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Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa

Supporting municipalities in simultaneously improving their climate resilience, water and wastewater service delivery, and their responsiveness to the needs of vulnerable groups

London & Singapore

Providing consulting services in the field of water, sanitation and urban development. ✓ Developing tools for the assessment and improvement of urban water resilience (100 Resilient Cities/Rockefeller Foundation)✓ Advising GIZ on the systematic consideration of climate resilience and international climate strategies in the water sector portfolio✓ Advising.

Nairobi, Kenya

Project management✓ Responsible for implementation and monitoring of all programme activities✓ Led a team of more than 30 experts on legal and policy framework development, regulation, utility operation and water resources managementPolicy and regulation✓ Advised high level decision makers on formulation and implementation of legal, regulatory and.

Ramallah, Palestinian Territories

✓ Responsible for the implementation and monitoring of all programme activities✓ Supervision of sub-contractors✓ Sector Coordinator for the German Development CooperationLed a team of more than 10 experts in:✓ Advising the Palestinian Water Authority on policy development and regulation of service provision✓ Advising water service providers on improving.

✓ Adjusted project operation under changing and fragile conditions✓ Coordinated with client Ministry on adjustments to project scope and partner landscape✓ Managed project closure and documentation of knowledge and experiences

Damascus, Syria

✓ Responsible for the implementation and monitoring of all programme activities✓ Sector Coordinator, representing the German Development Cooperation in the water sector✓ Led a team of more than 10 experts on change management, decentralization and regulation✓ Advised the Ministry of Housing and Construction on the development of a regulatory framework for.

Eschborn, Germany

Selected assignments and responsibilities:✓ Subject Matter Advisor to GIZ programmes in South Sudan, Afghanistan, Yemen, Albania and Palestinian Territories on institutional reforms and developing regulatory instruments and capacities incl. missions onsite.✓ Prepared and conducted programme evaluations✓ Coordinated the internal GIZ working groups.

Dar Es Salaam - Tanzania

✓ Advised the Ministry of Water on sector reform and commercialization of urban water utilities.✓ Advised the Energy and Water Utilities Regulatory Authority on the development of management tools, guidelines, licensing of water utilities and pro-poor regulation.✓ Developed an information system to monitor the performance of water utilities.✓ Co-chaired.

Lusaka, Zambia

✓ Advised the National Water Supply and Sanitation Council (NWASCO) on regulation of water utilities, pro-poor regulation and up-scaling of service provision in slums.✓ Developed an information system to monitor performance of water utilities.✓ Supported the preparation of annual sector performance reports.✓ Developed guidelines and procedures for water.

Witten, Germany

✓ Managed technical design and tender processes and provided support services to municipalities in Germany and Austria incl. planning and construction supervision of sewage systems and wastewater treatment plants. ✓ Advised municipalities and wastewater utilities on improving operational performance of wastewater treatment plants with a focus on increasing.

Witten, Germany

✓ Researched technical, economic and ecological topics concerning water supply and sewage disposal incl. implementation of an international survey on Alternative Water Systems financed by the Federal Ministry of Education and Research and implementation of a socio-economic study on the rehabilitation of a dam.

Degree In Business Administration

Dipl.-Ing. (M.Sc.) Civil Engineering

Urban planning, water supply and sanitation

Education record