CURRICULUM VITAE. Name: Corinna Elisabeth KREIDLER

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CURRICULUM VITAE Name: Corinna Elisabeth KREIDLER Current Address: Drosselweg 36 D - 88339 Bad Waldsee Phone: +49-173-3124132 Email: corinna.kreidler@gmail.

1 CURRICULUM VITAE Name: Corinna Elisabeth KREIDLER Current Address: Drosselweg 36 D Bad Waldsee Phone: corinna.kreidler@gmail.com Personal Details: Date of Birth: 22/08/1969 Nationality: German Gender: Female Education: High School Certificate in 1988, Gymnasium Bad Waldsee, Germany Première Licence in Sciences Politiques et Relations Internationales in 1990/91, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Belgium Master of Political Science in 1994, Albert Ludwigs University Freiburg, Germany Post-Graduate Training in Development Studies in 1995, German Development Institute Berlin Employment Record: Time of employment: since 02/2014 Focus areas: Assignments: freelance consultant Humanitarian operations, policy, financing, M&E and training Operations: July August 2017: on behalf of Kreditanstalt für Wiederaufbau, leading an assessment mission for a BMZ-contribution to UNHCR Uganda to assist South Sudanese Refugees (as part of German support to piloting the CRRF) May June 2016: on behalf of GIZ, team leader for a project identification mission regarding vocational training and livelihood support for vulnerable groups in Eritrea February 2016: on behalf of GIZ, team leader for a project planning mission designing a food security project in Tanganyika Province, DRC

2 October November 2015: on behalf of Kreditanstalt für Wiederaufbau, leading a feasibility study for a possible German-funded project for non-formal education opportunities for Syrian refugee children in Lebanon. May September 2015: on behalf of the German Federal Agency for Technical Relief (THW), support the introduction of humanitarian quality assurance mechanisms and project management tools (organisational development advice and training) Policy: Since August 2017 July 2017: providing support to the humanitarian divisions of the German Ministry of Foreign Affairs in their strategic planning for and the review of the German Humanitarian Assistance Policy December 14 February 2015: on behalf of German Ministry of Foreign Affairs, assessing the quality management of 24 German humanitarian NGOs (analysing individual strengths and weaknesses in programmes and systems) May June 2014: on behalf of German Ministry of Foreign Affairs, development of a quality assurance / quality profiling tool for German NGOs (covering all aspects of project planning and implementation, monitoring and evaluation, finance, human resource management, coordination, advocacy, public relations) Financing / Donorship: Since August on-going: providing support to DFID Mozambique as humanitarian advisor for the post-drought recovery response September 2016 June 2017: employed by DFID as the humanitarian advisor for the El Nino drought response in Mozambique, leading on DFID s funding for food assistance, WASH and early agricultural recovery in drought-affected areas; chairing of the Good Humanitarian Donorship group March May 2015: employed by DFID as the humanitarian advisor in the Early Recovery Team Post-Ebola in Sierra Leone (focus on supporting the Government in developing a short-term recovery plan) July October 2014: employed by ECHO as a Technical Assistant in Gaziantep, Turkey to oversee ECHO s funding for cross-border operations in Northern Syria; open an ECHO field office in Gaziantep June 2014: on behalf of Kreditanstalt für Wiederaufbau, assessment of a possible German contribution to the World Bank MDTF in Lebanon to support the Government of Lebanon in enabling Lebanese host communities to deal with the Syrian crisis April 2014: on behalf of Kreditanstalt für Wiederaufbau, leading the assessment of possible NGO partners for a Stabilisation Fund in the MENA region (organisational assessment of 14 major international NGOs supporting Syrian refugees and host community in Lebanon and Jordan) Monitoring & Evaluation: September 2018 on-going: senior researcher in Humantarian Outcome s team evaluating the Global Use of Cash by the Norwegian Refugee Council.

3 November 2017 February 2018: Quality assurance of the evaluation of the Arbeiter-Samariter-Bund Deutschland Project Support to Refugees in Greece through Integrated Shelter Model Rapid Mobility Solutions (coaching the evaluation manager on the evaluation process and methodology) January 2016 May 2016: on behalf of Valid International / Humanitarian Outcomes (contracted by UN OCHA), evaluation of Multi-Year Planning (incl. case studies in Haiti, the Horn of Africa and Myanmar) January 2016 April 2016: on behalf of ICF International (contracted by DFID), humanitarian expert during the inception phase of the DFID PHASE nutrition evaluation in the Sahel November 2014: on behalf of the German Ministry of Foreign Affairs, responsible for developing a Monitoring & Evaluation Policy and assisting the Ministry in disseminating the policy in-house and with partners February March 2014: on behalf of the German Ministry of Foreign Affairs, external monitoring of German humanitarian aid supporting Syrian refugees in Turkey, Lebanon and Jordan as well as cross-border relief into Northern Syria (focus on livelihood support / cash-based assistance, shelter, protection) Training: May 2016: on behalf of Ruhr University Bochum, 2-day training course for NOHA Masters students on Monitoring & Evaluation Regularly (2015 on-going): conducting training courses on behalf of Aktion Deutschland hilft for German NGO staff. The different training courses cover Project Cycle Management Monitoring in Humanitarian Aid Evaluation of Humanitarian Action December 2015: on behalf of the German Ministry of Foreign Affairs, training of Ministry staff and NGO partner staff on Project Cycle Management and Project Proposal Assessment techniques Time of employment: 05/ /2014 Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) Deputy Director, International Programme Department Oslo, Norway Responsible for managing two Technical Support Sections, the Donor Support Section, the NRC Europe office in Brussels and the NRC Gulf Cooperation Council office in Dubai. Representing the department towards external partners at senior-level, especially with regards to donors. Focal point within the department for the liaison with the NRC office in Geneva on issues concerning the overall humanitarian system. Close collaboration with the advocacy section on policy issues such as the principled delivery of aid, protection and NGO networking. Managing 33 staff in Oslo, Brussels, Dubai. Time of employment: 12/ /2012

4 European Commission, Directorate General for Humanitarian Aid (ECHO) Head of Office Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo Representing ECHO and heading the country team in DRC: responsible for assessing the overall humanitarian situation; reporting to HQ feeding into senior management decisions; representing ECHO in all major humanitarian coordination fora; providing strategic guidance and supervision to team members deployed in sub-offices; ensuring the cohesion and coherence of ECHO s funding strategy and operational policies; assessing major strategic project proposals, monitoring of on-going projects; programming of future humanitarian funding in the country; liaising with national authorities; responsible for the ECHO office administration. Chair of the DRC humanitarian donor group. Time of employment: 09/ /2009 European Commission, Directorate General for Humanitarian Aid (ECHO) Field Expert Darfur, Sudan Assessing the overall humanitarian situation and regular reporting to ECHO HQ, receiving project proposals, assessing them and making recommendation for funding; monitoring of on-going projects and technical assistance to partners in order to improve the project quality; providing information in order to plan the funding of future activities; contributing to advocacy efforts to defend humanitarian space and uphold humanitarian principles; responsible for the ECHO office administration Time of employment: 01/ /2007 European Commission, Directorate General for Humanitarian Aid (ECHO) Field Expert Monrovia, Liberia Assessing the overall humanitarian situation and regular reporting to ECHO HQ, receiving project proposals, assessing them and making recommendation for funding; monitoring of on-going projects; providing information in order to plan the funding of future activities; planning for a possible phasing out of ECHO and follow-up of activities through an EC LRRD Programme; representing ECHO in different senior-level coordination fora; liaising with other donors; responsible for the ECHO office administration Time out: 06/ /2005 Based in Malmö, Sweden Time of employment: 01/ /2005

5 Country Director Monrovia, Liberia Building-up and running a new country programme: Activities included an Emergency School Feeding Programme, an Agricultural Recovery and Rural Infrastructure Programme, a Peace Education Programme and a Water Supply and Hygiene Promotion Programme. Elected as member of the executive board of the INGO community Time of employment: 07/ /2003 partnering with Concern Worldwide, Ireland Training Programme Coordinator Bonn, Germany Responsible for a security awareness training project. Organisation and facilitation of one Training of Trainers seminar and 12 regional Security Awareness Training Courses. Overall project management regards to finance, and reporting to ECHO. In addition, facilitator of workshops and Training of Trainers on the Do no harm -approach. Time of employment: 11/ /2002 Head of Public Fundraising Bonn, Germany Responsible for all contacts with donor institutions. Advise to colleagues within HQ and in the field concerning mechanisms and regulations of cofinancing by public donors. Identification of new co-financing possibilities, quality control for proposals submission. Advise senior management on donor funding. Time of employment: 01/ /2001 Desk Officer, Great Lakes Region Bonn Backstopping of all programmes in Rwanda and Burundi. Planning, assessing and monitoring; recruitment and placement of expatriate personnel; budget preparation and management; reporting to donors. Time of employment: 07/ /2000

6 Project: Project Manager Benguela, Angola Emergency aid for IDPs: camp management, food aid and non-food items; blanket distributions and food-for-work projects, advocacy and protection. Monitoring and reporting of ongoing activities; project identification, planning and proposal development; management of funds; supervision of personnel; reporting to donors; liaison with national authorities, other humanitarian actors. Time of employment: 07/ /1998 GTZ (German Agency for Technical Co-operation) Policy Advisor on Development-oriented Emergency Aid Eschborn, Germany (HQ) Development of comprehensive working guidelines covering "Developmentoriented emergency aid" orientating GTZ on how to bridge the gap from relief to rehabilitation and development. Time of employment: 08/ /1997 Project: GTZ (German Agency for Technical Co-operation) Fund Manager Chimoio, Mozambique Fund to create employment for ex-combatants by financing labour-intensive micro-projects (commerce, agriculture, crafts and public work schemes). Identification and assessment of new micro-projects; monitoring of existing micro-projects; providing technical support to improve their performance; reporting to the donors (German Government, World Bank). Time of employment: 09/ /1996 GTZ (German Agency for Technical Co-operation) Junior Professional Officer in the department of emergency aid Eschborn, Germany (HQ) Trainee programme in planning, assessing and monitoring relief projects; budget preparation and management; reporting. Language Skills: English: fluent in speaking, reading and writing French: fluent in speaking, reading and writing Portuguese: fluent in speaking, reading and writing Swedish: fluent in speaking and reading, good writing skills Norwegian: good general knowledge

7 Publications: Until 2016 co-blogging on on different topics within humanitarian aid The role of donors in enhancing quality and accountability in humanitarian aid, in: Humanitarian Exchange Magazine, October 2011 Can fighting corruption harm building peace? In: New Routes 14 /3/2009), Life and Peace Institute Stockholm, p Corruption as an internal problem for emergency operations, in: Journal of Humanitarian Assistance, July The link between good programming and good security management, in: Security Quarterly Review 4, Winter 2005/2006. Minimum Standards regarding Staff Security in Humanitarian Aid, VENRO, Bonn January Die gefährdeten Helfer. Nothilfe braucht neue Sicherheitskonzepte, in: Entwicklung + Zusammenarbeit 11, November Demobilisierung und Reintegration von Ex-Soldaten, in: Volker Matthies (ed.), Vom Krieg zum Frieden, Bremen Together with H. Schütte, E. Bruchhaus: Oh Du Löwe, wohin jetzt? Reintegration von Ex-Kämpfern in Eritrea, in: afrika spectrum 2, For references please contact: Cate Turton, Head of Office, DfID Mozambique, c-turton@dfid.gov.uk Patrick Lambrechts, Deputy Head of Unit, ECHO, patrick.lambrechts@ec.europa.eu Anke Reiffenstuel, Head of Division Humanitarian Operations, German Ministry of Foreign Affairs, S09-RL@auswaertiges-amt.de Bad Waldsee, November 2017 Corinna Kreidler

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