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Raj Rana

Owner, the Wolfgroup - Performance Consultants

Management Consulting | Geneva Area, Switzerland, CH

Summary

Raj is a professional management consultant dedicated to helping international organizations to achieve substantial performance improvements. He brings 15 years of international experience, evaluating organizations and facilitating initiatives to enhance their strategies, structures, processes, and corporate culture. He is a Certified Professional Facilitator (CPF) and an Accredited Auditor/SGS NGO Benchmarking Certification System (ongoing).

Since founding the WolfGroup Consultants in 2006, Raj has developed a global network of public and private sector consultants. His approach of connecting expertise from development, corporate, academic and government backgrounds allows the WolfGroup to deliver integrated and innovative approaches to its clients. The WolfGroup's work with international and inter-governmental clients has included over 40 projects in 30 countries.

Complete information can be found on our website: http://theWolfgroup.org/

Specialties: Our focus is on enhancing organizational performance. Through evaluation, troubleshooting and facilitation, we partner with clients to take stock of past performance, diagnose their current challenges, and help them define their strategy for the future. We put strong emphasis on how we communicate the results of our work, and use visual thinking, graphic recording/strategic illustration as often as we can.

Experience

Oct 2011 - Present
Evaluation of the Hyogo Framework for Action (HFA) Progress Review Framework / United Nations International Strategy for Disaster Reduction (UNISDR)

Meta-evaluation of the Hyogo Framework for Action (HFA) progress review framework and the 2009-2011 reporting cycle through the National and Regional HFA Monitor.
Oct 2010 - Present
Policy Engagement Project - Lead Consultant / PeaceNexus

Seconded by PeaceNexus to a Scandinavian peacebuilding NGO to take stock of organizational effectiveness and structures, facilitate and accompany a mid-term process to build policy advocacy capacity in support of their field operations.
Oct 2011 - Oct 2011
Facilitator- IUCN/Shell Biofuels Partnership / International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) - Shell

Facilitator for the Shell-IUCN Biofuels Parntership: Review and Planning Workshop for 2012.
Jun 2011 - Sept 2011
Evaluation of IOM Haiti Earthquake and Cholera Response / IOM

Evaluation of SIDA-funded IOM Haiti operation in five emergency response projects- cash-for-work, shelter assistance, emergency psychosocial assistance, provision of water and sanitation facilities and camp coordination.

Report available here: http://reliefweb.int/sites/reliefweb.int/files/resources/Full_Report_2551.pdf
Apr 2011 - Jun 2011
Strategic Review of Global Advocacy Capacity / CARE International

Strategic review of CARE International’s capacity in global advocacy, assessing needs, examining existing resources, identifying lessons learned and examples of successful practice, and developing strategic options to strengthen CI’s capacity and impact.
May 2011 - May 2011
Facilitator- Lyon Local and Regional Authorities Meeting / World Water Council
Oct 2010 - Dec 2010
Mid-term Evaluation - Consultant / Danish Refugee Council

Mid-term evaluation of 2-year capacity development programme of the Georgian Ministry of Refugees and Accommodation.
Jul 2008 - Oct 2010
Instructor and Subject Matter Expert / Global Peace Operations Initiative GPOI

Global Peace Operations Initiative (GPOI - http://www.america.gov/st/peacesec-english/2008/May/20080530083622dmslahrellek0.6108667.html).

Instructor and Subject Matter Expert (SME) delivering ITS/DPKO Standardized training courses (SGTM) that aim to enhance UN peace keeping capacities of emerging Troop Contributing Countries of the Global South. Range of courses delivered includes: UN Staff Officers Course, UN Military Obervers Course, Training of Trainers Course, Peace Keeping Operations Instructors Course, UN Logistics Course, UN Civil-Military Liaison Course, UN Logistics Course and various Command Post Exercises (CPX). Have worked with training audiences in Bangladesh, Cambodia, Indonesia, Malaysia, Mongolia, Nepal, Philippines, Thailand and Ukraine.
Apr 2010 - Sept 2010
Impact Evaluation - Team Leader / Geneva Call

Team leader of an impact evaluation of Geneva Call’s projects in Columbia and Myanmar, employing this project learning to enhance planning, monitoring and evaluation systems at the organizational level.
Jun 2010 - Aug 2010
Development of Future Strategy for the Disarmament and Peace Programme - Consultant / Quaker United Nations Office Geneva

Lead a stock-taking exercise of the Disarmament and Peace programme, examining its partnerships and developing strategic options for the organization’s future thinking.
Apr 2010 - May 2010
Pandemic Preparedness Exercise Training Package - Consultant / World Health Organization
Mar 2010 - Mar 2010
Review of the OI Rights in Crisis Campaign in DRC- Consultant / Oxfam International

Evaluation of OI Rights in Crisis (RiC) Campaign in DRC which lobbied to end KIMIA II and influence MONUC mandate renewal (2010).

Evaluation of OI RiC Campaign on LRA violence in the Great Lakes and Sudan (2011).

Evaluation of OI's project, 'Sustainable Development and the Arms Trade Treaty' (2011)
Aug 2009 - Feb 2010
Code of Conduct Project - Consultant / International Council of Volunteer Agencies (ICVA)

In partnership with Practical-Intelligence.ch, developed an initiative around the Code of Conduct for the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement and NGOs entitled, ’Strengthening the relevance of humanitarian principles in humanitarian action’. Through intensive dialogue with stakeholders, developed a Background Document reflecting the challenges facing the Code, and the piloting of Learning Events to enable organizations to more effectively employ its principles.

http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/res.nsf/db900SID/OCHA-7T9LEY?OpenDocument
Nov 2009 - Nov 2009
Facilitator / United Nations Relief and Works Agency UNRWA

Team member of an event facilitation team recruited by UNRWA to animate debate and discussion around the theme of partnership for the annual Host and Donors Conference.
Oct 2009 - Oct 2009
Facilitator / Swedish International Development Agency (SIDA) ATHA Programme

Development and delivery of a one-day training on humanitarian coordination, security management and civil-military relations as part of the Advanced Training Program on Humanitarian Action (ATHA).

November 2006, April and October 2009, June 2010.
May 2009 - Jun 2009
Evaluation of EC-Funded Capacity Building Project - Consultant / Danish Refugee Council

Final evaluation of the project 'Toward Durable Reintegration Mechanisms in Georgia', an EC-funded technical capacity building undertaken as part of the Aeneas programme. Examined programme implementation and effectiveness, with particular focus on drawing lessons for work that represented a new domain and programming type for the organization.

http://www.guiafc.com/documentos/2006-EuropeAid-124151.pdf
Dec 2008 - Dec 2008
Critical Incident Management Workshop - Facilitator / United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees UNHCR

Developed and delivered a workshop for senior UNHCR security staff on critical incident management and developing simulation exercises.
Jul 2008 - Dec 2008
Project Leader of the "UNRWA at 60" Initiative / United Nations Relief and Works Agency UNRWA

Team Leader of am ambitious initiative to develop events, networks and interest around the “UNRWA at 60” commemoration. Facilitated development of strategy and streamlining of project types and outputs, assembled a multi-disciplinary team to directly develop feasible project proposals and produce printed, digital and products on a website designed exclusively for the commemoration.

http://www.unrwaat60.org/
http://unrwaat60.org/presentation/presentation.html
Oct 2008 - Nov 2008
Critical Incident Simulation / Litasco/Murdoch Communications

Part of a team developing and delivering a critical incident simulation exercise for a private sector actor.
Mar 2008 - Jun 2008
Evaluation of IHL Programs in Eastern Europe and Central Asia- Consultant / ICRC

Evaluation of ICRC Prevention programmes in the CIS/FSU to promote International Humanitarian Law (IHL) to governments, armed and security forces and education. Field visits to Georgia, Armenia, Ukraine and the Russian Federation, examining 10 years of programming and results.

http://www.icrc.org/Web/eng/siteeng0.nsf/htmlall/evaluation-programme-140308/$File/ICRC-Prevention-Evaluation.pdf

http://icrc.org/web/eng/siteeng0.nsf/htmlall/section_training_education_awareness?OpenDocument
Dec 2007 - Mar 2008
Mid-Term Review of Tsunami Recovery Program TRP - Consultant / American Red Cross (ARC)

http://www.redcross.org/news/in/tsunamis/index.asp
May 2007 - Jan 2008
Project Coordinator - International Geneva and the UN Peacebuilding Commission - Consultant / Geneva Centre for Security Policy

Developed the Project the United Nations Peacebuilding Commission and International Geneva, lead an analytical mapping of International Geneva and organized high-level conferences:

http://www.gcsp.ch/peacebuilding
Nov 2007 - Dec 2007
Consultant and Researcher / VOICE - Voluntary Organisations in Cooperation in Emergencies

Chaired a review of existing policies and research on civil-military relations and the challenges organizations face in the field, developed a discussion paper for a multi-agency workshop on civil-military relations.

http://60gp.ovh.net/~ngovoice/documents/CIVMIL%20Seminar%20Agenda.pdf
May 2007 - Sept 2007
Development and Delivery of Security Management in Hazardous Environments Programme - Consultant / Folke Bernadotte Academy (FBA)

http://security-risk.org/
Apr 2007 - May 2007
Consultant and Researcher / Action Against Hunger United Kingdom (AAH), Darfur, Sudan.

Hunger Watch Publication, 'The Justice of Eating': http://www.actionagainsthunger.org/what-we-do/hunger-watch
Apr 2007 - Apr 2007
Review of the IFRC Shelter Cluster in Mozambique- Consultant / International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC), Mozambique.
Feb 2007 - Mar 2007
Shelter Cluster Coordinator / International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC), Philippines.
Apr 2006 - Mar 2007
Consultant / Harvard University Program for Humanitarian Policy and Conflict Research (HPCR), Switzerland

Security Management Initiative (SMI).

http://securitymanagementinitiative.org/
Jan 2007 - Jan 2007
Field Research on Trade and Human Rights- Consultant / B'tselem, Israel/Gaza Strip

http://www.btselem.org/english/Gaza_Strip/Karni_Crossing.asp
Jan 2007 - Jan 2007
Consultant / The SPHERE Project, Switzerland

Developed advocacy strategy and training modules.
http://www.sphereproject.org/content/view/349/32/lang,English/
Dec 2006 - Jan 2007
Development of Training Modules- Consultant / Center of Excellence/Disaster Management and Humanitarian Assistance (DMHA), USA.

http://www.coe-dmha.org/course_chart.htm
Mar 2006 - Apr 2006
Protection Policy Project, DR Congo- Consultant / United Nations World Food Programme (WFP)

Protection Expert, Field Study on Protection in the DRC context. Supported an on-going policy project exploring how the Programme could improve beneficiary protection, through its staff, mandate and operations. Formulated country-level and strategic recommendations for the eventual WFP policy formulation (2006).
Jun 1998 - Mar 2006
Delegate / ICRC- International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC)

Emergency Response Project, ICRC Headquarters, Switzerland- 2005 - 2006
Armed Forces Advisor, ICRC Headquarters, Switzerland- 2004 - 2005
Kuwait/Iraq- 2003
Russian Federation/Northern Caucasus- 2001 - 2003
Democratic Republic of Congo- 2000
Afghanistan- 1998 - 1999
1991 - 1997
Combat Arms Officer / Canadian Armed Forces Reserve

Armour Corps Officer in Canadian Armed Forces;
Peacekeeping Mission with UNPROFOR 1993 - 1994

Education

2006 - 2009

King's College London, U. of London

Activities: http://www.kcl.ac.uk/schools/sspp/geography/people/phd/cities/rana.html
2003 - 2005

Carleton University

Masters in Architecture (research)
1999 - 1999

European University Institute for Peace Studies

Certificate in Advanced International Program in Peace Studies
1991 - 1997

Carleton University

Bachelor in Architecture (professional degree)

Additional Information

Websites:

My Company, My References, Personal Website

Interests:

motorcycling, travel, technology, skiing, paragliding

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