Aaron Greenberg

About Aaron Greenberg

Diplomatic negotiating skills with sensitive government, military and para-military forces; policy analysis and strategy development in relation to supporting and enabling vulnerable children and families; demonstrated capacity for advocacy in complex environments; specific expertise in alternative care for children, justice for children, social welfare system reform, migration, social protection and inclusive education; complex program and partnership management; fundraising; strong communication skills.

Experience

1. Senior Regional Advisor for Europe and Central Asia, Child Protection

   UNICEF

   Jul 2017 — Present · Geneva, CH

   Responsible for providing policy guidance across 21 countries in Europe and Central Asia and within the European Migration and Refugee response.Areas of guidance and support include: Child Care Reform (including but not limited to de-institutionalization); Strengthening social protection and social welfare systems with national governments; Enhancing children\'s equitable access to justice through justice sector reforms, including children as victims and witlessness of crime as well as children in conflict with the law; and support the regional director in the area of migration in Europe and UNICEF\'s response to separated and unaccompanied minors and children who face the prospects of detention during the migration and asylum process.Align UNICEF country programmes across the region with regional and global priorities, including the Sustainable Development Goals.Provide a strategic steer to UNICEF at the regional and country level on the organizations increased focus on preventing and responding to violence against children, with a specific focus on strengthening social welfare and social work responses across sectors.Represent the organization at regional and global level on key child protection issues.Directly manage highly sensitive child protection issues across the region in close coordination with affected country offices.

Education

• Elizabeth Irwin High School

  High School Diploma

• Union College

  B.A., English Literature / Philosophy

  1993 — 1997

• Columbia | SIPA

  MA, International Affairs

  2004 — 2005

Skills

• International Development
• Capacity Building
• Public Policy
• Human Rights
• Ngos
• Policy
• Fundraising
• Grants
• International Relations
• Government
• Program Evaluation
• Research
• Community Development
• Coordination
• Program Management
• Policy Analysis
• Nonprofits
• Politics
• Program Development
• Conflict Resolution
• Governance
• Africa
• Social Services
• Workshop Facilitation
• Non-Governmental Organizations (Ngos)
• Humanitarian
• International Organizations
• Event Management
• Corporate Social Responsibility
• Refugees
• Community Outreach