I am responsible to lead the global YouthCan! Programme, including the steering of the YouthLinks Community digital platform. One major focus of my mandate is on programme innovation, change & sustainability.YouthCan! is SOS Children's Villages global programme for youth employability and entrepreneurship, currently implemented in 50 SOS Children's Villages national associations around the globe. Together with partners from the private sector, the programme promotes decent work for young people without parental care or at risk of losing it. I am responsible for a global team, managing cross-functional & cross-organization networks, while enabling a youth-participatory programme leadership.The YouthLinks Community has been established as SOS Children’s Villages central digital platform to connect young people with care experience to training, mentoring and participatory opportunities. The platform currently reaches more than 4.200 people 90+ countries around the world – with user numbers quickly increasing.

Youth & ICT4D TeamProgramme Development Department

Youth & ICT4DProgramme and Strategy

YouthCan! ProjectPartnership Support of Deutsche Post DHL GroupFund Development

Internship in the headquaters of the DPDHL Group Department Corporate CitizenshipGoTeach- Initiative

Internship for the organisation “Alalay” in La Paz, Bolivia. Alalay works for the Bolivian population of street-children. During my three months engagement in Bolivia I was able to organise and manage an independent project aiming to repair damaged infrastructural facilities of the organisation. The project might be considered as being successful, as a total amount of 17.500 USD was raised and reinvested.Moreover, a team was managed in order to renew the cooporate web- page.

Coach of the Austrian national junior Ski- jumping Team.Gathered experiences: Team- management and Team- motivation; Conflict resolution management; Media interaction

Professional Career as a Ski-jumper.Several national and international titles.