Morten Sigsgaard Email & Phone Number

Paris, Île-de-France, France

• Term position (December 2021-); ET Consultant (March 2021 - December 2021); Danish government secondee (March 2019 – Feb 2021)Country Team Lead for Nigeria, Somalia, Somaliland, and South Sudan
• Support to approval of 26 grant applications of a total value of $259.9 million. The 26 grants have consisted of 1 ESPIG, 7 ESPIG top-ups (additional financing), 4 accelerated funding grants, 5 COVID-19 accelerated.
• Somalia and Somaliland: Representing GPE Secretariat in the Somalia education donor group and in 3 joint education sector reviews. Advised on grant agent selection, procurement and the use of government systems. Raised.
• Nigeria: Supporting the $15.5 million GPE Multiplier in Kaduna State, Nigeria to unlock $47 million of new financing for education from Islamic Development Bank, Education Above All, the Kuwait Fund for Development and.

Paris, France

• Programme Specialist, Technical Cooperation team (P3, Nov 2017 – Feb 2019), Assistant Programme Specialist (P2, Sep 2014 – Oct 2017; P1, Sep 2012 – Aug 2014, Nov 2010 - May 2011), Consultant (May - Aug 2012, Oct – Dec.
• Afghanistan: Managed a $4.3m capacity development programme (2015-2018) to support the Ministry of Education’s planning department, with a team of 14 staff, funded by Sweden. Design and operational support to National.
• Ethiopia (2018): supported educational planning for refugees and host communities, with MoE, ARRA and UNHCR, funded by UNICEF Ethiopia;
• Kenya (2018): supported crisis-sensitive educational planning and inclusion of refugees into national systems, with MoE, UNHCR, Education Cluster;
• Myanmar (2017): managed and delivered training programme for Myanmar MoE ($600,000) on basics of education sector planning, with UNESCO Myanmar;
• Uganda (2014-2016): trained MoESTS staff on integrating conflict and disaster risk management into policies and plans, with UNICEF Uganda;

Paris, France

• Prepared a discussion paper, "Conflict-Sensitive Education Policy: A Preliminary Review", on education policies for peacebuilding, aimed at high-level education decision-makers among governments and donors in.

Kathmandu, Nepal

• Prepared a national workshop on Integrating Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) into Education Sector Planning, in collaboration with government, Education Cluster members; UNESCO Bangkok and UNICEF Bangkok..

CEE/CIS Office, Geneva, Switzerland (based In Paris)

• Developed a Youth Participation Plan for a study of adolescent and youth perspectives on how fragility impacts education quality in the CEE/CIS region, in consultation with national project coordinators and UNICEF.
• The Youth Participation Plan was founded in ethics of participation and included an Internet-based advocacy platform; advocacy films; national launch events; community level launches; and an international seminar.

• Administered a global youth exchange program, annually sending 160 volunteers on community projects abroad and hosting 100 volunteers at 10 community projects in Denmark and Greenland.
• Developed a portfolio of 10 community projects, including fundraising, liaising with project hosts, supporting camp leaders, PR work, and securing visa and work permits for 100 volunteers annually.
• Sent 160 volunteers abroad annually; organized preparation and evaluation seminars; and participated twice annually in technical and evaluation meetings in the Alliance, a network of youth exchange organizations.
• Co-initiated a new strategy for a complete restructuring of the youth exchange department, Global Contact.

Copenhagen Area, Denmark

• Coordinated and evaluated conflict prevention training for demonstration guides at the European Union summit.

Copenhagen Area, Denmark

• Organized social and cultural activities for study fellows from developing DANIDA partner countries.

M.Sc., Sociology, With A Specialization In Political Sociology

Master’s thesis analyzed capacity development with the Ministry of Education in Afghanistan, and its role in state- and peacebuilding.

Erasmus Study Abroad Program, Sociology And European Studies

B.Sc., Sociology

Bachelor’s thesis analyzed fundraising strategies at Global Exchange, a non-government organization, with fieldwork in San Francisco..

Basic Education, Conflict Resolution

Basic education in practical conflict resolution, including conflict analysis; conflict prevention and teambuilding; mediation and.