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Magdy Martinez-Soliman is a development expert and a lawyer. A former Director of the Spanish Development Aid Agency, AECID, in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, where he ranked as an Undersecretary, and a former UN Assistant Secretary-General, he has held senior management positions in the UN and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). A lawyer by training, a former practicing barrister and Assistant Professor of International Law, he has worked and written on Political Systems and provided legal counseling in Constitutional and Administrative Law. In his career, he has been State Secretary for Youth in the Spanish Government, CEO of two public corporations and member of the Organising Committee of the Olympic Games in Barcelona 92. He was also Deputy Minister of the Prime Minister’s Office, in-charge of the relations with the Parliament of Andalusia and elected member of the Municipal Council of his hometown Malaga. He has been working for the UN over the past 25 years, focusing on Legislatures, the Judiciary, Electoral Legislation, Anti-corruption, Public Financial Management, Democratic Transitions and National Dialogue. He was posted in Burundi, Togo, Bangladesh, New York and Senegal. He was UNDP's Governance Advisor for the 18 West African countries from 2000 to 2003; until 2006 he was the Practice Manager of UNDP’s Democratic Governance Team. That year he was appointed by Secretary-General Kofi Annan the first Executive Director of the UN Democracy Fund (UNDEF). From 2008 to 2012, he was the UN Resident Coordinator in Mexico and UNDP’s Resident Representative in this country. From 2012 to September 2013 he has been appointed UNDP's Deputy Assistant Administrator and Deputy Director of the Bureau for Development Policy. In October 2014, he was appointed by UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon as UN Assistant Secretary-General, Assistant Administrator of UNDP and Director of its Bureau for Policy and Programme Support. On 1st July 2018 he was appointed UNDP's Resident Representative for Trinidad and Tobago, Aruba, Suriname, Curacao and Sint Maarten. His last UN posts were to be UNDP's Resident Representative in Barbados and the OECS (2019-2020), UNDP Resident Representative a.i. in Chile (2022) and UNDP Resident Representative a.i. in Venezuela (2023-2024). In 2023, he also worked as Sr. Advisor to the UN in the Pacific. He is the international division head of a consultancy firm (https://www.nogaps.es/international/) and Sr Advisor to the UNDP Director for Latin America and the Caribbean, with a focus on strategic analysis and research.
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Consultant At NogapsNogaps Aug 2024 - PresentMadrid, Community Of Madrid, Spain
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Resident Representative A.I.Undp Jul 2023 - Aug 2024Venezuela -
Consultant At Nogaps.EsNogaps Jun 2022 - Aug 2023Madrid, Community Of Madrid, Spain
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Resident RepresentativeUndp Mar 2022 - Jun 2022Santiago, Santiago Metropolitan Region, Chile
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Former Director Of Aecid - Spanish International Aid AgencyMinisterio De Asuntos Exteriores Y De Cooperación De España Aug 2020 - Mar 2022Madrid, Community Of Madrid, Spain -
Resident Representative In Barbados And The OecsUndp Apr 2019 - Aug 2020Barbados
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Resident Representative A.I. Trinidad And Tobago, Aruba, Surinam, Curacao And Sint MaarteenUndp Jul 2018 - Jan 2019Port Of Spain, Trinidad And TobagoLeads the United Nations Development Programme in the 5 countries
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Senior AdvisorUndp Jan 2018 - Jun 2018Global
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Assistant Secretary-General And Assistant Administrator, Bureau For Policy And Programme SupportUndp Sep 2014 - Jan 2018Greater New York City AreaSpokesperson for one of the largest UN organisations on all policy matters. Manager of a US$1 billion annual budget and over 500 professional staff. Focal point for UNDP on human rights worldwide. Appointment by UN Secretary-General as UNDP Director. Responsible for the corporate policy of UNDP in development matters. Responsible for providing programme support to the 144 Country Offices of the organization. In charge of support to the formulation and implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals. Co-chair (with Peacebuilding Support Office ASG) of the UN Development Group’s Sustainable Development and Sustaining Peace Results Group.
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Deputy Assistant Administrator, Director A.I., Bureau For Development Policy, UndpUndp Jan 2012 - Sep 2014Greater New York City AreaLeads in the definition of UNDP's Substantive Policy and supports its implementation at the strategic level. Supported the Assistant Secretary-General in the strategic leadership of UNDP. Seconded spokesperson of UNDP on policy matters. Set a clear direction for the organization as a whole, including through partnerships with key stakeholders to carry out UNDP's mission. Supported the delivery of policy services at HQ and in Regional Centres. Core management of the Bureau and the six Global Policy Centres (Oslo, Singapore, Rio de Janeiro, Nairobi, Seoul, Istanbul).
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Un Resident Coordinator In MexicoUnited Nations Jan 2008 - Dec 2011Mexico City Area, MexicoLed the UN Country Team of 24 UN Agencies. Coordinated one of the largest UN Country Teams in the world (24 Resident Agencies, Funds, Programmes and Departments). Managed the UNDP Country Office. Acted as Designated Officer for Security and as Humanitarian Coordinator a.i. Responsible for outreach and media relations on all UN matters in Mexico. Supported the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights in Mexico on government relations. Responsible for the programme portfolio of UNDP. -
Executive Director Un Democracy FundUnited Nations Jan 2006 - Dec 2007Greater New York City AreaAppointed by the UN Secretary-General Mr. Kofi Annan, created the UNDEF and ran its first operations for two years. Under the supervision of the Deputy Secretary-General, reported to a Steering Committee at Ambassadorial level (Permanent Representatives of Member States to the UN, including two Permanent Members of the Security Council: France and USA). As Executive Director, developed UNDEF´s structure, rules of procedure, internal regulations, funding requirements, database and reporting systems. Organized the first two rounds of donor pledges and project design and funding. Also represented the organization and the Secretary-General at democracy-promotion events, conferences and speaking engagements.
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Democratic Governance Practice ManagerUndp Jul 2003 - Jan 2006Greater New York City AreaSupports the Practice Director in the management of the practicew worldwide. Manages knowledhe, human and financial resources and coordinates the work in the Regional Service Centres and the Global Policy Centres. As Senior Governance Advisor and Practice Manager, served as the Deputy Director of the Democratic Governance Group of UNDP. Specific duties included providing strategic thinking on democratic governance and human rights, supervising all democratic governance and human rights advisors worldwide, promoting coherence of the practice as a professional community, coordinating the planning and priority-setting and managing programmes and resources, including the Governance Trust Fund, which quadrupled its resource base from 2004 to 2006.
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Regional Governance Advisor For West AfricaUndp Jan 2001 - Jun 2003Dakar, SenegalBureau for Development Policy, UNDP, Sub-Regional Resource Facility West Africa, Dakar, SenegalDuties: Provided advice to the UNDP Country Offices of the ECOWAS region and Mauritania, as well as outside the region in francophone and Portuguese-speaking countries in East, Central and Southern Africa, on human rights, electoral processes, reform of the judiciary, parliamentary development, decentralization, local governments and national dialogue in post-crisis situations. Advised on governance programme-related issues, including drafting project documents, evaluating and monitoring projects, assisting in the establishment of resource mobilization strategies i.e. new mechanisms such as basket funds, coordination of donors and training of staff.
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International Parliamentary ExpertUndp Jul 1998 - Dec 2000Dhaka, BangladeshUNDP BGD/97/003 Project “Strengthening Parliamentary Democracy” at the Bangladesh ParliamentDuties: Provided legal advice to the highest authorities in the Parliament, including the Speaker, Chief Whips and Committee Chairpersons. This entailed the preparation of draft legislation for amendment to Rules of Procedures; overseeing establishment of, and participating in, training programmes for Members of Parliament and Parliament Secretariat Staff; coordinating the production of parliamentary information and documentation and ensuring appropriate dissemination; and promoting political dialogue among parliamentarians.
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City Council MemberAyuntamiento De Malaga Jan 1995 - Jun 1998Malaga, SpainAs elected representative at local level, represented constituents in the City Council and Committee Meetings. Responsible for positioning on taxes, all financial affairs and budget. Coordinated seven elected councilors and administrative staff. -
Lecturer - Adjunct ProfessorUniversidad De Málaga Sep 1995 - Jun 1997Málaga Area, SpainDepartment of International Law and International Relations, Faculty of Law, Malaga University, SpainDuties: Lectured third-year students and conducted research on UN Peacekeeping Operations, the peaceful settlement of international disputes, and international maritime law. -
Vice Minister Of The PresidencyJunta De Andalucía Feb 1993 - Jun 1995Sevilla Area, SpainMinistry of Presidency, Vice Ministry for the Relations between the Government and the Parliament, Government of Andalucía, SpainDuties: Represented the government in Parliament, responsible for media relations and outreach, proposed and established business of the House with Speaker, monitored all legislative debates and reported to government. Negotiated with political parties on legislative business, prepared Minister’s hearings and President’s question time, managed public relations with media, and elaborated parliamentary governmental statistics. Responsible for 25 civil servants of the Vice Ministry. -
Secretary Of State For YouthGovernment Of Spain Sep 1988 - Feb 1993Madrid Area, SpainGovernment of Spain (under the Presidency of Mr. Felipe González)Duties: Executed public policies in area of youth, including housing, employment, professional training policies, soldiers in military service, drug rehabilitation programmes, juvenile offenders, cultural events, youth travel. Responsible for 850 civil servants, at all grades. Additionally, from 1989 to 1993, responsible for the Spanish Junior Professional Officers in development projects in Latin America.
Magdy Martinez-Soliman Education Details
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Lycee Francais De MadridLiberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities
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