Raj Rana

Raj Rana

Owner, The WolfGroup Consultants - Geneva

Geneva Area, Switzerland

Current
Past
  • Facilitator- Critical Incident Management Workshop - Consultant at United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees UNHCR
  • Project Leader of the "UNRWA at 60" Initiative- Consultant at United Nations Relief and Works Agency UNRWA
  • Critical Incident Simulation at Litasco/Murdoch Communications

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Education
  • King's College London, U. of London
  • Carleton University
  • European University Institute for Peace Studies
  • Carleton University

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Raj Rana’s Summary

Owner and Director of the WolfGroup Consultants: We specialize in connecting expertise from humanitarian, development, academic, defense, security, and the public and private sectors to create integrated innovative approaches. Amongst our clients we include international organizations, NGOs, Think Tanks, government agencies and private sector actors.
Complete information can be found on our website: http://thewolfgroup.org/

Raj Rana’s Specialties:

Our services include:
- Management consulting and Organizational Development;
- Strategy, policy and programme development;
- Evaluation, review and fact-finding missions;
- Development and delivery of critical incident simulation training;
- Operational support

We have particular expertise in multi-agency coordination, project management, protection of the civilian population, security of organizations working in hostile environments, civil-military relations and peacebuilding.

Raj Rana’s Experience

  • Owner

    The WolfGroup Consultants

    (Management Consulting industry)

    March 2006 — Present (3 years 5 months)

    The WolfGroup Consultants is a Geneva-based company registered in Switzerland.

    The WolfGroup's goal is to provide our clients with actionable solutions that address their real world challenges.

    We specialize in connecting expertise from humanitarian, development, academic, defence, security, and the public and private sectors to create integrated innovative approaches that match the needs of our corporate, government, IO and NGO clients.

    Our services include:
    - Management consulting and Organizational Development;
    - Strategy, policy and programme development;
    - Evaluation, review and fact-finding missions;
    - Development and delivery of critical incident simulation training;
    - Operational support

    Please visit our website for further information: http://www.thewolfgroup.org/

    A sample of our recent projects are listed chronologically below.

  • Facilitator- Critical Incident Management Workshop - Consultant

    United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees UNHCR

    (Non-Profit; 10,001 or more employees; International Affairs industry)

    December 2008 — December 2008 (1 month)

    Developed and delivered a workshop for senior UNHCR security staff on critical incident management and developing simulation exercises.

  • Project Leader of the "UNRWA at 60" Initiative- Consultant

    United Nations Relief and Works Agency UNRWA

    (International Affairs industry)

    July 2008 — December 2008 (6 months)

    Team Leader of am ambitious initiative to develop events, networks and interest around the “UNRWA at 60” commemoration. Facilitated development of strategy and streamlining of project types and outputs, assembled a multi-disciplinary team to directly develop feasible project proposals and produce printed, digital and products on a website designed exclusively for the commemoration.

    http://www.unrwaat60.org/
    http://unrwaat60.org/presentation/presentation.html

  • Critical Incident Simulation

    Litasco/Murdoch Communications

    (Oil & Energy industry)

    October 2008 — November 2008 (2 months)

    Part of a team developing and delivering a critical incident simulation exercise for a private sector actor.

  • Instructor

    Global Peace Operations Initiative GPOI

    (Military industry)

    June 2008 — 2008 (less than a year)

    UN Staff Officers' Course, Ukraine as part of the GPOI programme:
    http://www.america.gov/st/peacesec-english/2008/May/20080530083622dmslahrellek0.6108667.html

  • Instructor

    Global Peace Operations Initiative GPOI

    (Privately Held; 1001-5000 employees; Defense & Space industry)

    November 2008 — November 2008 (1 month)

    UN Civil-Military Liaison Officer Course, Nepal as part of the GPOI programme:
    http://www.america.gov/st/peacesec-english/2008/May/20080530083622dmslahrellek0.6108667.html

  • Instructor

    Centre for Safety and Development CSD

    (International Affairs industry)

    October 2008 — October 2008 (1 month)

    Delivery of Security Management Training/Country level Course in Bukavu, DRC:
    http://www2.reliefweb.int/rw/rwt.nsf/db900SID/OCHA-7GEFLT?OpenDocument

  • Evaluation of IHL Programs in Eastern Europe and Central Asia- Consultant

    ICRC

    (Non-Profit; 10,001 or more employees; Non-Profit Organization Management industry)

    March 2008 — June 2008 (4 months)

    http://www.icrc.org/Web/eng/siteeng0.nsf/htmlall/evaluation-programme-140308/$File/ICRC-Prevention-Evaluation.pdf

    http://icrc.org/web/eng/siteeng0.nsf/htmlall/section_training_education_awareness?OpenDocument

  • Mid-Term Review of Tsunami Recovery Program TRP - Consultant

    American Red Cross (ARC)

    (Non-Profit; 11-50 employees; Non-Profit Organization Management industry)

    December 2007 — March 2008 (4 months)

    http://www.redcross.org/news/in/tsunamis/index.asp

  • Project Coordinator - International Geneva and the UN Peacebuilding Commission - Consultant

    Geneva Centre for Security Policy

    (Government Agency; 51-200 employees; International Affairs industry)

    May 2007 — January 2008 (9 months)

    Developed the Project the United Nations Peacebuilding Commission and International Geneva, lead an analytical mapping of International Geneva and organized high-level conferences:
    http://www.gcsp.ch/peacebuilding

  • Consultant and Researcher

    VOICE - Voluntary Organisations in Cooperation in Emergencies

    (Non-Profit Organization Management industry)

    November 2007 — December 2007 (2 months)

    http://60gp.ovh.net/~ngovoice/documents/CIVMIL%20Seminar%20Agenda.pdf

  • Trainer and Facilitator- Consultant

    Folke Bernadotte Academy (FBA)

    (Government Agency; 11-50 employees; International Affairs industry)

    May 2007 — September 2007 (5 months)

    http://www.folkebernadotteacademy.se/roach/Security_Management_in_Hazardous_Environments.do?pageId=200

  • Consultant and Researcher

    Action Against Hunger United Kingdom (AAH), Darfur, Sudan.

    (International Affairs industry)

    April 2007 — May 2007 (2 months)

    Hunger Watch Publication, 'The Justice of Eating': http://www.actionagainsthunger.org/what-we-do/hunger-watch

  • Review of the IFRC Shelter Cluster in Mozambique- Consultant

    International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC), Mozambique.

    (Non-Profit; 1001-5000 employees; Non-Profit Organization Management industry)

    April 2007 — April 2007 (1 month)

  • Consultant

    Harvard University Program for Humanitarian Policy and Conflict Research (HPCR), Switzerland

    (Educational Institution; 10,001 or more employees; Higher Education industry)

    April 2006 — March 2007 (1 year)

    Security Management Initiative (SMI).
    http://hpcr.org/

  • Shelter Cluster Coordinator

    International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC), Philippines.

    (Non-Profit; Non-Profit Organization Management industry)

    February 2007 — March 2007 (2 months)

  • Development of Training Modules- Consultant

    Center of Excellence/Disaster Management and Humanitarian Assistance (DMHA), USA.

    (Education Management industry)

    December 2006 — January 2007 (2 months)

    http://www.coe-dmha.org/course_chart.htm

  • Field Research on Trade and Human Rights- Consultant

    B'tselem, Israel/Gaza Strip

    (International Affairs industry)

    January 2007 — January 2007 (1 month)

    http://www.btselem.org/english/Gaza_Strip/Karni_Crossing.asp

  • Consultant

    The SPHERE Project, Switzerland

    (International Affairs industry)

    January 2007 — January 2007 (1 month)

    Developed advocacy strategy and training modules.
    http://www.sphereproject.org/content/view/349/32/lang,English/

  • Trainer and Facilitator- Consultant

    Swedish International Development Agency (SIDA), Sweden.

    (Government Administration industry)

    November 2006 — November 2006 (1 month)

    http://www.atha.se/

  • Protection Policy Project, DR Congo- Consultant

    United Nations World Food Programme (WFP)

    (Non-Profit; 10,001 or more employees; UN; International Affairs industry)

    March 2006 — April 2006 (2 months)

  • Delegate

    ICRC- International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC)

    (Non-Profit; 10,001 or more employees; Non-Profit Organization Management industry)

    June 1998 — March 2006 (7 years 10 months)

    Emergency Response Project, ICRC Headquarters, Switzerland- 2005 - 2006
    Armed Forces Advisor, ICRC Headquarters, Switzerland- 2004 - 2005
    Kuwait/Iraq- 2003
    Russian Federation/Northern Caucasus- 2001 - 2003
    Democratic Republic of Congo- 2000
    Afghanistan- 1998 - 1999

  • Combat Arms Officer

    Canadian Armed Forces Reserve

    (Government Agency; Military industry)

    1991 — 1997 (6 years)

    Armour Corps Officer in Canadian Armed Forces;
    Peacekeeping Mission with UNPROFOR 1993 - 1994

Raj Rana’s Education

  • King's College London, U. of London

    2006 — 2009

    Activities and Societies:
    http://www.kcl.ac.uk/schools/sspp/geography/people/phd/cities/rana.html

  • Carleton University

    Masters , Architecture (research) , 2003 — 2005

    Thesis: ‘The Architecture(s) of Nation-Building’

  • European University Institute for Peace Studies

    Certificate , Advanced International Program in Peace Studies , 1999 — 1999

  • Carleton University

    Bachelor , Architecture (professional degree) , 1991 — 1997

    Thesis: ‘Circumscribing the Stari Most’, exploring the relationship between war, culture and architecture, using the destroyed 14th century Stari Most bridge of Mostar, Bosnia- Herzegovina as its focus

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Raj Rana’s Interests:

motorcycling, travel, technology, skiing

Raj Rana’s Groups:

Member of the Swiss Humanitarian Aid Unit (SHA), Swiss Development and Cooperation (SDC)

Member of the Swiss Expert Pool for Civilian Peacebuilding (SEP) of the Federal Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA)

Member of the European Evaluation Society (EES)
http://www.europeanevaluation.org/

Member of the Swiss Evaluation Society (SEVAL)
http://www.seval.ch

Observer Member of Active Learning Network for Accountability and Performance in Humanitarian Action (ALNAP)
http://www.alnap.org/

  •    United Nations
  •    LI Switzerland
  •    ICRC - International Committee of the Red Cross - ICRC
  •    Geneva Centre for Security Policy (GCSP)
  •    expertsnetwork
  •    Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation - SDC/DDC/DEZA
  •    the Geneva Consultants Network
  •    The Geneva Communicators Network

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