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Amsterdam, NH, NL

Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands

• Supporting the execution of second-party opinion engagements for green, social, sustainable and sustainability-linked financial instruments. Assisting corporates, sovereigns and banks globally in issuing debt in.
• Assessing frameworks against market standards, such as the ICMA Principles, the EU Taxonomy and CBI, and investor expectations. Drafting second-party opinions, EU Taxonomy assessments and KPI/SPT assessments.
• Conducting research for a broad range of ESG topics related to various industries and regions.
• Specialized in emerging markets.

Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands

Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands

• Led a corporate-wide GHG inventory and supported designing a strategy towards net-zero
• Calculated Scope I, II, III emissions, defined organisational boundaries, calculation methodologies and target setting for Science Based Targets.
• Assisted to design a digitalisation strategy for ESG reporting.
• Expanded sustainable and organic trade through market assessments

Amsterdam Area

• Designs and sells sustainability programmes for the major cacao and coffee traders and chocolate makers globally.
• Created an operational plan for decarbonisation of coffee farming projects in West Africa. Co-ordinated, budgeted and negotiated with local cooperatives, coffee roasters and main certification schemes and project donors.
• Designed the ETG Commodities' cocoa, coffee, cotton and cashew sustainable sourcing policy.
• Drafted the group's CSR policy.
• Wrote three project proposals and designed five progress reports by using Excel and PowerPoint.

London, England, United Kingdom

• Inter-university non-profit that delivers social impact consultancy and research projects for NGOs and international organizations, like Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, the UN, WWF and the World Bank.
• Student consultant for Junior Achievement Worldwide, an INGO that works with 12 million students in 100 countries.
• Developed a M&A strategy to digitalize the NGO’s activities during the Covid-19 pandemic.
• Partnered with 15 potential start-ups and NGOs to amplify the NGO’s activities and increase visibility.
• Conducted market research and cold called over 20 companies around Latin America and the Nordics.

Tampere, West And Inner Finland, Finland

• Advised over 200 international students from over 30 countries in Spanish, English, and Portuguese via online chat, Zoom, email, and phone and promoted the company’s products.
• Administered the application process of 200 students by assisting with visa processes, evaluating documents, organising documents in Adobe Acrobat and mailing letters.
• Implemented a market research project about business opportunities in Latin America. Collaborated withover 50 universities and partner organizations to expand the start-up business in Latin America

The Hague, South Holland, Netherlands

• Led an academic consultancy project for International Child Development Initiative in a team of 11 international students.
• Conducted a successful client-centred research competing against other student teams. The clientimplemented the team's solutions for diversification of NGO funding portfolio and long-term partnership opportunities.
• Administrated the team’s time management and external communication with the client.

The Hague, South Holland, Netherlands

• Tutored 2 groups of university students for exam preparation both in the classroom and online.
• Designed 15 classes, prepared 3 study guide booklets based on the Global Political Economy and International Politics academic materials.

Curitiba Area, Brazil

• Analysed teachers´ role in the Brazilian education system and its effects on socio-economic development in a research project.
• Translated the NGO’s website into English and Spanish (https://en.gentedebem.org/).
• Reviewed and promoted the Finnish education system and its methodology in two written research reports.
• Partnered the NGO with 5 Finnish educational institutions.
• Lectured about the Finnish education system in 10 local NGOs and educational institutions.

The Hague Area, Netherlands

• Launched and co-organized an academic conference about sustainability in Latin America.
• Expanded committee’s annual events from few to 30 events annually.
• Administrated weekly language cafes and a bigger event monthly.
• Planned the committee’s communication and marketing strategy.

The Hague Area, Netherlands

• Coordinated a student-led educational initiative that facilitates the integration process of over 100 status holders into the Dutch community every year.
• Managed 10 English, Dutch and Arabic courses held weekly by both university students and status holders.
• Designed over 30 classes, 6 English teaching curricula and taught an international status-holder English class for every semester.

Tampere Area, Finland

• Promoted and sold subscriptions of Sanoma products (high-quality magazines and newspapers e.g., Helsingin Sanomat) in malls and in Tampere downtown.
• Achieved one of the highest selling rates for the team

Tampere Area, Finland

Finland

Responsible for various international events serving between 10-120 people. Participated as a delegate or a chairperson in these events. Positions held: -Event Coordinator of the Regional Board, 2015-2016 -Secretary of Regional Board, 2016-2017 -Head Organizer of Chair Training, 2017 -Member of the Innovation and Domestic Affairs Committee.

Tampere Area, Finland

Face-to-face fundraising for projects promoting women rights. The main project: "Silpomaton" fundraised for educational work to reduce and eliminate female genital mutilation in various countries in Africa.

Finland

Coordinated a Finland-wide educational project which gave the opportunity to teenagers to host informative simulations on the European Union for their younger 13-16-year-old peers.

Tampere Area, Finland

Responsible for social media content of the official tourist website of Tampere.

Msc Development Studies, Development Economics And International Development

Activities and Societies: • Consultant in Global Research and Consultancy Group• High Merit • MSc Dissertation: “Why isn’t Climate-Smart.

Bachelor Of International Studies Hons, International Studies, Minor In Latin American Studies, First Class Honours (8.27)

Activities and Societies: • Honour's College • Athena Studies • Latin American Committee • Reach & Teach• First Class Honours. In the top.

Exchange Semester, Social Sciences

Activities and Societies: • Competing swimming teamCompleted five social sciences courses in Portuguese with top marks 8.5/10 : •.

Art-Oriented High School