Nadia Meredith-Hunt

About

Consultant ,

KVAConsult Ltd

Summary

My specific areas of expertise are in climate financing, project proposal development, monitoring and reporting for key development partners including EU, WB, UNDP, Adaptation Fund and GEF. I am well versed with EC project management cycle, budget support mechanisms and GEF, WB and AF project proposal processes. In 2012, I was engaged as the Public Finance Expert for the Climate Change Public Expenditure and Institutional Review (CPEIR) exercise and it provided information on how relevant agencies utilised their budgets and resources to address climate change issues. I was engaged as the Climate Change Adaptation Specialist by UNDP in 2013 to provide specialist inputs into the development of an economy-wide GEF funded USD 14m project proposal for climate change adaptation which was approved in 2014. I am currently the Monitoring and Reporting Expert for two multi-million dollar climate resilience projects targeting all the communities in Samoa and its funded by PPCR-WB and AF-UNDP.

Qualifications and credentials

Bachelor of Commerce and Management (International Business), 1999-2002, Completed, Lincoln University

Masters of International Business, 2014-2015, On-going, Deakin University

GEF Expanded Constitutency Workshop, October 2013, Completed, GEF Secretariat

European Commission Pacific Regional Workshop on Budget Support, June 2008, Completed, EC Delegation

Government of Samoa Centralized FInancial System, January 2006, Completed, Ministry of Finance

Samoa Association of Manufacturers and Exporters, Executive Member, 2009-2013

Emerging Pacific Leaders Dialogue Alumni 2014, Member, 2014

Fellow of Royal Society of Arts (FRSA), Fellow, Life Member

Samoa Umbrella of Non Governmental Organisation, Member, 2006-2009

Samoan, Excellent, Excellent, Excellent, Excellent

English, Excellent, Excellent, Excellent, Excellent

Work experience

M & E specialist

Climate financing specialist

Knowledge management specialist

Proposal writing/Report writing

Ministry of Finance, Aid Officer, Samoa

Ministry of Finance, Programme Manager, Water Sector Management Unit (EU Funded), Samoa

KVAConsult Ltd, Consultant, Samoa

KVAConsult Ltd, Senior Consultant, Samoa

Economy-wide Integration of Climate Change Adaptation & Disaster Risk Recovery, UNDP, Climate Change Adaptation Specialist, Samoa, - full sized project proposal for GEF Board approval

Climate Change Public Expenditure and Institutional Review, ODI, Public Finance Specialist, Samoa, - CPEIR Report and readiness plan for Samoa

Mainstreaming of Climate Change Adaptation Measures into Tourism Policies, Samoa Tourism Authority, Senior Consultant, Samoa, - integrated climate tourism policies

National Tourism Climate Change Adaptation Strategy for Samoa (2011-2016), Samoa Tourism Authority, Senior Consultant, Samoa, - approved and published National Tourism Climate Change Adaptation Strategy for Samoa 2011-2016

Development of a Sustainable Financing Strategy, Secretariat of Pacific Community, Team Member, Fiji, - development of Sustainable Financing Strategy for SPC

Post_Tsunami Rapid Assessment of Tourist Accomodation & Tourism Sector, New Zealand AId Program, Consultant, Samoa, - Assessment report on damages and losses to Tourism Sector

Tourism Tsunami Rebuilding Programme Guidelines Review, New Zealand AId Program, Consultant, Samoa, - approved guidelines for Tourism Tsunami Rebuilding Funding Facility

Cyclone Evan Tourism Damage Assessment & Recovery, New Zealand AId Program, Team Member, Samoa, -Damage and Loss Assessment Report for Tourism Sector -Tourism Cyclone Recovery Program Funding Facility established

PPCR ECR Project Management Services, Ministry of Finance, Monitoring and Reporting Expert, Samoa, provide the day-to-day management of two projects, namely the Pilot Programme for Climate Resilience: Enhancing Climate Resilience of Coastal Resource

Publications

Samoa Climate Public Expenditure and Institutional Review Report, UNDP, http://www.aideffectiveness.org/CPEIR