Advisory to internal and external stakeholders on themes such as access to finance, regenerative agriculture, living income, smallholder business model profitability on a project-by-project basis. Support in TA project design, including piloting of innovations, quarterly reporting, collecting and sharing insights.Generate knowledge products on successful smallholder business model innovations, regenerative agriculture and support dissemination of insights through the organization of webinars and in-person events

Analyzing agricultural supply chains in Africa and Asia by applying a bottom-up approach focusing on farmer-aggregator/processor relationships. Area of analysis: business profitability, efficiencies and scale up, farmer loyalty and impact themes such as food security, income diversification, regenerative agriculture and living income.My main tasks include:- business development in coffee, cocoa and tea value chains- project management incl project scoping, time management, relationship management and contracting- understanding of the business model and its key challenges- collecting and modelling of quantitative and qualitative data on both farmer and business level- providing strategic business insights and recommendations

As an Expert on Data and Social & Environmental Impact Strategies for an impact accelerator, I supported a cohort of over 50 SMEs from Mexico, Colombia, Panama, and Costa Rica in their journey toward impactful, data-driven growth.- Advisory on best practices for developing data strategies and emphasized the importance of data collection and analysis to demonstrate impact. - Provided guidance on creating robust social and environmental impact strategies, including developing theories of change (ToCs) and KPIs. - Advisory on best ways to collect and analyze impact data

Support the land-use finance and land-use planning program manager in: - in the design of REDD+ strategies and programs for the Ministry of Environment in DRC, - project management and evaluation on land-use governance issues in West-Africa and Latin America, - the set-up of the 1for20 partnership for financing sustainable commodities.• Researched land-use governance issues, co-drafted concept notes and ToRs, follow-up on project deliverables.• Conducted a study on the economic impact of agroforestry for cocoa smallholders in Côte d’Ivoire, involving both a qualitative and quantitative analysis of project data through several interviews, presentations and economic modelling in Excel• Co-drafted a briefing on the replicability of agroforestry projects for smallholders in a context of zero-deforestation commodities. Liaised regularly with UNEPFI and the implementing project partners• Contributed to the analysis of the state of play on cocoa-related deforestation and the barriers to financing agroforestry• Coordinated the dissemination of EU REDD Facility’s new Land-use Finance Tool

Support UNEP FI, a global partnership between UN Environment and over 200 financial institutions, with the newly launched Positive Impact Initiative (PI) in their aim to develop PI-aligned financial products and PI-based business models.• Researched sustainable finance products and services, ESG policies, impact assessment methodologies and reporting frameworks• Contributed to analytical guidelines for the development of PI-aligned products and business models• Identified PI-based strategic potential projects and business models• Liaised with PI stakeholders, development organizations and government officials for research purposes, meetings and organization of events

Assist in the Fundraising and Event Department specifically in the logistics and communication of the international hiking event “Trailwalker”, which has a duration of 3 days, is organized for 1000 participants and where approximately 300 volunteers work. Key achievements during the internship:• Maintained and build relations with partners and donors of the event with a focus on sustainability and environmental protection.• Created the inventory management plan and assisted in the development of guidelines for the event. • Principal responsible for the coordination of the HQ during the event.

Solve billing related issues for private companies ranging from SMEs to international corporations, in Belgium, The Netherlands, France and Germany.• Optimized the process for InBev Belgium by developing a billing plan to increase efficiency. Managed this project in alignment with key company stakeholders.• Trained the Belgian HQ on similar functions