Nico is ECL’s Policy Research and EU Projects Officer. He supports the management and implementation of ECL’s portfolio of EU-funded projects, including BUMPER, PAINLESS and CanScreen-ECIS, alongside assisting with the coordination of ECL’s working structures. He also supports the ECL Secretariat in proposal development for EU projects opportunities.
Before joining ECL, Nico completed a 12 month internship with DAI, focussing on the management of EU-funded projects in the field of climate change, sustainable and climate-smart agriculture and political stability. Prior to this, he undertook an internship in Iloilo, Philippines, in which he worked for NGO LOOB in projects focussing on local community health and sustainable development.
Nico holds a Double MSc in Public Policy and Human Development from the United Nations University Merit, as well as a BA in International Development from the University of East Anglia. During his studies, Nico specialised in socio-economic and behavioural risk factors, and their influence on the spread of infectious diseases.