Experience

Cross Your Borders

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

• Senior Project Coordinator

  • Jun 2012 - Present

  Cross Your Borders organises interactive educational projects and travel programmes to encourage Dutch and Belgian youth to cross their borders. We aim to raise awareness on pressing global issues like poverty, inequality and climate change, and encourage young people to form their own opinion and become engaged global citizens. Within the organisation, I am responsible for: - Project coordination: coaching the students and volunteers executing the projects. - Internship coordination & supervision: oversee all hiring of interns, provide them with all necessary information, and personally guide interns for the duration of 3-12 months. - Planning: allocate all interns and volunteers working for us on a weekly basis to make sure the projects and tasks at the office run smoothly. - Logistics: managing all necessary materials for the educational projects, making sure they are stored and transported properly and in the right amounts. Show less



Academy for Cultural Diplomacy (ICD)

• Germany
• Non-profit Organizations
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Program Coordinator

  • Oct 2011 - Jan 2012

  Worked as a Program Coordinator for three months at a non-governmental organisation, focussing on strengthening intra- and intercultural relations through dialogue. Work description: co-organising conferences by researching and setting the subject, search and database for, invite and liaise with speakers, do marketing and event managment. Also responsible for an extra mini-conference, organised with a small team, on the topic of violence against women in Germany. Worked as a Program Coordinator for three months at a non-governmental organisation, focussing on strengthening intra- and intercultural relations through dialogue. Work description: co-organising conferences by researching and setting the subject, search and database for, invite and liaise with speakers, do marketing and event managment. Also responsible for an extra mini-conference, organised with a small team, on the topic of violence against women in Germany.



Cross Your Borders

• Nijmegen Area, Netherlands

• Volunteer

  • May 2008 - Jul 2011

  Volunteer for an organization that offers three-day interactive teaching programmes to high school children about developing countries. Work description: responsible for teaching the children about core problems that developing countries struggle with, guide them with finding relevant information, helping them make a coherent and well reasoned final presentation. Participate in workshops, grade their progress and final presentation and communicate with the school teachers about their progress. Show less



Utrecht University

• Netherlands
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Student researcher

  • Feb 2011 - May 2011

  Conducted field research in Bosnia and Herzegovina for my Master thesis over a period of about three months. I conducted qualitative research with my main data collection technique being interviewing. Subject: Why NGOs and CSOs in the Federation Bosnia and Herzegovina do not include children born from war time rape in their programs and projects. Conducted field research in Bosnia and Herzegovina for my Master thesis over a period of about three months. I conducted qualitative research with my main data collection technique being interviewing. Subject: Why NGOs and CSOs in the Federation Bosnia and Herzegovina do not include children born from war time rape in their programs and projects.



V&D

• Meppel

• Administrative Worker and Sales Assistant

  • Mar 2010 - Dec 2010

  During my time at V&D I was at times responsible for the backoffice and all non-financial priviliged administration, staying in close contact with the Director. As sales assistant I was responsible for helping customers and working behind the cash register. During my time at V&D I was at times responsible for the backoffice and all non-financial priviliged administration, staying in close contact with the Director. As sales assistant I was responsible for helping customers and working behind the cash register.



Waging Peace

• London, United Kingdom

• Intern

  • Sep 2009 - Dec 2009

  Three month internship at a non-governmental organisation, focussing on researching present day conflicts in Africa, lobbying the British government and assisting refugees from Darfur, Sudan obtaining the status of asylum seeker. Work description: conduct research, write reports, maintain contact with asylum seekers, co-write funding proposals and co-organise charity events. Three month internship at a non-governmental organisation, focussing on researching present day conflicts in Africa, lobbying the British government and assisting refugees from Darfur, Sudan obtaining the status of asylum seeker. Work description: conduct research, write reports, maintain contact with asylum seekers, co-write funding proposals and co-organise charity events.