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• Carsten Völz

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• Wants

  Relevant professional Contacts, Networking, Exchange/Discussions on int. Politics & International Development & Future of Humanitarianism, Intellectual Impetus, Meeting creative Minds, Progressive Visions & new Perspectives, New Solutions for old Challenges, I am always searching for "A Team" calibre staff for humanitarian response = the very best professionals in the trade - Global Standing (actually rather "Roving") Team members for humanitarian disaster response start-up operations worldwide, I need a "Top notch" car mechanic in Germany with passion for old vehicles to help restore my World War II Jeeps (see under "Haves"), Recommendations for good wines & good movies & good travel locations 'off the beaten track'

• Haves

  Managing remote and geographically disbursed high performance teams, Management and Stategic Development of Program Portfolios in Humanitarian Assistance and Development, International Project Management, Intercultural Communication, Workshop Facilitation, Strategy Development, Disaster & Emergency Response Management, NRO, NGO, NPO, Contingency Planning, Risk Analysis and Mitigation, Negotiations, Emergency Preparedness Planning, Human Resources Management, Adaptive Change Management, Organizational Development, Extensive experience in NGO work throughout Africa, Asia, Middle East, Central America, and Eastern Europe, Talent to improvise & to find unorthodox solutions to problems, Good sense of humour even in difficult and stressful situations, Have 5 original WW2 Jeeps (Willys & Ford 1941-45) from Burma - currently under restoration - however the project is lagging due to missing a dedicated and motivated top mechanic/restorer

• Interests

  Scuba Diving (PADI Divemaster), Travelling & exploring of different cultures, Photography, Chess, Cooking & Eating (slow food), Shopping at the gorgeous food markets in France, Music, Literature, Arts, Friends, Southeast Asia, Hiking and cross-country skiing in the Jura mountains, German White Wine & Italian Red Wine (OK OK OK - I like the French ones too - and I don't like "Oak Juice"), Networking

• Organizations

  Humanitarian Logistics Association, Linkedin - http://www.linkedin.com, PADI - www.padi.com, Aidworkers Network - http://www.aidworkers.net, Humanitarian Accountability Partnership International - http://www.hapinternational.org, Make Poverty History - http://www.makepovertyhistory.org, HPN (Humanitarian Practice Network) - http://www.odihpn.org

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• Employment status

  Employee

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• Languages

  German, English, French, Russian