Koen Van Troos

Manager International Partnerships and Communication

Ghent Metropolitan Area

About

Experience

  • Manager International Partnerships and Communication at BIO - the Belgian Investment Company for Developing Countries
    Sep 2025 - Present · 11 mos

  • Head PR and advocacy at Fairtrade Belgium
    Feb 2021 - Sep 2025 · 4 yrs 8 mos

  • Vétérinaires Sans Frontières - Dierenartsen Zonder Grenzen Belgium (9 yrs 11 mos)
    • Policy and Education Manager
      Apr 2019 - Jan 2021 · 1 yr 10 mos

      Coordination of Development Education and Awareness Raising (DEAR) strategy and activities Development and implementation of a Policy Influencing strategy (Global, EU, Belgian and African level) Capacity development support of West- and East African partner organisations Networking with international and national partners

    • Education and Policy Coordinator
      Dec 2013 - Mar 2019 · 5 yrs 4 mos

      Coordination of policy, advocacy and education activities at VSFB. In charge of policy-influencing at the national (Belgian) and European level to create an enabling environment for smallholder livestock keeping according to a One Health approach. Also in charge of networking and capacity reinforcement of mainly pastoralist CSO's in Eastern and Western Africa. Coordination of education activities with agronomy and veterinarian universities and university colleges in Belgium, bot in Flanders and Wallonia.

    • Education and Policy Officer
      Mar 2011 - Dec 2013 · 2 yrs 10 mos

      Education and Policy Officer at Vétérinaires Sans Frontières Belgium. Responsible for a DEVCO funded program that aims to raise awareness with students, livestock keepers, politicians and consumers on the importance of small scale livestock farming in the fight against climate change and for food sovereignty.

  • Education and Policy Coordinator at Coalition of European Lobbies for Eastern African Pastoralism
    2013 - Jan 2021 · 8 yrs 1 mo

    Coordination of CELEP, developing an advocacy strategy and lobby activitities. Raising awareness on pastoralism in Eastern Africa with EU institutions. www.celep.info

  • President at VSF-International
    Oct 2017 - Oct 2019 · 2 yrs 1 mo