Curriculum vitae

Independent

Lia Weitz – Consulting, Training, Facilitation and Process Support

Strategy, organisational development and consulting (selection)

• Strategy workshop for AWO International (near Berlin, 2026)
• Organisational development of the “International Cooperation” department (team development, strategy workshops, conflict facilitation), IAK Agrar Consulting GmbH (Leipzig, since 2025)
• Organisational consulting, ENERVIS (Berlin 2025)
• Strategy workshop for fLotte Berlin e. V. (2026)
• Team lead and project lead, “Supporting the Organisational Development of the African Green Store Network in its over 12 Partner Countries”, for SLE on behalf of GIZ / Green Innovation Centers (2024–2025)
• Vision, roadmap and action-plan workshops for vocational school networks on behalf of GIZ (Tunisia, Nigeria and remote 2023–2025)
• Workshops and introduction of MOCHA role-based project management for the Albert Schweitzer Stiftung (Berlin 2025)
• Future-search workshop and kick-off event for the vision process at Eberswalde University for Sustainable Development (Eberswalde 2025)
• Scoping and strategy workshops for the GfZ of the Helmholtz Institute (Hanover 2024)
• Team retreat and strategy workshop for the Green Finance team at adelphi consult (Berlin 2022)

Training (selection)

• Facilitation and effective communication for mobility managers (Cologne), on behalf of Go.Rheinland GmbH (since 2026)
• Leadership training for GIZ and Klimabündnis (Berlin 2026)
• Purposeful Partnerships (Berlin 2026) with Dr Marcus Andreas for the EUKI Academy
• Intercultural team management for IAK Consulting GmbH (Leipzig 2025)
• Strategic communication for mobility managers (Essen) with Kaj Seeger, on behalf of Zukunftsnetz Mobilität NRW and Go.Rheinland GmbH (since 2025)
• Management of Multi-Stakeholder Partnerships (Berlin 2025) with Gabriele Struck, on behalf of GIZ
• Project Management (since 2023) and Leadership (since 2025) for the EUKI Academy on behalf of GIZ, with Dr Marcus Andreas
• Capacity Building Programme for Green Colleges: training of trainers, facilitation, workshop design (online 2023) for GIZ
• Conceptualisation of Workshops and Trainings (Berlin, since 2022) with Maike Voss for the adelphi academy
• Design of Participatory Workshops (online and in person, since 2020) with Johara Bellali for the Centre for Rural Development (SLE)
• Cooperation Management (with Yvonne Salazar), Project Management of Development Projects (with Gabriele Struck), Moderation and Facilitation of Workshops and Meetings (with Monika Boutros-Fischer 2020–2022) and Train-the-Trainer for SLE TRAINING (2018)
• Time and self-management (AOK, since 2019–22)

Senior Project Manager

adelphi research gGmbH

• LAND-KREIS-GEMEINDE. Planning climate action strategically, with an eye on value creation and economic viability (2019–2022, NKI). Project lead; process support for municipalities and regional companies on sustainable regional development (circular economy, energy, mobility, agriculture), training on strategic measure and project development, regional dialogues and conferences across Germany.
• Support to New European Bauhaus Local Initiatives (2022, EU DG Regio). Competition and citizen participation in model regions for sustainable urban development in European municipalities. Project development and lead as junior partner.
• Zentrum Klimaanpassung (2021–2022, BMUV). Co-lead of the “training and further education” work package; design and facilitation of training on climate adaptation, stakeholder participation, strategic measure development and communication.
• Connecting municipalities across Europe (2019–2022, UBA). Contributions to studies, planning and facilitation of peer-learning workshops and conferences for municipalities on climate adaptation.

Project Manager and Advisor

adelphi research / consult GmbH

• Vertical Integration and Learning for Low-Emission Development (V-LED) (2020, IKI). Supporting multi-stakeholder partnerships; facilitation of climate training and workshops in the Philippines, Kenya and South Africa.
• Climate-friendly investment: municipal divestment and re-investment (2018–2019, NKI). Co-development of the project and workshop facilitation.
• Landkreise in Führung! Mobilising and strengthening rural districts as multipliers in municipal climate action (2016–2018, NKI).
• Bridging European and Local Climate Action (BEACON) (2018, EUKI). Contributions to training, studies and workshops.

Research Analyst and Project Assistant

adelphi research gGmbH

• Competition “European model regions for regional development – successfully connected across Europe” (2017–2019): organisation, delivery and facilitation of a competition and an accompanying study.
• Climate Diplomacy (2014–2016): contributions to studies and analyses.

Lecturer and mentor

Eberswalde University for Sustainable Development (part-time)

• Courses: project work in groups, future-oriented methods (vision and strategy work).
• Mentor for applied projects in the field of transformation.

M. Sc. Agricultural Economics

Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin

• Master's thesis: “Erfolgsfaktoren von Landkreisen im Klimaschutz” (grade 1.5).

B. Sc. / B. A. Public Administration (Special Emphasis on European Studies)

WWU Münster & Universiteit Twente (NL)

• Double degree with thesis: “In the Shadow of International Remittances – Domestic Remittances in the Dominican Republic” (grade 1.0).

Certificat d’Études Politiques / Erasmus

Institut d’Études Politiques de Toulouse