Nicolas Douillet is a member of UNDP’s Bureau of External Relations and Advocacy (BERA) since November 2015 as Regional Communications Specialist for Europe and the CIS at the Regional Hub in Istanbul, Turkey. Nicolas served as Regional Communications Specialist for Africa from 2009 to 2015, and Web Content Manager at the UNDP Office of Communications from 2005 to 2009. Prior to joining the UN, Nicolas worked as chief editor of a Paris-based newsmagazine. He started his career in journalism at AFP and has also worked with the BBC in Paris. Nicolas holds an MPhil in Development Studies from the University of Cambridge and a BSc in International Relations from the London School of Economics.