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Peter Burgess

3rd Keith Wright Chief of Party at Carter Center, Liberia LiberiaLegal Services Previous Independent consultant, UNDP Sierra Leone, UNDP New York Education Birmingham University 144 connectionsConnectSend InMailMore options www.linkedin.com/pub/keith-wright/13/ba0/860/ Background Experience Chief of Party Carter Center, Liberia January 2013 – Present (5 months) Consultant Independent consultant May 2012 – January 2013 (9 months)United Kingdom Public policy; local governance, local government service delivery, Employment, youth employment, youth empowerment, child protection; Project planning & management, institutional change management and capacity development. Emergency programming and management Principal Technical Adviser UNDP Sierra Leone January 2009 – April 2012 (3 years 4 months) Conflict Prevention Interagency Framework UNDP New York July 2007 – January 2009 (1 year 7 months) Deputy Representative UNICEF Liberia July 2004 – July 2007 (3 years 1 month)Monrovia Deputy Representative UNICEF Sierra Leone January 2001 – July 2004 (3 years 7 months)Freetown Area representative World Neighbors 1982 – 1992 (10 years) Skills & Expertise Most endorsed for... 8Public Policy 7Civil Society 6Policy Analysis 5International... 4Africa 4Conflict 4Capacity Development 3Sustainable Development 3NGOs 2Environmental Policy Keith also knows about... 2Climate Change... 2Research 2Human Rights 1Climate Change 1Political Science 1Sustainability 1Environmental Awareness 1International Relations Languages Kiswahili Education Birmingham University Masters Social Science, Primary Health Care 1994 – 1995 University of London Postgraduate Diploma in Food Security, Nutrition, Community Development, Food Science 1980 – 1981 University of London Postgraduate certificate, Education 1973 – 1974 University of London Bachelor of Science (BSc), Geology/Earth Science, General 1970 – 1973 Following UNDP International Affairs