Anna-Lena Guske

Anna-Lena Guske

Project Management · Socio-ecological Transformation · Climate & Social Policy

Career

10/2022 – present

Project Lead

Diakonie Deutschland

Climate PolicySocial PolicyProject ManagementNetworkingAdvocacy

Lead of the projects:

  • "Shaping the ecological transformation in a socially just way – Securing participation" (10/2022–09/2025), focusing on developing a concept for a "socio-ecological subsistence minimum"
  • "Shaping the socio-ecological transformation in social work – Promoting justice and participation in the climate crisis" (10/2025–09/2027), with thematic focus on energy and food poverty
  • Co-coordination of the project "Hidden costs of the food system" (10/2025–03/2027), funded by the Robert Bosch Foundation, together with KLUG – Alliance for Climate Change and Health

Thematic Focus

Interface of climate and social policy with a focus on poverty-related topics, e.g. energy and food poverty, socially just design of the ETS-2 and Social Climate Fund.

Fundraising

Successful fundraising for the continuation of the thematic focus at Diakonie.

Networking

Building and expanding a network at the interface of social and climate policy, incl. networking events and mailing lists. Involvement in: AG KlimaSozial, Klima-Allianz, Klimasozialratschlag, BAGFW AG Klimaschutz, KlimaKircheKiez, EWDE Sustainability Team, EWDE Working Group Climate.

Event Management

Organisation and facilitation of conferences, symposia and workshops on various topics at the interface of social and climate policy (online and in-person).

Advocacy & Public Relations

Participation in lobbying meetings in the Bundestag and ministries. Preparation and follow-up of executive meetings. Drafting assessments, contributions to press releases, social media posts, blog articles and interviews.

Project Management

Project management including administration of project budgets.

01/2020 – 09/2022

Project Manager

LINQ Management GmbH

Project ManagementHorizon2020Communication
  • Project Management: Administrative support of international research projects, incl. project reporting (Horizon2020, EDCTP)
  • Communication & Dissemination: Design and maintenance of project websites and intranets, creation of dissemination materials and news articles, management of Twitter accounts
  • Support of project acquisitions (Horizon2020, Horizon Europe, EDCTP)
10/2011 – 12/2019

Research Associate

Freie Universität Berlin, Environmental Policy Research Centre

ResearchEnvironmental PolicyImpact AssessmentProject AcquisitionTraining
  • Research: Policy impact assessment; Social dimension of environmental policy (incl. distributional effects); Responsible Research and Innovation (RRI); Tools supporting decision-making processes
  • Project Acquisition: Proposals for national and international research funding (e.g. BMBF, FP7/Horizon2020); Tenders for commissioned research (e.g. UBA, European Parliament, Bertelsmann Stiftung, OECD, GIZ)
  • Training: Development and delivery of training programmes in policy impact assessment for policy makers and academics
  • Project Management including administration of project budgets
  • Event Organisation: National and international project meetings, workshops and conferences for the scientific community, policy makers, civil society and businesses
2011 – 2020

Freelance Work

  • Preparation of scientific studies
  • Design of training programmes
  • Presentations and workshops on project management

Education

2009 – 2011

Master of Arts: East European Studies

Freie Universität Berlin

Focus: Political Science
Supplementary subjects: Economics, Russian

2003 – 2008

Diploma: Political Science

Philipps-Universität Marburg

Minor subjects: Law, Peace and Conflict Studies

International Experience

12/2016

Research Stay

University Alliance for Sustainability – Peking University, Beijing/China

08/2010

Summer School: International Relations

Fudan University, Shanghai/China

2005 – 2006

Erasmus Exchange: European Studies

Masarykova Univerzita, Brno/Czech Republic

04/2006

Spring School: European Studies

EUROPEUM, Prague/Czech Republic

05/2005

Research Stay

Project course "Berlin – Kazan: Unity in Diversity?!" – Kazan University, Kazan/Russia

07–08/2003

Internship

BIRLA Home Finance Ltd. – New Delhi/India

Additional Skills

Languages

  • English C1
  • Spanish B2

Software

  • Excellent knowledge of MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
  • Good knowledge of various CMS (e.g. WordPress, Silverstripe)

Communication & Project Management

  • Collaboration in mixed groups of employees and volunteers as well as people with different socioeconomic backgrounds
  • Experience in working in inter- and transdisciplinary teams
  • Experience in science-based policy advice
  • Experience in national and international project management
  • Experience in designing and writing texts for different target groups (scientific publications, policy briefs, press releases, website articles)
  • Event organisation on-site and virtually (conferences, workshops, international project meetings, webinars)

Engagement

  • 09/2025 – present: Member of the Advisory Board of the Social-Climate Project by Talking Hope
  • 10/2023 – 03/2026: Supporting the work of the Spokesperson Council of Klima-Allianz Deutschland
  • 02/2023 – 02/2024: Member of the jury for the funding programme "Zukunft aufgetischt!" by the Robert Bosch Foundation
  • 11/2018 – 04/2020: Secretary of TIAS Executive Board
  • 2017 – 2019: Deputy member of the Institute Council at the Otto-Suhr-Institut for Political Science and the Faculty Council of Political and Social Sciences, FU Berlin
  • 2013 – 2015: Member of the Institute Council at the Otto-Suhr-Institut for Political Science, FU Berlin
  • 2007 – 2009: Member of the German-Czech Youth Forum, Group Speaker of the WG Migration

Hobbies

Photography (publication in Photodarium 2020–27), Hiking, Sailing

Projects

Project Lead

10/2025 – present

"Shaping the socio-ecological transformation in social work – Promoting justice and participation in the climate crisis"

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10/2025 – 03/2027

"Hidden costs of the food system", funded by the Robert Bosch Foundation together with KLUG – Alliance for Climate Change and Health

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10/2022 – 09/2025

"Shaping the ecological transformation in a socially just way – Securing participation", focusing on developing a concept for a "socio-ecological subsistence minimum"

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Project Management & Communication

2020 – 2022

TB-CAPT – Close the gap, increase Access, Provide adequate Therapy (EDCTP)

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2020 – 2022

ESPACE – Human Cell Atlas of the Pancreas, funded by the European Commission (Horizon2020)

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2020 – 2022

EUCANCan: A federated network of aligned and interoperable infrastructures for the homogeneous analysis, management and sharing of genomic oncology data for Personalized Medicine, funded by the European Commission (Horizon2020)

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Research Associate

2018 – 2019

TRIGGER: Providing EU institutions with knowledge and tools to enhance their actorness, effectiveness and influence in global governance (Horizon2020)

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2018 – 2019

Transformative environmental policy in the context of international agendas (SDGs, Paris Climate Agreement), commissioned by GIZ

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2017 – 2019

New alliances for sustainability policy: Cooperation perspectives of environmental policy actors with trade unions, welfare and social organisations, commissioned by UBA

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2016 – 2019

Scientific coordination for sustainable business: Synthesis and transfer governance (NaWiKo), funded by BMBF

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2015 – 2016

Training programme on policy impact assessment for policies promoting a Green Economy in developing and emerging countries, commissioned by GIZ

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2012 – 2015

Distributional effects of environmental policy measures and instruments, commissioned by UBA

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2012 – 2015

Coherence review of environmental policy goals and measures for environmental reporting purposes, commissioned by UBA

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2012

Overview and assessment of tools for assessing the impact of trade policy and promotion on the environment in the context of development cooperation, commissioned by GIZ

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2011 – 2012

Effective policy advice through sustainability research, commissioned by UBA

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2011 – 2012

Sustainability check Luxembourg, commissioned by the Ministry of Sustainability of Luxembourg

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2011

Sustainability in IA – A Review of IA Systems in selected OECD countries, commissioned by the OECD

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2010 – 2014

Linking Impact Assessment Instruments to Sustainability Expertise (LIAISE), funded by the European Commission (FP7)

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2010 – 2011

Consideration of sustainability aspects in policy impact assessment in international comparison – Innovations and trends, commissioned by the Bertelsmann Stiftung

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2010

Options for the design of a Sustainability Impact Assessment for the OECD

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Publications

  1. Guske, Anna-Lena (i. E.): Teilhabechancen in der sozial-ökologischen Transformation – Neue Herausforderungen für die Armutsforschung. In: Marquardsen, Kai (Hg.): Handbuch Armutsforschung. Nomos.
  2. Guske, Anna-Lena (2025): Empowerment in der Klimakrise. Diakonische Perspektiven auf den Zusammenhang von Gerechtigkeit, Teilhabe und Klimaschutz. Tagungsband Seelsorge in der Klimakrise. Online
  3. Guske, Anna-Lena (2024): Klimaschutz und soziale Gerechtigkeit: Teilhabe als Schlüssel zu einer besseren Zukunft. In: Umwelt-Mitwelt-Zukunft 98/Oktober 2024, S. 6. Online
  4. Guske, Anna-Lena / David, Michael (2024): Der soziale und ökologische Neustart ist nötig – das sozial-ökologische Existenzminimum verwirklichen! In: Sozialer Fortschritt 6_07/2024. Online
  5. Guske, Anna-Lena / Jacob, Klaus / Hirschnitz-Garbers, Martin / Peuckert, Jan / Schridde, Stefan / Stinner, Sven / Wolff, Franziska / Zahrnt, Dominik / Ziesemer, Florence (2019): Stories that Change Our World? Narratives of the Sustainable Economy. Sustainability 11(21):6163. Online
  6. Guske, Anna-Lena / Jacob, Klaus (2019): Policy relevance and the concept of responsible research and innovation. In: Gianni, R. / Pearson, J. / Reber, B. (Ed.): Responsible Research and Innovation. London: Routledge, S. 129–150.
  7. Guske, Anna-Lena / Jacob, Klaus (2017): Finanzpolitik: Anknüpfungspunkte für die Ressourcenpolitik. Online
  8. Guske, Anna-Lena / Jacob, Klaus / Gotsch, Matthias / Walz, Rainer (2016): Umfelder Nachhaltigen Wirtschaftens. Online
  9. Guske, Anna-Lena / Jacob, Klaus et al. (2016): Verteilungswirkungen ökonomischer Anreize für energetische Sanierungen. In: Schaffrin, A. / Smigel, C. / Großmann, K. (ed.): Energie und soziale Ungleichheit. Springer.
  10. Petschow, Ulrich / Riousset, Pauline / Sharp, Helen / Jacob, Klaus / Guske, Anna-Lena / Schipperges, Michael / Arlt, Hans-Jürgen (2019): Neue Allianzen: Transformationspfade der Zivilgesellschaft? Ökologisches Wirtschaften online, Nr. 4. Online
  11. Petschow, Ulrich / Riousset, Pauline / Sharp, Helen / Jacob, Klaus / Guske, Anna-Lena / Schipperges, Michael / Arlt, Hans-Jürgen (2019): Identifizierung neuer gesellschaftspolitischer Bündnispartner und Kooperationsstrategien für Umweltpolitik. UBA-Texte 143/2019. Online
  12. Jacob, Klaus / Guske, Anna-Lena / Antoni-Komar, Irene / Funcke, Simon / Gruchmann, Tim / Kny, Josefa / Naber, Elias / Ruppert-Winkel, Chantal / Sauer, Philipp C. / Stumpf, Klara Helene / Volk, Rebekka (2019): Governance for the sustainable economy. GAIA 28(S1):204–209. Online
  13. Jacob, Klaus / Wolff, Franziska / Graaf, Lisa / Heyen, Dirk Arne / Guske, Anna-Lena (2016): Dynamiken der Umweltpolitik in Deutschland: Rückschau und Perspektiven. UBA-Texte 70/2016. Online
  14. Jacob, Klaus / Guske, Anna-Lena / Pestel, Nico / Range, Claire / Sommer, Eric / Weiland, Sabine (2016): Verteilungswirkungen umweltpolitischer Maßnahmen und Instrumente. UBA-Texte 73/2016. Online
  15. Wolff, Franziska / Jacob, Klaus / Guske, Anna-Lena / Heyen, Dirk / Hüsing, Thomas (2016): Kohärenzprüfung umweltpolitischer Ziele und Maßnahmen für Zwecke der Umweltberichterstattung. UBA-Texte 76/2016. Online
  16. Jahn, Thomas / Guske, Anna-Lena / Jacob, Klaus / Keil, Florian / Petschow, Ulrich (2014): Verbesserung der strategischen umweltpolitischen Beratung im Kontext des Leitbilds Nachhaltiger Entwicklung. UBA-Texte 52/2014. Online
  17. Jacob, Klaus / Hüsing, Thomas / Ferretti, Johanna / Wascher, Dirk / Weiland, Sabine / Guske, Anna-Lena et al. (2014): Populated toolbox front office. LIAISE discussion paper No. 12. Online
  18. van den Hoeven, Jeroen / Jacob, Klaus / Nielsen, Linda / Roure, Francoise / Rudze, Laima / Stilgoe, Jack (2013): Options for Strengthening Responsible Research and Innovation. European Commission. (Mitarbeit) Online
  19. Ferretti, Johanna / Guske, Anna-Lena / Jacob, Klaus / Quitzow, Rainer (2012): Trade and the environment. FFU-Report 05-2012. Online
  20. Jacob, Klaus / Guske, Anna-Lena / von Prittwitz, Volker (2011): Consideration of Sustainability Aspects in Policy Impact Assessment. Bertelsmann Stiftung.
  21. Jacob, Klaus / Ferretti, Johanna / Guske, Anna-Lena (2012): Sustainability in Impact Assessments: A Review of Impact Assessment Systems in selected OECD countries and the European Commission. OECD. Online