Experience

WWF European Policy Office

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

• Senior Biodiversity Policy Officer

  • Apr 2016 - Present



WWF-Belgium

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

• Coordinator Policy & Business Engagement

  • 2008 - Jan 2016

  - Strategy development, planning and monitoring - Line management of team of 5 policy officers working on climate & energy, fisheries, biodiversity, sustainable food and forestry - External representation and networking with policy makers, businesses and civil society - Acting as forest policy expert : certification and sustainable forest management, drivers of deforestation, illegal logging, biomass, palm oil - Strategy development, planning and monitoring - Line management of team of 5 policy officers working on climate & energy, fisheries, biodiversity, sustainable food and forestry - External representation and networking with policy makers, businesses and civil society - Acting as forest policy expert : certification and sustainable forest management, drivers of deforestation, illegal logging, biomass, palm oil



WWF

• Switzerland
• Non-profit Organizations
• 700 & Above Employee

• Coordinator Education & Awareness Raising Team

  • 2005 - 2007

  - Strategy development, planning and monitoring - Line management of team of 10 project officers - External representation and networking - Writing of funding proposals - Strategy development, planning and monitoring - Line management of team of 10 project officers - External representation and networking - Writing of funding proposals



WWF

• Switzerland
• Non-profit Organizations
• 700 & Above Employee

• Forest Officer

  • Nov 2000 - 2004

  - Follow-up of policy (European, federal, regional level) regarding certification and sustainable forest management - Support local authorities regarding the use of FSC labelled timber - Follow-up of policy (European, federal, regional level) regarding certification and sustainable forest management - Support local authorities regarding the use of FSC labelled timber



FADO vzw / Vredeseilanden

• Ghent, Belgium

• Project Manager

  • Aug 2000 - Jan 2001

  Administrative management of projects in Indonesia, Vietnam and Laos at the FADO office in Ghent (part time). Administrative management of projects in Indonesia, Vietnam and Laos at the FADO office in Ghent (part time).



FADO vzw

• South Sulawesi Province, Indonesia

• Project Manager

  • Jan 1996 - Jul 2000

  Support and capacity building of local NGO’s in Indonesia on agroforestry, low external input sustainable agriculture (LEISA), participative planning and evaluation techniques and programme management. Based in Tana Toraja, South Sulawesi. Support and capacity building of local NGO’s in Indonesia on agroforestry, low external input sustainable agriculture (LEISA), participative planning and evaluation techniques and programme management. Based in Tana Toraja, South Sulawesi.