Stef Engels

- Trainer for Entrepreneurial Ecosystems (GIZ Guides)
- Team Lead for Ecosystem Mapping in Culture & Creative Industries (CCI) in 6 countries (South Africa, Kenya, Senegal, Jordan, Lebanon, Iraq)
- Development of Business and Implementation Plan for AU Centre of Excellence on Inclusive Markets (AIMEC)
- Track Lead for Inclusive Innovations in ii2030 Smart City Project Rwanda (Solid Waste Management) (www.ii2030.com)
- System Mapping for entrepreneurship in green hydrogen in 3 countries in Africa (www.ii2030.com) (Kenya, Namibia, South Africa)
- Strategy Development, Coaching and Report Writing for Inclusive Business (UN ESCAP – India, Vietnam, ASEAN)

- Lead Consultant for value chain analysis to increase export to China (Horticulture)

- Senior Advisor, Private Sector Development with focus on youth employment, entrepreneurship and SDG Investments. Donor Coordination Lead Tourism Sector (UNDP Uganda)
- Designed Innovation Challenge Funds and IDEAthons for start-ups in Uganda
- Team Leader/Consultant for UNDP SDG Investor Maps Uganda and Malawi
- Business model development and partner identification for SMEs in East Africa (Solar/Uganda, Hydropower/Kenya and DRC, Animal Feed/Kenya, Regenerative Agriculture/Kenya. Digital Education/Uganda)
- Proposal and Report writer for UN agencies, bilateral development partners, foundations, and development banks
- Local Coordinator for innovative drone project (Drones Doing Good Alliance) – Kenya
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• Project Manager for HortInvest: “Investing in Horticulture Development in Rwanda” (funded by EKN, 16.5M EUR)
o SNV-led Consortium with IDH, Agriterra, WUR/CDI and Holland Greentech
o Innovation and Investment Fund (IIF) for up to 50% grant funding for SMEs
o Managed Team of 23 staff (national & international)
• Line manager for 4 other agriculture projects/project managers
• Responsible for identifying and winning Agri BD opportunities
• Member of the Country Management Team
• Represented SNV Rwanda in Agriculture Working Groups of the Gov’t

Strengthening Kenya’s horticulture sector by identifying innovative Business Cases and strengthening market linkages between Kenyan and Dutch companies
• 5-year programme (2015-2019), funded by EKN, 6.7M EUR
• SNV-led Consortium with Solidaridad, HIVOS & Delphy

* Improved lives and incomes of 30,000 small-holder farmers

* Introduced M&E and data-mining softawre AKVO FLOW & RSR
• Led team of 9 staff (national & international)

• Managed existing GAIN portfolio of projects and staff in southern Africa as Head of regional Office and worked to maintain outstanding implementation record, while identifying and pursuing new business opportunities
• Worked with governments, NGOs and private sector to understand requirements and needs of beneficiaries to advance nutritional status especially in young children and women
• Negotiated agreements and new funding with donors and Government, worth 9.5M $ in new funding
• Developed team requirements and established new strategy and country office in Mozambique

• Strong involvement in articulation and execution of Private Sector Development Strategy (PSDS) with UN agencies, donors and Government of Kenya
• Broker for “Growing Sustainable Business” Initiative (GSB)
o Facilitating pro-poor investments
o Supporting social entrepreneurs
o Co-Author of concept and strategy for UNDP’s “African Facility for Inclusive Markets” (AFIM)
• Focal Point for UN Global Compact in Kenya
o Promoting the Global Compact & partnerships
o Supporting the implementation of CSR strategies
• Manager of Donor Coordination Unit of the Private Sector Donor Group (WB, USAID, DANIDA, Netherlands, DfiD, EU, JICA, UNIDO, UNDP)
o Link between the Private Sector Donor Group and the Ministry of Trade
o Resource Mobilization, Oversight & Management of pooled Catalyst Fund
o Member and Chair of the BDS Donor Group (Business Development Services)

• Full management responsibility for Business Unit in
Netherlands, Belgium and Luxemburg, leading 15 staff (Marketing, Finance, Sales, Admin, Customer Service)

* Grew sales on 15% CAGR
• Member Senior Leadership Team Europe, Middle East & Africa