Stijn Kuipers

Policy Officer | Diplomat (IBBZ 2023) | NL Ministry of Foreign Affairs

The Randstad, Netherlands

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Experience

  • Policy Officer at Ministerie van Buitenlandse Zaken
    Jul 2023 - Present · 3 yrs 1 mo

    * Middle East directorate, Syria team Former: * Coordinator Cultural Diplomacy Ukraine, Türkiye, Middle East, North & Sub-Saharan Africa. * Focal Point Culture and Economics * Restitution (stolen) cultural goods, WWII objects and colonial collections, in close cooperation with law enforcement, foreign governments and the Ministry of Education, Culture and Science. * Communications Officer International Cultural Policy * Consular (visa) facilitation

  • Diplomat in Training / IBBZ (het “Klasje”) at The Clingendael Institute
    May 2023 - Jul 2023 · 3 mos

    Full time diplomatic training programme at the Clingendael Institute.

  • (Senior) Policy Officer Industrial Strategy and Innovation at Ministry of Economics and Climate
    Dec 2021 - Apr 2023 · 1 yr 5 mos

    Member Strategy Team, Directorate for Industrial Policy Responsibilities: * Strategic Industrial Policy (economic analysis and policy advice) * Secretary CFEI/RFEI (ministerial councils) * Parliamentary Coordinator for a directorate of 130 people * Crisisteam Ukraine * Vision 2050 for the Dutch economy and society * Coordinator Topsectors * Business and Human Rights (IMVO, MVI, CSRD, CSDDD, SER-committee) * SDG Focal Point

  • Graduate Intern Sustainable Economic Development, Business and Human Rights at Ministerie van Buitenlandse Zaken
    Apr 2020 - Sep 2020 · 6 mos

    Internship at the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Department of Sustainable Economic Development (BZ/DDE). DDE promotes private sector development in developing countries. My primary dossier was the revision of the Dutch National Action Plan on Business and Human Rights. (B&HR). I also worked on the provisional UN Treaty for B&HR, proposals for the EU Action Plan B&HR and sustainable international supply chains in cacao and palm oil. * Prepared the revision of the Dutch National Action Plan on Business and Human Rights (B&HR) * Co-wrote the Dutch government's response to a national baseline assessment regarding B&HR and other memos. * Organized a stakeholder consultation with 35+ businesses * Attended and reported on digital UN meetings on the provisional UN Treaty for B&HR

  • Consultant Digital Education at Students against Corona
    Mar 2020 - May 2020 · 3 mos

    Consultancy project to support the Royal Dutch Military Airforce Academy (KMSL) in the digitalization of its continuous development track of non-commissioned officers. Aimed at the effective transfer of soft skills through digital education methods, necessitated by the reduction of physical education due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Interdisciplinary group assignment with students from across the Netherlands.