Curriculum vitae. B.A. in Law

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1 Curriculum vitae 1. Family name: RISTESKA 2. First names: Marija 3. Date of birth: Passport holder: Republic of 5. Residence:, R. 6. Education: Institution [ Date from - Date to ] September 2007 February 2010 University of Ss. Cyril and Methodius -, Department of Legal Studies September 2002-September 2003 Katholieke Universitait Leuven- Belgium Institute for European policy Program: European Master in Public Administration and public policy Degree(s) or Diploma(s) obtained: PhD in Political science Thesis: Public policy and public value M.A (magna cum laude) in Public Policy and Public Administration Specialization in: Comparative public administration; Comparative public policy; Regional and cohesion policy of the EU; Comparative public management; Advanced decision making in the EU; Economic aspects of European integration. October 1998-September 2002 University of Ss. Cyril and Methodius -, Department of Legal Studies B.A. in Law 7. Language skills: Indicate competence on a scale of 1 to 5 (1 - excellent; 5 - basic) Language Reading Speaking Writing n Serbian/Croatian English Membership of professional bodies: Program: Law; major: International law and politics Centre for Research and Policy Making Board Member 9. Other skills: (e.g. Computer literacy, etc.) Computer literacy in MS Word, Excel, Power point, Office, SPSS, Outlook and Internet Driving license Received additional training in legislative drafting, conflict management, impact assessment, strategic planning, administrative working, regulatory impact assessment and research and analysis of documents and policies 10. Present position: Senior Analyst, Centre for Research and Policy Making- CRPM Lecturer in Good Governance, Faculty of Law, Ss. Cyril and Methodius University 11. Key qualifications: Curriculum development (designing a new academic program in European Public Policy and Public Administration at the University New York Collegue ; and in Good Governance at the University Ss. Cyril and Methodius, Faculty of Law Justeniana Prima in, head of the CRPM training curriculum development department, responsible for the development of training modules on public policy development, policy analysis, situation analysis, ). Policy Analysis (in general and democratization, human development and gender issues in particular; conducted policy analysis for the UN agencies, LGI, World Bank and etc.) Regulatory impact assessment and evaluation skills (Evaluations conducted for IOM, the World Bank, UNDP, UNIFEM) Gender analysis (Employment and gender; Participation of women in politics, Public administration, local selfgovernment; gender responsive budgeting; gender aware policy making)

2 Extensive Project and Organizational Management Experience; (managing CRPM for 6 years, managing World Bank education portfolio of 25million US dollars) Excellent Presentation Skills (teaching experience; presented more than thirty papers and reports at conferences and seminars) Team-building and group dynamics (managed different projects, teams of researchers, coordinated focus group discussions and peer-review sessions) Extensive skills and experience in writing and analysing (author of many reports and publications) Very good organization skills (organised and managed a number of conferences, forums, seminars and research projects ) Internet publishing (design, and maintenance of the web page of CRPM and SEEP) Experience in reporting on project and program level (for UNIFEM, UNDP, World Bank, OSCE and CRPM) Very communicative and professional team player; fluent in oral and written English 12. Specific experience in the region: Country Date from - Date to Since May 2000 until today Kosovo July 2005

3 13. Professional experience Since April 2009 Ss.Cyril and Methodius Visiting lecturer / expert Good until today University Law faculty in the field Reference Person: name and contact details Prof. Gordana siljanovska Davkova goga@pf.ukim.edu.mk May 2010-June 2010 SEEU Research Center Gender expert Research and analysis of the participation of Albanian women in Public administration, politics, Parliament, and local self government Research and analysis of role of Albanian women in the family Produced a study on role of Albanian women in public life in Reference Person: name and contact details Prof. Abdula Azzizi a.azizi@seeu.edu.mk June 2010-July 2010 UNDP Joint program Enhancing Inter-Ethnic Local gender expert/ Consultant Carried out initial research to identify the role of gender at national and local levels in formal and informal inter-ethnic and dispute resolution processes Community Dialogue and Draft a pre-assessment report Collaboration Produce a baseline study on the gender dimension of inter-ethnic community dialogue and collaboration Reference Person: name and contact details Xhevahire.Pruthi@undp.org April 2010 Strumica CRPM consulting hired by Expert / Trainer in Conducted training needs analysis UNDP gender equality Developed a tailor-made training on introduction of gender sensitive approach in education for students and teachers in 3 high schools in Strumica Delivered 3 training modules for 60 teachers and moderated round table discussion between students and teachers on gender stereotypes in education Reporting on project level Reference Person: name and contact details Boris Dimitrijev borisdimitrijev@yahoo.com Reference Person: Irena Ivanova irena.ivanova@ec.europa.eu January 2010 CRPM funded by the EC / Expert in human rights Design project methodology January 2011 ODIHR program Develop national strategy against proxy and family voting Design advocacy campaign against family and proxy voting Provided policy advise to the State Commission for Elections Reporting on project level April 2010 CRPM Consulting Project manager / Developed methodology for market based training program in EU / IPA funding Trainer Conducted training needs analysis (TNA) Tailor-made 8 module training program for NGOs, local self-governments and interest groups/businesses Delivered 3 of the 8 modules as trainer Reference Person: name and contact details Zidas Daskalovski daskalovski@crpm.org.mk December 2009 Institute for Public Short term capacity Developed methodology Administration / EC funded building expert in Conucted TNA for the Civil servants agency Project TA to the Civil Training needs analysis Contributed to the production of the Annual program for training of the CSA servants agency (CSA) Developed the 2010 Training plan for CSA

4 Reference Person: name and contact details Declan Lyons Reference Person: Ilija Talev November/decemb er 2009 December December 2009 (various locations) UNICEF CRPM funded by the CARDS programme of EC Reference Person: Irena Ivanova Centre for Research and Since June 2007 Policy Making CRPM until today Individual projects are presented below: Expert in Project Conducted TNA management and Developed training curriculum for project management and funding for municipal advisors funding Trained 60 municipal advisors in project managedment and funding Gender Expert Designed project methodology for introduction of gender sensitive approach in policy making Designed training for Members of Parliament and gender focal points in local self-government units Delivered 3 training sessions to 60 participants Provided policy advise and recommendations on gender aspect of employment (economic independence, equal pay for equal work) Project level reporting Program manager of the Human Development Department Reference Person: Zidas Daskalovski daskalovski@crpm.org.mk CRPM funded by UNIFEM and April Project Manager/Gender ADA November 2009 expert Sector: human rights Reference Person: Dominika Stojanoska Dominika.stojanoska@unifem.org CRPM funded by Open March 2009 Researcher / Sector: Budget Index December 2009 good Reference Person: Marko Tomicic tomicic@cbpp.org May December 2008 CRPM funded by OSCE Expert in Election Policy/ Reference Person: Jasmina Dimitrijeva jasmina.dimitrijeva@osce.org CRPM funded by DIFI June 2008 Project manager and (Department for Public Program and project management Strategic planning Research design Gathering and analysing data Policy review and analysis Regulative impact assessment Training of civil servants, civil sector activists and companies Advocating for change in policy (education, health, social protection) Monitoring and evaluation Coordination of activities on the project: Responding to DRGs - Advocacy for reform of the health and community based services to substitute unpaid care-work of women in (special focus on gender equality and economic independence / unpaid care work) Development of methodology; Sequencing advocacy events; Organization and moderation of round tables; Production of a documentary movie; Production of a policy brief Research and analysis of budget documents Responding to a budget transparency questionnaire Outreach of the OBI 2009 budget transparency index Prepared situation analysis in the election policy area Identified main policy weaknesses and strengths Provided road map for development of election policy in Developed research methodology for gathering evidence on policy making; Coordinated field

5 December 2008 Administration, Public Expert in Policy research and gathering data, conducted TNA Management and E- of Norway) Analysis and Policy Making Author of a Manual for evidence based policy making to be used for trainings and policy development in the n Government Developed training curriculum for General Secretariat of n Government and line Ministries; Trained the trainers for the policy development training; Delivered three days of training to about 70 government officials Reference Person: Sanja Skaar Kostovska Sanja.Kostovska.Skaar@difi.no CRPM funded by Oxford July 2007-July Local Team Leader Policy Management 2008 Reference Person: Mike Naylor mike.naylor@opml.co.uk; CRPM funded by UNIFEM April 2007-June Sveti Nikole 2008 Struga Shuto Orizari Sector: Health/ human development Team leader / gender expert Sector: human rights Reference Person: Dominika Stojanoska Dominika.stojanoska@unifem.org CRPM funded by Institute for April Trainer Sustainable Communities, February 2008 USAID & UNIFEM Mentor Reference Person: Jeton Krasniki jetonk@isc.org.mk CRPM funded by Friedrich March-November Ebert Stiftung 2007 Sector: human rights Project manager / Trainer Reference Person: Nena Trajkovska nena.trajkovska@fes.org.mk CRPM funded by NORMAK & February Project manager / General Secretariat of December 2007 Trainer in Policy Government of analysis Adapted research methodology and instruments; Organized and coordinated research team that visited 33 health facilities country wide (health homes, hospitals and clinics) Monitored the costing of the basic benefit package Authored reports and presented progress to all relevant stakeholders Co-Authored Manual for costing of the basic benefit health services in Conducted TNA; Developed training curriculum for costing of health services; Trained the trainers for costing of health services Developed methodology for assessment of the impact of the Diagnosis Related Groups (a payment instrument used at hospital level) on the unpaid work of women Managed a team of 6 researchers and two analysts that gathered and analysed data locally Developed Time Use Survey methodology and applied it on 11 case studies Authored evidence based analysis that provided policy advise to decision makers Conducted TNA; Developed training curriculum for NGOs in budgeting, public finances, budget analysis, and program budgeting; Delivered the training to 12 civil society organizations Mentored the writing process of two policy briefs using sectoral budget analysis framework and seek for gender responsive budgeting in the national policy for promoting sports and health policy area Conducted TNA; Developed training curriculum for local self governments and civil society for budget transparency, participatory budgeting and program budgeting; Delivered 6 trainings to 150 participants Developed Citizens Guidebook to budget and budget monitoring Conducted TNA; Developed training curriculum for policy development Delivered 13 trainings to 260 policy advisors in all 14 ministries and the General Secretariat of the

6 Government Reference Person: Sanja Skaar Kostovska February 2007 August 2007 UNDP Local consultant / project manager Sector: social policy Reference Person: Aferdita Haxhijaha Imeri Aferdita.imeri@undp.org CRPM funded by General December 2006 Project manager / Secretariat of Government of January 2007 Trainer in strategic RM planning Reference Person: Magdalena Shaldeva magdalena.saldeva@undp.org September 2006 UNIFEM Reference Person: Asya Varbanova asya.varbanova@unifem.org August November 2006 Local Consultant / Gender expert World Bank Young Professional Associate Reference Person: : Rajna Cemerska rcemerska@worldbank.org Adapted methodology for evaluation of active employment measures Organized a survey team and coordinated surveying, quality control, data entering Written technical report on the findings Conducted TNA; Developed training curriculum for strategic planning, budgeting, and monitoring and evaluation; Delivered 5 training sessions to 100 civil servants working in line ministries and the General Secretariat of the Government Analysed the budget process in, the reform processes in health, education and social protection Survey on Gender responsive budgeting initiatives and challenges Reporting on potentials for introduction of gender responsive budgeting in mainstream n budgeting process Managing the program portfolio in education and health policy area, participation in supervision missions, daily monitoring and evaluation of project implementation and preparation of project documentation; Contributing to knowledge management in the Human Development sectors by analysing education, health, and social protection data and indicators; reporting on these sectors performance, dissemination of results through networking with NGOs, other expert agencies and representatives of the donor community; Participated in the making of the most recent public expenditure review Coordinated the Roma education fund assessment study for 15. Other relevant information (eg, Publications) Chapters in Books: 2004 EU definitions of Small and Medium Enterprises & The EU BEST report and its application in, in EU Law for SMEs, ed. by Risteska, Zahorka,Dimovska 2006 The future of EU enlargement: On track or derailed? Debates in new member states, candidates and neighbors, Centre for public policy PROVIDUS 2007 Strengthening cross-border cooperation in the Western Balkan regarding migration management во Migration flows in Southeast Europe, A compendium of national perspectives 2008 Risteska, M. / Daskalovski, Z.: Internationalization of n SMEs. In: Dana, L. / Han, M. /Ratten, V./ Welpe, I. (2007): A Theory of Internationalisation for European Entrepreneurship 2008 Risteska, M. / Daskalovski, Z.: The Making of the Election Policy In: Perspectives of the domestic legal framework governing elections, international election standards and good practices Edited books: EU Law for SMEs, ed. by Risteska, Zahorka,Dimovska, 2004

7 Assessing the impact of the diagnosis related groups on unpaid work of women, UNIFEM/CRPM 2008 Reports: Public Expenditure Review 2005, World Bank 2008 Public Administration Reform in Section for the UNDP Blue Ribbon Commission on 2006 Budget transparency in, Risk Monitor 2008 Manuals/Guides: Citizen s guidebook to budget monitoring, FES, 2007 Manual for costing the basic benefit package of health services, Ministry of Health/OPM/CRPM 2008 Manual for evidence based policy making, CRPM 2008