Sophie Bußjäger
Programme Manager
Amman
Summary
International development professional with over 6 years of experience in programme management across Sub-Saharan Africa. Specialized in gender equality, sustainable livelihoods, and education/TVET projects funded by major donors (ADA). Skilled in partnership management, policy dialogue, and project cycle management. Multilingual with strong intercultural communication skills.
Overview
10
10
years of professional experience
5
5
Languages
Work History
Programme Manager
SOS Children’s Villages Austria
05.2023 - Current
- Department for International Projects // Management of Programmes funded by the Austrian Development Agency (ADA)
- - Strategic Partnerships “GROW EQUAL! Her rights to a sustainable life” (2024-2027) / “Strengthening Livelihoods of Vulnerable Families through economic empowerment in green sectors” in Ethiopia and Uganda (2019-2023)”
- - Policy Dialogue on the Eradication of Violence against Children, Gender-Based Violence and Prevention of Early Marriages in Tanzania and Uganda (2023-2025)
- - Gender Focal Person – elaboration of gender programming standards applicable to all development and humanitarian projects funded by SOS Children’s Villages Austria
- - Coordination with Fundraising and External Communication
Programme Coordinator
Jugend Eine Welt – Don Bosco Development Cooperation
07.2022 - 04.2023
- Department for International Projects
- - Framework Programmes „Gender Matters for Green TVET” in Uganda and Rwanda (2023 – 2026) / “Solar Skills and Environmental Education” in Uganda and Ethiopia (2019 – 2022)
- - Nexus programmes to alleviate the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic and foster resilience of vulnerable groups in Burkina Faso and South Africa
Project Coordinator
Jugend Eine Welt – Don Bosco Development Cooperation
03.2020 - 06.2022
- Department for International Projects // Management of projects in Sub-Saharan-Africa with a thematic focus on education, TVET and skills development along the project cycle in cooperation with the project partners (including identification and programme design, monitoring and evaluation); preparation of a press trip to Nigeria and Ghana
Blue Book Trainee
European Commission
10.2019 - 02.2020
- Directorate General for International Partnerships (DG INTPA), Department for Strategic EU-AU/EU-ACP Partnerships // Communication on various channels (website, Twitter, press releases, internal communication); event organization;
Consultant
Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD)
08.2019
- Sahel and West Africa Club (SWAC) // research on and analysis of tertiary education institutions and gender equality in West Africa (SIGI index)
Research Intern
Liechtenstein Institute
02.2019 - 02.2019
- Department for Policy Research // research on the national and international legislation of the Principality of Liechtenstein
Administrative Trainee
Austrian Federal Ministry for European and Foreign Affairs (BMEIA)
01.2018 - 01.2019
- Department for Planning and Programming of Bilateral and Regional Development Cooperation // preparation of a new strategy paper for Sub-Saharan Africa with a focus on gender equality; portfolio management; preparation of coordination meetings and ministerial briefings
Vocational Intern
Austrian Broadcasting Corporation (ORF)
04.2016 - 07.2016
- Departments for New Media and Foreign Policy News // management of and content creation for Facebook page of news format “Zeit im Bild”; monitoring of news agencies
Education
Master of International Development -
University of Vienna
11.2017
Bachelor of Political Science - undefined
University of Vienna
04.2016
Baccalaureate of Communication Science - undefined
University of Vienna
05.2014
Skills
MS Office, database management (proficient)
Affiliations
Board Member of WIDE (Women in Development)
Voluntary Intern at FIAN (FoodFirst Information and Action Network) Austria
Publication
Based on a real partnership? Analysis of the Trade Relation between the EU and the ACP states? (University of Vienna, Master Thesis)
Courses/Trainings (selection)
- Gender: trauma-sensitive approach (Medica Liberia); Gender analysis in humanitarian settings (WIDE); Gender and Intersectionality in Programme Design (WIDE); SRHR and Family Planning (Aktion Regen); EU Gender Action Plan III in PCM (DG INTPA); Gender in Humanitarian Aid (360 degrees access); Gender in Evaluations (WIDE)
- Project Cycle Management: Programme design and proposal writing for public donors (Triple Minds); Monitoring and Evaluation (Triple Minds); Project and Programme Cycle Management (DG INTPA)
- Other: Moderation and Presentation Techniques (BIFI); Election Observer Training (OSCE);
Election Observation
OSCE Short-term Observer for the Early Presidential Elections in Kazakhstan (June 2019)
Driving License
Cars (Austrian “B” license)
Timeline
Programme Manager
SOS Children’s Villages Austria
05.2023 - Current
Programme Coordinator
Jugend Eine Welt – Don Bosco Development Cooperation
07.2022 - 04.2023
Project Coordinator
Jugend Eine Welt – Don Bosco Development Cooperation
03.2020 - 06.2022
Blue Book Trainee
European Commission
10.2019 - 02.2020
Consultant
Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD)
08.2019
Research Intern
Liechtenstein Institute
02.2019 - 02.2019
Administrative Trainee
Austrian Federal Ministry for European and Foreign Affairs (BMEIA)
01.2018 - 01.2019
Vocational Intern
Austrian Broadcasting Corporation (ORF)
04.2016 - 07.2016
Bachelor of Political Science - undefined
University of Vienna
Baccalaureate of Communication Science - undefined
University of Vienna
Master of International Development -
University of Vienna