Curriculum Vitae PERSONAL INFORMATION Jenny IAO-JÖRGENSEN Basgränden 63, 22468 Lund, Sweden +46 (0) 768 693 688 [email protected] Sex: Female | Date of birth 09/02/1974 | Nationality Swedish and Chinese (Macau) An eXperienced internatiOnal develOpment practitiOner and cOnsultant, specialised in multi-disciplinary, multi-sectOr capacity develOpment and disaster risk management projects. Familiar with all aspects of risk management from risk assessment, preparedness, relief, recovery tO resilience/mitigatiOn/adaptatiOn and crOss-cutting perspectives especially gender, diversity and environment in a variety of crisis and post-crisis settings. PrOfessiOnal country/regiOnal experiences cover Africa, Asia, EurOpe, Middle East and the Pacific. Areas Of interest: prOject management including mOnitOring and evaluatiOn (M&E), capacity develOpment, sustainable develOpment, disaster risk reductiOn, climate change adaptatiOn, pre- and post disaster recovery planning, inter-agency and inter- disciplinary coordination, partnership, adaptive management, innovation, experiential learning, managing change, Organisational development, adult learning, gender equality and mainstreaming. WORK EXPERIENCE Aug 2016 - present International Development Project Coordinator/Lecturer & course coordinator (60%) Advising the SEPA (Swedish Environment Protection Agency)-UNDP project management team on issues related to Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning of their multi-country project to enhance national capacities in environment public administration of the mining sector. Teaching and management staff of the master programme in Disaster Risk Reduction and Climate Change Adaptation, in other DRM related courses/seminars. Coordinate collaboration initiatives/projects with industry and society, and associated funding applications. Division of Risk Management and Societal Safety, Lund University Education/Disaster Risk Management _____________________________________________________________________________________ Feb 2013- present (full-time to 40% from Aug 2016) Workpackage leader for EU Internal Security Fund project to integrate prevention in first responders education (April 2016-Aug 2017) Project Leader for MSB in EU FP7 crisis management innovation project, DRIVER (Feb 2014-Sep 2016) MSB’s focal point for implementing 23 work packages in a 54-month EU FP7 collaborative project, DRIVER to enhance Europe’s innovation capabilities in crisis management; responsible for timely and quality delivery Page 1 / 9 of MSB’s inputs in the project, overseeing 2 million Euros budget and leading 12 agency project staff from four locations; leading a Work Package on overall project’s external communication, dissemination & knowledge management. The total DRIVER budget is 48 million Euros. It involves 36 partner organisations from 15 countries and multiple sectors (research, end-users, SME, industry, civil society organisations). Swedish Civil Contingencies Agency (MSB) Revinge College Education/ International humanitarian action and development cooperation 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2017 Co-facilitator / Course Director / Lecturer for MSB’s international DRM course (DR4) The main objective of the international course, 'Overview Course on Disaster Risk Reduction, Response (Relief and Recovery) and Resilience (DR4) is to promote proactive and inter-disciplinary approaches to reducing disaster risks and building resilience, seeking to establish a common language and understanding among humanitarian and development practitioners. The course is offered annually and participants include MSB’s field staff and humanitarian professionals from partner organisations (UN agencies, IFRC, NGOs). Gender, diversity and environment are cross-cutting elements in the course. Conducted a Desk Review of the DR4 course objectives, target group, content, structure and methodologies in 2014, and presented findings at an external workshop attended by MSB, UNICEF and UNDP representatives. Swedish Civil Contingencies Agency (MSB) Revinge College Education/ International humanitarian action and development cooperation Sep 2016 – April 2017 Final project international consultant/evaluator Part of the final evaluation team, serving as DRR capacity development expert, for the UN Women programme "Strengthening Women's Capacity in Disaster Risk Reduction to Cope with Climate Change in Vietnam 2013-2016". Le Group-conseil baastel Itée International humanitarian action and development cooperation private consultancy Oct 2014-September 2015 (30%) Programme Manager of Lund University’s Master of Science Programme in International Development and Management (LUMID) Managing the day-to-day running of the Master Programme LUMID – one of the most sought after programmes in Sweden. Responsible for the programme’s quality assurance, communication, student & alumni relations, the field-based semester, Development Practitioner Seminar series, Career Development support to the graduating students. Part of the teaching team on the Development Organization and Project Management course. Department of Human Geography, Lund University Education/International Development Cooperation Nov 2013 – April 2014 Lead feasibility analyst/assessor of a new Disaster Risk Management capacity development project Assessing the feasibility of a new MSB/Swedish Red Cross/IFRC disaster risk management (DRM) capacity development cooperation in Uganda and Sudan: analyzing the DRM institutional and legislative framework; organizational, technical and resource mobilization capacity of the NSs, partnership for DRM capacity development; integration of cross-cutting issues (gender and diversity, and environment); scoping possible options and critical success factors. Swedish Civil Contingencies Agency (MSB) International Operations Department International humanitarian action and development cooperation / Disaster Risk Management Page 2 / 9 Oct/Nov 2013, 2014, 2015 Guest lecturer Lecturer on M&E and Learning in the master course on disaster risk management capacity development which is offered on an annual basis to 40 students from multi-disciplinary master programmes. Panelist for the final course projects assignment. Since 2015 as overall support to the internship-based field semester of the LTH’s new master programme in Disaster Risk Reduction and Climate Change Adaptation Division of Risk Management and Societal Safety, Lund University Education/Disaster Risk Management Jan 2009-Jan 2013 Project Coordinator/Course director/lecturer 2011-2012: Managing 2013-2014 EU civil protection module exercises tender application processes; Designing and planning of new EU prevention/risk assessment capacity study project and civil protection module exercise tender proposal; Coordinating strategic planning issues on international training, lecturer to EU civil protection technical experts course (TEC), lead exercise controller to EU civil protection operational management course (OPM), course manager to UNHCR Workshop on Emergency Management 2009: course manager for the design and delivery of a new EU civil protection’s Technical Experts Course, supporting the delivery of other EU courses and coaching new course managers. Swedish Civil Contingencies Agency (MSB) College Revinge Education/ International humanitarian action and development cooperation November 2011 Guest lecturer/facilitator Facilitator for a one full-day workshop, Ethics in Development Research and Practice, as part of the LUMID (master programme in International Development and Programme Management) Department of Human Geography, Lund University Education/ International Development Cooperation June-Dec 2011 Consultant/Project Evaluator Final project evaluation of a four-year Swedish Red Cross/MSB West Africa Disaster Management capacity building project in Liberia and Sierra Leone 2008-2011, including gender and environment perspectives. Reviewing all Swedish Red Cross international long-term capacity building programmes 2009-2010, developing a new reporting framework focusing on community resilience and results for Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida) and preparing the two-year report using the proposed framework. Swedish Red Cross international department International humanitarian action and development Nov 2010-May 2011 Monitoring, Evaluation, and Knowledge Management Coordinator Coordinating the monitoring, evaluation, knowledge management of all UNDP projects with focus on post- tsunami recovery project in Samoa and of 4-year community-centered development project in Samoa, Tokelau and Cook Islands; establishing M&E system and capacity within UNDP office and government implementing agencies; acting as project coordinator for these two projects when the project manager ended mission. United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) multi-country office for Samoa, Tokelau and Cook Islands. International humanitarian action and development cooperation Page 3 / 9 June-Sep 2007 International Consultant Co-authoring a ten-year global progress report on volunteering development of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies. International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies HQ in Geneva International humanitarian action and development cooperation Jun 2005-Feb 2007 Head of Asia Pacific Regional Reporting Unit (now renamed as Planning, Monitoring, Evaluation and Reporting Unit) based in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Coordinating the annual programme planning, quarterly and annual reporting of all IFRC country, sub- regional and regional development programmes;