Nicolas Maennling

Responsible Mining & Resource Governance Economist | Project Manager | Long-standing experience driving impact in international development

Vienna, Vienna, Austria

About

- Economist with experience at international organisations, private sector companies and academic research centres, advising countries on resource-based development and fiscal sustainability. - Experienced manager of multidisciplinary teams responsible for hiring and career development. - Expertise in preparing and implementing multiannual projects, drafting and writing (30+ publications), capacity building (300+ hours taught), public speaking and moderating (100+ engagements).

Experience

  • Project Specialist at UNIDO
    Jul 2025 - Present · 1 yr

    Help setup and grow the Global Alliance for Responsible and Green Minerals. The multistakeholder initiative aims to promote fair, sustainable and inclusive mineral supply chains, from extraction to recycling.

  • Project Manager at Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH
    Jan 2020 - Jun 2025 · 5 yrs 6 mos

    Lead the MinSus project that supports the Andean countries (Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador and Peru) in improving the management of their mineral resources. This includes increasing transparency of the sector, encouraging multi-stakeholder engagement around resource extraction and supporting the development of sustainable supply chains.

  • Project Manager at MinSus
    Jan 2020 - Jun 2025 · 5 yrs 6 mos

  • Senior Economics and Policy Researcher at Columbia University in the City of New York
    Jan 2013 - Dec 2019 · 7 yrs

    Focus on creating tools and resources to establish an effective framework for resource-based development, including building financial models to assess how fiscal and non-fiscal benefits are shared between countries and industry, exploring synergies of extractive industry infrastructure investments, designing strategies for resource management, and promoting economic diversification through industrial and local procurement policies.

  • Macroeconomic Analyst at Government of Timor-Leste
    Oct 2011 - Dec 2012 · 1 yr 3 mos

    Provided the Minister of Finance of Timor-Leste with macroeconomic advice on issues such as inflation, macroeconomic forecasting and fiscal sustainability. Lead advisor on private sector assessment that has the potential to drive economic growth and employment creation in Timor-Leste in the medium- to long-term, and assessment of the impact that proposed social programs will have on recurrent expenditure and fiscal sustainability.