Kim Sorensen

Area of Expertise:

• Administration, Management, Finance/Accounting, Procurement
• Agriculture, Livelihoods, Microfinance, Rural
• Capacity Building, Training, Advocacy
• Environment, Climate, Energy, Water, Sanitation
• Fundraising, Business Development, Grants Writer

Professional Experience:

Chief Technical Adviser for Harapan Rainforest, a forest rehabilitation project in Jambi and South Sumatra Provinces – the project has a main focus on restoring degraded forests for biodiversity and supporting local community issues;
Vice-Director for Arara Abadi, Riau - successfully negotiated the development of The Giam Siak Kecil Biosphere Reserve (800,000ha) within Riau’s peat swamp forests securing 1 million USD from Asia Pulp and Paper for its management - required addressing the Provincial Land-use Plan and extended negotiations with local, provincial and central decision-makers as well as engaging local communities;
Program Coordinator for WWF Indonesia’s Riau Program, covering almost half of Riau Province – this included providing technical support to eleven projects
Chief Technical Adviser for the Wildlife Department (Perhilitan) in Malaysia, on capacity building in the government sector and developing a Management Plan for Krau Wildlife Reserve;
Senior Biodiversity Specialist for the Department of Nature Conservation and Protection (DNCP) in Cambodia – developing a management Plan for Bokor National Park and support towards the development of Tonle Sap Biosphere Reserve;
Research Station Manager In Kayan Mentarang National Park for WWF-US/UNESCO
Program experience from UNESCO’s Man and the Biosphere (MAB) Programme in S.E.Asia as Associate Expert;
Trainer of trainers in in organic farming for the destitute for CARE International;

Skills include project management, budget management, proposal writing,field coordination, presentations at international fora.