1. Mathilde Maijer
Key Competencies
● Highly analytical,
● Focused on outputs and results,
● Adaptive to changing circumstances,
● Open and multi-cultural minded,
● Inspiring and enthusiastic,
● Good and fast writing skills,
● Leadership skills and Team player
Professional Experience
2003- now
Advisor on Sustainable Rural Development in Africa
● Wageningen – Ndiza (Rwanda) Twinning Foundation
○ President (since 2008)
○ Coach of Trainees of Wageningen University in Ndiza, Rwanda
● Agriterra
○ Free-lance Journalist (2010-2012)
● ILEIA
○ Researcher on Payment for Environmental Services Mechanisms with
Small-Scale Farmers (2009-2010)
● GADE: Institute for Advice on Gender Issues
○ Developer of Awareness Raising Courses about the Dutch Multi-Cultural
Society
2006-now
Politician at PvdA (Labour Party)
● Leader of the Labour Party of Wageningen (since 2014)
● Member of the Municipal Council of Wageningen
2001 – 2003
Project Manager, Lubango, Angola
● CARE-International and Dutch Relief Agency
○ Project Manager of Southern Angola

2. ○ Project Leader of Emergency Water, Sanitation and Health Projects in
Refugee Camps
● SNV-Angola
○ Advisor on Participatory Training Methodologies
1998 – 2001
Development Advisor, Mongu, Zambia
● SNV
○ Project Manager Cereal Banks Project with Small-Scale Women Groups
○ Project Manager Management Advice for NGOs: Project SNV
1992 – 1997
Assistant Advisor at the FAO-UN,
● CIAT-FAO POSCOSECHA Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia (1995-1997)
○ Developer of Participatory Capacity Building Programs
○ Gender Specialist and Trainer
● Desarrollo Forestal Participativo en los Andes DFPA, Santafé de Bogotá, Colombia
(1992-1994)
○ National Coordinator of International Social-Forestry Project
Formal Education
● Minor in Intercultural Communication, LOI (2013)
● MSc in Agriculural Sciences, Wageningen University (1988) (with distinction)
● BSc in International Development Studies, Wageningen University (1984) (​cum
laude)
● Assistant Librarian at the Academy for Library and Documentation, Deventer (1981)
(​cum laude)
● Gymnasium alpha (1979) (​cum laude) and VWO-B (1981) (​cum laude​ ) (Dutch High
School)
Recent courses
● Communication and Social Media
● Journalistic Writing
● Politics and Debating
Various other skills
● Chair Person at Meetings
○ Chair of the Audit Committee of Wageningen (2006-2014)

3. ○ Chair of the Social Committee of Wageningen (2010-2014)
● Manager of NGOs
○ President of the Symfony Orchestra Sonante (2010-2015)
○ President of the Wageningen Ndiza Foundation (since 2008)
● ​Board Member
○ PvdA Wageningen (Labour Party): Board Member (2006-2010)
○ Dutch Boarding School in Lubango, Angola: Secretary of Board (2001-2003)
○ Mongu International Primary School: Vice-President of PTA (1998-2001)
○ Mongu International Nursery School: Vice-President of PTA (1998-2001)
● Journalist
○ Hoog en Laag (regional newspaper): freelance journalist (2012)
○ Agriterra: freelance journalist (2010-2012)
● Translator of Development Oriented Documents
○ SNV: Portuguese -> English (2001-2003)
○ IKV: Dutch -> English (2003-2008)
● Website Developer
○ see e.g.​ ​www.mayertjes.nl/Harry/​ ,​ ​www.sonante.nl​ ​www.wageningenndiza.nl
● Developer of Training Methods
○ Training course on problem analysis, book keeping, maize storage and
gender for analphabetic African farmers
○ Training game on marketing for African small-scale farmers
○ ​Training course on multiculturalism for women groups in The Netherlands
● Author
○ www.sprokkelen.wordpress.com
○ Breien in de negentiende eeuw (2015)
○ Sokken Breien (2014)
○ Sprokkelen (2013)
Long Stays Abroad
2001-2003 Lubango, Angola
1998-2001 Mongu, Zambia
1994-1997 Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia
1992-1994 Santafe de Bogota, Colombia
1991-1992 Harare, Zimbabwe
1990-1991 Mwanza, Tanzania
1986 Brioude, France
1983 Niamey, Niger
Language skills
1.​ ​Dutch mother tongue
2.​ ​Spanish professional working proficiency
3.​ ​English professional working proficiency

4. 4.​ ​Portuguese limited working proficiency
5.​ ​German limited working proficiency
6.​ ​French limited working proficiency
Contact
Wageningen
mathilde.maijer@gmail.com
06 43927836
● www.sprokkelen.wordpress​.​com
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