Goals

I am aiming to contribute to sustainable development, good governance, and gender equity at the international, national and local levels:

• working with all stakeholders to realise sustainable development and gender equity in all aspects of policy, implementation, and evaluation, through mechanisms of meaningful participation, dialogue and partnerships;
• advocating policies that ensure meaningful participation, support multi-stakeholder approaches to change, and enhance gender equity;
• conducting research and learning processes in order to increase the effectiveness of change strategies.

	Knowledge & Skills

Sustainable Development. Extensive knowledge of sustainable development issues and processes; wide experience with participating and taking leadership roles in relevant fora of governments, intergovernmental bodies, NGOs, and other stakeholders, representing multi-stakeholder partnership initiatives, NGOs, women's organizations, governments.

Stakeholder Participation, Dialogue and Multi-stakeholder Partnerships. Wide experience with multi-stakeholder partnerships and participatory processes, including their design and facilitation, with excellent people skills across cultures and interests. Gained a leading role in the ongoing international debate on and practice of multi-stakeholder processes.

Gender issues / Intergroup Relations. Social scientific expertise in intergroup relations, women's / gender studies, networking, mentoring, people and environment interactions. Proven skills of translating empirical research into effective input for policy-makers.

Programme Development and Implementation. Proven ability to initiate and implement programmes, manage small and large scale activities within tight timelines, raise funds from a variety of donors, and maintain effective external relations.

Team Membership and Leadership. Wide experience as an effective, reliable team member in non-government, academic, and multi-stakeholder settings; accomplished as a leader of small and large teams of global and diverse membership.

Writing and Presenting. Accomplished as an author and speaker in a variety of settings.