CURRICULUM VITAE (December 2012)

CURRICULUM VITAE (December 2012) Family name: Ström First name: Sten Date of birth: 26 June 1954 Nationality: Swedish Civil Status: Married Education ...
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CURRICULUM VITAE (December 2012) Family name: Ström First name: Sten Date of birth: 26 June 1954 Nationality: Swedish Civil Status: Married Education (most recent first): Institution (date from - to) University of Uppsala, Sweden (1976-79, 2011-)

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University of Uppsala, Sweden (1973-74) Universities of Uppsala and Stockholm, Sweden (1978-2012)

Degree(s) or Diploma(s) obtained:

Bachelor of Economics (Political economy, business administration, Statistics, Law), studies for Masters Degree Bachelor of Arts (Russian, French, Political science – Eastern Europe) Other academic courses corresponding to four academic years, see Other education below

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English French German Russian Spanish Swahili Arabic Portuguese Sindebele (Zulu dialect)

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8. Membership of professional bodies:

None

9. Other skills:

Experienced trainer

10. Present position:

Senior Programme Manager – Consultant

11. Years within the firm:

23 years in profession – Consultant since October 2010

12. Key qualifications/skills:

Public Financial Management, all aspects including Good governance and Human Rights – mainly at national level – and micro finance, audits and evaluations

13. Specific experience in the region (most recent first) Country

Eastern, Southern and Western Africa Moldova Russian Federation Nicaragua Zambia Guatemala Zimbabwe South Africa (Eastern Cape) Tanzania Namibia Mozambique Vietnam Ukraine European Commission DG XIX

Date from - Date to

2012 1998, 2000, 2012 1994, 1997, 2001, 2003, 2012 2005-2008, 2010-2012 2011 2011 2011 2003 1995, 1996, 1997, 2001, 2002, 2003 2001 1997, 1998, 1999 1999 1997 1995

14. Professional experience record (most recent experience) Date from Date to

Location

Company and contact

2012-

Uppsala

PDL Mikrofinans AB

2010-

Uppsala

VidaMera

Position

Executive Director (parttime, 25%) Senior Adviser

Description

Creating and leading the company, raising financial resources for PRODEL, Nicaragua

Assignments in Public Financial Management: PFM Assessment, health sector, Zambia, revision of book on PFM, Russian Federation, training programme for internal auditors, Moldova, lectures on PFM, University of Gävle-Sandviken Assignments in Micro Finance: PRODEL, Nicaragua and Swedish Embassy, Guatemala Assignments in Audit/Evaluations: Audit material Sida, anti-corruption audit, Zimbabwe; evaluation of two WCO projects in Eastern, Southern and Western Africa

Date from Date to

Location

2008-2010

Stockholm

2005-2008

Company and contact

Position

Description

Senior Programme Manager

Responsible at Sida HQ for all contributions to Democracy, Human Rights and Gender in the Democratic Republic of Congo

Managua, Nicaragua

Sida (Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency) Swedish Embassy

First Secretary / Economist

1999-2005

Stockholm

Sida

Programme Officer

1998-99

Stockholm

Senior Expert

1990-98

Stockholm

ESV (Swedish National Financial Management Authority) RRV (Swedish National Audit Office)

Responsible for the Swedish general budget support, micro finance, housing and infrastructure/democracy, anti-corruption, audit - economic reporting - quality assurance (as Embassy controller) Support to colleagues on Public Financial Management During periods: Head of Cooperation/Head of Mission (chargé d’ affaires) Responsible for various programmes in Democratic Governance at national, regional and international level (especially in Africa), methods development in Democratic Governance, support to colleagues in Public Financial Management (Africa, Latin America, Eastern Europe), Sida’s internal regulations, especially on delegation of financial authority, audit and anti-corruption Responsible for the development of a model for commitment control in Swedish central government, adviser to Swedish government agencies on external and internal accounting, budget and financing, member of the Commission for support to the universities in Örebro and Södertörn

(1995)

Stockholm

Budget Law Commission

Principal Secretary

Senior Analyst

Active participation in the development and implementation of the fundamental reforms in Swedish central government in the areas accounting, financing of fixed assets (loans in the National Debt Office), payment system (interest bearing accounts in the NDO); participation in the development of a new structure for the central government budget (not implemented); responsible for development of principles and techniques for internal accounting in government agencies, training on new accounting model, regulations and advice to agencies, international contacts (EIASM, EAA, INTOSAI) Responsible for the Commission’s report and the draft Budget Act including part of the contents

Date from Date to (1993-94)

Stockholm

RRV

1986-1990

Stockholm

Rädda Barnen (Swedish Save the Children) Närradiotidningen Svenska AB Evangelical Lutheran Church in Tanzania/ South Central Diocese EFS (Swedish Evangelical Mission)

1986

Location

Uppsala

1983-85

Bulongwa, Tanzania

1980-82

Stockholm

Company and contact

Position

Description

Acting Head of Division Financial Officer / Development work Finance Director, Head of section Treasurer, Head of Division

Head of the Division responsible for development of reforms and for regulations in the area (see above) Responsible for funding to, and accounting reports from SSC offices in Africa (except the Horn), South America, the Yemens and Geneva; internal control in the same offices (internal auditor); reporting to Sida for framework agreement funds

Assistant Treasurer

Responsible for all financial and reporting services of the organization’s Head office, including reporting to Sida. Acting Head of Department, and responsible for the computerization of accounting.

Responsible for all financial and reporting services of this private company in the area of publishing and computer systems. Responsible for all financial and reporting services of the Diocese, oversight of Deaneries and Parishes; all Diocese property.

15. Other relevant information:

Printed publications:  Revision of ”Byudzhetnyi protsess kak instrument effektivnogo pravleniya” (The budget process as an instrument for effective management, 2012) – whole book  Chapter 9 in ”Byudzhetnyi protsess kak instrument effektivnogo pravleniya” (The budget process as an instrument for effective management, 2005)  ”Projekt i staten – redovisning och styrning” (”Projects in Government – accounting and steering”, 1997)  ”Redovisning vid universitet och högskolor” (”Accounting at universities”, 1996)  Part of ”Budgetlag – regeringens befogenheter på finansmaktens område” (Budget Act – the financial authority of Government, SOU 1996:14)  ”Anläggningstillgångar i staten – redovisning och finansiering” (”Fixed Assets in Government – accounting and financing”, 1995)  ”Internredovisning, en idéskrift” (1992) translated into English,”Internal Accounting, some ideas” (1993)

Publications

Brochures, "papers", reports  Master thesis (Economics): “Social business – Value (f)or money” (on the evaluation of social business, 2011)  Part on Sweden in ”Categorization and valuation of non-current assets in USA, Finland, Sweden and IFAC” presented at EIASM's workshop in 1998

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Part on agency accounting in ”Guidelines to the INTOSAI Committee on Accounting Standards Framework” for INTOSAI's congress in 1998. ”Ny struktur för statens budget” translated into English ”New Structure for the central government budget” (1997) ”Accounting for assets in Government – ifs and hows”, paper presented at EAA’s congress in 1997 ”Full accrual government accounting in Sweden”, published by IFAC in 1997 and – in French – by Revue Française de Comptabilité in 1996.

Patents

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Other education

Economics, 45 hp, University of Uppsala, Sweden (2011- for Masters Degree)

Political science, 30 hp, University of Uppsala, Sweden (2011-) Arabic, 60 hp University of Uppsala, Sweden (2009) Swahili, 30 hp University of Uppsala, Sweden (2001) Accounting, 15 hp University of Stockholm, Sweden (1991) History of Art, 22,5 hp University of Uppsala, Sweden (1980) Political science - Eastern Europe, 85 hp University of Uppsala, Sweden (1978) Seminars, lectures attended Scholarships received

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Many, and many held

(60 hp corresponds to one academic year)