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Riga, Latvia

Development and implementation of public administration reform projects in the Western Balkans, European Neighborhood Policy countries and EU Member States. Co-ordination of DG Reform SRSP projects development and implementation in Latvia (in consortium with McKinsey & Company/PPMI). Development of innovative products of service for public and corporate environments.

Riga, Latvia

Tallinn, Harjumaa, Estonia

Development and implementation management of EU FWC Projects (Lot 7, Lot 3)

Tallinn, Harjumaa, Estonia

Development and implementation of public administration reform projects in the Western Balkansand European Neighborhood Policy countries

Riga, Latvia

Development of development cooperation project applications and monitoring of implementation of the company's projects in the field of public administration and European integration in the European Western Balkans in the European Union, World Bank, United Nations Development Program, UK DFID, Denmark DANIDA, Sweden SIDA funded projects

Kyiv City, Ukraine

EU funded project (Phases 1 and 2) “Support to Public Administration Reform”. Support for the development, initial implementation, joint management and coordination of the public administration strategy, establishment of policy coordination structures in the government secretariat, development of the policy planning framework, reorganization of the public administration and civil service reform.

Ukraine

EU advisory support to the Government Office for European Integration and building up an effective coordination mechanism for the EU – Ukraine Association Agreement implementation (EC FWC 7): Designing suitable scope, organization and working procedures for the European integration units in the main line ministries;Support legal approximation process with the EU;Assistance to the Government Office for European Integration (GOEI): Developing its capacity to perform EU law compliance analysis and impact assessment of draft legal acts submitted to the Cabinet of Ministers;Support to national development/reform strategies coherent with the Government’s AP and AA implementation Action Plan.

Ukraine

EU-funded project "Review of Ukraine's institutional readiness for the implementation of the EU-Ukraine Association Agreement". Development of recommendations for improving the action plan for the implementation of the Association Agreement and linking it with the sectoral strategic planning documents; programming of technical assistance projects for the implementation of the Association Agreement.

Riga, Latvia

Responsible for approving the institution's development strategy, operating budget and advice on public administration development activities

Latvia

Lectures on EU affairs to BA and MA level students with specific focus on Europeanization issues of public administration in the EU New Member States, IPA and ENP countries and development co-operation policy.Advised to BA level students thesis in EU affairs, public administration and development co-operation policy areasSCIENTIFIC PROJECTS06/2006 - 09/2010 Researcher, London, UK, University of East Anglia research project "National EU Policy Coordination Systems in the New Member States".09/2004 - 06/2005 Researcher, Riga, Latvia, University of Latvia research project “Latvia at the crossroads of Europeanization”.Recent publications- Rollis, I. (2023) “Good Governance in the framework of EU new Strategy for Central Asia implementation: lessons learnt from the EU Baltic member states” in Europe - Central Asia Relations. New Connectivity Frameworks. Palgrave Macmillan.- Rollis, I. (2021) “The EU Conditionality and Europeanization of Policy Co-ordination Mechanisms in the Western Balkan countries”, Journal of Comparative Politics, 14, 1, pp. 91 – 112.- Rollis, I. (2020) “Īss eiropeizācijas koncepta vēstures apraksts”. Latvija. Pārskats par tautas attīstību 2019/2020. Latvijas eiropeizācija. Galv. red. Daunis Auers. Rīga: LU Sociālo un politisko pētījumu institūts, 11-13. lpp.- Rollis, I. and Ozolina, Z. (2019) “Europeanization of Ukraine’s Executive Power. Lessons of the Central and Eastern Europe’s EU Member States”, Actual Problems of Internation Relations, 140, pp. 15-28.- Rollis, I. (2014) “Implications of the Association Agreement for Public Administration in Ukraine”, Науковий Висник Нацiональної Академiї Статистики, Облiку Та Аудиту [Nacionālās statistikas, grāmatvedības un audita akadēmijas zinātniskais biļetens], 1, pp. 53–61.- Rollis, I. (2014) “National EU Policy Co-ordination in Latvia”, Latvijas intereses Eiropas Savienībā, 2, 79.–103. lpp.

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States

Research on crisis resilient and innovative public administrations in collaboration with prof. B. Guy Peters in the framework of the Baltic - American Freedom Foundation research fellowship program.

Riga, Latvia

In the framework of the study "The contribution of private educational institutions to the provision of general education" analysed the operation of private educational institutions in Poland, Estonia and Finland identifying various principles/models of operation and financing of private educational institutions.

Vilnius, Lithuania

Prepared a single case study on the performance of selected SRSP projects implemented in Latvia for the ex-post evaluation of the Structural Reform Support Programme (2017-2020) with Directorate-General for Structural Reform Support (DG REFORM) of the European Commission.

Riga, Latvia

Conducted a feasibility study on the Public Administration modernization plan development and preparation of an analytical report on (1) trends in determining annual performance indicators (KPI) of public administration among developed countries and recommendations for determining such KPI in Latvia; (2) evaluated valid Latvian policy planning documents (plans, conceptual reports, guidelines), identifying the areas of development of the public administration; (3) studied the current international experience regarding the goals and activities of European, developed countries and international organizations, which were decided to overcome the medium and long-term challenges for the public administration caused by the COVID-19 pandemic and the development of recommendations for Latvia; (4) development of proposals for topics that should be primarily researched in the Sensemaker research platform for strategic planning, social processes and structures.

Paris, Île-De-France, France

Development of the section on transposition and impact assessment and the experience of the EU CEE countries in the report “The Western Balkans comparative regional study on the practice of regulatory impact assessment and its use in the EU legal harmonization process”.

Latvia

Training program launched by MFA of Latvia in 2014) for public administration practitioners from the Eastern Partnership, IPA and Central Asian countries on European integration political, legal and economic aspects. Drafting and delivery a training module on National policy development and co-ordination.

Ukraine

Needs assessment for the Institutional Reform Plan in the area of implementation of the future EU – Ukraine Association Agreement (EC FWC 1);Assessing the capacity, needs and preparedness for IRP/AA implementation of the relevant institutions; Analysing the institutional set-up for AA coordination and implementation; Preparing proposals for potential assistance in the context of IRP/AA implementation; Preparation of project documentation for capacity building projects (10 M€) to be funded by the EU in the framework of the CIB programme; drafting recommendations for improvement of the AA implementation AP.

Montenegro, Western Balkan

Running of Regional School of Public Administration (RESPA) and Organization of RESPA Activities, EU grant funding; Supported organization of EU integration network events on common co-ordination issues for the EU integration co-ordinators (managers) in the IPA countries;Supported with inputs for presentations and discussions on EU integration co-ordination and critical implications to its functionality during negotiations and challenges for the post accession phase;Elaborated proposals for the comparative studies in the Western Balkan countries on the EU integration co-ordination.

Armenia

Mid-term Evaluation of the EU Advisory Group (EUAG) to the Republic of Armenia – Phase III (EC FWC 1); Assessed the effectiveness and efficiency of the project’s structure in supporting the implementation of reform agenda in core areas of the EU-Armenia ENP Action Plan and the preparations for the EU-Armenia AA: Provision of policy, legal and institutional advice; enhancing Armenia’s economic integration into the EU internal market, notably by supporting DCFTA preparation;Monitoring of progress made in the EUAG focus areas of the ENP AP;

Moldova

“Promoting Broad Society Participation and Facilitating Policy Dialogue”;Advised on improving government procedures and approach to public consultations in the national and EU integration related policy development and legislation drafting with sector related non-governmental partners; Elaborated capacity building needs assessment for improving dialogue between civil service and the civil society in the decision making process in Moldova in national policy development and EU integration framework.

Ukraine

“Technical Support to Public Sector Reform II” in the framework of DANIDA (DK) Public Administration Reform program to Ukraine;Project implemented by Metropolitan University College -led consortium in cooperation with CPMCG;Supported planning of implementation of the Project’s component related to improvement of the Public service delivery by taking into account the Presidency’s reform plan of the public services in the government.

Ukraine

High Level European Integration Policy Advice Project, Strategic Programme Fund, Re-uniting Europe Programme, FCO funded;Provided advice on EU integration policy coordination and the role of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) & Coordination Bureau for European Integration of the Government of Ukraine (CBEI);Supported elaboration of strategic institutional development plans for the CBEI to manage key-capacity gaps and related capacity building measures for development & managing structural reforms related to the EU integration framework; Drafted 3 concept papers on future organization, institutional responsibilities in EU integration process, organisation and approach to legal approximation, and EU integration related donors co-ordination in the Government of Ukraine.

Moldova

“Building Institutional Capacity of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and European Integration”, UNDP funded;Drafted report to the Centre for Legal Approximation (CLA) within the MoJ evaluating the implication of the future AA and DCFTA on the legal approximation planning in the AA negotiations and post-negotiation phases;Analyzed, identified gaps, and provided recommendations on: the existing legal basis for legal approximation planning, the dialogue between CLA and line ministries in the negotiation process, the CLA institutional capacity in the process of negotiation, the Government and Parliament Plans and future adaptation into plans on legal approximation.

Pristina, Regjioni I Prishtinës, Kosovo

British Government-funded project “Functional Review and Organizational Design of Ministries in Kosovo”. Responsible for horizontal functional review of EI management systems: Drafted functional review with policy and legal assessment on a) functionality of the Agency for European Integration (AEI), line ministries, b) inter-ministerial co-ordination mechanisms; c) efficiency of policy co-ordination and management functions in charge of EP Action Plan management, legal harmonization, external relations, public information and consultations, foreign technical assistance (bilateral and EC TA, Twinning, TAIEX), donors co-ordination and HR development on EU issues.

Tbilisi, Georgia

British Government DFID funded project “Advisor to the Office of the Minister of State for Georgia on European and Euro-Atlantic Integration”. Support to coordination, monitoring and evaluation of the implementation of the European Neighborhood Policy Action Plan of Georgia.

Kyiv City, Ukraine

Ukrainian Government-funded project "Strengthening Policy-Making Capacity". Leading the development and coordinating the implementation of eight specialized training modules for 200 Ukrainian civil servants to strengthen policy-making capacity through real-time simulations in the preparation of policy documents in priority areas of national reform.

Kyiv City, Ukraine

British Government-funded project "Support to EU Coordination in Ukraine". Support for the development of the European integration coordination system and its functions. Provided support to EU approximation process in Ukraine, preparation for future AA and DCFTA negotiations;Led and edited comparative study on 8 different EU integration co-ordination models in the New EU member states in the pre-accession period, the SAP countries and Ukraine and elaborated recommendation of most appropriate lessons learnt for Ukraine. Assessed Public awareness within the NGO sector, business, academia and society at large. Organized 10 workshops with the key co-ordinators of the EU integration process in the GoU on the topics related to planning of ENP AP implementation, co-ordination of EU integration with government institutions, etc.

Riga, Latvia

EU funded project “EU financial instrument PHARE program and program“ Transition funds for strengthening administrative capacity””. Management of expert group for interim quality assessment of 60 projects under implementation phase in six different sector groups.

Riga, Latvia

Project “Evaluation of the EU Structural Funds program and projects / evaluation of the evaluation system and development and implementation of the training system necessary for the improvement of the system”. Evaluation of the existing assessment/ evaluation system of European Structural Funds projects in the first and second level state institutions.

Riga, Latvia

“Evaluation of the EU Structural Funds grant scheme for support of enterprises in underdeveloped regions of Latvia”, EU funded: Led the evaluation and team of 4 experts to assess the procedures for project preparation, appraisal, ex-ante evaluation of the program and developed recommendations on the EU SF grant scheme for support of enterprises in underdeveloped regions of Latvia.

Bosnia And Herzegovina

“Support to EU integration”, EU CARDS funded. Supported Directorate of EU integration (DEI) in preparation of BIH EU Integration Strategy, setting-priority framework and its implementation monitoring mechanism; Carried out Institutional capacity assessment Provided on-job coaching for the EU integration policy department at the DEI for effective management of the co-ordination; Provided comprehensive assistance to the Government in the issues of legal drafting and legislative planning Organized 4 training sessions with the DEI on more efficient planning and implementation co-ordination of EU integration process

Latvia

Managed a team of 35 persons, in charge of coordination of the EU integration process of Latvia and major reform processes in accession sectors. Planned, managed, organised and co-ordinated the daily work of Bureau and reported to the PM and the special advisor on the EU Affairs. Ensured institutional capacity assessment (capacity building need and gaps) and supported reorganisation of EU integration co-ordination system for EU membership and drafting of national EU priorities and management of its implementation, co-ordination of public awareness issues. Planned priorities for TA and identified/supervised the EC Twinning support to Latvian public administration.

Latvia

Co-ordinated EU accession processess through updating and management of NPAA covering 143 reform measures (approximation to the EU acquis and institution building) in all the EU acquis sectors Monitored operation of Legal approximation department on compliance assessment of national legislation with EU acquis. Evaluated, coordinated setting of priorities, and assisted drafting of documentation for several assistance projects to the Bureau and line ministries on EU integration. In charge of drafting national policy documents and of capacity building of civil servants related to implementation of EU integration commitments, public information on EU integration related issues.

Doctor Of Philosophy - Phd, Political Science

Master'S Degree, Political Science And European Studies

Bachelor'S Degree, Political Science (International Relations)