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Leadership of international development programs in agriculture, food and rural development. M.Sci in Strategic Management. B. Agri. Sci. Over 20 years experience on EU, World Bank, DFAT, MFAT, Bilateral assignments. Program design missions, technical and strategic analysis. Team Leader, Program Director. Balkans, Central Asia, Pacific Region and Africa. Management of multi-disciplinary teams. |
 Contact Michael Parker
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Area of Expertise: |
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Agriculture, Livelihoods, Microfinance, Rural
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Professional Experience: |
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Multiple senior leadership and management roles of agriculture, food and rural development programs. Long-term assignments in Central Asia, Pacific and Balkans. Strong program set-up and management skills. Programming and work-planning, establishment of supporting systems (finance, monitoring, reporting, communications). Cross-cutting themes GEDSI and Environment, Climate and Resilience. Short term mission on value chain analysis, program design and evaluation, institutional development and capacity-building. Design of sustainable food safety platforms and innovative business models. Market Systems Development - strategies, sector analysis, portfolio and partnership building with private sector primarily in agri-food sector.
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Education: |
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Masters in Strategic Management at Dublin Technical Unversity and Bachelor in Agricultural Science from University College Dublin.
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Years of Experience:
More than 20 years |
Highest Qualification:
Masters |
Languages:
English |
Nationality:
Ireland
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