Asteria Markus is a Programme Support Officer under the Energy Efficiency for Sustainable Livelihoods in Africa Programme which is being implemented by UNIDO in collaboration with EACREEE, ECREEE and SACREEE in East, West and Southern Africa. She is also supporting gender and diversity management aspects of other SACREEE projects such as SOLTRAIN + as a Gender Manager. She has more than 17 years’ experience in local government, corporate and international development sectors. She previously worked for the Delegation of European Union in Namibia as a Senior Secretary responsible for events and document management. Asteria Markus is a certified Energy Policy Officer with a Master in Global Energy Transition and Governance acquired from the International Institute of European Studies in France and a BSc (Hons) in Business Information Technology from International University of Management in Namibia. She is currently pursuing her PhD in Sustainable Development.