Christina Irven

Process Management of meetings of Panels and Working Groups assisting the Clean Development Mechanism Executive Board (CDM EB) in performing its functions. Drafting of documents relating to panel and working group meetings of technical experts, member liaison, finance and budget, workplanning and mandate tracking.

Financial and Administative focal point for Regional Collaboration Centres (RCCs) in Developing Countries. Programme support for operations of 5 regional centres in Africa, Asia, Latin America and the Caribbean addressing regional disparities in LDCs. Budgeting, finance monitoring and financial reporting. Liaison with local partners in LDCs, logistical arrangement of meetings, workshops, international visits of stakeholders and training courses, research, travel and other.

Local event manager, facilitator and focal point in South Africa for OpenRoom Events, for "Petroforum Africa 2011" in Johannesburg.

Consultant for website-optimization and design: data collecting data, analysis of business needs and necessary improvements, elaborating a proposal. Design of new website and provision of content, as well as facilitation of SEO (Search Engine Optimization) for the site through an expert.

Design, development, and delivery of capacity building workshops, training course modules and events in the area of pedagogical child development as part of pre-school teacher’s training as Early Childhood Development (EDC) practitioners.

Capacity building project in Pretoria, South Africa: Responsibility for two local township schools in Mamelodi (Tsako Thabo Secondary School and Motheo Primary School) enhancing access to school and reading materials through donations from funding organizations in the UK.

Development of exclusive tailor-made journeys and safaris in East and Southern Africa in the highest price segment and for a demanding clientele. Specific focus on sustainable tourism and local community involvement.

Daily operation and administration of the dive centre, finances, marketing, human resources and facilitation of training courses and participation in dive shows and events.

Management of the establishment phase of new online consultant team. Customer and business partner relations, web-design and database management.

Start up from establishment phase of the travel agency unit of The Last Resort specialised in adventure activities and overland tours in Southern and Eastern Africa. Negotiations with suppliers, human resources, finance and budgeting, operations.

Tour consulting for German agencies and direct clients in itinerary planning, quotations and offers, as well as guest and agency relations in the destination country.

Direct sales of tours and excursions, sales and contact to consolidators and agencies, coordination and planning of diverse tours and itineraries throughout Chile. Control and supervision of income and expenses, collation of sales statistics, hotel reservations, trekking-tour guide (in particular German and English speaking groups).

HONOURS (BA) Development Studies, UNISA, South Africa •Sustainable Development: Policy, Practice, Environment •Gender and Development •Contemporary Development Debates and Issues •Human Security and Development •Research and Writing

•Business Economics, specializing in Marketing •Urban & Social Geography •Tourism Management as Field of Profession •Ecological Management Thesis “Adventure Sports Trends as a Niche in Tourism”