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Sharon Hall has over 20 years of experience in international consultancy on social protection issues. She holds a Masters in Social Work and BSc in Psychology. Her experience includes managing projects in Ukraine, Moldova, Macedonia, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Kosovo, Palestine, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, Serbia, Croatia, Afghanistan, Sierra Leone, Yemen, and Mongolia focused on social assistance, social services, child protection, and developing civil society. She has expertise in policy development, institutional capacity building, and program evaluation.

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CURRICULUM VITAE • Family name: Hall • First names: Sharon • Date of birth 02-12-1964 • Nationality: British • Civil status: Single • Education: Ref # Institution Degrees or Diplomas obtained A Queens University,Belfast,N. Ireland 1989 Masters in Social Work B Queens University,Belfast,N. Ireland 1989 Certificateof Qualification in Social Work C University of Ulster, Jordanstown, N. Ireland1987 BSc Psychology (Hons) • Language skills: (5 to 1 where 1 is themaximum) Language Reading Speaking Writing English Mother tongue French 3 3 3 • Membership ofprofessional bodies: • Other skills: (e.g. Computer literacy, etc.): Microsoft Office, Access, Excel, SPSS, Internet, Microsoft Project Management • Present position: International Senior consultanton Social Protection issues. • Yearsof professionalexperience: 20 • Keyqualifications: • Over 20 years’ of professional experience in the field of international consultancy, among which extensive practice of and 15 years in performing the role of Team Leader on several EC, DFID and WB projects • Solid educational background with 15 years of international professional experience in projects the of social welfare and social protection • Strong experience of over 15 years in the field of evaluation in areas of civil society experience and transparency initiatives as well as advocacy and good governance. This experience is combined with strong analytical skills and experience with programme review methodologies (Statisti cal Analysis, Poverty Reduction Strategy Papers (PRSP), social survey analysis, training needs analysis, programme evaluation cycle). • Experience in development and implementation of strategic and action plans performance management system in policy and strategies formation • Advanced Degree in Social Work • Strong working experience in providing Technical Assistance and support to governmental bodies • Sound and practical experience of delivery capacity building services, research skills training, applied research, training needs analysis, organizational analysisand development • Proven ability to supervise and coordinate technical and administrative aspects within projects includingoverseeingfinancial arrangements and staff recruitment • Experience in development and implementation of strategic and action plans performance management system in policy and strategies formation • Effective networking and negotiation, excellent all- levels • Experience in social protection in Ukrainein improvement social policies in Ukraine • Knowledge of peculiarities of social policiesand systems of social assistance/protection • Experience in cooperation with government bodies in the field of social policy including national level documents development in social sphere • Experience in carryingoutevaluations of civil society • Specific experience :
Country Dates Ukraine 1997-99 2000-2 2005, 2014 Moldova 1999-2007 FYROM 2008 – 2010, 2001 – 2002 Kyrgyzstan 2001-2002 CIS /Tajikistan 2005: 2015-2016 Kosovo 2005 – 2006, 2002 – 2004; 2002; 2000 – 2001 Palestine 2010 BIH, Montenegro, Serbia, Croatia 2002 – 2005; 2015-2016 Afghanistan 2011 Sierra Leone 2016 Yemen 2011-13 Mongolia 2016- 2018 • Professionalexperience selection record: Dates Location Institution / Company Position Description 01/11/16- 31-01/17 Mongolia UNICEF Child Protection Expert Providing advice and support in implementing the new Child Protection Law through training and mentoring. 09/2016 - 02/2018 Mongolia Economic Governance for EquitableGrowth Project Short term Social Protection expert I am providing advice and support to developing services for people experiencing Domestic Violence and older people. This involved developing quality care standards as well as providing training in these areas. I also undertook a review of the social contracting for NGOs 1.05/2015- 25.05/2015 Sierra Leone Adam Smith International Amy.harrison@adam simithinternational.c om DFID Social Protection Lead I provided advice and support to the Presidents Delivery Team in the recovery Programme (10- 24months) in the areas of social assistance and social protection to ensure that Ebola Survivors and other vulnerable groups were being care for with services and social assistance cash transfers. This included developing monitoring procedures. Advised on social policy reform and institutional capacity building to improve effectiveness and efficiency in social services. Advised on legal issues to extend and reform the existing social protection policy framework to encompass all areas and prepare by-laws for approval by parliament. Provided assistance to the new social protection policy and legal framework implementation in the context of social protection reform. This also involved review and coordination of NGOs. 01/09/201 5 – 01.03.16 BiH EPRD K.Rudy@eprd.pl EU Team Leader Coordination tasks: • coordination of the inputs of the team of experts appointed for the Project and ensuring good quality of
deliverables produced by other members of the team of experts (key and non-key) • ensuring sound utilisation and planning of the working days of the team of experts under the Project and the daily management of the Project activities • developing employment policies and services for people with disabilities and children in vulnerablefamilies • technical involvement in all activities of the Project • elaboration and timely delivery of the Project reporting • Evaluation of current systems and practices • Evaluation of civil society providing social services • Evaluation of civil society grants • Development of guidelines for civil society grants 01/10/201 5- 01.05.2015 Tajikistan GFA Joachim. Grotka@gfa- group.de EU Social Sector Leader Tasks included: Developing a Comprehensive social service delivery system with Central Government, Local Authorities and NGOs providers is operational nationwidewhich included the development and pilotingservicespecifications and standards for new categories of social services( .g.: Community Based Rehabilitation, Early Intervention, Residential Carefor people with learningdisabilities.I also supported the process of re-structuringof state residential institutions with introduction of new forms and methods of work based on a process of case- management for child protection. I also developed and implemented Professional standards of the workforce in the social service system which included grievanceand complaints procedures.This also involved restructuringof the social contractingto increaseto 2-3 years. Review of civil society grants Development of guidelines for grants 01/06/201 5- 15/08/201 5 Northern Ireland BelfastTrust Social Worker I was partof the child and family team providingsupportand adviceto all young people in the area who had been in careor left careage 16. This involved providingsupport adviceand help to families who are vulnerable and are livingin difficultcircumstances.
26/01/201 5- 14/02/210 5 Tajikistan KSC Macedonia EU Social Protection Expert As a Social Protection Expert I carried out an evaluation for the firstand fixed tranche of € 6m of the Human Development Support Programme II (HDSPII) scheduled for disbursement in October 2015.The purposeof the review is to providethe European Delegation to Tajikistan and opinion and specific recommendations on the country’s continuingeligibility to receive budget support. The evaluation criteria included in the FinancingAgreement of 2014 signed between the Republic of Tajikistan and the European Commission in October 2014. The general conditions assessed for the fixed trancheand in addition I evaluated a firstmid-term assessmentof work progress and issues related to the specific conditions agreed for the end of 2016 and 2017 governing the variabletranches payments for the next two years which included civil society and local governance.This included an evaluation of the social assistance cash programme as well as civil society grants 24/03/201 4 - 2/04/2014 Ukraine Coffey Sinead McGill S.McGill@coffey.co m DFID Social Protection Expert This shortterm evaluation projectaimed to gain a better understandingof the likely impact of structural adjustments on different income groups and the social protection arrangements to includecivil society and local governance that might be drawn upon to report back directly to DFID to structuretheir input. This shortproject focused on human rights and social inclusion in relation to the burgeoning crisiswithin Ukraineto protect the rights of Ukrainiansespecially in Eastern Ukraine.This also involved evaluation of civil society. 9/5/2011- 10/08/201 3 Yemen GOPA Lala.Aghayeva@gop a.de EU Team Leader The objective of the project was to improve the quality of lifefor the poorest in Yemen society by helpingdevelop and providea cash payment system targeting the most poor as well as helpingthose able to become more economically active.This involves providing supportadvice, coachingand mentoring as well as developingand deliveringtrainingfor all staff within the Social WelfareFund.This role also involved providingreform, design,and/or management of social assistanceand social benefits systems as well as developingpolicies, guidelines and strategies for the poorest and most vulnerableincludingpeoplewith disabilities to promote labour and social inclusion. • Advised on social policy reform and institutional capacity building to improve
SWF’s effectiveness and efficiency in decentralising social services. Advised on legal issues to extend and reform the existing social protection policy framework to encompass all areas under the mandate of the SWF and prepare by-laws for approval by parliament. Provided assistance to the new social protection policy and legal framework implementation in the context of social protection reform. • Introduced institutional changes to further promote and extend the social services decentralisation process within the SWF. Provided technical support in the institutional development and social services decentralisation; • Conducted Training Needs Assessment (TNA), on-the-job trainings, workshops and capacity development for the SWF’s staff. Provided assistance to the SWF with the organisation of training courses and workshops at all levels (central, governorate/branch and district) in the context of social protection reform and institutional development • Child protection manuals • Development and implementation of grievanceand complaints process • Development of review of civil society • Development of 5 year policy strategy 14/08/201 1- 14/11/201 3 Afghanista n IBF sondji@ibf.be EU Social Protection Expert Evaluation of the Identification of the needs and opportunities for future action:Takinginto consideration theresults of the evaluation for each sub sector of Social Protection in Afghanistan,I was involved in drawingup recommendations for the update of the EU Social Protection budget fundingpolicy as well as identify new activities to be funded in the next framework. This involved a review of civil society. 3/2011- 05 2011 Home based Icon Institute inga.korte@icon- institute.de UNICeF Team Leader The objective of the project is to review and improve statistical information and analysisin TransMonEE managed by UNICEF and to scrutinizeand identify those indicators that providefurther disaggregation.This introduced
a more systematic approach to providinggood quality data which is pertinent to the region and provides an Equity focus on those who are in most need and are socially excluded in CIE/CEE. 01-2008- 01-2010 FYROM Donnelly Hall Ltd World Bank FYROM paul@donnellyhall.co m Expert in social services Expert for decentralisation and deinstitutionalisation for the Ministry of Labour and Social Policy.The overridingobjectiveof this consultancy is to provideadviceand assistanceto the Ministry of Labour and Social Policy (MLSP) to review and strengthen the national management and co-ordination capacity of the MLSP and Social Welfare Centres (SWCs) to decentralisation and deinstitutionalisation.I was responsiblefor targeting and developingsustainability for developing the maintenance of community based social services aswell as the development of standards and criteria for social workers and licensed social services providers as well as reform of social assistance system to improve /standardisein services. Restructuringinstitutions for children and developing principles for child protection.This also included an evaluation of social services to includecivil society and local governance. 02- 08/ 2010 Palestine Jeremy. West HTSPE Jeremy.West@HTSP E.com EU Team Leader Advise on policy and management of a Technical Assistanceprojectaimed at the organisational reformand capacity buildingfor the Ministry of Social Affairs,by developinga unified social safety net and upgradingsocial protection legislation and developingMoSA’s organisational structureand workingmethods to strengthen Human Resources Development and improve staff performance, providing specific supportto developing the HR Department. Trainingneeds analysisand trainingprogramme as well developing business plansfor all departments. This involved on the job support to social workers through standardizingwork protocols and developing monitoringsystems. • Led the Technical Assistance (TA) project aimed at the organisational reform of the social protection system and institutional development of the Ministry of Social Affairs (MoSA); by developing a unified social safety net and upgrading social protection legislation for a more effective decentralised social service delivery system covering all poor and vulnerablesegments;
• Leadership and management of a Technical Assistance project aimed at the organisational reform and capacity building for the Ministry of Social Affairs, this also involved providing strategies for decentralization. Undertaken TNA and subsequent training • Development of social policies • Provided technical support to improve the capacity of the Ministry to carry out its mandate regarding social protection, including modernisation/restructuration of its administration; • Provided technical advice in formulating strategies to support the process of social services decentralization and restructuring • Development and implementation of grievance and complaints procedures and guidelines for civil society 12-01/ 06-07 Moldova NICO Graeme McCammon g.mccammon@nico. org.uk DFID Team Leader Improving Agricultural and Social Statistics. Providing overall management for Family Budget Survey and Labour Force Survey. Also responsible for providing a dissemination strategy, as well as providing better quality and more robust statistics for the Ministries of Agriculture, Social and Labour. This project provided a training needs analysis, training for staff and elaboration of training programmes. This also involved utilising labour statistics and proving support to the Ministry of Labour. Training of interviewers and field supervisors. This also involved restructuring institutions. Evaluation of social services to includecivil society. 05-05/ 12-05 Ukraine British Council EU Team Leader • Team Leader of Regional Social Services in Rivne and Volyn. The overall goal for this project was to improve the effectiveness and cost efficiency of Social Services in Ukraine, providing Technical Assistance and increasing the capacity of the Ministry of Labour and Social Services and its regional departments to facilitate the effective implementation of the provisions of the Law on Social Services. Developing and testing strategic planning innovative models to reform social service provision for
vulnerablegroups. • Included developing innovative ways of developing and conducting a training needs analysis, preparing a training manual and delivery of training to all social work staff as well as developing guidelines and standards for elderly, people with learning disabilities and people with mental health problems. This project involved training social workers to include working with people with disabilities and developing university qualifications. • Developed innovative models to reform the social services delivery system and support the decentralisation process of services for child protection; Developed guidelines and standards to facilitate the decentralisation process. • Contributed to the social policy • Developed and implemented social work standards which involved grievance and complaints procedures. • Developed child protection guidelines • Development and implementation of restructuringof institutions for children • Evaluation of social services to include civil society • Development of guidelines for civil grants 07-05/07- 06 Kosovo Paul Donnelly Paul@donnellyhall.c om UNDP Kosovo Evaluation Expert Expert for End of project review evaluation of three year UNDP funded programme designed to prepare the Kosovo Police Service for local administration and control. This review was concerned with internal and external oversight issues and internal affairs mechanisms includingbudgetary issues. 06-03/ 05-04 Moldova Donnelly Hall Ltd Costel Ceocea Moldova SIF World Bank Social Impact expert Impact Evaluation Of Social Investment Fund project involved a review of the Moldova Social Investment Fund and making recommendations for future programmes. Elaboration and development of several major surveys of beneficiaries of 2000 participants and counterfactual communities of social services to include civil society and local governances as well as individual and focus group interviews, complex data analysis and preparation of reports and contributing to civil society to include all levels of society. This included a review of civil society. Organisinga study tour to Northern Ireland. 01-02/ 05-04 Kosovo Donnelly Hall Ltd Senior Expert Technical Assistance for the Review and Update of Applicable Social Laws, undertaking
World Bank Kosovo a review of current social welfare legislation to include children and people with disabilities in the context of best practice and human rights conventions, preparation of new draft legislation and regulations and advising government on the passage of the legislation through the Assembly which involved strategic planning and policy development. This involved developing grievanceand complaints procedures. This was a major two year process involving a highly participative approach to the preparation of new laws and regulations. It entailed the complete revision of all current European social welfare legislation and its replacement with new statutes especially in the area of child protection and people with disabilities. This also included an evaluation of social services to include civil society and local governance. 01-02/ 01-04 Moldova HTSPE Jeremy West Training Expert Technical Assistance to the Ministry of Labour and Social Protection: Social Capacity Project. Provision of training and capacity building activities to introduce a single social assistance form, to help target the most disadvantaged groups and socially excluded. This helped to develop the social assistance programme and included an evaluation of social services and civil society as well as local governances. 09-02/ 07-05 Croatia, BiH, Serbia, Montenegr o Donnelly Hall Ltd DFID Senior Expert Field Management Consultancy: Balkans Conflict Prevention Fund. Supported team leader for the UK funded Safety, Security and Access to Justice Programme in the Balkans. Tasks: Oversight on behalf of DFID of an extensive Technical Assistance programme, including courts, prisons, police and prosecutors; Contributing to the development of project ToR and designing logframes; Involvement in the approval of project technical proposals and budgets, consultants’ recruitment; Monitoring 13 justice sector projects throughout the Balkans and included an evaluation of social services and civil society as well as local governances.; Conducting Programme reviews of the above projects; Liaising with international donors and British Government Ministers ; Liaising with counterpart ministries, Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK), OHR Office of the High Representative in BiH, OSCE Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe;
Advising DFID on Safety Security and Access to Justiceissues in the Region . 05-07/02 Kosovo Donnelly Hall Ltd DFID Social Protection Expert Social Protection Design of Certified Social Work Training and Continuous Professional Development Expert. Advisor undertaking a scoping study for the provision of a social work course in Kosovo, commissioned by DFID. Commissioned to review the current state of professional development and make early recommendations on the organisation and regulatory framework that would be appropriate for the development of social care services. I developed the curriculum design for the bachelor level degree especially in the area of child protection and people with disabilities. 09-99/ 01-01 Moldova NICO DFID Research and Statistical Expert Statistics Expert providing training in research skills, interviewing skills, data collection and analysis for staff within the Bureau of National Statistics. Provision of staff training in identifying national health and social indicators to help develop social policy. 11-01/ 01-02 Kyrgyzstan NICO EU Statistics Expert Kyrgyzstan Health Statistics. Statistician involved in project to advise the National Statistics Office and the Medical Information Centre of the Ministry of Health in taking forward the implementation and development of the international classification of disease and the development of health related statistics and indicators. This involved reviewing how the National Statistics Office was recording statistics and developing a system to re- classify these statistics so that they were adjusted to the EU Standards. This led to massive changes within the NSO changing how they collect and analyse the data. 01-99/ 09-02 Ukraine NICO (see above) DFID Social Assistance Expert Enhancing the Capacity for Social Assistance Project. Expert adviser aimed at supporting the capacity building of social assistance agencies in Ukraine. Building on the work of a previous TACIS project this project demonstrated how targeting of social benefits to the most needy can be improved through building the capacity of delivery agencies at central, regional and local government levels. 12-00/ 11-01 Kosovo Donnelly Hall Ltd DFID Social Protection Expert United Nations Interim Administration in Kosovo Capacity Building Project. Expert adviser on a UK Government funded project
aimed at supporting the capacity building of social protection and social assistance agencies in Kosovo as well as developing guidelines and standards for social workers in the area of child protection. 04-06/01 Kosovo Donnelly Hall Ltd CARE Social Protection Expert Development & Introduction of Child Protection Procedures & Manual for UNICEF. Senior Expert for project undertaking preparation of Child Abuse Manual and Child Care Procedures for UNICEF in Kosovo. This Manual was used within all the Balkan Countries. 1-12/2001 Belfast Donnelly Hall Ltd DHSS Evaluation Expert Evaluation of Aftercare Services for Young People Leaving Care. This was an evaluation of the Aftercare services for teenagers leave care. Review of standards in Northern Ireland Social care and health agencies. All statutory social service and health agencies in Northern Ireland were targeted and their systems of how they manage their staff and adhere to national standards were reviewed and monitored for the HRD and social policy 01-00/ 01-01 Ukraine Donnelly Hall Ltd DFID Senior Expert Local and Regional Government Institutional Reform Support Project. Expert Advisor to a Technical Assistance project involved with restructuring and developing the institutional interface between Central Regional and Local Government. Tasks: design and support of a demonstration sub-project focused on the monitoring of health and social needs in the city of Lviv; evaluation of the impact of services and advice on a more efficiently targeting system for policy development, especially in the area of child protection and included an evaluation of social services and civil society as well as local governances. 01-00/ 01-01 Belfast Donnelly Hall Ltd DHSS Team Leader Database Construction and Critique of Social Research. Gathering all social work research throughout Northern Ireland and providing a critique of each study. This database was then housed in the National Library to be used by social and health careworkers. 06-12/ 2000 Belfast Donnelly Hall Ltd DHSS Evaluation Expert Evaluation of child Protection Inter-Agency Protocols. Evaluation of operational protocols between police, social service and medical agencies; presentation of recommendations for service improvement for social policy development; analysis of documentary records, group discussions and individual interviews with professionals implementing the protocols. Development of standards and guidelines
2002 Belfast Dept of Health and Social Services Donnelly Hall Ltd Expert Adviser Inspections of NGOs receivinggovernment grant aid:Inspectorate Several inspections of NGOs that were in receipt of central government grants to provide specialistservices e.g. bereavement counselling,servicesto people with brain injuries etc.These were standard SSI inspections focusingon professional standards and value for money issues. 2001 Belfast Dept of Health and Social Services Donnelly Hall Ltd Expert Adviser Review of organisational standards in Northern Ireland social careagencies By means of interviews with senior personnel and questionnaires returned by all statutory social serviceagencies in Northern Ireland mapped out the extent to which these agencies participated in formal organisational standards schemes; Investors in People, Charter Awards, BSI9000 etc 2001 Belfast Dept of Health and Social Services Donnelly Hall Ltd Expert Adviser Review of professional auditpractices in Northern Ireland social careagencies and provision As well as interviewingpersonnel in social services agencies,we undertook a postal survey of 2,500 social servicepersonnel in Northern Ireland.The resultingreport lead to the promotion of professional auditas a key element in the development quality standards in social careservices. 2000 Belfast Dept of Health and Social Services Donnelly Hall Ltd Expert Adviser Preparation of statutory regulations for guardians ad Litem in Northern Ireland Commissioned to prepare draft statutory regulations and formal guidancefor guardians ad Litem representing children’s interests in court proceedings 09-97/ 12-99 Ukraine Donnelly Hall Ltd (see above) Social Protection Expert Full time EU TACIS Social AssistanceTA Project. Expert responsiblefor:the development and support of trainingstrategies to enablethe implementation of new social protection legislation ;establishmentof trainingtask forces in the Ministry of Labour and Social Policy;development of the trainer programmes and oversight of the delivery of trainingto 500 staff throughout Ukraine; establishmentof a national trainingcentrefor staff working in social protection/social assistanceatcentral and local government levels.I also developed on-the-job supportto improve/standardize their work protocols and monitoring 01/1997– 09/2000 England and Scotland Donnelly Hall Ltd Paul Donnelly paul@donnellyhall.c om Expert Trainer Training on Risk Management. This included training social workers and managers on child protection and risk management. Developed and delivered training courses to a number of social work agencies throughout England and
Various councils in England and Scotland Scotland. 01-98/ 01-99 Australia Donnelly Hall Ltd Senior Expert Review of Social Work Education in Australia. Development of regulatory framework for social work education and training in Australia to develop their strategic planning: commissioned by the Commonwealth Government of Australia and the Australian Association of Social Workers. This involved taking statements from all universities with all state and territories within Australia with cross comparison to social work courses in Europe. 01-2009-02 2009, 01 2012- 04 2102 01/205 Northern Ireland Randstad Agency Social worker Full time Duty Social worker for team that provide supportto children and families.This involved : Interviewing and counsellingindividuals, families,and groups,Assessingneeds and developing responseplans,Referringclients to professional or community services, Coordinatingresponses between civic, religious,governmental, and other organizations. 09-94/ 05-97 London England Prof T. Craig Guys and St Thomas Hospital London thomas.craig@iop.kc l.ac.uk Research Fellow Full time Responsible for major research project on Child and Family Health examining how health beliefs are transferred between mothers and children with disabilities as well as parents who have mental health issues. Training researchers, collate information using SPSS and qualitative methods, analysis and present results atconferences. 09-94/ 06-98 Kingston England Hilary Thompsett h.tompsett@sgul.kin gston.ac.uk Lecturer Full time Developing and delivering of training related to child protection and child development and families at Masters Level. Writing and developing curriculum for social work students at Masters Level. This involved preparing students for placements and monitoringtheir progress. 01-92/ 08- 94 Dundee Scotland Peter Willattsp.willatts@d undee.ac.uk Psychologist Full time Responsible for day to day management of child development project. Carried out the cognitive tests on 200 children. Other duties included data input and analysis and presentation of the results at academic conferences. I was also responsible for providing counselling to those women who were identified with vulnerablechildren. 01-91/ 01- 92 St Andrews University Scotland Prof C Cullen mailto:Chris.Cullen@ northstaffs.nhs.uk Psychologist Full time Responsible for the training needs analysis of all staff working with people with profound disabilities throughout Scotland. Development of a training schedule in relation to the results from this research .I
also provided support and counselling for people with profound disabilities as well as their families. 09-89/ 01-91 Dundee Scotland Prof N Emlern.emler@surre y.ac.uk Research Psychologist Full time Responsible for day to day management for young persons’ lifestyle project and young peoples’ perceptions of AIDS and safer sex. This involved collection of data, analysis and report writing and presentation at academic conferences. This project focused on 5000 young people. Responsible for psychology tutorial programme for undergraduate students.

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cv sharon hall_Dec_16

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    CURRICULUM VITAE • Familyname: Hall • First names: Sharon • Date of birth 02-12-1964 • Nationality: British • Civil status: Single • Education: Ref # Institution Degrees or Diplomas obtained A Queens University,Belfast,N. Ireland 1989 Masters in Social Work B Queens University,Belfast,N. Ireland 1989 Certificateof Qualification in Social Work C University of Ulster, Jordanstown, N. Ireland1987 BSc Psychology (Hons) • Language skills: (5 to 1 where 1 is themaximum) Language Reading Speaking Writing English Mother tongue French 3 3 3 • Membership ofprofessional bodies: • Other skills: (e.g. Computer literacy, etc.): Microsoft Office, Access, Excel, SPSS, Internet, Microsoft Project Management • Present position: International Senior consultanton Social Protection issues. • Yearsof professionalexperience: 20 • Keyqualifications: • Over 20 years’ of professional experience in the field of international consultancy, among which extensive practice of and 15 years in performing the role of Team Leader on several EC, DFID and WB projects • Solid educational background with 15 years of international professional experience in projects the of social welfare and social protection • Strong experience of over 15 years in the field of evaluation in areas of civil society experience and transparency initiatives as well as advocacy and good governance. This experience is combined with strong analytical skills and experience with programme review methodologies (Statisti cal Analysis, Poverty Reduction Strategy Papers (PRSP), social survey analysis, training needs analysis, programme evaluation cycle). • Experience in development and implementation of strategic and action plans performance management system in policy and strategies formation • Advanced Degree in Social Work • Strong working experience in providing Technical Assistance and support to governmental bodies • Sound and practical experience of delivery capacity building services, research skills training, applied research, training needs analysis, organizational analysisand development • Proven ability to supervise and coordinate technical and administrative aspects within projects includingoverseeingfinancial arrangements and staff recruitment • Experience in development and implementation of strategic and action plans performance management system in policy and strategies formation • Effective networking and negotiation, excellent all- levels • Experience in social protection in Ukrainein improvement social policies in Ukraine • Knowledge of peculiarities of social policiesand systems of social assistance/protection • Experience in cooperation with government bodies in the field of social policy including national level documents development in social sphere • Experience in carryingoutevaluations of civil society • Specific experience :
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    Country Dates Ukraine 1997-992000-2 2005, 2014 Moldova 1999-2007 FYROM 2008 – 2010, 2001 – 2002 Kyrgyzstan 2001-2002 CIS /Tajikistan 2005: 2015-2016 Kosovo 2005 – 2006, 2002 – 2004; 2002; 2000 – 2001 Palestine 2010 BIH, Montenegro, Serbia, Croatia 2002 – 2005; 2015-2016 Afghanistan 2011 Sierra Leone 2016 Yemen 2011-13 Mongolia 2016- 2018 • Professionalexperience selection record: Dates Location Institution / Company Position Description 01/11/16- 31-01/17 Mongolia UNICEF Child Protection Expert Providing advice and support in implementing the new Child Protection Law through training and mentoring. 09/2016 - 02/2018 Mongolia Economic Governance for EquitableGrowth Project Short term Social Protection expert I am providing advice and support to developing services for people experiencing Domestic Violence and older people. This involved developing quality care standards as well as providing training in these areas. I also undertook a review of the social contracting for NGOs 1.05/2015- 25.05/2015 Sierra Leone Adam Smith International Amy.harrison@adam simithinternational.c om DFID Social Protection Lead I provided advice and support to the Presidents Delivery Team in the recovery Programme (10- 24months) in the areas of social assistance and social protection to ensure that Ebola Survivors and other vulnerable groups were being care for with services and social assistance cash transfers. This included developing monitoring procedures. Advised on social policy reform and institutional capacity building to improve effectiveness and efficiency in social services. Advised on legal issues to extend and reform the existing social protection policy framework to encompass all areas and prepare by-laws for approval by parliament. Provided assistance to the new social protection policy and legal framework implementation in the context of social protection reform. This also involved review and coordination of NGOs. 01/09/201 5 – 01.03.16 BiH EPRD K.Rudy@eprd.pl EU Team Leader Coordination tasks: • coordination of the inputs of the team of experts appointed for the Project and ensuring good quality of
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    deliverables produced byother members of the team of experts (key and non-key) • ensuring sound utilisation and planning of the working days of the team of experts under the Project and the daily management of the Project activities • developing employment policies and services for people with disabilities and children in vulnerablefamilies • technical involvement in all activities of the Project • elaboration and timely delivery of the Project reporting • Evaluation of current systems and practices • Evaluation of civil society providing social services • Evaluation of civil society grants • Development of guidelines for civil society grants 01/10/201 5- 01.05.2015 Tajikistan GFA Joachim. Grotka@gfa- group.de EU Social Sector Leader Tasks included: Developing a Comprehensive social service delivery system with Central Government, Local Authorities and NGOs providers is operational nationwidewhich included the development and pilotingservicespecifications and standards for new categories of social services( .g.: Community Based Rehabilitation, Early Intervention, Residential Carefor people with learningdisabilities.I also supported the process of re-structuringof state residential institutions with introduction of new forms and methods of work based on a process of case- management for child protection. I also developed and implemented Professional standards of the workforce in the social service system which included grievanceand complaints procedures.This also involved restructuringof the social contractingto increaseto 2-3 years. Review of civil society grants Development of guidelines for grants 01/06/201 5- 15/08/201 5 Northern Ireland BelfastTrust Social Worker I was partof the child and family team providingsupportand adviceto all young people in the area who had been in careor left careage 16. This involved providingsupport adviceand help to families who are vulnerable and are livingin difficultcircumstances.
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    26/01/201 5- 14/02/210 5 Tajikistan KSC Macedonia EU Social Protection Expert Asa Social Protection Expert I carried out an evaluation for the firstand fixed tranche of € 6m of the Human Development Support Programme II (HDSPII) scheduled for disbursement in October 2015.The purposeof the review is to providethe European Delegation to Tajikistan and opinion and specific recommendations on the country’s continuingeligibility to receive budget support. The evaluation criteria included in the FinancingAgreement of 2014 signed between the Republic of Tajikistan and the European Commission in October 2014. The general conditions assessed for the fixed trancheand in addition I evaluated a firstmid-term assessmentof work progress and issues related to the specific conditions agreed for the end of 2016 and 2017 governing the variabletranches payments for the next two years which included civil society and local governance.This included an evaluation of the social assistance cash programme as well as civil society grants 24/03/201 4 - 2/04/2014 Ukraine Coffey Sinead McGill S.McGill@coffey.co m DFID Social Protection Expert This shortterm evaluation projectaimed to gain a better understandingof the likely impact of structural adjustments on different income groups and the social protection arrangements to includecivil society and local governance that might be drawn upon to report back directly to DFID to structuretheir input. This shortproject focused on human rights and social inclusion in relation to the burgeoning crisiswithin Ukraineto protect the rights of Ukrainiansespecially in Eastern Ukraine.This also involved evaluation of civil society. 9/5/2011- 10/08/201 3 Yemen GOPA Lala.Aghayeva@gop a.de EU Team Leader The objective of the project was to improve the quality of lifefor the poorest in Yemen society by helpingdevelop and providea cash payment system targeting the most poor as well as helpingthose able to become more economically active.This involves providing supportadvice, coachingand mentoring as well as developingand deliveringtrainingfor all staff within the Social WelfareFund.This role also involved providingreform, design,and/or management of social assistanceand social benefits systems as well as developingpolicies, guidelines and strategies for the poorest and most vulnerableincludingpeoplewith disabilities to promote labour and social inclusion. • Advised on social policy reform and institutional capacity building to improve
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    SWF’s effectiveness andefficiency in decentralising social services. Advised on legal issues to extend and reform the existing social protection policy framework to encompass all areas under the mandate of the SWF and prepare by-laws for approval by parliament. Provided assistance to the new social protection policy and legal framework implementation in the context of social protection reform. • Introduced institutional changes to further promote and extend the social services decentralisation process within the SWF. Provided technical support in the institutional development and social services decentralisation; • Conducted Training Needs Assessment (TNA), on-the-job trainings, workshops and capacity development for the SWF’s staff. Provided assistance to the SWF with the organisation of training courses and workshops at all levels (central, governorate/branch and district) in the context of social protection reform and institutional development • Child protection manuals • Development and implementation of grievanceand complaints process • Development of review of civil society • Development of 5 year policy strategy 14/08/201 1- 14/11/201 3 Afghanista n IBF sondji@ibf.be EU Social Protection Expert Evaluation of the Identification of the needs and opportunities for future action:Takinginto consideration theresults of the evaluation for each sub sector of Social Protection in Afghanistan,I was involved in drawingup recommendations for the update of the EU Social Protection budget fundingpolicy as well as identify new activities to be funded in the next framework. This involved a review of civil society. 3/2011- 05 2011 Home based Icon Institute inga.korte@icon- institute.de UNICeF Team Leader The objective of the project is to review and improve statistical information and analysisin TransMonEE managed by UNICEF and to scrutinizeand identify those indicators that providefurther disaggregation.This introduced
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    a more systematicapproach to providinggood quality data which is pertinent to the region and provides an Equity focus on those who are in most need and are socially excluded in CIE/CEE. 01-2008- 01-2010 FYROM Donnelly Hall Ltd World Bank FYROM paul@donnellyhall.co m Expert in social services Expert for decentralisation and deinstitutionalisation for the Ministry of Labour and Social Policy.The overridingobjectiveof this consultancy is to provideadviceand assistanceto the Ministry of Labour and Social Policy (MLSP) to review and strengthen the national management and co-ordination capacity of the MLSP and Social Welfare Centres (SWCs) to decentralisation and deinstitutionalisation.I was responsiblefor targeting and developingsustainability for developing the maintenance of community based social services aswell as the development of standards and criteria for social workers and licensed social services providers as well as reform of social assistance system to improve /standardisein services. Restructuringinstitutions for children and developing principles for child protection.This also included an evaluation of social services to includecivil society and local governance. 02- 08/ 2010 Palestine Jeremy. West HTSPE Jeremy.West@HTSP E.com EU Team Leader Advise on policy and management of a Technical Assistanceprojectaimed at the organisational reformand capacity buildingfor the Ministry of Social Affairs,by developinga unified social safety net and upgradingsocial protection legislation and developingMoSA’s organisational structureand workingmethods to strengthen Human Resources Development and improve staff performance, providing specific supportto developing the HR Department. Trainingneeds analysisand trainingprogramme as well developing business plansfor all departments. This involved on the job support to social workers through standardizingwork protocols and developing monitoringsystems. • Led the Technical Assistance (TA) project aimed at the organisational reform of the social protection system and institutional development of the Ministry of Social Affairs (MoSA); by developing a unified social safety net and upgrading social protection legislation for a more effective decentralised social service delivery system covering all poor and vulnerablesegments;
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    • Leadership andmanagement of a Technical Assistance project aimed at the organisational reform and capacity building for the Ministry of Social Affairs, this also involved providing strategies for decentralization. Undertaken TNA and subsequent training • Development of social policies • Provided technical support to improve the capacity of the Ministry to carry out its mandate regarding social protection, including modernisation/restructuration of its administration; • Provided technical advice in formulating strategies to support the process of social services decentralization and restructuring • Development and implementation of grievance and complaints procedures and guidelines for civil society 12-01/ 06-07 Moldova NICO Graeme McCammon g.mccammon@nico. org.uk DFID Team Leader Improving Agricultural and Social Statistics. Providing overall management for Family Budget Survey and Labour Force Survey. Also responsible for providing a dissemination strategy, as well as providing better quality and more robust statistics for the Ministries of Agriculture, Social and Labour. This project provided a training needs analysis, training for staff and elaboration of training programmes. This also involved utilising labour statistics and proving support to the Ministry of Labour. Training of interviewers and field supervisors. This also involved restructuring institutions. Evaluation of social services to includecivil society. 05-05/ 12-05 Ukraine British Council EU Team Leader • Team Leader of Regional Social Services in Rivne and Volyn. The overall goal for this project was to improve the effectiveness and cost efficiency of Social Services in Ukraine, providing Technical Assistance and increasing the capacity of the Ministry of Labour and Social Services and its regional departments to facilitate the effective implementation of the provisions of the Law on Social Services. Developing and testing strategic planning innovative models to reform social service provision for
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    vulnerablegroups. • Included developinginnovative ways of developing and conducting a training needs analysis, preparing a training manual and delivery of training to all social work staff as well as developing guidelines and standards for elderly, people with learning disabilities and people with mental health problems. This project involved training social workers to include working with people with disabilities and developing university qualifications. • Developed innovative models to reform the social services delivery system and support the decentralisation process of services for child protection; Developed guidelines and standards to facilitate the decentralisation process. • Contributed to the social policy • Developed and implemented social work standards which involved grievance and complaints procedures. • Developed child protection guidelines • Development and implementation of restructuringof institutions for children • Evaluation of social services to include civil society • Development of guidelines for civil grants 07-05/07- 06 Kosovo Paul Donnelly Paul@donnellyhall.c om UNDP Kosovo Evaluation Expert Expert for End of project review evaluation of three year UNDP funded programme designed to prepare the Kosovo Police Service for local administration and control. This review was concerned with internal and external oversight issues and internal affairs mechanisms includingbudgetary issues. 06-03/ 05-04 Moldova Donnelly Hall Ltd Costel Ceocea Moldova SIF World Bank Social Impact expert Impact Evaluation Of Social Investment Fund project involved a review of the Moldova Social Investment Fund and making recommendations for future programmes. Elaboration and development of several major surveys of beneficiaries of 2000 participants and counterfactual communities of social services to include civil society and local governances as well as individual and focus group interviews, complex data analysis and preparation of reports and contributing to civil society to include all levels of society. This included a review of civil society. Organisinga study tour to Northern Ireland. 01-02/ 05-04 Kosovo Donnelly Hall Ltd Senior Expert Technical Assistance for the Review and Update of Applicable Social Laws, undertaking
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    World Bank Kosovoa review of current social welfare legislation to include children and people with disabilities in the context of best practice and human rights conventions, preparation of new draft legislation and regulations and advising government on the passage of the legislation through the Assembly which involved strategic planning and policy development. This involved developing grievanceand complaints procedures. This was a major two year process involving a highly participative approach to the preparation of new laws and regulations. It entailed the complete revision of all current European social welfare legislation and its replacement with new statutes especially in the area of child protection and people with disabilities. This also included an evaluation of social services to include civil society and local governance. 01-02/ 01-04 Moldova HTSPE Jeremy West Training Expert Technical Assistance to the Ministry of Labour and Social Protection: Social Capacity Project. Provision of training and capacity building activities to introduce a single social assistance form, to help target the most disadvantaged groups and socially excluded. This helped to develop the social assistance programme and included an evaluation of social services and civil society as well as local governances. 09-02/ 07-05 Croatia, BiH, Serbia, Montenegr o Donnelly Hall Ltd DFID Senior Expert Field Management Consultancy: Balkans Conflict Prevention Fund. Supported team leader for the UK funded Safety, Security and Access to Justice Programme in the Balkans. Tasks: Oversight on behalf of DFID of an extensive Technical Assistance programme, including courts, prisons, police and prosecutors; Contributing to the development of project ToR and designing logframes; Involvement in the approval of project technical proposals and budgets, consultants’ recruitment; Monitoring 13 justice sector projects throughout the Balkans and included an evaluation of social services and civil society as well as local governances.; Conducting Programme reviews of the above projects; Liaising with international donors and British Government Ministers ; Liaising with counterpart ministries, Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK), OHR Office of the High Representative in BiH, OSCE Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe;
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    Advising DFID onSafety Security and Access to Justiceissues in the Region . 05-07/02 Kosovo Donnelly Hall Ltd DFID Social Protection Expert Social Protection Design of Certified Social Work Training and Continuous Professional Development Expert. Advisor undertaking a scoping study for the provision of a social work course in Kosovo, commissioned by DFID. Commissioned to review the current state of professional development and make early recommendations on the organisation and regulatory framework that would be appropriate for the development of social care services. I developed the curriculum design for the bachelor level degree especially in the area of child protection and people with disabilities. 09-99/ 01-01 Moldova NICO DFID Research and Statistical Expert Statistics Expert providing training in research skills, interviewing skills, data collection and analysis for staff within the Bureau of National Statistics. Provision of staff training in identifying national health and social indicators to help develop social policy. 11-01/ 01-02 Kyrgyzstan NICO EU Statistics Expert Kyrgyzstan Health Statistics. Statistician involved in project to advise the National Statistics Office and the Medical Information Centre of the Ministry of Health in taking forward the implementation and development of the international classification of disease and the development of health related statistics and indicators. This involved reviewing how the National Statistics Office was recording statistics and developing a system to re- classify these statistics so that they were adjusted to the EU Standards. This led to massive changes within the NSO changing how they collect and analyse the data. 01-99/ 09-02 Ukraine NICO (see above) DFID Social Assistance Expert Enhancing the Capacity for Social Assistance Project. Expert adviser aimed at supporting the capacity building of social assistance agencies in Ukraine. Building on the work of a previous TACIS project this project demonstrated how targeting of social benefits to the most needy can be improved through building the capacity of delivery agencies at central, regional and local government levels. 12-00/ 11-01 Kosovo Donnelly Hall Ltd DFID Social Protection Expert United Nations Interim Administration in Kosovo Capacity Building Project. Expert adviser on a UK Government funded project
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    aimed at supportingthe capacity building of social protection and social assistance agencies in Kosovo as well as developing guidelines and standards for social workers in the area of child protection. 04-06/01 Kosovo Donnelly Hall Ltd CARE Social Protection Expert Development & Introduction of Child Protection Procedures & Manual for UNICEF. Senior Expert for project undertaking preparation of Child Abuse Manual and Child Care Procedures for UNICEF in Kosovo. This Manual was used within all the Balkan Countries. 1-12/2001 Belfast Donnelly Hall Ltd DHSS Evaluation Expert Evaluation of Aftercare Services for Young People Leaving Care. This was an evaluation of the Aftercare services for teenagers leave care. Review of standards in Northern Ireland Social care and health agencies. All statutory social service and health agencies in Northern Ireland were targeted and their systems of how they manage their staff and adhere to national standards were reviewed and monitored for the HRD and social policy 01-00/ 01-01 Ukraine Donnelly Hall Ltd DFID Senior Expert Local and Regional Government Institutional Reform Support Project. Expert Advisor to a Technical Assistance project involved with restructuring and developing the institutional interface between Central Regional and Local Government. Tasks: design and support of a demonstration sub-project focused on the monitoring of health and social needs in the city of Lviv; evaluation of the impact of services and advice on a more efficiently targeting system for policy development, especially in the area of child protection and included an evaluation of social services and civil society as well as local governances. 01-00/ 01-01 Belfast Donnelly Hall Ltd DHSS Team Leader Database Construction and Critique of Social Research. Gathering all social work research throughout Northern Ireland and providing a critique of each study. This database was then housed in the National Library to be used by social and health careworkers. 06-12/ 2000 Belfast Donnelly Hall Ltd DHSS Evaluation Expert Evaluation of child Protection Inter-Agency Protocols. Evaluation of operational protocols between police, social service and medical agencies; presentation of recommendations for service improvement for social policy development; analysis of documentary records, group discussions and individual interviews with professionals implementing the protocols. Development of standards and guidelines
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    2002 Belfast Dept of Healthand Social Services Donnelly Hall Ltd Expert Adviser Inspections of NGOs receivinggovernment grant aid:Inspectorate Several inspections of NGOs that were in receipt of central government grants to provide specialistservices e.g. bereavement counselling,servicesto people with brain injuries etc.These were standard SSI inspections focusingon professional standards and value for money issues. 2001 Belfast Dept of Health and Social Services Donnelly Hall Ltd Expert Adviser Review of organisational standards in Northern Ireland social careagencies By means of interviews with senior personnel and questionnaires returned by all statutory social serviceagencies in Northern Ireland mapped out the extent to which these agencies participated in formal organisational standards schemes; Investors in People, Charter Awards, BSI9000 etc 2001 Belfast Dept of Health and Social Services Donnelly Hall Ltd Expert Adviser Review of professional auditpractices in Northern Ireland social careagencies and provision As well as interviewingpersonnel in social services agencies,we undertook a postal survey of 2,500 social servicepersonnel in Northern Ireland.The resultingreport lead to the promotion of professional auditas a key element in the development quality standards in social careservices. 2000 Belfast Dept of Health and Social Services Donnelly Hall Ltd Expert Adviser Preparation of statutory regulations for guardians ad Litem in Northern Ireland Commissioned to prepare draft statutory regulations and formal guidancefor guardians ad Litem representing children’s interests in court proceedings 09-97/ 12-99 Ukraine Donnelly Hall Ltd (see above) Social Protection Expert Full time EU TACIS Social AssistanceTA Project. Expert responsiblefor:the development and support of trainingstrategies to enablethe implementation of new social protection legislation ;establishmentof trainingtask forces in the Ministry of Labour and Social Policy;development of the trainer programmes and oversight of the delivery of trainingto 500 staff throughout Ukraine; establishmentof a national trainingcentrefor staff working in social protection/social assistanceatcentral and local government levels.I also developed on-the-job supportto improve/standardize their work protocols and monitoring 01/1997– 09/2000 England and Scotland Donnelly Hall Ltd Paul Donnelly paul@donnellyhall.c om Expert Trainer Training on Risk Management. This included training social workers and managers on child protection and risk management. Developed and delivered training courses to a number of social work agencies throughout England and
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    Various councils in Englandand Scotland Scotland. 01-98/ 01-99 Australia Donnelly Hall Ltd Senior Expert Review of Social Work Education in Australia. Development of regulatory framework for social work education and training in Australia to develop their strategic planning: commissioned by the Commonwealth Government of Australia and the Australian Association of Social Workers. This involved taking statements from all universities with all state and territories within Australia with cross comparison to social work courses in Europe. 01-2009-02 2009, 01 2012- 04 2102 01/205 Northern Ireland Randstad Agency Social worker Full time Duty Social worker for team that provide supportto children and families.This involved : Interviewing and counsellingindividuals, families,and groups,Assessingneeds and developing responseplans,Referringclients to professional or community services, Coordinatingresponses between civic, religious,governmental, and other organizations. 09-94/ 05-97 London England Prof T. Craig Guys and St Thomas Hospital London thomas.craig@iop.kc l.ac.uk Research Fellow Full time Responsible for major research project on Child and Family Health examining how health beliefs are transferred between mothers and children with disabilities as well as parents who have mental health issues. Training researchers, collate information using SPSS and qualitative methods, analysis and present results atconferences. 09-94/ 06-98 Kingston England Hilary Thompsett h.tompsett@sgul.kin gston.ac.uk Lecturer Full time Developing and delivering of training related to child protection and child development and families at Masters Level. Writing and developing curriculum for social work students at Masters Level. This involved preparing students for placements and monitoringtheir progress. 01-92/ 08- 94 Dundee Scotland Peter Willattsp.willatts@d undee.ac.uk Psychologist Full time Responsible for day to day management of child development project. Carried out the cognitive tests on 200 children. Other duties included data input and analysis and presentation of the results at academic conferences. I was also responsible for providing counselling to those women who were identified with vulnerablechildren. 01-91/ 01- 92 St Andrews University Scotland Prof C Cullen mailto:Chris.Cullen@ northstaffs.nhs.uk Psychologist Full time Responsible for the training needs analysis of all staff working with people with profound disabilities throughout Scotland. Development of a training schedule in relation to the results from this research .I
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    also provided supportand counselling for people with profound disabilities as well as their families. 09-89/ 01-91 Dundee Scotland Prof N Emlern.emler@surre y.ac.uk Research Psychologist Full time Responsible for day to day management for young persons’ lifestyle project and young peoples’ perceptions of AIDS and safer sex. This involved collection of data, analysis and report writing and presentation at academic conferences. This project focused on 5000 young people. Responsible for psychology tutorial programme for undergraduate students.