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@maxnda

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Young Professional with a background in ESG, climate and development finance.

South Africa

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What I'm looking for

Available part- or full-time. Can work CET hours; however, open to other time zones.

Master’s in Climate Change. My work focused on environmental and social due diligence, climate finance, and social policy. My work advances gender-climate action, particularly in LDCs (Least Developed Countries) and Fragile and Conflict-affected Areas. I also have an ESG background, analysing data, taxonomies, net-zero tracking and nature-positive investments.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

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Data Research Analyst

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Equalab

Sep 2025 - Present (1 year)

Assisting with data methodology and synthesis for gender financing allocations, supporting gender analysis in Nepal, and contributing to Women in Climate Action Networks in Malawi.

Data Analysis Data Synthesis Gender analysis Research Quantitative Data Analysis Technical assistance

Sustainability & Quality Management Department Trainee

European Investment Bank

Sep 2024 - Aug 2025 (11 months)

Scoped project pipelines for technical assistance, managed projects with external consultants, conducted research on environmental and social frameworks, and created a dashboard for project monitoring.

Project Management Stakeholder Management Research Data Mining Data Analysis Taxonomy SFRS ESRS Dashboard Creation

Research & Data Intern

Climate Arc

Apr 2024 - Aug 2024 (4 months)

Benchmarked transition methodologies, conducted literature reviews on climate transition barriers, built dashboards on Tableau, and contributed to a knowledge hub.

Research Data Collection Data Cleaning Data Visualization Tableau ESG ESG Disclosure

Nature Team Intern

United Nations Environment Programme Finance Initiative

Jul 2023 - Jan 2024 (6 months)

Conducted research on nature-based solutions, compiled TNFD newsletters, and reviewed Sustainable Blue Economy reports.

Research Nature Based Solutions TNFD Report Writing Review Communication Skills

Graduate Researcher

ESG Foundation

Aug 2022 - Jul 2023 (11 months)

Conducted research on ESG policies, managed ESG reporting systems, and engaged in social media activities.

ESG Research Reporting Social Media

Graduate Intern

Human Sciences Research Council

Jun 2021 - Nov 2021 (5 months)

Conducted literature reviews, captured results into infographics and maps using R and ArcGIS, and analyzed qualitative and quantitative data.

literature review Research R ArcGIS Data Analysis Infographics

Education

Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework

University of Helsinki

Masters in Environmental Change & Global Sustainability, environmental science

2022 - 2023

Grade: 4.33

University of Helsinki

Master's Programme (Semester Abroad), Environmental Change and Global Sustainability

2022 - 2023

Semester abroad in the Master's Programme in Environmental Change and Global Sustainability (ECGS) with electives in Nature-Based Solutions, Perspectives on Sustainable Consumption, Introduction to Sustainability Science, and Geography of mega-trends.