Resume David Bijl
Nationality: Dutch
Date of birth: August 15, 1985
Skype: daaf.bijl
Project
Manager
Passionate and creative
project and communication
expert with experience in
sales and project
management in The
Netherlands, India and
Latin-America.
Proficient in training
development, project
coordination, and planning
and executing real life as well
as online marketing
campaigns.
Skills:
Public Relations
Writing
International Cooperation
Project Management
Training
Website Management
Intercultural Communication
Business-to-business
Negotiating
Grant Writing
Languages:
Dutch
English
Spanish
E-mail:-Phone: -
Professional experience
April 2018 - present: Founder
At: EduCatE, India
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Setting up a non profit organisation in India and The Netherlands
to train social entrepreneurs.
January 2018 - present: Co-founder
At Slum Homestay, Mumbai, India
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Supporting a local family to host travellers in their slum.
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Managing marketing and PR, leading to coverage by radio, TV,
newspapers and magazines in at least 10 countries in 3 continents.
Including BBC, The Guardian and Lonely Planet.
February 2017 - August 2018: Program Manager India
At Potential Energy, Mumbai, India
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Driving sales and manufacturing in the newly established India
chapter.
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Overseeing manufacturing and assembly of improved cook stoves
along with our local manufacturing partner.
September 2015 - August 2016: Programme Manager
At Pollinate Energy, Hyderabad, India
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Management and development of a social enterprise selling solar
lights in urban slums.
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Trained local micro entrepreneurs.
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Coordination of international fellowship and young professional
programmes.
July 2014 – November 2014: Campaigner and Human Rights Observer
At Centro de Derechos Humanos Frayba, San Cristobal de las Casas, Mexico
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Assisted in planning a worldwide campaign against dispossession.
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Designed and created the website www.rostrosdeldespojo.org
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Designed and created promotional videos to get attention for the
situation in Chiapas.
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Researched and analysed complex socio-political networks in
Chiapas.
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Manned human rights observatory stations in rural communities.
German
French
October 2013 – June 2014: Researcher
At Somos Sur, Cochabamba, Bolivia
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Analysed the economical and social consequences of the
industrialisation of lithium at the salt flats of Uyuni.
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Professional experience (continued)
May 2012 – September 2013: Communication Officer
At JoHo Foundation, The Hague, The Netherlands
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Managed the communication and administration for the department’s most important
products, resulting in doubled revenue at the end of my employment.
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Managed professional relations with our partners in the UK, Spain, The Philippines and China.
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Provided consultation for young travellers in planning their trip and finding volunteering
opportunities abroad.
December 2008 – August 2013: (Vice-) Chairman
At Solid Foundation, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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Planned and implemented capacity building projects with students in Moldova, Ukraine and
Suriname.
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Coordinated the establishment of the organisation and lead a team of fifteen volunteers.
April 2008 – July 2009: Communication Officer
At LSVb Student Union, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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Founded and headed the news website’s editorial board.
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Organised two annual promotional campaigns, leading a team of twenty-five volunteers.
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Organised the jubilee conference.
Education
July 2014 - September 2014: Course on Human Rights and Alternative Dispute Resolution
At University for Peace of Costa Rica
September 2004 – August 2013 BA Cultural Anthropology and Development Sociology
At Leiden University
September 2003 – July 2005 Propedeutics Dutch Law
At Radboud University Nijmegen
Other
September 2008 – July 2009: Chairman
at Young Greens Nijmegen
September 2007 – August 2008: Student Council Member
at Faculty of Social Sciences , Radboud University Nijmegen
August 2006 – August 2007: Board member
at AKKU Student's Union Nijmegen
October 2005 – October 2006: Chairman
at NijSAC, Student Climbing Association Nijmegen
