Signe Schelde Poulsen

Team Leader and Chief Advisor at the Danish Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Copenhagen, Capital Region of Denmark, Denmark

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Experience

  • Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Denmark (8 yrs 9 mos)
    • Team Leader, Team Multilateral Development Banks
      Apr 2025 - Present · 1 yr 3 mos

      Leading the MFA team that covers Denmark's strategic engagement with the Multilateral Development Banks/MDBs.

    • Chief Advisor on the World Bank
      Jan 2024 - Aug 2025 · 1 yr 8 mos

      - Lead on Denmark's strategic engagement with the World Bank Group.

    • 1st Secretary at Danish Embassy in Paris, France
      Aug 2022 - Jan 2024 · 1 yr 6 mos

      - Focus on French Africa policy and engagements, as well as DK-French relations related to this

  • Special Assistant to the President of the 71st UN General Assembly, New York at United Nations
    Jul 2016 - Sep 2017 · 1 yr 3 mos

    - The President's right hand 24/7 - Part of the Executive leadership of the Office of the President - Prepping of the President and attendance in meetings, events, travels around the world - Link between the President and the office of 40+ international staff members.

  • Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Denmark (4 yrs 1 mo)
    • 2nd Secretary at the Danish Embassy in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
      Jun 2015 - Jul 2016 · 1 yr 2 mos

      - Responsible for DK's political and development engagement in South Sudan. - Frequent travels to South Sudan (maternity cover)

    • Advisor at the Department of Development Policy and Global Cooperation
      Feb 2015 - Jun 2015 · 5 mos

      - Initiating the preparations for the Women Deliver Conference in May 2016, incl. close liaison with DK businesses, NGOs etc. - Supporting the Danish National Women Deliver Committee with the participation of the Minister for Development and HRH the Crown Princess

    • Head of Section at the Global Green Growth Forum (3GF) - secretariat
      Apr 2014 - Jan 2015 · 10 mos

      - Part of the secretariat that planned the Global Green Growth Forum (3GF) Summit in Oct. 2014 with 500+ high level participants. (3GF is now P4G)

  • Intern at The Danish Parliament, Christiansborg for MP Steen Gade (SF) at Folketinget
    Aug 2010 - Feb 2011 · 7 mos

    - Intern for for MP Steen Gade, former spokesperson on development aid and environment politics for the Socialist People's Party (SF) - Daily responsibility for the development aid agenda - keeping track of the national and international debate, new research, new political bills etc and preparing MP Steen Gade's contributions/statements to the debate/developments - Formulation of political suggestions + a policy paper on SF's view on future ODA

  • Research Assistant - "Solidarity Campaigns and Socio-Cultural Globalization in Denmark, 1945-2005" at Aarhus University (Denmark)
    Aug 2009 - Dec 2010 · 1 yr 5 mos

    Research and analysis of DK media’s coverage of the genocide in Darfur and the conflict between Tibet and China for the research project ”Solidarity Campaigns and Socio-Cultural Globalization in Denmark, 1945-2005” conducted by Associate Professor, Thomas Olesen.