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Aarhus, Dk

Aarhus, Middle Jutland, Denmark

Ramallah, Palestine

Selected responsibilities:Leadership and management of the organisation, team of Palestinians/Danes.Development, implementation and review of strategy.Annual planning, results and risk management, monitoring and reporting.Collaboration with DK-MFA, CISU, EU and Danish private foundations.Fundraising and member acquistion campaigns.Selected results:Developed a new five-year strategy 2021-2025.Secured a new five-year DK-MFA agreement and our first four CISU… Show more Selected responsibilities:Leadership and management of the organisation, team of Palestinians/Danes.Development, implementation and review of strategy.Annual planning, results and risk management, monitoring and reporting.Collaboration with DK-MFA, CISU, EU and Danish private foundations.Fundraising and member acquistion campaigns.Selected results:Developed a new five-year strategy 2021-2025.Secured a new five-year DK-MFA agreement and our first four CISU grants. Together with partners in Palestine rapidly reprioritized programs and provided support to children and young people during the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020 and the war on Gaza in 2021.Gradual rationalized the organisational set-up.The Danish House in Palestine is an independent Danish civil society organisation. The vision is to strengthen the mutual understanding and appreciation between Danish and Palestinian cultures, as well as encourage values of diverse, open, and tolerant societies. The organisation works with 1) strengthening the resilience of Palestinian children and young people through art, culture and creativity; 2) supporting partners in the Occupied Territories of Palestine to reclaim and expand the civic space 3) engaging the Danish public, creating people-to-people meetings and facilitating voluntarism. Show less

Copenhagen Area, Denmark

Selected responsibilities:Management of the Program Department.Development and implementation of strategies e.g. program, acquistion, new markets, advocacy, partnerships (donors, corporates, civil society organisations).Development of annual plans, result and risk management, monitoring and evaluation.Part of executive management group of Plan Denmark. Part of the National Program Directors Group, Plan International. Board Member of CISU and Global Focus. (Danish… Show more Selected responsibilities:Management of the Program Department.Development and implementation of strategies e.g. program, acquistion, new markets, advocacy, partnerships (donors, corporates, civil society organisations).Development of annual plans, result and risk management, monitoring and evaluation.Part of executive management group of Plan Denmark. Part of the National Program Directors Group, Plan International. Board Member of CISU and Global Focus. (Danish umbrella organisations). Staff and budget.Selected results:Established the Programme Department at Plan DK.Recruited and build the strongest urban program team of committed academics.Developed a solid program portfolio from scratch.Positioned Plan DK among development actors in Denmark.Initiated and maintained collaboration with e.g. a variety of civil society organisations in the global south and in Denmark, and with the Danish Minister of Foreign Affairs.Positioned Plan DK as the Centre of Urban Expertise within Plan International.Influenced Plan International to include urbanisation as a priority in the global strategy.Developed solutions focusing on young people’s active citizenship and the protection of children in urban contexts. Show less

Geneva, Switzerland

Development of strategy to ensure greater cultural, ethnic and linguistic diversity within the humanitarian protection stand-by capacity. The assignment included identification of practises and obstacles to facilitate diversity, and identification of organisations in Malaysia, Zimbabwe, Senegal and South Africa to take on the task. Three concrete projects developed.

Copenhagen Area, Denmark

Conducted in-country review regarding the Danish Refugee Council’s civil society network programmes in the Balkans, Caucasus and Central Asia. The review deals with e.g. network governance and accountability issues, organisational strengthening and capacity building, partnership approaches and the sustainability of the networks.

Kampala, Uganda

Based on consultations with the Office of the Prime Minister of Uganda, district authorities, UN agencies, civil society organisations and the Danish Ministry of Foreign Affairs, development and drafting of a programme for the Danish support to the new refugee policy in Uganda. Denmark supported the program with DKK 70 mil.

Adjumani, Uganda

Selected responsibilities:Management of programme targeting 62.000 Sudanese refugees and the host population in Adjumani District, and focusing on organisational strengthening of local authorities, community and agricultural development, and humanitarian assistance. Development of annual plans, results and risk management, monitoring and evaluation.Negotiations with the government of Uganda and district authorities.Reporting to consortium Steering Group, Danish Refugee Council… Show more Selected responsibilities:Management of programme targeting 62.000 Sudanese refugees and the host population in Adjumani District, and focusing on organisational strengthening of local authorities, community and agricultural development, and humanitarian assistance. Development of annual plans, results and risk management, monitoring and evaluation.Negotiations with the government of Uganda and district authorities.Reporting to consortium Steering Group, Danish Refugee Council, ADRA and MS.Staff and budget.Selected results:Initiated change process resulting in increased impact of the programme activities. Negotiated permission from the Deputy Prime Minister of Uganda to conduct a registration of the internally displaced population in the District. This was the first registration of internally displaced persons in Uganda.Positioned the programme. We achieved widespread recognition among core stakeholders e.g. Office of the Prime Minister, UN Agencies and the Danish Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Member of UN team conducting a review of Uganda’s refugee policy. The review formed the basis of Uganda’s new approach to development assistance for refugee hosting areas. Based on fact-finding missions to West-Nile and South Sudan, developed programmes for new intervention areas. Funding from the Danish Ministry of Foreign Affairs acquired. Show less

Copenhagen Area, Denmark

Selected responsibilities:Management of the Project Counselling Service, Copenhagen City Council providing advisory services and financial support to civil society to facilitate the integration of ethnic minorities into civil society organisations.Development and implementation of strategy for the unit.Management of a sub-granting mechanism, incl. monitoring of projects.Advisory and counselling services of civil society organisations in Copenhagen.Reporting to City Council… Show more Selected responsibilities:Management of the Project Counselling Service, Copenhagen City Council providing advisory services and financial support to civil society to facilitate the integration of ethnic minorities into civil society organisations.Development and implementation of strategy for the unit.Management of a sub-granting mechanism, incl. monitoring of projects.Advisory and counselling services of civil society organisations in Copenhagen.Reporting to City Council Committees, Culture & Leisure and Employment & Integration.Staff and budget.Selected results:Established the Project Counselling Service.Initiated a sub-granting mechanism supporting integration projects.Facilitated cross-sector partnerships between ethnic minority, humanitarian, culture, and sports organisations.Positioned the unit and attained widespread support from the political level and from the civil society. Show less

Sarajevo, Bosnia And Herzegovina

Selected responsibilities:Management of the secretariat of a regional network of 24 civil society organisations from Bosnia & Herzegovina, Croatia, Serbia, Kosovo, Macedonia and Albania assisting refugees, internally displaced persons and other vulnerable groups.Management of a sub-granting mechanism, incl. monitoring of cross-border projects.Advisory and counselling services of members organisations.Process facilitation, large groups interventions, organisational capacity… Show more Selected responsibilities:Management of the secretariat of a regional network of 24 civil society organisations from Bosnia & Herzegovina, Croatia, Serbia, Kosovo, Macedonia and Albania assisting refugees, internally displaced persons and other vulnerable groups.Management of a sub-granting mechanism, incl. monitoring of cross-border projects.Advisory and counselling services of members organisations.Process facilitation, large groups interventions, organisational capacity assessments.Staff and budget.Selected results:Establishing the secretariat. Facilitated cross-border reconciliation processes and partnerships. Initiated a sub-granting mechanism supporting cross-border projects and organisational strengthening of network members. Key features of the sub-grant mechanism were adopted by civil society networks in the Balkans, Caucasus and Central Asia. Drafted program document and developed strategy to strengthen regional collaboration, funding from Danish Minister of Foreign Affairs acquired. Show less

Copenhagen Area, Denmark

Selected responsibilities:Management of the Project Department, and year 1999 – 2000 of Culture House, providing various learning, empowerment and cultural opportunities for asylum seekers. Development and implementation of strategies e.g. quality and result management, services.Counselling of asylum seekers and volunteers.Workshop facilitator and instructor at the Danish Red Cross thematic workshops. Staff and budget.Selected results:Established the Culture… Show more Selected responsibilities:Management of the Project Department, and year 1999 – 2000 of Culture House, providing various learning, empowerment and cultural opportunities for asylum seekers. Development and implementation of strategies e.g. quality and result management, services.Counselling of asylum seekers and volunteers.Workshop facilitator and instructor at the Danish Red Cross thematic workshops. Staff and budget.Selected results:Established the Culture House Project DepartmentDeveloped methodology to user-driven solutions and services.Developed volunteer policy and strategy.Initiated an organisational change process, which lead to the acquistion of a larger EU grant. Show less

History Of Ideas - Studies

Certificate'S Degree, Relational Leadership And Organisational Development

Bachelor'S Degree, Law

Tromsø University, Norway, examined master studies: International Law of the Sea Copenhagen University, examined master studies.