Experience

FBA (Folke Bernadotte Academy)

• Sweden
• International Affairs
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Project Manager for Ukraine and Eastern Europe

  • Jul 2019 - Present

  -Project Manager for the project "Local Self-Government and the Rule of Law in Ukraine". The main expected outcome during the implementation period in 2020 will be an established platform for further meaningful and effective intervention promoting access to justice, rule of law and human rights of the conflict-affected populations (with primary focus on veterans and IDPs). The project has a strong focus on the areas disarmament, demobilization and reintegration (DDR), security sector reform (SSR), rule of law and dialogue and peace mediation. Show less



UNDP

• United States
• International Affairs
• 700 & Above Employee

• Conflict Prevention & Resilience Specialist

  • Oct 2016 - Jun 2019

  -Responsible in the area of Peace and Security for strategic development and programme support, policy and advocacy, partnerships and resource mobilization, building knowledge and capacities. -Co-chaired a bilateral- and a multilateral development partner group. -Chaired an Inter-Agency Task Force on Kenya with all relevant UN-agencies on behalf of the UN Resident’s Coordinator Office. -Responsible in the area of Peace and Security for strategic development and programme support, policy and advocacy, partnerships and resource mobilization, building knowledge and capacities. -Co-chaired a bilateral- and a multilateral development partner group. -Chaired an Inter-Agency Task Force on Kenya with all relevant UN-agencies on behalf of the UN Resident’s Coordinator Office.



FBA (Folke Bernadotte Academy)

• Sweden
• International Affairs
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Director

  • Jul 2014 - Oct 2016

  - Member of the management team of FBA. - Management of daily operations including 14 programme managers and the budget of 100 million Swedish kronor per year. - Responsible for approximately 75 seconded staff in 29 UN, EU and OSCE international peace missions in 21 different countries and their pre-deployment training. -Responsible for the recruitment and pre-deployment training of approximately 110-120 Swedish election observers and experts per year. - Responsible for the course 'Protection against risks and threats in conflict areas'. Show less



Sida

• Sweden
• Government Administration
• 700 & Above Employee

• • Jan 2014 - Jun 2014

  - Senior Policy Advisor for UN and Focal Point for UNICEF and UNDP.- Responsible for UN coordination and the UNICEF/UNDP-network at Sida.- Responsible for the preparation of the annual bilateral dialogue between UNDP and Sweden and the Swedish organisational assessment of UNDP.

• • Dec 2012 - Dec 2013

  - Special assignment from Sida’s Director General.- Full time Project Leader for the project “Indicators in the development cooperation”.- Developed a comprehensive data base for Sida’s indicators. - Responsible for Sida´s work on developing and coordinating the methodical work on indicators.- Created an improved result based management and result communication for Sida.

• • Dec 2011 - Jan 2013

  - Management of daily operations including 25 programme managers and the budget of 2.1 billion Swedish kronor per year. - Responsible for Sida’s support to global funds and a great number of UNICEF, UNDP, UNFPA, UN Women projects/programmes- Responsible for Sida´s support to UNDP-DPA Joint Programme and BCPR.- Lead, developed and coordinated the work of the Unit and ensured a holistic approach and good results.- Responsible for the implementation of the Swedish government’s Strategy for Special Democracy support through Swedish Political Parties Affiliations, the Swedish Strategy for Global Thematic Contributions and partly responsible for the Global Strategy for Human Security.- The Swedish head of delegation in high-level annual consultations with different UN organisations in Kenya.- Disbursed 800 million Swedish kronor extra from Sida’s Africa budget to different multilateral organisations.- Phased-out a great number of minor projects/programmes. - Re-organised the Department for International Organisations and Policy Support. Show less



The Christian Democratic International Centre (KIC)

• Stockholm, Sweden

• Acting Secretary General

  • Oct 2010 - Dec 2011

  - Management of daily operations including 10 programme managers and the budget of 20 million Swedish kronor per year. - Represented the organisation externally in the cooperation and coordination with other organisations in civil society and international donors. -Re-organised KIC to a more effective organisation. - Management of daily operations including 10 programme managers and the budget of 20 million Swedish kronor per year. - Represented the organisation externally in the cooperation and coordination with other organisations in civil society and international donors. -Re-organised KIC to a more effective organisation.



Sida

• Sweden
• Government Administration
• 700 & Above Employee

• • Aug 2010 - Sep 2010

  - Senior Programme Manager/Analyst for Somalia and Sudan.- Portfolio management for the Swedish support to crises prevention and recovery in Sudan.- Focus on support to children's rights/CSO:s.

• • Jan 2008 - Jul 2010

  - Responsible for the Swedish support to peace and security, humanitarian assistance, democracy, human rights, children's rights and gender.- Responsible for the Swedish support to UNDP, UN Women, UNICEF, UNHCR, WFP, UN OCHA etc. - Responsible for the consultations regarding the UNDAF.- Adviser to the Swedish Special Envoy to Northern Uganda from the Swedish Ministry of Foreign Affairs.- Responsible for the Swedish support to crises prevention and recovery to northern Uganda and in the Karamoja region.- Provided the Embassy and Ministry of Foreign Affairs with strategic analyses on issues relating to peace and development.- Frequent visits to IDP camps in Northern/Western Uganda to follow-up the support to humanitarian assistance. - Assessed at great number of projects/programmes inclusive the Swedish support to the legal sector reform. Show less

• • Sep 2005 - Dec 2007

  - Analysed and followed-up the Swedish development cooperation to Kenya- Strategic and analytical support to the Swedish Embassy regarding development cooperation.- The main author to the Swedish country strategy for Kenya 2009-2013 in collaboration with government officials, academia and civil society in Kenya.- Close collaboration with the different UN agencies in Kenya including UNICEF and UNDP.- Responsible for the support to the Lake Victoria Initiative and EAC.



EU, UN, OSCE and OAS

• Electoral Observation Missions

  • 1997 - 2009

  - 2009 The diplomatic corps observation team´s, Embassy of Sweden, Uganda - 2004 Short Term Observer, EU, Malawi - 2003 Short Term Observer, OAS, Nicaragua - 1999 Lecturing, UNDP, Belarus - 1998 Short Term Observer, OSCE, Bosnia-Herzegovina - 1997 Short Term Observer, OSCE, Montenegro - 2009 The diplomatic corps observation team´s, Embassy of Sweden, Uganda - 2004 Short Term Observer, EU, Malawi - 2003 Short Term Observer, OAS, Nicaragua - 1999 Lecturing, UNDP, Belarus - 1998 Short Term Observer, OSCE, Bosnia-Herzegovina - 1997 Short Term Observer, OSCE, Montenegro



Sida

• Sweden
• Government Administration
• 700 & Above Employee

• • May 1999 - May 2005

  - Responsible for the Swedish support to democracy, human rights, children's rights and gender in Kenya and Tanzania.- Delivered analytical products with policy relevance.- Lead formulation, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of development programmes and projects.- Responsible for the support to UNDP, UNICEF and UN Women.- Developed a new portfolio for the Swedish support to democratic governance in Kenya and Tanzania.

• • Jun 2001 - Aug 2003

  - Programme Manager for Peace and Development, Democracy, Human Rights, Children's Rights and Gender, - Managed contributions to the government and to civil society. - Donor coordination, alignment and harmonization.- Responsible for the support to UNDP, UN Women and UNICEF. - Support to the police reform through Swedish National Police Board.

• • Jan 2000 - Apr 2000

  - Responsible for the Swedish support to democracy, human rights, children's rights and gender in Tanzania.- Managed contributions to the government and to civil society. - Donor coordination, alignment and harmonization.- Responsible for the support to UNICEF and UNDP.

• • Apr 1997 - Apr 1999

  -Trained the Swedish election observers and experts before the election observation missions.-Short-term consultancy contract for UNDP in Belarus for lecturing about election observation.-Responsible for the recruitment and training of the Swedish observers to the international mission the Temporary International Presence in Hebron (TIPH). -Coordination with UN, EU and OSCE.