The core group
We have a network of consultants that are drawn upon according
to the need of the situation. The core group is presented below:
Eyvind Alnaes (MBA/ Siviloekonom).
Focus areas sustainability of credit management (including SME and
micro-financing), strategy and organisational development, institutional
development, HRM, and financial management. Experience is gained
in international industrial and consulting organisations, and in
banks. Lecturing in these institutions and universities. Head of
HRM department of Det norske Veritas in Oslo and Japan. Various
positions within financial management. The last ten years extensively
engaged in bank restructuring projects, of which the last eight
years with resident assignments in Latvia, Lithuania, Russia, Mongolia
and Georgia.
Øyvind Jaer (Dr. philos.
- PhD in social anthropology) with two books and several articles
published internationally. Worked as University lecturer at the
University of Oslo and as a researcher. Served as resident representative
of Norwegian NGOs in the Maldives and in Cambodia. Has also worked
for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Norway, on the Asia desk and
as assistant director in the area of Environment and Development
in the Norwegian Research Council. Since 1996 working as a private
consultant focusing on professional services to governmental institutions,
trade and industry and NGOs working to promote economic and social
development in developing and transitional countries.
Ragnar Næss,
PhD in philosophy. Work and leadership experience from University
of Oslo (dep. of philosophy), and from The Work Research Institute
where he was employed for twenty years. Initiated several development
programmes in public institutions focusing on minority problems, working
environment and organisational development. Diverse publications and
scientific works within the field of organisational- and work psychology
as well as cross cultural issues. Since 1994 he initiated together
with Einar C. Salvesen The Pertinax Group, and has since then worked
as a private consultant.
Einar Columbus Salvesen (BA,
MA Organisational and clinical psychologist): Work experience as a
private practitioner, and from the areas of education, health, NGOs
and consultancy firms. Chief psychologist at the Refugee Department
of The Red Cross. Initiated in 1992, together with Nathalie Rogers,
The Institute for Person-Centred Expressive Therapy which offers counselling,
workshops and training courses in client-centred therapy on an international
basis. The last 12 years worked as a private consultant and advisor
on diverse levels in large multinational companies, state departments
and institutions in various countries with focus on human resources
development (training and supervision of consultants and key persons
in working life, management development, teambuilding, conflict resolution
and coaching).
Kjell Ribert (BA,
Pedagogue): Focus areas empowerment, conflict management, non-violent
and cross-cultural communication. Also worked with the combination
of work and language/communication skills. Developed a methodological
approach for migrants and other employees to acquire necessary linguistic
and communicative abilities to obtain equal opportunities at their
workplaces. Work experience from the University of Oslo, major teaching
institutions and The Norwegian mediation service. Since 1994 worked
as a private consultant at various levels of both private and public
institutions, with focus both on individual coaching and organizational
development.
Core partners
Development Support (The Pertinax Group) and the core partners have
agreed to co-operate concerning initiation and development of international
projects focusing on human resources development and institutional
building in transition economies.
The Work Research Institute
The Work Research Institute is a publicly funded social science
institute, which, during more than 30 years, has produced important
contributions to the processes of modernisation of Norwegian working
life. The research programs of the institute have always been tied
to the organisation of work. Since 1998 Development Support (The
Pertinax Group) and WRI have agreed to co-operate concerning initiation
and development of international projects focusing on democracy
building in working life in transition economies.
WRI performs multidisciplinary, action-oriented research, which
means research through practical interventions. In action research,
empirical knowledge, theories, methods and new goals are developed
through co-operation in organisational change processes. The aim
is to produce systematic knowledge concerning management, organisation
and the working environment. The institute is especially concerned
with forms of organisation and leadership, both in the private and
public sector, which promote the collective ability to learn, co-operate
and adapt, and thereby create a better working environment and more
value for money.
Nordic Banking Resources
NBR is owned by four consultants with extensive experience from
the two major Norwegian commercial banks. The predecessor of the
company was established by the major Norwegian banks in 1992. NBR
has later been providing experience-based banking consulting services
to emerging economies.
In addition to its core staff NBR can for consulting purposes draw
on a source of specialists from the Norwegian banks. Based on co-operation
agreements NBR acts as contract partner and project co-ordinator
on behalf of some of the major financial sector institutions in
the Nordic countries. NBR’s network extends beyond the fields
of traditional banking as NBR co-operates with Norwegian public
institutions as well as a number of Nordic industrial and trading
companies. Finally, based upon assignment needs NBR may also call
upon a network of international consultants in the financial as
well as other professional areas. Since 1993
The goal of NBR’s technical assistance is to ensure the rapid
and efficient transition towards autonomous, competitive institutions
in a market-oriented environment. Particularly NBR has been engaged
in long term institutional building and twinning programmes with
banks in Mongolia, Russia and Lithuania. Its core staff has also
had resident assignments, and offered seminars, workshops, internships,
training of trainers’ programmes, diagnostic reviews in several
CIS and other transition economies.
EveryChild
EveryChild, former The European Childrens
Trust (ECT), is a British NGO working in transition and developing
countries. Their mission is to promote the right and need of every
child to grow up in a family. They work mainly by providing Technical
Assistance to local and national government partners to support
them in the development of social services for children and families.
These services have included foster care, children and family preventative
social work, family type residential care, day-care for children
with disabilities, mother and baby units, family Centres, community
Centres etc.
EveryChild have also provided consultancy to national government
partners in the development of legislation in a number of countries.
EveryChild also have a wide range of experience in organising study
tours to the UK and within the region.
By clicking on the names on the left hand menu you can access the
Curriculum Vitae of the the partners in Development Support. |
