Dennis Barbian

Angestellt, Energy Access Market Development Advisor, Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH
Eschborn, Germany

Fähigkeiten und Kenntnisse

strategic business development for NGOs
market-based approaches to social development
research & facilitation of business opportunities
high quality proposal & bid development
professional stakeholder coordination in partnerin
communications & public relations management
brand profiling
social enterprise development
social business development
market-based solutions to poverty alleviation
sales
capacity building
Beratung
Projektmanagement
Energie
Biogas
Strategie

Werdegang

Berufserfahrung von Dennis Barbian

  • Current 7 years and 5 months, since Jan 2019

    Energy Access Market Development Advisor

    Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH

    As Country Backstopper at GIZ/EnDev Head Office, Dennis supports the implementation of serveal energy access market development projects in Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam, and Ethiopia. Dennis also works on the conceptual development of results-based financing approaches for energy access and oversees the implementation of several innovative RBF approaches.

  • 2 years and 4 months, Sep 2016 - Dec 2018

    Country Sector Leader Energy

    SNV Netherlands Development Organisation

    As Country Sector Leader Energy for SNV, Dennis oversaw the implementation of several market development interventions in the biogas, cookstoves, biomass fuels, and off-grid solar sectors.

  • 1 year and 10 months, Nov 2014 - Aug 2016

    Project Manager, Solar PV Market Development

    SNV Netherlands Development Organisation

    As Project Manager for the AFD/EU-funded Solar Microfinance Program, Dennis oversaw the implementation of the largest off-grid solar market development initiative in Cambodia to-date. The initiative builds on a comprehensive approach to remove structural market barriers - such as low consumer trust, affordability constraints and limited routes to market – to kick-start local off-grid solar sector growth.

  • 10 months, Jan 2014 - Oct 2014

    Advisor, Renewable Energy Market Development

    SNV Netherlands Development Organisation

    Design and implementation of market-based renewable energy/rural access-to-energy programs; incl. advanced clean cookstove/renwewable biomass fuel market development & solar PV sector development.

  • 9 months, Apr 2013 - Dec 2013

    Advisor Biogas Market Development

    SNV Netherlands Development Organisation

    Advisory services for institutional reform/development of the National Biogas Program (NBP) towards stronger market orientation; financial viability; institutional strengthening of the biogas sector; and privatization of sector functions.

  • 2 years, Apr 2011 - Mar 2013

    Berater für Entwicklungsorganisationen

    selbstständig

    Highlighted experience: - WORLD BANK (Market Study on business development services for private sector water businesses; advice on market-based model for capacity building of water businesses); - PATH (Documented PATH Cambodia's competency areas & developed capability statement for business development pruposes; conducted donor mapping exercise); - VBNK (Supported Strategy Review & assisted with design of Strategic Plan 2013-15); - EYC (conducted initial social business feasibility study)

  • 1 year and 11 months, Jun 2009 - Apr 2011

    Marketing & Business Development Advisor

    VBNK - An institute to serve facilitators of development

    Strategic business development, targeted marketing & funding strategies, proposal & bid development, research & facilitation of partnering & funding opportunities, communication & profiling of VBNK brand, donor relations management, mapping of capacity development trends, internal capacity building.

  • 1 year and 6 months, Jan 2008 - Jun 2009

    Marketing & Business Development Advisor

    Friends International

    Supported shift to social enterprise funding approach, strategic social business development & management, market research & value chain analysis for product and business development, external communication, international sales.

  • 9 months, Apr 2007 - Dec 2007

    ZDL

    HELIOS William Harvey Klinik

    Public Relations support, representation on exhibitions, internal marketing communications.

  • 5 months, Dec 2006 - Apr 2007

    Praktikant

    Colgate Palmolive GmbH

    External marketing communications and sales promotions (PR, online marketing, brand websites), internal marketing communications (staff newsletter, intranet development), PR database (images & product descriptions).

  • 3 months, Aug 2004 - Oct 2004

    Assistant Project Manager

    Communication Solution Frankfurt a.M.

    Planning & implementation of workshops, press conferences and exhibition fairs; acquisition & coordination of service providers, exhibitors and visitors; press releases & media kit; administered database & website;translations; graphic design.

Ausbildung von Dennis Barbian

  • 4 months, Nov 2010 - Feb 2011

    Monitoring & Evaluation for Public Health Projects

    University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill - Gillings School of Global Public H

    Global Distance Learning Programme

  • 4 months, May 2010 - Aug 2010

    Project Management for Public Health Projects

    University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill - Gillings School of Global Public H

    Global Distance Learning Programme

  • 10 months, Sep 2005 - Jun 2006

    International Business Management

    Northumbria University - Newcastle Business School

    Marketing

  • 2 years and 1 month, Oct 2003 - Oct 2005

    International Administration & Management

    European Schools for Higher Education in Administration and Management

  • 3 years and 1 month, Oct 2003 - Oct 2006

    International Administrative Management

    accadis - International Business School

    Marketing, Media, Communication

Sprachen

  • German

    C2 (Verhandlungssicher / Muttersprachlich)

  • English

    C2 (Verhandlungssicher / Muttersprachlich)

  • Spanish

    B1-B2 (Gute Kenntnisse)

  • French

    B1-B2 (Gute Kenntnisse)

  • Khmer

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