Assignments

Recent Assignments

For full list of assignments carried out by Klim – see below

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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 .

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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. 

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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.

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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

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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

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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 2024Denmark and TanzaniaDanish Embassy in TanzaniaTeam LeaderTA to the Danish Embassy in its cooperation with the Agricultural Markets Development Trust (AMDT) on AMDT’s governance transition process
September - November 2022Denmark and USDanidaConsultant Appraisal of P4G Phase 2
August - September 2022DenmarkDanidaTeam LeaderReview of Danida Sustainable Infrastructure Finance (DSIF) Project Development Facility (PDF)
April - September 2022DenmarkDanidaConsultantFormulation of India Green Investment Initiative
April - October 2022DenmarkDanish Embassy in TanzaniaConsultantTechnical assistance to the Danish Embassy in its cooperation with AMDT on AMDT’s governance transition process
February - April 2022TanzaniaDanish Embassy in TanzaniaConsultantReview of Agriculture Market Development Trust
September 2021 - February 2022DenmarkDanidaConsultantFormulation of two new projects on Green MSMEs and Business Climate
August - September 2021DenmarkDanidaConsultantReview of IFU High Risk High Impact initiative
February - June 2021DenmarkDanidaConsultant Study on trends and lessons learned on improving framework conditions for private sector development in the Global South
December 2020 - June 2021DenmarkDanidaConsultantFormulation of Danish Arab Partnership Programme (DAPP) – Youth Employment and Entrepreneurship
August 2020 - January 2021DenmarkDanish Embassy in MaliConsultantFormulation of Skills Development Fund
August-October 2020DenmarkDanidaTeam Leader Review of IFU SME Investment Facility and Project Development Programme
May 2020 - February 2021DenmarkDanidaConsultantSupport to the Minister for Development Cooperation´s Task Force on job creation and skills development in Africa
May 2020DenmarkDanish Embassy in GhanaTeam Leader Ghana Climate Innovation Centre – ToR value for money audit
March-September 2020DenmarkDanish Embassy in KenyaTeam LeaderFormulation of support to Micro Enterprise Support Programme (MESPT)
March-May 2020DenmarkDanidaInternational ConsultantDMDP Monitoring support - 2019 reporting
February 2020 - December 2025GlobalDanidaCoordinatorDanida market Development Partnerships (DMDP) Programme and the Danida Green Business Partnership Programme (DGBP)
Management Support Consultant
January - March 2020Denmark and SwitzerlandDanidaInternational ConsultantIdentification and formulation of new Aid for Trade (AfT) Programme 2021-23
November - December 2019DenmarkDanish Embassy in TanzaniaTeam LeaderFormulation of new engagement - PASS Digitalisation
November 2019KenyaDanish Embassy in KenyaFacilitatorPlanning and organizing cross-learning workshop on agrifinance
September - October 2019Denmark and SwitzerlandDanidaInternational ConsultantMid-term Review of the Danish Aid for Trade (AfT) Programme (2018-2020)
September 2019 - February 2022DenmarkGlobal Compact DKEvaluatorEvaluation of the SDGs in the value chain
August 2019 - July 2020DenmarkDanidaChief ConsultantDanida Market Development Partnerships - 2019 window
May-July 2019Denmark and the USDanidaInternational ConsultantSupport to revising P4G Theory of Change and Results Framework
May 2019Nigeria and TanzaniaDanidaInternational ConsultantDMDP Monitoring mission
January - April 2019Vietnam, Colombia and EthiopiaDanidaInternational ConsultantP4G Inception Review
November 2018DenmarkDanidaInternational ConsultantFormulation of Defeat-NCD Programme Document
August 2018 - July 2019Denmark DanidaChief ConsultantDanida Market Development Partnerships - 2018 window
June - August 2018MaliDanidaInternational ConsultantAppraisal of Private Sector Development Programme
May 2018 - June 2019DenmarkDanidaProcess ConsultantYouth mainstreaming in Danish development cooperation
May - June 2018MozambiqueDanidaInternational ConsultantTechnical Review of FAN - a private sector advocacy fund
Jan - Feb 2018DenmarkDanidaInternational ConsultantReview of Ukraine Investment Facility
Dec 2017 - Jan 2018Denmark DanidaInternational ConsultantReview of SME Investment Facility
Nov - Dec 2017TanzaniaSidaInternational ConsultantFormulation of new five year Strategy for PASS
Aug 2017 - July 2018DenmarkDanida (Nordic Consulting Group)Team LeaderDanida Market Development Partnership (DMDP). Process Consultant 2017 application round
May – June 2017TunisiaDanida (HN Consultants)Value Chain ExpertReview of Danida support to the Dairy sector in Tunisia.
Mar-April 2017DenmarkDanida (Nordic Consulting Group)Team LeaderReview of the Danida Business Delegations (DBD) and Danida Business Explorer (DBE)
Dec 2016 – July 2017DenmarkDanida (Nordic Consulting Group)Team LeaderDanida Market Development Partnership (DMDP). Process Consultant to support the pilotphase and the formulation of the five initial project applications.
Nov 2016 – Mar 2017TanzaniaEU Delegation

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Team LeaderFormulation of a new five year EU value Chain programme. Initially focus was on coffee, tea, cotton, sugar and cashew nuts.
July 2016 – Dec 2018ZimbabweDanidaProfessional Board MemberBoard 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 2016MozambiqueDanidaInternational ConsultantAppraisal of the Mozambique Country Consolidation and Exit Programme 2016-2020. Main responsibility was the Growth and Employment Programme.
March 2016TanzaniaDanidaInternational ConsultantAppraisal of proposed Danish support to the United Nations Capital Development Fund (UNCDF).
Jan-Feb 2016MozambiqueDanidaInternational ConsultantReview 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 2015ZimbabweDanidaInternational ConsultantTechnical 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 2015DenmarkDanidaTeam LeaderDesk 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 2015Ghana, Kenya and ZambiaDanidaTeam LeaderAnnual 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 2015DenmarkDanidaInternational ConsultantAppraisal of Social Dialogue Window – Sustainable Value Chains and Skills Development Programme.
Jan-May 2015ZimbabweDanidaProcess ConsultantFormulation 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 2015AlbaniaDanida/GIZInternational ConsultantInception 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 2015DenmarkDanidaInternational ConsultantDrafting 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 2014DenmarkDanidaInternational ConsultantDesk Appraisal for a proposal for Danish contribution to the IFC-implemented Women Banking Facility project in MENA
September 2014 – May 2015TunisiaDanidaTeam LeaderAppraisal of the proposal for Danish financing of the Dairy Value Chain project in Tunisia. Formulation of revised project document
Aug-Dec 2014Zimbabwe, Tanzania and UgandaDanidaInternational ConsultantFormulation 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 2014Denmark (East Africa)DanidaInternational ConsultantFormulation of concept note for phase 2 of the regional economic integration support programme in East Africa (REISP II).
May-Aug 2014Denmark (Ghana)DanidaPeer reviewerExternal quality assurance of the products related to the Evaluation of Business Advocacy Challenge Fund, Ghana
May 2014DenmarkCOWITrainerTrainer in COWI’s SME development training course organised for Danida Fellowship Centre.
May 2014ZimbabweDanidaInternational ConsultantInception review of Danish Zimbabwean Development Partnership 2013 – 2015. Responsible for the component targeting private sector development in agriculture.
April-Nov 2014DenmarkDanidaInternational ConsultantMapping of the use of employment as indicator in the Danish bilateral development cooperation programmes.
April-June 2014Uganda, Ghana, Kenya and ZambiaDanidaInternational ConsultantAnnual Review of Universities Business and Research in Agricultural Innovation (UniBRAIN) programme.
Jan-Mar 2014SwitzerlandDanidaInternational ConsultantReview of Denmark’s multilateral trade related technical assistance portfolio (Aid for Trade).
November 2013DenmarkDanidaInternational ConsultantDenmark (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 2013MozambiqueDanidaInternational ConsultantAnnual 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 2013Uganda, Tanzania and KenyaDanida/ILOInternational ConsultantMid term review of Regional Youth Entrepreneurship Facility.

 
June-October 2013DenmarkDanida Fellowship CentreTenderConsultantElaboration of tender documents for new Public-Private-Cooperation training programme.
May-June 2013AlbaniaDanida/GIZInternational ConsultantAppraisal of “Joint-German-Danish support for agriculture and rural economic development of the disadvantaged areas in Albania”.
April 2013TanzaniaDanidaInternational ConsultantBusiness 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 2013MaliDanidaProcess ConsultantFormulation of Programme d'Appui à la Croissance Économique et Promotion de l'Emploi stimulées par le Secteur Privé du Mali – PACEPEP.
August 2012 – June 2013TanzaniaDanidaProcess ConsultantFormulation 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.