Key skills and expertise.

Bringing over 31 years of experience, the expert excels in planning, coordination, management, and review of development programs, with a particular focus on education and public sector reform. Key qualifications include expertise in Sector Wide Approaches, Education Cluster coordination, and Education in Emergency. Career highlights include managing substantial international initiatives, such as a $45 million UNICEF program and a $75 million USAID-funded project in Mozambique. These efforts resulted in significant improvements in educational access and quality. Responsibilities have included senior consulting and directorship roles, with an emphasis on capacity building and strategic planning.

Project experience and donor exposure.

With a background in collaborating with international donors, the expert has worked with organizations such as USAID, UNICEF, World Bank, DFID, EU, and New Zealand Aid Programme. Involvement has spanned project implementation, technical assistance, and capacity building within the education sector. Projects have been executed on both national and regional scales in countries including Mozambique, Angola, East Timor, Solomon Islands, and Tanzania. The expert has facilitated education sector reforms, emergency education responses, and sector-wide program development, consistently emphasizing equitable access and quality education.

Sectors and geographic focus.

Worked across diverse projects involving key sectors such as education, monitoring and evaluation, training, media and communications, institutional development, and program and resource management. Background includes positions that have encompassed senior consultancy, management, and advisory roles, highlighting cross-cutting expertise in sector-wide approaches, capacity building, and emergency education. The geographic scope of work spans Africa, Asia, and Latin America, focusing on improving educational systems and public sector reforms. Extensive geographic experience includes long-term assignments in Angola, Mozambique, the Netherlands, Nicaragua, Solomon Islands, Suriname, Tanzania, Timor-Leste, and Vietnam, with deep familiarity with local governance and cultural dynamics.

Languages and education.

With a strong foundation in educational and development disciplines, the expert holds an MSc in Development Studies from Radboud University of Nijmegen in the Netherlands, focusing on management, participatory training, and education in development projects. Additionally, an MSc in Dutch Language and Literature with a subsidiary in Adult Education was earned from the University of Leiden, also in the Netherlands. Language competences include native proficiency in Dutch and fluency in English, alongside proficiency in Spanish and Portuguese, and fair competence in French, German, and Swahili. These language skills have been effectively utilized in various international contexts, including in-country work in Angola, Mozambique, and other multilingual settings, facilitating communication in diverse teams and enhancing project implementation across different cultural environments.