Hendra John
John Hendra
Research programme
Inter- and Transnational Cooperation
Function
Associate Researcher
Specialization
Political Science
Work areas
- Sustainable development
- United Nations
- Gender equality
Vita
since 2020 | German Development Institute Associated Researcher |
since 10/2018 | JD Hendra Strategic Consulting President |
11/2014-07/2018 | United Nations UN Assistant Secretary-General and Senior UN Coordinator „Fit for Purpose“ for the 2030 Agenda |
05/2011-11/2014 | UN Women UN Assistant Secretary-General and Deputy Executive Director for Policy and Programme, UN Women |
06/2006-05/2011 | United Nations UN Resident Coordinator and UNDP Resident Representative – Vietnam |
06/2002-06/2006 | United Nations UN Resident Coordinator and UNDP Resident Representative – United Republic of Tanzania |
11/1997-06/2002 | UN Development Programme Deputy Assistant Administrator and Deputy Director, Bureau for Resources and Strategic Partnerships (2000-2002) and Director, Division for Resource Mobilization (97-2002) |
07/1993-10/1997 | United Nations UN Resident Coordinator and UNDP Resident Representative – Latvia |
05/1989-06/1993 | UN Development Programme Programme Analysis Officer, Area Officer, Regional Bureau for Arab States (RBAS), UNDP, New York |
09/1986-12/1988 | United Nations Junior Professional Officer, UNDP Programme Officer – Aden, People’s Democratic Republic of Yemen |
09/1983-05/1985 | University of Toronto Master of Arts, Political Science (International Development Studies) |
09/1978-05/1982 | Queen’s University Bachelor of Arts, Political Studies |
Awards
- Three Star Order of Latvia (1997)
- Yale World Fellow (2009)
- Vietnam’s Friendship Order (2011)