Kristoffer Nilaus Tarp CV Danish Institute of International Affairs (2015 - present) Resident analyst focusing mainly on international (northern and southern) assistance to fragile and conflict-affected states. Founder, Concord (2016 - present) Co-founder of and managing partner in PRAXIS Advisors. Independent Advisor and Consultant. (2013 - Present) Danish Security and Intelligence Service (2015) Reviewing and drafting lessons learned report on anti-radicalization project implemented by the Danish Security and Intelligence Service in Kenya. World Bank/UNDP (spring 2015) Developing a programme for enhancing aid information management and New Deal implementation. Resident Coordinator for Somalia Office/UNDSS (Fall 2014) Developing a strategic business plan for the UN Department of Safety and Security in Somalia for 2015-2017. UNICEF (2014-2015) Developing and delivering one of the world s most ambitious capacity development initiatives on conflict-sensitive and peacebuilding programing for UNICEF staff around the world. Bureau for Crisis Prevention and Recovery, UNDP (summer 2014) Undertaking and assessment of South Sudan s Crisis and Recovery Mapping and Analysis platform. United Nations Volunteers (Spring 2014) Developing a global peacebuilding programme for UNV for the period 2014-2017. United Nations Multi-Partner Trust Fund Office (Fall 2013 spring 2014) Research for and drafting of the 2013 Annual Report of the Peacebuilding Fund. UNICEF (2014) Assignment focused on the contributions of peacebuilding to strengthening resilience in conflict-affected environments. Peace Nexus/United Nations Peacebuilding Contact Group (2013-2014) Consultant on project aimed at identifying and addressing capacity and guidance gaps within peacebuilding programming for the wider UN System. Peacebuilding Support Office (fall 2013) Project on strengthening capacities for aid management for peacebuilding and New Deal implementation within the Government of Liberia. Bureau for Crisis Prevention and Recovery, UNDP (fall 2013) Analysis of the global performance of UNDP s implementation of projects funded by the Peacebuilding Fund. Staff positions President of Skateistan USA. (2008 - Present) In my spare time I serve pro-bono as President and Chairman of the Board for Skateistan (US). Researcher, United Nations (2011-2013) As a side project while working for the Peacebuilding Support Office and as a follow-on activity to the CivCap review, I halped launch the independent "International Capacity Research Initiative". Programme Officer. PBSO - Financing for Peacebuilding Branch (2011-2013) Programme Manager Aid Information Management for Peacebuilding Initiative aimed at improving capacities for aid information management and donor coordination for peacebuilding in post-conflict countries. Policy Officer. PBSO Policy Planning and Application Branch (2009-2011) Member of the team drafting the Review of International Civilian Capacities under the leadership of Jean-Marie Guéhenno and David Harland. Director of Business Development and Int. Relations, Danish Centre for Local Governance (2008-2009) Leading a team charged with developing the capacity of the Danish local government sector, which autonomously administers half of the Danish GDP, through training and capacity building programs. Political Advisor, European Union Special Representative (EUSR) to Afghanistan (2007-2008) Political adviser to the EUSR Mr. Francesc Vendrell. Responsible for the political/governance side of the program for strengthening decentralised rule of law institutions. Manager, Capacent International (2006-2007) Manager in the Evaluation and Analysis unit of Capacent (formerly KPMG Advisory). Consultant, UNISYS (2004-2006) Consultant in the Public Sector Division and Special Assistant to the General Manager of the Nordic Public Sector
Cluster. Education Columbia University - School of International and Public Affairs (2011). M.Sc. Programme. From Conflict Prevention to Peacebuilding in the UN System University of Copenhagen (2004 2006). M.Sc. Political Science and International Relations University of Copenhagen (2003 2004). B.Sc. Political Science and International Relations University of Roskilde (2000 2003). B.Sc.Public Administration Publikationer Preparing for protection of civilians in United Nations peacekeeping operations Rosén, F., Allen, R. & Tarp, K. N. 21 dec. 2016 Copenhagen: Danish Institute for International Studies. 31 s. (DIIS Report; Nr. 10, Bind 2016). Creating a Responsibility to Prevent at the UN Tarp, K. N. 28 jun. 2016 Is the UN General Assembly stepping up its role in the peace and security domain? Tarp, K. N. 13 maj 2016 Danish Institute for International Studies Danish experiences in integrating International Humanitarian Law (IHL) in capacity development Tarp, K. N. 1 maj 2016 Guiding warfare to reach sustainable peace: Implementing International Humanitarian Law in the Education of Security Forces in Afghanistan and Pakistan. Copenhagen: Forsvarsakademiets Forlag, s. 37-39 FN får ikke en stille alderdom Fejerskov, A. M. & Tarp, K. N. 14 apr. 2016 I : Jyllands-Posten. Nye tilgange til kapacitetsopbygning i skrøbelige stater: Tid til at opdatere værktøjskassen Tarp, K. N. 9 feb. 2016 København: Danish Institute for International Studies, (DIIS Policy Brief; Nr. Februar, Bind 2016). Mere kontinuitet kan styrke nordisk forsvarssamarbejde: NORDEFCO nu og i fremtiden Olesen, M. R. & Tarp, K. N. 21 dec. 2015 København: Danish Institute for International Studies, 4 s. (DIIS Policy Brief; Nr. December, Bind 2015). International Humanitarian Law and Human Rights Law: A Nordic trademark in Military Capacity Development? Tarp, K. N. & Olesen, M. R. 11 dec. 2015 Copenhagen: Danish Institute for International Studies, 4 s. (DIIS Policy Brief; Nr. December, Bind 2015). Danish experiences in integrating International Humanitarian Law and International Human Rights Law in capacity building Tarp, K. N. & Olesen, M. R. 9 dec. 2015 Copenhagen: Danish Institute for International Studies, 14 s. (DIIS Working Paper; Nr. 07, Bind 2015). South-South cooperation can help avoid the capacity trap: The main barrier to development and security is the lack of capacity in state administrations Karlsrud, J., Rosén, F. & Tarp, K. N. 7 dec. 2015 Danish Institute for International Studies South-South Cooperation - A determined step into the unknown: A (re)surge in South-South Cooperation - but with a limited knowledge base Tarp, K. N. 9 nov. 2015 Copenhagen : Danish Institute for International Studies Establishing Public Private Partnerships: Lessons Learned from the Global South Tarp, K. N., Haldrup, S. V. & Lassen, M. A. 1 okt. 2015 Copenhagen: Danish Institute for International Studies. 11 s. (DIIS Book).
New nationalities under more blue helmets after historic day for United Nations peacekeeping Tarp, K. N. 29 sep. 2015 Danish Institute for International Studies Enabling the Protection of Civilians in UN Peace Operations: It s time for POC advocates to walk the talk Rosén, F. & Tarp, K. N. 26 sep. 2015 Copenhagen: Danish Institute for International Studies, (DIIS Policy Brief; Nr. September, Bind 2015). Addressing the dilemmas in South-South Cooperation: An emerging development agenda in flux Tarp, K. N. & Cold-Ravnkilde, S. M. 17 sep. 2015 Copenhagen: Danish Institute for International Studies, s. 1-4 4 s. (DIIS Policy Brief; Nr. September, Bind 2015). Development indicators must measure social cohesion: Sustainable Development Goal 16 Tarp, K. N. 11 sep. 2015 Copenhagen: Danish Institute for International Studies, (DIIS Impact; Nr. September, Bind 2015). Nordic-Baltic Support to Military and Security Capacity Building?: current agendas and options Karlsrud, J., Rosén, F. & Tarp, K. N. 2014 Copenhagen: Danish Institute for International Studies, 4 s. (DIIS Policy Brief; Nr. December, Bind 2014). Can more Aid stay in Haiti and other Fragile Settings?: How Local Investment can Strengthen Governments and Economies Tarp, K. N. 1 nov. 2013 Can more Aid stay in Haiti and other Fragile Settings? : How Local Investment can Strengthen Governments and Economies. United Nations Office of the Special Envoy for Haiti Sikkerhed og sikring i Danmark Tarp, K. N. 24 mar. 2013 UNISYS. Civilian capacity in the aftermath of conflict: a case study of OPEN da Costa, D. F., Haldrup, S. V., Karlsrud, J., Rosén, F. & Tarp, K. N. 2013 Copenhagen: Danish Institute for International Studies, 4 s. (DIIS Policy Brief; Nr. May, Bind 2013). Friends in need are friends indeed: Triangular co-operation and twinning for capacity development in South Sudan Felix da Costa, D., Vester Haldrup, S., Karlsrud, J., Rosén, F. & Tarp, K. N. 2013 Oslo: Noref. 18 s. (NOREF Report; Nr. June, Bind 2013). Triangular co-operation for government capacity development in South Sudan Felix da Costa, D., Rosén, F., Vester Haldrup, S., Karlsrud, J. & Tarp, K. N. 2013 Oslo: Noref, 4 s. (NOREF Policy Brief; Nr. April, Bind 2013). With a little help from my friends: cultural affinity in regional support for capacity development in South Sudan Felix da Costa, D., Vester Haldrup, S., Karlsrud, J., Rosén, F. & Tarp, K. N. 2013 Oslo: NUPI, 4 s. (NUPI Policy Brief; Nr. 8, Bind 2013). Resource Mobilisation for Peacebuilding Priorities: The Role of the Peacebuilding Commission Tarp, K. N. 31 aug. 2012 New York: United Nations Peacebuilding Commission. Coaching and Mentoring for Capacity Development: The Case of South Sudan Rosén, F. & Tarp, K. N. mar. 2012 I : African Security. 21, 1 A New Model for Civilian Capacity: The Case of South Sudan Rosén, F. & Tarp, K. N. 2011 I : Journal of Peacebuilding and Development. 6, 2, s. 93-98 5 s.
Building civil servant capacity in South Sudan Rosén, F. & Tarp, K. N. 2011 Copenhagen: Danish Institute for International Studies, 4 s. (DIIS Policy Brief; Nr. October, Bind 2011). De afghanske bønders betændte rodnet: Afghanistans opiumsindustri trives i skyggen af et korrupt politisk system Tarp, K. N. 13 sep. 2008 I : Politiken. Open Source for Knowledge and Learning Management: Evaluating Open Source in Government: Methodological Considerations in Strategizing the Use of Open Source in the Public Sector Tarp, K. N. 1 nov. 2007 IGI Global. 43 s. Aktiviteter Preparing to Protect: Protection of Civilians in UN Peace Operations 27 jun. 2016 NORDEFCO - Now and in the Future.: More Continuity Will Strengthen Nordic Defense Cooperation 19 maj 2016 The Role of External Actors in Supporting South-South and Triangular Cooperation 8 dec. 2015 International Humanitarian Law in Capacity Building of Security Forces 25 nov. 2015 Integrating international humanitarian law and human rights in capacity building 17 nov. 2015 South-South Cooperation in peace and development 3 nov. 2015 Emerging trends in conflict, conflict analysis and UN responses Tarp, K. N. (Gæsteforelæser) 8 sep. 2015 On statebuilding in fragile countries: Guest lecture at Columbia University Tarp, K. N. (Gæsteforelæser) 12 jul. 2015 Protection of Civilians in UN Peacekeeping Operations Tarp, K. N. (Chair) 28 maj 2015 29 maj 2015 Journal of Peacebuilding and Development (Tidsskrift) Tarp, K. N. (Peer Reviewer) 15 apr. 2015 5 maj 2015
Conflict analysis in the multilateral system: Presentation for the Danish Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Danish NGO community on 10 sep. 2014 UN peace operations and the peacebuilding architecture: Guest lecturer at the Concilium foreign policy network at the University of Copenhagen 10 sep. 2014 United Nations Senior Leadership Course 3 jun. 2014 Presentation to the Danish Ministry of Foreign Affairs on New Deal implementation and capacity development in fragile countries 10 jan. 2014 Fragile states 2013: Resource flows and trends in a shifting world (Tidsskrift) Tarp, K. N. (Peer Reviewer) 1 feb. 2013 1 jul. 2013