Senior EC Consultant Restructuring Radio Television Afghanistan and Bakhtar News Agency

2004–2005 Afghanistan, European Commission

Senior EC Consultant Restructuring Radio Television Afghanistan and Bakhtar News Agency

 EC project: Identification mission into restructuring state-owned RTA / Bakhtar agency, Senior EU Consultant Economist into public broadcasting services. Project size was 200,000 EUR.
 Project resulted in proposal for EC engagement in restructuring Afghan public media with investment budget of 64M EUR.
 Producing Formulation Proposal with financing plans for restructuring state-owned Radio Television Afghanistan/News Agency.
 Producing cost-benefit analysis of the proposed project worth 64M EUR with accompanying detailed budget, organizational chart, job descriptions, training plans and funding proposals.
 Developing institutional capacity for reforming public institutions and improved management and governance.

Editor, Journalist, Producer, BBC World Service

1995 – 2002 London, United Kingdom BBC World Service

Editor, Journalist, Producer

 Producer, editor of BBC World Service flagship Newshour programme, interviewed number of presidents, prime ministers, including Mary Robinson, Evgeniy Primakov, Robin Cook on international political and economic issues.
 Provided advice to government officials, corporations, on political and economic situation in the Balkans