Focus of work
Focus of work
- Strategy and organizational consultation
- Design of and development of application for international cooperation projects
- Project management
- Moderation of events / workshops
- Team development
- Areas of expertise: Economic and employment promotion, regional development, gender and women's rights, human rights, social inclusion.
Marija Kao is a graduate economist and systemic organizational consultant with many years of experience in the field of diversity and inclusion.
She has many years of work experience in the Western Balkans, including in the field of social security and working with socially disadvantaged population groups. She has been working in international cooperation for 12 years, advising on sustainable economic development, good governance, gender equality and the social rights of vulnerable groups. She has coordinated and provided technical support for several international and national strategy processes for GIZ and BMZ on the topic of gender. She worked for a German non-governmental organization and was responsible for the substantive project support (planning, implementation, monitoring and evaluation) and controlling of project finances in the area of public funds and foundations.
2013
the year I attended the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women
19
years in Germany – longer than anywhere else
1
for 1, never to be repeated
Examples of her work
Design and implementation of a study trip for a delegation from the Western Balkans on the topic of diversity management as part of the Bund-Länder-Programs (BLP)
Strategy consulting and team development for a GIZ regional project in Central Asia.
Project planning and application as part of the funding program for private organizations.
