing. Her work experience has seen her undertake a variety of responsibilities ranging from setup, management and coordination of quality systems, to planning, managing and reporting on numerous public-sector system audits.

Ms Fenech manages the IIJ financial function including IIJ annual budgets and individual donor budgets, she also liaises with the IIJ auditors and manages all aspects of the audit, she also manages the financial reporting of the IIJ.

France joined the IIJ Team as a Programme Assistant in September 2019. She supports various programmes, including the IIJ Global Central Authorities Initiative and the IIJ Returning Foreign Terrorist Fighters Initiative, while providing assistance to the Procurement Officer. She previously served as a Manager for international education companies offering study abroad and cultural exchange worldwide. She also acted as an Operations Team Leader during the Maltese Presidency of the Council of the European Union and for EU’s Fourth High Level Edition of the Our Ocean Conference. She has a Master’s degree in Intercultural Negotiations.

Abibou joined the IIJ team in 2018 as a Programme Assistant. Previously, he served as Cultural Mediator and Programme Assistant with the International Organisation for Migration (IOM Malta) for more than five years. In 1998, he was amongst a cadre of French foreign language teachers sent to Nigeria to provide technical support under a bilateral agreement between the Federal Government of Nigeria and the Republic of Benin. He has a degree in Teaching English as a Foreign Language (Didactics), and post-graduate awards in Teaching French as a Foreign Language, and Commercial Translations.