As the Humanitarian Advisor I'm providing expert support and creating coherence and impact across all aspects of the lnternews Humanitarian Communication Projects portfolio and advocacy mission. I'm looking at developing tools and methodologies for information needs assessments in a humanitarian context, providing technical input into program design for humanitarian communication proposals and budgets and provide humanitarian technical support to field missions by remote or travel to site as needed. I also lead the implementation of emergency assessments and other responses in the most efficient and relevant manner, including on-site deployment and/or provision of technical expertise remotely. I compile and produce assessment reports, represent the organisation in funder meetings (institutional and private) and other forums. I also maintain, cultivate and foster new partnerships with CwC actors, tech partners, humanitarian organizations and the UN to keep advancing lnternews agenda within the humanitarian policy arena.

As the Ebola Projects Coordinator I provide support to the Africa Program Unit in the management and coordination of Ebola related humanitarian information projects in Liberia, Guinea, Sierra Leone and other countries as the need may arise. This includes all tasks associated with the start-up and roll-out of activities in the field, local recruitment, procurement, logistics, administration, work-plans, donor liaison, reporting. In addition to coordinating, facilitating and supporting actions on the ground, the position I work closely with the appropriate departments and personnel at Internews offices in Washington and London including Security, Human Resources, Finance and Admin, Humanitarian Communications and others as appropriate. I also provides critical back-up for representational requests, donor reporting and project deliverables as needed.

As the Technical Advisor for “communications with communities” (CwC) I supported the CCCM (Camp Coordination & Camp Management Cluster leads /IOM and each partner NGO to assess the ongoing CwC strategies being deployed. I helped assessing specific needs and gaps in order to develop an overarching framework. I developed a practical self-assessment 5-level-tool for CCCM-partners to evaluate how they are doing with their CwC-interventions and how to take it to the next level. Based on this tool, a CwC-strategy was developed for all CCCM-partners to roll out in their respective duty stations.I conducted a separate CwC-trainings for Camp Managers, program staff and outreach workers. I also evaluated the Internews Humanitarian Information Services and drafted recommendations to improve its impact, and supported these recommendations with trainings for Internews-staff.

After Typhoon Yolanda/Haiyan hit the Philippines in November 2013, Internews responded by setting up a Humanitarian Information Service in Eastern Samar, where the typhoon had effectively destroyed all existing information channels.On Nov 26 Internews launched Radio Bakdaw (“Rise”) in Guiuan (92.9FM) broadcasting live and pre-recorded content 14 hours a day. Radio Bakdaw was run by local radio makers with a focus on ‘News-You- Can-Use’ for the people of Eastern Samar. The station broadcasted live interviews with government and aid officials, but also with local people who expressed their needs and shared their expertise on the recovery. It distributed messages and announcements from aid organisations, produced news packages and quality humanitarian content on shelter, health and livelihood. To nurture the relationship with its listeners, it played songs requests that came via SMS into the station.Equally important was the feedback Radyo Bakdaw received from the community, with over a 1000 texts a day at the height of the emergency, all of which was documented, processed and fed back into the humanitarian system to improve the quality of the service delivery.At the same time the radio station also functioned as an information center for the community, with people coming inside to ask the latest information about jobs, relief distribution or the weather.Internews also continuously conducted research in the region to measure impact and gauge the information needs among people in the region.

Provide communication support to a variety of clients of Stefan Scheuer SPRIL in the field of EU Policy making on Energy and Environmental issues. In charge on weekly newsletter for the Coaliton on Energy Savings. Organise high level events with Members of the European Parliament, stakeholders, CEO's and media.

- Design, implementation and oversight of a community radio project in 8 remote districts - Responsible for all UNFPA-publications (newsletters, annual reports) as writer, editor, photographer and designer- Developing global UNFPA social media strategy and pilot it in Uganda- Ensure media coverage of UNFPAʼs activities- Concept, design and implementation of campaigns- Development of new information, educational and communication materials- Organize public events to promote UNFPAʼs mandate

Editor (eindredacteur) for the breakfast news show "De Ochtend" at Radio1

Advisor to the General Radio Manager (VRT)

researcher-reporter at Radio1 (Belgian newsradio)