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Amsalu Abate
Role: Programme Officer; Health and Food Section (reviewing concept notes, proposals, reports, PCM, representations, technical backing the project implementers & partners and like)
Thematic expertise: Agricultural Extension and Rural Development
Methodological expertise: thematic advisory, project planning, reporting, capacity development advisory
Languages: English, Amharic and Afan Oromo
Role: Programme Officer; Health and Food Section (reviewing concept notes, proposals, reports, PCM, representations, technical backing the project implementers & partners and like)
Thematic expertise: Agricultural Extension and Rural Development
Methodological expertise: thematic advisory, project planning, reporting, capacity development advisory
Languages: English, Amharic and Afan Oromo
Selina Bezzola
Role: Policy Advisor Food, based at the Embassy of Switzerland in Addis Ababa
Thematic expertise: private sector engagement, fair trade, extractive resources and commodity trade, governance, human rights, corporate social responsibility initiatives, ESG and other supply-chain related standards and certification, traceability
Methodological expertise: policy dialogue, research, thematic advisory, project design, impact evaluation, PCM
Languages: German, French, English, Spanish, Rhaeto-Romansh
Role: Policy Advisor Food, based at the Embassy of Switzerland in Addis Ababa
Thematic expertise: private sector engagement, fair trade, extractive resources and commodity trade, governance, human rights, corporate social responsibility initiatives, ESG and other supply-chain related standards and certification, traceability
Methodological expertise: policy dialogue, research, thematic advisory, project design, impact evaluation, PCM
Languages: German, French, English, Spanish, Rhaeto-Romansh
Christina Blank
Role: Programme Officer and 1st Secretary - Permanent Mission of Switzerland to the UN Organisations in Rome
Thematic expertise: agroecology, biodiversity and seed systems, food systems
Methodological expertise: multilateral processes
Languages: German, English, French (and Italian)
Role: Programme Officer and 1st Secretary - Permanent Mission of Switzerland to the UN Organisations in Rome
Thematic expertise: agroecology, biodiversity and seed systems, food systems
Methodological expertise: multilateral processes
Languages: German, English, French (and Italian)
Manfred Kaufmann
Role: Senior advisor on food systems
Thematic expertise: agricultural research and innovation, agroecology, water, climate, rural agricultural extension systems
Methodological expertise: thematic advisory, project planning, impact evaluation
Languages: German, English, French
Role: Senior advisor on food systems
Thematic expertise: agricultural research and innovation, agroecology, water, climate, rural agricultural extension systems
Methodological expertise: thematic advisory, project planning, impact evaluation
Languages: German, English, French
Bulisani Ncube
Role: Programme officer responsible for Food Systems and Private Sector Engagement
Thematic expertise: Food systems, Seed systems; Agroecology; Impact deal structuring
Methodological expertise: Project Cycle Management, Research
Languages: English, French
Role: Programme officer responsible for Food Systems and Private Sector Engagement
Thematic expertise: Food systems, Seed systems; Agroecology; Impact deal structuring
Methodological expertise: Project Cycle Management, Research
Languages: English, French
Vivien Osele
Role: Policy Advisor Food, section Health and Food (based in Addis Ababa)
Thematic expertise: agriculture, agroecology, food systems, seed systems, rural development, land governance, natural resource management, HDP Nexus, Anticipatory Action and Early Warning Systems, climate change.
Methodological expertise: thematic and policy advisory, organizational support, facilitation, negotiation, PCM.
Languages: English, German, Italian, French
Role: Policy Advisor Food, section Health and Food (based in Addis Ababa)
Thematic expertise: agriculture, agroecology, food systems, seed systems, rural development, land governance, natural resource management, HDP Nexus, Anticipatory Action and Early Warning Systems, climate change.
Methodological expertise: thematic and policy advisory, organizational support, facilitation, negotiation, PCM.
Languages: English, German, Italian, French
Stéphanie Piers De Raveschoot
Role: Senior Policy Advisor, A+FS Network Focal Point
Thematic expertise: Agroecology, Biodiversity, Food systems, Sustainable Land and Water Management
Methodological expertise: Events management, PCM, SDC results data management
Languages: English, French, German
Role: Senior Policy Advisor, A+FS Network Focal Point
Thematic expertise: Agroecology, Biodiversity, Food systems, Sustainable Land and Water Management
Methodological expertise: Events management, PCM, SDC results data management
Languages: English, French, German
Alessandra Roversi
Role: Senior Policy Advisor, section Health and Food
Thematic expertise: food systems approaches, nutrition, healthy diets, food environments, food culture, consumers’ voices, governance, human rights, peasants rights, urban food systems, agroecology, agriculture, private sector engagement
Methodological expertise: thematic advisor, policy advisor, advocacy, public affairs, communication (speech writing, social media, events), project design
Languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish
Role: Senior Policy Advisor, section Health and Food
Thematic expertise: food systems approaches, nutrition, healthy diets, food environments, food culture, consumers’ voices, governance, human rights, peasants rights, urban food systems, agroecology, agriculture, private sector engagement
Methodological expertise: thematic advisor, policy advisor, advocacy, public affairs, communication (speech writing, social media, events), project design
Languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish
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