Curriculum Vitae Alois Clemens
Date of birth Place of birth
: 14/07/57 : Utrecht, The Netherlands
Brief characterization and keywords: Opportunities of integrated social / technological innovation. Inclusive development. Multidisciplinary and multi-scale perspective. Small-scale as well as large-scale business solutions. Rich mix of field experience, management and policy. Experienced programme leader and designer, researcher, lecturer, able to inspire, create shared value and implement. Transparent processes and practical results by good teamwork based on solid knowledge, learning and feedback, experience and networking. Concrete policy options for green inclusive development. Conceptually strong, I like presenting complex topics to different target groups. Good (international) network Professional experience: 2012 2011 – 2012: 2010-June 2011: 2007- 2010:
Freelance research and consultant. Inclusive development PhD candidate at the University of Wageningen. Subject: Iinclusive innovation in rural areas in developing countries. CE Delft: Senior researcher / consultant and team leader international biofeedstocks, including bioenergy, climate change and international trade. Head of forest / agriculture programme WWF Netherlands: • Leadership and management (international) programme (annual budget €9 million) • Representation of WWF NL programme in the international WWF network and with international stakeholders at different levels • Networking, negotiating and vision development with business, authorities, knowledge centres and NGO’s • Fundraising • International programme design and implementation. • Main programmatic topics: Inclusive development, forest management, natural resource management, land use change, CSR, nature conservation, palmoil, soy, bioenergy. Large and small scale production. • Programme and project design, capacity building, monitoring and evaluation.
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• Learning and feedback mechanisms • Programmes and projects in Central-America, Cameroon, Gabon.
Central Africa, Bolivia, Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, Malaysia, Indonesia, China, Rusia, Surinam and other) • Communication Manager international field programme forests / agriculture at WWFNetherlands: Responsible for all field projects (design, capacity building, monitoring and evaluation, communication) Guest lectures mostly about resource management, trade, CSR, Chains of Custody and voluntary standards (Universities of Utrecht and Tilburg, Hogeschool van Utrecht, UCU Utrecht University College) Programme manager Institutional development and fundraising at Pronatura Veracruz, Mexico. Capacity building. Strategic planning. Executive assistant and fundraiser at Grupo Ecológico Sierra Gorda, the managing NGO of Biosphere Reserve Sierra Gorda (UNESCO, 384.000 ha, 100.000 inhabitants). Main objective: sustainable (economic, commercial, cultural) development in the region. Cross-programmatic position: Business development including ecotourism, forestry and waste management. Free-lance tour development and guide. Discover Tours, Amsterdam. Development and implementation of tours (Ruta Maya) in Mexico, Guatemala and Belize Teacher English. Colegio Bilingüe Las Hayas, Coatepec, Veracruz, Mexico. Management assistant at Business Creation Result, Amsterdam. In a Private /public project on employment of this consultant I worked on business plans and credit acquisitions of small enterprises.
2000 – 2007: 1994 – 2012 1999 – 2000: 1997 – 1999:
1993 – 1997: 1994 – 1996: 1992 – 1993:
Education 1985 – 1991:
University of Amsterdam: -
1978 – 1984:
Hogeschool van Utrecht : -
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Geography of developing countries Development economics Bachelor degrees Geography and History
Skills: Language:
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Dutch
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Mother tongue
English
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Fluent
Spanish
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Fluent
Portuguese:
Reasonable
French:
Limited
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Management
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Creating shared value through alignment Team building by inspiration Convincing by concepts and good presentation
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Knowledge sharing
Contact details: Address: Dorscamp 25, 3992 BP, Houten, The Netherlands Tel: 0639434578 E-mail: alois.clemens@gmail.com
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