Markus Koth

Main duties include: - Lead the development of new projects in the relief sector. - Ensure transparent and effective programme management in the relief sector; - Ensure activities are accomplished with quality and on time. - Support partner organisations to establish Programme Monitoring, Evaluation and Reporting system incl. applying of data collection, monitoring, analysis and feedback tools.

As project manager I am responsible for the planning, monitoring and management of public and private funded development projects of Don Bosco Mondo worldwide (grant management, support of the implementation partners in proposal development and financial/narrative reporting). Further responsibilities include the liaison with national development agencies, other NGOs and public and private donors.

Coordination and support of the partners' efforts regarding the execution of proper needs assessments, the design of projects, and the planning, preparation and writing of adequate project proposals and project reports. Capacity building of local partner organizations and liaison with national and international organizations and other NGOs.

Responsibilities included the financial and administrative controlling and management of Malteser International's public health and reconstruction projects in Léogâne region/Haiti. My tasks covered the control of budgets and their adjustments following Malteser guidelines and e.g. ECHO, BMZ and German Federal Foreign Agency requirements. Moreover, I was involved in the liaison of MInt. with national and international donors and practitioners, and supervised local administrative and logistics staff.

Translator and tour guide (German-Spanish-English) for Colombian trade fair visitors in Cologne and Düsseldorf/Germany.

Participation in the design, coordination, management and evaluation of community based Disaster Relief Operations for the victims of the Typhoons Ketsana and Parma. Field visit to regional network partners and monitoring and assessment of community based Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) projects. Lecture on Management in Humanitarian Organizations, and training of trainers in the field of Disaster Management.

Student assistant at the “International Relations Center” of the University of Cologne. Responsibilities include: Support and organization of the “Cologne Intensive Study Program in European Management”. Consulting, support and assist of foreign scholars and their hosts at the Institutes and Seminars of the University of Cologne.

Volunteer at the “AIDS-Hilfe Köln”. HIV/Aids awareness training in schools: Advisory service on modes of HIV/Aids transmission and on prevention of HIV/Aids and other sexual transmitted diseases.

Tour guide for the travel agency „Terranova Radreisen“ in Spain and Belgium.

Representation of BICC at regular meetings of development and human rights organizations dealing with Colombia.

Participation in the project “Demobilization and Reintegration of Paramilitaries in Colombia”. Field trip to Colombia with the purpose to conduct interviews with ex-combatants, governmental officials and implement-tation organizations. Preparation of the paper “To End a War: Demobilization and Reintegration of Paramilitaries in Colombia”.

Support of the organization of the German pavilion at the “Colombian Industrial Trade Fare”, Bogotá, Colombia. Assistance in the development of a proposal for international development cooperation in the health sector, regarding the reduction of Malaria infection rates in remote areas of Colombia (EU- ALIS programme).

Preparation of an information document for the German Liberal Party (FDP) leader Gerhardt, who visited Central America during my stay. Attendance of various donor meetings with Nicaraguan government representatives and international non- governmental and governmental organisations.

Thesis: "Civil military cooperation and its’ impact on Human Security - Chances and Limits: The example of the Australian Defence Forces in East Timor (1999 and 2006)"

International Law Managment in Humanitarian Action

Career related works in the „Archivo de Indias” at the “Universidad de Sevilla“, Spain.

Diplomarbeit: "AIDS und Militär: Die Auswirkungen von HIV/AIDS auf die Handlungsfähigkeit staatlicher Armeen" Focus on: International Politics, Colombian Conflict, HIV/AIDS and the Military, Spanish