Didrik de Schaetzen

Secretary General ad interim at ALDE Party
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Location
Brussels Region, Belgium, BE
Languages
  • English Full professional proficiency
  • French Native or bilingual proficiency
  • Dutch Native or bilingual proficiency
  • Swedish Professional working proficiency
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Myriam Watson

Didrik likes and raises to challenges. His enthusiasm, creativity and strong team spirit make him an invaluable team member. At EuropeAid, he changed the face of the annual staff seminar by creating a Communication award and moderating the event.

Mona Shair-Wloch

Didrik is reliable, well-informed, resourceful, efficient and great to work with.

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Credentials

  • Secouriste en milieu professionel
    Croix-Rouge de Belgique

Experience

  • ALDE Party
    • Belgium
    • Government Administration
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Secretary General ad interim
      • May 2023 - Present

      Run the day-to-day management of the Secretariat of 30 international staff, ensure high level representation of the organisation and maintain relations with Member Parties and ALDE stakeholders.

    • Deputy Secretary General - 2024 Campaign Director
      • Jan 2022 - Apr 2023

      Prepare the 2024 Campaign by recruiting staff, manager the budget and coordinate the meetings with the Renew Europe Platform parties. Reperesent the Party at meetings ahead of the 2024 Campaign.

    • Head of the Communication & Events Unit
      • Aug 2019 - Dec 2021

      Run the international team and the units budget, feature as spokesperson of the organisation and implement innovative communication techniques. Professionalise the ALDE Party statutory events.

    • 2019 Campaign Director
      • Jan 2019 - Jul 2019

      Managing the electoral campaign of the ALDE Party "Team Europe" (Nicola Beer, Emma Bonino, Violeta Bulc, Katalin Cseh, Luis Garicano, Guy Verhofstadt and Margrethe Vestager) for the 2019 European Parliament elections

    • Head of the Communication Unit
      • May 2011 - Dec 2018

      During 2014, I also served the party as Campaign Coordinator with our lead candidates Guy Verhofstadt (Belgium) & Olli Rehn (Finland)

  • European Historic Houses
    • Belgium
    • Civic and Social Organizations
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Vice President
      • Jun 2022 - Present

      European Historic Houses gathers 27 national associations of privately owned historic houses throughout Europe and has as principal objective to ensure favourable measures for the conservation of cultural heritage. European Historic Houses gathers 27 national associations of privately owned historic houses throughout Europe and has as principal objective to ensure favourable measures for the conservation of cultural heritage.

  • Brussels Expo
    • Belgium
    • Events Services
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Member of the Board
      • Sep 2019 - Present

      Brussels Expo is the ultimate venue for all public events and fairs organised in the capital of Europe. It has 115,000 m² of event space in 12 halls and attracts more than 5 million visitors every year. Brussels Expo is the ultimate venue for all public events and fairs organised in the capital of Europe. It has 115,000 m² of event space in 12 halls and attracts more than 5 million visitors every year.

  • Théatre Royal du Parc
    • Belgium
    • Performing Arts
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Member of the Board
      • Feb 2018 - Present

      The theater is built in 1782 on the edge of the Parc Royal. It distinguishes itself by a program that alters classic and contemporary French-language creations. I sit in the Board representing the City of Brussels. The theater is built in 1782 on the edge of the Parc Royal. It distinguishes itself by a program that alters classic and contemporary French-language creations. I sit in the Board representing the City of Brussels.

  • Les Ateliers des Tanneurs - Centre d'entreprises
    • Belgium
    • Business Consulting and Services
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Vice President
      • May 2017 - Jan 2020

      The business center's mission is to welcome and support young Brussels companies in a dynamic and multidisciplinary place. 5000m² are reserved for the accommodation of economic activities looking for a place of character, a stimulating environment, as well as services and advice. The business center's mission is to welcome and support young Brussels companies in a dynamic and multidisciplinary place. 5000m² are reserved for the accommodation of economic activities looking for a place of character, a stimulating environment, as well as services and advice.

  • Logement Bruxellois
    • Belgium
    • Real Estate
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Member of the Board
      • May 2017 - Sep 2019

      Le Logement Bruxellois is a public service social housing company which manages more than 3,800 social housing units in Brussels. Its primary purpose is to offer decent housing to those with no access to the private rental market. Le Logement Bruxellois is a public service social housing company which manages more than 3,800 social housing units in Brussels. Its primary purpose is to offer decent housing to those with no access to the private rental market.

  • SORELO
    • Belgium
    • Non-profit Organizations
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Président - Chairman of the Board
      • May 2013 - Dec 2015

      SORELO was a public service real estate company which managed more than 1,000 social housing units spread over several sites in the Brussels-Capital Region. SORELO had approximately 90 employees. As president I have been in charge - in application of the agreement on the State reform relating to social housing - to ensure the merge process with the Foyer Bruxellois, Foyer Laekenois and Foyer Etterbeekois into a new structure COMENSIA. SORELO was a public service real estate company which managed more than 1,000 social housing units spread over several sites in the Brussels-Capital Region. SORELO had approximately 90 employees. As president I have been in charge - in application of the agreement on the State reform relating to social housing - to ensure the merge process with the Foyer Bruxellois, Foyer Laekenois and Foyer Etterbeekois into a new structure COMENSIA.

  • European Commission
    • Belgium
    • Government Administration
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Information & Communication officer
      • Feb 2008 - Feb 2011

      Manage a portfolio of communication projects financed under the Prince programme, implementation of the DG’s Information and Communication strategy, coordination communication actions and products managed by other services or European Union delegations in third countries. Manage a portfolio of communication projects financed under the Prince programme, implementation of the DG’s Information and Communication strategy, coordination communication actions and products managed by other services or European Union delegations in third countries.

  • EREC - EUROPEAN RENEWABLE ENERGY COUNCIL
    • Belgium
    • Renewable Energy Semiconductor Manufacturing
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Marketing & Communications Manager
      • Sep 2006 - Feb 2008

      Media relations & external communication including website content supervision, Editor of the bimonthly electronic Newsletter (7.500 subscribers), Representative at the European Commission DG TREN’s European Sustainable Energy Week organising committee, Event organiser of, among others, the European Renewable Energy Policy Conference (750 participants). Media relations & external communication including website content supervision, Editor of the bimonthly electronic Newsletter (7.500 subscribers), Representative at the European Commission DG TREN’s European Sustainable Energy Week organising committee, Event organiser of, among others, the European Renewable Energy Policy Conference (750 participants).

  • Council of the Baltic Sea States
    • Sweden
    • International Affairs
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Communications Officer
      • Jan 2003 - Sep 2006

      Drafted and implemented the Communication Strategy of the organsiation, Editor of the official newsletter Baltinfo and co-ordination of publications of Secretariat documents Drafted and implemented the Communication Strategy of the organsiation, Editor of the official newsletter Baltinfo and co-ordination of publications of Secretariat documents

  • European Commission
    • Belgium
    • Government Administration
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • DG RELEX Information & Communication unit
      • Oct 2005 - Feb 2006

      Evaluation of information projects, organisation of seminars for the Press and Information Officers of the delegations, organisation of journalists visits to Brussels Evaluation of information projects, organisation of seminars for the Press and Information Officers of the delegations, organisation of journalists visits to Brussels

Education

  • Solvay Business School
    Executive Trainings in Team Management (2013) and Change Management (2016), Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration, General
    2016 - 2016
  • Université libre de Bruxelles
    Master's degree, European External Politics (I.E.E.)
    2001 - 2002
  • Université Michel de Montaigne (Bordeaux 3)
    Erasmus exchange, Communication and Media Studies
    2001 - 2001
  • IHECS
    Master's degree, Communication Sciences
    1997 - 2001

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