CV

Working across all levels in the UN - the Headquarters, the Regional Bureau, Country Office and the UN Mission (Secretariat)- equipped me with the skills to navigate high-level corporate environments and diplomacy, adapting to complex political landscapes, and to generate strategic and impactful solutions. It gave me a deep understanding of political and economic dynamics in international development and policy, and taught me how to work with a wide range of local and international partners. Pretty much everyone from local villagers, chiefs or industries - to ministers, ambassadors and business owners. I have held positions in partnerships, external relations, project management and policy development on governance, urban resilience and climate.

Working for an independent american firm based in Turkey and Iraq. We would bid for proposals from UN agencies and development partners, to provide unbiased third-party services. In a sea of operationally and thematically strong humanitarian actors; this taught me how to be agile as a small business, have competitive value and deliver cost-efficient/high-quality products. It also taught me everything on compliance, reporting against corporate frameworks, and 1:1 business development and management.

Working for CARE and the Danish Refugee Council. Through CARE I learned about localised community-led development while DRC offered expertise in emergency response, displacement solutions, and protection in complex crisis settings. I value and highly appreciate NGOs as they fill critical gaps in society that governments and markets often cannot address on their own. This taught me to apply strong commitment to social impact, and working in often resource-limited settings. It also taught me to drive meaningful change from the ground up through firsthand insight into grassroots challenges, lived realities, and local solutions.

[Lund University, 2015-2017] The programme provided me with practical and theoretical skills to contribute to resilient and sustainable societies through use of interdisciplinary concepts, methods and tools (risk assessment, risk communication, capacity assessment, risk-based land use planning, preparedness and contingency planning); to work with capacity development and project design in local, national and international organisations or agencies; and to utilise and contribute to research in this field.

[Roskilde University, 2009-2013] Covered political science and economy, cultural and area studies, anthropology, geography and ecology to study development in the Global South and enhanced my interdisciplinary problem-solving skills to tackle global development challenges such as poverty, health, conflict, security and environmental degradation.

Environment, Science and Management [the University of Auckland, 2011] Explored the science behind key environmental issues to recognise the role environmental science plays in understanding the interaction between humans and the environment.

• Restoration and Landscape Ecology [the University of Auckland, 2011] Acquired the competences to integrate ecological principles and ecological services at the landscape level for both management and restoration.

• Cities, Regions and Communities [the University of Auckland, 2011] Acquired the competences to drive transformation of urban places and spaces based on social geographies of the city.

Global Environmental Management [Cape Coast, 2011] Exchange programme between Oslo University College and the University of Cape Coast, Ghana where I acquired the skills to understand causes and dynamics of environmental resources, challenges and dynamics and appreciate the politics involved in their formulation.

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• Partnerships, Financing and Resource Mobilization for Sustainable Development, UNSSC [Bonn, 2024] Acquired me with the competencies to understand financing flows in a country, including public, private, national and international sources, to strategically leverage them for sustainable development and the ability to articulate and implement joint resource mobilization. 

• Creating Effective Private Sector Partnerships, UNSSC [New York, 2023] Strengthened my capacity to work with international frameworks and tools to develop partnerships.

• Resource Mobilisation and Partnership Training of Trainers, UNFPA [Cairo, 2019] Scouting and strategizing how to grow thematic areas and resource mobilization while cultivating and maintaining strategic partnerships. This includes identifying opportunities for integration and collaboration, negotiating strategic goals and terms, and acting as a liaison to facilitate project execution.

• Advocacy and Communication During Crisis, UNFPA [Amman, 2020] Leadership and coordination of external relations efforts incl. advocacy and publicity during humanitarian emergencies. This involves coordination with the press and media, alignment with global and national humanitarian priorities and developing value prepositions accordingly.

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• Preparedness Response and Effective Programming, UN [Brussels, 2019] Foundational humanitarian coordination course bringing together NGOs, Red Cross/Crescent Movement, UN agencies, regional organisations, peacekeepers, the military, civil defence and the private sector.

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• Disaster Risk Reduction, Response and Resilice, MSB [Karlstad, 2016] On managing disaster risks more efficiently, through designing and implementing change processes.

• Humanitarian Response to Conflict and Disaster, the Harvard Humanitarian Initiative and HarvardX [Online 2016] Covers major trends affecting the current landscape of humanitarian response, and introduces guiding principles in humanitarian interventions.

Equipped me with a deeper understanding on how to link environmental advocacy, with science based and legal research and bold, direct-action campaigns. Greenpeace taught me about solidarity and fearlessness when fighting for what is right. It also made me realise that true independence and credibility, comes from being allowed to speak out freely against powerful interests contributing to environmental harm.