curriculum vitae

Nenad Rava
Updated in Sept 2006
CURRICULUM VITAE
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Family name: Rava
First name: Nenad
Contact (in Serbia): +381638822270; [email protected]
Key Qualifications
 Institutional reforms and capacity development
 Public management development
 Institutional reorganization and capacity development
 Institutional aspects of European integration
 Functional reviews and capacity assessment
 Public administration / civil service reform
 Capacity development for decentralization
 Sustainable governance development
 Management consulting, including:
 Strategic planning, human resource development and change management
 Training, facilitation and coaching (public and private organizations)
 Organizational learning and development
 Strategic communications
 Programme and project cycle management - including:
 Design of European and development programmes and projects
 Monitoring and evaluation
 Regional cooperation and integration of development policies into
programmes and strategies
Education
Institution
University of Sienna, Graduate School in Political Science
CIRCaP, Italy
Date:
Degree obtained:
2006 –
PhD in Political Science: Comparative and European
Politics
Institution
University of Belgrade, Faculty of Political Sciences, SCG
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2004 – 2006
Degree obtained:
Master of Political Theory and Methodology (magistar) Politico-Administrative Relationships in Central Administration
(studied also: Master of International Relations in 2002–04)
Institution
Virtual Development Academy: Jones International University,
USA and United Nations Development Programme
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2004 – 2005
Degree obtained:
Specialisation Course in Development Policy
Institution
UBK, Faculty of Management, Belgrade, SCG
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1996 – 2000
Degree obtained:
BSc in Management
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Language Skills (1 to 5 for competence)
Language
Reading
Speaking
Serbian / Croatian / Bosnian
Mother
English
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Russian
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French
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Basic knowledge of Macedonian, Bulgarian, Italian and Slovenian.
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tongue (5)
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Writing
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Membership of professional bodies and associations:
 NISPAcee (The Network of Institutes and Schools of Public Administration in CEE)
 AIESEC Alumni International
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Other skills:
Leadership; Analytical and Diagnostic skills; Strategic Planning; Partnership Development; Team
Building and Networking; Communication and Presentation, Negotiation and Mediation,
Computer skills (Int’l Computer Driving License).
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Specific experience (Selected):
Country
Period
Short Description (more information available upon request)
Moldova June 06 - DAI EUROPE (PREVIOUSLY BANNOCK) LTD., UK
INTERNATIONAL EXPERT ON FUNCTIONAL REVIEW METHODOLOGY (AND
DEPUTY TEAM LEADER)
 Preparation of modified methodology for Functional Review of
150+ institutions at the central level
 Facilitation of 5 international experts’ expert advice
 Design of methodology for Review of Decision-Making Process
 Preparation of report on functional review of the Centre of
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Oct 06
Government (Government Office)
Preparation of report on Review of Decision-Making Process
Coaching local expert teams (cc 25 persons)
Management support for Team Leader
Provision of advice on public administration reform and capacity
development
UNITED NATIONS DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME (UNDP)
EXPERT FOR EDITING, VERIFYING AND VALIDATING FUNCTIONAL REVIEW
OF THE MINISTRY OF JUSTICE
 Validate and very the recommendations
 Introduce modifications into the report
 Adjust and then finalize recommendations
SCG
June 06
SCG
June o6
CID, UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA (TEMPUS PROGRAMME)
EU TRAINER FOR CIVIL SERVICE AGENCIES FROM BOSNIA AND
HERZEGOVINA
 Curricula development and preparation of training materials
 Delivery of training and training evaluation
SIGMA (EU/OECD), PARIS
REPORTING ON REVIEW OF DEVELOPMENTS IN REGARD TO FOLLOW-UP
TO DESINTEGRATION OF STATE UNION OF SCG INSTITUTIONS
 Collecting and reviewing facts and legal actions
 Assessment of the institutional context
 Preparing recommendations for EU assistance
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Sept 05 current
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CENTRE FOR EUROPEAN AND DEVELOPMENT EXPERTISE AND
PROGRAMMES
PRINCIPAL EXPERT AND RESEARCHER
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SCG
May 06 June o6
Management of the Centre
Design and drafting of 30+ EU-funded and development projects
Development of regional initiatives in SEE/Western Balkans
Researcher and policy analyst
Advisor on EU and development projects at local level:
 Preparation of studies on capacity development for European
integration, communications and training needs analysis
 Conducting of training in areas of strategic planning, project
cycle management, communications, local governance reform,
modernizing public management…
 Coaching and advice on development of local sustainable
development strategies in South West Serbia region
 Advisory support on local capacity development and institutional
reforms in 6 municipalities
 Monitoring and evaluation of 7 projects at local level
NISPACEE (Network of Institutes and School for Public
Administration in CEE)
QUALITY CONTROL OF TRANSLATION OF SIGMA (EU/OECD) EI / PAR
PAPERS
Reviewing translated documents and checking quality of translation
of expert terminology
SCG
Jan 05 –
June 06
UNITED NATIONS DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME (UNDP)
PROGRAMME DEVELOPMENT AND POLICY ADVICE – INSTITUTIONAL
DEVELOPMENT CLUSTER
 Support to programming of institutional development projects
(total value cc. 6 mill Euro) including:
 Municipal Development in South-West Serbia (Sandzak region)
 Development and implementation of the Serbian Public
Administration Reform Strategy (Ministry for Public Administration
and Local Self-government)
 Management development for EU Neighborhood Programmes /
Cross-Border Cooperation, Strategic Policy Management at the
Deputy Prime minister’s Office (including Serbian European
Integration Office), Capacity Development for the Office of the
President of Serbia…
 Management, Functional and Organizational Assessment of a
number of public institutions and organizations
 Promotion of regional projects and initiatives
SCG
April 2006 ADAM SMITH INTERNATIONAL
CONSULTANT FOR PROJECT DEVELOPMENT AND MANAGEMENT
 Delivery of training and coaching programme for the central level
government (the Ministry for Labor, Employment and Social Policy
and the National Employment Service) within a project funded by
the World Bank and DfID
 Preparation of a manual for project development and
management for civil service in Serbia
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SCG
Dec 04 –
Dec 05
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STANDING CONFERENCE OF TOWNS AND MUNICIPALITIES (The
Serbian Association of Local Authorities)
EXPERT FOR CAPACITY ASSESSMENT AND STRATEGIC PLANNING
 Delivery of training and coaching programme for 13 municipalities
in the areas of: institutional review, strategic planning and
capacity assessment and development
 Provision of expert advise on development of local sustainable
development strategies
 Development of methodological concept for comprehensive and
inclusive assessment of local authorities in Serbia
SCG
Oct 05 –
Jan 06
UBK, FACULTY OF MANAGEMENT
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR FOR STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT
 Curricula development, lecturing and coaching (English-speaking
SCG
Sept 02 –
Dec 04
UNITED NATIONS DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME (UNDP) –
PROGRAMME SPECIALIST FOR PUBLIC MANAGEMENT
department, IV year)
 Advisory support to strategic management and institutional
development policy, projects and activities
 Expert advise and supervision of various functional reviews and
institutional reviews at central, provincial and local institutions
 Development and design of new programmes and projects in the
area of public administration reform, decentralization and
institutional development (incl. resource mobilization)
 Supervision of programme portfolio of more then 1 million USD in
areas of public administration reform and public management at
all levels: local, provincial, Republican and the State union
 Support to streamlining of the Capacity Building Fund and sharing
of lessons learned in capacity development in the region of
Europe and CIS
 Active participation in the Editorial Board in screening and
supervising all relevant publications and papers
 Chairperson of the Knowledge Management Committee
SCG
Mar 01 –
Sept 02
GOVERNMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF SERBIA, AGENCY FOR PUBLIC
ADMINISTRATION DEVELOPMENT (APAD)
PROGRAMME ADVISOR AND HUMAN RESOURCE COORDINATOR
 Design and preparation of projects in areas of public
administration, human resource management / development and
civil service training in the total amount of around 5 million Euros
 Support to project launching (incl. tendering) and implementation
 Advisory support to strategic development of APAD and
international partnership development (incl.: Sida, DfID, Danida,
World Bank, UNDP, EU)
 Support to development of network of change agents in the
Serbian administration
 Support to policy research and diagnostic activities in areas of
public administration and civil service development
 Preparation of materials, articles, interviews and other papers for
publishing of 20 newsletters and 7 educational brochures
 Advisory and operational support to implementation of human
resources policies in the Serbian administration
SCG
Oct 00 –
Mar 01
EUROPEAN LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT SEMINAR 2001
CONFERENCE MANAGER AND LEAD TRAINER
 Preparation and management of the educational part of the
conference (256 participants from 44 countries)
 Selection, coaching and leading the team of international trainers
and facilitators
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Mar 97 –
Mar 01
AIESEC (GLOBAL ORGANIZATION FOR YOUTH EXCHANGE):
 Engaged in a number of executive and advisory positions:
o President of National executive board
o International support team member
o President & Vice-president of a local branch office
o National Coordinator for international cooperation
o National trainer and coach
 Engaged in strategic management and reorganization
 Advisory and operational support to more then 15 projects (local
and national)
 Organized and served as trainer and team leader in more then 40
national conferences, seminars and training events
 Actively participated at more then 10 international conferences
and seminars
List of papers, articles and publications
a) Research, manuals and policy reports:
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“Review of Decision-Making - A New Approach”, DAI Europe, 2006
“Methodology for Functional Review in Moldova”, DAI Europe, 2006
“Review of Current Situation and Development Needs in Kanjiza”, 2006
“Evaluation of the EU-funded Exchange project in Titel”, 2006
“Training Needs Assessment of Local Administration in Nova Crnja”, 2006
“The role of presidency in ensuring accountability, professionalism,
transparency and legitimacy of the policy process – The case of Serbia”, 14th
NISPAcee Annual Conference, 2006
“Project development and Management”, Manual for Civil Servants, Adam
Smith International – World Bank / DfID, 2006
“Enabling Institutions – A Guide for Capacity Assessment and Development of
Local Institutions in Serbia”, SCTM, 2005
“Western Balkan States of Tomorrow”, VDA, 2005
“Lessons from the Capacity Building Facilities – the case study on CBF in Serbia
2001-2004”, UNDP, 2005
“Review of the Office for European Integration of the State Union of SCG” ,
UNDP, 2005
“Politico-administrative relationships in the context of developing countries”,
under review / unpublished
“Review of the Office of the President of Serbia - Organizational, Management
and Functional Aspects” (2 reports: the General Secretariat and the People’s
Office), UNDP, 2005
Substantial contribution provided (selected):
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“Building the Capacity for Policy – Lessons for Serbia and Montenegro and
other States in Transition“, edited by B.G. Peters and D. Coombes
(unpublished), UNDP
“Training Needs Analysis in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the State Union of
SCG”, UNITAR/UNDP, 2004
“Preliminary Capacity Assessment of the State Union Institutions, the State
Union of SCG”, UNDP, 2004
“Functional Review of the Executive Council of the Autonomous Province of
Vojvodina”, Executive Council of the Autonomous Province of Vojvodina, Novi
Sad, SCG, 2003 – funded by the Open Society Institute
“Roadmap to Europe – Recommendations for the future development of public
administration in Serbia (based on system functional review of the central
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support functions in the Serbian ministries), APAD, the Government of Serbia,
Belgrade, SCG, 2003 – funded by the Government of Netherlands
“Challenges of Human Resource Management – Diagnostic study of human
resource management system in Public Administration in the Republic of
Serbia”, APAD, the Government of Serbia, SCG, 2002 – funded by the
Government of Denmark
“Mid-Term Review of the Capacity Building fund in Serbia”, UNDP, SCG 2002
“The Serbian Central Government Administration – Organizational challenges” APAD, the Government of Serbia, SCG, 2002 – funded and authored by the
StatConsult, the Kingdom of Norway
b) Papers, articles and notes:
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“Capacity Development in the Western Balkans – an EU perspective”, contribution
to the conference on “Conflict Solving and European Integration Perspectives for
the Western Balkans”, 2005
“Guided Self-Assessment as an Entry Point for Continuous Organizational Change”,
in “The Methods of Radical Reform”, FMUBK, 2004
“Relevance of the Learning Organization Concept on Social and Economic Change”,
“Direktor”, September issue, 2001
“The Learning Organization”, FMUBK, 2000
15 articles on comparative experiences in public administration and governance in
“Reformator” - civil service newsletter, APAD, the Government of Serbia, 2001 –
2002
c) Editing work:
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Series of educational publications for civil servants and development officers; APAD,
Government of Serbia (2001 – 2002) / in Serbian
o “Good Governance – The New Role of Public Administration”
o “Trust in Government – Ethics and Public Administration in Modern societies”
o “Quality of Laws and Regulation – Regulatory Mechanisms in Developed
Countries”
o “Towards Cost-Efficient State – Reform of Public Expenditures in the Process of
Transition”
o “The Ministry of Future”
o “New Public Management”
11.Training and professional development
- Participated at more then 90 national and 40 international conferences, workshops and
other events related to issues of capacity development, institutional development, public
administration and civil service reform, strategic management, public policy process,
democratic governance, human resources development and change management.
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