1. CURRICULUM VITAE
1. Family Name: KELEMENIS
2. First Name(s): Alecos
3. Date of Birth: 21 February 1980
4. Nationality: Greek
5. Civil Status: Single
6. Education:
Institution [ Date from - Date to ] Degree(s) or Diploma(s) obtained:
National Technical University of Athens, School of Electrical
& Computer Engineering [2003-2011]
PhD in Electrical and Computer
Engineering
Athens University of Economics and Business, Department
of Management Science & Technology [2004-2010]
BA in Management Science &
Technology
National Technical University of Athens, School of Electrical
& Computer Engineering [1998-2003]
M.Eng. in Electrical & Computer
Engineering
7. Language skills: Indicate competence on a scale of 1 to 5 (1 - excellent; 5 - basic)
Language Reading Speaking Writing
English 1 1 1
Greek 1 1 1
Spanish 1 2 2
French 2 3 3
8. Membership of professional bodies: Member of the Technical Chamber of Greece.
9. Other skills: Sound knowledge of and expertise working with the commercial software packages
such as MS Office (Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint, Project, Visio); Internet and e-communications.
10. Present position: Consultant, Self-employed.
11. Years within the firm: Eleven (11).
12. Key qualifications:
• 11 years of professional experience in international cooperation and development; active
involvement in the implementation of the EC funded projects since 2004.
•6 years of experience as project manager in national and EU projects.
•11 years of professional experience working with civil society: Project manager and researcher in the
National Technical University of Athens / ROM expert and evaluator of EU funded grants, in
particular projects financed by the Non State Actors and Local Authorities in Development (NSA-
LA) Thematic Programme.
•Professional experience of 10 years in the implementation of ROM since 2005. In-depth knowledge of
the ROM methodology and of the implementation modalities along all stages of the ROM cycle.
Experience as ROM Expert in the Mediterranean Region (MEDA II) and for the EC Centrally
Managed Thematic Projects (DCI Thematic - NSA&LA, FSTP, IiP, M&A, and EIDHR) with in-situ
visits to more than 40 projects.
•In depth knowledge of the objectives and priorities of the EC Development Cooperation Instrument
(DCI) Thematic Programmes, and in particular the Non State Actors and Local Authorities in
Development (NSA-LA) Thematic Programme and its predecessor, the Co-financing with European
Development NGOs.
•Solid knowledge of the current financial framework 2014-2020 and the respective development
priorities (including the proposed new programmes under the DCI-Thematic: i) Global Public Goods
and Challenges (GPGC) and ii) Civil Society Organisations and Local Authorities (CSO-LA)).
•Thorough knowledge of the Policy Forum for Development mechanism and its predecessor Structured
Dialogue and their outputs, enhancing regular dialogue and consultations with Civil Society (CS).
13. Specific experience in partner countries:
Country Date from-to
Africa (Cameroon, Kenya, Sierra Leone, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda) 2009 to 2014
Asia (India) 2011
Europe (Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Cyprus, Denmark, Estonia,
Finland, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Netherlands, Lithuania, Romania,
Slovenia for Development Education/Awareness Raising)
2010 to date
Neighbourhood (Egypt, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Palestine, Yemen) 2005 to 2013
Latin America (Peru) 2014
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2. 14. Professional experience:
Date
from-to
Location Company Position Description
Jan/15-
Jun/15
Athens,
Greece
CESVI onlus Evaluation
Expert
Final Evaluation of the EC-funded project “European Youth Against Worldwide Hunger” (DCI-NSAED/2011/239-558) (coordinated by Cesvi
onlus)
• Design of the evaluation methodology and the evaluation tools, preparation of the evaluation budget, perform the desk research and the
field work, synthetic analysis and elaboration of the final Evaluation Report
May/14
-Sep/14
Pristine,
Kosovo,
Athens,
Greece
ICCS-NTUA
Consortium
Member of
the
Evaluation
Team
FWC BENEF 2013 Lot 4 Specific Contract (SC) 2014/341825 “Evaluation of the EU-funded Support to Energy Sector (IPA I)”
• Carrying out research on and synthetic analysis of the EU assistance under IPA I in the energy sector in Kosovo,
• Coordination and organisation of the logistics of the field visits of the Evaluation Team,
• Co-author of the Inception and Evaluation Reports
May/11
-Apr/14
Worldwid
e
ICCS-NTUA
Consortium
ROM
Expert
EC Project: “Service Contract for a Monitoring system of the Implementation of Projects and Programmes of External Co-operation financed by
the European Community - Lot 5: Centrally Managed Thematic Projects”
• Implementation of ROM missions to multi-country projects worldwide, in the sectors of development education/awareness raising in Europe,
civil society, human rights, social services, food security, stability, and culture. Projects visited:
o “Smallholder Innovation for Resilience: strengthening Innovation Systems for Food security in the face of climate change”
(DCI-FOOD, implemented in Peru by Asociación ANDES)
o “Strengthening African Cultural Leadership and Governance” (DCI-HUM, coordinated by the African Arts Institute,
implemented in Cameroon by Espace doual’art – centre d’art contemporain)
o “TOWNS FOR FAIRTRADE IN FINLAND AND ESTONIA” (DCI-NSAPVD, coordinated by Fairtrade Finland, implemented in
Estonia by MTU Mondo)
o “Access to sustainable energy for all” (DCI-NSAED, coordinated by Hnutí DUHA -Friends of the Earth Czech Republic- and
CEE BankWatch, implemented in Italy by Mani Tese / Re:Common)
o “Enhancing poor and excluded women's access to and control over land as a strategy for empowerment and fighting hunger”
(DCI-GENRE, implemented in Sierra Leone by Actionaid Sierra Leone)
o “Stop child labour -school is the best place to work” (DCI-NSAED, coordinated by Hivos and implemented in Denmark by
IBIS)
o “EnCompass. An international diamond of cultural dissemination, capacity building with countries from the North, East, South
and West” (DCI-HUM, implemented in Kenya by the Centre for Heritage Development in Africa)
o “Education for Human Dignity” (DCI-NSAED, implemented in Slovenia by Amnesty International, Slovenia Section and in Italy
by Amnesty International, Italy Section)
o “Youth envisioning the future in Europe and Africa - Strengthening capacity for innovative approaches to development
education” (DCI-NSAED, coordinated by World Vision Germany)
o “Who cares about Sophie-A Europe wide advocacy and awareness raising campaign on the most forgotten MDG (MDG5)
and its consequences for young girls in Africa” (DCI-NSAED, implemented in Lithuania by the Lithuanian Family Planning and Sexual
Health Association)
o “Lifestyle and MDGs” (DCI-NSAED, coordinated by finep - forum for international development + planning)
o “Decent Work for all! Making Migration Work for Development” (DCI-NSAED, coordinated by SOLIDAR AISBL and
implemented in Romania by the Association for Organization Development - SAH ROM)
o “Knowledge Makes Change! Strong co-operation between NGOs and academics in promoting development among politicians
and public.” (DCI-NSAED, implemented in Cyprus by the NGO Support Centre)
o “Progressive Abolition of the Death Penalty and Alternatives that Respect International Human Rights Standards” (EIDHR,
implemented in Uganda by the Foundation for Human Rights Initiative)
o “Healing Torture Survivors and Building Rehabilitation Capacity in Central Africa” (EIDHR, implemented in Uganda by the
African Centre for Treatment and Rehabilitation of Torture Victims)
• Research and synthetic analysis for the preparation of the ROM Synthesis Report for the Non-State Actors and Local Authorities (NSA /LA)
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3. Date
from-to
Location Company Position Description
Programme (on the basis of the ROM findings for the projects which were subject to ROM under the Objectives 1b, 2, and 3 during the
period from May/2009 to Apr/2013),
• synthetic analysis of the Response Sheets received by the DEVCO Task Managers on the ROM outputs,
• assistance to the Quality and financial management of the ROM Project
• participation in the consultations for the new PPCM Platform of DEVCO (in particular for the ROM Module)
Jan/13-
May/13
Brussels,
Belgium
SOLIDAR
Network of
NGOs
Evaluation
Expert
Final Evaluation of the EC-funded project “Decent Work for All! Making Migration Work for Development” (DCI-NSAED/2009/201-932)
(coordinated by SOLIDAR AISBL)
• Design of the evaluation methodology and the evaluation tools, preparation of the evaluation budget, perform the desk research and the
field work, synthetic analysis and elaboration of the final Evaluation Report
May/08
--
Apr/11
Brussels,
Belgium
ICCS-NTUA
Consortium
ROM
Expert
EC Project: “Service Contract for a Monitoring system of the Implementation of Projects and Programmes of External Co-operation financed by
the European Community - Lot 5: Centrally Managed Thematic Projects”
• Implementation of ROM missions to multi-country projects worldwide, in the sectors of development education/awareness raising in Europe,
civil society, social services, stability, human rights, and migration. Projects visited:
o “Youth envisioning the future in Europe and Africa - Strengthening capacity for innovative approaches to development
education” (DCI-NSAED, coordinated by World Vision Germany)
o “Development Education Exchange Project 'La Ngonpo'” (DCI-NSAED, coordinated by the Multikulturni Centrum Praha
Sdruzeni, implemented in India by the Moravian Mission School (MMS) and the Students' Educational and Cultural Movement of
Ladakh)
o “Enhancing policy coherence: making development work better” (DCI-NSAED, implemented in the Czech Republic by
Glopolis)
o “Towards a Global finance system at the Service of Sustainable Development” (DCI-NSAED, implemented in the Czech
Republic by Glopolis)
o “Use of Forensic Evidence in the Fight against Torture” (EIDHR, coordinated by the International Rehabilitation Council for
Torture Victims)
o “Globalising Decent Work” (DCI-NSAPVD, coordinated by SOLIDAR AISBL, implemented in Palestine by the Democracy and
Workers' Rights Center)
o “From needs to rights: promoting more effective development policies in Europe” (DCI-NSAED, coordinated by the Minority
Rights Group Europe and implemented in Cyprus by the Cyprus Island-wide NGO Development Platform)
o “Support to the local human rights groups in their mobilisation to prevent torture in the framework of the fight against
terrorism” (DDH, implemented in Egypt by the Egyptian Organisation for Human Rights (EOHR) & "El Nadim Center for Psychological
Management and Rehabilitation of Victims of Violence", in Kenya by the Kenya Human Rights Commission (KHRC) & the Independent
Medico Legal Unit (IMLU), and in Yemen by the Sisters’ Arabic Forum for Human Rights (SAF) & the National Organisation for
Defending Rights and Freedoms (Hood))
o “Strengthening Reception and Detention Capacities in Lebanon (STREDECA)” (DCI-MIGR, coordinated by the International
Centre for Migration Policy Development)
• Research and synthetic analysis for the preparation of the ROM Synthesis Reports for the Non-State Actors and Local Authorities (NSA /LA)
Programme (http://goo.gl/wQxzyd) and the European Instrument for Democracy and Human Rights (http://goo.gl/fsWM4b)
Jan/08-
Nov/10
Athens,
Greece /
Brussels,
Belgium /
WBT
region
ICCS-NTUA
Consortium
Assistant
Quality
Manager /
Central
Information
Officer
EC Project: “Service Contract for a Monitoring system of the Implementation of Projects and Programmes of External Co-operation financed by
the European Community - Lot 6: Western Balkans & Turkey”
• IT Quality Control of the ROM Outputs; ROM-Team’s cooperation with the DG Europeaid Unit, responsible for the CRIS technical issues;
day-to-day cooperation among the project offices in Belgrade, Sarajevo, Pristine, Tirana; financial planning of the project offices; financial
management of the ROM Project; statistical and synthetic analysis of the ROM data/information; elaboration of the Annual Reports and
Progress Reports; coordination of the logistics of the ROM missions and ROM mission preparation; induction of the ROM methodology and
procedures to new personnel
Apr/05- MENA ICCS-NTUA Monitor EC Project “Service contract for a monitoring system for the Implementation of Development Projects financed by the European Community –
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4. Date
from-to
Location Company Position Description
Dec/07 region Consortium Lot 5: MED Region”
• Implementation of monitoring missions to the following projects/programmes, including civil society grants:
o “Lebanon YMCA Accelerated Vocational Training Programme” (implemented by YMCA Lebanon)
o “Social Development and Civil Society: Children at Risk” (implemented by the National Council for Childhood and
Motherhood, Egypt)
o “Support to small and micro enterprises for poverty alleviation and job creation in Egypt” (implemented by Groupe
Developpement / CEOSS)
o “Assistance to local initiatives targeting children and young Palestine refugees in all the camps of Lebanon: vocational
training, informal education and cultural activities” (implemented by Comitato Internazionale per lo Sviluppo dei Popoli (CISP) Lebanon)
o “Cultural and information activities: Lebanon” (coordinated by the EU Delegation in Beirut)
o “Heritage III Discover Islamic Art” (implemented in Egypt by the Supreme Council of Antiquities and in Jordan by the Friends
of Archaeology & Heritage)
o “Heritage III REHABIMED“ (implemented in Egypt by the Cultural Centre of the Egypt Embassy in Paris)
o “Heritage III QANTARA- Patrimoine méditerranéen : Traversées d'Orient et d'Occident“ (implemented in Jordan by the
Department of Antiquities, Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities)
o “Euromed Audiovisuel Europa Cinemas” (implemented in Egypt by the Misr International Films/ United Motion Pictures)
o “Euromed Audiovisuel Capmed” (implemented in Egypt by the Egyptian Radio and Television Union (ERTU))
o “Marketing Information System - Phase II”, Yemen
o “Social Fund for Development”, Yemen
o “Developing more inclusive educational institutions for pre-school and primary school children in Egypt” (implemented by
Save the Children Egypt)
o “Projet de développement intégré en faveur des enfants des rues du Caire et d'Alexandrie“ (implemented by Caritas Egypt)
o “Potato Brown Rot Project - Phase II” (implemented by the Agricultural Research Centre, Egypt)
Jul/06-
Dec/07
Athens,
Greece
ICCS-NTUA
Consortium
Project
Manager
Project Title: “Development of a web-based system to support the multi-criteria assessment and accreditation of professional skills” (funded by
the Ministry of Development, Greece)
• Management of the project resources (human and financial); analysis of the current main categories of professions in Greece; analysis of
the main categories of professional skills; collection and evaluation of the recruitment/selection methods commonly used; development of an
assessment and accreditation system of the professional skills at individual and organisational level; supervision of the developers’ team for
the design and development of the respective IT system
Dec/05-
Dec/09
Athens,
Greece
ICCS-NTUA
Consortium
Project
Manager
Project Title: “Intelligent and Expert Systems for Human Resource Management” (funded by the Ministry of Development, Greece)
• Management of the project resources (human and financial); definition of the problem of managers’ selection and state-of-the-art review;
development of the new methodology for a skill-based recruitment and selection of managers; development of the support tools for the IT
automation of the process; application and testing of the methodology and the tools in cooperation with the HR department of a big private
firm in the IT sector
Nov/04-
Feb/06
Athens,
Greece
ICCS-NTUA
Consortium
Assistant
Project
Manager
EC Project Title: “EU-GCC Cooperation through the Promotion of Hydrocarbon Technology Transfer – Improving the EU Security of Supply”
(EUROGULFHCT, EC DG TREN)
• Deployment of all resources; day-to-day project management; mobilisation and control of the required experts; establishment and
implementation of direct communication with the EC-DG TREN and the GCC Secretariat General and the EC-GCC Energy Working Group;
delivery of the project outputs.
15.Other relevant information: (e.g. Publications)
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