Dear Sir or Madam:

 Following a successful career at the UN, I am looking for new opportunities and challenges in development. I have held consecutive roles as country Representative for the World Food Programme in Cape Verde, Bolivia, Honduras, Guatemala and Madagascar, and earlier as Programme Officer in different functions in Mauritania, Rome and with the FAO in Mexico. I obtained a ‘Doctorandus’ (MSc+) degree in Development Economics from the Erasmus University in The Netherlands, where my foundations in economics were set.

 I have experience in first-rate project design, implementation, management, planning, data analysis, forecasting, and reporting. Moreover, my on-the-job experience has afforded me a well-rounded skill set to manage personnel.

 In addition to my experience and personal qualities as a team player and networker, I have a solid foundation and passion for development work. I have followed with personal interest opportunities for growth and poverty reduction, which also enable me to effectively contribute to the design and implementation of programs. I have in the past regularly conducted analysis on development assistance issues, worked in donor coordination, contributed to institutional reforms, good governance, gender analysis and initiatives and extensively worked on food security.

 Thank you for your consideration.

Sincerely yours,

Willem

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SUGGESTED CONTACTS

• Chris Nikoi, Regional Director WFP, West Africa

chris.nikoi@wfp.org

• Violet Kakyomya, UN Resident Coordinator, Madagascar

            Tel: +261 321110937

             violet. kakyomya@one.un.org

• Peter Delhove, Director ADRA, Madagascar

            Tel : +261 033 238 41 17

            delhove.co@adra.mg

• Susan Riley,

sawhillriley@yahoo.com

     USAID Director (until 2016)

• Chris Lafargue

clafargue@usaid.gov

     Food for Peace Officer

• Miguel Barreto, Regional Director WFP Latin America

miguel.barreto@wfp.org

     Tel : +507 680669153

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 Willem van Milink

Cel. Nr. : +261 320713720

Skype: Willemvmp

Whatsap: +31 629105033

Viber: +261 320713720

willem.vanmilink@gmail.com

        *Madagascar*