Tag: Building Institutional Capacity

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International Consultant/ Project Director

1997 –present UK,  Naturex

International Consultant/ Project Director

 Implementing, backstopping for Private Sector Development, investment attraction, agriculture, tourism, infrastructure, health, SME, training projects in the following countries: Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Macedonia, Moldova, Romania, Serbia, Montenegro, Kyrgyzstan, Turkmenistan, Bangladesh, Vietnam.
 Working with partners such as OSCE, EC, USAID, UNDP, SDC, SECO, GTZ, DFID, UN, ADB etc.
2006 Vietnam WM Enterprise – Naturex International Consultant/, Director  Project director for 2,700,000 EUR Vietnam Private Sector Support Programme.
 The overall objective of the project is job creation via the promotion of the private sector and SME development and the integration of Vietnam into the international economy

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Economic Development Expert UNDP Strategic Advisor,

2009 -2011 Tajikistan UNDP

Strategic Advisor, Economic Development Expert

 Strategically positioned UNDP interventions for working in Private Sector Development, and Local Economic Development with national & local government
 Developing institutional capacity, design regulatory reforms and improved governance initiatives for government ministries, national level agencies as well as regional and local level government outlets.
 Provided advisory support on approach to value chain analysis, marketing strategies, economic growth for rural communities
 International Strategic Economic Advisor provides coordination, managerial, technical and policy advisory support.
 Provided strategic advice on policy dialogue, advocacy, knowledge transfer on rural economic development
 Monitored program’s operational plans & external environment and advised timely readjustment of programme activities.
 Provision of expert analysis on mobilizing government structures to provide favorable support to the business sector at local level with the view to improve good governance and economic growth, infrastructure, power, water-supply
 Investment facilitation in manufacturing, agri-processing, water-supply, export promotion, marketing etc.

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Transformation of Bosnian State Owned Institutions, Team Leader

2009 – 2010 Bosnia and Herzegovina Germany European Commission Naturex Consulting, BBC WST

Team Leader, Transformation of Bosnian State Owned Institutions

 535.000 EUR EC funded project: Establishing the Public Broadcasting System of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
 Providing restructuring plan for the Public Broadcaster with 2,000 employees in cooperation with management.
 Restructuring plan on legal, organizational, human resources, finance, production programming, communication, marketing.
 Managing team of 10 international experts on restructuring and media and team of around 10 local experts and support staff.
 Strategic, organizational, operational, financial management of the complex project.
 Providing intensive training in institutional reforms, transformation of state owned institutions and management.

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Strategic Advisor, International Business Council of Kyrgyzstan

2006– 2009 Kyrgyzstan GTZ

Strategic Advisor, International Business Council of Kyrgyzstan

 Providing strategic and operational guidance to the private sector of all Kyrgyz-based local and foreign businesses.
 Member of President’s Investment Council, PPD platform sponsored by EBRD.
 Member of Supreme Economic Council advising the Kyrgyz Prime Minister.
 Member of the government-business working group that in 3 years brought Kyrgyzstan to the 2nd best reformer in the world according to World Bank’s Doing Business Indicators for 2009.
 Lobbying and influencing government and parliament for adoption of business-friendly laws.
 Regular reporting and contacts with donors, partners, government officials.
 Managing a team of around 10 local experts and support staff.
 Private Sector Development, implementing business regulatory reforms and improving governance.
 Managing complex negotiations between all stakeholders, businesses, governments and citizens.
 Conducting public opinion campaigns in order to galvanize support for better investment climate.
 Strategic, organizational, operational, financial management of a complex project with many stakeholders.
 Helped develop Mining Code, Tax Code, Import-Export simplification program, National Development Strategy, development of tourism sector, agro-business, mining and hydro power, infrastructure development etc.

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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.