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Belgium

Bonn, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Deutschland

Frankfurt, Hessen, Deutschland

Frankfurt, Hessen, Deutschland

Administered and strategically managed development portfolios across Sierra Leone, Guinea, and Liberia, representing a total budget of €78.4 million. My leadership ensured the seamless continuation and efficient execution of all projects amidst challenging political shifts and stringent budgetary constraints. I navigated these complexities to maintain project momentum and align with broader organizational goals, thereby safeguarding the impact on local development.

Frankfurt Am Main, Hessen, Deutschland

Contributed to project portfolios, enhancing strategic alignment and visibility through effective documentation and presentations. Produced, edited, and ensured the quality of key project documents. Recorded minutes for meetings and discussions, and compiled project data for evaluations. Facilitated multilingual communication (German, English, French) with diverse stakeholders and conducted policy research on West African affairs, supporting departmental strategy and operations.

Co-managed the 200+ member institute as the Chairman of the Finance and Law Department;Administered an annual budget of around €5000 and all legal matters of the organization.

Heidelberg Und Umgebung, Deutschland

Conflict observation on Sierra Leone, Togo and Burkina Faso for the compilation of conflict data and the publication of annual reports.

Bonn, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Deutschland

Division 202: Sahel, Westafrica 1 – Coordinated and supported the execution of civil society exchange programs and bilateral governmental negotiations with Mauritania, Mali, and Niger, focusing on logistical planning and speech writing.

Compiled and analyzed news data to identify key trends and cultural shifts in the project “SparkingEvents, Emotional Climates, and Cascades of Cultural Identity Conflicts,” contributing to a comprehensiveresearch analysis.

Participation in international conferences for diplomacy simulation. Building up public speaking, debating and negotiation skills. Best Delegate award at the KULMUN-conference in Leuven.

Copy-edited five reports on the political economy of West African countries. Contributedfor a working paper titled “Hybridity and Locality in Peacebuilding.”

My work as a student assistant at the rectorate's office of Prof. Dr. Bernhard Eitel included preparing the rectorate’s weekly assembly, internal and external communication, and compiling topic-specific research.

Limpopo, Südafrika

Volunteering in the Masete No. 1 Primary School in Limpopo, South Africa. Supervision of the ECO School Project for the environmental education of school children. Support of the school administration with computer-related work and a computer course.

Master Of Science, Political Science

Title of thesis: Cooperation, Rivalry, and Revenge – A Comparative Case Analysis of State and Militia Violence against Civilians.

Bachelor'S Degree, Political Science And Anthropology

Title of thesis: “Inside Jihad” – A process tracing analysis of violence against civilians by non-state actors in Burkina Faso. Grade: 1,0.

Erasmus Exchange

Expanding my scope of knowledge by specializing in conflict research and political anthropology.