- Place of residence: Bad Vöslau, Austria
- Clients: Think Tanks, Stiftungen, Regierungs- oder öffentliche Institutionen, NGOs, Internationale Organisationen und Unternehmen
- Email: consult[at]barbaraweghofer[dot]at
Short introduction
• Barbara Weghofer is an independant political analyst based in Austria, Bad Voeslau, with profound international experience. She focuses on peace and human security in the context of human rights and gender relations. From her well-versed background, she is a peace and conflict researcher as well as a mediator. Her extensive experience includes political, social, gender, human rights and economic analysis, consulting, as well as program development and multi-stakeholder management.
• She has worked and lived as gender expert in West-, Central and Eastern Africa and her vast experience includes Asian countries and the MENA-region.
• Her working languages are German, Englisch and French.
CORE COMPETENCIES
• Desk studies
• Gender analysis
• Project evaluation
• Context analysis
• Integrated human rights analysis (iPCA)
• Conflict analysis
• Project planning / support
• Mediation and dialogue
• Capacity building on various topics/ workshops also in digital formats
Thematic key areas
Masculinity
- Masculinity
Education
- Education policy
- Adult education
- Non-formal Education
Women, peace and security
- Participation of women in peace processes
- Development-Oriented Emergency Assistance
- Displacement & Migration
- Peace-Building
- Conflict-Sensitive Rebuilding
- Crisis Prevention, Conflict Transformation and Stabilization
- Mediation
- Protection From Sexual Violence in Conflict and Post-Conflict Contexts
- Transitional Justice – Rehabilitation, Reparation and Reconciliation
Health
- Combatting HIV/AIDS
- Health and Health Communications
- SRHR
Gender-based violence
- Intimate partner violence
- Human Trafficking
- Harmful Practices
- Female Genital Mutilation (FGM)
Rural development
- Food Security
- Natural Resources Management
- Sustainable Agriculture
Multiple Discriminations
- Age
- Women and Girls with Disabilities
- LGBTIQ*
- Racism/Ethnicity
Social security
- Basic social security
Female economic empowerment
- Vocational training
- Financial Inclusion
- Labor Market Access
- Private Sector Cooperation
Skills
Analysis and planning
- Gender Analysis
- Operational Planning
- Project Review
- Qualitative Research Methods
- Strategic Planning
Communication and Knowledge Management
- Knowledge Management Systems
Facilitation, Training and Capacity Development
- Change Management
- Coaching
- Conflict Management, Mediation
- Presentation of Workshops and Events
- Conduct Trainings
- Training of Trainers (TOT)/ Teaching Methodology
- Digital Realization
Monitoring and Evaluation
- Evaluation on behalf of GIZ
Project management
- Development of Cooperations
- Leadership
- Organizing of Networks and Knowledge Transfer
Languages
- German Native language
- English C2 Nearly native language skills
- French C2 Nearly native language skills
- Swahili A2 Basic knowledge
Other languages:
Krio (A1),Italienisch (A2)
Regions
Africa
- North Africa
- East-Africa
- West Africa
- Central Africa
Asia
- Central Asia
Middle East and North Africa
- Middle East