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Bente Vibeke Hansen
consultant freelance
Copenhagen , Denmark
Socioeconomist with over 20 years of experience in international Consulting, and in development of mining/extractive industries and community engagement and development, Indigenous People and human Rights. Experiences as Civil servant and from international NGO. Seeking short term assignments. Strong analytic skills and solid experiences in project formulation, implemetation and management,
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Area of Expertise:
  • Agriculture, Livelihoods, Microfinance, Rural
  • Disaster, Aid, Emergencies, Relief
  • Environment, Climate, Energy, Water, Sanitation
  • Monitoring, Evaluation, Policy, Research, Analysis
  • Private Sector, Social Enterprise, Corporate Social Responsibility
Professional Experience:
I have strong project and team management skills and solid experiences in the project cycle hereunder LFA, project design, project formulation, appraisals, feasibility studies, project implementation and management and monitoring and evaluation for a wide range of clients. Extensive experiences in social impact assessment (SIA), social safeguards (WB), socio-economic and baseline studies and surveys, rural and rapid appraisals, stakeholder analysis and analysis of capacity of civil society organisations.

Worked with public participation, consultation and public review processes in relation to extracting industries development as well as with community outreach strategies.

Worked with development of the mineral resource sector (extracting industries). Worked intensively with social development and investment initiatives (Impact and benefits agreements, IBA) between government, regional authorities and extracting industries as well as with involving local workforce and local business and skills development and extractive industries social performance strategies.

Solid knowledge of mining aspects and the value chain, economic, social and cultural aspects of mining and national regulation of use of minerals (raw materials) and extracting industries social performance strategies, CSR aspects and community engagement.

Worked with artisanal, small scale and large scale mining aspects of extracting industry development.

Drafting law amendment and guidelines in relation to development of extracting industries development in Greenland.

Main fields of experience cover: Social and environmental impact assessments in relation to induced development and impacts on host communities and their livelihood. Public participation and participatory community development processes, civil society development and land tenure, land rights, land use and natural resource management/co-management, traditional knowledge as well as climate change vulnerability and adaptation in local communities and risks management, food security and gender and youth issues.

Worked with social aspects of refugee camps’ impact on host communities, internal refugees, resettlement, poverty issues and gender aspects and sustainable livelihood and livelihood restoration strategies in Kenya, Ghana, Mozambique and Russia. Worked with development issues related to indigenous and tribal peoples and human rights. Solid experiences in working with gender aspects and private sector development and corporate social responsibility aspects social performance issues.

Worked with of involuntary resettlement and developing resettlements action plans in relation to opening of remote and marginalised areas by road projects/infrastructure development in Ethiopia. Worked as team leader and project manager for the implementation of project under the Danish Neighbourhood Programme - with analysis of capacity building of indigenous NGO’s in Russia and restoration of livelihoods of indigeno
Education:
Mag. scient. (equivalent to Ph.D) In social anthropology and Ex. Art (bachelor) in eskimology(inuit studies) and diploma in national and international public administration from University of copenhagen
Available for:
  • Consulting assignments
  • Job opportunities
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    Years of Experience:
    15-20 years
    Highest Qualification:
    Masters
    Languages:
    English, Spanish, Russian
    Nationality:
    Denmark
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