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Satui Bentin

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Principal Consultant/Director
4Ts Consultants
satuib@gmail.com
Summary
Over 10+ years consultancy work on climate resilience policy & institutional review; CC project & program design including development of PPDs & financial proposals; MfDR-based corporate planning; M&E/R; Organisation Review; Community development/assessments etc for Samoa and the Pacific. Designed & developed the Pacific Island owned Rapid Response Fund & Regional Technical Support Mechanism (ADB funded; SPREP implemented; overall guidance by WARD/CROP agencies). National consultant for several projects including PPCR Samoa country track; DRM/DRR Act/policy review; CRPD impacts ratification for GoSamoa etc. SQA/NUS Professional Unit Certified Adult/Community Trainer- conducted in-country training & workshops/forum including the 2015 post-SIDS Joint CSO Forum (CSSP SUNGO/GEF-SGP/PIANGO) for Samoa. 20+ years experience in Pacific island project design, management & implementation in the areas of environmental information, knowledge management and clearinghouse mechanisms.
Publications
Title: GEF/UNDP Integration of Climate Change Risks and Resilience into Forestry Management in Samoa : status of communication outputs for the ICCRIFS project - June 2011-June 2013; Technical Report no.3 Publisher: Ministry of Natural Resources & Environment Link: http://www.mnre.gov.ws/index.php/publicationiccrifs

Title: GEF/UNDP Integration of Climate Change Risks and Resilience into Forestry Management in Samoa : Communication and outreach strategy for the ICCRIFS project ; Technical report no.5 Publisher: MNRE Link: http://www.mnre.gov.ws/index.php/publicationiccrifs

Title: Capacity for Implementing Rio Conventions in Samoa: Project Document Publisher: UNDP/GEF Link: https://www.thegef.org/gef/project_detail?projID=5164

Title: Community Integrated Management Plans (25) Publisher: MNRE

Title: RTSM Operations Manual Publisher: SPREP/ADB Link:
Qualifications
Degree: Masters - Development Studies Period: 2014-2016 Status: On-going Education institution: Centre for Samoan Studies, National University of Samoa Country: Samoa

Degree: Postgraduate Certificate Applied Social & Medical Research Period: 2012 Status: Completed Education institution: Otago University/NUS

Degree: Certificate - Community Trainer Period: 2013-2015 Status: Completed Education institution: Oloamanu Centre for Professional Development & Continuing Education, NUS/Samoa Qualifications Authority Country: Samoa

Degree: BALib&Info.Sci (Major-Management) Period: 1997 Status: Completed Education institution: Univ. of Canberra Country: Australia

Degree: CertLib Period: 1989 Status: Completed Education institution: University of the South Pacific Country: Fiji

Training: Training & Assessment (CAT727) Period: 2014 Status: Completed Education institution: NUS/SICTP Country: Samoa

Training: Training Design & Environment (CAT202) Period: 2013 Status: Completed Education institution: NUS/SICTP Country: Samoa

Training: Good Governance & Stewardship Period: 2013 Status: Completed Education institution: NUS/SICTP Country: Samoa

Training: Tracer Study Training Workshop Period: 2009 Status: Completed Education institution: NUS Country: Samoa

Training: Media/Public Relations Course Period: 1997 Status: Completed Education institution: SPC Country: Fiji

Training: Gender Analysis & Awareness: Training of Trainers Course Period: 1998 Status: Completed Education institution: PIFS Country: Samoa

Training: Training of Trainers Pacific WENT Period: 2005 Status: Completed Education institution: SPC Country: Samoa

Training: Training on Financial & Contractual Procedures of the 9th EDF (European Development Fund) Period: 2004 Status: Completed Education institution: EU Country: Fiji

Language: English Reading: Excellent Speaking: Excellent Writing: Excellent Understanding: Excellent

Language: Samoan Reading: Excellent Speaking: Excellent Writing: Excellent Understanding: Excellent
Work Experience
Area of expertise: M & E specialist Experience: 20

Area of expertise: Climate financing specialist Experience: 24

Area of expertise: Knowledge management specialist Experience: 145

Area of expertise: Community development specialist Experience: 60

Area of expertise: Proposal writing/Report writing Experience: 108

Area of expertise: Community trainer specialist Experience: 84

Area of expertise: Capacity building specialist Experience: 108

Area of expertise: Situation Analysis Experience: 60

Employment date: Fri, 01/11/2013 - 12:00 - Mon, 01/08/2016 - 12:00 Current: No Company: SPREP/ADB Position: Consultant - RTSM Coordinator Location: Fiji, FSM, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Nauru, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tonga, Projects: Project date: Fri, 01/11/2013 - 12:00 Location: Pacific Position: Consultant- RTSM Coordinator Title: SPCR Component 3 Description: Building and Supporting Pacific Developing Member Countries’ Capacity to Respond to Climate Change Risks (2 Outputs: 1- Development, establishment and operationalisation of a RTSM (personnel required to manage and operate the database and RRF; database of experts AND 2 - Establishment of a Rapid Response Fund (RRF)

Employment date: Sun, 01/01/2006 - 12:00 Current: No Company: 4Ts Consultants Position: Principal Consultant/Director Location: Samoa

Employment date: Sat, 01/11/2008 - 12:00 - Thu, 01/04/2010 - 12:00 Current: No Company: NUS Consult Position: Chief Executive Officer Location: Samoa Projects: Project date: Sat, 01/11/2008 - 12:00 - Wed, 01/04/2009 - 12:00 Location: Samoa Position: Team Leader Title: Middle-Managers Capacity Building Training on Leadership Skills & Organisational Development Project date: Sat, 01/11/2008 - 12:00 - Thu, 01/04/2010 - 12:00 Location: Samoa Position: Team Leader Title: ADB/GoS Education Sector Project II – Components 1 & 2 Project date: Sat, 01/08/2009 - 12:00 - Thu, 01/04/2010 - 12:00 Location: Samoa Position: Team Leader Title: Labour Law Review Project date: Sat, 01/11/2008 - 12:00 - Thu, 01/04/2010 - 12:00 Location: Samoa Position: Team Leader Title: APTC – Local Staff Management

Employment date: Fri, 01/04/1994 - 12:00 - Fri, 01/12/2006 - 12:00 Current: No Company: SPREP Position: IRCM & PEIN Coordinator Location: Pacific Projects: Project date: Sat, 01/01/2000 - 12:00 - Fri, 01/12/2006 - 12:00 Location: Pacific Position: Project Manager Title: Pacific Environmental Information Network Description: Conduct national consultations involving all major stakeholders (government agencies, NGOs, private sector etc) for the establishment of network - Train National Coordinators on Establishment of National Environmental Networks in relation to need and relevancy under various MEAs - Prepare national budgets for inclusion in regional proposals for EU - Establish reporting lines (inclusive financial reporting) on national level for incorporation into regional report for European Commission. - Manage regional budgets in line with EDF procedures. - Prepare information products for all 14 Pacific ACP states - Pro-actively seek funds for continuation of project (proposal writing, ‘piggy-back’ approach with other relevant projects: eg: PIGGAREP); Establish National Environmental Information Clearinghouses

Project name: Cost-Benefit Analysis of Implications on Samoa of Ratification of the CRPD Client: Government of Samoa/MWCSD Project period: Sun, 01/03/2015 - 12:00 - Sun, 01/11/2015 - 12:00 Position: Associate Consultant -Social/Community Specialist Location: Samoa Deliverables - Costed Work Plan based on cost benefit analysis - Stakeholder Consultation reports (2) - Draft Report on process for development of costed plan - Final report (including Final Costed Implementation Plan) - Training for relevant Government staff - Workshop for MWCSD & National Disability Task Force

Project name: PPCR – Pacific Regional Track Programme Client: SPREP/ADB Project period: Fri, 01/11/2013 - 12:00 - Fri, 01/07/2016 - 12:00 Position: RTSM Coordinator - Consultant Location: Pacific - 13 Pacific DMCs + East Timor Deliverables - PPCR Pacific Region – M&R toolkit; Database of Experts (virtual directory); Experts & Contract Management database & systems; Workshops & Trainings; Establishment & Launch of 1st Pacific based Climate Change Financing Facility; RTSM & RRF Operations Manual; Simplified RTSM/RRF brochures ;Policies, procedures, guidelines, quality control mechanisms including M&E of RTSM & RRF; Progress Reports to the Pacific Smaller Island States Officials; CROP Heads; Donors (ADB etc); RTSM/RRF Awareness products (designing of)

Project name: Cultural Industries Workshop Client: SPC/GoS Project period: Sat, 01/11/2014 - 12:00 Position: Rapporteur/Report Writer Location: Samoa Deliverables - National Development Workshop for the Cultural Industries in Samoa: report of the workshop (final workshop report available on SPC website)

Project name: GEF/UNDP Capacity for Implementing Rio Conventions in Samoa Client: UNDP/GEF/GoS Project period: Sat, 01/03/2014 - 12:00 - Thu, 01/05/2014 - 12:00 Position: Capacity Development & Project Design Specialist Location: Samoa Deliverables - GEF/GoS Full Project Document (available on GEF/UNDP website) - Logical Framework; Budget (Outcome & Input budgets) - Validation workshop for client (UNDP/GoS/MNRE)

Project name: TA No. 4994-SAM: Implementing the Samoa National Energy Policy (Components 1&2) Client: ADB; Danish Management; GoS Project period: Wed, 01/10/2008 - 12:00 - Mon, 01/06/2009 - 12:00 Position: Communications & Outreach Specialist Location: Samoa Deliverables (i) Communications Strategy (ii) Stakeholder Consultations report (iii) Cabinet paper (included recommendations on DNA staff and management ToR and training, resource and funding requirements for inclusion in cabinet paper) (iv) DNA Operations Manual (v) CDM Guidelines (vi) CDM & CEF Brochures (vii) Establishment of DNA (Prime Minister of Samoa) and CEF & CDM Secretariat

Project name: Law & Justice Sector Plan 2008-2012 Review Client: GoS/Public Sector Improvement Facility Project period: Tue, 01/06/2010 - 12:00 - Wed, 01/09/2010 - 12:00 Position: Associate Consultant Location: Samoa Deliverables - Performance Monitoring & Evaluation Framework and Guidelines ; - LJ Sector Outcomes & Indicators Matrix; - Inception, Progress & Final reports

Project name: Infrastructure Strategic & Investment Plan : development Client: ADB/GoS Project period: Fri, 01/10/2010 - 12:00 - Mon, 01/11/2010 - 12:00 Position: Associate Consultant Location: Samoa Deliverables - Situation/Data analysis: contribute; - final National Infrastructure Strategic Plan

Project name: Samoa In-country Training Programme Tracer Study Client: GoS/AusAID, NZAID Project period: Mon, 01/06/2009 - 12:00 - Sat, 01/12/2012 - 12:00 Position: Tracer Study Consultant Location: Samoa Deliverables - Stakeholder workplan & questionnaire - Final report (2 studies/reports p/yr)

Project name: TA 6436(REG): Results-Based Proj Mngt for Pacific Developing Member Countries Client: ADB/EPC/ LTA Project period: Fri, 01/04/2011 - 12:00 - Sat, 01/12/2012 - 12:00 Position: MfDR National Coordinator 2 Location: Samoa Deliverables - Performance Gaps, Causes & Effects : Report & Recommendations; - Capacity Building Needs : Report & Recommendations; - Performance Monitoring & Management System

Project name: Samoa: Pilot Programme for Climate Resilience (PPCR) of the Climate Investment Funds (CIF) Client: GoS/WB Project period: Sun, 01/04/2012 - 12:00 - Wed, 01/08/2012 - 12:00 Position: Situation Analysis (Institutional & Policy) Local Consultant Location: Samoa Deliverables - Situation Analysis report - Stakeholder report

Project name: SUNGO/CSSP Capacity Building Project in Project Management and Design Client: SUNGO/CSSP Project period: Tue, 01/01/2013 - 12:00 - Fri, 01/02/2013 - 12:00 Position: M&E Consultant Location: Samoa Deliverables - Methodology & Questionnaire (English & Samoan); - Survey & Consultations (covering Upolu & Savaii); - Tracer Study reports

Project name: Integration of CC Risks and Resilience into Forestry Management in Samoa (ICCRIFS) Project Client: GoS/UNDP-GEF Project period: Sat, 01/06/2013 - 12:00 - Fri, 01/11/2013 - 12:00 Position: Knowledge Management & Communications Consultant Location: Samoa Deliverables - M&E/Assessment Report on status of communications outputs based on project design & identification of capacities to develop/strengthen; - Communications & Outreach Strategy & associated 3-Yr Implementation Plan; - Capacity building workshop for stakeholders - Workshop report (all deliverables available on mnre.gov.ws website)

Project name: Adaptation Fund: Enhancing Resilience of Coastal Communities to Climate Change Client: UNDP/Government of Samoa Project period: Thu, 01/09/2016 - 12:00 Position: Team Leader Location: Apia, Samoa Deliverables - 25 District Community Integrated Management Plans (previously called Coastal Infrastructure Management Plans) = 146 village level CIMPs - Criteria for Prioritisation and Selection of Small Subprojects (value of SAT50K each) - Inception report and Final Report - Progress reports for Technical Advisory Group and Climate Resilience Steering Committee

Project name: PPCR: CSO training on climate resilience Client: MOF/CSSP Project period: Sun, 01/11/2015 - 12:00 - Fri, 01/07/2016 - 12:00 Position: CSO Trainer Location: Apia, Samoa Deliverables - CSO training & CC toolkit - Final report - Training report
Areas of Expertise
Proposal writing/Report writing
Knowledge management specialist
Disaster Risk Reduction
Climate Change Adaptation
Capacity building specialist