Curriculum Vitae Carl-Georg Arendt

IGAD-REFORM (Intergovernmental Authority on Development-Regional Food Security and Risk Management Programme) Organisation and coordination of the administrative and legal requirements for the implementation of tendering of services under 10^th EDF procedures for the Social Protection component of the programme, including: a, preparation of standard EDF tender documents; b, liaison and harmonisation of the tendering approach with EU Delegation Ethiopia, c, practical advice on the development and formulation of Terms of Reference; d, supervision of follow-up activities to the tender; e, counselling and on the job training of IGAD Board of Directors on 10^th EDF procedures.

Sino-German Smallholder Afforestation Project – Hebei II
Guidance in planning, training in the formulation of forest management plans. Assistance in design, implementation and documentation of forest management demonstration sites in the major forest types of the municipality; Developement of model management plans for the major afforestation areas; establishment of forest management activities with emphasis on close-to-nature forestry and catchment management; development of training material for forest technicians and farmers.

Headquarter – Department of Agriculture
Technical and administrative management of projects in the forestry and agriculture sector; backstopping; fact finding missions, project acquisition, management and preparation tenders, elaboration and revision of technical and financial reports

Result-oriented Monitoring System of the Implementation of Projects and Programmes of External Co-operation financed by the European Community Lot 2: Africa, Indian Ocean and South Africa." (ROM): ECOFAC IV – RAPAC and ECOFAC IV - Gabon Component

Exploration of investment opportunities in forestry development in response to the forecasted climate change; analysis of and decision on company models, preparation and validation of company publication; establishment of the core management unit consisting of legal councillor, tax and investment accountant, acquisition/sales unit and administration cum finance; development and launch of the marketing concept and campaign preparation.

Preparation of a strategic plan of the prevention of and the fight against Avian Influenza in Senegal (INAP – Integrated National Action Plan)

Planning, coordinating, monitoring and facilitating the preparation and the implementation of the mission. Assessment of the capacity of the country’s coordination bodies and procedures to ensure efficient coordination in the prevention and response to AHI outbreaks. Proposition of an action program to improve the AHI coordination capacity in the prevention and control of outbreaks. (i) Adequate planning and coordination in the preparation and the implementation of the mission insured, including a comprehensive mission agenda that will ensure contacts with all major stakeholders in the country during the on-site mission phase. (ii) Production an inventory of the contributions of donors or development partners to support the country’s capacity building efforts on AHI coordination. (iii) Draft of the mission’s Aide-Memoire – in close collaboration with the mission leader – based on the technical contributions of the team members of the mission and on the conduct of the rapid assessment mission. (iii)
Contribution to the coordination sections of the action program and incorporate his report in the INAP. (iv) Formulation of the Integrated National Action Program (INAP), in close collaboration with the Financial Analyst and mission leader on the basis of diagnostics and recommendations issued by the technical experts. Preparation and facilitation of a one-day workshop to finalize the financial plan for each country’s INAP.

Food And Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations, Emergency Centre for Transboundary Animal Diseases, Avian Influenza
Coordination of TCEO AI Africa project operations; supervision of operations officers at the regional ECTAD units in Bamako (West), Nairobi (East) and Gaborone (South); assistance in improved TCEO operations and in training of national operation officers; formulation of emergency project proposals in line with FAO procedures, preparation of project documents for technical and operational clearance; participation in resource mobilisation and contract negotiation mission; operational back stopping to all stages of the project cycle management i.e., recruitment, procurement, training, budget monitoring etc; preparation of operational briefs, reports and donor correspondence; organisation of donor conferences.

9TH EDF SUPPORT TO THE NAO in accordance with the Cotonou Agreement
Advice to the National Authorizing Officer (NAO) in the execution of his functions under the ACP-EC Conventions and on all matters relating to EDF/EC co-operation. Assistance to the NAO with international contacts in the framework of ACP-EC relations. Provision of TA support for all operations of the Unit, including Indicative Programming and the identification, preparation, implementation and monitoring/evaluation of programmes and projects. Establishment of participatory and effective processes for strategy planning and programming; Strengthening of project management capacity at line ministry and agency level, Establishment of effective systems for monitoring and evaluation and reporting on the progress of all programmes / projects; Development of effective information management tools including establishment and maintenance of data-bases; financial management and project auditing; Conduct of joint annual reviews and reporting; Training of Unit and Project staff on EDF procedures, particularly for procurement and the preparation of tender and contractual documents; establishment of an organisational core unit for the Non State Actors; Strengthening of National NGO's through outsourcing of ONAO tasks;

Management Study and Financial Review of the Forestry Development Authority in Liberia
Identification of the main financial flows and opening and closing balances of the FDA; review of gross revenue flow, current expenditure, wages and salaries, profit/loss balance, remitted profits; composition of net financial balance; Estimation of the potential for revenue generation in the next fiscal period; Elaboration of stringent proposals for the establishment of a financial accountability system; Review of the overall mandate, structure and procedures of the FDA; Review of the organisation, and staff structures; Assessment of the internal sub systems and their efficiency, Assessment of the working environment; Review of the accounting and management controls;

Certificate studies
Economics, cost management, financial controlling, marketing, sales, business planning and investment strategies.

Analysis of the operations branch of the FAO Regional Office Near East
Operational planning, project formulation, clearance of project documents; progress monitoring; chairing of task forces; input of experts and staff; technical back-stopping; monitoring and evaluation; project performance analysis, cost-efficiency analysis; technical and administrative reporting comprising follow-up action in co-operation with recipient governments; liaison with field offices and donors; resource mobilisation;

"Appui à la Gestion Intégrée des Ressources naturelles dans les basins du Niger et de la Gambie", Composante Sous-Régionale Haute Gambie
Ex-ante evaluation, natural resources management, establishment of private sector planning and implementing structures, training on project and personnel management tools, assistance in NGO management and accounting techniques, personnel management and development, EDF budget planning and accounting procedures, technical and financial reporting, procurement, communication and inter project relations; programme extension focussing on participatory approach; natural and plantation forest management, participation in mid-term evaluation mission: Part of an extensive Government/NGO team with a budget of 2,5m Euro.

Community Forestry Development Project"
Fact finding and project formulation mission for the EDF tender on the TA. Structural analysis of the Ministry of Agriculture and the position of the Division of Forest and Range Ecology therein, assessment of the technical and human resources capacity, outline of strategic orientation for the forestry administration with special emphasis on community forestry development, impact study of sector related projects and NGOs for private and stakeholder forestry. Preparation of a technical, organisational and financial proposal to the Govnmt of Botswana and the EC.

Afforestation in Ha Tinh, Quang Binh and Quang Tri Provinces",
Participatory plantation management, community forestry development, land-use-planning, land allocation, site mapping, private seedling production, large scale plantation, trainers training, rural finance and credit system, advice on privatisation of forest enterprise board, trainers training, M&E, development of research framework, protected forest legislation; volume 17,5m DM

Acquisition, development and management of forestry property. Valuation and taxation of investment projects; technical forest management, rotation cycles

Analysis of the African Timber Organisation (ATO), emphasis on the interaction of organisational structure, objectives, personnel capacity, funding pattern

Ex-ante evaluation of structures, legal framework and capacity potential, change of institutional status within universitarian framework, forest policy , legislation, donor liaison, planning, fund management, accounting, construction of infrastructure, staff development, lecture reform, co-operation with logging industry, forest management framework, public relations. cycles

Utilisation strategies for the coniferous plantations, analysis of inventory data, growth simulation models, forest management plans.

Terai Community Forestry Development Project, participatory natural forest management, buffer zone management, ecology, manual on poplar production.

Terai Community Forestry Development Project, Socio-economic analysis, community forestry, forest management, restructuring of forest administration.

Forestry potential exploration, quantification and research of plantation areas.

Preparation and implementation of forest management plans, planning of reforestation activities, assistance in communal and private forest management

Photo interpretation, forest inventory, forest management

Forest tree planting, thinning and felling, road maintenance