Stijn Kuipers

Experience

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  Restaurant 't Elf Uur B.V.

  May 2010 - May 2016

  Dish Boy / Kitchen Assistant / Commis Chef

  Started working as a dish boy and was trained up to commis chef.* Experience with working in a team under pressure* Carrying responsibility | ability to give and receive feedback | hard work and perseverance

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  Radboud University

  Sept 2015 - Jun 2018

  Personal research project on the attractiveness of Salafist thought in Egypt and Tunisia after the Arab Spring, made possible by the Radboud Honours Academy.Published the results in a research report and in an article in ZemZem, Journal on the Middle East and North-Africa. Also gained broad experience with public presentations of academic research and followed extra courses in research methodology.Supervisor: Dr. Martijn de KoningProject led to the awarding of a Radboud BA Honours Certificate. Show less

  • Student Ambassador

    Sept 2015 - Jun 2018

  • Student Researcher

    Sept 2015 - Oct 2017
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  NSRV Phocas

  Sept 2016 - Nov 2019

  Club and Varsity Rower

  Club and heavyweight varsity rower. Full training schedule (20+ hours) next to my academic education. Competed at the national level. Also rowed for ALSRV Asopos de Vliet and King's College London Boat Club and coached other crews.

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  Leiden University

  Nov 2018 - Dec 2018

  Student Assistant

  Temporary position to assist with the presentation of Dr. Alanna O'Malley's research agenda for her appointment as Chair of UN Studies in Peace and Justice.

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  Jonge Socialisten in de PvdA

  Jan 2019 - Jul 2019

  Treasurer

  Treasurer on the board of the Young Labour's Chapter in the Hague & Leiden.* Responsible for the chapter's finances* Organization of (in)formal activities | educate on politics in schools* Communicate with the national board and external institutions for e.g. financing* Professionally represent a local political party | enhanced communication skills | experience with accounting

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  Florein

  Jun 2019 - Sept 2019

  Home Care Worker

  * Housekeeping and social care* Diverse social interaction | working independently* Professionally respond and adapt to diverse circumstances

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  Students against Corona

  Mar 2020 - May 2020

  Consultant Digital Education

  Consultancy project to support the Royal Dutch Military Airforce Academy (KMSL) in the digitalization of its continuous development track of non-commissioned officers. Aimed at the effective transfer of soft skills through digital education methods, necessitated by the reduction of physical education due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Interdisciplinary group assignment with students from across the Netherlands.

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  Ministerie van Buitenlandse Zaken

  Apr 2020 - Sept 2020

  Graduate Intern Sustainable Economic Development, Business and Human Rights

  Internship at the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Department of Sustainable Economic Development (BZ/DDE). My primary dossier was the revision of the Dutch National Action Plan on Business and Human Rights. (B&HR)I also worked on the provisional UN Treaty for B&HR, proposals for the EU Action Plan B&HR and sustainable international supply chains in sustainable cacao and palm oil.* Co-wrote the Dutch government's response to the national baseline assessment and other memos* Carried out stakeholder consultations* Project management and communication* Background research Show less

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  Ministry of Economics and Climate

  Dec 2021 - Apr 2023

  (Senior) Policy Officer Industrial Strategy and Innovation

  Member Strategy Team, Directorate for Industrial PolicyResponsibilities:* Strategic Industrial Policy (economic analysis and policy advice)* Secretary CFEI/RFEI* Parliamentary Coordination* Crisisteam Ukraine* Vision 2050* Coordinator Topsectors* Business and Human Rights (IMVO, MVI, CSRD, CSDDD, SER-committee)* SDG Focal Point

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  The Clingendael Institute

  May 2023 - Jul 2023

  Diplomat in Training / IBBZ (het “Klasje”)
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  Ministerie van Buitenlandse Zaken

  Jul 2023 - now

  Policy Officer International Cultural Policy

  * Liaison Cultural Diplomacy Türkiye, Middle-East, North & Sub-Saharan Africa* Focal Point Culture and Economics* Restitution cultural artifacts WWII (primary responsibility lies with the Ministry of Education, Culture and Science)Former:* Liaison Cultural Diplomacy Ukraine* Communication Officer International Cultural Policy