Jørgen holds a M.Sc. in International Business Administration from Copenhagen Business School and a B.Sc. in Engineering from Copenhagen Engineering College. He is a certified user of personality test tools for career development (JTI (MBTI) and EASY) and for recruitment (OPTO, MPA and ACE).

Jørgen is an experienced team leader and technical adviser for program formulation and design, appraisal and reviews. His main working experience is from public sector institutions and INGOs in the Governance, Environment, Climate, Energy, Labour Market and Education sectors.

He has more than 25 years of international work experience performing institutional and organisational capacity assessments, including a focus on inter-institutional relations, policy development, partnership strategy formation, leadership, organisational management, financial management, work processes, structures and systems, and human resources development. Furthermore, he has extensive experience in the preparation and implementation of organisational development and change management plans.

He holds strong process, leadership and communication skills and is experienced in building consensus and facilitating management decisions for processes of change, improved organisational efficiency and effectiveness. Furthermore, he is an experienced trainer, meeting and workshop facilitator. 

Jørgen provides individual mentoring for career development and team coaching for organisational change management processes.

Jørgen has worked in more than 35 countries in Africa, Asia, Europe, Pacific and Latin America. He speaks English and Spanish fluently.

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25 years of international development experience, including in fragile and conflict-affected settings, as a socio-economist, gender-responsive research, monitoring, evaluation & learning specialist, innovative financing & organisational management expert, capacity development team leader, board member, chair, mentor and volunteer.    Highly-developed functional and analytical skills in baseline surveys, reviews, evaluations, feasibility and capacity assessments, gender mainstreaming & analysis, results-based management, strategic information, strategy planning & theory of change, logframe programme design, project, grant & financial management, quality assurance, proposal & report writing, aid effectiveness and human rights-based approaches to development.

Sector expertise includes social accountability & advocacy in education, sustainable development and climate resilience, gender equality (women´s economic empowerment, SGBV, social protection, workplace diversity and inclusion), HIV and health, nutrition and food security, innovative financing and humanitarian relief. Extensive multiple stakeholder engagement with socially responsible SMEs and impact investors, UN & multilateral development banks, bilateral donors (Australian DFAT, DANIDA,  USAID, Norwegian MFA), partner governments, research institutes, international NGOs (OxfamIBIS, CARE Aust, IRC), grassroots CBOs, & professional associations,. Early-career corporate financial analysis and management accounting experience. Volunteer fundraiser for nature conservation and recovery.

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Associated consultant Andrea Ruíz Tarin

Andrea holds a BSc in International Relations from the Complutense University of Madrid and a MA in Advanced Migration Studies from the University of Copenhagen. With a strong academic foundation and a passion for addressing global challenges, she brings a sound experience in international relations, migration and human rights advocacy.

Andrea has worked in a range of impactful projects, for example the drafting of a report on climate change adaptation for the Danish MoFA, which involved conducting interviews with experts from organizations such as the Adaptation Fund, the World Bank, WWF, and NORAD. Andrea also supported the Danish Fellowship Centre (DFC) in consolidating project reports to align with DANIDA’s reporting requirements, ensuring clarity and compliance. She also contributed to the assessment of the Danish Refugee Council’s (DRC) organizational transformation process by assisting in employee interviews, data analysis, and the development of recommendations. Andrea further engaged with a project looking at the DRC’s localisation strategy, emphasising community-driven approaches.

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Before joining IMPAKT, Andrea spent two years at the Danish Refugee Council as a Student Assistant, where she deepened her expertise in project cycle management, grants management, and cross-departmental coordination. She supported the coordination and participated in the annual periodic review for the Myanmar Country Office programme, collaborating with Burmese colleagues to understand challenges and refine programmatic strategies. Andrea has also engaged with civil society organizations (CSOs) and local NGOs advocating for human rights, including participating in campaigns to protect human rights defenders who advocate for migrant communities.

Andrea is known for her strong research and analytical skills, and she is deeply committed to bottom-up approaches that centre the needs and voices of affected communities, ensuring that interventions are both meaningful and sustainable.

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