Project Management, Fundraising and Recruitment

ESS can assume the responsibility of project manager on behalf of its clients. It also offers support to identify and approach funds and donors, and to recruit experienced staff and trainees.

ESS has executed the following assignments regarding Project Management, Fundraising, and Recruitment:

Assignment Period Client
Management of the National GEF PPG Team and provide technical support for the preparation of UNDP / GEF project “Global Opportunities for Long-term Development of ASGM Sector Plus – GEF GOLD + in Suriname 2020 – 2022 United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
Management of the Project ‘Encouraging children’s homes to grow crops and fish for food security and climate change resilience’ 2017 – 2019 United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
Project writing for a UNDP Japan-Caribbean Climate Change Partnership (J-CCCP) project, for and in cooperation with the Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Husbandry, and Fisheries in Suriname 2016 – 2017 United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
Evaluation of Three Finalized SGP projects (Suriname) 2015 – 2016 Small Grants Programme Suriname (SGP)
Monitoring and Reporting on a Charcoal Making Furnace to Find a Means for Converting Wood Waste into High Quality Charcoal (Suriname) 2015 -2016 Charbon Engineering N.V. (The Netherlands)
Perform a comprehensive fundraising plan for acquiring funds from Europe towards the sustainability of ACT-Suriname 2012 The Amazon Conservation Team – Suriname
Management of Suriname Sustainable Land Management Project 2010 – 2011 Government of Suriname, Ministry of Labour, Technological Development and Environment (ATM)
Project development and Management of Sustainable Wood Processing Project (Suriname) 2010 – 2013 Foundation For Sustainable Wood Processing in Suriname (FSWPS)
Program Support to Tropenbos in Suriname 2005 – 2008 Tropenbos International (TBI, The Netherlands)