Karsten Weitzenegger
Key Skills and Qualifications
Educational Background
– Master’s Degree in Political Science: Specialization in international cooperation for sustainable development.
Professional Experience
– Over 25 Years of Experience: Extensive experience in project management, including project identification, formulation, implementation, grant procedures, and evaluations in international partnerships.
– International Cooperation: Deep understanding of international cooperation and external action policies, instruments, and implementation modalities.
Consulting and Evaluation
– Consulting Services: Proven capacity to provide consulting services in accordance with international standards.
– Evaluation Expertise: Expertise in managing and delivering complex evaluations, familiar with various evaluation designs, methods, and theories, including both qualitative and quantitative approaches. Committed to evaluation standards and ethics.
Leadership and Management
– Team Leadership: Demonstrated team leadership and project management skills, including resource efficiency and managing teams.
– Policy Advice: Results-driven policy advisor with experience in governance, democracy, economic development, and sustainable development.
Capacity Building and Training
– Trainer and Facilitator: Extensive experience as a trainer and facilitator in capacity building.
– Leadership Development: Conducts training sessions for GIZ staff and other organizations on various topics, including operational and financial planning, gender in practice, corporate communications, and result-orientation.
Communication and Teamwork
– Natural Communicator: Strong communication skills with a positive, hands-on, can-do attitude. Demonstrated flexibility in responding to shifting conditions.
– Team Player: Ability to inspire others to work together and assume responsibility.
Specific Skills
– Project Management: Expertise in project management methodologies such as Results-Based Management (RBM), Project Cycle Management (PCM), and Logframe analysis.
– Monitoring and Reporting Systems: Experience in formulating intervention logics, monitoring, and reporting systems.
– Participatory Approaches: Applies participatory approaches and engages effectively with evaluation stakeholders.
Regional Experience
– Global Experience: Worked in various regions including Sub-Saharan Africa, Americas and the Caribbean, Asia and Pacific, Europe, and the Mediterranean.
Karsten Weitzenegger’s comprehensive skill set and extensive experience make him a highly qualified professional in the field of international cooperation and sustainable development.