Experience

Stichting Vluchteling

• Netherlands
• Non-profit Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Head Of Programmes and Advocacy

  • Apr 2021 - Present

  Refugee Foundation (Stichting Vluchteling) offers humanitarian aid to refugees and internally displaced, in both acute and protracted crises, and combines this with advocacy and awareness raising in the Netherlands. Aside from ensuring the overall quality of our programmes, as Head of Programmes and Advoacy the priority focus will be on strenghtening our operational and technical capabilities (amongst others in the field of access, NCD's and Mental Health), and the quality of our relations with local partners. Show less



Artsen zonder Grenzen Nederland

• Netherlands
• Non-profit Organizations
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Operational Manager

  • Mar 2016 - Mar 2021

  Accountable for the medical humanitarian programming in Bangladesh, Iraq, Jordan, Malaysia, Myanmar, and Nigeria. This included oversight and steer of MSF's strategies on access, security, advocacy, medical aid, communications and networking. During my tenure I contributed to the strengthening of the Operational Directorate through work with the responsible behavior unit, LnD department and the internal control unit. I served at the board of directors of MSF Hong Kong as a co-opted member. Accountable for the medical humanitarian programming in Bangladesh, Iraq, Jordan, Malaysia, Myanmar, and Nigeria. This included oversight and steer of MSF's strategies on access, security, advocacy, medical aid, communications and networking. During my tenure I contributed to the strengthening of the Operational Directorate through work with the responsible behavior unit, LnD department and the internal control unit. I served at the board of directors of MSF Hong Kong as a co-opted member.



International NGO Safety Organisation (INSO)

• Netherlands
• Non-profit Organizations
• 300 - 400 Employee

• Director Syria Programme

  • Sep 2014 - Feb 2016

  During my tenure INSO's Syria programme expanded from it's initial emergency set-up towards a full grown NGO safety and security platform, able to serve over 100 partner NGOs, operating in Syria from Turkey, Iraq, Lebanon, Jordan and Damascus. Due to INSO's unique analytical capacity and its timely provision of safety and security information and advice, INSO Syria effectively enabled NGO's to strengthen their access strategies and reduce their risk exposure whilst operating inside Syria. During my tenure INSO's Syria programme expanded from it's initial emergency set-up towards a full grown NGO safety and security platform, able to serve over 100 partner NGOs, operating in Syria from Turkey, Iraq, Lebanon, Jordan and Damascus. Due to INSO's unique analytical capacity and its timely provision of safety and security information and advice, INSO Syria effectively enabled NGO's to strengthen their access strategies and reduce their risk exposure whilst operating inside Syria.



Médecins Sans Frontières Belgium

• Belgium
• Non-profit Organization Management
• 700 & Above Employee

• Country Director - Afghanistan

  • Apr 2012 - Jul 2014

  Accountable for the overall in country strategy of MSF in Afghanistan, with focus on networking and representation, security and access, and communication and advocacy. Overall supervision of the Administration/HR, Finance, Supply and Logistics departments. MSF runs 5 hospitals in Afghanistan with 100 international and 2000 national staff. Accountable for the overall in country strategy of MSF in Afghanistan, with focus on networking and representation, security and access, and communication and advocacy. Overall supervision of the Administration/HR, Finance, Supply and Logistics departments. MSF runs 5 hospitals in Afghanistan with 100 international and 2000 national staff.



Médecins Sans Frontières Belgium

• Belgium
• Non-profit Organization Management
• 700 & Above Employee

• Country Director (a.i.) - Syria

  • Jan 2012 - Jan 2012

• Country Director - Pakistan

  • Feb 2010 - Dec 2011

  End responsible of MSF operations in Pakistan.



Médecins Sans Frontières Belgium

• Belgium
• Non-profit Organization Management
• 700 & Above Employee

• Project Coordinator - Pakistan

  • Feb 2009 - Nov 2009

  In charge of a project providing secondary health care (OT, ER, MCH and IDP), in collaboration with the local MoH.

• Project Coordinator - Indonesia

  • Nov 2008 - Jan 2009

  In charge of an emergency response following an earthquake in North Sulawesi

• Psychologist - Haiti

  • Sep 2008 - Nov 2008

  Establishing a mental health component to MSF operations following devastating floods.

• Psychologist - Haiti

  • Mar 2008 - Sep 2008

  In charge of a mental health program providing support to victims of violence in a slum in Port-au-Prince.



Médecins Sans Frontières Belgium

• Belgium
• Non-profit Organization Management
• 700 & Above Employee

• Psychologist - Indonesia

  • Sep 2006 - Jul 2007

  Worked on psychological support and health education for TB patients.

• Stress Management Support (a.i.) - Belgium

  • Jun 2006 - Aug 2006

  Support to expatriates before, during and after their mission and interventions in the event of critical incidents on the field.



Médecins Sans Frontières Belgium

• Belgium
• Non-profit Organization Management
• 700 & Above Employee

• Support to Mental Health Department - Belgium / Indonesia

  • Oct 2005 - Mar 2006

  Confronted with questions in regards to the impact of mental health support, I conducted an evaluation study of MSF mental health programs in Northern Sumatra (Tsunami related).

• Psychologist - Indonesia

  • Apr 2005 - Sep 2005

  Management of a mental health program for survivors of the Tsunami.



CAW groep

• Belgium
• Non-profit Organizations
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Social Worker - Belgium

  • Feb 2004 - Apr 2005

  Providing social and legal support to asylum seekers and illegal migrants. Providing social and legal support to asylum seekers and illegal migrants.