Professional Experience:
1. Twenty three years of working experience with organizational change and development;
2. Twenty years of professional working experience in education and cultural context including over 17 years experience in senior management positions in international development sectors;
3.Leading projects which include designing and delivering technical assistance with ministries, civil society and public and private sector institutions.
4.Seven years experience as Team Leader (Former Soviet Union and South East Europe) with durations of over 24 months;
5.Over five years experience with EU programs technical assistance international projects in multi-country programs and managing teams of Technical Assistance Teams from bases in Manchester and Moscow;
6.Trainer and practitioner of project design and team building using log-frame and associated methodologies;
7.Practitioner of international project evaluation and project cycle methodologies (including admin procedures and contractual/procurement requirements);
8.Demonstrated ability in running high profile and impact international programs and projects( EU, DfID, BC and WB);
9.Managing and motivating multicultural and multi-disciplined dispersed teams in regional contexts including countries of the Former Soviet Union, Central Asia, Middle East, South Caucasus, Turkey and the Balkans;
10.Acknowledged strong communication, inter-personal, leadership and negotiation skills;
11.Consultant for large scale change involving community and organizational engagement.
12.Wide ranging experience in capacity building and institutional strengthening in a multi-country project context with a focus on Life Long Learning;
13.Wide-ranging experience in dissemination, communication and visibility activities with national and regional projects;
14.Twenty years experience in grant project management (appraisal, implementation and monitoring) including design and delivery of project delivery training and coaching for grant beneficiaries;
15.Highly versatile facilitator and coach - designing and delivering impact for sector stakeholders, project developers, with a passion for empowering leadership bringing the 'whole system into the room' for sustainable change.