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Development management, business and leadership for last 10 years in Oxfam Great Britain, Diakonia Sweden, IBIS Denmark. International development cooperation since 1995. PhD & MSc in Economics and Business Administration. Experience from Latin America and the Caribbean, Asia, Africa, Europe and North America (20+ countries as well as regional) |
 Contact Morten Schmidt
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Area of Expertise: |
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Capacity Building, Training, Advocacy
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Director, CEO, COP, President
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Environment, Climate, Energy, Water, Sanitation
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Fundraising, Business Development, Grants Writer
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Human Rights, Law, Migration, Conflicts, Justice
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Professional Experience: |
1. Experience in providing overall leadership and management to the implementation of regional development programmes financed by both flexible frame agreements (Danida, Sida, DFID) and project grants (diverse group of restricted and unrestricted sources).
2. Experience in developing and managing development programmes both at country and regional levels, as well as integrating the two strategically and operationally. Also participated in and lead the development of programme methodologies (thematic programmes in IBIS Denmark; Programme platforms in Diakonia Sweden) and evaluation and reporting methods.
3. Successful fund development and fundraising experience with Multilateral (EU, ECHO, WB, IADB, IFAD, UNDP, UNICEF, UNDEF, etc) and Bilateral Agencies (Danida, Sida, Cida, SDC, DFID, etc – including flexible frame agreements), Basket Funds (Global Fund, Gender Emancipation Fund, Common Fund), Private Foundations (Ford, SEIF, Waterloo, Gates, etc) and Companies (Volvo, Levi Strauss, Alpina, Sysco, etc) and from the Public. Responsible for several innovative multi-sector initiatives and strategies. Ongoing business development and development of new cooperation models (development impact bonds, programme platforms, company engagement platforms, etc).
4. Annual budget responsibility up to 7M USD (with Diakonia Sweden). Annual income up to 60M USD (with Oxfam Great Britain)
5. Staff managed: Up to 40 persons, direct line management of 3-8 persons
6. Themes: Indigenous collective rights and territorial management, Climate Change (rights perspective and adaptation), Women’s Rights, Gender, Market-Based livelihoods and Integrated Rural Development, Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights, Governance, Humanitarian Action and Resilience building, Education in Emergencies.
7. Methodological experience: strategic development and management, personal leadership, organization development and institutional strengthening of civil society, financial and human resource management, PME (from indicator- and performance-based to Most Significant Change), Political Advocacy.
8. Experienced in understanding and managing organizational change, exemplified through regional and country programme development and phase out, opening and closing of programme/country/regional offices, merging two regional programmes (South and Central America) into one (Latin America). Lending leadership to and developing confederate collaboration and coordination (in Oxfam).
9. Education: PhD in Economics and Business Administration, specialized in organization sociology and development management; MSc in Economics and Business Administration, specialized in Strategic and Project Management and Organization Sociology. Field: International Development Cooperation. Further training in leadership, management, political advocacy and humanitarian action.
10. Management/leadership credo: Strategy as guiding beacon, empowerment and trust, with an undercurrent of systemic follow-up. In th
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Education: |
PhD, Economics and Business Administration
Copenhagen Business School
Organization Sociology, Development Management, Strategic Management, Project Management in the context of international development.
Dissertation:”Development at Work”, a sociology of emerging organizing practices in integrated rural development in Cambodia.
In cooperation with Lutheran World Federation. Guest researcher at Princeton University, Department of Sociology.
MSc, Economics and Business Administration
Copenhagen Business School
Management and Organization Development in international development and cooperation sector.
Thesis: “The Paradox of the Project”, a study of the organization and management of a major development programme in Tanzania (Danida-financed).
BSc, Economics and Business Administration
Copenhagen Business School
Management and Organization Development
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Affiliations and Achievements: |
Extra-Curricular:
2002-2008, member of expert panel in civil society strengthening
of the Danish Mission Council, Development Department
Network: Founder of Arena for Organization Development - first Danish network for professionals and researchers in Organization Development in development cooperation in the Global South (2002).
Network: Founder of Informal Network for the Strengthening of Civil Society. First network in Bolivia for professionals working with organizational approaches to the strengthening of civil society (2004).
Co-founder, managing partner and course designer of El Chocolatal Golf Eco-Resort in Rurrenabaque, Bolivia. Latin America’s first sustainable and probably the world’s most biodiverse golf course. www.chocolatalgolf.com – also in Facebook and Twitter.
Founder of Casa de Proyectos, network organization dedicated to innovation and creativity in project management and leadership, and cost-efficient grants management support. www.casadeproyectos.org (page dormant) – also in Facebook and Twitter.
Memberships:
Impact Alliance, a global network for professionals in Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation.
International Network for Education in Emergencies, INEE
Danish Association of Attorneys and Economists
Business Call to Action. International network for discussion and promotion of Corporate Social Responsibility
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Available for: |
- Job opportunities
- Being headhunted – make me an offer
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Years of Experience:
15-20 years |
Highest Qualification:
Doctorate |
Languages:
English, Spanish, danish, swedish, norwegian, german, portugues, french |
Nationality:
Denmark
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