Experience

Eurodad - the European Network on Debt and Development

• Belgium
• International Trade and Development
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Senior Policy & Advocacy Officer, Climate Finance

  • Apr 2020 - Present

  Lead policy and technical work on international climate finance, including campaigns on climate justice financial mechanisms, climate and debt, and gender and climate; Lead strategy work on integrating climate justice across Eurodad workstreams (policy and operations); Strategy and workplan development on climate finance and climate justice, including providing thought leadership and developing theories of change Network coordination on climate finance, transparency of climate finance flows, and international climate policy Show less



The Loss and Damage Collaboration

• Civic and Social Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Technical Expert

  • Apr 2022 - Present

  Provide technical advice and thought leadership on finance to address loss and damage. Provide technical advice and thought leadership on finance to address loss and damage.



Transatlantic Alumni Network

• Belgium
• International Affairs

• Board Director

  • May 2021 - Present



UK Youth Climate Coalition

• United Kingdom
• Environmental Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Chair of the Board of Trustees

  • Apr 2020 - Dec 2022



ACT Alliance

• Non-profit Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee

• EU Policy Lead, Climate Justice

  • Apr 2019 - Apr 2020

  Leading the EU network of ACT Alliance at ACT Alliance EU, on climate justice issues, focusing on climate finance, and loss & damage. Leading the EU network of ACT Alliance at ACT Alliance EU, on climate justice issues, focusing on climate finance, and loss & damage.



WWF European Policy Office

• Belgium
• Non-profit Organization Management
• 1 - 100 Employee

• • Jan 2019 - Apr 2019

• • Sep 2016 - Apr 2019

  Lead WWF's advocacy work on Long Term Climate Strategies under the Paris Agreement, as part of the WWF UN climate negotiations teamPolicy and qualitative analysisExternal Expert Working Group CoordinatorPolitical Outreach to countries and non-country stakeholders Speech writingSpeaking at events/ representing WWF externallyLiaison work with the UNFCCC secretariat Network coordination Organising events, round-tables, webinars and workshops for both an EU and International audience of policy makers, CSOs, think tanks, and industry. Monitoring, reviewing & evaluating projects for other WWF offices Project and funding proposal writing Show less

• • Feb 2015 - Sep 2016

  European network outreach and coordination. Policy research and outputs (papers, briefings, advocacy letters) on climate finance, international climate policy, effort sharing decision (ESD), implementation of climate and energy policies, and support on energy efficiency. Developing network positions, creating strategy documents on the international negotiations. Advocacy work towards the EU institutions. Writing proposals for collaborations. Organising events around Europe. Attended COP21 as part of the WWF delegation. Show less



U.S. Department of State

• United States of America

• International Visitor Leadership Program (IVLP) - Alumna

  • Jan 2017 - Feb 2017

  The International Visitor Leadership Program (IVLP) is the U.S. Department of State’s premier professional exchange program. Through short-term visits to the United States, current and emerging foreign leaders in a variety of fields experience the U.S. firsthand and cultivate lasting relationships with their American counterparts. My three week program focused on energy efficiency and renewable energy technologies and took me to Seattle, Washington, D.C., Santa Fe and various parts of Colorado. The IVLP is run by the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs under the Fulbright-Hayes Act. Show less



Climate Action Network (CAN) Europe

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

• Climate & Development Policy Assistant

  • Jun 2014 - Dec 2014

  I focus on climate finance, climate change and development issues such as the sustainable development goals, and the post-2015 agenda; and act as a European Parliament liaison officer, coordinating the G10 policy questions for the 2014 commissioner-designate hearings. I am also a researcher on a fossil fuel subsidies reform report which focused on the top 10 GDP member states with an additional view to determine if this would be a viable climate finance flow. I am project organiser for CAN Europe’s EU/China exchange programme, organising all elements for a workshop where several keynote speakers will be speaking, organisinga study tour in Brussels, and a trip to Paris for a conference. I also attended the UNFCCC Bonn 2014 Intersessional, attending plenary sessions on adaptation, equity, and climate finance, and participating in meetings to discuss climate finance, equity, 5 year goal, and adaptation. I edited ECO, the daily newsletter published by CAN International at all COPs, and wrote a piece on climate change and energy. I have participated in platform and strategy meetings on energy, climate finance, post-2015, and the commissioner hearings, and in various workshops. Show less



Campaign Against Climate Change

• Environmental Services

• Communications & Publications Junior Officer

  • Mar 2014 - Jun 2014

  I was project lead on the ‘Climate and Energy Revolution Tour’, which I organised. Coordinating with project officers in Huddersfield, Bristol, London, Wales, Cumbria, and Leamington Spa. I travelled with the video-grapher to various community energy cooperatives around the UK, creating a film promoting renewable energy as a tool to mitigate climate change; and interviewedengineers on the feasibility of renewable energy technology. Organised meetings with organisations, managed the logistics of events and meeting details i.e. Conferences (contacting guest speakers, video-graphers, arranged travel & accommodation, liaised with other communications officers, etc). Wrote newsletters, communicatde with members, conduct research, managed three email contact lists, Show less



Unlock Democracy

• United Kingdom
• Political Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Research & Campaigns Intern

  • Nov 2013 - Mar 2014

  Conducted research and wrote campaign updates on the UK Lobbying bills progress and drafted campaign action letters. I summarised evidence and parliament reports, proof-read reports, compiled media monitoring reports for internal use, and public-blog monitoring; writing blogs and articles. I responded to queries from MPs aides, contacted parliamentary offices/officers, and live-tweeted Parliamentary debates. I was also a researcher for the vote match software: statistically matching individuals to the political party, best matching their own beliefs. I edited and managed UD’s website promoting events for other organisations, I compiled information databases, and I managed the membership-database. I created info-graphics, and used Storify, and Hootsuite to communicate and promote events on Twitter & Facebook. managed event details and contacted speakers. Show less



Green Party of England and Wales

• United Kingdom
• Political Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Fundraising Assistant during the 2014 European Elections

  • May 2014 - 2014

  Worked with the Operations and Fundraising Director to raise funds for the party during the 2014 European Elections. Worked with the Operations and Fundraising Director to raise funds for the party during the 2014 European Elections.



Maastricht University

• Netherlands
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Student at Maastricht University, Master of Science (Msc) Sustainability Sciences and Policy

  • Sep 2012 - Aug 2013

  My Masters Thesis was a Sustainability Assessment on the effectiveness of the EU's Maritime Policy in providing a Sustainable Maritime area. I helped conduct a Sustainability Assessment for the Green Office, to determine how sustainable the waste system of Maastricht University is. In both cases I used qualitative (interviews, workshop, perspectives-analysis) and quantitative methods (Multi-Criteria Analysis, scenario and strategy development, modelling), were used. I wrote two sustainability reports for the International Centre for Integrated assessment of Sustainable development (ICIS) of Maastricht University on the quality of four sustainability courses, and completed a project (see below). I also help to draft a constitution for the Association of Sustainability Sciences And Policy, complying with Dutch and EU law, applying a systemic approach to a complex task. Show less



London 2012

• Spectator Sports
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Team London Ambassador at the London 2012 Olympics - Mayor's office

  • Jul 2012 - Aug 2012

  London Ambassador for the London 2012 Olympics, helping tourists and domestic citizens during their time here, worked with delegates and athletes from the different Olympic teams. London Ambassador for the London 2012 Olympics, helping tourists and domestic citizens during their time here, worked with delegates and athletes from the different Olympic teams.



Environmental Investment Organisation

• • Aug 2011 - Nov 2011

  Analysed the carbon data of large companies and corporations to use in rankings, which where then used to create sustainability indexes.I was also involved in the media campaign, which involved a short film and was lucky enough to be able to write two press releases. I had a fantastic time at EIO and got to work in a sector that I am love and am truly passionate about.

• • Aug 2011 - Nov 2011

  Analysed the carbon data of large companies and corporations to use in rankings, which where then used to create four reports:Carbon Ranking Report Asia Pacific 300Carbon Ranking Report Europe 300Carbon Ranking Report Global 800Carbon Ranking Report BRICS 300