Competences and vocational experience
Teaching and Lecturing | |||||||
since 2007 | Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC) / Bern | ||||||
2002/04 | University of Applied Science HSW, Dep. of Economics & Administration / Bern As a Guest Lecturer; Lecturing in the context of the curriculum "Executive MBA in Public Management" | ||||||
2001/02 | University of Fribourg / Department of social work & social policy (travsoc) / Fribourg As a Guest Lecturer; Lecturing in the context of the basic course "action sociale et politiques sociales" | ||||||
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Executive Positions | |||||||
| 2018-19 | United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) / Dep. Programmes / Bogotá As a Senior CBI (Cash Based Interventions) Officer; Feasibility assessment, preparation and planning of UNHCR Colombia's Cash and Voucher Assistance within the framework of the regional humanitarian response to the Venezuelan Refugee Crisis in Colombia | ||||||
2014 | United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) / Dep. Coordination / Beirut As a Senior Inter-Agency Cash Coordinator; Chairing the national Cash Working Group, coordination/harmonization of international NGOs' Cash and Voucher Assistance (CVA) within the framework of the international humanitarian response to the Syria Refugee Crisis in Lebanon | ||||||
2005 | Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC) / Dep. Humanitarian Aid / Indonesia As a Project Manager; Assessing, planning and implementing the “Cash for Host Families Project” in Banda Aceh, Sumatra (Indonesia) after the Tsunami 2004 | ||||||
1998 | Ministry of Justice of Basel-Stadt / Division of Youth and Family Policy and Drug Prevention / Basel As a Head of Division; Planning and putting into action of a coherent youth and family policy. As a cantonal commissary for drug affairs coordination and optimization of the cantonal and regional drug policy | ||||||
1994-97 | Ministry of Justice of Basel-Stadt / Division of Drug Policy Coordination / Basel As a Deputy Head of Division; Accountancy and treatment of economic topics. As a cantonal commissary for drug affairs management of public subsidies and optimization of the cantonal addiction help system | ||||||
1993-94 | Association for a Risk Adequate Drug Policy (ARUD) / Basel As a Project Manager; Planning and realization of a methadone supported opiate substitution therapy (so called ‘heroin project’). As the CEO administrative and operational management and human resources management | ||||||
1991-93 | Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC) / Dep. Regional Cooperation / Honduras As a Deputy Project Manager; Administrative/operational responsibility for regional post-harvest loss reduction project "Postcosecha" in Honduras. Knowledge transfer to Nicaragua, Guatemala and El Salvador | ||||||
Research and Scientific Work (as en employee) | |||||||
1993 | U.S. Agency for International Development AID & Kansas State University / El Salvador As a research fellow; Analysis of the economic impacts of the liberalization of grain markets of Central America / on behalf of the Ministry of Agriculture of El Salvador | ||||||
1990 | Sandoz International S.A. / Department of Economic Affairs & Forecasts / Basel As a scientific collaborator; Elaborating of economic analyses and economic forecasts. | ||||||
1989 | University of Fribourg & Institute for Social Ethics SEK / Berne As a research fellow at the NFP 28; Scientific research on the indebtedness crisis of poorer developing coun- tries (economic consequences of the regulation of debts and the facilities of equivalent funds) | ||||||
1988 | University of Basel / Institute of Business & Economics (WWZ) / Basel As a research fellow; Scientific research on the effects of EC92 on the economy of the north-western part of Switzerland focussing on non-tariff trade barriers | ||||||
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Humanitarian Aid and International Cooperation | |||||||
Africa: Kenia, Liberia, Sudan, South Sudan, Zimbabwe Asia: Bangladesh, Indonesia, Myanmar, North Korea, Pakistan, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Tadjikistan, Usbekistan Latin America: Bolivia, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Haïti, Honduras, Columbia, Mejico, Nicaragua Middle East: Jordan, Lebanon South-Eastern Europe: Albania, Bosnia & Herzegowina, Kosovo, Montenegro, Serbia Southern Caucasus: Armenia, Belarus, Georgia | |||||||
Expert Groups and Commissions | |||||||
since 2000 since 2001 2005-10 1998 1998 1998 1998 1998 1998 1997/98 1994-97 | Swiss Humanitarian Aid Unit SHA (member) Swiss Evaluation Society SEVAL (member) Expert Commission of the Swiss Solidarity (consultant, expert) Swiss Commission for Foreigners / Schweizerische Ausländerkommission EKA (expert) Interdepartmental Work Group for the Reorganization of Basle Drug Policy (president) National Association of Cantons on Drug Policy (delegate Basel-Stadt) National Association of Cantons on Youth Policy (delegate Basel-Stadt) National Association of Municipalities on Drug Policy (delegate Basel-Stadt) Cantonal Commission for Progressive Youth Policy (secretary) Cantonal Task Force Drug Policy and Harm Reduction (president) European Cities on Progressive Drug Policy ECDP (delegate Basel-Stadt) Commission for Drug Policy of the Canton Basel-Landschaft (delegate Basel-Stadt) Commission for Harm Reduction of the tri-national D-F-CH Conference of Upper Rhine (vice president) Cantonal Expert Commission for Addiction Affairs of Basel (member) Expert Group for the Development of Heroine Prescription Projects (member) | ||||||
Executive Boards and Memberships | |||||||
since 2005 since 2000 1994-98 1994-98 1994-97 1993-95 | Honorable Guild of Fishermen Basel (old vicegerent) / E.E. Zunft zu Fischern Basel (Alt-Statthalter) Association for Youth Work (BFA) / Basler Freizeitaktion Association for Addiction Aid Region of Basel (SRB) / Suchthilfe Region Basel Association Food for Homeless People / Verein Gassenküche Association for Street Work / Verein für Gassenarbeit “Schwarzer Peter” Assiciation StepOut / Verein StepOut Association for Addiction Aid (VDH) / Verein Drogenhilfe Basel Association for Actual Youth Issues / Arbeitsgemeinschaft für Aktuelle Jugendfragen Association for a Risk Adequate Drug Policy (ARUD) / Verein für risikoarmen Umgang mit Drogen | ||||||