Proposed role in the project:

1.  Family name:

KUHN

2.  First names:

Ivan

3.  Date of birth:

30 September 1966

4.  Nationality:

Slovak

5.  Civil status:

Married

Institution

[Date from – Date to]

Degree(s) or Diploma(s) obtained:

University of Kent at Canterbury, United Kingdom

October 1996 – September 1997

MA in International Relations

European Institute of Public Administration

Maastricht, The Netherlands, May 1995

Seminar on the Longer-Term Prospects for European Integration

University of Kent at Canterbury, United Kingdom

January 1993 – June 1993        

Visiting training fellow at the Department of Politics and International Relations

Comenius University, Bratislava, Slovak Republic

September 1991 – September 1995

Bc. (BA equivalent) in Political Sciences

Language

Reading

Speaking

Writing

Slovak

Mother language

English

1

1

1

Czech

1

1

1

Russian

2

3

4

Hungarian

4

5

5

Polish

3

5

5

Country

Date from – Date to

Slovak Republic

Permanent

Date from – Date to

Location

Company

Position

Description

01/1998 – up to date

Bratislava, Slovakia

Ivan Kuhn Consulting

Consultant / Project Manager

Consultancy in the area of utilisation of Phare, ISPA, Structural Funds and Community Programmes

Drafting applications for grants

Project Management

Analysis in the area of European Affairs

Provision of services of Associated Consultants to international consultancy companies

12/2004 – up to date

Bratislava

TNS Opinion & Social, consortium of Taylor Nelson Sofres and EOS Gallup Europe

Analyst / National Editor

Elaboration of the National Report for Slovakia in the framework of the Eurobarometer survey (Eurobarometer No 62, 63, 64 and 65)

Eurobarometer survey is prepared for the European Commission, DG Press and Communication

02/2006 – up to date

Bratislava

Konzervatívny inštitút Milana Rastislava Štefánika

Fundraiser / Analyst

Preparation of applications for grants from the European Commission, EEA/Norwegian grant scheme, CEE Trust, OSF and MATRA.

Participation on seminars and conferences in the area of International Relations, Slovak Foreign Policy, European Affairs, Defence and Security, EU funds and Transparency and Fight against Corruption.

11/2005 – 04/2006

Bratislava

Transparency International Slovakia

Short-term Expert

Preparation of applications for grants from the European Commission, DG Justice and Home Affairs, CEE Trust, SlovakAid grant scheme (Slovak Official Development Assistance) and from the European Social Fund (ESF).

02/2005 – 10/2005

Bratislava

Società Italiana di Monitoraggio S.p.A – GICO Branch

local subcontractor

Phare project “Organisation of events to raise awareness on EU development co-operation in Slovakia”

Provision of services of even organisation experts

01/2005 – 12/2005

Bratislava

Slovak Telecom, a.s.

Consultant

Consultancy in the area of utilisation of Structural Funds

01/2004 – 07/2004

Bratislava

Transparency International Slovakia

Project Manager and Short-term Expert

European Commission Grant 2003/CE/16/PAT012

Pilot Study for Promoting Higher Quality of Public Service Deliveries in relations to Activities Co-financed by EU Grants with particular Reference to Public Utilities

- transparency of the operation of the regional water management companies after the transformation of the ownership to municipalities

01/2004 – 06/2004

Bratislava

Agriconsulting Europe S.A. (ECODES Consortium)

local subcontractor Assistant to the Team Leader and Project Manager

Phare project “Project Pipeline for Operational Programme Basic Infrastructure – Priority 3 – Local Infrastructure (Service)” implemented at the Ministry of Construction and Regional Development of SR

Assistance with the preparation of the Guidelines for Procurement of Public Works

Assistance with the drafting of the amendment to the Guidelines for the preparation of the Application and the Project File for the grant scheme

Provision of services of Civil Engineers

08/2003 – 07/2004

Bratislava

Slovak Telecom, a.s.

Consultant

Consultancy in the area of utilisation of Structural Funds

04/2003 – 05/2003

Bratislava

Ministry of Health Care of Slovak Republic / Institute of Health Information and Statistics

Consultant

Assistance in drafting the application for a grant within the Programme of Community action in the field of Public Health of the European Commission – Improving information and knowledge for the development of public health

The project “Unified Central and Eastern European surveillance/monitoring system for healthcare quality and efficiency indicators CEEQNET (Central and Eastern Europe Quality Network)” had been awarded a grant

Total cost 636.500 €

Subsidy from the Commission 500.000 €

01/2003 – 04/2003

Bratislava

DFC, S.A.

local subcontractor

ISPA project “Preparation of the Slovak National Fund to implement EDIS Stage 2 – Gap Plugging” implemented at the Ministry of Finance of SR

Provision of services of financial expert

09/2002 – 03/2003

Bratislava

Agriconsulting Europe S.A. (ECODES Consortium)

local subcontractor

Phare project “Monitoring and Legislative Support to the Implementation of the Anti-Corruption Programme” implemented at the Office of the Government of SR

Provision of services of legal expert

11/2001

Svätý Jur, Donovaly, Košice

Academia Istropolitana NOVA

Lecturer

Phare project “Communication Strategy of the Government of the Slovak Republic”

Seminar on the “Questions of the European Integration Process” for the representatives of the Association of Towns and Villages of Slovakia (ZMOS) - mayors of towns and villages

Presentation on the Phare and ISPA programme

01/2001 – 05/2001

Bratislava, Zemplínska šírava

BMB Partners, k.s. & ECO (European Consultants Organisation)

Project Manager

Personal Management and Project Management

Preparation of application for grant from the EU Phare fund in the area of Regional Development

- Technical Assistance for Finalisation of the project Tourism Development Zemplínska šírava

08/2000 – 07/2002

Bratislava, Komárno

Renesans, a.s. & Project Management Ireland

& Carl Bro Denmark

Consultant / Project Manager

Personal Management and Project Management

Preparation of applications for grants from the EU ISPA funds in the area of environment

- Integrated Protection of Ground and Surface Water of the Žitný Ostrov Region

- Komárno Municipality Wastewater Project

- Extension of Waste Water Treatment Plant in Zvolen

- Drinking Water and Sewerage of the South-East Zemplín Region

06/2000 – 07/2000

Bratislava

Ordnance Survey, United Kingdom

Short Term Consultant

Phare Project - Technical assistance for improving the security and guarantee of rights of ownership and property (SR 9807.01)

Business plan for the Geodesy, Cartography and Cadastre Authority of the Slovak Republic;

Training program for the staff in the sector of the real estate cadastre;

Quality of service delivery survey in the sphere of the competence of the GCCA of the SR.

06/1999 – 06/2000

Bratislava

P-E International Consultants (PANDREX), United Kingdom

Programme Manager

Phare Project - Technical Assistance to the Government Office of the Slovak Republic for the Programme of the Decentralisation and Modernisation of the Public Administration

(SR 9709/05/01)

Project Management in the areas of:

Decentralisation of competencies of the state administration;

Ethics in Public Administration (Code of Ethics/ Code of Conduct for Civil Service; Ombudsman, Free Access to Information, Legal Liability of Civil Servants);

Public Awareness Campaign (Internet Web Site on Public Administration Reform) ;

Organisation of the Conference on Ethics in Public Administration with participation of Slovak and foreign experts and the representatives of the Slovak Government, Preparation of Publication from the Conference.

01/1998 – 03/1999

Bratislava

Euroservices Development, Belgium

Programme Manager

Phare Project - Technical Assistance to Public Administration Reform in the Slovak Republic

(SR 9409/01/02)

Project Management in the areas of:

Ethics in Public Administration;

Training and Education in Public Administration;

Acquis Communautaire (JHA);

Management Information System;

Information and Documentation Centre for PA;

Organising Cycle of Seminars on European Policies and European Integration for Civil Servants from Slovak ministries.

09/1995 – 12/1997

Bratislava

Dennik SME (national daily newspaper), VMV, a.s.,

Journalist / Editor

Writing political analysis, editing news from press agencies, translating articles from foreign media, reporting from press conferences and interviewing politicians, diplomats and civil servants on international affairs including European affairs, enlargement of the EU, accession of Slovakia to the EU, EU assistance to the SR