Dennis Christian Larsen

Chief, Communication for Development , UNICEF

Copenhagen, Denmark

I am a specialist in advocacy, strategic communication, diplomacy, stakeholder management and partnerships.

The issues that in particular interest me are human rights, social development, good governance, peace and conflict resolution, as well as corporate social responsibility.

I have extensive international experience (Europe, Asia, Sub-Saharan Africa, Latin America) and I speak 7 languag

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Area of Expertise:
  • Capacity Building, Training, Advocacy
  • Communications, Media, Knowledge Management, Editor
  • Director, CEO, COP, President
  • Human Rights, Law, Migration, Conflicts, Justice
  • Social, Education, Gender, Youth, Child
Professional Experience:

• Chief, Communication for Development; UNICEF, Central African Republic, 2011 – present

• People Development & Performance Officer, UNAIDS, Switzerland, 2011

• Human Rights Officer, UNAIDS, Switzerland, 2010-11

• Partnership and Communications Officer, UNAIDS, Mozambique, 2008- 10

• Project Acquisition Officer, Ramboll, Denmark, 2007-08

• Procurement Consultant, UNFPA, Denmark, 2007

• Political Secretary, Danish Parliament, Denmark, 2005 – 06

• Campaign Coordinator (volunteer), Amnesty Denmark, 2004 -05

• Programme Assistant, Danish Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Denmark, 2003 – 05

• Consular Secretary, Taiwan Representative Office, Denmark, 2003

Education:

• M.Sc. Social Sciences, Roskilde University, Denmark, 2007
o Master thesis on conflict mediation and community development in North-eastern Brazil (6 months data collection in Brazil)
o Field research on natural resource management in Botswana (1 month data collection)

• B.A. Political Science & East Asian Area Studies, Copenhagen University/ London University (SOAS), 2003

Shorter trainings

• Human Rights Based Approaches to Programming, Turin UN Staff College, Italy (1 week), 2010

• Communication for Behavioural Impact (COMBI), New York University, USA (3 weeks), 2009

• Conflict Mediation and community Development, Internship, Institute for Land Reforms (INCRA), Recife, Brazil (6 months), 2006

• International Human Rights, Internship, Danish Institute for Human Rights, Copenhagen, Denmark (6 months), 2003

• Mandarin Language and Chinese Culture
o Fudan University, Shanghai, China (1 year), 2000
o Chinese Culture University, Taipei, Taiwan (4 months), 1998

Available for:

  • Job opportunities

Years of Experience:

5-10 years

Highest Qualification:

Masters

Languages:

English, French, Spanish, Chinese, Danish, Chinese

Nationality:

Denmark

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