Mark Strong Email & Phone Number

Hargeisa, Somaliland

9.Other skills (e.g. computer literacy etc.):Computer skills; Word, Excel, Access, Power Point, Publisher, Adobe, etcManagement - Project & ExecutiveTeaching/Facilitating - BRIDGE facilitator L1; Eastern11.Years with the present employer:18 years12. Key qualifications/experience (relevant to the project):State Operations Advisor to State management (Victoria) for Australian Federal Election July to October 2010.1993 to 20052007 to 20102010 to PresentMetro MelbourneCountry VictoriaCountry New South WalesAustralian Electoral CommissionDivisional Returning OfficerManaged offices in metropolitan Melbourne as well as country Victoria and New South Wales (covering 54,000 square kilometers), each administering an average of 84,000 clients (voters).Developed and implemented all management planning in areas of operational projects and daily administration functions including forecasts, budgets and human resources.Designed and delivered numerous public education/information programs.Produced two technical publications - 1) Training of Operational Staff: & 2) Introduction of New Technologies for the Conduct of a Referendum. A training program was then developed for the introduction of both these publications and rolled out nationally.Relocated two divisional offices improving all quantitative, practical and directional indicators.Reference Person: name and contact details - Robert Berglund -

Melbourne, Australia

Provide executive support for GSGPLiaise/communicate with external clientsMaintain website and oversee the conduct of research projects

Manage and maintain mission expenditure within budgetary tolerances.Developing budgets for ongoing expenditure requirements Authorising and releasing funds in line with expected expendituresRealigning funding allocations as operational demands requiredDeveloping and implementing local and international contracts for all aspects of the missionInstituting new funding system to Somaliland NEC to increase ability to monitor activities and develop credibility in management processesAdvising on all other operational issues concerning the missions activities :To deliver over 1.1 million voter identity cardsTo deliver a free and fare Presidential election that would meet primary international standards of conduct.

Maintain mission spending within confines of budgetary requirementsTrack, record and report on all mission income and expenditureMaintain audit trails between sections, departments including Interpeace and the National Electoral Commission, Somaliland (NEC)Train NEC auditor in use of Quickbooks and assist in the development of internal NEC procedures and practicesReport weekly on expenditure against budget linesReport monthly to Interpeace Nairobi Accounts Section on finance administrationReport monthly to Mission Director on process defects and recommend actionsReport monthly to Mission Director on budget line allocations and recommend adjustmentsMaintain contracts and manage processes

Operations consultant at field level providing training, coaching and supervision - October 2007 to February 2008.Preparation and delivery of reports to State Senior Executives and post election conferences concerning field operations activities including lessons learnt, strategic initiatives and project completion; . Specific experience in an International Team Environment:CountryDate from - Date toAfrica (Somaliland

Senior Operations Consultant to Iraqi High Electoral Commission (IHEC). 2005 - National Enrolment Registration - National telephone enquirie service - Constitutional Referendum - Parliamentary Election 2006 - Lessons Learnt - IHEC/Individual development plans - Develop and deliver training program in conjunction with SSSCUni Piza and the Italian Government2007 - Developed National Strategic Operations Plan for Governorate and District elections - Developed and delivered lessons learnt to Multi National Corps Iraq - developed and delivered Governerate Election Readiness Program

Conceived, designed and delivered election readiness program to measuring predetermined operational priorities from 15 Governorates in Iraq allowing a detailed assessment of their individual preparedness and of the IHEC-Iraq overall ability/readiness to conduct national and provincial electoral events at short notice - April 2007 to August 2007.Design, develop and implement measurement program to ensure the legislative integrity of the 2007 Australian Federal Election was maintained at field level structures throughout Victoria

Part of nine-person UN led International Electoral Advisory Team (IEAT), working with over 150 local staff, responsible for all aspects of operational development and direction, including long-range planning, strategy, and policy. Personally supervised a staff of 21 local Iraqis as well as seven International experts during the 2005 events (note: size of IEAT varied substantially throughout the 2 years).Plan, implement, record and report lessons learnt program, identifying issues of concern and other technical findings from every level of the organisation. Developed the National Operations Strategic Plan for Provincial elections covering all operational sections both at the National Office and all Governorate Offices (Provincial) and all peripheral (non-operational) sections.Working with all department and section heads, developed Gantt Charts to map out their activities/responsibilities, timelines, material, human resources and identify their Key Performance Indicators. Designed and implemented organizational development program including individual capacity building plans utilizing matrix management tools. Working with the Italian Government and Universities, implemented individually tailored capacity building programs. Design, develop and implement Governorate (Provincial Government) Electoral Office Election Readiness Assessment Program, analysis and reports.Design, develop and deliver numerous lessons learnt programs (from 2005) including developing a program to promote the Iraqi Electoral Commission, its Board of Commissioners and their legislated organizational responsibilities to Coalition Military Forces 2007. This program was deemed as such a success that my last lecture was filmed by the US Army and distributed to the US State Department and nationally to all coalition forces in Iraq.Wrote regular weekly, monthly and quarterly achievement reports to update all client groups and authorities

Mba + Graduate Diploma Of Management, Business Management, Distinction

Activities and Societies: development of http://gsgp.org/MBA - 2012 Major project - Leveraging Social Technologies to Increase Electoral.

Grad Cert, International Community Development

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Grad Cert, Electoral Governance