Karine Jacquemart

Directrice Générale chez foodwatch France - Autrice de “La démocratie commence dans notre assiette - Notre pouvoir contre les dérives du système agroalimentaire”, Editions Payot Poche

Paris, Île-de-France, France

About

More than 20 years’ experience leading teams in NGOs for improved social & environmental justice. Senior strategist and leader for global campaigns, fundamental rights, humanitarian field, Policies & Development, security & crisis management. Resistance against Corporate control and States complicity. Impunity and opacity: it is enough.

Experience

  • foodwatch (10 yrs 11 mos)
    • Executive Director / Directrice Générale
      Sep 2015 - Present · 10 yrs 11 mos

      Foodwatch, independant NGO, is expanding in France. Check it out : http://www.foodwatch.org/fr/

    • Directrice générale
      Sep 2015 - Present · 10 yrs 11 mos

  • DG at foodwatch France
    Sep 2015 - Present · 10 yrs 11 mos

  • Project Leader Africa Forest campaign at Greenpeace
    Mar 2009 - Jul 2015 · 6 yrs 5 mos

    • Leading the international campaign and political strategy. • Coordination of campaign development and implementation, in Africa and at international level: publications, lobbying of political key decision-makers and corporate actors (logging, palm oil); production of internal and external briefings, policy development and advocacy outputs; communication and mobilization. • Networking with CSOs, inter-Governmental organisations and political stakeholders, media. • Team management (intercultural) Main publications are available here: http://urlz.fr/o9T

  • Action contre la Faim | ACF-Canada | Action Against Hunger (4 yrs)
    • Regional Director of Operations (West and East Africa)
      Jul 2005 - Jul 2008 · 3 yrs 1 mo

      Supervision and Coordination of 6 humanitarian missions in West & Horn of Africa (Sierra leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Burkina-Faso, Ethiopia, Somalia). Policy and Advocacy strategies development and implementation.

    • Institutionnal Partnerships Manager
      Aug 2004 - Jul 2005 · 1 yr

      Develop networking and partnerships with IGOs, UN Agencies and Donor Governments & Agencies. Conduct analysis of institutional policies, share internal strategic recommendations.

  • Head of Mission at Action contre la Faim | ACF-Canada | Action Against Hunger
    May 2002 - Jun 2004 · 2 yrs 2 mos

    Overall coordination of the Missions : strategy, projects implementation and monitoring, team & budget management, security, networking and advocacy, funding/donors.