University Of Birmingham

Stamford International University

University Of Groningen Business School (Ugbs)

EU Programmes  -  Heritage  -  Urban Morphology

Espoo, Southern Finland, Finland

- Developing programming (i.e. meetings, events, publications) in the Asia-Pacific region within the mandate of UNESCO. Focus on heritage conservation and sustainable urban development, including the Sustainable Development Goals, capacity building and the New Urban Agenda;
-  Writing and coordination of publications on sustainable urban development, heritage, urban regeneration;
-  Networking and setting up partnerships with governments, universities and educational institutions;
-  Capacity building- developing and implementing a competence framework for sustainable management of World Heritage Sites;
-  Write proposals for resource mobilization.

UNESCO

Consultant

- Act as account manager and internal consultant for a number of cultural institutions, such as museums and archives;
-  Provincial policy development in the field of culture, heritage and sustainable urban development;
-  Policy implementation;
-  Stakeholder management;
-  Provide policy and budgetary advice for local government and institutions.

Provincie Fryslân

Policy Officer

- Project management of a large urban conservation project;
-  Preparation of the documentation for local decision-making processes;
-  Providing citizens as well as the legal department with advice on urban conservation issues:
-  Disseminating knowledge on through publications.

Gemeente Amsterdam

Project Manager

- Coordinating European network projects, responsible for project management, content and finances;
-  Organization of conferences on urban issues, such as sustainable urban development, mobility and urban regeneration in Eastern Europe;
-  International account manager to European governments and universities.

Platform31

Senior programme officer European Urban Knowledge Network

- Management of conferences, symposiums and publications. Responsible for content, organization, finances and external communication;
-  Member of several advisory committees and juries;
-  Account manager for government institutions.

Erfgoed Nederland (The Netherlands Institute for Heritage)

- Conservation and adaptive re-use of historic buildings;
-  Project communication and project finances;
-  Real estate analysis and research.

Van Alckmaer voor Wonen

Assistant real estate management and development

- Correspondence, filing and administrative tasks;
-  Account management / debtor management;
-  Making account overviews and preparing bank transactions.

TMF Group (Equity Trust)

Assistant to the Accountant

- Plan, execute and write up a research project resulting in the thesis: ‘Morphological concepts and urban landscape management, the cases of Alkmaar and Bromsgrove';
-  Giving lectures at international conferences;
-  Teacher and mentor to undergraduate students.

Hiske Bienstman