2007 – 2017
Senior Policy Officer
Employer: Nuffic / Expertise Department, The Hague, The Netherlands.
Description of work:
Conduct studies, render advise and to formulate policies that will strengthen Nuffic’s activities and those of Dutch higher education institutions in international cooperation programmes and activities. Activities also include the implementation of external assignments at the request of other organisations.
2002 – 2006
Senior Policy Advisor
Employer: Nuffic / Cooperation Programmes Section, Department for Human Resource and Institutional Development, The Hague, The Netherlands.
Description of work:
Supporting the activities of the Development Cooperation Department of Nuffic. Responsible for the coordination and quality monitoring of development cooperation programmes administered by Nuffic on behalf of the Dutch government and other donors (international cooperation in higher education and fellowship programmes). In addition, conduct policy studies and supervise internal evaluation and monitoring studies.
2000-2001
Head
Employer: Nuffic / Cooperation Programmes Section, Department for Human Resource and Institutional Development, The Hague, The Netherlands.
Description of work:
Manager of the section that administers programmes for academic cooperation between higher education institutions in The Netherlands and their partners in developing countries.
1997 - 2000
Senior Advisor
Employer: Nuffic / Department of Educational Studies and Consultancy
Duty station: The Hague, The Netherlands.
Description of work:
Conduct policy studies on educational issues, advisory and consultancy work in support of improvement of education and education systems in developing countries and in countries in transition, and prepare and conduct short-term training courses.
1986-1997
Education Specialist
Employer: Nuffic/CESO
Duty station: The Hague, The Netherlands
Description of work:
In line with the task of CESO, to conduct research and lecture in the field of education in developing countries, with special emphasis on development support communication and rural extension methodologies. To participate in services rendered by CESO, e.g. consultancies, feasibility and evaluation studies.
1985-1986
Communication Co-ordinator/Trainer
Employer: F.A.O., GIIS
Duty station: Port Louis, Mauritius
Description of work :
Co-ordination of two affiliated U.N. projects. Training of agricultural extension officers in communication skills, group dynamics and effective use of audio-visual materials. Training of production staff of information and a-v sections of the Ministry of Agriculture in the production of educational programmes and teaching aids. Co-ordinating production of a-v materials. Co-ordinating the installation of an offset printing unit and training of officers in offset techniques.
1983-1985
Lecturer
Employer: Leiden University
Duty station: Leiden, The Netherlands
Description of work :
Supervising students in the planning and conducting of social surveys. Lecturing methodological approaches to the study of visual communication systems. Research into the anthropological study of visual communication and material culture.
1983
Communication Expert
Employer: F.A.O., GIIS
Duty station: Harare, Zimbabwe
Description of work :
Conducting a training course in the production of video programmes at the University of Zimbabwe, Faculty of Agriculture. Production of two documentary video films for the Faculty of Agriculture.
1983
Audio-visual Material Production Specialist
Employer: F.A.O., GIIS
Duty station: Harare, Zimbabwe
Description of work :
Organizing and co-ordinating a 4-weeks workshop on the management and production of audio-visual materials. Planning and co-ordinating a national survey on audio-visual production resources. Advising policy makers on a national seminar on communication strategies for rural development.
1982
Multi-media Equipment Specialist
Employer: F.A.O., GIIS
Duty station, Lusaka, Zambia
Description of work :
Conducting an inventory of educational material production resources in Lusaka and identifying additional equipment needs. Preparing ad hoc discussion papers for a seminar on equipment components and giving technical advice. Formulating final recommendations for follow-up project proposals.
1979-1982
Associate Expert Audio-visual Aids
Employer: F.A.O., ESH
Duty station: Mbabane, Swaziland
Description of work :
Planning, production and evaluation of audio-visual aids for the extension services of the Ministries of Agriculture and Health. Organizing and conducting workshops for extension officers on communication skills and the utilization of educational materials. Training local officers in technical aspects of material planning and production. Coordinating the production of educational materials. Participating in the organization of national and district workshops on the use of folk media for rural development. To collaborate with the Forestry Section of the Ministry of Agriculture in developing communication strategies for a social forestry programmes.
1977-1978
Research Assistant
Employer: Leiden University
Duty station: Leiden, The Netherlands
Description of work :
Research on the methodological approaches to the study of visual communication systems. Teaching technical aspects of film making and editing.
1976-1978
Project Leader Video Section
University Art Centre, Leiden, The Netherlands
Description of work :
Conducting courses on script writing and technical aspects of video recording and editing. Supervising the production of video films by the course participants.