Special Representative
JENS ANDERS TOYBERG - FRANDZEN
JENS ANDERS TOYBERG - FRANDZEN
UNDP Special Representative in the occupied Palestinian territory
Date of Birth: 19 September 1950
Civil Status: Married
Languages: Danish, English and Spanish
Education: Masters in Business Administration, Aarhus University, Denmark
Experience:
November 2003 - February 2006: UNDP Resident Representative and UN Resident Coordinator in Bosnia and Herzegovina
June 2000 - to November 2003: Programme Director, Electricity Network Rehabilitation Programme (ENRP), RBAS: ENRP is UNDP's contribution to the UN humanitarian "oil-for-food" programme and is the largest directly executed (DEX) programme in UNDP history. The programme has a budget of approximately one billion dollars and is staffed with more than 350 persons.
1996 - June 2000: Deputy Resident Representative (P & O), Ankara, Turkey: Responsible for the substantial oversight of the daily operations of the UNDP office both in Programme and Administration/Operations.
October 1993 - October 1996: Section Chief, FHSS/DAIS/BFA
March 1992 - October 1993: Section Chief, Operations Support & Communications Section/OSCS/DAMS
September 1990- March 1992: Fund Management Officer, New York.
October 1988 - September 1990: Assistant Resident Representative (Programme), Katmandu, Nepal, responsible for Programme Section's portfolio management for Agriculture, Industry, Forestry, Trade, and Environment sectors.
June 1986 - October 1988: Assistant Representative Programme, Thimphu, Bhutan with project portfolio for industry, trade, and energy sectors.
September 1982 - June 1986: Training Officer, Training Section at Yale University Campus, New Haven.
October 1981 - September 1982: Junior Professional Officer UNDP's Administrative Trainees Programme
Additional Information: Management experience in large-scale UN humanitarian operations requiring an understanding of technical and organizational complexities in difficult political settings. Key member of the UN core management team working with UNOHCI and OIP on the humanitarian programme in northern Iraq. Management skills acquired at field and headquarters level. Prior to joining UNDP, management experience also obtained as a Captain in the Danish army. Exposure to the RC functions and UN reform initiatives as they affect field operations. Interpersonal skills: Major restructuring initiatives in FHSS/DAIS were implemented through application of the TQM methodology. At country level, have engaged extensively in UN agency negotiations concerning collective initiatives and or problem resolving ranging form joint programming, staffing matters, MSAs and common services.
