Ivan Botoucharov MCIM

Political Advisor (APA) working on EP Committees, working groups, legislation, campaigns, events, comms and PR, in the office of Dr. Andrey Kovatchev MEP - former Quaestor of the European Parliament, Head of the Bulgarian delegation and Vice-President of the EPP Group.

Worked in the Secretariat at the EPP HQ (10 Rue du Commerce), on Policy, Comms, organisational, financial and strategic projects. EDS is the official student wing of the European People's Party and is the largest student political organistion in Europe. It represents over 1 million students, from 42 member organisations, across 35 countries.

Colliers is a top 3 global real estate corporation, with 18,000 employees in more than 400 offices in 65 countries.

The Conservative Party's pro-European wing, consisting of 70 Conservative MPs and Lords. • Worked in a Board of 6 members, including Sir David Lidington (Deputy Prime Minister 2016-19) and Stephen Hammond MP (Minister for Health 2018-19). • Managed the International Relations of the organisation and especially connections with the European People's Party (EPP) and the International Democrat Union (IDU). • Previously was Chair of the Young CEF, where I organised large international conferences in London.

eProp services is the owner of The Guild of Property Professionals, Fine & Country, easyProperty and GoGetDigital • Developed a new brand, product and website, which provided new services. • Managed specialist Agencies and 3-rd party suppliers • Responsible for Lead Generation and Nurturing, as well as Customer Journey Improvements • Delivered extensive Data, Analytics and Insights on a weekly basis.

• Managed budgets, projects and campaigns across all business lines and services.

• Managed digital strategies and digital eco-system. Delivered optimisations to boost no. & quality of leads, website speed and performance, and improvements to user journeys. • Managed ClickThrough Marketing (specialist SEO and PPC agency and a Google Premium Partner) on a number of SEO and PPC projects and campaigns, including URL mapping, Content Calendar, On-Page SEO, Technical SEO, etc.

• Created a wide variety of content incl. articles, videos, images, guides, blogs, evergreen content. Promoted content on digital platforms and managed Tone of Voice and SEO optimisations. • Managed and trained colleagues in the company’s Content Management System – Django CMS. • Managed the company’s Social Media presence and created regular posts and campaigns.

• Created and managed OneEurope, which became Europe’s largest citizens media (200+ reporters, 60,000+ unique visitors per week). • Worked with European institutions, applied for funds, interviewed politicians and experts and cooperated with many EU organisations. • Recruited and managed teams of reporters, PR, comms, social media and IT exerts.