Proposed position in the project: Expert on
1. FAMILY NAME: CERDÁ MICÓ
2.
FIRST NAMES: ALBERTO
3.
DATE OF BIRTH: 2 January 1962
4.
NATIONALITY: Spanish
5.
CIVIL STATUS: Single
6.
EDUCATION:
Institution [Date form – date to] |
Degree (s) or Diploma (s) obtained:
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Universidad de Murcia,
Facultad de Derecho/ Universidad de Valencia, Facultad de Derecho (1979-1985)
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Law degree: 5 years degree (Master
with new EU Bolonia Plan)
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European Institute for Public
Administration Maastricht (NL) (1997)
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Diploma
on EU Relations, Enlargement & Policy Making
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URBACT Secretariat Paris (May and September 2012)
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Training on project management
EU Urban Development
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State Labour and Social Security Inspectorate
(1986 to 1988)
Ministry of Labour and Social Security, Spain
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Labour and Social Security
Inspector (Master Degree on OSH issues).
Awarded several Diplomas on
OSH issues as:
OSH training on Construction
Sites; Fire Prevention; Physical-Chemical and Biological Agents; Auditing OSH
Services; Framewotk Directive 89;
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LANGUAGE SKILLS: Indicate competence on a scale of 1 to 5 (1 -
excellent, 5 - basic)
Language |
Reading
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Speaking
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Writing
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English
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1
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1
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1
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Spanish
(mother t.)
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1
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1
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1
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Italian
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1
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2
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3
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Portuguese
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2
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3
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3
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French
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1
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1
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2
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MEMBERSHIP OF PROFESSIONAL BODIES:
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Labour and Social Security Inspection;
ILO external consultant.
§
AIC. Association of International
Consultants
7.
OTHER
SKILLS:
§
Computer skills: complete command on
Microsoft Word, Windows, Excel, Power Point, Internet, etc.
§ Monitoring and
evaluating skills; Skills in designing and leading training programs; lecturer-
academic skills; Design- conduct surveys/ interviews;
§ Consensus facilitator;
Mediation and Arbitration; Group Dynamics/Motivation; Coaching:
§
Labour
economics / development economics
§
Qualitative
and quantitative studies on the link between macroeconomic, economic and
industrial strategies and employment
§ Work- place adaptation;
“back to work policies/methodologies” for PWD/victims of OSH accidents;
§ Social Dialogue; Concept
integration and coordination; Equality/Gender/ PWD/Integration of groups under
risk of social exclusion
§ Baseline-analysis; Fact
finding missions Feasibility analysis;
§ Management skills,
Innovative frameworks for brain-storming-problem resolution; Facilitator;
§ Regional/Social/-Economic
factors’ integration for development, low cost methodologies for training-study
tours; etc.
8.
PRESENT
POSITION: Free-lance
consultant on economic, labour and social issues. President of international
consultancy “Frame Solutions S. L”, based in Barcelona, Spain
.
9.
YEARS WITHIN THE FIRM: 11 years as
international free lance, Chairman of international consultancy Frame Solutions
S.L. + 15 years as Labour Inspector (civil servant at the Labour and Social
Security‘ Ministry, Spain). Total work experience: 26 years
KEY
QUALIFICATIONS:
.
Expert
on active labour market policies and regional development, labour law,
employment restructuring in enterprises, Vocational Education and Training,
working conditions including gender issues, occupational health and safety
(OSH), Social Security, work injury care and insurance and unemployment
benefits. Policy design and evaluator. ILO-Decent Work Agenda experience.
§
Design and implementation of active
labour market measures (ALMM) and coordinate with regional development
initiatives (ERDF); tender evaluation, implementation and follow up including
ESF and Equal; Experience to develop tools for analysis and forecast of labour
market trends, monitoring and evaluation tools; experience with Labour Market
Observatories in cooperation with social partners. Expert on local development
and employment.
§
Extensive experience as Team Leader/KE/STE for EU funded Projects:
management of projects or tasks, contact with institutional partners, decision
makers and EU Delegations; organisation of experts’ works to implement work-programme,
providing quality control and relation with Contracting Authorities + reporting
§
Evaluator of programs, project promoters and grant’s application, EU
Directives and transposition-application, etc.
§
Expert on introduction of OSH culture in
Educational institutions and training programmes for OSH technicians
§
Long-standing experience with EU
ALMM/VET/ERDF funds and grant/evaluation procedures (IPA/ESF); implementation
addressed to groups under risk of social exclusion; Implementation and follow
–up National Employment Strategies
§
Provided advise to public organizations
on EU legislation, best practices and harmonization;
§
Promotion of employment, occupational
training (TOT approach) and assistance to job seekers and social services;
§
Lead expert for URBACT EU project
fostering employment and urban development with transnational experience
§
Training Needs Analysis, Formulation of
Training Plans, Training for trainers (TOT) on capacity and institutional building;
§
Expert on Regional Development Agencies, organization, structures,
resources, programming and monitoring, etc.
§
Institutional
Development: Strategy, Policy & Training Resources
(and TOT);
§
Performance Appraisal, Work Planning and
Review Systems; Horizon 2020 EU. Bids’ evaluator.
§
Experience in planning, project
monitoring and evaluation, mediation with municipalities, regional agencies, social partners, teaching,
public relations experience, media campaigns; social dialogue including gender issues.
§
Knowledge of EU socio-economic cohesion
policies in regions in decline;
§
Business and competitiveness promotion.
Corporate Social Responsibility certification and guidance (CSR). Elaboration
checklist to monitor WB & IFC’s Performance Standards on Social & Environmental Sustainability
§
Free Trade Agreements (and GSP) and
labour rights. ILO core standards, WTO.
§
Elaboration of business plans,
import-export oriented policies, supporting tools and grants, including
evaluation of tenders (PRAG rules). Feasibility studies and organization of
business exploratory missions.
§
Social Security expert; Human Resources
Management
§
Project
Management;
Management Development, Teamwork & Empowerment;
§
Elaboration of technical proposals for tenders (FIIAPP, www.fiiapp.org; Arcadis BMB Management
Consultants BV, www.bmb.nl; Agriconsulting
Europe www.agriconsultingeurope.be;
EEO www.eeogroup.gr, Human Dynamics www.humandynamics.org).
§
Preparation
of Terms of Reference for work-progams-engagement of experts-activities, log-frame,
methodologies, survey steps, allocation of resources (timeframe, etc).
§
EC Phare,
Tacis, Meda, Cards, IPA Procedures, Tendering, Evaluation and
Procurement, PCM on social-economic issues;
§
Organisation & Management of Study
Tours, Conferences, Seminars & Training Courses.
10.
SPECIFIC EXPERIENCE IN THE
REGION:
Country
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Date from – Date to:
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Latvia
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2001
- 2002
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Turkey
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2004
(7 months), 2006 (5 months), 2007 (1 week)
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Ukraine
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2004
(October-November). May 2007
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Bulgaria
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2007
(July-October 2007)
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Bangladesh
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2006-2008
(several missions)
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Romania
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2007-2008
(key expert several missions).
2013
Senior expert ALMM (30 work days)
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China
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2007-2010
(KE 100 work days + STE organize study tours)
2009
(STE 15 days 2nd. Int. Forum Emergency Management and 12 days Int.
Symposium OSH Chemicals, Shengzhen)
2013 (STE 10 days EU-China Symposium on Comparison of
Social Assistance Policies)
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Georgia
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2009
(16 to 20 Feb 09)
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Croatia
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2009-2010
(KE 100 work days; STE 55 w/d)
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Serbia
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2010
(KE 60 work days)
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Vietnam
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2011
(STE 19 days)
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Maghreb (Morocco, Argelia
& Tunisie)
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2011
(STE 22 days)
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Belgium, Brussels
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2014: 26 w/d. EU Horizon 2020, Evaluator
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Spain, UK, Greece,
Belgium, Portugal, Cyrus, Italy, Poland & Romania
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2012
(50 work days)
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PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
Dates
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Location
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Company
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Position |
Description
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September 2015 to May 2016
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Belgium, Brussels and home based
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CARDNO
EMERGING MARKETS UK LTD
Mr. Pedro
Rios, framework manager. Direct +44 (0)18442 67011; Oxford House, Oxford
Road, Thame, Oxfordshire OX9 2AH pedro.rios@cardno.uk.com
www.cardno.com/emergingmarkets
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Senior Evaluator, Coordinator
of 5 evaluator’s team
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Evaluator-team
coordinator (34 work days) to asses proposals received under call “Eropean Instrument
for Democracy and Human Rights (EIDHR), restricted call for proposals no. EUROPEAID/150264/DH/ACT/MULTI, 2015 (http://www.eidhr.eu/)
Coordinate (in English, French and Spanish) inputs and evaluations from 5 assessors’
team for the “LOT 2- To contribute to the monitoring and the effective
implementation of the specific international core conventions ratified by
GSP+ beneficiary countries in the EU Generalised Scheme of Preferences+
(GSP+) context. Actions under this lot focused on the human rights and core labour rights UN/ILO conventions (http://trade.ec.europa.eu/doclib/docs/2012/october/tradoc_150025.pdf)”.
The coordinator
ensure the maximum quality of each evaluators’ assessment and coherence in
the comments and scores given under the lot 2
The assessment of the project proposals is
based on the following topics:
At the
concept notes stage:
The
relevance and the overall design of the action
At the full
application stage:
The financial
and operational capacity of the applicant and its co-applicants
The
methodology of the action
The
sustainability of the action
The budget
and efficiency of the action
The call addressed the support
to implement the following UN-ILO Conentions:
Human Rights United Nations Conventions
1. Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide
(1948)
2. International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial
Discrimination (1965)
3. International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (1966)
4. International Covenant on Economic Social and Cultural Rights (1966)
5. Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against
Women
6. Convention Against Torture and other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading
Treatment or Punishment (1984)
7. Convention on the Rights of the Child (1989)
ILO Core Labour Standards Conventions
8. Convention concerning Forced or Compulsory Labour, No 29 (1930)
9. Convention concerning Freedom of Association and Protection of the
Right
10. Convention concerning the Application of the Principles of the Right
to Organise and to Bargain Collectively, No 98 (1949)
11. Convention concerning Equal Remuneration of Men and Women Workers for
Work of Equal Value, No 100 (1951)
12. Convention concerning the Abolition of Forced Labour, No 105 (1957)
13. Convention concerning Discrimination in Respect of Employment and
Occupation, No 111 (1958)
14. Convention concerning Minimum Age for Admission to Employment, No 138
15. Convention concerning the Prohibition and Immediate Action for the
Elimination of the Worst Forms of Child Labour, No 182 (1999)
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22 June to 31 July 2015
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Multiple Framework Contracts, Spain
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Ramboll
for EU
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Senior expert and evaluator
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For the EU Multiple Framework Contracts, undertake REFIT study to evaluate the implementation of Directive 91/533/EC on employer's obligation to inform employees of the conditions applicable to the contract or employment relationship. Undertaken study on Directive implementation in Spain.
Analyzed fundamental changes that have occurred both
on the labour market and at the level of EU law since 1991.
Applied the following evaluation
criteria: compliance; relevance; effectiveness; efficiency and coherence
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2014 (Nov-Dec. 10 w/d)
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Belgium, Brussels
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EU Research Executive Agency
REA/C/03, SWAFS,
Brussels
Administration: Rossella.PAINO@ext.ec.europa.eu
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EU H2020 Senior Technical Evaluator
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Calls for proposals Horizon 2020, Science & Society: Responsible Research/Innovation/Equality/Gender. Evaluate proposals submitted in response to EU call based on the work programs: H2020-GARRI-2014-1 (developinggovernance for the advancement of Responsible Research and Innovation); H2020-GERI-2014-1 (Promoting gender equality in research and innovation); H2020-ISSI-2014-1 (Integrating society in science and innovation)and H2020-SEAC-2014-1 (making science education and careers attractive for young people). Project proposals content evaluated: initial work plan; deliverables; planned –to be used resources; relevance of the objectives; scientific - industrial quality; management procedures; beneficiaries' contributions; expected impact in scientific, technological, economic, competitive and social terms; plans for the use- dissemination of results, etc as per H2020 guidelines and work program 2014-15 |
Since March 2013 to Dec. 2013
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Vientiane, Laos
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LICO,
Laos Interrnational Consulting Ltd.
www.licolao.com and Frame Solutions S.L.
Josep Vergé: Director
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Director of services on Social Corporate
Responsibility +
Social&Environmental Standards (S&E)
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Cooperation among
2 private consultancies to provide services and technical advice to companies
in Laos on:-
·
Human rights issues within the supply chain
·
Dispute resolution
·
Stakeholder engagement
·
Advise on S&E and Corporate Social
Responsibility
·
Training development, providing internal/external
training, coaching
·
Liaising/facilitation with
government/Civil Society organizations and Media
·
Management Systems (ISO 9000/14000
series, OSHAS 18000, SA 8000)/GMP
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May
to Nov 2012
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Spain, UK, Greece,
Belgium, Portugal, Italy, Cyprus, Romania and Poland
|
EU. Red
Local (Madrid) and Urbact Secretariat in Paris
Ana Isabel Rodriguez Larraz, Lead Partner
representative: arodriguezl@ayto-torrejon.es
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Lead expert
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For the EU
financed URBACT project “E4C: E-skills
for innovative cities” aimed to promote
growth - employment related to E-SKILLS - ICT through urban strategies to:
- enable ACQUISITION OF E-SKILLS: ICT (Information and
Communication Technologies) user skills, ICT practitioner skills and
e-business skills,
- facilitate UPGRADING OF E-SKILLS,
- As Lead Expert provided technical advice to produce a baseline study
on the partners needs and expectations; defined the project work program,
expected outputs and related methodology, supported partners and their URBACT
Local Support Groups implementing the transnational exchange activities; support
to elaboration of Local Action plans on ICT support and e-skills development
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September
2011
|
Spain, Morocco, Argelia & Tunisie
|
IFC.
Full
Audit & Prevent.
Montse
More, Director Fundacion Prevent m.more@fundacionprevent.com
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Senior Short Term Audit Expert
|
Elaborated
and implemented a checklist to monitor IFC’s Performance Standards on Social & Environmental
Sustainability, definition of methodology to follow up clients’ roles. 7 multinational
companies audited in 3 Maghreb countries.
E
& S monitoring of 1 to 6 PS:
-Social and Environmental
Assessment and Management Systems: Labor and Working Conditions: Pollution
Prevention and Abatement: Community Health, Safety and Security: Land
Acquisition and Involuntary Resettlement: Biodiversity Conservation and
Sustainable Natural Resource Management.
- Additionally
elaborated checklist to audit IFC’s General EHS Guidelines
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July-November 2011
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Vietnam
|
Manager: laura.autor@idom.com
|
Senior
short term expert labour rights and free trade and standards
|
EU funded
Multilateral Trade Assistance Project III (MUTRAP) Ministry of Industry and Trade provided Analysis of the provisions
contained in Free Trade Area agreements on workers and social rights. -Analysis
of ILO core standards and other international labor rights (WTO). -Overview
of the main reasons (legal, economic and social) regarding the establishment
of a link between social protections and trade-related issues; -Analysis of
the impact on Viet Nam of the labor provisions. -Analysis of labor rights in
CSR and codes of conduct. –
- Applied Country’s
Decent Work Agenda principles
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April 2010
|
EU and Spain
|
EU. Public Policy
Management Institute, LT
Mantras
Boudraitis, Director mantas@vpvi.lt
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Senior
short term research expert
|
EU funded
project No JLS/2008/FRAC/PR/1006-30-CE-0306544/00-11 and Directorate-General
for Justice, Freedom and Security of European Commission implemented a study to
evaluate the EU actions promoting and protecting children’s rights and to
conduct comparative analysis of institutions and policies for promoting and
protecting children’s rights in 27 EU Member States.
-Elaborated the study on Spanish implementation of EU actions on
promotion and protection of children’s rights
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March 2010 to Sept. 2010
|
Serbia
|
Paulina Cedro (PM) p.cedro@eprd.pl
|
Senior Key expert on evaluation active employment
policy
|
For the EU financed project “to enhance data management, forecasting
and monitoring and evaluation capacity of the National Employment Service
(EuropeAid/128079/C/SER/RS), provided technical
assistance on:
- Analysis
of existing methodologies for monitoring and evaluation of labour market
measures. Elaboration of a national level Needs Assessment Paper for M&E
-
Prepared Needs Assessment Paper to draft internal documents (handbooks and
manuals) for implementation new methodology monitoring –evaluation of ALMM.
- Revision of methodologies for
conduction
of evaluation and development of evaluation reports on labor market program. Implementation and follow –up National Employment
Strategies- Organised
a study tour to Spain on functioning of Employment Agencies and use of EU
funds
|
From January 2010 (14
months)
|
Croatia
|
Project Manager nathalie.herbeck@humandynamics.org
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Senior Key expert Labour Market/HHRR
|
EU funded “Fostering
Effective Inclusion of Persons with Disabilities in Labour
Market” strengthening capacities of local
stakeholders and Labour Market agents to facilitate access to labour for
persons with disabilities. Support a One-stop-shop and a public campaign
promoting employability. Undertaken National Study on ----Needs assessment
for PWD and LM integration.
-Elaboration of guidelines &
manuals, training, dissemination, social dialogue for LM integration..
-Elaboration of 8 county level
Action Plans for PWD integration in LM. Training on CSR and PWD integration,
work place adjustment and assisted work for PWD. --Elaborated guideline on
monitoring and evaluation of programs. Implementation and follow –up National Employment Strategies
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Nov. 09 – May 2010
|
Croatia
|
EU. SAFEGE-PM-EPTISA-
RAMBOLL, www.safege.be
Team Leader: Hans.Blankert@strategija.hr
|
ST Expert for ESF grant schemes on employment
|
EU funded project
“Project Pipeline for IPA / EU Structural Funds”,
Phare 2006:
- analysis of information provided in grant scheme development plans;
- drafting evaluation criteria and operation identification sheets;
- drafting Guidelines for applicants (Grants on ALM geographical
mobility, entrepreneurship, skills development, competitiveness SMEs, groups
under risk of social exclusion like disabilities-roma people-log tern
unemployed-women, young, etc; social economy, local employment partnership
support, social services for the communities
|
June-July 2009
|
Multilateral
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EU. AESA, Agriconsulting Europe. PM: A.PISANTE@aesagroup.eu
|
Senior
Evaluator EU Lot 2 Multi
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Evaluator (English,
French and Spanish) EU initiative “INVESTING IN PEOPLE – LMIS (improving
labour market information systems)”, Call for Proposals. Aimed to support
measures promoting labour market information systems in Latin America,
Maghreb & Western Africa able to generate accurate and timely data to
efficient analysis of labour demand and labour supply
|
December 2007 to December
2010
June-July and Sept-Oct
2009
Nov. 2013
|
China
China
|
EU. EPOS Health Consultants
and GOPA (DL) & Ministry of Labour and Social Security of China
Team Leader: H. Wolf hanswolfworld@hotmail.com
Agrer:
EU-China Policy Dialogues Support Facility I
Team
Leader:
Agrer: EU-China Policy Dialogues Support Facility II
|
Senior
international Key expert on work injuries rehabilitation (until 2009).
Short
term expert for study tours 2009 - 2010
Senior
ST expert Emergency
Management & OSH
2009
(27 w/d)
|
EU project: ”Technical
Assistance for EU-China Social Security Reform -
Component 2: Social Security Systems/Administration Development” key expert
work injuries rehabilitation, advise on: -OSH Prevention: support the review and adjustment of workplace
safety standards, organise public information campaigns to increase
awareness, implement training programmes for employers (CSR) to implement workplace safety measures; -Rehabilitation: advise on the improvement of medical
rehabilitation technologies and the upgrading of rehabilitation facilities;
-Work injury
compensation: definition of disability levels and
management of work injury contributions and payments.
- Lecturer at the 2nd
China International Forum on Workplace Emergency Management: “Corporate Social Responsibility and
Emergency Management at workplaces”. Provided technical advise to
Chinese State Administration for Work Safety (SAWS) and National Centre for
Emergency Management
- Lecturer at the China International Symposium on Work Safety and
Sustainable Development of Chemical Industry, Shengzhen Oct. 2009. “Holistic
approach for Public Role on OSH. EU Models”. Assistance provided for SAWS
-Lecturer
at the EU-China
3rd. Symposium on Comparison of Social Assistance Policies, Wuhan
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July to October 2007
|
Sofia, Bulgaria
|
EU. Project Management (www.pmg.ie) & Regional Develop. Agency
(INFO, Director: www.ifrm-murcia.es)
|
Short term international expert on Active Employment
issues and Regional Development
|
“EC
PHARE Service Contract – Preparing good quality strategic documents,
promotion of partnership and cooperation and assistance for project
development capacity, State Planning Organization, Bulgaria. Provided advise
on:
- Provided to the Managing Authority of the
Human resources OP assistance for development
of procedures, manuals, communication strategy, identification of projects
and training (TOT programmes) .
- Elaborated a guideline for ESF project promoters (including information about the
evaluation process) and implementation on ALMM
-
Prepare long term relations among INFO Murcia (Regional Development Agency)
and counterparts in Bulgaria on business and competitiveness promotion
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June 2007
|
Turkey
|
EU. GTZ
Int. Services.
for the TR State Planning
Organization
|
Senior short term training
Expert
|
Support the capacity building within
central, regional and local administrations to prepare them for the
implementation of economic and social cohesion measures in line with Operational Program.
Implementing training (TOT) in capacity development, HRD training for civil
servants within State Planning Organisation, Ministry of Environment and
Forestry, Ministry of Labour and Social Security, Ministry of Transport, and
Ministry of Industry and Trade
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May
2007 to May 2008
|
Romania
|
EPRD Office for Economic Policy and Regional Development Ltd. (PL)
& European Consultants Org. ECO (BEL). PM: andreea.comsa@eco3.ro
|
Key expert on Active employment measures
|
EU financed project to support Romanian Ministry of
Labour & stakeholders in the implementation of grant schemes for active
employment measures (AEM) mainly for youth, long-term unemployed and job
seekers in rural areas and the implementation of the lifelong learning grant
schemes.
-Expert on Active Employment Measures, grants, procedures (including evaluation
and monitoring tools), dissemination, training beneficiary parties
(TOT), promotion of the involvement of stakeholders AEM, coordinate with VET
grants.
- Guidelines for ESF project
promoters and implementation, monitoring tools, etc
|
March 2007 to March 2008
|
Murcia, Spain
|
INFO (Murcia Regional
Development and Bussiness promotion agency).
www.ifrm-murcia.es) Director:
|
Senior international consultant
|
INFO’s support and promote the involvement of the Regional Development and Business promotion Agency in the implementation of international projects and programs with EU financing and other international donors.
-Familiar with INFO structures, organization, programs & activities to transfer to international projects know-how of INFO in EU policies on Reg. Development Operational Plans and Business promotion.
-Local development Agents and Chambers of Commerce promotion
-Manual on Regional Development, including project management & implementation procedures, monitoring and financial control. Application documents, Project Selection and Award, Contracting Documents, Templates for -Reports, Monitoring Documents.
-Implementation and follow –up National-Regional
Employment Strategies
Organizer INFO business promotion mission for Ukraine. May 2007 |
October 2006 to 2008
|
Dhaka, Bangladesh
|
German
Technical Cooperation
GTZ – GFA www.gtz-progress.org
Team Leader:
|
Senior short term expert
|
German Technical Cooperation
project ‘Social and Environmental Standards in the Clothing Industry’, one of
the components of the GTZ programme ‘Promotion of Private Sector SMEs in the
post MFA Era (PROGRESS)’.
-
Assessment of labour inspection & incentive system of both governmental
and non-governmental supervisory bodies (including the textile producers
associations) needs assessment, taking into account the capacity building
initiatives earlier been provided by int. donors
- Screening
of existing training manuals and other relevant documents
- Reviewing monitoring techniques applied by labour
inspectors/ private monitors, effectiveness, relevance of collected data,
promoting social dialogue.
- Applied Country’s Decent Work Agenda principles
- Meetings with all stakeholders related to RMG
sector (textiles) to identify needs on social compliance including the
provision of training (TOT) & elaboration of strategic documents for
action to improve working conditions and CSR.
|
January-May 2006
|
Turkey
|
IBF-GFA leaders of 12 consultancies Consortium
for European Union Project
Project
Manager: jan.sass@gfa-group.de
|
Team
Leader
|
Technical Assistance to Turkish Employment Organisation (ISKUR) for 2006 Programming Exercise to evaluate efficiency and impact of ALMM/RD of EU program following ESF policies:
- design capacity building measures for İŞKUR offices & formulate, implement & monitor local employment policies together with stakeholders addressed to groups under risk of social exclusion (social dialogue oriented including gender issues)
- provide better matching and placement services for job seekers and employers & improve active labour market measures & relations with private employment agencies, academic institutions and private sector at national and local level
- coordinate policies and measures among several international program’s on employment, vocational training and regional development (NUTS II) in coordination with the State Planning Organization and regional development structures, including capacity building measures and Grant Scheme, avoiding overlapping and evaluating impact, proceedings and results.
- Recommendations for improvement of impact of ALMM Grant Scheme programs (including
evaluation and monitoring tools). Tools for
forecast labour market trends; promoted Labour Market Observatories.
Recommendations to follow –up National
Employment Strategies
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Nov. 2005 to date
|
Spain
|
FRAME
SOLUTIONS SL
Josep Vergé: Director
|
President.
Senior Expert on Social
Issues
|
EU-International Advising Technical Assistance
-Coordination Implementation & Evaluation, including PCM on
social issues
-Business support and competitiveness. Corporate Social
Responsibility
-Regional Development and Employment
-Organize Study Tours to Europe for international projects
|
Jan -Sept 2005
|
Barcelona, Spain
|
Premaqua:
|
Team
Leader
|
Director of National Spanish Survey “working conditions, social security scheme and early retirement in the cement production” done for the trade union CC.OO.”
|
October/November 2004
|
Kiev, Ukraine
|
GVG/BCEOM (Germany/France)
|
Senior Short term expert
|
EU-Project: ‘Support to the development of the Accident insurance system in Ukraine’ (TACIS)
• organization and coordination of social insurance and work injury care measures with other relevant key players for the Accident Insurance Fund
• launching Occupational Health and Safety (OSH) work accident prevention campaigns to achieve the active involvement of Social Partners.
• Analysis of cost/benefit of OSH preventive measures and finance the Fund.
• Elaboration training and disseminating material for OSH promotion.
|
January-July 2004
|
Ankara, Turkey
|
Consortium led
by GVG
|
Team Leader
|
EU Project: ‘Support to Labour Ministry on EU directives on
occupational safety and health (OSH)’. Aimed to align the OHS standards in
Turkey with EU by: --- Institutional
capacity building and training; OHS promotion; -Improved capacity of
laboratories for OHS delivery. - Assisted the Directorate General for
Occupational Health and Safety to follow up changes in the EU acquis &
transfer new EU regulations promoting social dialogue.
|
2001- 02
2014
|
Riga, Latvia
|
Ministry of Labour and
Social Affairs.
FIIAPP (www.fiiapp.org).
EU funded Twinning Spain-Latvia
State Labour Inspectorate - Employment
Agency, Riga
|
Pre-Accession Adviser
International ALMM-LI
expert
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EU
Twinning programme addressed to Latvian authorities on Occupational Safety
and Health (OSH) regulations to improve the Latvian level of OSH through EU
legislation. Drafting documents for transposing EU directives, developing the
capacity of the Latvian Labour Department and the State Labour Inspectorate
applying PCM.
-Designed
a new dimension for OSH; training courses and seminars held on risk
assessment, internal control, organisational
structure of OSH management; developed Guidelines-manuals with
description on EU requirements,
-participation
in Committee for evaluation of tenders & prepare technical specifications
for call for tenders; monitoring evaluation systems on OSH were set up
in Labour Ministry & the SLI
(links with employers organisations, trade unions, etc.) - proposals for
employment services to promote job creation policies and for financing the
insurance of occupational accidents and work related illness.
- Development of
unified education system for promotion of OSH as for specialists (including
labour inspectors) and safety representatives. Developed training curricula on OSH. Implementation and follow –up National Employment
Strategies related to OSH. Guidelines for a uniformed
education curriculum
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linking the Latvian authorities with the OSH – Quality EU Institutes
Participated
in panel at international Conference (ESF funded, EU) on “Effective
Inspection Systems”.
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1997
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Sweden
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Occupational Health and
Safety Board
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Karolus
Exchange programme
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Exchange
Programme: Briefings at Headquarters by each Department on the structure,
proceedings & planning;
participation in daily work of Swedish labour inspectors. Visit work-sites
& interviews with employers & worker representatives.
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1994
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Geneva, Switzerland
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International Institute for
Labour Studies
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Director expert Assistant
on ALMM
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International Course on Active Labour Policy &
design Active Labour Market Measures; - lecturer on Labour Administration
practices; ran simulation exercises on labour disputes & collective
agreements, prepared panels and debates. Analysis of National Employment Strategies
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Oct. 91 –Feb. 93
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Geneva,
Switzerland
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International Labour Office
(ILO) www.ilo.org
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Associate expert,
Department of labour administration and labour inspection
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Follow-up
country reports from Latin American region on implementation of ILO standards
on labour administration and labour inspection; -promote social dialogue,
research on labour issues (e.g., social
partners and labour inspection, in the forestry industry); -prepare
Technical Memorandum on the joint ILO-Spain programme “modernisation of the
Chilean Labour Inspection”; -organize seminars on labour administration &
social dialogue (e.g. seminar
on Labour Inspection in PALOP countries, Angola, 92; labour inspection in
Eastern Europe & EEC); -participation
in training on programme & project evaluation.: fundamental
human rights related to trade unions, etc.
-Member of ILO Secretariat (International
Conference), preparing the 79th Session, Geneva, June 1992 for the
elaboration of Convention Protection of Workers' Claims (Employer's Insolvency),
Convention No. 173
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1989 -
2004
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Tenerife/Albacete/Murcia/Barcelona/
Sevilla, Spain
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Labour and Social Security
Inspector
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Monitoring
implementation of regulations on Labour issues, Social Security &
Occupational Safety and Health (OSH). -Participate in international cooperation.
Monitoring of ALMM/VET implementation based on ESF
& Regional Development funds (ERDF); access to aids, tax benefit and Grants for
employment & business promotion policies, promoting
self-employment, social economy & co-operatives. -Implementation of
measures funded by European Social Fund in line with the European Employment
Strategy. -Assessment of appropriate use of ALMM grants and action plans
defined by the Employment Promotion Institute in order to avoid fraud and
misuse. -Undertake labour market analyses, work interviews, personal
employment plans, active job-seeking policies, assistance for self-employment
and reinforcement of social services. -Monitor employment / unemployment benefits, and social security (including subsidies and promotion of
employment of handicapped persons and job reintegration of occupational
injured persons & socially excluded groups. etc.). -Implementation and follow –up National Employment
Strategies
-Monitor payment of premiums/contributions to Social
Security, use of social security benefits & provision of work injury
benefits.
- Monitoring employer’s contribution to National Wages
Guarantee Fund and access to covered actions
-Evaluating levels of work capacity due to accident.
Trainer (TOT) for civil servants
& social partners on labour , business and social matters.
-Initiate administrative sanctions procedure in case
of law violations; provide legal advice to social partners; follow-up
complaints; prepare reports on employment restructuring in enterprises; Cooperate
with Labour Market Observatories
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OTHER RELEVANT INFORMATION (e.g. publications)
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Awarded
several OSH Diplomas from the Ministry of Labour, Spain.
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Frequent
lecturer at several international Universities and Congresses and Forums (Luanda,
Angola, ILO Conference for Palop Countriese, Lecture on Common problems for
African Labour Inspectorates; Kocaeli University, Turkey, Lecture on OSH risk
Evaluation, May 2004; Mallorca, Labour Inspectors Conference, Lecture on
Outsourcing and labour consequences, October 2000; Lectures at 3 International Conferences in
China; delivered 6 lectures at Latvia University, Language’s Faculty. Riga,
Oct. 2014 on social and economic issues; Lecturer at PREVENTICA – OSH
International Conference, Casablanca, Mars 2015 on EU OSH Policies etc)
§ Articles,
strategic and methodology papers in the field of social policy and social
security, social dialogue (ILO, Role of Social Partners LI in Spain, 1992; ILO-European Foundation for Improvement Living
& Working Conditions - Danish Ministry Employment conference Tripartism in
an enlarged European Union, Elsinore 2002.); Contributed Spanish input for “UNEMPLOYMENT EARLY WARNING
SYSTEM. EU Case Studies” (EU-China Social Security Reform 08); E-Skills for
Innovative cities, Urbact EU, elaborated a baseline assessment (urbact.eu/fileadmin/Projects/E4C/outputs.../Baseline_study_E4C.doc). “Tripartism and
Labour Inspection: Strategies”, Las Cuatro Esquinas, Social Technicians
Association, Murcia, Spain, 1994; “Outsourcing, a Labour Engineering”, Aranzadi Social, March 1999, Spain.
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Attended
dissemination campaign on export promotion methodologies, by Spanish Export
Promotion Agency (ICEX), April 2007. Delegate at GES (Global Entrepreneurship
Summit), Marrakech, Morocco, Nov 2014.
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Participated as ILO resource expert on Labour
Inspection issues at the Tri-partite
Regional Conference held in Tbilisi, Georgia to address all forms
Trafficking in Human beings in the Caucasus and related destination countries.
February 2009
· Attended 7 hours training on “Managing Stress
at Work-place”, Riga, State Labour Inspectorate, ESF funded EU. Riga, Oct 2014
Contact: acerdamico@yahoo.es
