Aino Ropponen

Experience

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  Karttakeskus Oy

  May 2013 - Mar 2014

  GIS Operator Trainee

  My work included maintaining the Finnish farmland register (according to which EU agricultural funds are allocated) by constructing field boundaries in a MapInfo and Oracle based program, as well as Finnish Registry Office data digitizing.

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  Posti Group Oyj

  May 2014 - May 2014

  Election official

  I worked as an election official for the European Election 2014. My tasks included the management of the election site.

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  Helsingin kaupunki – Helsingfors stad – City of Helsinki

  Jul 2015 - Feb 2016

  Technical Trainee at Public Works Department

  I created a GIS data set, using QGIS, of the public area rentals of the City of Helsinki and prepared analysis, visualizations, maps and reports for decision making.

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  Sweco

  Jun 2016 - Feb 2017

  Thesis Worker

  I wrote my Master's thesis "Resident interests and participation in energy refurbishment processes" as part of European Union EU-MODER project: Mobilization of innovative design tools for refurbishing of buildings at district level. I participated in the project in creating social sustainability indicators and participated in a 2-day international workshop about business model creation. The social performance indicators 1) gentrification and 2) end user advantages describe how the refurbishment process may change the peoples’ possibilities to live and work in a certain area before and after refurbishment. Social profiling is one of the tools to assess the social changes in a district. Summary from the EC website: "The project aimed at showing the possibilities of emission reduction by refurbishment of buildings at district level. A large district level has more impacts on the residents, businesses and users of a district compared to refurbishment of buildings one by one. At the same time a district level refurbishment offers more possibilities for optimisation of actions, e.g. it may be more profitable and environmentally friendly to concentrate on energy system optimisation and refurbishment than to refurbish all the buildings. The project's results help for optimisation of actions. At the same time the results show ways to make sustainable business in a large-scale refurbishment. One of the key development areas was the impacts on residents. The project developed a set of key performance indicators for assessment of the intended actions and the final outcome of the refurbishment." Show less

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  Sweco

  Jun 2017 - Dec 2017

  Communication Designer

  My main responsibility was project communication in housing refurbishment projects, including:- Designing and presenting residents the communication strategy and residential survey of a refurbishment project concerning a population of 2000 people- Coordinating multiple project communication teams consisting of housing cooperatives, property managers, project managers and planners- Maintaining web-based communication system for residents- Renewing project communication strategies and materials during company fusion- Marketing communications - updating brochure and advertisement material, event invitations, following related media- Online communication courses- Scanning for refurbishment project leads- Updating an online shop of additional renovation works for apartment owners- Updating project feedback questionnaires Show less

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  China Educational Channels CECTV

  Jan 2018 - Apr 2018

  Foreign Affairs Reporter

  I arranged and conducted television interviews about China's Belt & Road Initiative with the Ambassadors of Turkey, Iraq, Finland, Oman, Palestine, Georgia and Albania. My tasks included establishing and maintaining connections with the embassies and conducting research about the countries' and the regions' relationship with China and the Belt & Road Initiative.During my internship, I read about and experienced first-hand the working culture in China, and used Chinese in daily conversations and in translating Ambassador interviews and event invitations (Chinese-English and English-Chinese). I also created subtitles for the conducted interviews.I took care of embassy relations by attending events such as the Pakistan National Day and Pakistan Food Festival, and helped to organise a Cloisonne Culture Event for the diplomatic community. I also had a chance to teach a class to Chinese children on 'Little Diplomat Camp'. Show less

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  Ramboll

  Oct 2018 - May 2023

  Sustainable Urban Development Consultant

  I have worked in appr. 50 projects including e.g. urban development concepts, designs and stakeholder management, sustainable energy advising, operational and participatory models, sustainable tourism and transportation promotion, business assessments and market studies, and sustainable infrastructure and building construction studies. I have experience of a diverse set of work methods, including project management and coordination, stakeholder cooperation and communication, service design and user-centred design, workshop facilitation, interviews and (map-based) surveys, quantitative and qualitative data analysis, GIS, benchmarking and background analysis, communication and campaign strategies, event organizing, ethnography, and reporting.Some of the most notable projects include:- Landowner cooperation and multi-disciplinary project team coordination in train station developments in Finland- Urban concept and design projects in China in cooperation with Ramboll Beijing team- Communication and campaign strategies, roadmaps and materials for sustainable energy use and in major infrastructure projects- Assessments of local business impacts in major urban developments and in advancing sustainable transportation- International market studies for climate and sustainability solutions and cooperation- Operational and participatory models related to urban farming, forest development in cases of dispersed ownership, school and hospital operations, and rental housing developments Show less

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  Home is the Globe

  Sept 2022 - now

  Freelance

  Chinese and Finnish teaching to adults and children

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  Venture for Africa

  Sept 2022 - Dec 2022

  Strategy and Operations Lead

  Venture for Africa is a fellowship program designed to fill talent gaps in Africa’s startup ecosystem by enabling top local and global fellows to access opportunities with leading startups in Africa.My fellowship was at an agritech startup Farmz2U, where I worked as a Strategy and Operations Lead.

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  Farmz2U

  Sept 2022 - Jan 2023

  Strategy and Operations Lead

  Farmz2U is an ag-tech start-up that helps farmers farm better using data. Farmz2U supports smallholder farmers with access to information and resources to scale local farming production sustainably.Main Responsibilities:- Participating in C-Level Strategy planning- Taking over OKR setting and weekly OKR and retrospective meetings to track progress- Taking over Product & Ops meetings where Customer Success and different product activities are updated- Updating internal product process and other operational documents- Developing partnerships and customer relations with financial institutions- Partnering with BFA Global in venture building activities around strategy, operations, stakeholder mapping and user research- Creating job descriptions for different roles- Onboarding new hires in Kenya office Show less

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  Oxfam International

  May 2023 - now

  Harmonisation Project Manager

  Working in the Transforming Business Support Programme to harmonise policies, procedures and systems across business support functions, enabling countries and regions to thrive in an efficient system.