Mariko Overgoor

Experience

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  HMSHost International

  Feb 2018 - Jul 2018

  Cost Control Intern

  Part of my International Facility Management education was to do a 6-month placement abroad. I did my placement at HMS Host in Kuala Lumpur where I was mainly responsible for the food cost calculations. I helped the company gain better insights into costing and how to control this. I worked alongside store managers and the purchasing department, creating an overall overview of all food costs by generating new templates in Excel.During my placement, I have experienced what it is like to work in an international company and how cultural differences play a role in way of working and communication. I was fortunate to gain more insight on different aspects of the company, in particular in the finance department. Show less

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  UNICEF Nederland

  Sept 2018 - Jan 2020

  Chairperson

  As a student, I was an active volunteer at UNICEF Student Team Breda. UNICEF Student Team Breda is a group of students organizing events and activities in Breda to raise money and awareness for UNICEF. As of September 2018, I was assigned as chair of this team of student volunteers. My role as chair was to keep an overview of all activities and make sure everything runs smoothly. Assigning team members to certain tasks and positions, motivate them, listen to them and create a fun and safe environment. I was also responsible for managing relations with external parties (sponsors, partners) we worked with, other student teams and the UNICEF headquarters in The Netherlands.Here, I developed leadership and organization skills through rethinking and applying strategies in order to tackle challenges related to engagement of members, broadening our network and establishing relations with external parties. Show less

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  Amrâth Hôtels

  Oct 2018 - Dec 2020

  F&B employee

  Besides studying, I worked as a waitress at Amrath Hotel Brabant. The main work activities were welcoming guests, taking orders, serving food and beverages, handling payments and overall mise en place during breakfast, lunch and dinner time. Besides restaurant activities, the hotel rents out several meeting rooms and hosts events in the lounge as well. The activities related to banquet and events were part of my job too.I was able to work independently and was given the responsibility of closing the restaurant (including cash register) and keeping an overview, as well as training and guiding new staff members and interns.Here, I have experienced working in a diverse environment, developed in training new staff members and learnt about the importance of establishing relations with hotel guests. Apart from my regular responsibilities, I was an active member of the labour policy committee, in which policies concerning the safety of the company's employees were discussed. Show less

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  GGD West Brabant

  Jun 2021 - May 2022

  Constantly training new employees and being actively involved in the onboarding process. Giving one to one training to new employees for a period of 3 days. Responsible for teaching new colleagues how to work in the different systems used, conservation techniques, policy’s, SOPs, administrative handling of medical case files. Welcoming new employees and creating a positive atmosphere at the workplace. Adjusting the style of communication and pace of the training to each trainee. Laying out a structure for the training days and assisting other trainers in how to approach the training days. Due to a fast scale up in employees, there were a lot of new hires in a short period of time. Therefore, my work activities changed and was put into a new position. On average, training 1-2 new employees (partially or fully) per week. On days that my work does not include training new hires, it is my responsibility as coach to actively help new colleagues who just received the training and start working independently. Show less Responsible for handling COVID-19 cases: calling with infected persons and their contacts, giving appropriate advice on isolation/ quarantine, determining possible sources and identifying possible outbreak locations.Registering gained information in case files to be sent to the Dutch National Institute for Public Health and the Environment.Continuously adapting to daily updates and weekly changes in SOPs.Multitasking and working in different software systems.Further development of communication and analytical skills. Show less

  • Investigating Officer Outbreak Desk

    Jan 2022 - May 2022

  • Trainer & Coach

    Sept 2021 - Jan 2022

  • Investigating Officer COVID-19 Outbreak Prevention

    Jun 2021 - Sept 2021
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  SDG House

  Sept 2021 - Dec 2021

  SDG Consultant

  A 15 week program in which trainees are divided into groups and placed with a client. The client has a desire to improve its business by contributing (more) to one or multiple Sustainable Development Goals. These goals (17 in total) are set by the United Nations in order to work towards a more sustainable future. This traineeship allows me to gain experience in working on a project that is focused on sustainability. During this period, I worked on SDG 10: Reduced Inequalities by helping the client with starting a nonprofit organization (Stichting FC Matties). Show less

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  Ministerie van Buitenlandse Zaken

  May 2022 - Oct 2023

  Social Development Department (DSO), Taskforce Women’s Rights and Gender Equality (TFVG)Working on organizing the Shaping Feminist Foreign Policy Conference 2023, as part of the content/ policy team. The content team decides on theme, topics, look and feel of the conference. Here, I get to work with different external parties to bring the conference to life. My responsibilities include providing team structure, process management, coordination with the logistics team, keeping overview, customer service, administrative duties.In addition, I have been an active member of the department’s diversity and inclusion working group. Show less

  • Shaping Feminist Foreign Policy Conference Policy Officer

    Nov 2022 - Oct 2023

  • Government Transparency Advisor

    May 2022 - Nov 2022
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  Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in Japan

  Oct 2023 - May 2024

  Internal and Consular Affairs Officer

  Working alongside the operational manager to ensure smooth and improved operations at the embassy. My responsibilities and tasks included event management, general IT support, storage and inventory management, key and safe management, workplace facilities management. Besides internal operations, I was part of the consular team where duties and responsibilities included passport/visa/travel document applications and issuance, visits to Dutch detainees, involvement in consular cases (e.g. death, missing persons, arrest). Show less

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  Ministerie van Buitenlandse Zaken

  May 2024 - now

  Project Officer