MNPQ · What we do

Advisory work scoped
around a clear decision,
not a deliverable

Three areas of senior-level practice. Each draws on the same foundation: judgment, institutional experience, and direct accountability for outcomes. MNPQ is brought in for judgment — not bandwidth.

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Service

Communications &
Stakeholder
Engagement

Organisations with strong positions often lose ground because their message is not reaching the right people in the right register. MNPQ closes that gap.

Effective communications in values-driven environments requires more than clarity — it requires institutional credibility, political awareness, and a realistic understanding of what different audiences actually need to hear. MNPQ works directly with leadership to design and execute communications strategies that hold up under pressure.

Stakeholder engagement is treated as a decision-enabling process, not a consultation exercise. The output is not a report of who said what. It is a structured synthesis that allows leadership to act.

What this covers
Strategic communications strategy and narrative development
Stakeholder mapping and engagement architecture
Key message development for leadership, funders, and policy audiences
Design and facilitation of high-level and technical dialogues
Policy briefs, talking points, and thought leadership
Research uptake: translating evidence into audience-specific messages
Evaluation of communications effectiveness
Run-of-show design, agenda planning, and high-level moderation
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The EU policy environment rewards organisations that understand how decisions are actually made — not just what the official process says.

MNPQ advises organisations on how to navigate EU institutions, build the right relationships, and position their interests where they will have the most traction. This is not standard lobbying support. It is strategic advisory work that connects your institutional goals to the political realities of the moment.

With direct experience across Green Deal legislation, climate finance, food systems, public health, and digital rights policy, MNPQ brings both depth and breadth to the EU policy space. Entry points are identified early. Positions are calibrated for the audiences that matter.

What this covers
EU policy monitoring, analysis, and strategic intelligence
Political economy assessments and influence mapping
Advocacy strategy design and positioning
Development of policy asks and supporting materials
Legislative targeting and coalition coordination
Engagement with MEPs, DGs, Member States, and civil society
MEL for policy influence: measuring and evidencing impact
Positioning documents and strategic narratives for senior leadership
Brussels-based advantage
MNPQ is located at the heart of the EU institutions. Direct access to the legislative environment — not remote monitoring — is the baseline for credible EU policy advisory work.
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Service

Policy &
Advocacy

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Service

Partnerships &
Resource
Mobilisation

The organisations that sustain their work over the long term are the ones that build the right relationships before they need them.

MNPQ supports organisations in designing and executing a partnerships and resource mobilisation strategy grounded in strategic fit, not opportunism. That means honest mapping of the funding landscape, clear-eyed assessment of alignment, and the relationship-building work that turns a prospect into a committed partner.

This includes both philanthropic and institutional funding environments — climate finance, development cooperation, EU funding instruments, and multilateral mechanisms. MNPQ has experience working across donor strategies on three continents and understands what funders are actually looking for beneath the formal call requirements.

What this covers
Donor landscape mapping and funding analyses
Partnership strategy and priority-setting
Concept note and proposal development support
Donor engagement and stewardship
Alliance and coalition development
Alignment of portfolios with funder priorities
Resource mobilisation strategy (2–5 year horizon)
Identification of regional partners and implementation pathways
Funding environments covered
Climate Finance Horizon Europe EU Instruments Philanthropic Multilateral Bilateral ODA Impact Investment GCF / GEF
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How we work

How an
engagement works

Every engagement begins with a direct conversation about the decision you are facing — not a scoping questionnaire. From there, MNPQ proposes a clear mandate with defined scope, realistic timeframe, and explicit deliverables tied to a decision or outcome.

Work is delivered at principal level throughout. There are no handoffs to junior staff. Clients have one point of contact with full accountability for the outcome.

MNPQ takes on a limited number of mandates at a time. This is a deliberate choice — it ensures full attention on every engagement and honest advice when the fit is not right.

"We work best in conditions of political sensitivity, competing stakeholder interests, and high institutional stakes. That is where judgment makes the most difference."
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Direct conversation No forms, no credentials check. A focused discussion about the decision you are facing and whether there is a genuine fit.
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Clear mandate A scoped proposal tied to a specific outcome — not a retainer for general support. If the scope cannot be made clear, that is worth knowing early.
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Principal-level delivery Every interaction, every deliverable, every conversation — handled directly by Martijn Pakker. No account management layer.
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Decision enabled The engagement closes when the decision has been made or the organisation is clearly positioned to make it. Not when a report has been filed.
Experience

Thematic
areas

MNPQ has substantive experience across the following policy and thematic areas. This breadth reflects the cross-cutting nature of governance and advocacy work in international organisations — where climate, health, food systems, and development agendas routinely intersect. It is the foundation for pattern recognition that narrow specialists cannot provide.

Climate
Climate change: mitigation, adaptation, and transparency
Climate
Climate finance: GCF, GEF, and multilateral mechanisms
EU Policy
EU Green Deal, Fit for 55, and related legislation
EU Policy
ReFuelEU Aviation, FuelEU Maritime, hydrogen and e-fuels
Food & Agriculture
Agriculture and food systems research (CGIAR)
Food & Agriculture
Agroforestry, LULUCF, land-use, and restoration policy
Environment
Biodiversity, marine and coastal ecosystems
Environment
Sustainable transport and clean energy transition
Health
Global health, vaccine policy, and health systems equity
Health
Patient advocacy and clinical research stakeholder engagement
Digital & Rights
Digital and children's rights online (EU context)
Development
International development cooperation and SDGs
Development
Research-for-development and science-policy interfaces
EU Finance
Horizon Europe, MFF, EU Budget, and external action
Governance
MEL for policy influence: measuring and evidencing impact
Governance
Organisational governance, strategy, and institutional reform