I am a Sustainable Development Practitioner with a diverse expanse of interests and subsequent expertise, which are founded on a keen understanding and appreciation for the significance attributed to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
Independent Consultant on Environment, Climate Change, Natural Resources since 1983. Worked mainly for EU in Central Europe, Middle East, SS Africa, SE Asia
I am an experienced consultant, manager, and government advisor with a career spanning over 30 years on donor funded projects and cooperation: EU-ACP and EU-Budget, World Bank, bilateral cooperation, UNDP, FAO and UNOPS. I am a a source of information on programmes, procedures in development cooperation projects funded by the EU in relation to climate change mitigation and resilience building of communities, climate-smart agriculture, nutrition and food security, environmental issues, biodiversity conservation. He is experienced in setting up qualitative/qualitative, gender sensitive monitoring and management information systems for the natural resources sector and in setting up methods for assessing and payment for ecosystem services.
Vast parts of his career have been spent working in South-East Asia, Africa and is well-versed in the status of ODA issues in these regions. He has over 15 years’ experience in institutional strengthening and in team leadership for long and short-term Technical Assistance assignments.
Johan van Geijn has a unique track record as a specialist in international corporate social responsibility (CSR) in the world of sports, particularly in football and international development cooperation. With more than 25 years of experience – heading the international programs at the Royal Netherlands Football Association (KNVB) since 1998 to build local capacity through football in developing countries and low-income countries. More than 20,000 young volunteer coaches have been able to improve themselves in their local environment through programs developed by Johan.
As founder of the WorldCoaches program, Johan has proven many times how sport can serve as a means for social development. Using football as a catalyst for social cohesion, for the position of girls and women in society, for awareness of communicable diseases, drugs and addictions or clean water.
With the international challenges surrounding migration and refugees, using football as an initiator for programs to tackle youth unemployment in these countries. A range of thematic social challenges where Johan has been able to let football contribute to the approach and often to the solution.
An energetic and enthusiastic changemaker with a growth mindset that thrives in fast-moving environments, with a solid academic background in Economics, Management, Digital Innovation, Political Science and International Relations and a "consultant" mentality, meanwhile turned into a civil servant: 12 years of experience in the intersection of Public Policy, Technology and the Economy, helping governments, international organizations, award-winning startups, and corporates find effective solutions to solve their "pain" points.
Public Policy - European Affairs, Tech & Innovation:
☁️ Policy Analysis - research, design and draft technical documentation
☁️ Execute advocacy strategies to advance the organization's priorities.
☁️ Expertise in multilevel governance (EU, national and local levels)
☁️ In-depth grap for Digital innovation and technologies - European Digital Policy (DSM, DSA, DMA, DGA, Data Economy, Privacy, Connectivity and emergent technologies (AI is not writing this).
Public Affairs, Outreach & Stakeholders Engagement:
☁️ Develop and nurture stakeholder relations.
☁️ Solid experience organizing corporate and policy events, across industries and regions.
Project Management & Business Development:
☁️ Business acumen across markets and business models.
☁️ Organization skills to drive one's Agenda in VUCA times.
☁️ Operational skills in resource planning, marketing, coaching, and operations.
Languages
☁️ Native in Portuguese (PT).
☁️ Fluent in English (EN) and Spanish (ES)
☁️ Professional Proficiency in French (FR).
Digital Skills
☁️ Productivity - MSFT and Google suit.
☁️ Enterprise Systems Management.
☁️ Data Analytics.
☁️ Software - CRM, ERP (SAP) & Ticketing (ServiceNow, JIRA).
Lived in PT, BE, HU, BU, CY & NL
