Jens Engeli

Jens Engeli is an experienced professional with over 15 years of expertise in Development Cooperation across Africa, Asia, Eastern Europe, and Europe. His roles have spanned from Programme coordinator to Project and portfolio manager, International Advisor, Senior Advisor, Desk officer, and Field researcher. Engeli has worked on projects with strategic partnerships with ministries, government departments, local governments, donors like SDC, EU, IFAD, UNDP, UNCDF, WB, WBI, INGOs, NGOs, local authorities, private sector, and community groups. His thematic focus includes Local governance, Governance and Decentralisation, Rural development, Monitoring and Evaluation, Rural advisory services, Agriculture, Rural water, Market access, Adult education, Environment, and Natural Resource Management. With technical expertise in advising partners on thematic/managerial/strategic issues and managing projects/portfolios, Engeli excels in strategic planning, project design, M&E systems, policy dialogue, financial management, human resource management, and acquisition. He possesses excellent coaching, communication, and negotiation skills, is a strong team player, highly flexible with exceptional social competences, and demonstrates distinguished leadership capacities and management skills in intercultural contexts. Fluent in English, French, German, and Portuguese, with a working knowledge of Russian, Engeli has worked extensively in various countries both long-term - Bhutan, Bangladesh, Mozambique, Kyrgyzstan, England, Switzerland - and short-term - Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Mongolia, Kosovo, Albania, Macedonia, Bosnia Herzegovina.