Dedicated International Development Consultant/Sector Planner, experienced technical Proposal Writer for intern’l firms/organisations and NGOs, Country Programme Representation, Business Development, Networking with Donor Agencies, international and national Stakeholders and NGOs in Asia. EU, UN, ADB, WB, others. Project Management, and Expert Assignments for GIZ and the European Commission. COUNTRY REPRESENTATION: Management and co-management of branch offices in Asia (7.5 years). PROPOSAL WRITING: Over 140 development project proposals drafted, co-drafted or managed (EU, ADB, WB Group, DFAT/AusAid, MCC, KfW, GIZ, NORAD, etc.) MANAGERIAL AREAS: Business Development, Country Programme Management, Project Management. MULTILATERAL DEVELOPMENT AGENCIES: - EU, ADB, World Bank (WB, IDA, IFC), various UN organisations (UNIDO, UNDP, FAO). BILATERAL DEVELOPMENT AGENCIES and PARTNERS: - AusAID, AFD, BTC, DIFD, JICA, GIZ, KfW, MCC, SDC, USAID, NGOs, and private consulting firms. TECHNICAL AREAS (BID WRITING AND PROJECT MANAGEMENT): - Rural development (agriculture, forestry, fisheries, tourism, health/nutrition, education and TVET). - Private sector development / SME, Trade and Investment. - Environment conservation and climate change adaptation. - Green growth, circular economy and renewable energies. - Infrastructure planning (rural infrastructure, irrigation, transport, water & sanitation). - Post-disaster reconstruction management and coordination. - Cross-sectoral topics. GEOGRAPHIC EXPERIENCE: Long-term work: - Vietnam: 9 years (over a period of 25 years) - Indonesia: 6 years - Cambodia: 4 years Short term and multiple visits: Bangladesh, India, Nepal, Sri Lanka; China, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Thailand, Timor-Leste, Vietnam; Solomon Islands, Tonga, Vanuatu. Other countries worked: Australia, Mauritius, Panama, Venezuela, Zambia; USA, Switzerland, Germany. LANGUAGES: English - fluent; Spanish - good; Bahasa Indonesia/Melayu - working language; Vietnamese - basic; German - native