Director and Democratic Governance Advisor

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• Parliamentary Strengthening:  For UNDP Tanzania, led a team designing and formulating an integrated project strengthening the National Assembly of Tanzania and the Zanzibar House of Representatives ( Jul 2022 - Oct 2022)  UNDP in Laos: Designed and formulated an integrated project strengthening the National and Provincial People’s Assemblies in Laos. Providing technical advice and facilitation support during project pilot phase. (ongoing since Jun 2021). For International IDEA in Myanmar served as parliamentary strengthening advisor in 2021

• Policy and Planning: Conducting for the World Bank in Vietnam a political economy analysis of skills policy good practice from several countries & crafting transformation narratives in the form of skills policy country case studies to support World Bank skills policy advocacy in Vietnam. (ongoing since Jun 2022). Advised UNDP in Myanmar in Oct 2020- Feb 2021 on planning process reform and SDG integration.

• Research & Governance analysis: Conducted for International IDEA in Myanmar a mapping and rapid needs assessment of the National Unity Government of Myanmar (Feb- Jun 2022). Carter Center in Myanmar: Advised on the adaptation of the Carter Canter’s programming following the military takeover in Myanmar (Jun-Sep 2021). Advised on the adaptation of the World Bank’s programming following the military takeover in Myanmar (Mar-Apr 2021):

 Project Manager & Technical Advisor (2018-2020)

• Managed Support to Effective and Responsive Institutions Project project implementation in line with results and resources framework and the tolerances set by the project board.

• Served as technical advisor for policy management, data for development & SDGs, delivering technical assistance to beneficiaries and developing and maintaining key relationships

• Designed a monitoring mechanism for Myanmar’s Sustainable Development Plan and a government M&E institutional system;

• Designed a programme of support for reform of Myanmar’s Machinery of Government based on centre-of-government and policy process mapping exercises;

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Sub-national Parliament Specialist (2015-2018)

• Designed and implemented effective induction for 880 MPs at 14 parliaments based on an innovative learning platform;

• Advised on Sub-national Parliament service reform, creating a separate parliamentary service independent from the military-controlled General Administration Department;

• Designed a Common development framework for all 14 sub-national parliaments and the national (Union) Parliament ensuring coherence, synergies, and effective use of scarce resources in parliamentary development

Senior Programme Officer

• Led the development and implementation of capacity-building projects for the Assembly of Kosovo, the Office of the Prime Minister and for independent statutory bodies

• Advised Office of Prime Minister in reforming freedom of information legislation and institutional infrastructure;

• Facilitated development of a strategic plan for the Assembly of Kosovo

• Facilitated the development of a budget oversight methodology for Assembly of Kosovo committees;

Project Associate

• Developed and managed small-scale environmental governance projects and contributed to the implementation of several OSCE environmental governance projects in South Eastern Europe, the South Caucasus, and Central Asia;

• Senior Election Assistant, OSCE Election Assessment Mission, Austrian Presidential Elections, 4/2010

• Consultant, The Geneva Centre for Security Policy 1-3/2010

• Journalist, Frontal News Magazine 7/2009-2/2010

• Parliamentary Assistant for Dr. Günther Kräuter (MP), Parliament of Austria - 9/2004 - 4/2005

• Fluent English

• Working-level French (B2)

• Native German

• Good Swedish