Get to know me

Welcome!

At the core of my work is a commitment to driving positive change worldwide. As a Circular Economy expert with a background in communication and project management working in international development cooperation, I offer a range of services that empower my clients to drive change.

Communicating progress:

With a proven track record of developing clear, concise messages and producing content for various formats, Susanne transforms complex topics into digestible narratives. From compelling stories and insightful reports to engaging videos and informative brochures, Susanne connects with diverse target groups to make a lasting impact.

Distilling lessons:

Susanne helps you answer critical questions through thorough project reviews. by examining project documents, conducting interviews, and distilling success factors and impacts of project implementation, Susanne ensures your initiatives drive meaningful change. From complicated topics to digestible narratives, I create stories and content , including videos or digital content.

Sharing knowledge:

Susanne believes in the power of knowledge to drive change that is why she is passionate about knowledge sharing. Fostering environments where ideas and solutions flourish, Susanne works with a strong team and client orientation, always seeking collaborative relationships.

About me

Making your message matter

Susanne’s expertise in key policy domains—including sustainable consumption and production, green and circular economy — along with her communications capabilities, means she is able to convey purposeful messaging across diverse cultures employing the full range of channels and tools.

Expertise & Experience

As sustainability engineer (Master of Enginerring) Susanne brings in expertise on Circular Economy, Sustainable Consumption and Production, Life Cycle Thinking and change management. This strong conceptual knowledge provide the basis for Susanne’s work. Analytic thinking, and conceptual strength qualify her as journalist, project manager or assessor. In 2017, Susanne was certified as qualified project manager by TÜV Süd.

Communication

With substantial broadcasting and publishing experience, Susanne worked for different German broadcasting channels and has been producing videos for UN-organisations and EU programmes. She deals with a broad set of stakeholder including policy makers, government institution, international and multilateral organisations, consulting firms and the non-for profit sector.

what is on offer

Services in a Nutshell

Proposals and Progress

– Proposal Writing
– Logframe development
– Progress Reporting
– Project management

Advocacy and Awareness

– Content generation
– Story telling
– Creating people-centric narratives
– Reporting

Moderation and Facilitation

– Creating spaces for dialogue
– Facilitating workshops
– Leading interactive meet ups

Analysis and Research

– Interviews
– Focus groups
– Mixed methods
– Qualitative analysis

selected Examples

Products

Consultancy services usually involve deliverables, which can also be considered to be products. However, not all products that I develop with and for my clients are made publicly available. Especially in consulting, the process is often the product itself, without a public product or for internal use only. See selected examples of assignments below.

Reporting

Drivers of the transition to a circular economy – how countries go circular

On behalf of the EU-funded SWITCH to Green Facility, Susanne documented the Circular Economy transition processes at national level to produce insights on selected country experiences in Africa, Asia and Latin America. Susanne analysed information from conducted interviews with stakeholders including EU Delegations, national governments, the private sector and civil society from Colombia, Ecuador, Kyrgyzstan, Mongolia, Uganda and Senegal. The brochure identified vision and motivation of actors in the circular economy transition process, the key challenges met, and the milestones set and lessons learnt. The research was conducted by Camilla Shearmen, Ilka Buss (Ecuador) and Anna Urgeghe (Colombia).

Distilling lessons

Narratives supporting Green Economy around National Parks

Susanne was involved in a study on the Green Economy activities (including ecosystem services) in and around three major protected areas in Eastern Africa, namely the Queen Elizabeth Protected Area (QEPA), Uganda; the Virunga National Park Area (VNP), DRC; and the Northern Rangelands (NRPA), Kenya. In additional to economic analysis, Susanne was contracted to develop communication material to build a narrative illustrating the results of the study. She interviewed entrepreneurs, and NGOS in and around the National Parks. Her work results in factsheets, infographics and story maps highlighting impact of green economy projects on people around the parks. Susanne was contracted by Living Prospects.

Reporting

Green practices supporting the circular economy transition

With the publication „Supporting the Circular Economy” Susanne takes the reader on a journey across selected economic sectors, with a view to inspiring and encouraging a switch to green, notably circular, practices. She researched facts and figures on the environmental impact of economic activities, and explains the challenges faced in each sector. She complemented each section with stories from the field, showcasing successful green economy projects with strong replication potential. The publication benefits from strong illustrations and infographics produced by Paula Molina from Ecovantis.

Case study

Sharing the benefits of biodiversity

Susanne and colleagues crafted a compendium focusing on partnerships on Access and benefit Sharing (ABS) cases in the frame of the Nagoya Protocol. The case studies detail contextual development, actors, resources, and processes. Each case includes insights, lessons learned, and contributions to SDGs. A summary analysis of all twenty cases distills key findings, lessons, and emerging practices, providing a comprehensive overview of ABS contributions to sustainable development goals. The research was conducted together with colleagues from GeoMedia, the Union for Ethical Biotrade (UEBT) and the Institute for Biodiversity Network. Susanne was contract by GeoMedia.

Research

Researching the recipe for replication

At their best, development programmes contain ‘leverage points’ where a relatively small effort can produce a significant leap in the replication of the effort invested. Susanne was involved in a research of this leverage points across the EU-funded SWITCH-Asia programme. With project visits, interviews, and desk research, she investigated the mechanism around policy engagement and access to finance. Susanne played a pivotal role in distilling invaluable lessons from the EU programme, weaving together comprehensive reports that encapsulates key insights and lesson on replication mechanisms.
The research was conducted in the frame of the SWITCH-Asia Network Facility. Susanne was contracted by CSCP.

Strategy & Advocacy

Strategy and process advisory

In 2020, Susanne facilitated the process to draft a new gender and feminist strategy for the Heinrich-Boell Foundation. The strategy paper “Compass for Gender Democracy and Feminism” provides direction for our future international feminist work: It sets out our vision of gender democracy and embeds the Foundation’s work in global developments in gender relations. Gender policy work has lost none of its urgency. In a series of interactive workshops, Susanne guided the Boell team to define goals, tasks, responsibilities and competences.

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