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CURRICULUM VITAE
Proposed role in the project:
Category:
Staff of:
Family name: ABBOTT
1. First names: Andrew Humphrey
2. Date of birth: 05/03/1947
3. Passport holder of: Great Britain and Georgia
4. Residence: Tbilisi, Republic of Georgia
5. Education:
Institution [date] Degree(s) or Diploma(s) obtained:
University of Sussex, B.Sc (1965-
1968)
B.Sc. (Hons) Biological Sciences
6. Language skills: Indicate competence on a scale of 1 to 5 (1 - excellent; 5 - basic)
Language Reading Speaking Writing
English 1 1 1
French 2 2 3
7. Membership of professional bodies:
8. Other skills: (e.g. Computer literacy, etc.)
Excellent word processing, spreadsheet and power point skills
9. Present position: Associate, Imprescon Partners Ltd., Finland
10. Years within the firm: 3
11. Key qualifications: (Relevant to the assignment)
 More than 15 years of experience in international development including programme management
and strategy formulation.
 More than 40 years’ experience in contributing to government or international organisations’
strategies and reforms.
 Team Leader or Senior Expert continuously engaged since 2008 in projects supporting
organizational change and facilitating accession preparations and negotiations with European Union.
 8 years in European Commission Brussels and major inputs as indeoendent expert working to
improve coordination of activities within governmental agencies and of donor activities.
 Experience with supervising and coordinating preparation, consultations and publication of national
reform strategies and action plans for central and eastern European counties and Georgia.
 Substantial experience in intercultural multi-ethnic environments, including IDP and other actions to
integrate and rebuild societies affected by conflict in Western Balkans and Georg
 Team Leader 2 long- and 4 short-term EU alignment and institution-building projects in Georgia
since 2010
 Project manager UNDP Regional Development project in Georgia since July 2015 and cooperation
with Armenia regional development
 Resident, since 2010; dual UK/Georgian citizenship since 2011
 Regional coordinating official for PHARE aid to Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania and country
coordinating official for Estonia
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 In-depth knowledge of PCM and previous and 2014-2020 EU assistance instruments open to
Candidate and Pre-Accession countries and Eastern Partnership countries.
 Highly developed analytic and policy synthesis skills coupled with strong communication and training
abilities to explain and express complex issues clearly and simply, both in writing and in discussion, to
Ministers, senior officials, civil society representatives and local communities;
 Strong energetic leadership qualities and proven capabilities in team building/motivating large and
small teams of senior international experts, local experts and project support staff;
 Excellent drafting and reporting skills;
12. Specific experience in the region:
Country Date from – to
Bosnia & Herzegovina 1999, 2002-2003; 2006-2007; 2008, 2012-13
former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia 2010-2011
Georgia 2005-2006; 2006-2007; 2008; 2009; 2010. 2014-2015.
Northern Cyprus 2005, 2010
Croatia 2007
Turkey 2006
Albania 2004
Serbia and Montenegro 2004
Romania 2004
Bulgaria 2000-2001
DG 1A (DG Enlargement), European Commission, Brussels
Poland, Hungary, Czechoslovakia,
Czech Republic, Slovak Republic,
Estonia, Latvia, Lithuanian, Bulgaria,
Romania, Albania
1990 - 1998
UK Ministry of Agriculture, International Relations Division
Poland,,Belarus, Russia, Romania,
Bulgaria
1988-1989
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13. Professional experience
Date from –
to
Location Company, reference person, cert no.
(name & contact details)
Position Description
July 2014 to
April 2015
Georgia. MRDI UNDP, Georgia
Ms Natia Natsvlishvili
Assistant Resident Representative
natia.natsvlishvili@undp.org
Team Leader Facilitation of development of national and local level strategies and action
plans for regional development on a fully decentralised basis at regional
and municipal levels in Georgia. Development of training structures and
capacities at national level. Training for at least 1 500 local officials (4 000
training days) and comparable number of local CSOs in business activites,
social structures, infrastructure improvements supporting local economic
development, social cohesion, poverty reduction and provision of gender-
and ethnically- neutral opportunities for the disadvantaged. Management of
3 senior Georgian long-term experts and a wide range of international and
local experts and contractors
July 2012 to
Sept 2013
Bosnia &
Herzegovina
Human Dynamics, Sofia. Ms N
Chertoyanova.
Natalia.chertoyanova@humandynami
cs.org
C20
Team Leader Responsible for management of one key expert (462 work days) and for
programming and selection of 600 working days of short-term senior experts
and 840 work days of junior experts to support development and inter-Entity
agreement to establish:
1. state-level strategic plan for agricultural and rural/regional
development complying with EU IPARD operational requirements
2. central and regional operational structures required for use of IPARD
funds in BiH, including:
2.1. an IPARD-compliant Payment Agency at state and regional levels and
decentralised procedures for making payments in accordance with EU rules
2.2 a State level Managing Authority for IPARD policy and consultation
2.3 a Monitoring Committee comprising government and non-governmental
stakeholders
2.4 Delegated bodies at Entity and district of Brcko levels responsible for
first hand checking, inspection and ranking of applications for IPARD
assistance and for claims for payments
2.5 government and non-government advisory structures abd capacities
supporting farms' and rural communities' applications
2.6 Development of measures and capacities supporting establishment and
registration of local groups on LEADER lines
3. Development of overall strategy and plans for alignment of BiH and
Entity legislation with the EU acquis for agriculture
4 Strengthening of human resource development capacities and
management procedures in institutions responsible for agriculture and rural
development at all levels in BiH
5. Public awareness programme and communication strategy prepared and
implemented to inform farm and rural communities about IPARD benefits
and how to obtain support
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6. Development of structure and mechanisms to coordinate and integrate
foreign assistance given at NGO, municipal, Cantonal, Entity and state
levels for agriculture and rural development.
July 2010 –
Dec 2011
FYROM NIRAS,IC z.o.o. Warsaw. Ms E
Domagalska. edo@niras-ic.pl
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Team Leader TL and HRM Key expert. Management of 22 senior short-term international
experts + 8 short-term junior experts providing assistance for alignment with
EU acquis for key common market organisations of the CAP and
development of required Payment Agency capabilities including:
1. Development of required legislation in FYROM
2. Development of legal alignment capacities and approximation tools (gap
analyses, impact analyses, tables of concordance)
3. Development of legal alignment strategy and action plan for CMO
implementation
4. Development of relevant financial management and control procedures
and staff capacities for new IPARD measures
5. Strengthening staff management, reporting and career development
procedures and managers' capacities (HRM)
6. Supporting private sector consutations and development of Producer
Organisations compliant with IPARD and rules
June-July
2010
northern Cyprus Agriconsulting Europe SA, Brussels
Mr Lorenzo Grazioli
l.grazioli@aesagroup.eu
C 21
Team Leader Management of 1 senior evaluation expert and own inputs to the mid-term
review and ex-ante programming of EU assistance for rural
development for the Turkish Cypriot community (t.c.c) including:
1. Analyses of gaps between t.c.c. and EU legislation
2. Evaluation of selected rural development projects for sustainability,
efficiency, effectiveness, impact and compliance with EU rules
3. Structured interviews with government and private sector
stakeholders and with aid project teams active in related area
4. Drafting/agreeing final report with EU project management and
stakeholders
Apr-May
2010
Georgia Policy Consulting and Management
Group, Georgia
Mr Alex Aleksishvili,
a.aleksishvili@pcmg.ge
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Sole Expert Review and evaluation of agricultural and rural/regional development
policy recommendations prepared by external experts for USAID; public
presentation to donors and government of additional options
Oct 2009 –
Mar 2010
Georgia Imprescon, Finlandl
Mr Matti Lampi
matti.lampi@imprescon.fi
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Sole Expert Local contract for Sida Dairy Development Project: independent economic
study of Georgian dairy sector since 2000 and the impact of successive and
prospective EU/WTO trade agreements, national policy reforms and aid
projects of rural poverty alleviation and national competitivity.
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June-July
2009
Georgia Integration Management Consultants
Mr Hennie Maters
hmaters@monis.org
C 17
Sole Expert Support to NGO development of local projects in Georgia
Review and improvement of projects for resettlement, economic and
social integration of IDPs (refugees) developed by 10 NGOs (Save the
Children, Action against Hunger, DVV International, People in Need, Oxfam,
Danish Refugeee Council, Georgian Young Lawyers Association, Frederich
Naumann Foundation, World Association of Newspapers, Eurasia
Partnership Foundation) for funding under the EU Instrument for Stability..
Mar-Apr
2009
Georgia Food Safety & Livestock Consulting,
the Netherlands
Mr Dick Groothuis
dg.groothuis@hetnet.nl
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Sole Expert Review : progress by Georgia in strengthening plant and animal health and
phytosanitary measures, identify major gaps,
Prepare EU twinning fiche to strengthen and align national plant health
measures and capabilities with EU and WTO requirements
Oct – Dec
2007
Croatia Vakakis International S.A.
Mr Brian Emery
bemery@vakakis.gr
C 14
Senior short-term
expert (SSTE)
HRM
Development of HRM capabilities and relevant procedures for Croatia’s
Rural Development and Agricultural Payment Agency including development
of staff reporting and staff appraisal strategies, action plans and procedures
for Payment Agency managers and staff in central office (Zagreb) and
decentralised units in the regions.
Nov 2007 –
April 2008
Bosnia &
Herzegovina
(BiH)
Agriconsulting Europe S.A.
Mr Lorenzo Grazioli
l.grazioli@aesagroup.eu
C 15
Team Leader Management of senior international agricultural economist.
Feasibility Study for development of CAP common market organisations and
application of quality improvement measures in the agricultural sector of
Bosnia and Herzegovina, including:
1 Analysis of national and local capacities to implement EU CAP market
measures and identification of gaps
2. Recommended structures and staffing requirements needed to fill key
gaps
3. Development of staff and industry training programmes and modules
needed to develop legislation and establish institutional structures
4. Preparation of action plan and budgetary provisions needed to implement
prioritised CMO mechanisms
Dec 2006 –
Oct 2007
Bosnia &
Herzegovina
(BiH)
Vakakis International S.A.
bemery@vakakis.gr
C 14
Deputy TL & Long-
term Senior Expert
Support for the Implementation of Functional Recommendations in
Agriculture (“SESMARD Project”) including:
1. Support progressive alignment of Entity laws with EU agricultural
and rural development measures
2. Provide on-the-job training in gap analysis, impact analysis, tables of
concordance, EU case law and legal indices
3. Strengthen official capacities through training and counselling to
programme and financially plan rural and regional development
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measures aligned with EU measures
4. Develop and agree 5-year staffing and institutional development
plan for establishment of EU-compliant rural development policies
and measures
5. Establish procedures and provide training for managers in staff
reporting, appraisal and career development actions
Dec 2006-
Jan 2007
Georgia Human Dynamics KG
Ms Nathalie Herbeck
nathalie.herbeck@humandynamic
s.org
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Senior
Procurement
Expert
Preparation of complete technical and procedural dossiers for procurement
of computers, iris and facial scanners, signature pads, recognition
programmes and security controls compliant with EU passport biometric
requirements
As above for secure entry systems in government ministries and agencies
Aug. 2006
April 2006
Turkey Integration Management
Consultants Mr Christian Beckert
int@integration.org
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SSTE : agricultural
& rural
development
April: Interim Evaluation Program: Review of EU-funded IACS/ LPIS
project implementation for relevance, effectiveness, efficiency,
sustainability and impact.
August: Thematic Review: Transitional twinning assistance in
veterinary, phytosanitary and fisheries sectors – as above.
June 2005 –
Oct 2006
Georgia Cardno Agrisystems Ltd Ms Gill
Gigg gill.gigg@cardon.co.uk
C 11
Team Leader Management of 3 SSTE and 4 local junior experts supporting increase of
financial management capabilities in the Ministry of Agriculture of Georgia to
comply with conditions of EU budgetary aid to Government of Georgia:
1. Introduction of medium-term multi-annual forecasting and budgeting
procedures in MoA
2. Strengthening audit and internal control capacities
3. establishing 10-man policy analysis unit and providing training
courses leading to final examinations and qualification
4. providing selected staff with training in legal alignment, EU-
compliant analysis and control of state aids, EU competition law
5. Strengthening and improving MoA capacities to monitor and plan
foreign aid for agricultural and rural development
02.2005 to
03.2005;
04.2005
Albania Resources and Logistics Ms Sylvia
Puddu sylvia.puddu@ral.com.fr
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Agriculture & Food
Expert
Agriculture, fisheries, forestry and rural development expert, Tirana:
• Policy capability development, agricultural sector
• Review priorities and prepare Action Plan for implementation of
draft Stabilisation and Association Agreement (SAA).
• Development of associated CARDS Multi-annual Programme (2007-
2013). Development of farm and animal registration systems
including organic production certification and control capabilities to
EU requirements and provision of associated IT and other
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equipment.
10.2004 to
11.2004
Serbia Agriconsulting Europe / EAR
Mr Lorenzo Grazioli
l.grazioli@aesagroup.eu
C 7
Team Leader:
agriculture and
food expert
EAR framework contract assignment for twinning project design
Team Leader of a team of 3 SSTE:
• Preparation of CARDS 2005 overall and subject fiches for EU
twinning assistance for veterinary, phytosanitary, food chain agency
alignment with acquis.
• vineyard registration and cadastre system aligned with EU wine and
IACS requirements
Reporting to Belgrade EAR Programme Manager, Agriculture and Rural
Development
03.2004 to
08.2004
Romania The Secretary of State for Foreign
and Commonwealth Affairs
Ms Karen Moran
karen.moran@fco.gov.uk
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Pre-Accession
Counselor
Provisional closure of chapter 7 of the acquis ( Agriculture) -achieved 3 June
2004
Develop RO capacities to align national aids with EU rules on State aid
Provide strategic advice and training for key staff on aid programming and
monitoring
Development of fast-track bilateral aid services and supply projects for
SAPARD Agency & IACS development.
02.2002 to
02.2003
Bosnia and
Herzegovina (BiH)
Vakakis International Mr Brian
Emery bemery@vakakis.gr
C 8
Deputy Team
Leader
Restructuring the Ministries of Agriculture in BiH
1. Development of alignment capacities for EU-compatible agricultural
policies and supporting measures in relevant institutions of
Republika Srpska and District of Brcko
2. Development of SAPARD-compliant pilot measures by the above
institutions
3. Strengthen official capacities in fields of economic and statistical
analysis, agricultural census, market management
4. Strengthen official cooperation with other relevant institutions at
state, Entity and Cantonal levels
5. Management of local Banja Luka office and coordination with
Sarajevo project office and team leader
02.2000 to
02.2001
Bulgaria Department for Food, Environment
and Rural Affairs (Defra), London
Mr Andrew Lawrence
andrew.lawrence@defra.gsi.gov.uk
C 3
Twinning Pre-
Accession Adviser
(RTA)
Team leader 2 successive twinning projects. Programming/supporting visits
by 40 senior government officials acting as short-term experts and trainers
and management of 2 local office staff to implement twinning contracts
between the Bulgarian Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Rural
Development and 3 partner Ministries of Agriculture (England, Greece and
Germany (Saxony)) to undertake:
1 . Pre-accession alignments in fisheries, forestry, agricultural management
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policy and financial support and food security
2. Training of MASDAR officials to strengthen capacities in these fields
3. Organisation and conduct of study visits to Greek institutions
4. Strengthening Bulgarian capacities for aid programming and monitoring
Strengthening Bulgarian capacities to monitor and coordinate foreign
assistance for agricultural and rural development.
10.1999 Poland Polish Council of Ministers,
Warsaw
Undertaking 5
Lead Expert 09.1999 Roman
09.1999 Romania Agriconsulting Europe
l.grazioli@aesagroup.eu
Sole Senior Expert Advice and draft material for Phare 2000 agricultural assistance programme,
including land cadastre/general and sectoral farm registration, including
supply IT equipment
Senior expert, reporting to Head of EU Integration Dept, Ministry of
Agriculture and EC Delegation, Bucharest
02.1999 to
06.1999
Estonia, Latvia and
Lithuania
Euroservices Development
(company ceased business 2003)
Undertaking 4
Lead Expert Review and evaluation of Phare aid for Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania to
establish central government capabilities for planning, management and co-
ordination of EU and foreign aid.
11.1998 to
12.1998
Poland ECO Consultants Team Leader Aid Programming – all sectors Assistance to the Office of the Committee for
European Integration Team leader for group of 6 senior experts preparing
entire set of projects for Phare 1999 programme coordinate, strengthen and
re-draft the entire set of programs (financial, social security, energy,
environment, agriculture sectors in Phare 1999
12.1990 to
08.1998
of which:
1990-93
National
Expert
1993-98
Brussels, Belgium European Commission
DG 1A (Enlargement)
EC Staff No : 118.227
Mr Marc Franco (retired)
marc.franco@eeas.europa.eu
C 4 & 4.1
Program Manager,
Regional
Coordinator,
Agriculture, Rural
Development &
Food
1990-8:
Overall liaison and information exchange with DG Agric to identify reforms
and other changes in the CAP acquis and their impact on Phare technical
assistance priorities and projects supporting reform and harmonization of
central and east european countries’ (CEECs) agricultural and rural
development laws and policies.
Development, direct contracting and management from Brussels up to 1994
(no EU Delegations in beneficiary countries) of multi-annual and annual
programmes of project assistance for individual CEECs and regions as
follows:
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Agent
Temporaire
 1990-3: Hungary, Czech Republic (separate aid for Czech & Slovak
Republics from 1992), Poland.totalling euros 300 million
 1991-3: regional coordinator (Baltics): country coordinator (Estonia);
Programmer, agric.(Baltics);
 1993-8: Phare/DG Agric programmer for food aid counterpart funds in
Poland, Estonia, Lativa and Lithuania
 1996-8: Unit B.4 Team Leader, Infrastructure (Agric, rural development,
energy, environment, transport, telecomm.) co-ordinating 5 A-grade
officials in Unit B-4.
o Lead programmer for agricultural and rural development
assistance for Romania, Bulgaria, Albania, FYROM;
o lead programmer for nuclear and convential energy
generation in Bulgaria from 1997
 1996-7 Member of DG1a working group preparing rules and procedures
for twinning
09.1971 to
12.1990
London, UK Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries
and Food, UK
Mr Andrew Lawrence
andrew.lawrence@defra.gsi.gov.uk
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Director
(Grade 5),
1990-1993 Secondment to DG Enlargement, Brussels
1989 to 1990 Director, External Relations, reporting to Minister and Head of
EU Group (Grade 3).,
Agricultural trade relations wth state-trading countries; Ministers’ visits to 7
CEEC/CIS countries; securing funding for 7.5 MECU MAFF-funded bilateral
agricultural aid project for Poland and negotiating its implementation with
Polish Ministers ;
1985-89 Director, Agricultural Development and Advice Division, reporting to
Head of ADAS (Grade 2 and to the Permanent Secretary; from late 1988,
after MAFF re-organisation, to Head of Regional Administration (Grade 3)
and Head of ADAS.
- Management of 100 administrative staff supporting ADAS units in London
area. Financial reporting and accounting for ADAS expenditure by some
6,500 officials in more than 100 offices and laboratories with an annual
operational budget in excess of £ 150 million
- Passage of primary legislation; financial, accounting and organizational
reforms needed to allow charges to be made (after 40 years of free advice)
for commercial advice from state advisory services for agriculture and food
sectors (ADAS). Negotiation of cost-recovery targets and expenditure
budgets with Ministry of Finance (H M Treasury. Charging was introduced on
schedule; cost-recovery targets were exceeded in the 2nd year of charging
(1989).
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Head of Branch
(Grade 7)
1983 to 1985 Head of Taunton Divisional Office, MAFF Regional
Administration, reporting to Director of SW Region (Grade 4) who reported to
Head of Regional Administration.
Third largest UK Division for livestock. Management of 120 administrative
staff in 3 separate offices. Accounting officer for local UK and EU grants and
subsidies. Provision of support and back up for veterinary and agricultural
advisory service officials. Annual running cost £3 million; grant and subsidy
annual expenditure averaged £7 million. EU milk quota scheme was
implemented during this period; all registrations and allocations completed
on time;
1981-82 Head of Cereals Branch A, MAFF HQ, reporting to Head of Cereals
Division (Grade 5) who reported to the Head of EU Group (Grade 3)
Co-ordination of UK production and consumption data; formulation of UK
policy for imports and exports; weekly attendance (sole UK representative)
at Brussels Cereals Management Committees deciding import, export
licensing, sales into and out of intervention; quality standards, etc.
Other grades 1971 to 1977 Administration Trainee then Higher Executive Officer:
Secondment to Civil Service Selection Board to recruit fast stream entrants,
food additives, pig CMO management, international food policy
(establishment of World Food Council); food security contingency planning
14.Other relevant information (e.g., Publications):
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