Key skills and expertise

Bringing over 31 years of experience, the expert is adept at providing strategic advice on public policy, administrative reform, and project implementation in fragile states. Key qualifications include proficiency in public administration reform, national development planning, and sector coordination. Career highlights include leading significant international projects, such as developing a GIS-based Project Information Management System in Nepal and advising on Somaliland's National Development Plan. Responsibilities have included managing teams and delivering quantifiable results in governance, infrastructure, and public financial management, with involvement in organizations like the World Bank, USAID, and UNDP.

Project experience and donor exposure

Worked across diverse projects involving collaboration with international donors such as the World Bank, Asian Development Bank, USAID, UK FCDO, DANIDA, GTZ, UNDP, and the European Union. The expert's involvement included project implementation, technical assistance, evaluations, and capacity building in thematic areas like governance, infrastructure, and public financial management. These projects were both regional and national in scope, covering locations such as Afghanistan, Iraq, Somalia, Somaliland, Nepal, and the Philippines.

Sectors and geographic focus

With a background in sectors such as public administration reform, national development planning, civil service reform, infrastructure, security and justice sector reform, and gender and youth programming, the expert has held leadership roles, including team leader and senior advisor. Responsibilities have included managing international projects and providing strategic advice. The expert's interdisciplinary expertise includes integrating public financial management with anti-corruption initiatives and climate adaptation in governance. The geographic scope of work spans regional and country-specific projects in fragile states like Somalia, Somaliland, and Nepal, focusing on stabilization and state-building initiatives. The expert has extensive geographic experience in Afghanistan, Australia, Ethiopia, Iraq, Jordan, Kenya, Lebanon, Nepal, Philippines, Somalia, Somaliland, Timor-Leste, UAE, UK, and USA, possessing deep familiarity with local governance and cultural dynamics, particularly in fragile and conflict-affected regions.

Languages and education

With a background in languages, the expert is fluent in Danish, English, and Nepali. These language skills have been utilized in various professional contexts, including in-country work in Nepal and Denmark, and collaboration with multilingual teams across different international development projects. The expert holds a Master of Arts in Policy Administration from Georgetown University, USA. Additionally, the educational background includes a Bachelor of Laws (Honours) and a Bachelor of Science (Resource and Environment Management) (Honours) from the Australian National University, Australia.