Christopher Ball Email & Phone Number

Exeter, Gb

United Kingdom

Mission: To enable the development of local level resilience to disasters through supporting local level capacity development and empowerment before, in anticipation of, during and after disasters.Specialisms:- Research- Programme & Project Evaluations- Risk Assessment & Analysis, and (Climate) Risk Information Services- DRR Cost Benefit Analysis- Development of Monitoring Systems- Proposal Reviews & Development Support- Programme Design- Capacity Building Needs Assessment- Institutional Capacity Building- Milestone Setting- Institutional DRR Mainstreaming and Policy Development- Development of Programme and Project Cycle Management Tools

Beirut District, Lebanon

Development of a country strategy and guidelines for ‘Safe & Disaster Resilient Communities’. Support for the development of a program plan and resources for implementation, including: tools for community-based disaster risk management; training materials; monitoring, evaluation and learning framework – for the program and the strategy; reporting formats; and strategy communication materials.

Global

DRR Expert for the development of a toolkit for the Gender-Based Violence Area of Responsibility.GBV Preparedness and Response in Emergencies ToolkitResearcher and Co-Author.Joint development of scoping study report.Conducted field research in Pakistan, DRC and Myanmar.In-depth literature review.Joint development of toolkit structure and content.

Pakistan

• Program Management for DRR, Livelihoods & WASH Sectors• Developed organisational National Contingency & Emergency Preparedness Plans for multi-hazard emergency scenarios in Pakistan• Finalisation of multi-sector (DRR, Livelihoods & WASH) proposals• Management of partner implemented and consortium BMZ and AA donor emergency and recovery projects• Development of local partners performance evaluation and feedback mechanisms• Managed the Programs Department re-structuring process• Development of DRR projects framework, DRR project monitoring tools, organisational DRR mainstreaming• Development and running of workshops on; risk assessment, proposal development and DRR projects implementation• Development of DRR Project interventions’ guidelines and tools• Managed the development process of stand-alone DRR/CBDRM and multi-sector DRR integrated projects with local NGOs for their implementation• Risk Assessment workshops Trainer for a national NGOs in the Philippines & Afghanistan• Mentored regional office staff on Risk Assessment and development of regional DRR Projects• Founding member in the establishment of the national to district level Civil Society DRR Forum Network for Pakistan• Identified partners and initiated the establishment of an INGO DRR Consortium in Pakistan• Development and institutionalisation of partners project monitoring mechanisms• Contributed towards development of national Community-based DP and School-based DP models for Pakistan• DIPECHO CBDP consortium and proposal development

Efficient management of road rehabilitation and bridge construction logistics and management of contractors to ensure the completion of previously delayed project activities within the re-scheduled project period and budgetSupervised the construction plan of hand operated wells and hygiene promotion activities with a target community of 25,000 peopleConducted a rapid assessment within the county which formed the basis of the new project proposalCoordination with National Ministries, County Authorities, UN Agencies and other NGOs resulting in new NGOs starting up operations within the county and additional commitment to activities from the GovernmentPlanning, monitoring and successful implementation of agricultural livelihoods projectsPlanning and monitoring conflict management activities which resolved several disputesManagement of project closure and start-up of new project with re-allocation and briefing of staff

Designed, planed, contracted and supervised the construction of office buildings, hospital maternity ward extension and rehabilitation of health centres and wellsGave logistical and technical support to the planning of a community water supply project and oversaw the initial activities in its installationAssessments and monitoring of security and safety situation with major focus on the threat of landslides in a post-earthquake environmentSet up effective programme satellite communication systems and oversaw management of I.T. Systems in the field ensure access to communication networksSet up 20 health facilities in refugee camps with a population of 40,000 people dealing with all aspects of design, installation and utilities' suppliesManaged logistics activities during the post-emergency phase including human resources, budgeting and representation at security and cluster (specialist field) level meetings

Secured contracts with Regional Development Agency (RDA), National Government bodies and Local Strategic Partnerships among othersOrganisation and facilitation at stakeholders meetings in the development of a physical and social Area Action Plan study for Plymouth City Council with CAG Consultants and LDA Urban DesignPrepared and presented research findings for a National Government Pathfinder Project at a Regional Assembly Conference and the National Centre for Public PolicySecured the use of a disused mine through stakeholder consultation for a charity to base and run their activitiesDesigned and implemented several community based projects which received regional news coverage for a local environmental charityConducted a survey on the perception of Sustainable Development within the Academic, Business & Public sectors used for a Sustainable Development Plan with Sustainability Southwest, part of the Southwest RDA

As Project Manager planned and lead groups in rainforests of Borneo carrying out surveys in wildlife reservesOversaw the day to day field operations of a wetland mapping project and collection of peat core samples in a Malaysian conservation areaInterviewed, trained and supported participants and staff through an 18-month personal development programme based in the UK and Ghana Developed effective sustainable and environmental volunteer community partnership projects with partner organisations throughout the south west

Pg. Cert., Humanitarian Programme & Project Management, Pass

Activities and Societies: College Rugby Team Project Cycle Management course: International Humanitarian Law Disaster Risk Reduction.

Msc Environmental Management & Sustainable Development, Environmental Investigation, Protection & Monitoring, Pass With Honours

Msc Environmental Management & Sustainable Development, Environmental Management

Strategic Campaigning - Greenpeace (2005) Environment Council Stakeholder Dialogue Facilitation Skills (2005) OCN Level 3 Community.