Marika Torkkel Email & Phone Number

Finnpartnership is a business partnership programme financed by the Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland and managed by Finnfund. Finnpartnership aims to generate positive development impacts by promoting business between Finland and developing countries. - Responsibility for Finnpartnership's responsibility work and measuring, reporting and developing the development impacts of projects- Responsible for creating procedures and training for monitoring visits of the financed projects, which includes contacting several actors in developing countries and Finland (companies, ministries, embassies, Business Finland, NGOs and other third parties)- Participating in several internal and external development projects related among others to the SDGs, environmental and social impacts, and circular economy

- I was responsible for the financial instrument (Business Partnership Support, Liikekumppanuustuki) of Finnpartnership and being the contact person for the Finnish Foreign Ministry- Besides that, I was coordinating the work of the analyst team, which includes e.g. processing of applications and reimbursement of support in the fields of cleantech, renewable energy, education, services and IT- Participating in several internal and external development projects related among others to the SDGs, environmental and social impacts, and circular economy- Responsible for creating procedures and training for monitoring visits of the financed projects, which included contacting several actors in developing countries and Finland (companies, ministries, embassies, Business Finland, NGOs and other third parties)- Working with the title "Programme Analyst" from 6/2020 to 12/2022

- A thorough analysis of the Business Partnership Support funded projects, including a wide range of information on the company and its financial state, feasibility of the project, risk and impact analysis, especially related to SDGs, and future perspectives of the project- Responsibility of monitoring the funded projects- Taking part in various working groups and working together with a wide range of actors both in Finland and abroad including companies from various sectors, NGOs, ministries, embassies, development financiers, and government officials- Leading the product-specific import report project, which included putting out the tenders, selection process, making contracts and the accomplishment of the reports

- Analyzing business partnership grant applications- Measuring, analyzing and reporting the activities and results of Finnpartnership- Organizing seminars and meetings

Helsinki

Helsinki

Secretary for the Deputy Director General at the Department for Development Policy

Helsinki

Intern at the Department for Development Policy, Unit for Development Financing Institutions- Analytical background research, writing reports, as well as drafting project and funding proposals - Preparation of conferences and visits- Research project concerning the funds of Ministry for Foreign Affairs in the World Bank

Helsinki

Turku

- Assistant for the lawyers and notaries, ordering different documents- Archiving collection commissions- Balancing, accounting and compiling

St. Peter Ording, Germany

Leogang, Austria

Bayerisch Gmain, Germany

- Helping mentally disabled in their daily routines- Initiating my own projects (e.g. painting) together with mentally challenged

Master Of Science In Technology

Bachelor In Natural Resources

Master Of Science In Business Administration

Minor In Political Science

Matriculation Examination