Summary: Daniela Gasparikova is Team Leader of the Country Support Team at Bratislava Regional Centre. She leads and coordinates UNDP activities in Slovakia, Hungary, Czech Republic, Slovenia, Malta and St. Helena. In addition, she manages several national ODA capacity building programmes in Central Europe. Prior to joining UNDP in 2003 Daniela worked as the European Affairs Manager for an industry lobbying association in Brussels. She received an M.A. in Slovak and English languages and Diploma in International Relations from the Comenius University in Bratislava.
Summary: Krisztina Kiss is UNDP's Liaison Officer for Hungary, in Budapest. Her Office is in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Hungary.
Summary of key functions:
The National Liaison Officer supports the UNDP activities in Hungary. More specifically, the National Liaison Officer: · Maintains active contacts with relevant line ministries, government agencies, NGOs, UN agencies on UNDP programme activities in Hungary · Interacts with governments, UN agencies, donors, NGOs, and academic and research institutions to ensure the well-managed coordination and development of collaborative programmes and projects, with special emphasis on fundraising; · Effectively searches for fundraising opportunities by creating and expanding donor/client networks and partnerships; · Contributes to formulation of new project proposals that will reflect both government and UNDP programme priorities; · Assists in formulating, submitting, and implementing GEF project proposals; · Actively seeks establishment of public-private partnerships and development of joint initiatives with business sector in the framework of UNDP programme; · Maintains and provides for contacts with other UNDP country offices in the region in the UNDP programmes focusing on building the Hungary’s capacities in the area of international development cooperation; · Backstops and monitors the UNDP programme and activities in Hungary; · Analyses and reviews major socio-economic and political trends prevailing in Hungary; · Promotes greater awareness of UNDP’s mandate, programmes and advocacy initiatives; · Undertakes other tasks as requested by UNDP Regional Centre in Bratislava.
Summmary of Previous Work Experience:
· United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Liaison Officer for Hungary, Budapest, September 2005 – to date · United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) Project Manager of a full size GEF global environmental pilot project, Geneva, June 2002 – August 2005 · The World Bank Environmental Economist, Europe and Central Asia Region, Regional Office in Budapest, October 1992 – June 2002 · Coopers & Lybrand Deloitte London and Coopers & Lybrand Budapest Senior Manager, October 1989 – September 1992 · National Bank of Hungary Project Manager of World Bank Projects for Hungary, August 1986 – September 1989 · Sumitomo Corporation and Technoimpex, Budapest · Foreign Sales and Project Manager, September 1982 – July 1986 · “Ybl Miklos” Design Company and Bridge Construction Company, Budapest · Architect Designer, August 1978 – August 1982
Education:
1995 Environmental Economics & Policy Analysis -- Certificate Harvard University, Massachusetts, U.S.A.
1991 Doctorate -- International Finance (Summa cum laude) Budapest University of Economics, Finance Department
1984 Bachelor -- International Trade & Business Administration (Summa cum laude) Hungarian Academy of International Trade and Business Administration
1978 Masters – Architecture (Good) Budapest University of Technology, Architecture Faculty
Summary: Chief Technical Advisor (2005-), UNDP - Hungarian Government, Cserehat Programme; Based on the lessons learned from the development schemes of other countries, the Cserehát programme incorporates a number of principles that together amount to a new way to alleviate poverty and social exclusion. The Cserehát Programme is thus intended to serve as a model for initiatives in other parts of Hungary and other countries. The aims of this area based programme to raise living standards to the levels enjoyed by other regions, and to improve the chances for excluded minority groups such as the Roma to join the economic and political mainstream. The Programme Implementation Unit is located in Budapest, Hungary. Address: 1054 Akadémia utca 3. Information: www.cserehat.hu
Summary: Izabela is Communications Officer of the Country Support Team at Bratislava Regional Centre. She is responsible for communications support to CST projects implemented in Slovakia and Hungary. She joined UNDP in 2006. Prior to this she worked as PR Manager for a real estate company operating in Central Europe. She has almost two decades of professional background in foreign and business news reporting, writing, editing and managing, including four years working for a non-governmental organisation, where she was a Director.
Summary: Daniel Pitonak is Local Development Officer within the Country Support Team. He monitors, supports, evaluates and reports on the implementation of programmes/projects in the local development portfolio. In addtiion to that he identifies and develops strategic partnerships and networks with national counterparts, donors, business sector, associations, NGOs etc. to enhance synergies, maximize outputs, promote policy dialogue around the areas covered.
Summary: Daniel Skobla is Poverty and Social Inclusion Officer with the Country Support Team at Bratislava Regional Centre, focusing on poverty, social inclusion and human development issues. Before coming to UNDP he worked as a research fellow at the Institute of Sociology of the Slovak Academy of Sciences and as a programme manager at the Regional Environmental Center (REC) in Bratislava. Daniel studied economics and sociology at the Central European University (CEU) in Warsaw and obtained a Ph.D. at the Polish Acadedmy of Sciences. His research focused on regional development, social inequalities, ethnicity and nationalism.
Summary: Klara Tothova is Environmental Officer with the Country Support Team, responsible for development and implementation of environmental projects in Central Europe. The portfolio primarily includes projects financed from the Global Environmental Facility (GEF). Prior to joining UNDP Klara worked at the Ministry of Environment of the Slovak Republic, where she was involved in the development and enforcement of environmental regulations. She has extensive experience in planning, preparation, implementation and monitoring of internationally-funded development projects, mainly in Slovakia, Czech republic and Hungary.
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