Advice and Backstopping for International Projects and Partnerships in Inclusive Business Development. Development of winning proposals for international projects and public-private partnerships, proposal reviewing and implementation.

Responsible for the Private Sector Partnering in agricultural sector and Youth (self) Employment portfolios, accounts and networks, value propositions and project proposals of ICCO and, after the merger, Cordaid. Integration of Responsible Business Conduct, System Analyses and System Approaches, Gender, Inclusive Finance and Climate Resilience. Policy advice to Cordaid Board on Private Sector Development in Fragile states and Revenue Model.

Responsible for the strategic planning and co-ordination of the interdisciplinary projects with Bolivian counterpart organisations (NGOs, grass-root organisations, networks, goverment organisations); Successful business development of a new regional programme and institutional partnerships; Responsible for the conceptual and methodological development of the thematic area Local Economic Development and Strengthening of Marketing of Smallholder Farmers' Organisations; Supervision and training of… Show more Responsible for the strategic planning and co-ordination of the interdisciplinary projects with Bolivian counterpart organisations (NGOs, grass-root organisations, networks, goverment organisations); Successful business development of a new regional programme and institutional partnerships; Responsible for the conceptual and methodological development of the thematic area Local Economic Development and Strengthening of Marketing of Smallholder Farmers' Organisations; Supervision and training of 20 international and national experts. Show less

Organizational Advisor to the NGO Agro XXI and smallholder farmers' cooperatives; Successful business development of a new NGO partnership in local economic development, women entrepreneurship and the strengthening of farmer cooperatives.

Business Development of an information exchange network in the WASH sector in Bolivia in collaboration with the Bolivian Vice Ministry of Basic Services, Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) and the European Union as part of an international knowledge project of IRC in 18 countries.

Leading the reorganisation from a technologically-oriented programme towards a leaner, more effective, community-oriented development programme (WASH sector, 130 community-managed projects per year, 60-80 staff); Strategic Planning and Organisational Development; Financial Management and Controlling (budget about US$ 1.5 million/year); Proposal writing and successful Fundraising ($2.3m); Networking and Collaboration at local, regional and national level; government, international cooperation… Show more Leading the reorganisation from a technologically-oriented programme towards a leaner, more effective, community-oriented development programme (WASH sector, 130 community-managed projects per year, 60-80 staff); Strategic Planning and Organisational Development; Financial Management and Controlling (budget about US$ 1.5 million/year); Proposal writing and successful Fundraising ($2.3m); Networking and Collaboration at local, regional and national level; government, international cooperation and NGO environment; Community Mobilisation, Development of Participatory Methods, Community Based Operation and Maintenance and Gender Mainstreaming. Show less

Interdisciplinary policy-oriented research on global agricultural chains, technological developments and their impact on developing countries for The Netherlands' Agency of Development Co-operation (DGIS), The Netherlands' Ministry of Transport, UN Food and Agricultural Organisation (FAO) and the Technology Assessment Office (TAB) of the German Parliament; Establishment of an interactive international network in research and publishing (Costa Rica, Côte d’Ivoire, Kenya and India); Managing… Show more Interdisciplinary policy-oriented research on global agricultural chains, technological developments and their impact on developing countries for The Netherlands' Agency of Development Co-operation (DGIS), The Netherlands' Ministry of Transport, UN Food and Agricultural Organisation (FAO) and the Technology Assessment Office (TAB) of the German Parliament; Establishment of an interactive international network in research and publishing (Costa Rica, Côte d’Ivoire, Kenya and India); Managing Editor and copywriter of the “Biotechnology and Development Monitor". Successful business development of setting-up an International Institutional Network ($1.5m). Show less

Topic: globalisation, technological developments and their impact on international trade in agricultural commodities

Formulation of WASH projects in Yemen and Albania

Lecturer on a graduate course in Drinking Water Supply and Sanitation Technology in Developing Countries; Organisation of an Excersion on Technical and Socio-Economic Aspects of Irrigation/Soil and Water Conservation to Southeast Spain.