Stéphane Jeannet has over 18 years of experience in human rights, development, and humanitarian affairs. He has worked for the UN, ICRC, and conducted over 60 evaluations and strategies as an independent consultant. The document provides details on Jeannet's education, work experience, areas of expertise, and consulting projects in evaluations, strategies, and advice for organizations.

1. Human Solutions Consulting – Geneva
Evaluations, Strategies and Advice
in Development, Humanitarian Action & Human
Rights
Stéphane Jeannet
Nationality: Swiss | Date of birth: 1 July 1966
E-mail: stephane@hsconsulting.ch | Website : http://www.hsconsulting.ch/
Human Solutions Consulting: Micheli-du-Crest 2, 1205 Geneva
Office: +41 22 300 44 34 | +41 22 300 03 34 | Mobile: +41 78 676 17 66 | Skype:
sjeannet
PROFILE
Summary Stéphane Jeannet has over 18 years of international professional experience in the
fields of human rights, development and humanitarian affairs. He holds a Master’s
Degree in Law (LL.M.) in International Human Rights Law from the University of Essex
and a MA from the Graduate Institute of International Studies in Geneva. He also
received training in evaluation and management at the universities of Harvard, Ulster
and Geneva (IUED).
Stéphane Jeannet has held positions as a human rights officer and investigator for the
United Nations (OHCHR and DPA) and as a legal adviser and protection delegate for
the ICRC. He represented ICRC in a number of negotiations at the United Nations.
Since 2001 he has completed 61 contracts as a consultant and has carried out 39
evaluations of projects, programmes and organisations, mostly as team/project
leader. He has also coached the development of strategies for several organisations.
His recent work has concerned mainly human rights, access to justice, governance
and communication. He is also experienced in issues related to international security.
He has conducted 70 missions covering 42 developing/transition countries – see
list on p. 7.
Mission Human Solutions Consulting – Geneva has for mission to offer pluridisciplinary and
creative services to donors, international organisations and NGOs. Its aim is to
contribute to more effective and efficient policies, strategies and management of
projects and organisations.
Services  Evaluation, monitoring, fact-finding
 Strategy and policy formulation
 Advice, coaching and backstopping

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Fields of  Human rights and humanitarian law
expertise  Rights-based approach
 Protection of children, child labour
 Access to justice, legal aid and juvenile justice
 Empowerment of minorities; refugees
 Governance – political analysis; participation and empowerment
 Capacity building/development
 Advocacy, lobbying, negotiation and networking
 Fact-finding and investigation
ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS
University Harvard University, Business School & Kennedy School of Government, Performance
Measurement for Effective Management of Non-profit Organizations (executive education)
Graduate Institute of Development Studies, IUED (Geneva), Budgetary and Financial
Management of Development Projects (executive education)
University of Ulster & UN University, INCORE Summer School, Evaluation and Impact
Assessment of Peacebuilding Projects (executive education)
University of Essex (UK), Master’s Degree in Law (LL.M.) in International Human Rights Law
– Foreign Office Sir Winston Churchill Scholar
Åbo Akademi University (Finland), Diploma, Advanced Course, Protection of Human Rights
Graduate Institute of International Studies (IUHEI) and University of Geneva, Masters’
Degree in International Relations
Secondary Superior Commercial School (Neuchâtel, Switzerland), socio-economic Diploma
Vianney High School (St. Louis, MO, USA), Diploma – Second Honours
CONSULTING EXPERIENCE
November 2009 Geneva Call, Consultant (management)
On behalf of the Board, review the structure and decision-making processes.
Oct.-Nov 2009 International Labour Organisation (ILO), Consultant (evaluator)
Albania, Bulgaria,
Kosovo, Moldova, Final Evaluation of the IPEC project Trafficking and other Worst Forms of Child Labour in
Romania, Ukraine Central and Eastern Europe, funded by the US Department of Labor.
Sept.-Oct. 2009 Swiss Federal Dept. of Foreign Affairs – Political Division IV, Consultant (strategy)
DRC, Rwanda and
Kenya Exploratory mission to identify entry points for Political Division IV in terms of peace-building.
July 2009 Swisspeace - Mediation Support Project (MSP), Consultant (coach)
Coach the preparation of an evaluation workshop.
June 2009 Swiss Federal Dept. of Foreign Affairs – Political Division IV, Consultant (evaluator)
Cambridge, MA
New York Evaluation of the Harvard Program on Humanitarian Policy and Conflict Research.
April 2009 Amnesty International (Switzerland), Consultant (M&E backstopping)
Brief advice on a monitoring and evaluation system for AI’s Human Rights Relief Programme.
April – May 2009 Swiss Federal Dept. of Foreign Affairs – Political Division IV, Consultant (evaluator)
Vietnam
Evaluation of the Human Rights Dialogue between Switzerland and Vietnam 2005-2009.
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April 2009 Swedish Agency for Internat. Development Cooperation, Consultant (evaluator, strategy)
Haiti
Member of the Swedish Institute for Public Administration’s team for the review of Swedish
Development Cooperation in Haiti 1998-2009 – Human Rights, Democracy and Rule of Law.
Jan 2009 United Nations Development Programme, UNDP, Consultant (evaluator)
Ghana
Team Leader (3 experts), Outcome Evaluation, Access to Justice and Human Rights.
December 2008 International Labour Organisation (ILO), Consultant (evaluator)
Mali
Mid-term evaluation of the Mali Time-Bound Programme on the Elimination of Child Labour.
October 2008 Danish Institute for Human Rights, Consultant (evaluator)
Rwanda,
Tanzania, Uganda Team Leader, evaluation and development analysis of the Rwandan Legal Aid Forum.
Sep – Dec 2008 International Centre for Transitional Justice (ICTJ), Consultant (evaluator)
USA (New York),
Colombia, Evaluate ICTJ’s Prosecutions Programme – technical assistance to, or monitoring and policy-
Lebanon driven analysis of, efforts to prosecute perpetrators of mass atrocities.
July 2008 Swiss Federal Department of Foreign Affairs – Agency for Development and
Cooperation (SDC), Consultant (project appraisal)
Appraised for SDC offers to implement the Swiss Access to Justice Programme in Tajikistan.
June – July 2008 Swiss Federal Department of Foreign Affairs – SDC, Consultant (evaluator)
Pakistan
Team Leader, evaluation of UNICEF’s Child and Adolescents Protection Programme.
May 2008 Fondation Hirondelle (FH) – Media for Peace and Human Dignity, Consultant (evaluator)
Congo (DRC)
Team Leader, evaluation of Radio Okapi, a joint project of FH and MONUC.
April 2008 International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), Consultant (evaluator)
8 countries in
Eastern Europe Team Leader (5 experts), evaluation of all ICRC prevention programmes in Eastern Europe
and Central Asia and Central Asia.
Feb – April 2008 Geneva International Centre for Humanitarian Demining , Consultant (coach, strategy)
Facilitate the development of a new strategy for GICHD.
Feb – April 2008 Swiss Federal Department of Foreign Affairs – SDC, Consultant (evaluator, strategy)
Syria
Team Leader, assessment mission to identify strategic entry points in the justice sector.
Oct 07 – Apr 08 International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), Consultant (evaluator)
Costa Rica,
Hungary, Kenya, Team Leader, evaluation of the ICRC's Programme for National Implementation of International
Malaysia, Mexico, Humanitarian Law – ten years of promotion of IHL treaty ratification and implementation
Morocco, Russia, globally. The Team included Prof. Peter Leuprecht and Dr. Stuart Maslen.
South Africa
Nov 2007 Centre for African Studies, University of Basel, Lecturer, jointly with the Basel Institute on
Governance – Human Rights and Accountability in African States: a Citizen’s Perspective.
Oct – Dec 2007 Swiss Federal Department of Foreign Affairs – SDC, Consultant (strategy)
Support SDC in formulating its Western Balkans Regional Police Reforms Programme.
Jul – Nov 2007 Swiss Federal Department of Foreign Affairs – Political Division IV, Consultant (strategy)
Geneva, USA
(Harvard and Feasibility study for the project Discussion of humanitarian policies and activities at the United
New York) Nations: Database & Analysis. Research on the potential of Wikipedia.
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Jun – Sept 2007 Swiss Federal Department of Foreign Affairs – SDC, Consultant (evaluator, strategy)
Jordan
Observe the evaluation of the project “Strengthening the legislative and institutional capacity of
the juvenile justice system in Jordan” of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime.
May 2007 Swiss Federal Department of Foreign Affairs – SDC, Consultant (evaluator, strategy)
Rwanda
In the framework of the MoU between Switzerland and Rwanda, evaluated (for the third time)
the contributions of Rwanda to the promotion of peace and stability in the region, human rights,
good governance, reconciliation and justice.
March – June 2007 Swedish Agency for Internat. Development Cooperation, Consultant (evaluator, strategy)
Nigeria,
Sweden Member of the team of the Swedish Institute for Public Administration (SIPU) for the external
evaluation of the Swedish development cooperation strategy for West Africa (2004-2006).
March – May 2007 International Commission of Jurists (ICJ Kenya and Sweden), Consultant (evaluator)
Kenya, Sweden,
Nigeria, Team Leader, evaluation of the African Access Human Rights and Access to Justice
Ghana programme (strategic impact litigation).
February – Indigenous Peoples' Center for Documentation, Research and Information (doCip),
March 2007 Consultant (coach, strategy), pro bono
Provided doCip with advice and coaching on strategic thinking.
January and June Fondation Hirondelle, Consultant (evaluator, strategy)
2007
Evaluated the image and perception of the organisation among.
Dec 2006 Swiss Federal Department of Foreign Affairs – SDC, Backstopper (coach and evaluator)
Vietnam
Support to the National Legal Aid Agency of Vietnam in designing a baseline survey.
Nov 2006 United Nations Development Programme, UNDP, Consultant (evaluator)
Mali
Team Leader, mid-term review of the Projet d’Appui à la Promotion et la Protection des Droits
Humains (APPDH, Ministry of Justice of Mali).
Aug – Sep 2006 Swiss Federal Department of Foreign Affairs – SDC, Consultant (evaluator)
Evaluated the Summer University on Human Rights (Henry Dunant University College).
Aug – Sep 2006 Swiss Federal Department of Foreign Affairs – SDC, Consultant (evaluator)
Evaluated the World Association for the School as an Instrument of Peace (EIP).
May – Dec 2006 International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), Consultant (evaluator)
Thailand, Vietnam,
Zimbabwe, Reviewed the capacity of the ICRC and its Central Tracing Agency (CTA) to fulfil globally the
Namibia, Ukraine role of coordinator and technical advisor in Restoring Family Links (RFL) activities.
Nov 2005 – Swiss Federal Department of Foreign Affairs, Consultant (coach, strategy)
Jul 2006
Advised and coached the 2006 Co-Chairs (Afghanistan and Switzerland) of the Standing
Committee on Victim Assistance and Socio-Economic Reintegration of the Ottawa Treaty.
Sep 2005 – Jul Graduate Institute of International Studies, IUHEI (Geneva), Consultant (strategy)
2006
Contributed to Prof. A. Clapham’s paper commissioned by the Swiss Minister of Foreign
Affairs. Presented options for promoting Geneva as “capital of humanitarian action”, one of
which led to the creation of the Global Humanitarian Forum, headed by Kofi Annan.
Sep 2005 – Jan International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), Consultant (evaluator)
2006
Contributed to providing ICRC with advice on methodology for the monitoring and evaluation of
prevention programmes. Under contract with Channel Research.
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Aug 2005 – … Swiss Solidarity (“La Chaîne du Bonheur”), Expert
Provide advice on evaluation strategies and on requests for projects funding.
May – Jul 2005 Geneva Humanitarian Forum (GHF), Consultant (evaluator)
Evaluated GHF and the success of its internet portal in creating dialogue.
Mar – Apr 2005 CARE International, Consultant
Successful grant application to the EC’s Initiative for Democracy and Human Rights.
Aug – Nov 2004 Swiss Federal Department of Foreign Affairs (Political Division IV – Human Security) and
Federal Department of Defence, Consultant (evaluator)
Evaluated the Geneva Centre for Security Policy (GCSP). Prof. Peter Leuprecht (former deputy
SG of the Council of Europe and SRSG for Cambodia) was co-evaluator.
Sep – Oct 2004 Swiss Federal Department of Foreign Affairs, Consultant (evaluator, strategy)
Rwanda
Evaluated the situation of governance, human rights, participation of civil society and corruption
in Rwanda; basis for Switzerland’s position paper on the renegotiation of its MoU with Rwanda.
Jun – Sep 2004 Geneva International Centre for Humanitarian Demining (GICHD), Consultant (evaluator)
Evaluated the positioning of the GICHD in the mine action sector and its perception by the
outside. Evaluated the Centre’s strategy and management.
May 2004 – April Swiss Federal Department of Foreign Affairs – SDC, Backstopper (coach, strategy)
2007
Vietnam Supported for 3 years the National Legal Aid Agency of Vietnam in formulating an
organisational development strategy. Advice on: 1) common mechanisms for planning,
monitoring and reporting for donors; 2) comprehensive framework program for donor support.
Mar 2004 – Sep Swiss Federal Department of Foreign Affairs – SDC, Consultant (evaluator, strategy)
2005
Tajikistan Reviewed SDC’s 2002-2004 governance strategy for Tajikistan. Coached the formulation a
draft Swiss Governance Strategy.
Feb 2004 Bosnia Swiss Federal Department of Foreign Affairs – SDC, Consultant (evaluator)
Team Leader, evaluation of the Municipal Development Project in nine municipalities –
decentralised state structures and participatory local governance.
Jan 2004 Swiss Federal Department of Foreign Affairs – SDC, Consultant (evaluator)
Serbia and
Montenegro Evaluated the functioning, capacity and needs of the Ministry of Human and Minority Rights;
advised SDC on funding of projects and capacity-building initiatives of the Ministry.
Nov –Dec 2003 Swiss Federal Department of Foreign Affairs – SDC, Consultant (evaluator)
Serbia
Evaluated the Institute of Comparative Law (Belgrade) with regard to its effectiveness and its
contribution towards the harmonization of Serbian legislation with EU and CoE laws.
Oct – Nov 2003 Swiss Federal Department of Foreign Affairs – SDC, Consultant (evaluator, strategy)
Rwanda
In the framework of the MoU between Switzerland and Rwanda, evaluated the situation of
governance, human rights, participation of civil society and corruption in Rwanda.
Sep 2003 Swiss Federal Department of Foreign Affairs & EC, long-term Observer, on secondment
Rwanda
Monitored and analysed the electoral campaign in three provinces, including Kigali. Leader of
three teams of observers during the parliamentary elections.
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May - Jun 2003 Swiss Federal Department of Foreign Affairs – SDC, Consultant (evaluator)
Serbia and
Switzerland Evaluated the International Research and Consulting Centre (IRCC) of the Institute of
Federalism at the University of Fribourg. Prof. Peter Leuprecht was co-evaluator.
Feb and May 2003 Swiss Federal Department of Foreign Affairs – SDC, Consultant (evaluator, strategy)
Serbia
Evaluated the situation of minorities in 11 municipalities and advised on strategy on
governance, education, infrastructure, inter-ethnic confidence-building and human rights.
Jan 2003 International AIDS Vaccine Initiative (IAVI, New York), Consultant (strategy)
Developed a networking strategy for the President of IAVI at the World Economic Forum.
Sep – Dec 2002 Organisation for Cooperation and Security in Europe (OSCE), Consultant (strategy)
Serbia and
Montenegro Deputy Team Leader; in support of the Federal Ministry for National and Ethnic Communities,
for the formulation of the National Strategy for the Integration and Empowerment of the Roma –
supported by OSCE, UNHCR, OCHA, UNICEF, UNDP and OHCHR.
2002 Serbia, Belgrade Centre for Human Right, Regional Judicial Training Programme, pro bono Lecturer
Montenegro, BiH
May 2002 – Swiss Department of Foreign Affairs – SDC, Consultant (evaluator, coach, strategy)
Sep 2003
Serbia and Team leader; evaluated then formulated a new strategic concept for the Network of
Montenegro Humanitarian Legal Offices in Serbia and Montenegro – 21 Offices and 52 staff funded by
Switzerland and UNHCR. Coached the implementation of the new strategy.
Apr – May 2002 Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Secretary of the Meeting
Organized and ran a one-week meeting to “study and update the international legislation and
make recommendations for a clearer legal definition of mercenaries.”
Jan – Feb 2002 International Humanitarian Fact-Finding Commission, Independent Expert
Elaborated draft operational guidelines and rules of procedure for the Commission Presented
the drafts to the Commission and moderated a debate.
Sep – Dec 2001 NATO, seconded by the Swiss Federal Department of Defence, Expert (strategy)
Belgium
Designed strategies to promote International Humanitarian Law within the Partnership Council
(e.g. concept for a website); worked on the issue of small arms.
Aug 2001 Belgian Red Cross, International Service, Consultant (researcher)
Research on interactions between humanitarian action and political-military intervention.
PREVIOUS WORK EXPERIENCE
Mar – May 2001 UN Department of Political Affairs (DPA), Secretary-General’s International Commission of
Côte d’Ivoire and Enquiry for Côte d’Ivoire, Investigator
USA (New York)
Investigated alleged human rights violations and assisted in the methodological work of the
Commission. Participated in the drafting of the final report at the UN in New York.
Jun – Oct International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), Legal Division, Legal Adviser
2000
Conducted research and academic writing (see publications below) concerning the protection
of confidential information before international criminal tribunals.
Feb – Jun 2000 ICRC, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Protection and Detention Delegate
Congo (DRC)
Protection work; monitoring places of detention; training officials; organising a repatriation
operation to Rwanda; managing assistance to an internment site.
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1996 – 2000 ICRC, Legal Division, Legal Officer, then Legal Adviser
Switzerland and
New York Legal focal point for human rights and for terrorism. Followed the legal aspects of, i.a.,
peacekeeping, civil defence, child soldiers, women in armed conflict, HQ agreements. Member
of several in-house and external strategic working groups. Drafted statements.
ICRC Representative and lobbyist in UN fora and negotiations:
 Legal Committee of the 53rd and 54th sessions of the General Assembly;
 Special Committee for the Suppression of Terrorism – 3 sessions;
 International Criminal Court PrepCom (obtained the adoption of the Rule of Evidence
protecting the confidentiality of ICRC information) – 2 sessions;
 Working Group on the Optional Protocol on child soldiers – three sessions;
 Member of the Delegation to the Commission on Human Rights – 3 sessions.
1995 – 1996 Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, Human Rights Officer
Strategic planning for human rights monitoring field operations in Burundi and Zaïre; drafting of
HQ agreements; reporting; fundraising and recruitment.
1992 – 1994 UN Centre for Human Rights, Special Procedures Branch, Associate Expert
Botswana,
Burundi, East 1) Assistant of the Special Rapporteur on Summary Executions (Bacre Ndiaye); 2) Responsible
Timor, Indonesia, for 5 countries for the Working Group on Disappearances; 3) Drafting of the SG’s reports on
Peru, Rwanda Togo, Zaïre and reprisals against human rights defenders.
(93), Sudan,
Tanzania, Fact-finding missions (see list). Note in particular the pre-genocide (1993) mission to Rwanda,
Zimbabwe which had warned of on-going massacres bearing some characteristics of genocide.
1991 – 1992 Swiss Red Cross, Representative, Assist asylum seekers during hearings; assess the
credibility of the applicant and the fairness of the procedure.
1985 – 1988 Analyses Economiques et Sociales, Interviewer, opinion polls, market surveys – part-time.
Internships Internships with UNHCR (3 months) and the UN Centre for Human Rights (2 months).
OTHER QUALIFICATIONS
Specialised International Security Sector Advisory Team (ISSAT); Swiss MFA's training for members of its
courses Experts Pool (leadership, negotiation, mediation); ICRC’s integration course for Field
Delegates; UN Courses “Technical Report Writing, Advanced” and “Team Leadership”; Lester
Pearson Peacekeeping Training Centre, Legal Aspects of Peacekeeping; International Peace
Academy, Vienna Seminar on Peacemaking and Peacekeeping; Warsaw School on IHL.
Main lectures American University Law School (Washington DC); Cambridge Summer School on IHL (Trinity
given College); Duke University; Geneva Centre for Security Policy; International Civil Defence
Organization; International Law Commission’s course for Diplomats (UN Geneva); San Remo
Institute of IHL; Summer School on IHL (Belgium); Summer University of Human Rights
(Geneva); various universities visiting the ICRC.
70 missions Albania (1), Azerbaijan (1), Bosnia (2), Botswana (1), Bulgaria (1), Burundi (1), Colombia
covering (1),Congo (DRC, 3), Costa Rica (1), Côte d’Ivoire (1), East Timor (1), Ghana (2), Haiti (1),
42 countries Hungary (1), Indonesia (1), Jordan (1), Kenya (5), Kosovo (1), Lebanon (1), Malaysia (1), Mali
(2), Mexico (1), Moldova (1), Montenegro (2), Morocco (1), Namibia (1), Nigeria (1), Pakistan
(1), Peru (1), Romania (1), Russia (2), Rwanda (7), Serbia (8), South Africa (1), Sudan (1),
Tajikistan (2), Tanzania (2), Thailand (1), Uganda (1), Ukraine (2), Vietnam (4), Zimbabwe (2).
Publications To access the list of publications, please click here: www.hsconsulting.ch
Languages French and English; German (good basis); Spanish (spoken and read).
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Memberships • Swiss Evaluation Society (SEVAL)
• European Evaluation Society (EES)
• International Development Evaluation Association (IDEAS)
• Active Learning Network for Accountability and Performance in Humanitarian Action
(ALNAP)
• Pool of Experts for Civilian Peacebuilding – Swiss Ministry for Foreign Affairs
• Pool of Experts of Swiss Solidarity (“La Chaîne du Bonheur”) – the Swiss TV fundraiser
• International Security Sector Advisory Team (ISSAT)
• Monitoring and Evaluation Expert Roster, International Development Law Organization
• Creator of the LinkedIn group Evaluations, Strategies and Advice in Development,
Governance, Humanitarian Action & Human Rights
Security Granted in August 2001 a security clearance by the Government of Switzerland up to and
Clearance including information classified secret.
References Upon request, or on LinkedIn profile (click on link)
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