Ilias Giannopoulos

Current occupation

Entrepreneur, Project Manager, Trainer, Facilitator

Work experience

Co-founder
Nostus.com, Greece (Remote)
July 2024 – Present Day

Nostus.com is the first platform in Greece dedicated to mid-term rentals, designed specifically for Erasmus students, digital nomads, and expats. It bridges the gap between short-term and long-term rentals, providing a secure and direct booking experience tailored to international tenants.

Achievements:
- Co-founded and developed the first mid-term rental platform in Greece.
- Secured partnerships with the Erasmus Student Network of Thessaloniki, institutional bodies, and landlords to ensure high-quality listings.
- Designed a legally compliant, user-friendly platform to streamline the rental process.
- Launched with pre-listed properties and engaged landlords, ensuring an active marketplace from day one.

Founder & Project Designer
Monada MTU, Tallinn, Estonia (remote)
February 2023 - Present Day

Monada is a non-governmental organisation created in the beginning of 2023 in Tallinn, Estonia. It is a youth organization promoting personal and professional development through international mobility.

Co-Founder, Training & Mobility Coordinator, Project Designer & Manager, Digital Marketing Manager
Roes Cooperativa KOIN.S.EP., Athens, Greece (remote)
August 2019 - Present Day

Roes Cooperativa is a Social Cooperative Enterprise created by professional trainers, social workers, project managers and informal groups aiming to create an alliance that hosts innovative, experiential and non-formal education approaches.

Worldwide Trainer and Facilitator
Freelancer
September 2018 - Present Day

Areas of Expertise: Personal Development, professional development (employability, social entrepreneurship & happy employment), value-based learning, team management, Leadership, Intercultural Communication, teamwork
Skills: Training & Facilitation, Mentoring, Non-Formal Education, Project Management,

Supported numerous NGOs to design and receive funding for their educational projects.

Study Visit (Erasmus+)
Associacio Globers | Tarragona, Spain
November 2022 - February 2023

Conducted a study visit to a very good partner of my network to study their methods on volunteers and trainers and see how they work.

Board Member and Project Manager
Hopeland NGO, Greece (remote)
August 2020 - January 2023

Hopeland is a non-profit organization that started in 2009. Hopeland aims to be open to the world and bring together and inspire more people internationally, and through them, educate locals from rural areas on the values of the EU.

Volunteering Experience

Board Member and Treasurer,
Ship for World Youth Alumni Association Greece, Athens, Greece (remote)
October 2019 - Present Day

- Managing the treasury of the organisation
- Paying and following annual fees,
- Decision making.

Active Volunteer
Erasmus Student Network Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece
March 2017 - Present Day

- Volunteer Organiser of AGM Thessaloniki (2019), a 4 day, award-winning conference with more than 1000 international participants from the Erasmus Student Network
- President & Board Member of ESN UOM Thessaloniki local section (Sept 2017 - Aug 2018): Coordinated the board of directors (6 members), coordinated 40 active volunteers and cooperation between the 3 local ESN sections of Thessaloniki, hired the first ever interns of the NGO,
- Webmaster & Board Member of ESN UOM Thessaloniki local section (Sept 2018 - Jan 2019): decision making, coordinated the IT tools and training of the volunteers on them,
- Volunteers responsible and IT manager of National Training event 2018: Coordinated 40 volunteers, created the training agenda for ESN Greece (national level of the network).