Claudia Sans, MA(Hons)

Junior Consultant

Claudia joined Aquatera in August 2023, and currently leads the company’s Marketing, Promotion and Communications activities, as well as providing consultancy support across a variety of projects and range of sectors and areas, such as Net Zero pathways and Community Development.

Claudia’s knowledge of International Sustainable Development, Gender Equality and Social Inclusion (GESI) and International Relations, comes from her degree in International Politics. During her studies, she took a range of subjects including Global Inequality and International Development; Southeast Asian relations; Comparative European politics; Securitisation; Global Distributive Justice; International relations; Global Energy and the Environment. Additionally, she has attained several diplomas for her completion of additional university-offered courses, such as ‘Global Diplomacy’, by the SOAS University of London; and ‘Politics and Economics of International Energy’, by the Paris Institute of Political Studies, Science Po.

Her prior experiences have provided her with relevant experience of client-facing roles, and she has experience working in the public sector, building and nurturing relationships, working closely with partners, stakeholders, communities and organisations in the third sector. Her experiences living abroad in several countries have provided her with inter-cultural competence and excellent interpersonal skills.

Her main areas of interest are Sustainable Development and GESI, developed through her studies; as well as Environmental work and Conservation, where she has attained a diploma in online course ‘Exploring Conservation’ by the National Geographic United for Wildlife, and the Zoological Society of London; and she is a representative for Orkney for Species on the Edge project’s Youth Panel; and through her voluntary work with various local conservation projects, which have equipped her with biodiversity surveying and monitoring skills, as well as community engagement experience.

Languages: English, Spanish.