Karin Wedig, Ph.D.

Head of Programme Sustainable Economic and Financial Systems

Germany

About

International development specialist with extensive experience at the national and international policy level. Expertise in Sustainable Economic Development, Agricultural Development, Poverty and inequality research, Policy Analysis, and International Relations. Educated with PhD from the School of Oriental and African Studies (Department of Development Studies), University of London, MPhil from the University of Cambridge (Department of Land Economy) , and a BSCs from the London School of Economics (LSE).

Experience

  • Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH (8 yrs 7 mos)
    • Head of Program Sustainable Economic and Financial Systems
      Sep 2023 - Present · 2 yrs 10 mos

    • Chief Economist for Africa
      Dec 2017 - Present · 8 yrs 7 mos

  • Assistant Professor International Political Economy (regional focus Africa) at University of Denver - Josef Korbel School of International Studies
    Sep 2013 - Dec 2017 · 4 yrs 4 mos

    Agricultural development, labour, inequality and sustainability research; MA and BA course conduction and teaching; PhD and MA theses supervision; Korbel representative on DU's research ethics board

  • Development Economist at Researcher and Consultant
    Oct 2007 - Aug 2013 · 5 yrs 11 mos

    Sample references: 04/2012 – 12/2012 (intermittent): Labour market policy adviser at Indonesia's Coordinating Ministry of Economic Affairs and Ministry of Education & Culture to implement the “Master-Plan for the Acceleration and Expansion of Indonesian Economic Development 2011-2015”. 10/2010 – 03/2011 (intermittent) UNESCO Education for All (EFA) Global Monitoring Report 2012 04/2010 Lead consultant for labour market analysis and policy advice on Labour Market Information Systems. GIZ Indonesia. 08-09/2009 Author and researcher for Agence Française de Développement (AFD) on rural skills development in Uganda. 03-06/2009 Research team leader for labour market and HRD analysis. GIZ Uganda.

  • Independent author at UNESCO
    Oct 2011 - Jan 2012 · 4 mos

    UNESCO Education for All (EFA) Global Monitoring Report 2012. Chapter on rural skills development.

  • Lecturer at Otto-von-Guericke University Magdeburg
    2012 - 2012 · Less than a year

    MA course conductor and teacher.