Serdar Gunel

Director of International Policies and Partnerships at Türk Kızılay

Ankara, Türkiye

About

Specialties: International affairs, international humanitarian law, humanitarian diplomacy, project management, disaster planning and response management, international recovery and development program design and implementation, disaster preparedness and risk reduction, training program design, organizational development

Experience

  • Türk Kızılay (Full-time · 1 yr 1 mo)
    • Director of International Policies and Partnerships
      Nov 2025 - Present · 8 mos

    • Head of External Relations and Partnerships
      Jun 2025 - Nov 2025 · 6 mos

  • International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies - IFRC (Full-time · 3 yrs 9 mos)
    • Programme and Operations Manager
      Feb 2023 - Feb 2025 · 2 yrs 1 mo

    • National Society Development Delegate
      Jun 2021 - Feb 2023 · 1 yr 9 mos

  • Head of RCRC Movement Relations and Partnerships at Türk Kızılayı
    Jun 2018 - Jun 2021 · 3 yrs 1 mo

  • Field Coordinator at UNICEF
    Apr 2014 - May 2018 · 4 yrs 2 mos

  • Turkish Red Crescent (13 yrs 5 mos)
    • Deputy Head of International Relations Department
      Jan 2010 - Apr 2014 · 4 yrs 4 mos

    • Head of Somalia Delegation
      Dec 2012 - May 2013 · 6 mos

    • Deputy Head of Delegation in Somalia
      Aug 2011 - Jan 2012 · 6 mos

      was responsible for management of field operations and diplomatic relations through liaising with TFG authorities, Red Cross Red Crescent Movement partners, AMISOM and international organizations, developed sustainable and cooperative long-term relationships, conducted extensive needs assessments among IDPs, and accordingly developed operation-based implementation plans for sheltering, and distribution programs, planned and ensured timely and effective distribution of relief items to communities identified as beneficiaries, ensured that tenders and contract administration together with bilateral and multilateral agreements were prepared in accordance with institutional procedures (SOPs), planned and organized long-term rehabilitation initiatives such as reconstruction of public buildings in Mogadishu, participated in a multilateral working group which aimed to design a program facilitating return of IDPs to their places of origin in south regions of Somalia.