DAN REDFORD
Edgware,United Kingdom
Summary
Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite, Google applications, and Adobe editing tools, with a strong foundation in digital tools and software. Demonstrates exceptional organisational skills and attention to detail, ensuring efficient task management and project execution. Committed to leveraging technical expertise to support team objectives and drive professional growth.
Seasoned professional with focus on strategic leadership and organisational growth. Proven track record of driving operational success and fostering team collaboration. Skilled in developing impactful strategies that align with company objectives and enhance market presence.
Overview
31
31
years of professional experience
12
12
years of post-secondary education
Work history
Parliamentary Labor candidate
Mole Valley Constituency
Surrey
2001.06
Resident Country Director
National Democratic Institute (NDI)
Bishkek
2023.03 - 2025.05
- Managed democracy and governance capacity building and technical assistance programs relating to parliament, independent media, gender and civil society.
- Served as the main in-country representative to the host country institutions, civil society and donors.
- Oversaw the management of one international member of staff and twenty local staff.
- Oversaw the delivery of regular written reports to the Washington D.C. headquarters.
- As part of a multi-mill USD USAID-funded democracy and governance project, managed democracy and governance capacity building and technical assistance programs relating to parliament, independent media, gender and civil society.
Mentor, Postgraduate Career Mentoring Program
University of Lancaster
Lancaster
2018.02 - 2025.01
Senior Advisor, Montenegrin State Election Commission
OSCE Mission to Montenegro
Podgorica
2022.11 - 2022.12
- Worked closely with Chair, Commission members and staff in developing IT processes relating to the electronic transmission of results, as well as various other strategy documents related to voter education, gender equality and persons with disabilities.
- Designed a corporate logo and further developed the website.
- Drafted a final report, including institutional challenges and providing recommendations.
Resident Political Party Program Director
NDI
Kathmandu
2020.05 - 2022.08
- Managed a team of five local staff during the implementation of a political party program.
- Assisted a group of 100 politically active women to transition into an independent cross-party alliance.
- Supported 168 municipalities in developing policy recommendations on strengthening local agriculture.
- Assisted municipalities in developing council magazines.
- Supported NGOs in implementing public opinion research.
- Edited two editions of a book on political party reform.
- Supported two NGOs in implementing a series of radio shows and podcasts.
- As part of a multi-mill USD USAID-funded democracy and governance project, managed a team of five local staff during the implementation of a political party program.
Editor, Secretary General's Annual Report on Policing Activities
OSCE Secretariat
Vienna
2020.04 - 2020.05
Copy Editor
European Security and Defense Journal
Bonn
2020.01 - 2020.05
Senior Advisor, Montenegrin State Election Commission
OSCE Mission to Montenegro
Podgorica
2019.09 - 2019.12
- Worked closely with Chair, Commission members and staff in developing IT processes relating to the electronic transmission of results, as well as various other strategy documents related to voter education, gender equality and persons with disabilities.
- Designed a corporate logo and further developed the website.
- Drafted a final report, including institutional challenges and providing recommendations.
Copy Editor
European Security and Defense Journal
Bonn
2019.03 - 2019.08
Political Analyst, Core Team, Mid-Term Congressional Elections
OSCE/ODIHR Limited Election Observation Mission
Washington, D.C.
2018.10 - 2018.11
- Monitored and assessed the Mid-Term Congressional election campaign.
- Analyzed the domestic political environment and provided contributions to Mission reports.
- Delivered presentations to international representatives and officials from the US Congress, US State Department and EU Member States.
Political Analyst, Core Team, Early Presidential Elections
OSCE/ODIHR Election Observation Mission
Baku
2018.03 - 2018.04
- Monitored and assessed the Mid-Term Congressional election campaign.
- Analyzed the political environment, and provided contributions to Mission reports.
- Delivered presentations to EU Member State representatives.
Deputy Head of Mission
OSCE Mission to Montenegro
Podgorica
2015.02 - 2018.02
- Managed a team of 42 international and local staff, responsible for the design and implementation of four democracy and governance programs within a budget of four million Euros.
- Oversaw the refocusing of the Mission’s programs with OSCE structures and Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
- Oversaw the Mission's first election assistance project with the State Election Commission.
- Coordinated a multi-donor demilitarization program with the UNDP.
- Chaired the donor election steering group, coordinating donor support to the authorities and civil society during elections.
- Acted Head of Mission for one-year.
Political Advisor
EU Delegation to Sarajevo
Sarajevo
2013.01 - 2014.06
- Managed one local staff member, provided political analysis on the main political developments in the country and region.
- Established contacts with relevant senior parliamentary, political, and state level representatives in Republika Srpska.
- Prepared weekly analytical reports to Delegation Headquarters and providing input for reports submitted to Brussels.
- Edited the main newsletter and other public affairs material.
- Served as speech writer for the Head of Delegation.
Core Team Expert, National Dialogue Project
OSCE Project Coordinator in Ukraine
Kyiv
2014.03 - 2014.04
- Part of a 15-member team of first responders in response to Russia’s invasion of the Crimea.
- Convened daily online communications with field teams, coordinating and editing regular reports, and contributing to drafting and editing of the final report.
- Represented the project in external meetings with senior representatives in politics, military and international community.
- Received pre-deployment security training from the FCDO.
Deputy Head of Mission
OSCE Mission in Albania
Tirana
2010.07 - 2013.01
- Managed a team of 96 international and local staff, responsible for the design, implementation, and evaluation of four democracy and governance programs within a budget of six million Euros.
- Oversaw a series of major multi-year multi-mill Euro funded programs related to parliament, gender equality, civil registry modernization, electoral reform, public opinion research and demilitarization.
- Chaired the International Donor Secretariat, comprising of the UNDP, World Bank and EU, responsible for coordinating donor support to the Government.
- Chaired the International community’s election steering group, which coordinated donor electoral assistance to the host country authorities and civil society.
- Acting Head of Mission for six-months.
Chief Officer for Politics, Public Affairs and Reporting
OSCE Mission in Albania
Tirana
2008.03 - 2010.06
- Managed a team of five local staff, responsible for analyzing the domestic and regional political developments and preparing reporting sent to the OSCE Secretariat.
- Responsible for designing and implementing a public affairs strategy, serving as speech writer, drafting public affairs material, organizing public events, and developing the website.
- Chaired the International Donor Secretariat.
- Served as an expert in EU meetings in Brussels with the Albanian Government.
Political Officer
OSCE Mission in Albania
Tirana
2006.01 - 2008.03
- Managing a team of three local staff, responsible for analyzing the domestic and regional developments and preparing regular reports for the OSCE Secretariat in Vienna.
- Member of an OSCE-led negotiation team, which resolved a year-long domestic political dispute.
- Chaired the International community’s election steering group.
- Served as an expert in EU meetings in Brussels.
Resident Senior Advisor for Political Parties and Election Processes
National Democratic Institute for International Affairs
Tirana
2004.09 - 2006.01
- Led a team of five staff in implementing a major election program that included an NGO-led domestic election observation mission, a media monitoring project, and one nationwide public opinion poll.
- Oversaw the delivery a program for emerging politicians.
- Delivered a media training program for MPs.
- Promoted the principle of party reform through media articles, media interviews and a book.
- As part of a multi-mill USD USAID-funded democracy and governance project, led a team of five staff in implementing a major election program that included an NGO-led domestic election observation mission, a media monitoring project, and one nationwide public opinion poll.
Resident Political Party Program Director
NDI
Tirana
2002.10 - 2004.09
- Led a team of two local staff in designing and implementing a political party leadership program for emerging young politicians.
- Promoted the principle of greater internal party reform in political parties through numerous newspaper articles, media interviews and in editing a book.
- As part of a USAID-funded political party development project, led a team of two local staff in designing and implementing a political party leadership program for emerging young politicians.
Communications Director
Candidate in the Labor London Mayoral Primaries
London
2002.05 - 2002.09
Senior Manager, Department Manager, Assistant Manager and Graduate Trainee
Harrods Food Halls
London
1996.05 - 2002.09
London Borough Councilor
London Borough of Harrow
London
1994.01 - 2002.01
- Executive Cabinet Member for External Communications (May 1998 to May 2002)
- Majority Chief Whip (May 1998 to May 2002)
- Chair, Council Electoral Redistricting Board (May 1998 to Dec 2000)
- Chair, Council Working Party on Reform of Democratic Structures (May 1999 to May 2000)
- Chair, General Purposes Committee (May 1998 to May 2001)
Education
Master of Arts - Writing
Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, United States 2025.05 - 2027.03
Master of Arts - Sociology and Social Policy
Durham University
Durham, UK 1995.01 - 2000.12
Bachelor of Arts (Hons) - Political Sciences
Durham University
Durham, UK 1990.10 - 1994.07
Skills
- Microsoft Office Suite
- Google applications
- Adobe editing tools
Personal Information
Date of birth: 02/09/1970
References
- Dr. Eva Buzsa, Former Regional Director for Eurasia and Central Asia, NDI, Ebusza@gmail.com
- Maryse Daviet, Former Head of the OSCE Mission to Montenegro, Maryse.Daviet@yahoo.com
- Ambassador Robert Bosch, Former Head of the OSCE Mission in Albania, robbosch@yahoo.com
Timeline
Master of Arts - Writing
Johns Hopkins University
2025.05 - 2027.03
Resident Country Director
National Democratic Institute (NDI)
2023.03 - 2025.05
Senior Advisor, Montenegrin State Election Commission
OSCE Mission to Montenegro
2022.11 - 2022.12
Resident Political Party Program Director
NDI
2020.05 - 2022.08
Editor, Secretary General's Annual Report on Policing Activities
OSCE Secretariat
2020.04 - 2020.05
Copy Editor
European Security and Defense Journal
2020.01 - 2020.05
Senior Advisor, Montenegrin State Election Commission
OSCE Mission to Montenegro
2019.09 - 2019.12
Copy Editor
European Security and Defense Journal
2019.03 - 2019.08
Political Analyst, Core Team, Mid-Term Congressional Elections
OSCE/ODIHR Limited Election Observation Mission
2018.10 - 2018.11
Political Analyst, Core Team, Early Presidential Elections
OSCE/ODIHR Election Observation Mission
2018.03 - 2018.04
Mentor, Postgraduate Career Mentoring Program
University of Lancaster
2018.02 - 2025.01
Deputy Head of Mission
OSCE Mission to Montenegro
2015.02 - 2018.02
Core Team Expert, National Dialogue Project
OSCE Project Coordinator in Ukraine
2014.03 - 2014.04
Political Advisor
EU Delegation to Sarajevo
2013.01 - 2014.06
Deputy Head of Mission
OSCE Mission in Albania
2010.07 - 2013.01
Chief Officer for Politics, Public Affairs and Reporting
OSCE Mission in Albania
2008.03 - 2010.06
Political Officer
OSCE Mission in Albania
2006.01 - 2008.03
Resident Senior Advisor for Political Parties and Election Processes
National Democratic Institute for International Affairs
2004.09 - 2006.01
Resident Political Party Program Director
NDI
2002.10 - 2004.09
Communications Director
Candidate in the Labor London Mayoral Primaries
2002.05 - 2002.09
Parliamentary Labor candidate
Mole Valley Constituency
2001.06
Senior Manager, Department Manager, Assistant Manager and Graduate Trainee
Harrods Food Halls
1996.05 - 2002.09
Master of Arts - Sociology and Social Policy
Durham University
1995.01 - 2000.12
London Borough Councilor
London Borough of Harrow
1994.01 - 2002.01
Bachelor of Arts (Hons) - Political Sciences
Durham University
1990.10 - 1994.07