Anna Boelens Email & Phone Number

The Hague

Greater New York City Area

Responsible for providing programming guidance to UNICEF country offices globally, especially in the areas of strategic planning, programme design, and results-based management. This includes among others:• Development and sharing of programming guidance to support country offices at key milestones during the programme cycle• Coordination to ensure UNICEF country offices developing new country programmes receive strategic programming support as relevant • Support to UNICEF country… Show more Responsible for providing programming guidance to UNICEF country offices globally, especially in the areas of strategic planning, programme design, and results-based management. This includes among others:• Development and sharing of programming guidance to support country offices at key milestones during the programme cycle• Coordination to ensure UNICEF country offices developing new country programmes receive strategic programming support as relevant • Support to UNICEF country offices on engagement with the new UN Sustainable Development Cooperation Framework • Development of a comprehensive learning package on Programme Excellence for all UNICEF staff, including on the normative basis of UNICEF programming as well as on results-based management• Coordination of independent quality review of UNICEF country programme design documents Show less

New York

• Development and implementation of a knowledge management approach for UNDP’s HIV, Health and Development team• Facilitation of two global UNDP Knowledge Networks: HIV, Health and Development-Net and Global Fund-Net. This involved: curating online communities of practice and virtual knowledge sharing platforms, managing network membership and growth, producing monthly news updates, organizing online discussions and webinars on emerging topics, organizing external advocacy campaigns… Show more • Development and implementation of a knowledge management approach for UNDP’s HIV, Health and Development team• Facilitation of two global UNDP Knowledge Networks: HIV, Health and Development-Net and Global Fund-Net. This involved: curating online communities of practice and virtual knowledge sharing platforms, managing network membership and growth, producing monthly news updates, organizing online discussions and webinars on emerging topics, organizing external advocacy campaigns • Organization of global e-discussion: The Global Commission on HIV and the Law, taking the Commission's Recommendations forward (summary report)• Contributed to the development of UNDP’s Knowledge Management Strategy 2014-2017• Facilitated the use of blogging and social media by UNDP staff to enhance knowledge sharing and visibility of projects, events and initiatives• Development of innovative knowledge campaigns on emerging development issues, including strategic dissemination of publications and other knowledge products Show less

New York

• Facilitation of the United Nations Human Rights Policy Network, a UN-wide knowledge network comprising over 2000 UN staff working on human rights issues: human rights research; knowledge management, and community engagement.• Coordination of the redesign of the UN Practitioners' Portal on Human-Rights Based Approaches to Development: project management and quality assurance of the redesign process• Preparation and co-facilitation of an e-discussion on UN engagement with the Universal… Show more • Facilitation of the United Nations Human Rights Policy Network, a UN-wide knowledge network comprising over 2000 UN staff working on human rights issues: human rights research; knowledge management, and community engagement.• Coordination of the redesign of the UN Practitioners' Portal on Human-Rights Based Approaches to Development: project management and quality assurance of the redesign process• Preparation and co-facilitation of an e-discussion on UN engagement with the Universal Periodic Review process of the Human Rights Council Show less

New York

• Policy Advice: Provided policy advice and programme support to UNDP staff on strengthening UNDP's and Member States' engagement with civil society• Project Management: Managed two large projects, one that focused on strengthening UNDP engagement with civil society in Africa, and one that focused on achievement of the Millennium Development Goals at the local level. Supervised the external evaluation of one project and coordinated the production of a ‘best practices’… Show more • Policy Advice: Provided policy advice and programme support to UNDP staff on strengthening UNDP's and Member States' engagement with civil society• Project Management: Managed two large projects, one that focused on strengthening UNDP engagement with civil society in Africa, and one that focused on achievement of the Millennium Development Goals at the local level. Supervised the external evaluation of one project and coordinated the production of a ‘best practices’ publication.• Knowledge Management: Developed various knowledge and communication products. Restructured and maintained public web pages, intranet, and extranet pages.• Executive Support: Organized a number of high-level meetings between UNDP and civil society and indigenous peoples’ representatives. Show less

Interim coordination (maternity leave cover) and implementation of activities of the international campaign 'Stop Child Labour - School is the Best Place to Work', a joint lobby, education and awareness raising campaign that seeks to eliminate child labour through the provision of full time formal education.(http://www.stopchildlabour.eu/)

Sierra Leone

Strenghtening the programmatic and organizational capacity of seven local, Sierra Leonean non-governmental development organizations that are partners of CARE International in Sierra Leone. This position involved developing and implementing capacity development curricula with and for these local NGOs, with a focus on integrating Human Rights based approaches in their programmes.

Junior Programe Officer at the Policy and Evaluation Department of Hivos (http://www.hivos.nl/eng)Contributed to the design and implementation of a Results Based Management system in the organization and on strengthening grant management and M&E processes.Worked on various organizational issues as assistant to the Director. Responsibilities included research, documentation, writing and editing.

E-Learning Course, Law, International Development And Health, Certificate Of Completion

Using the law and legal policy for an effective response to HIV and AIDS

Summer Course, The Global Politics Of Protest And Change, Completion Of Summer Course

Summer course about the actors driving global change and their roles in global politics: their aims and power; the role of the media.

Ma., International Development Studies

Msc. (Cum Laude), Human Geography

Specialization: Geography of Developing Countries

Bsc., Human Geography