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Governance, project design and monitoring expert, who brings an adult-learning perspective to capacity building, planning, problem-solving, evaluation and results-based management.

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PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY

  • MY OBJECTIVES

    • Job opportunities
    • Consulting assignments
    • Professional networking

  • EDUCATION

    • Adult Education, Doctoral Degree, University of Toronto , Canada , September 1978 - June 1981
    • Educational Planning, Master's Degree, University of Toronto , Canada , June 1972 - May 1973
    • Public Administration, Master's Degree, Carleton University , Canada , May 1971 - June 1972

  • PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS

    • Canadian Evaluation Association

Experience Summary

  • Skills, Background, and Experience

      Governance, rural development and education specialist with a doctorate in adult education, masters degrees in public administration and planning. I bring an adult-learning perspective to management, capacity development and evaluation activities. 30 years of experience working on development and public policy projects, including ten years of field work in Southeast Asia. Experience in designing, managing, monitoring and evaluating governance, democratic development and rural development projects. Developed a field-based user-friendly RBM framework, focusing on planning and reporting formats for results-based management, translated and now used effectively in Thailand, Vietnam, Cambodia, Lao PDR, Indonesia, Tajikistan and India, by government agencies and civil society organizations. Ability to work effectively in Thai, delivering workshops in the language. Work well with CSO's, academics, field workers and senior policy makers, including political leaders, in Southeast Asia. Canadian citizen.

  • Areas of Expertise :

      • Anthropology/Sociology, 
      • Democracy & Governance, 
      • Education, 
      • Environment & Natural Resources, 
      • Institutional Development, 
      • Legal/Policy Reform, 
      • Project Management, 
      • Training, 
      • Capacity Building, 
      • Democracy & Governance - 
      • Other, Education -
        Other, Environment & Natural Resources - 
      • Other, Gender Issues, Institutional Development - 
      • Other, Legal/Judicial Reform, Legislative/Constitutional Reform, 
      • On-Site Training, 
      • Performance Measurement/Monitoring/Evalu, 
      • Policy/Legal Reform - 
      • Other, Politics/Political Participation, Project Design, Project Management - 
      • Other, Public Administration and Civil Service , Public Policy, Re-engineering/Change Management, Rural Development, Senior Management, Train-the-Trainer, Training - 
      • Other, Women's Development, 
      • East Asia & Pacific, 
      • North America, 
      • South Asia, 
      • Brunei Darussalam, 
      • Cambodia, 
      • Canada, 
      • India, 
      • Indonesia, 
      • Lao PDR, 
      • Malaysia, 
      • Thailand, 
      • Viet Nam

  • Responsibilities :

    • Manage projects from the home office
    • Manage projects in the field
    • Conduct research
    • Provide technical advice on projects
    • Write proposals/grant requests

  • Opportunities I Might Consider :

    • Field assignment
    • Long-term consulting assignment
    • Short-term consulting assignment

Employment Summary

  • May 1981 - Present Project Design and Monitoring Consultant, Greg Armstrong
    Project design, practical results based management training, project management, monitoring and evaluation. Contracts in Vietnam, Thailand, Cambodia Lao PDR, Indonesia, India, Tajikistan, Canada, with CIDA, UNICEF, UNESCO, private sector implementing agencies and NGOs.

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Greg Armstrong
Canada

Individual Professional Member since
23-Apr-2005

  • Upcoming assignment

    No information

  • Employment status

    Employed on a short-term contract
  • Available 1 Week from offer

  • Career Level

    Senior-level

  • Citizenships and Permanent Residences

    • Canada

  • Total Years of Experience

    30 years

  • Languages

    • English
    • Thai
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