CURRICULUM VITAE
1.
Family name:
FRANK
2.
First names:
Edward
3.
Date of birth:
23.08.1951
4.
Passport holder of:
The Netherlands
5.
Education:
Institution
(Date from - Date to)
Erasmus University Rotterdam,
NL (09/1973-09/1978)
Erasmus University Rotterdam,
NL (09/1973-09/1978)
University of Utrecht, NL
(09/1970-09/1973)
Degree(s) or Diploma(s) obtained:
M.Sc. Degree Sociology; Special Subjects: Organisation
Sociology, Socio-Economic Policy, Economics.
B.Ed. (Bachelor of Education) in Economics
B.Sc. Degree Sociology
Additional training:
Royal Haskoning (06/1990): Internal Course for Project Managers. Ministry of Local
Government, Bangladesh (02/1985): Certificate on Practice of Management.
6.
Language skills: Indicate competence on a scale of 1 to 5 (1 - excellent; 5 - basic)
Language
Dutch
English
French
German
Serbo-Croatian
Kiswahili
7.
Reading
1
1
2
2
5
5
Speaking
1
1
2
2
5
5
Writing
1
1
2
3
5
5
Membership of professional bodies:
Member of the European Network for Housing Research (ENHR).
Associate Staff Member Institute for Housing and Urban Development Studies (IHS).
Associate Staff Member Centre for Industrial Studies (CSIL).
Associate Staff Member VNG International.
8.
Other skills: (e.g. Computer literacy, etc.)
Fully computer literate.
9.
Present position:
Owner and Director of the firm “Urban Training and Research Initiative” since 2003
Freelance consultant
10.
Years with the firm: Since 2003
11.
Key qualifications:
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As project director responsible for the Evaluation on stakeholder participation in programming
and implementation of pre-accession assistance to Turkey on behalf of the European
Commission, DG Enlargement;
As team leader/municipal expert responsible for the development of a municipal infrastructure
development programme in Ghana;
As project manager and local government expert responsible for the development and
implementation of environmental infrastructure development, public administration reform and
capacity building programmes world-wide;
As senior lecturer and training expert responsible for the design and implementation of courses
on infrastructure development, environmental management aspects, urban planning and land
management aspects;
As senior institutional development expert with over 25 years experience coordinating
CARDS/IPA-funded environmental infrastructure investment programs with preparation of
bankable projects, development of national and local credit markets for infrastructure finance
and establishment of co-financing arrangements between national and local governments, IFI’s
and the EC;
As senior expert working on Cards/IPA financed projects familiar with EU PCM requirements
and procedures, EU accession processes, public administration and reform measures and
European best practices in urban – and regional development;
As national coordinator and senior expert responsible for the evaluation of the EU ERDF
programme for 2000 – 2006, case study development on Best Practices and preparation of an
ad-hoc note for the Committee on Regional Development of the European parliament on
transparency issues in use of EU cohesion funds;
As team leader responsible for the development of a large new EU program in Turkey on
capacity building, urban planning, infrastructure development and social integration issues for
the four Metropolitan cities of Ankara, Istanbul, Izmir and Bursa;
Through his substantive contributions as a member of the Steering Committee for the UNHabitat Best Practices and Leadership Initiative and co-secretary to its Technical Advisory
Committee, he is a recognized partner in Government consultation and mediation processes
contributing to the identification and selection of worldwide best practices in human settlements
development.
12.
Specific experience in the region:
Country
Austria
Bangladesh
Belarus
Botswana
Brazil
Bulgaria
Canada
China
Czech Republic
Egypt
Ethiopia
France
FYROM
Germany
Ghana
Hungary
India
Indonesia
Jordan
Kenya
Kosovo
Namibia
Netherlands
Poland
Romania
Senegal
Serbia (& Montenegro)
South Africa
Spain
Sweden
Switzerland
Tanzania
Turkey
Uganda
United Emirates
United Kingdom
United States
Date: Date from – Date to
July 1998
August 1983 – May 1985
March 2001
May 1986 – June 1986
November 2001
November 1998
March 1996
June 2000; May 2002; July 2002
August 1994
January 1999; February 1999; April 2001 – May 2001
January 2001
October 1995
December 2005; January - February 2006; February – March 2006; May –
June 2006; July 2006
February 2000; May 2000; January 2001; June 2001
July 2009; October – November 2009; January 2010; March 2010; June
2010, October – December 2010.
June 1998; December 1998; February 1999; February 2000 – March
2000; February 2001 – March 2001; October 2001
January 1987 – February 1987; April 1987 – June 1991; September 1991;
November 1991 – December 1991; May 1993 – June 1993; January 1994
– February 1994; October 1994 – November 1994; January 1995; August
1995 – September 1995; January 1996 – February 1996; February 1997 –
March 1997; September 1998 – October 1998; November 2002
August 1986; January - March 1992
December 2002 -January 2003
June 1994 – July 1994; January 2001
May 2003
February 2003 – March 2003
Home-based work
March 1993 – April 1993; May 1994 – June 1994; May 1995; December
1995
November 1996; January 1997; June 1997; February 1998; May 1998 –
June 1998; April 1999; June 1999; February 2000; April 2002; June 2002
July 1995
November 2003 – October 2005; March 2007 to June 2007; January 2008
to June 2008
April 1999; August 2000 – September 2000; November 2000; November
2001 – December 2001
June 1999
December 1993
December 1994; December 1995
March 1981 – August 1983
June 1996; January 2003; June 2007; February 2010; May 2010;
September 2010
September 2002
June 1998
February 1995, November 2005
July 1995; February 1996
13.
Date from
– to
Professional experience
Location
Company & reference
person (name &
contact details)
Position
Description
Team leader /
Senior expert
Team leader and Urban investment planning expert for the development of a “municipal contract” approach for
local development in Ghana. The programme is implemented in four metropolitan/municipal cities in the country
and based on a World Bank model for municipal investment planning and is supported by the Agence Française de
Développement (AFD). The client is the Ministry of Local Governments and Rural Development (MLGRD). Specific
responsibilities included project management, the preparation of a Manual on Project Selection, a Manual of
Procedures, the development of a 5-yr overall development programme including performance indicators
and capacity building support measures to the MLGRD and local governments and formulation of Priority
Investment Programmes, municipal contracts, maintenance plans and local reform and action plans.
Formulated projects include bus stations, heavy vehicle terminals, landfills, market places, roads, urban
management programmes (GIS, land mapping and property registration, urban planning schemes) and waste
management projects.
Project
director
Evaluation on stakeholder participation in programming and implementation of pre-accession assistance
to Turkey on behalf of the European Commission, DG ELARG, Operational Audit & Evaluation Unit. As
project director having the final responsibility for the design and outcome of the evaluation, timely delivery and
quality of outputs and coordination and supervision of all the project’s activities.
Evaluator of urban development proposals submitted in the context of the CIUDAD programme –
Cooperation in Urban Development and Dialogue, EuropeAid/127778. Proposals covered the themes/sectors
of: Sustainable Economic development and reduction of social disparity, Good governance and sustainable
urban development planning on regional level.
Preparation of an Ad-hoc Note for the Committee on Regional Development of the European Parliament on
“The Data Transparency Initiative and its Impact on Cohesion Policy”. Analysis and synthesis of materials
collected through fieldwork and desk research, as well as formulating conclusions and recommendations.
Ex post evaluation on behalf of the Directorate General Regional Policy of the EC of the cohesion policy
programmes 2005-2006 co-financed by the European Fund for Regional Development, regarding the seventh
work package “Effectiveness of Cohesion Policy: Gender Equality and Demographic Change”. Evaluation of
policies/ interventions implemented by ERDF programs in the Province of Gelderland and illustrating progress
through identification and analysis of good practices in local and regional development.
“Municipal Support Programme in North-East Serbia “(EuropeAid /120801/SV/YU, contract No: 05SER01/16/
003). Overall coordination of feasibility study preparation (1000 + man days, 28 experts) and the institutional
analysis for selected infrastructure projects. Tender dossiers were prepared as per EU PRAG rules for funding
under CARDS, other projects were prepared as pipeline for future IPA funding. (Programme funded by EC
CARDS). Feasibility study preparation included the development of an institutional framework for
benchmarking the performance of the service company and included studies for development of
industrial estates, river ports, water supply projects, landfills and other infrastructure investments.
July 2009
–
April
2011
Ghana
AFD/VNG International
(VNG: Willem van
Nieuwkerk, +31 70 373
84 01)
January
2010
–
April 2011
Turkey
EC / Centre for
Industrial Studies
(CSIL) / UTRI (Silvia
Vignetti, +39-02796630)
03/2009
The
Netherlands
EC / Italtrend
(Paolo Corazza,
+39-0522-516401)
Senior expert
12/2008 –
09/2009
The
Netherlands
Senior expert
07/2008 –
02/2009
The
Netherlands
0106/2008
Serbia
Centre for Industrial Studies (CSIL) (Julie Pellegrin, +39-02-796630)
EC / Centre for
Industrial Studies
(CSIL) / UTRI (Silvia
Vignetti, +39-02796630)
EC /VNG International,
(VNG: Nicole Boot, +31
70 373 84 01)
National
coordinator
Coordinator
feasibility
studies,
Institutional
expert
Date from
– to
Location
06/200712/2008
Turkey
0306/2007
Serbia &
Montenegro
12/200507/2006
FYROM
11/200310/2005
Serbia &
Montenegro
03/199310/2002
Bulgaria,
Germany,
Hungary,
Romania,
Poland, EU
Accession
Countries
Worldwide
02/199903/2003
Company & reference
person (name &
contact details)
Position
Description
EC / Central Finance
and Contracts Unit
(CFCU) / Formaper,
LDK (Olga Nogaeva,
+39-02-8515-4244)
EC / Eptisa, IHS, etc
(IHS: Hans Teerlink,
+31-10-408-9825)
Team leader /
ToR expert
EC / VNG
International, Ramboll
and Centre for Public
Reform.
(VNG: Nicole Boot, +31
70 373 84 01; IHS:
Hans Teerlink, +31-10408-9825)
EC / VNG, IHS, Royal
Haskoning (VNG:
Nicole Boot, +31 70
373 84 01; IHS: Hans
Teerlink, +31-10-4089825)
Senior land
development
expert and
trainer
Technical assistance for the preparation of Terms of Reference, Technical Specifications for the Supply
Contract and Market Survey as per EU PRAG rules within the scope of the project “Support to the solution of
Economic and Social integration problems in Istanbul, Izmir, Ankara and Bursa as Major In-Migrant
Destinations” (project TR 0602.05). The programme concerns policy development, strategic planning and social
intervention measures to deal with future in-migration flows for the four metropolitan cities.
Senior local government expert with the “Municipal Infrastructure Agency Support Programme (MIASP)”.
Client: Ministry of Local Self-Government, providing assistance to the EBRD and local authorities in the
preparation of an operational performance improvement programme for a municipal water company
receiving a large EBRD loan and EU grant subsidy for a waste water treatment plant. (Programme funded
by EC CARDS).
“Training and Capacity Building of Local Self Government Institutions” project. Client: Ministry of Local-Self
Government, Macedonia. Development and implementation of training courses on Land Development
Planning aspects for senior municipal planning staff drawn from all Macedonian municipalities and a
training of trainers program for Macedonian staff. (Programme funded by EC CARDS).
EC DG XI / NL Ministry
of Housing / IHS /
VNG-International /
Regional
Environmental Centre
(REC) / MATRA / Gov.t
of Romania
IHS
Team leader /
Mediator
Senior local
government
expert
Senior local
government
expert
Director of the
CUE
Senior local government expert with the “Municipal Infrastructure Agency Support Programme (MIASP)”.
Client: Municipal Infrastructure Agency (MIA) / Ministry of Local Self-government. Establishment &
institutional development of a governmental agency under the Ministry of Local Self-government able to
assist municipalities in the development of ‘bankable’’ projects & open the credit market for municipal
infrastructure investment eligible for grant support through EU structural/ cohesion funds & loans from
international & affiliated national financial institutions, programme design & standardization of project selection
& preparation procedures as per EU PRAG & FIDIC rules & the design of institutional reform measures at
the local government level. (Programme funded by EC CARDS). Developed projects included district heating
projects, sanitary landfills, waste management schemes and water supply projects.
Preparation and Evaluation of meetings organised for the review of submissions from Municipalities of
Accession Countries under the City towards EU Compliance Award. Best practices submissions indicated
the progress made by individual municipalities on sustainable development policies and introduction of
sustainable development practices at the local and regional levels. In Romania, team leader and training
expert in a large number of policy seminars and workshops on environmental management aspects with the
Romanian Federation of Municipalities and Regional Training Centres.
Management and programme development of the Centre for the Urban Environment (CUE). As senior lecturer
responsible for the course design and delivery of the course modules on EIA, urban environmental
management and public management and governance at post-graduate and M.Sc level. Advisory missions,
education and research on local government development issues with emphasis on improved practices
in public services delivery, good governance, institutional reform and EU approximation issues for
operators, managers, and high-level decision makers. Advisory missions and evaluation missions on several
urban environmental management – and social services delivery programs. (NL, Belarus, Bulgaria, China,
Date from
– to
Location
Company & reference
person (name &
contact details)
Position
Description
Egypt, Ethiopia, Hungary, Jordan, Kosovo, Kenya, Namibia, Poland, South Africa, Uganda)
1978-1994
Botswana,
India,
Indonesia,
Bangladesh,
Kenya and
Tanzania
IHS, Royal Haskoning,
Twente University of
Technology, ILO and
Erasmus University
Rotterdam
Coordinator,
Institutional
Development
and Capacity
Building
Expert
Involved in a large number of institutional & capacity building projects both as a long-term resident team
coordinator, governmental advisor & researcher. The main subjects were good governance, poverty
alleviation & urban environmental management. As Socio-economist deputed to the National Advisory Council
on Development Co-operation responsible for preparing, (i) an inventory of activities, policies & financial
contributions of Ministries other than the Directorate General of Development Co-operation, MFA in the field of
development co-operation; (ii) analysis of the relations between The Netherlands, India & Indonesia; &, (iii)
identification of possible spin-off effects of bilateral development co-operation.
Other relevant information (e.g. Publications): Preparation of a large number of publications, policy papers, training manuals, mission reports, etc. (on
request). Preparation of a large number of publications, policy papers, training manuals, course evaluation reports, project reports, feasibility studies and mission
reports. Recent publications include: (i) Recent publications include: Frank, E., 2009, Urban Renewal and Social Cohesion: Case Study on the Malburgen district,
Arnhem, the Netherlands, (ii) Frank, E., Mirjana Strugar and Bojana Katusevski, 2007, Infrastructure Development, Tariff Setting and Affordability of Utility Services in
Serbia, and (iii) Frank, E., Corrado Minervini and Danica Pavlovska, 2007, Municipal Administrative reform and Land development Issues in the Former Yugoslav
Republic of Macedonia (FYROM). Recent work includes an evaluation study on stakeholder participation in programming and implementation of pre-accession
assistance to Turkey prepared for the European Commission, DG ELARG, Operational Audit & Evaluation Unit; a Manual of Procedures for a large infrastructure
investment programme in Ghana and drafting of cooperation agreements between central - and local governments.