Assignments
Recent Assignments
For full list of assignments carried out by Klim – see below
P4G Phase 2 Appraisal
P4G – Partnering for Green Growth and the Global Goals 2030 – is an initiative with the ambition of becoming a leading forum for developing public-private partnerships to deliver on the SDGs and the Paris Climate Agreement. P4G brings together business, government and civil society organizations in public-private partnerships to advance market-based solutions that help meet global needs in key areas: food, agriculture, water, energy, cities, and circular economy. Funded by Danida.
Klim, in partnership with Nordic Consulting Group carried out the P4G Inception review (September – November 2022) including visit to P4G HQ in Washington .
Programme Coordinator – Danida Market Development Partnerships (DMDP) and Danida Green Business Partnerships (DGBP)
DMDP is a Danida facility funding projects proposed by consortia of commercial and NGO partners. The objective of the DMDP projects is to combine a strong business case with a strong development effect.
The Danish MFA has outsourced the management of the DMDP and DGBP programmes. The Consortium of NCG and Klim has won the management support contract and will for the next five (with a possible extension to eight) years be responsible for the day-to-day management of the programme. As overall tasks, this entail: operational management; implementation and management of the yearly call-processes; backstopping and technical support to partnerships; knowledge management, lessons learned and dissemination; communication and outreach; financial management support and control.
Mr. Klim serves as Programme Coordinator.
Support to the Development of PASS 5 Year Strategic Plan 2018-2022
PASS was founded in 2000 to stimulate growth of private commercial farming and agri-businesses for inclusive economic development and poverty reduction. PASS provides a range of credit guarantees to de risk agricultural lending. Furthermore PASS provides a range of Business development services with the objective to empower agribusiness entrepreneurs in developing bankable business plans and access finance.
Klim has supported PASS by facilitating the development of a new five-year (PASS Strategic Plan (2018-2022) including the strategic direction for the next five years of PASS operation, strategic goals, mission, vision and objectives, efficient governance and organisation structure for effective delivery of services, outputs and targets groups, development of results framework, operational plan, budget as well as monitoring plan.
ZADT was established as an autonomous Trust in 2010 through support from Danida and Dfid. ZADT is offering a range of financial products, including direct credit lines and guarantees to facilitate access to finance for the agricultural sector.
Klim was appointed to represent Danida on the Board of Trustees and attended quarterly Board meetings.
June 2016 – June 2019
Mid-term Review of the Economic Development and Job Creation in Tunisian Dairy sector
In partnership with HN Consultant Aps, Klim has carried out a review of the Danish support to the dairy sector in Tunisia. The project comprises three objectives; i) Improve political and regulatory framework; 2) Improve quantity and quality of milk in the Béja region; and 3) Promote specialisation and diversification in Béja.
Mr. Klim served in the review team as value chain expert.
May-June 2017
The MCCEP provides additional funding to ensure an orderly phase out of Danish Development aid to Mozambique. The MCCEP programme comprised an assessment of exit strategies for the following programmes: governance & justice, environment, health sector, public financial management and Growth and employment.
The Growth and Employment Programme benefitted from additional funds, and all three components have been selected to continue until 2019.
- Agribusiness Finance Component including a credit guarantee fund, business development services, a youth fund and refinancing of micro-banks.
- Business Advocacy and Research Component supporting Private Sector Organisations building capacity to serve their members and advocate for a better business environment.
- District Roads Component supporting the National Roads Authority building capacity to rehabilitate and spot-improve district roads.
Klim provided a team of 4 external consultants and Mr. Klim served as Team Leader of the Consultant Team.
May-September 2016
Full list of assignment – Company Klim
December 2022 - March 2024 | Denmark and Tanzania | Danish Embassy in Tanzania | Team Leader | TA to the Danish Embassy in its cooperation with the Agricultural Markets Development Trust (AMDT) on AMDT’s governance transition process |
September - November 2022 | Denmark and US | Danida | Consultant | Appraisal of P4G Phase 2 |
August - September 2022 | Denmark | Danida | Team Leader | Review of Danida Sustainable Infrastructure Finance (DSIF) Project Development Facility (PDF) |
April - September 2022 | Denmark | Danida | Consultant | Formulation of India Green Investment Initiative |
April - October 2022 | Denmark | Danish Embassy in Tanzania | Consultant | Technical assistance to the Danish Embassy in its cooperation with AMDT on AMDT’s governance transition process |
February - April 2022 | Tanzania | Danish Embassy in Tanzania | Consultant | Review of Agriculture Market Development Trust |
September 2021 - February 2022 | Denmark | Danida | Consultant | Formulation of two new projects on Green MSMEs and Business Climate |
August - September 2021 | Denmark | Danida | Consultant | Review of IFU High Risk High Impact initiative |
February - June 2021 | Denmark | Danida | Consultant | Study on trends and lessons learned on improving framework conditions for private sector development in the Global South |
December 2020 - June 2021 | Denmark | Danida | Consultant | Formulation of Danish Arab Partnership Programme (DAPP) – Youth Employment and Entrepreneurship |
August 2020 - January 2021 | Denmark | Danish Embassy in Mali | Consultant | Formulation of Skills Development Fund |
August-October 2020 | Denmark | Danida | Team Leader | Review of IFU SME Investment Facility and Project Development Programme |
May 2020 - February 2021 | Denmark | Danida | Consultant | Support to the Minister for Development Cooperation´s Task Force on job creation and skills development in Africa |
May 2020 | Denmark | Danish Embassy in Ghana | Team Leader | Ghana Climate Innovation Centre – ToR value for money audit |
March-September 2020 | Denmark | Danish Embassy in Kenya | Team Leader | Formulation of support to Micro Enterprise Support Programme (MESPT) |
March-May 2020 | Denmark | Danida | International Consultant | DMDP Monitoring support - 2019 reporting |
February 2020 - December 2025 | Global | Danida | Coordinator | Danida market Development Partnerships (DMDP) Programme and the Danida Green Business Partnership Programme (DGBP) Management Support Consultant |
January - March 2020 | Denmark and Switzerland | Danida | International Consultant | Identification and formulation of new Aid for Trade (AfT) Programme 2021-23 |
November - December 2019 | Denmark | Danish Embassy in Tanzania | Team Leader | Formulation of new engagement - PASS Digitalisation |
November 2019 | Kenya | Danish Embassy in Kenya | Facilitator | Planning and organizing cross-learning workshop on agrifinance |
September - October 2019 | Denmark and Switzerland | Danida | International Consultant | Mid-term Review of the Danish Aid for Trade (AfT) Programme (2018-2020) |
September 2019 - February 2022 | Denmark | Global Compact DK | Evaluator | Evaluation of the SDGs in the value chain |
August 2019 - July 2020 | Denmark | Danida | Chief Consultant | Danida Market Development Partnerships - 2019 window |
May-July 2019 | Denmark and the US | Danida | International Consultant | Support to revising P4G Theory of Change and Results Framework |
May 2019 | Nigeria and Tanzania | Danida | International Consultant | DMDP Monitoring mission |
January - April 2019 | Vietnam, Colombia and Ethiopia | Danida | International Consultant | P4G Inception Review |
November 2018 | Denmark | Danida | International Consultant | Formulation of Defeat-NCD Programme Document |
August 2018 - July 2019 | Denmark | Danida | Chief Consultant | Danida Market Development Partnerships - 2018 window |
June - August 2018 | Mali | Danida | International Consultant | Appraisal of Private Sector Development Programme |
May 2018 - June 2019 | Denmark | Danida | Process Consultant | Youth mainstreaming in Danish development cooperation |
May - June 2018 | Mozambique | Danida | International Consultant | Technical Review of FAN - a private sector advocacy fund |
Jan - Feb 2018 | Denmark | Danida | International Consultant | Review of Ukraine Investment Facility |
Dec 2017 - Jan 2018 | Denmark | Danida | International Consultant | Review of SME Investment Facility |
Nov - Dec 2017 | Tanzania | Sida | International Consultant | Formulation of new five year Strategy for PASS |
Aug 2017 - July 2018 | Denmark | Danida (Nordic Consulting Group) | Team Leader | Danida Market Development Partnership (DMDP). Process Consultant 2017 application round |
May – June 2017 | Tunisia | Danida (HN Consultants) | Value Chain Expert | Review of Danida support to the Dairy sector in Tunisia. |
Mar-April 2017 | Denmark | Danida (Nordic Consulting Group) | Team Leader | Review of the Danida Business Delegations (DBD) and Danida Business Explorer (DBE) |
Dec 2016 – July 2017 | Denmark | Danida (Nordic Consulting Group) | Team Leader | Danida Market Development Partnership (DMDP). Process Consultant to support the pilotphase and the formulation of the five initial project applications. |
Nov 2016 – Mar 2017 | Tanzania | EU Delegation (COWI Tanzania) | Team Leader | Formulation of a new five year EU value Chain programme. Initially focus was on coffee, tea, cotton, sugar and cashew nuts. |
July 2016 – Dec 2018 | Zimbabwe | Danida | Professional Board Member | Board member of Zimbabwe Agricultural Development Trust (ZADT). ZADT is a USD 35 million Fund facilitating access to finance in the Agricultural sector by partnering with the financial sectorstakeholders. |
May-June 2016 | Mozambique | Danida | International Consultant | Appraisal of the Mozambique Country Consolidation and Exit Programme 2016-2020. Main responsibility was the Growth and Employment Programme. |
March 2016 | Tanzania | Danida | International Consultant | Appraisal of proposed Danish support to the United Nations Capital Development Fund (UNCDF). |
Jan-Feb 2016 | Mozambique | Danida | International Consultant | Review of the Growth and Employment Programme (GEP). GEP comprises three components - Agricultural Finance, Business Advocacy and District Roads. Mr. Klim was part of the review team with particular responsibilities for the Agricultural Finance and the District Roads Components. |
Nov-Dec 2015 | Zimbabwe | Danida | International Consultant | Technical review of the Infrastructure Zimbabwe Multi-Donor Trust Fund (ZimFund). Zimfund is a multidonor fund (seven donors) investing in emergency infrastructure – in particular water and power. |
May-Aug 2015 | Denmark | Danida | Team Leader | Desk Study of Private Sector Development in Conflict and Fragility Affected Environments. A mapping of the Danish growth and employment portfolio in fragile states to identify issues of particular importance for promoting the private sector. |
April-May 2015 | Ghana, Kenya and Zambia | Danida | Team Leader | Annual Review of Universities Business and Research in Agricultural Innovation (UniBRAIN) programme. UniBRAIN established 6 agro-incubators based on partnerships between universities, research institutions and the private sector. Mr. Klim undertook the annual review with a particular focus on sustainability. |
April 2015 | Denmark | Danida | International Consultant | Appraisal of Social Dialogue Window – Sustainable Value Chains and Skills Development Programme. |
Jan-May 2015 | Zimbabwe | Danida | Process Consultant | Formulation of thematic programme on Agriculture based private sector development and infrastructure for the Zimbabwe Country Programming 2016-2018. Value chain Programme formulated jointly with the EU Delegation in Zimbabwe. The programme comprised three components focusing on agricultural finance, value chain development and infrastructure investements. |
Jan-Feb 2015 | Albania | Danida/GIZ | International Consultant | Inception Review, Joint German-Danish support to Agriculture and Rural Economic Development in the Disadvantaged areas. The project is a value chain project targeting three selected value chains. Mr. Klim provided recommendations to adopt more market based approaches. |
October 2014 – February 2015 | Denmark | Danida | International Consultant | Drafting guidelines for a new inter-ministerial framework “Partnering with Denmark" with the objective to promote partnerships between Danish Sector Ministeries and Public Authorities in partner countries. |
October 2014 | Denmark | Danida | International Consultant | Desk Appraisal for a proposal for Danish contribution to the IFC-implemented Women Banking Facility project in MENA |
September 2014 – May 2015 | Tunisia | Danida | Team Leader | Appraisal of the proposal for Danish financing of the Dairy Value Chain project in Tunisia. Formulation of revised project document |
Aug-Dec 2014 | Zimbabwe, Tanzania and Uganda | Danida | International Consultant | Formulation of concept note relating to phase 2 support to Zimbabwe Agricultural Development Trust of the Danida private sector development thematic programme. Organising study tour to Tanzania and Uganda. |
June 2014 | Denmark (East Africa) | Danida | International Consultant | Formulation of concept note for phase 2 of the regional economic integration support programme in East Africa (REISP II). |
May-Aug 2014 | Denmark (Ghana) | Danida | Peer reviewer | External quality assurance of the products related to the Evaluation of Business Advocacy Challenge Fund, Ghana |
May 2014 | Denmark | COWI | Trainer | Trainer in COWI’s SME development training course organised for Danida Fellowship Centre. |
May 2014 | Zimbabwe | Danida | International Consultant | Inception review of Danish Zimbabwean Development Partnership 2013 – 2015. Responsible for the component targeting private sector development in agriculture. |
April-Nov 2014 | Denmark | Danida | International Consultant | Mapping of the use of employment as indicator in the Danish bilateral development cooperation programmes. |
April-June 2014 | Uganda, Ghana, Kenya and Zambia | Danida | International Consultant | Annual Review of Universities Business and Research in Agricultural Innovation (UniBRAIN) programme. |
Jan-Mar 2014 | Switzerland | Danida | International Consultant | Review of Denmark’s multilateral trade related technical assistance portfolio (Aid for Trade). |
November 2013 | Denmark | Danida | International Consultant | Denmark (Egypt & Tunesia), Desk Appraisal of two Danish Arab Partnership Programme (DAPP) Project Proposals (IFC- Egypt Trade Logistics Project and ILO Decent Jobs for Tunisia´s Young People - Tackling the Challenge Together). |
Nov-Dec 2013 | Mozambique | Danida | International Consultant | Annual Review of Danish Growth and Employment Programme (Agricultural Financing, Advocacy and Rural Roads). Rural Roads component provided as sector budget support in close partnership with the EU Delegation. |
Aug-Sep 2013 | Uganda, Tanzania and Kenya | Danida/ILO | International Consultant | Mid term review of Regional Youth Entrepreneurship Facility. |
June-October 2013 | Denmark | Danida Fellowship Centre | TenderConsultant | Elaboration of tender documents for new Public-Private-Cooperation training programme. |
May-June 2013 | Albania | Danida/GIZ | International Consultant | Appraisal of “Joint-German-Danish support for agriculture and rural economic development of the disadvantaged areas in Albania”. |
April 2013 | Tanzania | Danida | International Consultant | Business Sector Programme Support (BSPS) Phase III exit plan, development of exit plan preparing the phase out of Danida support to a number of BSPS III partners. |
Jan-June 2013 | Mali | Danida | Process Consultant | Formulation of Programme d'Appui à la Croissance Économique et Promotion de l'Emploi stimulées par le Secteur Privé du Mali – PACEPEP. |
August 2012 – June 2013 | Tanzania | Danida | Process Consultant | Formulation of Business Sector Programme Support (BSPS) Phase IV. Mr. Klim was responsible for coordinating the different formulation teams and drafting the overall programme document of the USD 100 million new programme. The Programme included support to the M4P facility - Agricultural Markets Develoment Trust (AMDT), Financial Sector Deepening Trust (FSDT), Private Agriculture Sector Support (PASS), Local investment Climate improvement (LIC) and BEST-Dialogue. |