Niklaus Waldvogel

Advisor Skills Development

Products & Solutions


Field experience
Benin, Morocco, Kosovo, North Macedonia, Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Moldova

Languages
German, English, French

Graduate expert in development, with experience in the areas of skills, labour market insertion, TVET, youth employment, inclusive systems (ISD/MSD), private sector engagement and sustainable agriculture. Several years of project experience in Eastern Europe and Western Africa, including as a team leader and regional knowledge manager. Supports projects in strategic orientation, intervention design, bid writing, formulating theories of change, sustainable planning and capitalization of learnings

Reference projects

Benin
Sustainable agriculture
Beninclusif: dynamic markets for agricultural products
The main goal of the project is to improve living conditions for farmer families through sustainable market support services. The project’s inclusive systems approach focuses on two sectors within the poorly developed agricultural market. During the first phase (2021-2024), the focus will be on fish farming and citrus tree farming, both sectors having high economic potential.

Morocco
Labour market insertion
Coaching for employment and entrepreneurship 
Job placement for disadvantaged youth
The project aims to provide young women from vulnerable backgrounds in Morocco with opportunities for productive self-employment, so they become empowered to create resilient livelihoods for themselves.
Uni.e.s pour l’égalité des genres, DRC