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Patrik Bredbacka

Patrik Bredbacka

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Team Finland Adviser at Finnfund

  • Education

    • University of Helsinki

      2010 - 2011
      Computer Science

      Studies in computer science.

    • University of Helsinki

      2010 - 2014
      Bachelor's degree International Relations and Affairs

      • Minor subjects Management and Economic and Social History, both completed with grade 5 of 5.• Bachelor’s thesis (2014) on the underlying concepts of sovereignty in the pro- and anti-EU movements in the United Kingdom.

    • University of Helsinki

      2014 - 2015
      Master’s Degree International Relations and Affairs

      • Master’s studies in International Relations completed with overall grade 4 of 5. • Master's thesis (2015) on the qualitatively different but ultimately unsatisfactory attempts to achieve true reconciliation in post-war Bosnia and the role of political forgiveness as an enabler of new forms of social relations and understanding.

  • Experience

    • Lemminkäinen

      Aug 2012 - Jun 2013
      Office Assistant

      • Working on the launch of the Finnish construction company Lemminkäinen’s Finnish and global website launch and reference bank project• Content gathering, data input, updating and creating site structure and appearance• Testing and refining website functionality• General assisting tasks within the communications and marketing department

    • IKEA Group

      Jul 2013 - Oct 2015
      Customer Service

      • First-hand service in all different types of customer service, providing me with valuable experience in working with different kinds of people and under pressure• Handling of customer feedback and complaints, arranging product returns and exchanges, arranging deliveries and other services• Sales, issuing credit loans

    • Metso

      Sept 2014 - Nov 2014
      Web Communications Consultant

      • Guaranteeing and improving the standards of quality of Finnish mining and automation company Metso’s new global website• Problem mapping, researching trends and best practices, interviewing leading IT professionals• Producing a holistic solution package on how to maintain and assure web communications quality, guarantee knowledge sustainability and maximise outreach potential

    • UNOPS

      Nov 2015 - Jul 2016

      Working for UNOPS office responsible for relations with the European Union.• Business development and engagement analysis on global, regional and field office levels• Partner profiling (EU institutions and other international partners), analyzing priorities, identifying entry points and value propositions • Preparing background notes and analysis for management and executive level meetings• External stakeholder mapping • Big data and business analytics, partnerships management and workshop preparation to drive business development in headquarters, regions and local offices• Analyzing funding trends, engagement data and donor priorities to map new business opportunities• Document and knowledge management, building and maintaining a global document library, site analytics, conducting trainings and workshops

      • Partnerships Analyst Intern, Brussels

        May 2016 - Jul 2016

      • Partnerships Analyst Intern, Copenhagen

        Nov 2015 - Apr 2016

    • Finnpartnership

      Nov 2016 - Sept 2023

      Finnpartnership is a Business Partnership Programme under the Ministry for Foreign Affairs (MFA), managed by Finnfund. Finnpartnership aims to produce development effects by creating private sector partnerships between companies in Finland and in developing countries. Finnpartnership provides seed project financing, business matchmaking, and training & advisory services.My responsibilities included• Management of Business Partnership Support, a grant funding instrument for business projects in developing countries (ca. 80 projects and 6 m€ annually)• Leading a four-person team that is responsible for helping companies shape projects, analyzing funding applications on e.g. development effects, financial viability and risks, drafting funding recommendations and monitoring and supervising the use of funds by projects• Measuring, analyzing and reporting the activities, impact and results created by Finnpartnership and the projects it has funded (incl. annual reports, impact reports, financial reporting etc.)• Central role in strategic work and budgeting• Organizing and leading events such as seminars, workshops and high-level meetings in Finland and in developing countries to produce new business initiatives Show less

      • Grants and Impact Manager

        Jun 2022 - Sept 2023

      • Senior Programme Officer

        Jun 2020 - Jun 2022

      • Programme Officer

        Feb 2018 - Jun 2020

      • Junior Analyst

        Nov 2016 - Jan 2018

    • Finnfund

      Sept 2023 - now
      Team Finland Adviser

  • Licenses & Certifications

    • Prince 2 Foundation

      APMG International

    • I Know Gender: Gender Equality Course for UN Staff

      UN Women
      Dec 2015

    • Building a Better Response: the International Humanitarian Coordination System

      Harvard University
      Sept 2016

    • Advanced Security in the Field

      UNDSS
      Mar 2016

  • Volunteer Experience

    • Gender Focal Point

      Issued by UNOPS on Dec 2015
      UNOPSAssociated with Patrik Bredbacka

    • Occupational Health and Safety Officer

      Issued by Finnfund on Jan 2020
      FinnfundAssociated with Patrik Bredbacka