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London | Berlin

Creating Value through Business & Social InnovationAHA Ltd is a specialist consultancy working with companies to create innovative market access and business development strategies, specifically by aligning Sustainability commitments with opportunities to build competitive advantage along extended value chains. A core focus of our work is to support companies and brands in building collaborative relationships with partners in delivery of social purpose ambitions. We scope social issues to find brand/societal ‘sweet-spots.’ We broker partnerships between business and NGOs, with International Development organisations, and with other companies. We guide on partnership strategy, governance and operational effectiveness, so as to maximise commercial and societal goals.

Berlin

Value for Good is a consulting company, which aims to maximise the positive impact on society. Our services include:- Sustainability Consulting: Advising businesses on how to make sustainability activities strategically pay into core business priorities and contribute to competitive advantage- Partnership Advisory Services: Providing strategic advice to partnerships among private, public and social sector organisations to help them efficiently maximise impact.- Social Impact Consulting: Providing management consulting services to international organisations, the public sector and foundations to help (im)prove value for money.

Bonn

Vapiano is a leading German restaurant firm with over 100 restaurants in 25 countries; as CEO assistance member of the Senior Management Team; reported to the CEO; responsible for four staff members; supported the CEO on strategic and operational topics to drive the company’s international expansion; designed an innovative internal & external communications strategy; acted as focal point for media relations; developed a CSR strategy and worked closely on implementing practical actions with various business units; gained an in-depth understanding of the food-service industry, associated operational and social challenges; represented the CEO on external stakeholder meetings of industry associations.

London, United Kingdom

IBLF is a leading authority on the role of business in international development and engages executives of global firms to find solutions to development challenges; the core work of the organisation was concluded in 2013; worked extensively with global food & drink and healthcare businesses on their global health and nutrition commitments and facilitated cross industry collaboration and engagement with external stakeholder bodies; managed IBLF’s health & nutrition programme; undertook policy and research assignments, reviewing and collating good corporate practices globally.

Geneva Area, Switzerland

The Multinational Enterprises Programme (EMP/MULTI) is responsible for the promotion and follow-up of the MNE Declaration, the ILO’s key tool for promoting labour standards and principles in the corporate world; organised and managed the 2006 UN Global Compact Policy Dialogue Conference on Non-Discrimination in London (c150 participants) in close collaboration with the UN Global Compact and the private sector; collected good practices on non-discrimination issues in the workplace; undertook extensive research on labour assessment and a sectoral analysis of company strategies in CSR and CSR reporting.

Kenya

The Hanns-Seidel Foundation in Kenya promotes democratic processes, supports political and economical reforms and offers management-training seminars for political executives in East Africa; learnt to appreciate African economic and political challenges, as well as community needs in East Africa

Madrid Area, Spain

A top Spanish law firm; supported the law firm’s communication work including the development of PR material, organisation of seminars and events; website/intranet updates; market analysis, English/German translations.

Postgraduate Certificate, Sustainable Business

Masters, Public Relations

Thesis / Exchange Programme, Marketing, Pr, Csr

Diploma, Media And Business