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17 years' senior economic development experience, incl. tourism & M&E. 60+ successful consultancies : Albania, Armenia, Austria, Bahrain, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Bhutan, Cambodia, China, Egypt, France, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Jordan, Kenya, Laos, Lebanon, FYR Macedonia, Malaysia, Nepal, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, Slovenia, St Kitts & Nevis, Swaziland, Tanzania, Tunisia, UK, Vietnam. World Bank, IFC, EU, UNDP, UNESCO, UNWTO, USAID, NZAID, SNV and other NGO experience

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PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY

  • MY OBJECTIVES

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

  • EDUCATION

    • M.SC. Responsible Tourism Management , Master's Degree, Leeds Metropolitan University , United Kingdom , August 2008 - December 2010
    • Arts, Master's Degree, Trinity College Dublin , Ireland , September 2000 - July 2001

  • PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS

    • Member of the Tourism Management Institute
    • Member of the Tourism Society (UK)

Experience Summary

  • Skills, Background, and Experience

      Over 10 years' specialist experience working on; EU TACIS, EC MEDA, EU ACP, EU INTER-REG, EU Asia Invest, EU STABEX, International Finance Corporation, UNDP, UNOPS, UNESCO, UNWTO, USAID, NZAID, NGO and World Bank projects.

       

  • Areas of Expertise :

      Communications/Marketing, Economic Policy, Institutional Development, Investment & Privatization, Micro & Small Enterprise, Private Sector Development, Urban & Regional Development, Communications/Marketing - Other, Economic Impact Appraisal, Market Research, Media Campaigns, Micro-Economic Policy, Strategic Communications, Tourism, Urban & Regional Development - Other, Central Africa, Central Asia, East Asia & Pacific, Eastern Africa, Eastern Europe, North Africa & Middle East, South Asia, Southern Africa, Western Europe, Balkans, Cambodia, China, Egypt, Ireland, Jordan, Laos, Malaysia, Nepal, Netherlands, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, Slovenia, Swaziland, Tanzania, Tunisia, United Kingdom, Viet Nam

  • Responsibilities :

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

  • Opportunities I Might Consider :

    • Field assignment
    • Full-time staff position
    • Long-term consulting assignment
    • Part-time staff position
    • Short-term consulting assignment

Employment Summary

  • March 2012 - Present Consultant, UNDP Bosnia & Herzegovina
    Final appraisal of the MDG-F Culture for Development Programme, a $10 million joint programme between UNDP, UNICEF and UNESCO to address reconciliation through culture in Bosnia & Herzegovina
  • January 2012 - May 2012 Destination Management Adviser, J.E Austin
    Joint USAID-Sida project to support sustainable economic growth, employment expansion, and increased household incomes in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Engaged to advise on possible tourism interventions in Sarajevo to create a destination management organisation.
  • November 2011 - December 2011 Monitoring & evaluation expert, ADB Sustainable Tourism Development Program
    Mid term evaluation Development of monitoring protocol for the Lao PDR (2008)
  • September 2011 - November 2011 Consultant, UNDP FYR Macedonia

  • March 2011 - September 2011 Senıor Economıc Affaırs Offıcer, UN-ESCWA
    Temporary P5 posıtıon dealıng wıth 14 countrıes ın Western Asıa and North Afrıca
  • February 2011 - February 2011 Susanable Touris Value Chain Expert, ACDI/VOCA
    The development of innovative livelihood strategies based on sustainable (environmentally conscious) tourism base on natural resources. Undertaken for the Promoting Agriculture, Governnce and the Environment program, a four-year, $13.2 million USAID-financed program implemented by ACDI/VOCA, ARD, Inc. and World Vision International
  • October 2010 - November 2010 Team Leader, project appraisal, New Zealand Aid
    Final appraisal of the Safeguarding the Plain of Jars project. Review of application for UNESCO World Heritage Site status and community-based tourism projects.
  • July 2010 - November 2010 Mr, IBM Busines Consulting
    Development of an international marketing strategy for tourism in Aqaba, Jordan Monitoring Adviser for the EU STABEX programme, Kenya Final evaluation of the Private Sector support Scheme, Swaziland
  • June 2003 - November 2010 International marketing adviser, UNDP
    Tourism for Rural Poverty Alleviation Programme (Nepal). Development of an international marketing strategy for the Nepal Tourism Board. Malaysia Rural Tourism Master Plan. Albania Cultural Heritage Marketing Strategy (2010)
  • January 1998 - November 2010 Senior consultant, Tourism Development International
    Managemet of multiple market research and consultancy projects in China, Ireland, Malaysia and the UK. Currently working on Albania Cultural Heritage Marketing Strategy.
  • May 2010 - July 2010 Tourism Training Expert, GFA Consulting Group GmbH
    Development of curricula for Geography and the Environment for the Egyopt TVET Reform Project.
  • August 2006 - July 2010 Senior Pro-poor Tourism Adviser, SNV Netherlands Development Organisation
    Advisery support to SNV Lao PDR, Cambodia, Rwanda and Vietnam on a range of development initiatives. Currently developing Partnership and Resource Mobilisation Strategy for the Lao PDR
  • April 2010 - May 2010 Team Leader St Kitts Medical Tourism Strategy, Particip GmbH
    Study to determine critical prerequisites and success factors associated with the sustainable development of medical tourism in the Caribbean
  • January 2009 - May 2010 International Tourism Adviser, Chemonics International
    Srategic advisory services in Jordan to the Aqaba Special Economic Zone Authority, Petra world heritage site and the Jordan Tourism Board
  • March 2010 - March 2010 Adviser - international tourism marketing, JWT Global Communications
    Advisory inputs on new brand and global marketing campaign for the Egyptian Tourism Authority: 'Egypt: Where it all begins'
  • February 2009 - February 2010 Monitoring Expert, IBM Business Consulting
    Monitoring adviser under the EU STABEX programme to the Kenya Tourist Board on its international advertising campaigns
  • December 2009 - December 2009 Team Leader, SEQUA gGmbH
    DAC ex-post evaluation of the Promotion and Protection of Cultural Heritage project in Jordan (4.1 million euro)
  • October 2009 - October 2009 Team Leader, Concern Worldwide
    EC DAC mid term evaluation of health project in Houaphanh Province, Lo PDR
  • May 2008 - July 2008 International Value Chain expert, Strategic Business Advisers
    Value chain analysis of various sectors of the tourism industry in Tanzania
  • January 1992 - December 1998 Marketing Development Manager, Northern Irelad Tourist Board
    Management of marketing campaigns, grant programmes and international cooperation projects in a post-conflict environment
  • January 1986 - December 1991 Manager, Powerscourt Estates
    Management of tourism function in one of Ireland's largest tourist attractions
  • October 1982 - December 1985 Articled Clerk, KPMG Chartered Accountants
    Auditing and accountancy

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Robert Travers
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Career Account since
29-Jul-2002

  • Upcoming assignment

    No information

  • Employment status

    Employed on a short-term contract
  • Available Anytime

  • Career Level

    Senior-level

  • Citizenships and Permanent Residences

    • Ireland

  • Total Years of Experience

    16 years

  • Languages

    • English
    • French
    • Irish
    • Lao
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