Professional Experience
Since September 2023
Lawyer (M.A./Dr. phil.) – German, European, and International Private and Administrative Law, Berlin
International Business Consultant – Focus: EU, Eastern Europe, India, Africa (Berlin/Hamburg)
January 2023 – December 2024
Managing Director (Board Member) – ora Kinderhilfe international e.V., Berlin
August 2022 – December 2022
Head of Division, European Social Fund (ESF) – Federal Ministry for Family Affairs, Senior Citizens, Women and Youth (BMFSFJ), Berlin
October 2020 – July 2023
Chairman of the Staff Council – Permanent Representation of the Federal Republic of Germany to the EU, Brussels
February 2017 – July 2022
Head of Division, Family, Senior Citizens, Women and Youth (FSFJ) – Permanent Representation of Germany to the EU, Brussels

• Chair of EU working groups: Children’s Rights, European Solidarity Corps, Youth Policy, Anti-Discrimination Directive
• Liaison for German and European welfare associations (e.g., Diakonie, Caritas, AWO, ZWST)
• Collaboration with international organizations (ICYF, ISESCO, WJC, etc.)
  January 2013 – January 2017
  Ministerial Director – Youth Volunteer Services – BMFSFJ, Berlin
• Responsible for: FSJ (Voluntary Social Year), IJFD (International Youth Volunteer Service), German-French Volunteer Service, weltwärts, and kulturweit
  October 2011 – December 2012
  Director for Human Rights and Anti-Discrimination – Council of Europe, Strasbourg
• Responsible for: Migration Policy, ECRI (European Commission against Racism and Intolerance), Civil Society
  January 2004 – September 2011
  Director of Youth and Sports Policy – Council of Europe, Strasbourg
• Campaign Lead: “All Different – All Equal”
• European Anti-Doping Convention, Convention against Spectator Violence
  May 1999 – December 2003
  Head of Division, FSFJ in the Political Department – Permanent Representation of Germany to the EU, Brussels
  May 1996 – April 1999
  National Expert (BMAS) – European Commission, Brussels
• Coordinator for Social Policy in the context of EU Eastern Enlargement
  June 1994 – April 1996
  Officer for Foreign Employment and Multilateral Agreements – Federal Ministry of Labour, Berlin
  January 1993 – May 1994
  Head of Labour Market and Social Affairs Division – Treuhandanstalt (Trust Agency), Berlin
• Managed a team of 250 employees
• Projects on privatization in Eastern Europe (e.g., Russia, Ukraine, Poland)
  July 1992 – December 1992
  Officer for Foreign Employment and Multilateral Agreements – International Labour Organization (ILO), Geneva