PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY

• MY OBJECTIVES:

  • Job opportunities
  • Consulting assignments
  • Recruiting experts
  • Track projects & tenders
  • Professional networking

• EDUCATION:

  • Doctoral Degree ,

• 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, Norad, Sida, UNDP, UNOPS, and World Bank; and in Middle East, South Asia, Southeast Asia, and Sub-Saharan Africa. Expertise in social analysis and social assessment in connection with project preparation, implementation, and evaluation. Substantial experience with World Bank policies and projects in several areas and sectors, incl. education, indigenous peoples / minorities, involuntary resettlement, natural resource management, and social funds. Focus on biodiversity conservation, capacity building, GIS, ICT and development (ICT4D), institutional analysis, knowledge management, land management, land rights, legal reform, networking, participation, and strategic communication. Language skills in English (fluent) and French (some). Norwegian citizen.

• Areas of Expertise:

  • Agriculture, Anthropology/Sociology, Communications/Marketing, Democracy & Governance, Education, Environment & Natural Resources, Information Technology, Institutional Development, Legal/Policy Reform, Micro & Small Enterprise, 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 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, Primary Schooling, Property Rights, Public Education, Rural Development, Strategic Communications, Train-the-Trainer, Vocational Training, Water/Irrigation, Web-Development, Central Africa, Eastern Africa, North America, South Asia, West Africa, Western Europe, Bangladesh, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Ethiopia, Ghana, India, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, Sri Lanka, Switzerland, United States

• Areas of Expertise:

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

• Opportunities I Might Consider:

  • All

Supporting Documents

• Current status:

  No information

• 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:

  28 years

• Languages:

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