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Sarah Degrande

Senior Qualitative Researcher

€750/day
Hasselt, BE
8-15 years

Average response time: 1 hour

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About Sarah

With a background as a social worker and anthropologist and over ten years of experience in research, project coordination, and support within social, educational, and cultural sectors, I offer organizations the reinforcement they need to make their projects truly succeed.

I have worked as a qualitative researcher, practical lecturer, and project coordinator for various clients, including government institutions, NGOs, research agencies, and educational institutions. This allows me to move fluidly between in-depth research assignments, hands-on project management, and targeted operational support.

My expertise includes:

Qualitative and participatory research

Project coordination and support from A to Z

Organization and facilitation of focus groups, interviews, and workshops

Reporting, analysis, and advisory services

Process facilitation around inclusion, diversity, and participation

Creative methodologies and evidence-based work

I am known for my proactive approach, my analytical and solution-oriented thinking, and my flexibility. Based in Hasselt, I work for clients throughout Flanders and the Netherlands, both on-site and remotely. Reliability, independence, and smooth collaboration are self-evident to me.

My professional ambition?
To collaborate on projects with social added value, where research, strategy, and people skills reinforce each other. I consciously choose assignments that make an impact—large or small—and where I can optimally utilize my versatility.

Curious about what we can achieve together? I look forward to hearing from you!

Moderating, focus groups, minute-taking, Project management, recruiting, observing, facilitating, supporting,...
  • Dutch

    Native or bilingual

  • English

    Fluent

Can work on-site
Hasselt (up to 50km)

Experience

  • UCLL Heverlee Sociale School
    Guest Professor
    EDUCATION AND E-LEARNING
    February 2025 - Today (1 year and 4 months)
    Leuven, Belgium
    Guest Professor in Social Readaptation Sciences
    - Arts-based research - Erasmus students (English)
    - Supervising bachelor's theses and coaching students (third year)
    - Social inclusion and diversity (second year)
  • NV Haystack
    Senior Qualitative Researcher
    January 2017 - January 2024 (7 years)
    Analyzed behavioral models and provided insights that improved strategies within consumer sectors, as well as healthcare, education, etc. Advised stakeholders with solution-oriented recommendations based on in-depth qualitative research.
  • CVO
    Training Officer
    January 2016 - January 2017 (1 year)
    1070 Anderlecht, Belgium
    TAO Poverty - vzw De Link & coordinator EDAS - CVO Anderlecht 2016 - 2017 Organized and delivered training on social inclusion and poverty reduction to policymakers and organizations in tandem with an expert-by-experience. Supported experts-by-experience in training to strengthen their self-reliance and professional skills.

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Education

  • Bachelor - Social Work
    KH LEUVEN
    2008
    Bachelor - Maatschappelijk werk
  • Master - Social and Cultural Anthropology
    Kuleuven
    2013
    Master -

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