Our Staff

Secretary-General's Office

Helgesen, Vidar
Secretary-General
Location: Headquarters

Tommasoli, Massimo
Permanent Observer to the United Nations
Location: New York

Fejić, Goran
Senior Adviser, Strategy and Policy Unit
Location: Stockholm (HQ)

Kavanagh, Camino
Special Adviser to the Secretary-General, Strategy & Policy Unit
Location: Headquarters

Gardes-Koutny, Karin
Director for External Relations and Governance Support
Location: Stockholm (HQ)

Antola, Martti
Officer for External Relations and Governance Support
Location: Stockholm (HQ)

Skog, Kristina
Assistant to the Secretary-General
Location: Headquarters

Trochesset, Suzanne
Administrative Assistant
Location: Stockholm (HQ)

The IDEA EU project/Global consultations

Wetterqvist, Ingrid
Director
Location: Headquarters

Cordenillo, Raul L.
Programme Officer, Asia
Location: Stockholm (HQ)

Lindahl, Susanne
Assistant Programme Officer
Location: Headquarters

Arnewing, Therese
Research Assistant
Location: Headquarters

Operations

Yap, Yee-Yin
Operations Planning Officer
Location: Stockholm (HQ)

Durão, Nuno
Administrative Assistant for the Regional Programmes
Location: Stockholm (HQ)

Communications Team

Lenahan, James
Head of Communications
Location: Stockholm (HQ)

Smith, Lucy
Publications Manager (Temporary)
Location: Stockholm (HQ)

Ericson, Monika
Communications Manager
Location: Stockholm (HQ)

Handal Zander, Nadia
Publications Manager
Location: Stockholm (HQ)

Lesser, Frances
Librarian
Location: Stockholm (HQ)

Hagman, Elisabet
Distribution Coordinator
Location: Stockholm (HQ)

Ghaderi, Kamal
Communications Assistant
Location: Stockholm (HQ)

Design of Democratic Institutions and Processes

Shalala, Edward
Head of DDIP Programme
Location: Headquarters

Hempson, Wendy
Administrative Assistant
Location: Stockholm (HQ)

Electoral Processes

Guerin, Paul
Senior Programme Manager
Location: Stockholm (HQ)

Aman, Adhy
Programme Officer
Location: Headquarters

Wolf, Peter
Technical Manager
Location: Stockholm (HQ)

Alihodzic, Sead
Programme Officer
Location: Stockholm (HQ)

Kaiser, Shana
Asisstant Programme Officer
Location: Stockholm (HQ)

Larserud, Stina
Programme Officer
Location: Stockholm (HQ)

Staino, Sara
ACE Network Facilitator/Policy Specialist
Location: Headquarters

Pettersson, Ola
Assistant Programme Officer
Location: Stockholm (HQ)

Kearns, Vincent
Assistant Technical Officer
Location: Stockholm (HQ)

NEEDS Project

Tuccinardi, Domenico
Project Director for Network for Enhanced Electoral & Democracy Support
Location: Brussels

Vahidi, Eralda
Accounting & Administrative Officer
Location: Brussels

Political Parties

Torå, Bjarte
Senior Programme Manager
Location: Stockholm (HQ)

Falguera, Elin
Assistant Programme Officer
Location: Stockholm (HQ)

Constitution-Building Processes

Wahiu, Winluck
Project Manager
Location: Stockholm (HQ)

Böckenförde, Markus
Programme Officer
Location: Stockholm (HQ)

Ngenge, Tayuh
Assistant Programme Officer
Location: Stockholm (HQ)

Allen, Melanie
Assistant Programme Officer
Location: Stockholm (HQ)

Ismail-Clarke, Rosinah
Accounting and Administrative Officer
Location: Stockholm (HQ)

Isberg, Jenefrieda
Administrative Assistant
Location: Stockholm (HQ)

Democracy Assessment and Analysis

Machangana, Keboitse
Head of Democracy Assessment and Analysis
Location: Stockholm (HQ)

Kandawasvika-Nhundu, Rumbidzai
Senior Programme Officer
Location: Stockholm (HQ)

Salter, Mark
Senior Programme Officer
Location: Stockholm (HQ)

Villaveces-Izquierdo, Santiago
Senior Adviser
Location: Headquarters

Sjöström, Therese
Assistant Programme Officer
Location: Stockholm (HQ)

Asplund, Erik
Assistant Programme Officer
Location: Stockholm (HQ)

Jiménez, Mélida
Assistant Programme Officer (On leave)
Location: Stockholm (HQ)

Jörgensen, Katarina
Programme Assistant
Location: Stockholm (HQ)

Democracy and Development

Lekvall, Anna
Senior Programme Officer
Location: Stockholm (HQ)

Valladares Molleda, Jorge
Program Officer
Location: Stockholm (HQ)

Africa & Middle East

Moorad, Mustaq
Regional Director, Africa and the Middle East
Location: South Africa

Nackerdien, Rushdi
Senior Programme Officer
Location: South Africa

Tesfagiorgis, Paulos
Senior Advisor for Constitution-Building Processes
Location: South Africa

Rukambe, Joram
Programme Manager
Location: South Africa

Gould, Margot
Programme Officer
Location: South Africa

Ndungu, Grace
Administrative Assistant
Location: South Africa

Tswele Dikobe, Emmanuel
Driver/Messenger
Location: South Africa

West Africa Programme

Dowetin, Theo
Programme Manager for West Africa
Location: Ghana

Effah, Naomi
Administrative Assistant
Location: Ghana

Arthur-Tay, Alex
Driver/Messenger
Location: Ghana

Arab World Programme

Romualdi-Vaccari, Marina
Coordinator & Liaison Officer for the Arab World
Location: Rome

Sudan Project

El-Battahani, Atta
Senior Advisor
Location: Sudan

Ali Ahmed al-Baroudi, Eihab
Administrative Assistant
Location: Sudan

Asia-Pacific

Ellis, Andrew
Director for Asia-Pacific
Location: Stockholm (HQ)

Rikkilä, Leena
Programme Manager
Location: Nepal

Thapa, Kumari
Administrative Officer
Location: Nepal

Nepal, Sarita
Administrative Assistant
Location: Nepal

Latin America & the Caribbean

Zovatto, Daniel
Regional Director for Latin America
Location: Costa Rica

Aguilar, Ileana
Programme Officer
Location: Costa Rica

Sequeira, Marielos
Administrative Assistant
Location: Costa Rica

Andean Region Programme

Sample, Kristen
Head of Mission, Andean Region
Location: Peru

Roncagliolo, Rafael
Senior Programme Officer
Location: Peru

Beramendi Heine, Virginia
Head of Mission (Bolivia)
Location: Bolivia

del Aguila, Alicia
Political Dialogue & Gender Coordinator, Peru
Location: Peru

Calle, Maria Ines
Publications Coordinator for Latin America
Location: Peru

Patzy, Fernando
Project Coordinator
Location: Bolivia

Aranibar, Ernesto
Programme Coordinator
Location: Stockholm (HQ)

Palomino, Jessica
Administrative Assistant
Location: Peru

Saravia, Giovanna
Administrator
Location: Peru

Aranibar, Antonio
Programme Coordinator
Location: Ecuador

Parreño, Cristhian
Deputy Coordinator
Location: Ecuador

Finance & Administration

van Weerdenburg, Martin
Director of Finance and Administration
Location: Stockholm (HQ)

Jansson, Nikki
Policy Assistant (On leave)
Location: Stockholm (HQ)

Frick, Malin
Archivist
Location: Stockholm (HQ)

Hansén, Narda
Facilities Manager
Location: Stockholm (HQ)

Human Resources

Fox, Caroline
Senior Human Resources Officer/Acting Human Resources Manager
Location: Stockholm (HQ)

Batista, Marco
Human Resources Officer
Location: Stockholm (HQ)

Dundas, Cobey
Payroll Officer
Location: Stockholm (HQ)

Ruddock, Stuart
Assistant Human Resources Officer
Location: Stockholm (HQ)

Finance

Ousbäck, Marianne
Chief Accountant
Location: Headquarters

Ivanković Ignjatović, Dragana
Accountant / Budget Coordinator
Location: Headquarters

Gavrila, Mihaela
Reporting Coordinator
Location: Headquarters

Gage, Aaron
Contracts & Grants Officer
Location: Stockholm (HQ)

Ozhigova, Tatiana
Accountant
Location: Stockholm (HQ)

Office Management

Malmström-Carlson, Louise
Receptionist / Staff Welfare Assistant
Location: Headquarters

Magnusson, Björn
Clerk General Services
Location: Stockholm (HQ)