About
- Name
- Jessica van Thiel
- Job title
- Founding & Managing Partner
- Location
- Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Bio
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Jessica’s focus is in the field of aid and development, human rights law and advocacy, social entrepreneurship, science and economic policy and is a PhD Student in Management and Business.
Jessica has worked with EU Institutions in Brussels, on international research and development projects. She also worked as the Gender Focal Point of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Mauritius Country Office. Her work also includes consulting for a Human Rights NGO based in South Africa, where she assisted victims of domestic violence and led an anti-Human Trafficking Campaign.
She is an avid volunteer and is a member of the Soroptimist International and the Institute of Directors.
Now based in France and Canada, her passion to advocate policies and sustainable strategies that directly benefit minority groups and the impoverished are what motivated her to co-found PATHFINDER.
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Recent projects
White Paper - Social Policy
We require research support for our white paper. Specifically with a focus on research management and organization. This paper will be widely published therefore the selected individual must have a high level of rigor, research and writing skills. This is a great opportunity for a student(s) with a political science, writing, business management, international relations and/or law background to be a part of a meaningful and impactful piece of work.
Policy Analyst - research and development of a policy paper
About Us: PATHFINDER is a social enterprise based in Canada and France, with a mission to drive global development through a trilateral model by engaging with social enterprise, academia, and policy (please see attached business summary and our website for details about us).Project Details: We have two internship positions available to meet deliverables related to the research, writing, and editing of a policy paper with a refugee focus. The selected candidates will be part of a larger working group which will guide them on specific deliverables and action items for the paper. The scope of work is not limited by the paper. It may also include project support, business development, and communications.This is a virtual position.Point of contact: Jessica van Thiel, Founding and Managing Partner, PATHFINDER - jessica@pathfindersocent.com
Internship opportunity - research and development of a policy paper
About Us: PATHFINDER is a social enterprise based in Canada and France, with a mission to drive global development through a trilateral model by engaging with social enterprise, academia, and policy (please see attached business summary and our website for details about us).Project Details: We have two internship positions available to meet deliverables related to the research, writing, and editing of a policy paper with a refugee focus. The selected candidates will be part of a larger working group which will guide them on specific deliverables and action items for the paper. The scope of work is not limited by the paper. It may also include project support, business development, and communications.This is a virtual position.Point of contact: Jessica van Thiel, Founding and Managing Partner, PATHFINDER - jessica@pathfindersocent.com
Research and development of a policy paper - Fintech Africa
About Us: PATHFINDER is a social enterprise based in Canada and France, with a mission to drive global development through a trilateral model by engaging with social enterprise, academia, and policy (please see attached business summary and our website for details about us).Project Details: In partnership with the Global Policy House, we are looking for an intern to help produce a paper that maps out the Fintech ecosystem at high level and on state of play of central bank digital currency (CBDC) in Africa but cantering this around payments innovation and financial inclusion in Africa. In this report we will also be showcasing some of the sustainable solutions and technology offerings that central banks in Africa maybe able to explore.This is a virtual position.Point of contact: Jessica van Thiel, Founding and Managing Partner, PATHFINDER - jessica@pathfindersocent.com
Work experience
Founding and Managing Partner
PATHFINDER
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
March 1 - Current
PATHFINDER consults with Business, Academia and Policy for innovative solutions in Sustainable Development. We create solutions to enable the world’s most vulnerable through our unique three-pronged approach: by simultaneously influencing social entrepreneurship, academics, and policy.