PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY

• MY OBJECTIVES:

  • Job opportunities
  • Consulting assignments
  • Track projects & tenders
  • Identify partners
  • Professional networking

• EDUCATION:

  • , Doctoral Degree ,
  • Social anthropology, Graduate work, University of California, Los Angeles , United States , September 1980 - July 1981
  • Social Anthropology, Sociology, Bachelor's Degree, University of Oslo , Norway , September 1977 - June 1978
  • Biology, Chemistry, Social anthropology, Bachelor's Degree, University of Bergen , Norway , September 1970 - June 1977
  • Biology, Chemistry, Social anthropology, Undergraduate work, University of Bergen , Norway , September 1970 - June 1977

• PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS:

  • Norwegian Development Study Association
  • Society for International Development

Experience Summary

• Skills, Background, and Experience:

  Anthropologist with 25 years of experience in operations and policy work for, among others, GTZ, IFAD, IFC, ILO, Norad, Sida, UNDP, UNOPS, and World Bank; in Middle East, South Asia, Southeast Asia, and Sub-Saharan Africa. Focus on project management (incl. preparation, appraisal, implementation, supervision and evaluation), social and institutional analysis/development, and capacity-building. Expertise in biodiversity conservation, capacity building, community-based natural resource management (CBNRM), GIS, ICT and development (ICT4D), knowledge management, land management, land rights, legal reform, networking, participation / participatory approaches, and strategic communication. Substantial experience with World Bank policies and projects in several areas and sectors, incl. coastal zone management, education, fisheries, indigenous peoples / minorities, involuntary resettlement, and social funds. Language skills in Bengali, English, French, and German. Norwegian citizen.

• Areas of Expertise:

  Agriculture, Anthropology/Sociology, Communications/Marketing, Democracy & Governance, Education, Environment & Natural Resources, Human Resources, Information Technology, Institutional Development, Legal/Policy Reform, Micro & Small Enterprise, Project Management, Relief/Post-Conflict/Post-Disaster, Scientific Research, Technology, Training, Urban & Regional Development, Anthropology/Sociology - Other, Assessments, Associations, Capacity Building, Conflict Resolution, Cooperatives, Democracy & Governance - Other, Diversity, Environment & Natural Resources - Other, Environmental Impact Appraisal, Field Research, Fisheries, Gender Mainstreaming, Geographic Information System (GIS), Human Resources - Other, Human Rights, Institutional Development - Other, Knowledge Management, Land Reform/Titling & Registration, Legal/Judicial Reform, Legislative/Legal, Livestock, Local Governance, Micro-Finance/Micro-Credit, Natural Resource Management, Networking, On-Site Training, Online Training, Performance Measurement/Monitoring/Evalu, Politics/Political Participation, Primary Schooling, Project Design, Property Rights, Public Education, Re-engineering/Change Management, Relief/Post-Conflict/Post-Disaster - Oth, Rural Development, Strategic Communications, Train-the-Trainer, Urban Planning, Vocational Training, Water/Irrigation, Web-Development, Central Africa, East Asia & Pacific, Eastern Africa, Eastern Europe, North Africa & Middle East, North America, South Asia, West Africa, Western Europe, Bangladesh, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Ethiopia, Ghana, India, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, Poland, Serbia, Sri Lanka, Switzerland, United States, Viet Nam, Yemen

• Responsibilities:

  • Run a company, NGO, or a major department
  • Manage projects from the home office
  • Manage projects in the field
  • Conduct research
  • Provide technical advice on projects
  • Write proposals/grant requests
  • Pursue new business

• Opportunities I Might Consider:

  • All

Employment Summary

• January 2000 to July 2007 Manager, Supras Consult
  Supras (www.supras.biz) provides advisory and research services in capacity building, knowledge mgmt., networking, participation, social/institutional analysis and strategic communication in natural resource mgmt. Incorporated in Norway.
• April 1993 to December 1999 Anthropologist, World Bank
  Responsible for social assessments and social analyses in connection with investment operations.

Supporting Documents

• Soeftestad_L_CV.pdf
  My Resume (File size: 96666KB)
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• Current status:

  on assignment

• Upcoming assignment:

  No information

• Employment status:

  Employed on a short-term contract

• Career Level:

  Senior-level

• Citizenships and Permanent Residences:

  1. Norway

• Total Years of Experience:

  25 years

• Languages:

  1. English
  2. French
  3. German
  4. Norwegian