Georg Hoehne - Development Consultant

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Berlin, Germany

Experience

Jun 2022 - Present

3 years 2 months

Berlin, Germany

Development Consultant

SKala-CAMPUS

Building an educational contentent piepleline aimed at the German civil society sector.
Supporting Donor-Funding relations by managing large, impactful grants for the German society for the Phineo gAG.

Oct 2019 - Oct 2022

3 years 1 month

United Kingdom

Global Director Europe and Project Manager

Social Enterprise International Ltd

Global Director Europe (February 2021 - October 2022):**
Expanding the social enterprise methods and best practices to new places.
Supporting the organisation in internal decision making process and I am supporting new social license holders in setting up or scaling of their ideas.
Project Manager (October 2019 - March 2022):**
Management of various EU funded Erasmus + projects.
Design and deployment of trainings for seasoned social entrepreneurs within the EU.
Consultation of various social enterprises world wide and support the companies entry into new countries.
Aid social license partnerships and social auditing efforts.

Feb 2018 - Jun 2019

1 year 5 months

Erfurt, Germany

Project Manager

Plattform e.V.

Implementation of various international and local projects.
Focused on changing the face of vocational training and setting up incubator programs in rural Germany as part of several Erasmus Plus funded projects.

Feb 2017 - Nov 2019

2 years 10 months

Germany

Innovation Advisor

FieldReady.org

Develop partnerships and projects in the field of humanitarian innovation in complex emergencies, mostly in Jordan but also internationally.
I have facilitated various production projects with INGOs and civil society organizations, fabricating humanitarian items.
I foster the innovation and local production of needed goods for and in host and refugee communities.
I managed to set up a country office and assure its sustainable growth through project acquisitions.

Jun 2014 - Dec 2015

1 year 7 months

Pune, India

Business Development Manager

MPS Bauplanung GmbH

Set up and development of an imternational architecture consulting firm branch office and the successful acquisition of international clients.
Direct work with the Director dealing with legal, accounting and office set up.

Sep 2013 - Present

11 years 11 months

Hong Kong

Founder

innovationaid.co

Idea, development and implementation of over 40 innovative development design projects to help people in slums, urban villages and informal refugee camps.
Leading different teams of volunteers and professionals in coordination with various local and international NGOs in Greece, Germany, India, Jordan and China.
Invited to exhibit at the Shenzhen Biennal for Design.
Innovative design projects with Oxfam and the Makerbay in Hong Kong, the Shenzhen Center for Design and Art 325 in Shenzhen, Trial&Error Berlin and Malteser in a Refugee shelter in Berlin, with various international and local ngos in Jordan and with universities and designers in India.
We build products in need for and with the people that need the out of free recyclable materials in the commons.
2019 the design and production of Insultation sheets in Lesvos, Greece (made from old life jackets).

Apr 2013 - Present

12 years 4 months

Freelance Consultant

Self Employed & Freelancers

2022: Advising Start-Ups as part of Enactus Berlin. Advising three Grass Roots NGOs in Germany on development and scaling issues.
2021: Working with Plattform e.V. Germany to support their social business incubator strategy focusing on prototyping and MVPs. Leading a workshop with stakeholders to analyse the SWORT of the concept.
2020: I am advising Hardskills GmbH in Germany on their growth strategy and I am working with PeppleFit in the UK on their business plan.
2018 - 2019: I help to set up FairShares Labs (6 EU countries) for the VSBI (Verein zur Sozialen und Beruflichen Integration) and I train Integration Advisers for the Kopf, Hand und Fuss - Berlin, funded through EU Erasmus+ grants. I also worked for Innovation Radicals, Germany as a consultant for a short term consulting project.
2017: I consultant Openstate Germany and Action Aid Jordan on various refugee related innovation projects, about the relationship of psycho-social support, making and self-empowerment.
2016: I was a Business Development Consultant, developing contact databases and consulted the overall start up of Hardskills GmbH, with the founders. I supported the growth of Bantabaa Food Dealers as a consultant.
2015: I was an Advisor for the Talent and Education Foundation International Germany, aiding the set up and preparation of a vocational training center for slums in Pune, India, in 2015.
Since 2014: As an Meda and Business Consultant, I worked on the per-production and research for a documentary series of the State TV Channel of Kazakhstan in preparation for the 2017 World Fair (Expo) in Astana. Following this project I am advising the national media production firm with regard to organizational growth and development as well as internal communication systems. I am continuously advising the GM of a major TV channel.

Apr 2012 - Apr 2013

1 year 1 month

Program Manager

Les Enfants, le Jeu et l'Education (EJE)

Administered projects with international partners in the West Bank and Gaza, such as child support center in refugee camps and a school project.
I developed proposals for future Projects, fundraising, networking and team building, in cooperation with organisations such as UNWRA, EU, GIZ, FSD, UNRWA and local NGOs.
I directed project cycles and evaluated projects with local and international partners and I aided the design of a communications campaign with the Ministry of Health.

Nov 2011 - Nov 2011

1 month

Colchester, United Kingdom

Research Assistant

University of Essex

Planned a case study and conducted general research about the effect of current government policies on the educational system for Adam Wright, Department of Government.

Apr 2011 - Mar 2012

1 year

Belgium

Consultant & Editorial Assistant

Afghanistan Analysts Network (AAN)

Monitored EU and NATO policies towards Afghanistan. This ncluded various research about development, human rights and security as well as the transcription of conferences.
I developed and designed a Endnote knowledge database for the Board of Directors.
I organized and researched for reports, articles and books during and after an initial trainee period.

Jan 2011 - Mar 2011

3 months

Belgium

Lobbyist

Intelligence in Science

Lobbied EU institutions and companies for research and development projects, such as the Square Kilometre Array Project and the european Bio-banking infrastructure.

Feb 2010 - Oct 2010

9 months

London, United Kingdom

Research Assistant to Project Manager

LSE Global Governance Centre

Developed data sets for an examination of the international response to genocide in Rwanda and Darfur, in addition to qualitative and quantitative research for analysts.
I examined the power structures and case studies of local stakeholders in Afghanistan.

Dec 2009 - Dec 2009

1 month

London, United Kingdom

Policy Analyst

Strategic Communications Laboratories

Analysed qualitative and quantitative sources from information operations and public diplomacy efforts for political communications campaigns in the area of defense and conflict prevention.

Jun 2009 - Aug 2009

3 months

Chelmsford, United Kingdom

Paid Intern - Policy Unit

Essex County Council

Formulated and executed policy and policy proposals in the area of local development and good governance as part of the central policy team in the council.
I collected and developed projects on the local and national level.
I executed government policies on the local level through interdepartmental outreach such as the Community Planning and Regeneration Program.

Aug 2008 - Aug 2008

1 month

Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel

Intern

Haaretz

Conducted interviews, wrote for and edited the newspaper’s webpage as well as administered the online forums.

May 2007 - Jun 2007

2 months

Berlin, Germany

Administrative Assistant

Deutscher Bundestag - German Parliament

Responsible for coordinating office tasks, such as letter writing, responding to citizens’ questions and the organisation of meetings for the parliamentarian Ernst Kranz.
I was given sole responsibility over all office duties for short periods of time.

Languages

German

Advanced

English

Advanced

Spanish

Elementary

French

Elementary

Education

Oct 2009 - Jun 2010