Ulrich's Curriculum Vitae CV

 Ulrich's Curriculum Vitae CV

 On this page you'll find a short version of Ulrich's CV  and additional info on his Bio  

Summary CV of Ulrich Graute

Fellow of the Academy of Social Science of the United Kingdom AcSS
Chair of the Scientific Committee of the International Society of City and Regional Planners ISOCARP
Dr. phil. Ulrich Graute is a social scientist with a keen interest in national and international policies for urban and regional planning and development to achieve resilience and sustainable development. He is also author of the blog 'World and City'.


Since 2014     
ULRICH GRAUTE - URBAN AND REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT EXPERT; INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS CONSULTANT;   BERLIN, GERMANY

   Clients and partners of the consultancy include
         United Nations Human Settlements Programme / UN Office at Nairobi, Nairobi, Kenya
         United Nations Human Settlements Programme, Office in Saudi Arabia, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
         United Nations Human Settlements Programme, Yemen Office
         Cities Alliance, United Nations Office of Project Services UNOPS
         City of Berlin, Governing Mayor and Senate Department for Urban Development
        ICF SA, Brussels
         Quality of Life Program, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
         Quadrant Strategies, Washington D.C., USA
         Oliver Wyman, Dubai, U.A.E.
         GIZ German Development Cooperation, Eschborn, Germany
         Regional Studies Association (RSA), United Kingdom
         German Federal Academy of Public Administration
         International Society of City and Regional Planners (ISOCARP)
         VDBIO - Association of German International Civil Servants

   Examples of major assignments and tasks for clients and partners
-    UN-Habitat Quality of Life Initiative (2023-2025)
-    United Nations and their member States (2014 – 2022)
-    National urban policies, their development and implementation
-    National development strategies, their development and implementation
-    Operational framework development for implementing new UN strategies
-    Capacity development and other advisory services for field projects in Europe, Africa, Middle East and Asia
-    From September 2017 until November 2019 Ulrich Graute worked mainly in-house as senior consultant at the United  
     Nations Headquarters of UN-Habitat in Nairobi, Kenya
-    Supporting normative work, technical cooperation and capacity development in implementing the National Urban  Policy Programme.
-    Lead author for Handbook on the International Guidelines on Urban and Territorial Planning (IG- UTP) published in 2018.
-    Advancing the National Urban Policy (NUP) in Tunisia, Lebanon, Jordan, Sudan Afghanistan, India, the Philippines, Rwanda, Kuwait, Myanmar and Kenya.
-    Supporting programmes and projects, including the Future Saudi Cities Programme and the Belarus Country profile.
-    Cooperated with other UN agencies including UNECE and UNDP.
 
   Cities Alliance Brussels, Belgium (2015 – 2023)
-    Evaluation and assessment of programmes and projects of Cities Alliance

   City of Berlin, Germany (2014 – 2017)
-    Supporting the Governing Mayor of Berlin in preparation, during and following UN conferences and meetings
-    Supporting the Metropolis network of metropolitan cities, the Governing Mayor of Berlin and the Senate Department of
      Urban Development throughout the Habitat III process
-    Concept and support for the implementation of the PrepCity Initiative of Metropolis and the City of Berlin

GIZ: German Development Cooperation (2014)
-    Analytical preparation of the German participation at the Habitat III process

Academia
-    Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences (AcSS, UK) (2011 - 2022)
-    Chair of the Scientific Committee of the International Society of City and Regional Planners (ISOCARP) (2022 - 2026)
-    Member of the Scientific Committee of the International Society of City and Regional Planners (ISOCARP) (2020 - 2022)
-    Member of the Board of the Regional Studies Association RSA
-    Representing academic networks at the UN
-    Publication of peer reviewed articles
-    Reviewer for a peer reviewed journal


2008 - 13  
UNITED NATIONS SECRETARIAT, DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL AFFAIRS (UN DESA)
Division for Public Administration and Management Development (DPADM)
Senior Adviser / Interregional Adviser
2002 – 08  
EUROPEAN UNION COMMUNITY INITIATIVE INTERREG III B CADSES
Director of the Joint Technical Secretariat (JTS) of EU Community Initiative INTERREG III B Neighbourhood Programme for transnational co-operation in the field of territorial development in the Central European, Adriatic, Danubian and South-Eastern European Space (CADSES). The JTS was based at the city Hall of Dresden and supported by the regional government of Saxony in Dresden, Germany
1993 – 02  
INSTITUTE OF ECOLOGICAL URBAN AND REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT, DRESDEN
Research fellow
Head of the German Secretariat for the EU Community Initiative INTERREG II C for transnational co-operation in the Central, Adriatic, Danubian and South-eastern European Space
1991 – 92  
STATE CHANCELLERY OF THE FREE STATE OF SAXONY (SACHSEN), DRESDEN
Founding Director (Kommissarischer Leiter) of the Saxon State Centre for Civic Education in the portfolio of the State Chancellery

1989 – 91  
STATE CENTRE FOR CIVIC EDUCATION BADEN-WÜRTTEMBERG, STUTTGART
At the time of the German unification process Ulrich Graute worked at the centre's office in Dresden


On Ulrich's Bio 


Ulrich is an internationally esteemed Senior Advisor, Team Leader and Blogger

with a keen interest in sustainable development through national and international policies on integrated urban and regional development and capacity building. He is a social scientist by profession, program manager by experience and inspiring team leader with 30+ years of experience. Currently, one of his main assignments includes the function as Senior Institutions and Governance Expert on UN-Habitat's Quality of Life Initiative.

 

Ulrich successfully manages urban and regional development programs including multi-country and multi-annual programs with 1000+ partners and a budget of 250+ million €. His work is demand driven, tailor made and often covers all phases of the program and project lifecycle from visioning, diagnosis, goal setting and policy formulation to implementation, reporting, monitoring and review. 


In recent years Ulrich works as developer and reviewer of national and subnational policies and planning systems with a focus on their suitability to implement the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), Paris Agreement, New Urban Agenda, Leipzig Charter, European Urban Agenda and other internationally development agendas relevant for an enabling environment as needed for successful local and regional planning and goal achievement.

 

With 30+ years of experience Ulrich is more and more in demand as capacity developer, mentor and leadership advisor. For UN-Habitat Ulrich acted as the main author of the handbook on the ‘International Guidelines on Urban and Territorial Planning’ as well as learning materials and was a trainer at a first five days transformative workshop for integrated and participatory planning. He is well familiar with peer-to-peer learning, leadership advisory, advocacy and author of the blog 'World and City' (ugraute.de/blog-1).

 

 

Ulrich's employers, clients and partners (selection from past and present)

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