Dr. G. Kristian KAMPFER
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Professional statusConsultant
Job/career Open to opportunities
Key qualifications
Experienced in programme building, monitoring and evaluation, as a GIZ coordinator in South Sudan.Skilled in capacity and institution building, as a senior research fellow and EU twinning expert in Morocco.
Involved in communication campaigns and in mediation between governmental and other institutions.
Fascilitating course on decentralisation and local governance, as a university teacher in governmental theory.
Professional experience
Lecturer
University of Bonn - Bonn - Germany(Temporary work - Since January 2012)
- University teaching position for Governmental Theory
Programme Coordinator
GIZ - German International Cooperation - Juba - Sudan(Fixed-term contract - July 2010 - December 2011)
- Implementation and technical coordination of the Programme on Local Governance Reform in South Sudan
- (“German Programme on Support of Administrative Reform and Decentralisation in South Sudan” of GIZ and KfW)
Research Associate
Centre for European Integration Studies (ZEI)) - Bonn - Germany(Fixed-term contract - January 2010 - June 2010)
- Coordination and strategic support to Research Institute ZEI
Lecturer
University of Potsdam - Potsdam - Germany(Temporary work - October 2009 - July 2010)
- University teaching position for Political Theory
EU Twinning Expert
GTZ - German Technical Cooperation & ZEI - Centre for European Integration Studies - Rabat - Morocco(Temporary work - February 2009 - April 2010)
- Supporting the Moroccan Government in the installation of a Competition Centre for Morocco
- (“German Programme on Support of Administrative Reform and Decentralisation in South Sudan” of GIZ and KfW)
Public Relations Officer
Federal Foreign Office of Germany - Berlin - Germany(Fixed-term contract - July 2006 - August 2007)
- Support to German Foreign Office during the EU Presidency 2007
Project Manager (EU Presidency)
Federal Foreign Office of Germany - Berlin - Germany(Fixed-term contract - November 2005 - July 2006)
- Preparation of the communication campaign for the German EU Presidency 2007
Trainee Solicitor
Permanent Representation of Germany to the EU - Brussels - Belgium(Training scheme - December 2004 - April 2005)
- Policy analysis for German ambassador, assisting in EU Council
Education
PhD in Political Science
University of Potsdam, Germany (September 2005 - January 2010)
Magister Artium in Political Science
University of Potsdam, Germany (July 1996 - December 2003)
Second State Examination in Law (2. jur. Staatsexamen)
Judicial Examination Board Berlin, Germany (May 2003 - August 2005)
Skills
LANGUAGE SKILLS
- English : Read, Write, Speak (Excellent)
- German : Read, Write, Speak (Native)
- French : Read, Write, Speak (Fluent)
- Arabic : Read, Write, Speak (Learning)
Capacity for teamwork
- Proven by involvement in the Crisis Response Centre (German Foreign Office) during the 2006 Lebanon Crisis and by coordinating a team of 20 national and international experts in post-conflict country South Sudan.
Print-publications
- The European Union on its way towards a federal State? – The EU Foreign Policy. („Die Europäische Union auf dem Weg zu einem Bundesstaat? - Von der Außenpolitik der Europäischen Union”), Nomos Verlagsges.MBH + Co, June 2010, 353 pp.
- The European Constitution – Commentary for the Citizens (“Verfassung für Europa ¬ Der Taschenkommentar für Bürgerinnen und Bürger”), W. Bertelsmann Verlag, 2nd edition, 2005. (More information on http://www.verfassung-europa.de)
Methodological skills
- Trained in human resources management, systemic coaching, monitoring, evaluation and process-orientated moderation (01/07-10/08/2010, German Academy for International Cooperation);
- Trained in Capacity WORKS: Management of GIZ development cooperation programmes (06/06-08/06/2011, trained by GIZ).
Computer skills
- MS Windows 7 and Office (Word, Excel, Outlook)
- Mac OS X; Linux Kernel/Ubuntu
- Web based management systems: DMS and NPS