Agricultural engineer, PhD, tropical agriculture, soil conservation, 10 years experience, mainly Colombia.
Regional Director for leading NGO, disability and inclusive development, health, education, livelihood, empowerment, alliance building, networking, 18 years experience. Excellent knowledge Latin America, great network experts, local partners. Seeks challenging job Latin America, other region |
 Contact Martin Ruppenthal
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Director, CEO, COP, President
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Professional Experience: |
Based in Quito, Ecuador.
Regional Director of one of the leading NGOs worldwide in the area of disability.
Representation, management, developing and implementing the organizational strategy in the areas of health, education, livelihood, empowerment, capacity building, networking and alliance buidling with private and public donors, advocacy. Development of a regional group of technical advisers. Establishment and leading of country offices in Latin America. Management of emergency programmes in Haiti and transition to development. Development of annual and multi-annual budgets in the amount of approx. US$ 10 Million per year. Management of partner portfolio of 100 to 150 partners in the poorest countries of Latin America. Planning and implementation of programmes cofunded by USAID, BMZ-Germany, LIONS and many others. Support of fundraising of Member Associations in different countries. Peer reviews of Member Associations and other Regional Offices.
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Education: |
Primary School, Staufen, Germany
Faustgymnasium, Staufen, Germany
1975-1981 Agriculture Science, Universities of Giessen and Stuttgart-Hohenheim, Germany. Specialization in Tropical Agriculture. Internships in Germany and New Zealand
1990-1995 PhD in Agricultural Science, University of Stuttgart-Hohenheim and Centro Internacional de Agricultura Tropical (CIAT), Cali, Colombia
Soil conservation and cropping systems in the Andes
Numerous courses in project cycle management, disability, health, education, livelihood, disaster risk reduction - emergencies, etc.
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Affiliations and Achievements: |
Different scientific papers in the area of agriculture
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Years of Experience:
More than 20 years |
Highest Qualification:
Doctorate |
Languages:
Spanish, English |
Nationality:
Germany
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