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SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS:
Relevant University degree: Master in Economics;
Fluency in spoken and written English as well as in Bosnian/Serbian/Croatian language;
29 years of general working experience out of which 18 years in Program/Project Development and
Grant Management through involvement in design and implementation of various socio-economic
development projects/programs locally and regionally (Papua New Guinea, Afghanistan, Bosnia and
Herzegovina Serbia and Albania).
More than 15 years of progressive experience in the services in support of the Institutional Development,
Promotion, Vocational Education, Monitoring & Assessment, Training and Business consulting.
12 years of specific experience in the field of Rural - Agriculture Development and Poverty reduction
with the main focus on micro-finance and SME development.
Previous experience as project leader on USDA, World Bank, DFID, EU, USAID, AusAID, DFAT,
MFAT projects.
More than eight years of experience in providing support of vulnerable returnee/refugee communities
and SMEs in BiH, Albania and Afghanistan (research, capacity development, BDS, market-linkages
and financing).
Extensive experience in value-chain development (horizontal and vertical in the sectors such as
Agriculture, Micro-financing, and SME.)
Extensive experience in providing services of Training for Strategic Positioning, Planning, Project Cycle
Management, Monitoring & Assessment, Procurement, etc.
RELATED ACTIVITIES: duties performed and other:
Analysis, related Business plans, strategies, strategic plans development)
Market research and analysis:
Country level Research - a) Albania, b) Macedonia and c) Bosnia and Herzegovina (Bellmon Analysis)
Sectoral analysis - as Training Programme Manager: a) EU Integration-Training Service (BiH), and as
Business Developer, b) Agriculture Sector (Serbia and BiH) c) Tourism Sector in Serbia and BiH.
Reviews and Strategic and Operational Plans developed for:
Uruzgan Agriculture Strategy developed; including Operational and Implementation Manuals for
Emergency fund management.
Kronauer Consulting Strategic Plan development for the Training Unit - Review of the market need
and opportunities, Defining the strategic directions of development of training services (For Training Unit
of BiH, Serbia, Croatia that resulted in development of the Annual Plan for the period
Sep.2009/Dec.10);
LAKE Engineering Strategic review and contribute to the establishment of the new strategic market
orientation (LAKE Engineering - new investment strategy).
World Bank, 42mil. Overall review for the post war Bosnia socio-economic environment and
Poverty reduction strategy Access to finance /Microfinance Program Design (BiH/1996),
USDA funded US$2.3 million - Market review and Agricultural development project in Albania that
supported sunflower seed production including: supporting the establishment of cooperatives, value chain
development and promotion of broad acre production Cooperative in Albania,
Long term Strategy development for the MCO MIBA BiH Tuzla and Agriculture Development
Foundation BOSPER Tuzla
Project/Program development / Fundraising
Supporting Cordaid HSS and Agriculture and Food security Units in new Project Proposal
development and fund raising (won 1 mil. worth EU Project for Non-State Actors and Local
Authorities) in consortium with Afghan Women NGOs such as STAR and AWRC.
Design/Negotiated in Washington and Won 2.5mil. Worth USDA Program in Albania (FFP)
Various CN and Project Proposal/Business Cases writing with GIF Program (PNG)
Design, successful negotiation and management of USD44mil. worth WB-Microfinance Program
in BiH
Management and Leadership (administrative and commercial management and leadership)
Managed Projects and Reviewed performance and provided ongoing feedback on a formal and informal basis:
as DAFA Activity Manager to 35 national staff and 19 International Consultants. I was responsible for
management of DFAT funded AUD$14.0 million DAFA Activity Program (19 Projects; varying from
300,000 AUD 1.4mil. AUD) that works towards strengthening the capacity of two Government of
Afghanistan partner Ministries, to enable their prioritization, planning, design and delivery of services.
as Head of Country Office for UMCOR Albania, to 10 employees. Responsible for full in/country
management for very complex (USDA funded, 2.3 million USD) rural/agriculture development program
in Albania.
as USAID (IGA) and USDA Monetization Program Manager/ Director to 8 employees in
Monetization Department. Responsible for commercial selling of 186,092 Metric Tons of various
agricultural commodities (USD 55 million generated) in five year project, financed by USDA.
Coordinated complex projects that cover civil society development (children education-PTA, youth centre
support, rural agriculture-IGA loans, etc).
Management Adviser - CSF and GIF Program with Abt Associate.
Below, please find table with more detail related to the assignments on Monitoring/ Evaluations/
Studies:
Year Assignment
SURVEY
1999 1. World bank PIU / Local Initiative Project Impact Study
2002 2. UMCOR IGA Program - Impact Study-baseline
2004 3. UMCOR IGA Program - Impact Study
2005 4. World Bank Public Work Program in BiH - Impact study
2009 5. Socio-economic assessment of the CRPR communities (Baseline Survey/UNDP
2003 1. UMCOR Albania - country market research and analysis (Bellman Analyze)
EVALUATIONS
2010 Evaluation of EU IPA Cross Border Cooperation projects
2009 European Commission to Bosnia and Herzegovina (EC- EIDHR) financed project that aimed to
develop the Local Policies and Measures for Prevention of Violence at the Sport Arenas at Municipalities
Bijeljina and Tuzla
2009 Foundation of Local Democracy independent external evaluation of the implementation methodology
and project outcomes supported with recommendations for improvement
2010 Ministry of Agriculture, Water Management & Forestry PIU / World Banka Program
2014 Evaluation pf AWRC Program and Strategic Positioning Independent assessment of the overall project
implementation, methodology used and outcomes achieved of the Project Womens sustainable
socioeconomic empowerment
2014 Analyzing the BDS Market Demand and BDS Market Supply survey reports, identifying the needs of
SMEs that are not currently being addressed, gaps and mismatches between supply and demand, the
needs of SMEs in specific industries and locations, and areas in which BDS supply capabilities are
weak or under-supplied. 2
2014 The Afghanistan Rural Enterprise Development Program (AREDP); overall objective of the assignment:
a) Assess existing AREDP program institutional and implementation arrangements; and (ii)Propose
viable options for the next phase of the project, to provide improved and effective support to rural
enterprises, improve employment opportunities and incomes of rural men and women
Monitoring
DAFA - Monitoring of the performance and work output of the international and national consultants working
Afghanistan on Activities.
UMCOR - BiH monitored and evaluated both financial and programmatic implementation of all projects funded under
the Monetization program
Developed new Monetization Monitoring/Reporting Manuel
WB BiH Supervised and monitored microfinance organizations (financial and institutional assessment) that
applied for financing: Quality and adequacy of Governance and management of microcredit
organizations; Quality and adequacy of Business planning within micro-credit organizations; Quality
and adequacy of financial management and financial performance.
Monitored and analyzed the performances of financed microcredit organizations
Drafted the Operational Manual for the Project Implementing Unit
July 2009 November 2010 Training and TA Programme Manager and Business Developer
(Agriculture and Tourism Sectors)
Kronauer Consulting (www.kronauer-consulting.com )
Training and Technical Assistance Programme Manager of the consulting agency specialized for provision of
services in support of the Public Administration and institutional Development, Education & Training and Business
Consulting.
Worked on Developing Policy Paper for the development of training services (Define the strategic
directions of development of training services; Define how to brand training services; Define a list of training
modules to be offered; Define sales policy for each module separately; Define a methodology to provide
training services for each module; Define a list of each module according to the methodology of delivering;
Identify potential customers for each training module; Define who can be a coach, way of their recruitment and
training; Define the possible forms of contractual relationships with the coaches; Define ways to protect
intellectual property;
Establishing the quality standards (of training materials, PowerPoint presentations, materials for
participants) to be provided under the brand of Company
Systematize and adapt training material honoring the established quality standards and made the Operational
Plan for 2010
Develop strategic and operational plan for Serbia and Croatia in 2010
As Business Developer worked on:
Tracking all the tenders published for Bosnia, Serbia, Croatia and Albania in topics related to Agriculture,
Tourism and Training. ,
Creating a Consortium for the relevant tenders
Providing local inside for all the tenders where Kronauer and its partners shortlisted.
Collecting all relevant documents, publications, statistic data, legislations for the designated portfolio
Developing of network of local/regional consultants for the potential tenders.
Responsibilities:
Responsible for financial management.
Responsible for warehouse management.
EDUCATION:
RELEVANT TRAINING:
Principles and Methodologies of Microfinance (World Bank training, March 1997).
Credit Officers Training (World Bank training, Sarajevo, September 1997).
Financial Management Training (World Bank training, Sarajevo, March 1998).
Seminar on Market Development and Research (Krakow, September 1999).
Third Annual Seminar on New Development Finance (Frankfurt, October 1999).
Microcredit Summit (Washington D.C. - February 1997, Ivory Coast - April 1999).
Study Tours (Microfinance related): Poland (1997), Egypt-Alexandria (1998), Bolivia (1998).
Aidco- Practical guide to EC external aid contract procedure (Brussels 10/04/2008)
REFERENCES:
Mr. Gordon Peake (Coffey International and Abt Associate) Team Member
Abt Associate Drawdown of powers Adviser - Governance Program
+263-772234072 (Zimbabwe)
+61-447381711 (Australia)
E-mail: Gordon_peake@yahoo.com
Mr. Goran Tinji (LID- World Bank Project / Microfinance)- Team Member
Portfolio Manager - World Bank
Telephone: +387 33 440 293
E-mail gtinjic@worldbank.org