Gitte Liebst Robinson
Bakkehegnet 9, Ballerup
Summary
Experienced and dynamic advisor with more than 25 years of experience in international development work within the UN system, Danish Ministry of Foreign Affairs, consultancy work and civil society. Work experience includes 4,5 years in Tanzania as well as shorter or longer assignments in 17 other countries (Uganda, Rwanda, Malawi, Zambia, Botswana, South Africa, Madagascar, Mauritius, Ghana, Guinea, India, Nepal, Mongolia, Cambodia, Indonesia, Philippines and Australia). Proven track record in the area of monitoring, evaluation and research work including both comprehensive qualitative studies, household surveys and MEL systems. Comprehensive experience with Danish civil society organisations particularly through 11 years of working with the Danish Disability Fund but also through close collaboration with CISU, DUF and CKU as well as a range of Danida supported organisations. Strong communication and collaboration skills.
Overview
29
29
years of professional experience
Work History
Senior Advisor
Danske Handicaporganisationer (DPOD)
11.2013 - 12.2024
- Designed MEL system for the Danish Disability Fund capturing the role of DPOD as Fund manager as well as results of projects supported through the Danish Disability Fund (DDF) and DPODs own partnerships.
- Provided advice on all types of applications to the DDF ranging from projects of 200.000 DKK to programs of close to 50 mill. DKK and acted as teamleader for the advisory team.
- In charge of capacity building related to the DDF including conducting numerous after work meetings, seminars, learning workshops and week long trainings for Danish- and South partners.
- Develop TOR and ensure quality control of organisational capacity assessments of member organisations.
- Ensure donor compliance and write annual Results Report to the Danish Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Senior Project Manager
Danish Ministry of Foreign Affairs
03.2008 - 10.2013
- Project management and quality assurance of large multidonor evaluations done of development- and humanitarian interventions financed partly by the Danish MFA.
- Facilitate the use of evaluation results with relevant decision makers as well as communication of results to the Danish public.
- Seconded to the Global Green Growth Forum (3GF) office organising annual top level meetings on Green Growth and Public Private Patnerships.
Senior Consultant
COWI
09.2007 - 02.2008
- Consultant on monitoring, evaluation and learning (MEL) assignments including:
- Technical Advisor to a comprehensive beneficiary assessment study assessing the results of a large water and sanitation project in Ghana.
- Evaluation for International Rehabilitation Council for Torture Victims of their annual learning workshops for South partners.
- Proposal writing.
Trainer
Community Systems Foundation
09.2004 - 08.2007
- In collaboration with UNICEF, UNDP and local Bureaus of Statistics run workshops in 17 different countries on the use of databases to monitor the Millemium Development Goals.
- Develop learning material for monitoring the Millenium Development Goals in Nepal focussing on four sectors - poverty alleviation, health, education as well as water and sanitation.
- Data cleaning, data analysis and wrote up the report on the 2006 Mongolia Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey (5 year household survey done Bureau of Statistics and UNICEF).
Research Programme Manager
University of Queensland
02.2001 - 01.2004
- Programme manager on three different research projects on asset management in older age, at the School of Social Science and Social Policy.
- Development of research tools, data collection, analysis and write up of results in scientific papers and presented at annual family conference in close collaboration with research team.
Monitoring and Evaluation Officer
UNICEF Tanzania
02.1996 - 07.2000
- In charge of monitoring and evaluation project under the UNICEF-Government of Tanzania country programme.
- Particularly involved in study on 'Children in Need of Special Protection Measures', including identifying a network of civil society actors in the area of child protection, writing a manual on how to build capacity on child research, and seconded to Tanzanian NGO Kuleana to write report on the situation of children in especially difficult circumstances.
- Close collaboration with Tanzanian Bureau of Statistics, UNDP and UNFPA on the population census.
Education
'Chefkonsulent Uddannelse' - Change Management, Communication, Strategic Mgt.
DJØF
Copenhagen, Denmark11-2021
Master of Social Science - International Development Studies And Geography
Roskilde University
Roskilde, Denmark04-1996
Post Graduate Diploma - Third World Planning
University of Quensland
Brisbane, Australia12-1993
Skills
- MEL systems, data collection and analysis
- Evaluations and organisational assessments
- Management of pooled funds
- Civil society and rights based approaches
- Capacity building and advice
- Writing skills - results reports, manuals, guidelines
Languages
English
Bilingual or Proficient (C2)
Danish
Bilingual or Proficient (C2)
French
Intermediate (B1)
Timeline
Senior Advisor
Danske Handicaporganisationer (DPOD)
11.2013 - 12.2024
Senior Project Manager
Danish Ministry of Foreign Affairs
03.2008 - 10.2013
Senior Consultant
COWI
09.2007 - 02.2008
Trainer
Community Systems Foundation
09.2004 - 08.2007
Research Programme Manager
University of Queensland
02.2001 - 01.2004
Monitoring and Evaluation Officer
UNICEF Tanzania
02.1996 - 07.2000
'Chefkonsulent Uddannelse' - Change Management, Communication, Strategic Mgt.
DJØF
Master of Social Science - International Development Studies And Geography
Roskilde University
Post Graduate Diploma - Third World Planning
University of Quensland
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