In his current capacity as Programme Manager - EU Liaison, Charles engages daily with the EU institutions on various democracy advocacy and fundraising activities. He also oversees the coordination of EU-funded programmes implemented by International IDEA on behalf of the EU.

In his former role, Charles led International IDEA´s partnership with the Belgian Presidency of the Council of the EU in releasing a policy paper titled “Towards an enlarged union: upholding the rule of law”. This paper guided the discussions among Europe ministers at the informal General Affairs Council (Brussels, 29-30 April 2024). It provides policy recommendations to advance the rule of law and democracy within the European Union (EU) and in its enlargement policy, ensuring this way that fundamental values remain at the core of an enlarged EU.

Previously, Charles worked on the 'Swedish EU-Presidency 2023 & the Democracy Agenda: Informing & Improving Implementation of EU Democracy Policies' project supported by the Swedish Government. In the framework of the Swedish Presidency of the Council of the EU (January-June 2023), the project aimed at gathering comprehensive feedback from global democracy actors to analyze the relevance and coherence of key EU external democracy policies.

Charles joined International IDEA in June 2022. Between 2010 and 2022, he worked in the EU institutions (in the Africa department of the EU diplomatic service, the European External Action Service, and in the European Commission – Directorate General for International Partnerships which deals with the EU development policy). At the beginning of his career (2008-2009), Charles notably worked for Human Rights NGOs (Amnesty International and the International Federation for Human Rights).