Inclusive Business Manager

• Sep 2019 - Present

Support Rikolto's work across 4 continents (Africa; Europe; Latin America & South Eastern Asia) to deliver innovative Inclusive Business models in agriculture and as part of the Global support team; collaborate with and support regional offices and agriculture commodity clusters to: Enhance inclusive business strategies and practices Enhance innovation within the inclusive business approaches Create funding opportunities Develop and maintain key and relevant networks. Our main Value Chains are: Cocoa, Coffee, Rice, Fruits & Vegetables, Pulses Show less

Policy Officer Agribusiness

• Jul 2016 - Aug 2019

Manage Public Private Partnership projects : Horticulture (HortiFresh) , Cocoa (CORIP) & Oil Palm (SWAPP) in Ghana, Cote D'Ivoire, Liberia and Sierra Leone with strong focus on market and knowledge led approaches and using innovative agricultural (development) financing to de-risk these value chains to promote in flow of investments. Improve the competitiveness of Ghanaian agriculture and agribusiness SMEs through business to business, match-making activities, trade missions, writing sector report and spotting new opportunities for agriculture trade and investment between Ghana and the Netherlands specifically in Poultry and Aquaculture and generally in agribusiness by using Dutch financial instruments (PUM, PSD tool kit etc) Actively participate in country dialogue and policies relating to Dutch agriculture policies in Ghana and Ghanaian agriculture policies. Show less

Project Coordinator for International Higher Education

• 2016 - 2016

Effectively delivered and assisted the Project manager in the execution of specific roles and arranging the necessary logistics towards a successful Education UK 2016 exhibition. Assisted with the collection, processing and reporting of monitoring and evaluation of data gathered from projects in support of evaluation requirements as needed. Undertook administrative work, provided direct marketing services for higher education institutions, coordinated and managed events Show less

Graduate Trainee

• 2015 - 2015

Worked on models for Active Modified Atmosphere Packages to improve shelf life of fruits and vegetables for food SMEs Worked on models for Active Modified Atmosphere Packages to improve shelf life of fruits and vegetables for food SMEs

Research and Teaching Assistant

• 2010 - 2013

Organized Tutorials , laboratory sessions and field trips to enhance student learning Successfully liaised with companies for internship placement for students Assisted students and lecturers on various research in food process engineering Organized Tutorials , laboratory sessions and field trips to enhance student learning Successfully liaised with companies for internship placement for students Assisted students and lecturers on various research in food process engineering

Production Intern

• 2009 - 2009

Production Intern

• 2008 - 2008

Engineering Intern

• 2007 - 2007

Tax Enforcement Officer

• 2005 - 2006