International Experience
Pedersen Pierce has extensive international experience in education sector project preparation, monitoring, review and evaluation.Each of these World Bank initiated or funded assignments included negotiation and reporting at ministerial level, the facilitation of seminars at ministerial, senior departmental (Education and Finance) regional and school levels, including consultation and liaison with various stakeholder reference groups and service technical assistance providers for each project.
Armenia
World Bank Education Project
Sector review, legislation framework development; Pilot Project preparation –decentralised resourcing; mid-project evaluation.
1998, 1999, 2001
Bosnia
World Bank Education Project
Financial and Information systems capacity and capability review, project preparation, implementation strategies, project monitoring, advice and guidance, Education Management Information System (EMIS) mid project evaluation; three-quarter project evaluation, project close-out strategies.
The Bosnia and Herzegovina Education Reform Project
Provision of grants, curriculum reform, education finance and management , development of financing models, development of early childhood Education Management Information System, project implementation.
1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007
Georgia
World Bank Education Project
Midterm review and monitoring – general education Financing and Education Management Information Systems’ subcomponents.
2004
Indonesia
World Bank Education Project
Corporate education project capacity review and project preparation;
Decentralisation of education administration, capacity review, project preparation (TORs and local capacity building).
2000, 2001
Kosovo
World Bank Education Project
Capacity and Capability – immediate post war appraisal;
1999
United Nations Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK)
Education contract management
2000
World Bank Education Project
Project preparation – financial and information systems, all education sectors appraisal – pilot preparation;
2001
United Nations Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK)
Education Project monitoring - decentralisation project; Education Finance System Review and development planning; Mid-project Review; Early childhood education sector financial system concept paper.
2002
Macedonia
World Bank Education Project
Education capacity and capability study; Education Information System Project Preparation Phase, development of Terms of Reference (TORs); Review of final documentation.
2000, 2002, 2003
Moldova
World Bank Education Project
General Education project – Education Information System – project preparation – capacity appraisal and TORs development.
2004
Serbia
World Bank Education Project
Project preparation – education information system(EIS) and decentralisation components; project appraisal, project milestone reviews.
2001, 2004, 2005, 2006
Tonga
Tonga Education Support Program (TESP)
Mid-term review of joint World Bank- and NZAID-funded TESP.
2008