Christian Koch

Personal data

• Born 1979
• Studies in Communication Science (major subjects: political science, economics and public relations) in Stuttgart-Hohenheim and Santiago (Chile)
• Graduate diploma in communication studies
• Work experience in the communications sector (communication consulting)
• Since 2004 working at interfaces between business and development cooperation
• Since 2006 consultant at Como in Hamburg
• 2008-2009 vocational training in Organizational Development (Systemic and Gestalt approaches in consultancy processes)
• Working languages: German, English, Spanish

Service offering

• Strategy and management consultancy, reports and evaluations in the fields of sustainable economic development (incl. "Green Growth" / adaptation to climate change), inclusive value chain development, corporate social responsibility (CSR), standards, etc.
• Design, implementation and support of partnerships and strategic alliances between public and private sector and civil society, cooperation and communication management
• Organizational development and change management: consultancy, training and coaching services for projects and partner organizations of International Cooperation (IC), public and private sector in steering and managing complex cooperation/change projects
• Design of result-based management and monitoring systems
• Steering and managing complex cooperation projects with Capacity WORKS

Examples 2012

• Evaluation of the export promotion initiative energy efficiency for the period 2010 until 2012 regarding relevance, effectiveness and efficiency
• Process consultancy for the newly founded alliance SUSTAINEO (members: Aid by Trade Foundation (Otto Group), Jacobs Foundation, HRN Foundation)
• Consultancy services regarding the establishment of a joint steering, management and monitoring system for the program "Strengthening of the EU harmonization process in South-East Europe" (coordination of 4 open regional funds), strategy development and operational planning 2012 / 2013
• Moderation of the 3-day strategy retreat of the HRN foundation (ca. 25 participants of projects worldwide)
• Indo-German Environment Partnership (IGEP) Program: strategy development (implementation of the recommendations of the project progress review), planning and adapting the existing results-based monitoring system
• Capacity WORKS Training: 4-days standard introductory courses for international and national employees and counterparts of GIZ working in projects in South-East Asia
•  Strategy development, training and backstopping for the Regional Economic Development / Green Belt Program (GIZ) in Cambodia
• Mission leader for the project progress review of the "Employment Promotion for Youth" (EPP) program of the GIZ
• Backstopping and coordination of 7 sector specific (vocational training, health, energy, transport, etc.) analysis of forms of cooperation with the private sector for the Federal Ministry of Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ)