Profiel Rob van Poelje

Rob van Poelje

For tomorrow belongs to the people who prepare for it today

I started my professional career in Thailand and my colleagues taught me the Tao of grasping opportunities whenever they present themselves. From this perspective, being prepared consists of having a clear vision that allows you to distinguish relevant from irrelevant, truth from untruth.

Expertise

• I combine my core qualities of passionate innovator, bonder and broker with a rich experience as trainer, process/workshop facilitator and manager in twenty countries in Africa, Asia and Europe
• I use my expertise in development communication to support agricultural, health and integrated development programs, in media production and in participatory monitoring and evaluation.
• I have facilitated multi stakeholder processes in the fields AIDS research, local economic chain development and traffic/infrastructure.

Mijn werk bij PSO

As the Head of the Learning for Change department I manage academically trained consultants in their role as facilitators of learning and organizational change processes. My main management instruments are a results-based HRM cycle, coaching, and allotment of financial resources. In my coaching role, I focus on the relevance of the capacity development issues at hand, the pedagogical approaches to be used, and on project management issues.

Content-wise, I am a sparring partner on PM&E, capacity development in fragile states, organizational development, partnership in civil society, multi stakeholder processes, migration, gender and sexual and reproductive health.

As a member of the management team I advise the director as to the policies, strategies and instruments needed to stimulate learning and innovation among 60+ Dutch development NGO. The aim is to meaningfully link their practical experience to more generic knowledge generation and vice versa.

To keep in touch with the contents of the work I regularly facilitate or chair network sessions and public events with development professionals and represent PSO in the contacts with its international partners.

Mijn CV in het kort

1999 – 2007   Royal Tropical Institute Amsterdam: Institutional Development and
                        Communication Advisor (Netherlands and Mali)

1998 – 1999   Van Meggelen Consultancy: Process Facilitator (Netherlands)

1994 – 1996   GTZ German Technical Cooperation: Communication Advisor (Guinea)

1989 – 1992   FAO United Nations: Associate Expert Communication (Burundi, Lesotho)

1987 – 1989   DGIS Dutch Bilateral Aid: Associate Expert M&E (Thailand)

Contactgegevens.

Telefoon: +31 (0)70 3384958

E-mail: poelje@pso.nl

LinkedIn: http://nl.linkedin.com/pub/rob-van-poelje/10/7aa/931

Publicaties

Tukker, H and R. van Poelje (2010) “Capacity Development in Humanitarian Crises: Practice and lessons learnt about strengthening civil society organisations” INTRAC/PSO Praxis Note 54, UK. 

Toonen J. and R. van Poelje (2005)« Monitoring and evaluation at the crossroads: meeting the challenge of sector-wide approaches and budget support » in : Why did the chicken cross the road ? European Forum on International Cooperation (Euforic).  Amsterdam  

Schapink, D, R. van Poelje, I.H. Reerink, J. Delion, D.Gurung (1999) Strategy To involve Rural Workers in the fight against HIV/AIDS through Community Mobilisation Programs, Worldbank, Washington

Decock, Anamaria and Robert van Poelje (1996) "Artists as Experts, methodology for a participatory traditional and popular media production workshop", Training Manual, FAO Rome