Bjorn Holmberg

Current Position
Founder at Swedepeace

Past Positions
Country Director, Sida and Deputy Head of Mission at Swedish Embassy in Guatemala
Vice Chair of the Network on Conflict, Peace and Development Cooperation (CPDC) of the OECD Development Assistant Committee (DAC)
Head of Division at Division for Peace and Security, Sida
Advisor and Coordinator of the Advisory Team on Peace and Security at Division ofr Humanitarian Assistance, Sida

Positions in Donor Mechanisms
2008, President of the Group for Coordination of Development Cooperation (GCC/G-13), which comprises the 14 main bilateral and multilateral donors to Guatemala.
2005-2006 Vice Chair of the Network on Conflict, Peace and Development Cooperation (CPDC) of the OECD Development Assistant Committee (DAC)
2005, Chair and organizer of the Conflict Prevention and Post-Conflict Reconstruction Network (CPR) Annual Meeting. CPR comprises the major global bilateral and multilateral donors.

Education
1998, Ph.D. in Peace and Conflict Research, Uppsala University
1989, Infantry's Officer Academy, Halmstad

More than 20 years of field and HQ experience on issues related to peace and security from a theoretical and a “hands-on” perspective (research, Swedish Armed Forces, private sector, the UN Secretariat, Sida, the Swedish Embassy in Guatemala, and the OECD);

Acknowledged skills in converting theory to practice and vice versa and to integrate other perspectives such as gender equality, child rights, democracy, environment etc;
Deep-seated methodological and results oriented approach to planning, execution, and evaluation (project, programme, sector);

Long and multifaceted experience in management and organizational development;

More than two decades organizing and executing capacity building for different target groups (Government representatives, students, multilateral agencies, diplomats, civil society from South and North, military, police, customs etc.);

Excellent “know-how” of political dialogue related to conflict management and resolution as well as the processes surrounding appropriation, alignment and harmonization (Paris Declaration/AAA, Accra);

Specialties
Deep knowledge and strong capacity of peace and security issues: conflict prevention and resolution early warning, , conflict sensitivity (“Do No Harm”), dialogue, reconciliation, justice and security system reform (JSSR or SSR), small arms and lights weapons (SALW), reduction of armed violence (AVR), disarmament, demobilization and re-integration (DDR).

Language
Swedish, native language
English, fluent
Spanish, fluent