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Multilingual human rights/development/civil society professional with international NGO and IGO experience including post-conflict field missions, excellent inter-cultural communication skills; experienced trainer, skilled in applying participatory and interactive methodologies; strong writer, editor and public speaker; sense of humour; seeks consulting and possibly other opportunities |
 Contact Robin Clapp
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Area of Expertise: |
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Capacity Building, Training, Advocacy
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Fundraising, Business Development, Grants Writer
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Human Rights, Law, Migration, Conflicts, Justice
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Monitoring, Evaluation, Policy, Research, Analysis
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Social, Education, Gender, Youth, Child
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Professional Experience: |
Lecturer on rights of the child/right to education/gender
Lund University, Sweden
September 2013-present (part-time, except during residential periods; combined with consulting work below)
Member of three-person team responsible for developing syllabus and training activities, teaching and mentoring participants in an international training programme on child rights in an educational context, focused on five francophone African countries; combination classroom and internet-mediated distance learning; travel to West Africa; in French
Consultant
Robin Clapp Consulting, Malmö, Sweden
February 2012-present
Non-exhaustive list in reverse chronological order:
• UN Office of Drugs and Crime, Vienna: Development of internet-based training module on human rights;
• Folke Bernadotte Academy, Sweden: Trainer, mentor and subject-matter specialist on rule of law for international peacekeeping training exercise with over 2,000 participants ‘Viking 14’;
• Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights of the Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe, Warsaw: Impact evaluation of training activities on hate crime for civil society organisations;
• LO/FTF Ulandssekretariatet, Copenhagen: presentation at Annual Partnership Meeting on EU human rights/development policy and funding for partner organisations abroad;
• United Nations Voluntary Fund for Victims of Torture, Geneva: authored key sections of a manual and other materials for training of UNVFT staff on torture rehabilitation centres and their work;
• Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe, Mission in Kosovo: developed and delivered tailor-made three-day training workshop for local organisations on EU funding, project management, proposal development, fundraising;
• International Media Support, Copenhagen: developed and delivered tailor-made training workshop on proposal development and drafting, EU funding and policy; feedback on proposals (several assignments);
• LO/FTF Ulandsekretariatet, Copenhagen: developed and delivered tailor-made training workshop on EU funding, proposal writing, and project design; feedback on funding proposals (several assignments);
• Dignity: Danish Institute against Torture (formerly RCT), Copenhagen: conducted study of EU human rights/development policy, institutions and action and formulated recommendations for development of advocacy strategy targeting EU; (separate) EU funding report; feedback/revision of proposals to EU funding programmes (several assignments);
• Diakonia (Swedish NGO), Stockholm: Donor mapping and strategy development research paper, advice;
Programme Manager, Europe
Dignity: Danish Institute against Torture (formerly RCT), Copenhagen, Denmark
June 2009-February 2012
Responsible for regional programme on torture prevention and rehabilitation of victims of torture; proposal drafting, fundraising, relations with Danish Foreign Ministry/other donors (EU, Soros), project
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Education: |
European Master’s Degree in Human Rights and Democratization
European Inter-University Centre for Human Rights and Catholic University of Leuven, Belgium (Sept. 1998 – Sept. 1999); E.MA Fellowship
Bachelor of Arts in Sociology
Columbia University, New York, USA; Dean’s List (academic honours)
Professional Training/Continuing Education:
Short-term Election Observation
Center for International Peace Operations (Zif), Berlin (September 2014)
Specialized Course on Rule of Law
Folke Bernadotte Academy and Center for International Peace Operations (Zif), Berlin (September 2013)
Human Rights Monitoring; Election Observation
Human Rights Education Associates, Massachusetts, USA (April-July 2010 and January-April 2013)
United Nations Civilian Staff Officer Course
Swedish Armed Forces International Centre, Kungsängen, Sweden (April 2012)
Protection against Risks and Threats in Conflict Areas
Folke Bernadotte Academy, Sandö, Sweden (September 2011)
Monitoring and Evaluation
International NGO Training Center, Oxford, UK (September 2010)
Logical Framework Approach as a Tool in Project Cycle Management
Project Cycle Management Group, Brussels, Belgium (July 2004)
Advanced Course on the International Protection of Human Rights
Institute for Human Rights, Åbo Akademi University, Åbo/ Turku, Finland (August 2001)
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Available for: |
- Consulting assignments
- Job opportunities
- Being headhunted – make me an offer
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Years of Experience:
10-15 years |
Highest Qualification:
Masters |
Languages:
English, French, Spanish, Italian, Swedish, Danish |
Nationality:
Sweden
, United States
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LinkedIn Profile:
dk.linkedin.com/in/robinclapp/
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