About
Consultant
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shodge1@gmail.com
Summary
Key skills: providing strategic, targeted knowledge network, evaluation and technical services to international environmental and development programs and institutional capacities. Thematic interests and work experience: project design, implementation and results based monitoring: child rights, disability mainstreaming in UN funds and programs, inclusive education sector planning, biodiversity strategic planning, disaster risk reduction , climate change and resilience, natural resources and protected area management, ecosystem services and environmental science. Policy and bottleneck analysis and implementation problem resolution including work in environment sectors, poverty alleviation and education, improved service delivery and transparent government initiatives. Advocacy interests focusing on one UN programming, education for sustainable development, education systems and planning, climate change adaptation, emergencies, disaster risk reduction and resilience. Communication: training and education experience, including organizing and leading workshops. Research: data analysis, writing/editing materials for a wide variety of audiences and preparing content for websites.
Qualifications
Degree: Master of Public Administration Period: June/2005-June /2006 Status: Completed Education institution: Harvard University, Kennedy School of Government, Cambridge, MA
Degree: Master of Arts Period: September 1996-September 1997 Status: Completed Education institution: University of East Anglia, Norwich, U.K.
Degree: Post Graduate Studies in Economics Period: September 1989-September 1990 Status: Completed Education institution: Carleton University, Ottawa, Canada Country: Canada
Degree: Bachelor of Education Geography- Teaching and Learning Period: September 1982-October 1987 Status: Completed Education institution: Memorial University of Newfoundland, St John's Canada Country: Canada
Language: English Reading: Excellent Speaking: Excellent Writing: Excellent
Language: French Reading: Average Speaking: Average Writing: Average
Degree: Master of Arts Period: September 1996-September 1997 Status: Completed Education institution: University of East Anglia, Norwich, U.K.
Degree: Post Graduate Studies in Economics Period: September 1989-September 1990 Status: Completed Education institution: Carleton University, Ottawa, Canada Country: Canada
Degree: Bachelor of Education Geography- Teaching and Learning Period: September 1982-October 1987 Status: Completed Education institution: Memorial University of Newfoundland, St John's Canada Country: Canada
Language: English Reading: Excellent Speaking: Excellent Writing: Excellent
Language: French Reading: Average Speaking: Average Writing: Average
Work Experience
Area of expertise: Gender mainstreaming Experience: 0
Area of expertise: M & E specialist Experience: 0
Area of expertise: Climate financing specialist Experience: 0
Area of expertise: Knowledge management specialist Experience: 0
Area of expertise: Database/Network specialist Experience: 0
Area of expertise: Economist (cost-benefit analysis of CC) Experience: 0
Area of expertise: Community development specialist Experience: 0
Area of expertise: Proposal writing/Report writing Experience: 0
Area of expertise: Community trainer specialist Experience: 0
Area of expertise: Capacity building specialist Experience: 0
Area of expertise: GIS specialist Experience: 0
Area of expertise: Disaster Relief/Management specialist Experience: 0
Area of expertise: Environmental and social safeguards specialist Experience: 0
Area of expertise: Formal Education Experience: 0
Employment date: Tue, 01/01/2008 - 12:00 - Wed, 01/01/2014 - 12:00 Current: No Company: UNICEF Position: Programme Specialist DRR and Environment CC Education Location: New York Projects: Project date: Thu, 01/01/2004 - 12:00 - Tue, 01/01/2008 - 12:00 Location: UNICEF Global Position: Technical Specialist Education, Environment and Biodiversity including CC Title: Decade on Education for Sustainable Development and Post 2015 Inclusive Sustainable Education Description: Senior Technical Program Advisor, Cross-Sector Programs for Environment and Biodiversity Education, Learning and Inclusive Sustainable Development Worked as technical expert on strengthening education systems and quality education program development including: inclusive education and mainstreaming disability in UNICEF education programs, post-2015 education, climate change and disaster risk education, education for resilience, inclusive education and children with disabilities. Developed strategic institutional relationship with Global Partnership on Education for inclusive education for children with disabilities. Initiated (Authored proposal) $2.8 million partnership with AusAid for mainstreaming children with disabilities into UNICEF education and exclusive education systems. Prepared corporate inputs for the UNFCCC COPs 15-19 and Rio+20 Conference on Sustainable Development, Chair of the UN Inter-agency Committee for the Decade on Education for Sustainable Development in 2010 and 2013, Co-chair, UNESCO Global Disability Education Alliance, 2012 and 2013.
Employment date: Thu, 01/01/2004 - 12:00 - Tue, 01/01/2008 - 12:00 Current: No Company: UNDP Position: Technical Specialist Location: New York Projects: Project date: Wed, 01/09/2004 - 12:00 Location: Global Position: International Technical Advisor Title: Sustainable Development and Peace Description: • Integrated UN and Development Programs: Evaluation, knowledge management, capacity development and impact assessments related to environment, biodiversity and protected areas (Antigua, Albania, Latvia, Iran, Botswana, Lesotho, South Africa, SADC region, Seychelles and Mauritius). Governance and peace-building (Bosnia, Ethiopia, Sudan, Uganda, Solomon Islands).
Area of expertise: M & E specialist Experience: 0
Area of expertise: Climate financing specialist Experience: 0
Area of expertise: Knowledge management specialist Experience: 0
Area of expertise: Database/Network specialist Experience: 0
Area of expertise: Economist (cost-benefit analysis of CC) Experience: 0
Area of expertise: Community development specialist Experience: 0
Area of expertise: Proposal writing/Report writing Experience: 0
Area of expertise: Community trainer specialist Experience: 0
Area of expertise: Capacity building specialist Experience: 0
Area of expertise: GIS specialist Experience: 0
Area of expertise: Disaster Relief/Management specialist Experience: 0
Area of expertise: Environmental and social safeguards specialist Experience: 0
Area of expertise: Formal Education Experience: 0
Employment date: Tue, 01/01/2008 - 12:00 - Wed, 01/01/2014 - 12:00 Current: No Company: UNICEF Position: Programme Specialist DRR and Environment CC Education Location: New York Projects: Project date: Thu, 01/01/2004 - 12:00 - Tue, 01/01/2008 - 12:00 Location: UNICEF Global Position: Technical Specialist Education, Environment and Biodiversity including CC Title: Decade on Education for Sustainable Development and Post 2015 Inclusive Sustainable Education Description: Senior Technical Program Advisor, Cross-Sector Programs for Environment and Biodiversity Education, Learning and Inclusive Sustainable Development Worked as technical expert on strengthening education systems and quality education program development including: inclusive education and mainstreaming disability in UNICEF education programs, post-2015 education, climate change and disaster risk education, education for resilience, inclusive education and children with disabilities. Developed strategic institutional relationship with Global Partnership on Education for inclusive education for children with disabilities. Initiated (Authored proposal) $2.8 million partnership with AusAid for mainstreaming children with disabilities into UNICEF education and exclusive education systems. Prepared corporate inputs for the UNFCCC COPs 15-19 and Rio+20 Conference on Sustainable Development, Chair of the UN Inter-agency Committee for the Decade on Education for Sustainable Development in 2010 and 2013, Co-chair, UNESCO Global Disability Education Alliance, 2012 and 2013.
Employment date: Thu, 01/01/2004 - 12:00 - Tue, 01/01/2008 - 12:00 Current: No Company: UNDP Position: Technical Specialist Location: New York Projects: Project date: Wed, 01/09/2004 - 12:00 Location: Global Position: International Technical Advisor Title: Sustainable Development and Peace Description: • Integrated UN and Development Programs: Evaluation, knowledge management, capacity development and impact assessments related to environment, biodiversity and protected areas (Antigua, Albania, Latvia, Iran, Botswana, Lesotho, South Africa, SADC region, Seychelles and Mauritius). Governance and peace-building (Bosnia, Ethiopia, Sudan, Uganda, Solomon Islands).