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NATIONALITY:
UK born; USA
(naturalized)
LANGUAGES:
English, French, Spanish
SPECIALTIES: :
public policy on human resources development & livelihoods;
education, health, employment, human rights and special
needs; virtual teams; information technologies (IT) and
social development.
PROFESSIONAL
EXPERIENCE:
2002-8
Adjunct (Full) Professor of Management, SIPA, Columbia University
2007-8
Team Leader, EU integration NHDR for Albania;
Consultant on Virtual office networks for human development, UNDP Baku,
and UNRWA Lebanon on `the missing male in schools’;
also private sector adviser to HH Mozah Bint Nasser Program on Youth
Unemployment, Qatar, and to Conserva Inc. and Bratislava
Regional Center UNDP on disability policy.
2006
Virtual panelist/author UNESCO/ UNEVOC Vietnam Conference on TVET
& Sustainable Development
2006-8
Professional Development Adviser, Virtual internetwork, UNDP
Baku, Azerbaijan.
2006
Consultant to UNDP Policy Bureau on Capacity Development and
Internetworks.
2006
Consultant to Government of Azerbaijan, Human Resources Development and
IT.
Nov
2004 to June 2005. Consultant to UNDP on program
management/capacity development guidelines.
2004
Consultant to Asian Development Bank on program
administration/management in 5-country study.
2004
Consultant to World Bank, Office of Advisor on Disability &
Development, and Norwegian Government on EFA Flagship framework.
2003
Consultant to UNDP Policy Bureau on project management systems;
Consultant to World Bank, diversity and social development;
Consultant to MHCI on labour market information systems,
Sana’a, Yemen; Consultant to UNDP Baku and the Azerbaijan
Government on employment policy.
1999
– 2002: Consultant to UNDP on human resources development
; Consultant/Adviser to several multilateral and bilateral
development organizations on IT & EFA: HIV/AIDS and
human development. Consultant to UNESCO and DFID on EFA Framework for
Dakar Conference.
1998
Director (AI) Global Information Network Hub, United Nations
Development Program, and
Deputy Director, Social Development Division, Bureau of Development
Policy, UNDP.
1988-1997
Principal Technical Advisor (HRD), UNDP Bureau for Policy and Program
Support.
[Specialty: IT and sustainable
human development policy in labor, education and health sectors]
1988-1994
Adjunct Professor of Psychology, North Carolina State University.
1977-1988.
Senior Research Psychologist, Center for Population and Policy Studies. Research Triangle Institute,
North Carolina. Specialty: education/health/employment.
l972
-l977. Faculty Research Associate, and Instructor, North Carolina State
University Department of Psychology,
Raleigh, North Carolina.
l970
- l972. Director, Bowen Residence Program, North Carolina State
University.
Summer
l969. Research Psychologist, PROJECT THEMIS. Institute of Arctic
Biology, University of Alaska, Fairbanks, Alaska. Specialty: effects of high altitude on human
behaviour.
l968-l970.
Graduate Teaching Assistant and Instructor, Department of
Psychology, North Carolina State University.
l966-l967.
Leader, New Zealand Antarctic Research Program Expedition to Victory
Mountains, Antarctica.
l96l
- l968. Senior and Chief Instructor, Outward Bound Schools in England,
Australia, New Zealand and United States.
l956
- l961. National Service in Royal Marines Commando U.K.;
Lieutenant/Instructor and amphibious assault specialist at Commando
School, Royal Marines, Bickleigh.
EDUCATION:
B.A.
(1961) (Honors), M.A. (1968) Oxford University, England 1961. M.Sc.,
(1972),
PH.D.
(1976) (Psychology) North Carolina State University. USA.
AWARDS:
1993
, 1998 UNDP Dedicated Service Awards
1983
RTI Professional Development Award for research on public sector social
policy.
1970.
National Academy of Sciences Dissertation Award for mathematical game
theory research.
1958-1961
County Scholarship to Exeter College, Oxford.
RECENT
INTERNATIONAL EXPERIENCE:
‘Expert’ Participant, Workshop on Youth Unemployment, Doha, Qatar, June 2007
Team Leader, NHDR UNDP Tirana 2007-8
Moderator, Education Panel, UNDP Conference `Let the Evidence Speak’; Madrid, Spain, 2006
Consultant to UNDP, Baku and Azerbaijan Government on HR policy and IT development. 2005-6
Management Consultant to United Nations Development Program, New York 2005, 2006.
Informal
(pro bono) consultations to University of Puerto Rico, Recinto de Rio
Piedras. 2004-5
Two
months onsite, in-country consultation with ADB on 5-country management
study in South Asia. 2004.
Eight
weeks consultancy to World Bank and EFA Flagship on Disability. 2004
Five
weeks consulting in Azerbaijan for national employment planning
September 2003
Consultant
to UNDP Policy Bureau on country program management policy May-August
2003
Five
weeks on labour market information in Yemen July/August 2003
Consultant
to World Bank on Diversity and Social Development 2002-4
Senior
Author, UN Secretary-General's Report on Human Resources Development,
1995, 2001,
Consultant
to UNDP Ukraine on human resources development 2001
UNDP
Senior Delegate to AIDS 2000, Durban, South Africa, July 2000.
Consultant
to UK/DFID, USAID, UNESCO, UNDP, UNICEF, UNAIDS, and Education
Development Center, Newton, Massachusetts. 1998-2000.
UNDP
Senior Delegate, World Education Forum, Dakar, Senegal, April 2000
Participant/Adviser,
Dialog on Youth Employment Summit, J F Kennedy School of Government,
Harvard University, September 15 - 15th 1999.
Panellist,
2nd International Vocational/Technical Education Congress, Seoul, Korea
April 26 - 30th, 1999
UNDP
Head of Delegation, World Conference on Higher Education, Paris,
France, 1998.
UNDP
Principal Officer, UNDP Global Hub INTERNET design project 1997-1998.
ILO
INTERNET `Virtual' Panel of Experts on Technology & Jobs 1998
UNDP
International Working Group on Sustainable Livelihoods, 1996-1998
Chair,
UNDP INTERNET Panel, International GKD97 Conference, Toronto, 1997.
Head,
UNDP delegation to International Adult Education Conference (CONFINTEA
V) International Bureau of Education, Hamburg, Germany 1997.
UNDP
Principal Officer, Social Summit INTERNET Study. 1994-6.
Chair,
UNDP Working Group, World Summit on Social Development 1994-1995.
UNDP
Delegate, International Consultative Forum, Education for All, 1992-8.
UNDP
Coordinator and Delegate, World Conference on Education for All,
Jomtien, Thailand 1990
INTERNATIONAL
EXPERIENCE PRIOR TO JOINING UNDP:
Consultant
to the World Bank and Government of Indonesia on 2nd Health Sector Loan
Project, Kalimantan Timur and Nusa Tengara Barat, 1988.
Team
Leader, Human Resources Development Assessment in the Water Sector,
USAID/WASH
Project, Swaziland, 1987.
Consultant
to World Bank and Municipal Corporations of Madras and Bombay, India,
in Health & Family Welfare, 1986-1987.
Senior
Project team member on Harvard University/USAID Education Project
BRIDGES, 1985-88.
Field
work in Guatemala, El Salvador, Costa Rica, Panama 1986, and Burundi
1986-88.
Consultant
to World Bank, and Government of Pakistan, Ministry of Planning,
Population and Welfare Division, on human resources management,
September 1985.
Consultant
to World Bank, and Government of Nepal, Ministry of Health, on human
resources development in the population sector, January to March 1985,
and September 1985.
Consultant
to Asian Development Bank for higher education institutional planning
for relocation of Sriwijaya University, South Sumatra, Indonesia, 1984.
RTI
project leader in preparation of HRD planning guidelines for developing
countries (USAID); and occupational employment estimates for Puerto
Rico (Puerto Rico Department of Labour), 1983.
OFFICIAL
COUNTRY ASSIGNMENTS EXPERIENCE (ONSITE)
Team
Leader/Senior Representative on official multi- or bi-lateral human
development missions/assignments to Albania, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Bahrain,
Botswana, Brazil, Burundi, Cambodia, Colombia, Costa Rica, Egypt, El
Salvador, Ethiopia, Ghana, Guatemala, Honduras, India, Indonesia,
Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Korea, Kenya, Lesotho, Libya, Morocco,
Mozambique, Myanmar, Nepal, Nicaragua, Oman, Pakistan, Panama,
Philippines, Qatar, Santo Domingo, Senegal, South Africa, Swaziland,
Tanzania, Thailand, Trinidad, United Arab Emirates, Vietnam, Yemen,
Zaire, Zambia, Zimbabwe. Previous citizen and/or permanent resident of
UK, Australia, and New Zealand.
OTHER
PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES:
Senior Associate, the RISE Institute, Washington DC
Reviewer, World Public Sector Report, United Nations, New York. 2005
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Adviser
to UK Government, several UN agencies, and University of Pretoria on
impact of HIV/AIDS on education sectors, 1998-2000,
Adviser
to GINIE project of University of Pittsburgh 1998-present, see
http://www.ginie.org/about/staffNEW.html
Independent
Task Force on Community Action for Social Development. Department of
International Health. Johns Hopkins University. 1994-5.
ILO
Panel on New Approaches to Manpower Planning & Analysis,
Geneva, 1991.
Advisory
Group, National Adult Literacy Center, University of Pennsylvania.
1990-95.
UNESCO
International Working Group on Education, International Institute of
Educational Planning, Paris, France. 1988-1992
Senior
Consultant, U.S. National Assessment of Vocational Education, 1986.
Associate
Editor, Evaluation Review, 1984-87.
Consultant
to Governor's Oversight Committee on Labour Market Information, North
Carolina, 1983.
U.S.
Southern Regional Education Board Advisory Panel on Human Resource
Development, 1983.
Consultant
to the Southern Growth Policies Board on interstate HRD policy
development, 1983 -1984.
Member,
National Training Safety Review Panel, Outward Bound Incorporated, 1982.
Research
Associate, Committee on Evaluation of Employment and Training Programs,
National Research Council, National Academy of Sciences, Washington,
D.C., l979.
Guest
Lecturer, Columbia U; North Carolina at Chapel Hill; North Carolina
State University, and Duke.
Member,
North Carolina State Occupational Information Coordinating Committee,
N.C. Department of Administration, l978.
Journal
article reviews for Psychological Bulletin, Science, Psychological
Review, and Evaluation Review, 1975-87.
National
Task Force on Vocational Education Data Systems, Washington, D.C. 1977.
MAJOR
RECENT PRESENTATIONS/PAPERS:
Lawrence J.E.S. The Reverse Gender Gap in Palestine: a Worldwide Problem? Paper prepared for UNRWA Beirut. November 2007.
Lawrence J.E.S. Framework
for ECIS Programming for Persons Living with Disabilities.
Regional Center, UNDP Bratislava. October 2007
Course materials on virtual teams, IT management and policy in governance, Columbia University 2007.
Facilitator/Chair, Human Resources Panel, `Let the Evidence Speak’ Forum on Capacity Development, Madrid, Spain 2006
Moderator,
University of Connecticut World Forum Panel, `Power of the Vote
Wordlwide'. National Endowment for Democracy. September 28, 2005.
Author,
Vietnam and Bangladesh Country Reports on SES five country study to ADB
Manila, October 2004.
Presenter,
Panel on International Development and HRD, 18th IDB Education Meeting,
Sydney, Australia, October, 2004
Author,
Flagship Action Framework paper on Education for All: Keeping the
Promise of Inclusion for People with Disabilities. For World Bank
Disability and Development Team. 2004
Author,
working paper on Education for Tolerance: a New Urgency. For World Bank
Human Development Network. 2003.
Contributor,
team report on employment policy for Government of Azerbaijan, Baku,
September 2003
Labour
Market Information for Government of Yemen, San'aa August 2003
Web-based
Course materials on Management & International Relations.
Columbia University 2003
Guest
Lecturer, University of Pittsburgh, University of Pennsylvania,
University of Connecticut, and University of North Carolina. 2000 -2002
Prepared
First Draft of Dakar Framework on Education for All, International EFA
Steering Committee, UNESCO, Paris, France 1999.
Panellist,
EFA Regional Conference for Southern Africa, Johannesburg, December
1999.
Co-author,
UNDP paper on Education and Human Rights. Presented to Committee on
Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, Geneva, November 1998.
Plenary
Address, World Conference on Higher Education, Paris, 1998. see
http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0011/001170/117077e.pdf
Chair,
Panel on Sustainable Livelihoods, Global Knowledge Development
Conference, Toronto, June 1997 (The INTERNET as a discussion forum for
development).
Teamleader,
UN Secretary-General's Report on Human Resources Development, 1995, 2001
SELECTED
PUBLICATIONS (full list available on request):
Lawrence J.E.S. and Tate
S. Education & Sustainable Livelihoods. In Fien J.,
MaClean R., and Park Man-Gon. Work, Learning and Sustainable
Development: Opportunities and Challenges. UNESCO, Paris.
(In Press).
Lawrence J.E.S. TVET and
Sustainable Livelihoods in the Caucasus: the case of Azerbaijan. in
Work, Learning and Sustainable Development: Opportunities and
Challenges. UNESCO, Paris. (In Press).
Hopkins, M.J.
Lawrence J.E.S., Stephens T. , Webster A.
`Black Gold to Human Gold’ Report to Azerbaijan Ministry of
Economic Development. Baku. July 2007
http://www.un-az.org/undp/publications.php
Lawrence J.E.S. Knowledge
Services & Learning. Conference Paper #3, UNDP Capacity
Development Group November 2006.
http://www.capacity.undp.org/index.cfm?module=Library&page=Document&DocumentID=6005
Lawrence J.E.S. and
Wignaraja K. Guide on UNDP Role In A Changing Aid Environment:
Direct Budget Support, SWAps, Basket Funds. UNDP Policy Bureau. New
York. January 2005.
http://www.capacity.undp.org/index.cfm?module=Library&page=Document&DocumentID=5600
Lawrence, J E S and
Alakbarov U. Rapid Progress of ICT in Azerbaijan: Information
Technologies in the Public Service. In "Community
Informatics and Community Networking in the CIS: Practical and Policy
Implications" Gurstein M., Tischenko V. (Ed.) Editorial
URSS. Moscow. 2004 see
http://www.rranet.net/book_eng.htm
Lawrence
J.E.S. The Right to Education for Persons with Disabilities: Towards
Inclusion. Conceptual Paper for UNESCO Education for All Flagship.
Paris, France. December 2004.
http://portal.unesco.org/education/en/ev.php-URL_ID=37630%26URL_DO=DO_TOPIC%26URL_SECTION=201.html
Lawrence
J.E.S. Meeting EFA goals by 2015: making education more inclusive.
Proceedings of 18TH IDP Australian International Education Conference,
Sydney, Australia. October 2004.
http://www.cdesign.com.au/idp2004/papers%20(pdf)/thur%20-%20John%20E.S.%20Lawrence.pdf
Lawrence,
J E S and Alakbarov U. Rapid Progress of ICT in Azerbaijan: Information
Technologies in the Public Service. In "Community Informatics and
Community Networking in the CIS: Practical and Policy Implications"
Gurstein M., Tischenko V. (Ed.) Editorial URSS. Moscow. 2004 see
http://www.rranet.net/book_eng.htm
J.E.S.
Lawrence. S Renner, J. Vandemoortele. Resolving the PIU Dilemma.
Practice Note for UNDP New York. 2004.
http://www.undp.org/poverty/practicenotes.htm
J.E.S.
Lawrence. The Internet & Social Development: African Voices.
Perspectives in Education. University of Pretoria RSA. July 2002 pp
55-75.
J.E.S.
Lawrence, Senior Author, Human Resources Development: UN Secretary
General's Report to General Assembly 2001
http://www.un.org/ga/56/document.htm#151
J.
E.S. Lawrence
E-Dialogue, Social Policy, and the United Nations. TechKnowlogia.
July/August 2001
http://www.techknowlogia.org/TKL_active_pages2/CurrentArticles/main.asp?FileType=HTML&ArticleID=293
J.
Lawrence & Brodman J. Linking Communities to Global
Policy-Making. In Gurstein M. (Ed). Community Informatics. Idea Group
Publishing, Hershey, Pa. USA. 2000. pp 470-493. For review see
http://www.mail-archive.com/mediamentor@egroups.com/msg02946.html
Lawrence
J.E.S., & Tate S. Education & Sustainable Livelihoods.
Prepared for International Working Group on Sustainable Livelihoods .
UNDP. New York. 2000
http://www.undp.org/sl/Documents/documents.htm#education
Lawrence
J.E.S. Literacy & Human Resources Development: an Integrated
Approach. Reprinted in Special Edition of Annals of the American
Academy of Political and Social Science. World Literacy 2000. Daniel
Wagner (Ed.). 2000, Volume 520. see
http://www.sagepub.co.uk/books/details/b002958.html
J.E.S.
Towards More Sustainable Livelihoods for All: Proceedings of Second
International Congress on Technical/Vocational Education. Seoul, Korea
1999. Pp 97-114.
Lawrence
J.E.S. and Teklu B. Higher Education and Sustainable Human Development:
Key Dimensions of Social Responsibility. Paper prepared for World
Conference on Higher Education, Paris, France. October 5th-9th 1998.
Lawrence
J.E.S . The Vanishing Concept of `Job'. Proceedings of CONFINTEA V, see
www.norrag.org/pdf/nn21.pdf International Bureau of Education, Hamburg,
Germany 1997.
Lawrence
J.E.S. and Singh N. Sustainable Livelihoods and Employment. The
International Journal of Technical Cooperation. Vol 3, No 1, Summer
1997 pp 92-109.
http://www.undp.org/sl/Documents/documents.htm#education
Lawrence
J.E.S., Mehrohtra S., Kapitsa L., and Letarde C. The Kazakhstan Blue
Book: Field Report of the UN InterAgency Mission on Urgent Social
Issues in Kazakhstan. Alma Ata. September, 1993.
Lawrence
J.E.S. Literacy and Human Resources Development: Annals of the American
Academy of Political and Social Sciences. 520, March 1992, 42-53.
Power
C., Lawrence J.E.S., Haddad W., and Habte, A. (Ed). World Conference on
Education for All: Roundtable Themes. In 3 Volumes. UNESCO. Paris, 1992.
Schwille
J., Eisemon T.O., Ukobizoba F., Prouty R., Lawrence,J.E.S., Facing up
to the dilemmas of quality. Forum for Advancing Basic Education and
Literacy. Harvard Institute for International Development. January
1992, 7-8.
Lawrence
J.E.S. HRD: An Integrated Approach. Journal of Economic Cooperation
among Islamic Countries. Vol 12 Nos 1-2, pp 47-60 January-April 1991.
http://www.sesrtcic.org/pubs/jec/jabsv12n12a02.shtml
Lawrence
J.E.S. Occupational Information and International Development. NOICC
Occasional Papers #1. National Occupational Information Coordinating
Committee, Washington D.C. 1990.
Lawrence
J.E.S., and Balet S.C. Education Planning and the Private Sector in
Burundi: a Pilot Study of 25 Firms. Project BRIDGES. Harvard
University. October 1989.
Lawrence
J.E.S. Engaging Recipients in Development Evaluation. Evaluation
Review, 13, No 3, June 1989, 243-256
Updated April 2008.
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