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Erasmus Mundus scholarship recipient, completed a double MSc. Public Policy and Human Development specializing in Innovation, Institutions, and Development at the Maastricht Graduate School of Governance & The United Nations University-Merit. Multilingual candidate with rigorous academic and cultural background spanned across several different countries. In search of an opportunity to do impacting work in an organisation that will help me learn and grow as an individual and as a professional.Due Diligence Officer @ From October 2015 to Present (1 month) Amsterdam Area, NetherlandsAnalyst @ Customer Due Diligence (CDD) analyst, responsible for analysis on national and international corporate clients of banks. Responsibilities: -Training and mentoring of new employees -Customer Due Diligence Analysis and Reporting (CDD) -Know Your Customer Analysis and Reporting (KYC) -Analysis and Exploration of Complex Corporate Shareholder Networks and Ultimate Beneficial Ownership (UBO) -Corporate Governance Information Analysis -Identification of Risk Profiles based on Geography, Industry, Product and Reputational Risk. -Screening and Monitoring of Adverse Media to identify Politically Exposed Persons (PEP) and Suspicious or Sanctioned individuals and organisations. -Understanding of regulatory concepts including, but not limited to the USA PATRIOT Act, Financial Action Task Force (FATF), Wolfsberg Group guidelines and principles, Anti-Money Laundering (AML) and Counter Terrorist-Financing (CTF). From March 2015 to Present (8 months) The NetherlandsKnowledge Management Analyst @ As Knowledge Management Analyst, I oversee and champion the development of a learning, collaborative and outcome-driven performance culture within the organisation. In addition to the training of new employees, I support the Director of Operations with policy management within the organisation. My responsibilities include, but are not limited to: -Providing training and support to teams and organisation for Knowledge Management tools, Knowledge Transfer and Exchange technologies and other learning material, replication methodologies -Taking leadership and coordinating the Knowledge Management Strategy of KYCnet which includes a roadmap for implementation. -Supporting the Director of Operation’s strategic priorities in relation to Knowledge Management -Ensuring legal and employee policies are updated and aligned with national and international legislation From August 2015 to October 2015 (3 months) Amsterdam Area, NetherlandsExternal Consultant @ Worked closely with team doing business in China to educate and advise on Chinese cultural norms and the subsequent business implications for success. From November 2014 to November 2014 (1 month) Port Elizabeth Area, South AfricaResearch Analyst & Capacity Building Course Developer @ Formulated capacity building courses aimed at South African/African private and public sectors to enable a better understanding of the Chinese business cultural and political environment when engaging on an economic, diplomatic and strategic level. Objectives included the cultivating the ability to communicate in a more efficient and unambiguous manner by eliminating some of the misconceptions regarding how to engage with their Chinese counterparts; being made aware of the most common pitfalls for new business start-ups including gaining a thorough understanding of the most relevant historical,cultural and political developments in China. Outcomes : 2 Capacity building courses formulated to be presented in conjunction with the University of Stellenbosch Business School. Co-writing policy briefs on China-Africa and China-South Africa affairs in the fields of politics and economics and led a project that included the creation of country profiles based on risk-analysis studies for investors interested in African countries. From October 2014 to November 2014 (2 months) StellenboschPolicy Officer Monitoring and Evaluation Intern @ Partook in a capacity development and evaluation study for the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Included the usage of formalised indicators and a framework developed by ECDPM in order to assess and measure progress and achievements of Dutch funded international NGO alliances. From July 2014 to September 2014 (3 months) Maastricht Area, NetherlandsResearcher @ Updated the Ethnic Power Relations (EPR) database for South Africa for the International Conflict Research Group at ETH Zurich, Switzerland.The ETH Ethnic Power Relations (EPR-ETH) dataset identifies all politically relevant ethnic groups and their access to state power in every country of the world from 1946 to 2009. From May 2014 to June 2014 (2 months) Zürich Area, SwitzerlandStrategy Consultant @ Worked as campaign strategist for Fairtrade Towns Netherlands leading a cross-functional team in creating new revenue streams in order to make the campaign financially sustainable without the support of external subsidies. Furthermore work to identify gaps and ambiguity in the current national campaign and to provide policy recommendations regarding how expand their reach by evaluating and restructuring the following areas: -marketing -branding -public relations -stakeholder management -campaign strategy -sustainability practices Key results: Developed a new strategy for client's campaign from conception to implementation in terms of short-, medium and long term goals. The proposal for the creation of new revenue streams are to be partially implemented in 2015. Skills: Project management, inter-cultural negotiation ,leadership development, time management, opportunity prioritization. From October 2013 to May 2014 (8 months) Maastricht Area, NetherlandsParticipant in Honours Program for Master Students @ PREMIUM is an honours programme for excellent master's students at Maastricht University. Interdisciplinary client assignment group under the supervision of a project manager. Integral part of the program is a skills-based and competency development component including master classes/workshops on project management, cross-cultural negotiation skills and leadership development together with individual coaching by a competence coach From November 2013 to April 2014 (6 months) Maastricht Area, NetherlandsPart of Student Delegation on International Affairs and Diplomacy to China @ International Student program aimed at: Promoting greater inter-cultural sensibility Bridging cross-cultural communication differences Developing a better understanding of cross-cultural negotiation styles Cultivating more effective inter-cultural dialogue. Partook in numerous inter-cultural events and lectures ranging from networking with students, professionals from different sectors, NGOs, embassies and numerous influential think-tanks including the likes of lectures by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People's Republic of China to the Shanghai International Studies Institute. From July 2013 to July 2013 (1 month) ChinaStudent Assistant at the Stellenbosch Univerity Postgraduate & International Office @ Organized and led groups of international students and visiting scholars in terms of social and academic orientations and related excursions. Acted as first point of contact for these individuals in terms of both administration enquiries and in any external matters. Worked on the execution of new external programs that will add value to the international students' study programs in terms of integrating into the local community and gaining a better perspective of life in the South African context. Played key role as liaison between local students and the promotion international study and research opportunities. Monitoring and evaluating academic and social programs and prepared analysis reports for management on performance and results. Skills: Cultivated better inter-cultural sensibility and communication skills; taking initiative in unpredictable circumstances; fostered ability to relay detailed information and university policies in such a way that they are easily understood and adhered to by students and colleagues of many different cultural backgrounds. From January 2012 to December 2012 (1 year) Stellenbosch, Western Cape, South AfricaAssistant Manager @ Responsible for a number of front desk duties especially with regards to administration in addition to a number of housekeeping duties which included supervision of day-to-day activities such as the preparation of rooms and breakfast service. Improved cultural competency through dealing with many international guests from different cultures and backgrounds. From January 2011 to December 2011 (1 year) Stellenbosch, South AfricaDouble Degree: MSc Public Policy and Human Development: Innovation, Institutions & Development, Public Policy Analysis @ The United Nations University & Maastricht Graduate School of Governance From 2013 to 2014 Certification in Science Communication Policy, Business/Corporate Communications, Public Policy @ Centre for Research on Evaluation, Science and Technology (CREST) and Stellenbosch UniversityBA International Studies (cum laude), Political Economy @ Stellenbosch University/Universiteit Stellenbosch From 2010 to 2012 Summer School, International Relations and Affairs @ Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin From 2011 to 2011