Experience

IPC

• Germany
• Business Consulting and Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Microfinance Expert (focus on Agricultural Finance)

  • Sep 2019 - Present

  - Consultancy within projects related to agricultural lending operations: Kenya, Uganda, Zimbabwe, Malawi, Mexico- Design appropriate credit risk management frameworks for agricultural lending operations focusing on SMEs and smallholder farmers (loan appraisal, policies and procedures, scoring models, appropriate products and services development)- Smallholder farmers needs analysis (financial & non-financial)- Services & loan delivery schemes for smallholder farmers - Inclusive agricultural value chain finance models- Diagnostics and set up of agricultural department units within financial institutions and private commodities companies- Improvement of agricultural lending operations through digitization and adequate financial products addressing the specificity of the agricultural sector- Sustainable agriculture strategies and products development (financing the transition to more sustainable farming practices)



Access Microfinance Holding AG

• Germany
• Financial Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Microfinance Business Expert

  • Sep 2018 - Aug 2019

  - Coordinator of scoring microfinance projects for African Network Banks (Liberia, Rwanda, Zambia, Tanzania)- Coordinator of client centricity activities for African Network Banks

• Microfinance Branch Manager and Head of Micro Credit

  • Jun 2016 - Aug 2018

  - Development of microcredit policies, trainings and procedures- Assessment of microbusinesses of low income population located in favelas, definition of repayment capacity and loan approvals- Digitalization of loan officer’s application and analysis through development of an APP, development of online credit desk.

• Microfinance Loan Officer

  • Sep 2015 - May 2016

  - Assessment of microbusinesses of low income population located in townships, definition of repayment capacity and loan approvals- Client Satisfaction Surveys coordination among all branches in Zambia



Small Enterprise Foundation

• South Africa
• Financial Services
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Microfinance Research & Development Assistant

  • Sep 2014 - Aug 2015

  - Coordination, monitoring and impact evaluation of the financial education program for clients- Support to the pilot project on the transition of the MFI to an individual liability lending methodology - Coordination, monitoring and impact evaluation of the financial education program for clients- Support to the pilot project on the transition of the MFI to an individual liability lending methodology



Barilla Group

• Italy
• Food and Beverage Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• NGOs Relations and Sustainability

  • Apr 2011 - Sep 2014

  - NGO’s relations and local communities development coordinator.- Coordinate and develop educational programs on food education. - Support to the sustainability reporting activities of the Barilla Group, in coherence with the G4 sustainability reporting guidelines (GRI) and the UN Global Compact- Company events organization. - NGO’s relations and local communities development coordinator.- Coordinate and develop educational programs on food education. - Support to the sustainability reporting activities of the Barilla Group, in coherence with the G4 sustainability reporting guidelines (GRI) and the UN Global Compact- Company events organization.



The Grameen Creative Lab

• Germany
• Civic and Social Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Grameen Social Business Movement Albania

  • Jun 2010 - Sep 2010

  - Develop concrete social business projects and social business fund structure for Albania.- Development of an assessment tool for impact evaluation of social businesses.- Social Business events organization in Miami, Haiti and Milan. - Develop concrete social business projects and social business fund structure for Albania.- Development of an assessment tool for impact evaluation of social businesses.- Social Business events organization in Miami, Haiti and Milan.



United Nations

• International Affairs
• 700 & Above Employee

• Monitoring and Coordination Assistant

  • Jan 2009 - Feb 2010

  - Development of gender indicators and sex disaggregated data for the Statistics National Office of the Albanian Government. - Development of Gender Responsive Budgeting Initiatives for Albanian local municipalities.- Monitoring NGOs contracted for women in politics programme.- Supporting to the production of a UN Internal Report to the CEDAW Committee. - Supporting the Annual Review of the One UN Joint Programme. - Development of gender indicators and sex disaggregated data for the Statistics National Office of the Albanian Government. - Development of Gender Responsive Budgeting Initiatives for Albanian local municipalities.- Monitoring NGOs contracted for women in politics programme.- Supporting to the production of a UN Internal Report to the CEDAW Committee. - Supporting the Annual Review of the One UN Joint Programme.



Ministero degli Affari Esteri e della Cooperazione Internazionale

• Italy
• Government Administration
• 700 & Above Employee

• Italian Embassy Cooperation and Development Office

  • Sep 2008 - Dec 2008

  - Support to the technical activities of the office with particular regard to the Health Sector. - Project proposal review and analysis for Italian NGO’s. - Support to the technical activities of the office with particular regard to the Health Sector. - Project proposal review and analysis for Italian NGO’s.



Institute for Indian Mother and Child

• Microfinance Social Performance Researcher

  • Jan 2007 - Apr 2007

  - Research study on the local economic impact of microcredit programs in the rural areas surrounding Kolkata. - Research study on the local economic impact of microcredit programs in the rural areas surrounding Kolkata.



Boatel Network Inc.

• Internship

  • Jun 2003 - Sep 2003

  - Internship at the Marketing Department of the Company. - Internship at the Marketing Department of the Company.