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Djibouti

Djibouti

As Officer Responsible for the Comission I am implementing projects with our partner #IGAD and a strong team across 7 IGAD member states, working on #resilience and prevention of the effects of #climatechange in the #HornofAfrica. This includes the political & practical frameworks for cross-border relations, #peacebuilding, regional #pandemicpreparedness & #digitalhealth , #digitalization, #transhumance and the effects of climate change on #agro-pastoralists in the Horn of Africa.

Djibouti

- Responsible for the implementation of a Digital Health Epidemic Outbreak ,Surveillance & Monitoring System (e.g. COVID-19) with IGAD in the Horn of Africa / East Africa Region - Advising IGAD and IDDRSI (IGAD Drought Resilience Initiative) on Organizational Development, Capacity Building, Knowledge Management & Digitalization.

Djibouti

Advisor to IGAD and IDDRSI (IGAD Drought Resilience Initiative) with a focus on Organizational Development, Capacity Building, Knowledge Management, Digitalization and COVID-19 Response.

New York

Impact Investment Company: We find, fund, accelerate and connect bold entrepreneurs deploying innovative business models to solve pressing social challenges in Africa’s Great Lakes region.

Kampala

Coordination of BMZ (German Government) funded programs and staff to establish Emergency Medical Services in Uganda & Kenya (Policy Development, Systems Development, Professional & Curricula Development).

Nairobi, Kenya

Project Evaluations and Strategy Development for client organizations on Climate Resilience Programming in East Africa.

Kenya

SomReP Somalia Resilience Program (SomReP) Consortium: • Management responsibilities for the program as Acting Chief of Party and as Deputy Chief of Party in Somalia and Kenya for a consortium focusing on: Resilience & Livelihood, Humanitarian Respone, DRR and capacity building for government.• Contributing to the SomReP Strategy Phase II development and WVI’s overall goals to build to climate resilience• Close cooperation with federal and state institutions (ministries and agencies) on Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Management.• Supervision of the establishment of a coordinated Early Warning / Early Action System between communities, federal states, SomReP, WFP and Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs and Disaster Management• Leading the fundraising, proposal development, sub-grant award, management & reporting functions• Supervision of Programs staff, Finance staff and the Adminstrative support functions• Developing and leading new innovative programming approaches for climate resilience building• Successful positioning and expansion of professional relationships with national and international partners• Planing and coordination, securing and increasing project quality and impact• Development of a new community driven resilience approach with diaspora funding, cash-transfer component and a DRR / Contigency Fund model and a community social safety-net component (CDRR).• Roll-out of the Somali Response Innovation Lab with a strong focus on humanitarian and resilience innovation• External representation of SomReP, Government and International Relations Management, developing and negotiating agreements and MOU’s with regional & national governments

Nairobi

Acting Chief of Party for the Somalia Resilience Program Consortium (SomReP).

Frankfurt Am Main Und Umgebung, Deutschland

Leadership of a regional project management team with a focus on East Africa. Regional program responsibility. Strategy development. Resource development. Developing and expanding professional relationships with international partners. Communication and strategic coordination. Staff management.

Deutschland

Regional Program Responsibility with Project & Program development, Resource Development, Project & Program Management, Program Monitoring, Strategy Development, Donor & Partner Liaison

Frankfurt Am Main Und Umgebung, Deutschland

Organizational Management, Business Development, Representation and Strategy:Strong financial increase (fourfold increase since 2006)Successful diversification of funding sourcesSuccessful collaborations with institutional donors and companiesExpansion of country portfolioDevelopment and implementation of a new program for refugee assistance (market research, services and demand orientation, goal development, strategy development, market entry processes, International Change Management process)Management of a CSR debate about the integration of poverty reduction and entrepreneurial activityInitiation of Base of Pyramid product solutionsSuccessful completion of a merger and acquisition process with a US NGOs (World Relief USA)Successful development of a Marketing & Fundraising Department, within PartnerAid (World Relief Germany)achieving the DZI Seal (accreditation for donor trust certificate)

Frankfurt Am Main Und Umgebung, Deutschland

-leading program management and program development:-Decision makers in terms of project proposals and project budgets-Redevelopment of the mission and vision together with staff & volunteers-Creation of structures for the professionalisation of project work (outcome measurement, process optimization)-Organizational development based on needs assessment, goals and vision of the organization-Development of a training concept for Humanitarian Aid-International consulting for programs in India, Sudan, Tanzania and the United States in terms of process optimization and program development and social business initiatives-Leadership in implementation of emergency & disaster preparedness & response network, providing leadership to working groups, -Part of PAI International Leadership-Team

Contributor to the development and the writing of methodology for project proposalInternational consultant on conceptualization & design of emergency preparedness & response reform for the Kyrgyz MOH. Incl. needs assessment for rural as well as urban project areas.International consultant on development and implementation of training program for health workers on emergency preparedness and emergency response.

Geneva, Switzerland; Ulan Bataar, Mongolia; Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan

Organization of the introduction of the WHO initiative to the Kyrgyz Republic, Representative to WHO Global Initiative Meeting for Integrated Management of Essential Emergency & Surgical Care, Presenter & Plenary Speaker. Development and discussion of essential care schemes.

Osh, Kyrgyz Republic

Integrated Expert on Emergency Medical Services with the Ministry of Health of the Kyrgyz Republic, Kyrgyz State Medical Institute for Postgraduate Education and Continuous Education (KSMI).Developing an EMS Training Center in Osh, Kyrgyz Republic.Consulting MOH on emergency preparedness structures, processes and organizational set-up of emergency health care facilities (prehospital & facility based care).Consulting MOH / WHO group on indicators for emergency health care monitoring Networking with other organizations (WHO, GIZ Health, ZdravPlus, OSCE)Procurement of training centre equipmentConsulting of other MOH institutions in the Kyrgyz Consulting the KSMI on the establishment of a training centre for emergency & disaster medicine.

Bishkek / Osh, Kyrgyzstan

- Developing an emergency medical training component for a national family medicine training program in the Kyrgyz Republic. (Abt Associates, ZdravPlus - USAID/ WorldBank)- Training nurses and medical practioners in emergency medicine (Abt Associates, ZdravPlus - USAID/WorldBank)-Developing and managing a emergency medical service training program (USAID)

Kirchheim Unter Teck

Working on operation recovery unit & assisting nursing and physician staff on ICU. Professional patient care acting on standing orders of physician staff. Advisor for EMT and paramedic trainee clinical internship programs. Development of supervisory tools for trainees and curriculum content together with nurse anesthetist.

Nuertingen, Germany

Active duty clinical work, and acting as team leader on rapid response vehicles, emergency ambulances and mobile intensive care transport. Instructor for continuing medical education classes of Nuertingen EMS System. Instructor for ICU nurses and EMS internship program. Practical instructor for EMT and paramedic students on internships with advanced life support ambulances. Introduction of defibrillation training for EMT’s together with medical director. Development of new patient care record forms. Internship as Emergency Medical Dispatcher with EMS Dispatch Nuertingen.

International Business Administration

Specialization, Digital Health

This specialisation introduces students to the emerging and multidisciplinary field of digital health and the role and application.

Master Of Science, Development Management

Activities and Societies: DSA - Development Studies Association (UK), OUSA - Open University Student Association (UK)

Postgraduate Certificate, Conflict And Development

Activities and Societies: Open University Student Association

Bachelor Of Science, Emergency Medical Services

Activities and Societies: Andrew Jackson University, American College for Prehospital MedicineAlan A. Klausfelder Scholarship 2001

State Licensed Paramedic, Emergency Paramedic

Activities and Societies: BVRD - German Association of EMS Professionals

Professional Diploma, Banking & Economics

Activities and Societies: Kreissparkasse Esslingen