– Work experience: Over 5 years of combined work experience at private & public sector, international financial organization and NGO
– Duties of work: project management, development, procurement, organizational management, partnership, external relations, communications, strategy planning and implementation, advocacy, human resource and recruitment.
– Expertise: over 8 years of research experience on climate change mitigation, carbon markets, emission trading, offset mechanisms and environment sector.
– Interest: passionate about energy sector and climate change mitigation with strong interest in infrastructure development, smart grid and corporate business development.
– Consultancy experience: worked as Consultant for the Ministry of Environment of Mongolia on climate change mitigation and adoption of ISO standards on greenhouse gas quantification, monitoring and reporting.
Professional Accomplishments
– Completed 2 years work within 1 year at the World Bank project with over-performance against expected deliverables
– Completed carbon finance deal for the first wind farm in Mongolia of USD 120 million investment, signing the deal with few times higher than the market price
Education & Qualifications
Date/University Degree/Course
2008 – 2009 University of Oxford, United Kingdom MSc in Nature, Society and Environmental Policy
2003 – 2008 School of Foreign Service, National University of Mongolia BA in International Relations
2006 – 2007 Akita International University (AIU), Japan One year exchange program, Faculty of International Liberal Arts
1993 – 2003 Mongolian Russian Joint School, Mongolia High school
Training
– Ongoing Capacity Building Workshops on Clean Development Mechanism (CDM), Joint Crediting Mechanism (JCM), Measurement, Reporting and Verification (MRV) of GHG emission reductions, Third Party Entities (TPE), Validation and Verification activities, organized by the Ministry of Environment and Green Development (MEGD) of Mongolia jointly with the Institute of Global Environmental Strategies (IGES), 2011 – now
– Global Sustainable Energy: Past, Present and Future, online course authorized by the University of California and offered through Coursera, March – July 2013, Grade: Distinction
– ISO26000: Guidance on Social Responsibility, online course from the APO Secretariat and Mongolia Productivity Organization, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, 23-26 May 2011
– Project Management Essentials Program, Coffey Projects PTY LTD and R.E.P. Project Management Institute, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, 15-16 Feb 2011
– Pre-Academic Summer Program (one month pre-master course) from Open Society Institute and
The Network Scholarship Program, Istanbul, Turkey, Aug 2008, Grade: High Pass
Further Training
– The First Future Leaders of The Asia Forum: Social Entrepreneurship, The Ateneo de Manila University, Ashoka: Innovators for the Public, Ramon Magsaysay Awards Foundation, Philippines, 17 – 19 Jan 2008
– Developing Leaders for the 21st Century, The 5th Asian Youth Forum (AYF) 2007, Pan-Asian Language Teaching Conference (PAC 6), Bangkok, Thailand, 24 – 29 Jan 2007
– Parliamentary Debate Training Course, Open Debate Association, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, 7 March 2004
Employment History
Aug – Oct 2015
National Consultant (short term contract)
Climate Change Project Implementing Unit (CCPIU) of Nature Conservation Fund under the Ministry of Environment, Green Development and Tourism of Mongolia
Duties: provide consultancy and assistance to CCPIU in developing INDCS to the 2015 Agreement under the UNFCCC and getting it approved by the Government.
Sep – Dec 2014
National Consultant (short term contract)
Ministry of Environment and Green Development of Mongolia (MEGD)
Duties: review the translation and adoption of ISO 14061-1, ISO 14064-2, ISO 14064-3 in Mongolia, dealing with quantification, monitoring and reporting of GHG emissions/reductions and removals at project and organizational level as well as guidance on validation and verification of GHG assertions.
June 2014 – now
Vice Director
Business Council of Mongolia (non-profit business association)
Main duties (but not limited to):
– Acts as the liaison with the Government of Mongolia, clients, partners and member organizations to develop and maintain partnerships and projects.
– Coordinates organization’s advocacy efforts to improve business and foreign investment, protect interest of private sector & investors.
– Oversees organizational management including strategy and planning, HR and recruitment, resource allocation and contract management.
– Oversees working groups, especially in the area of energy, environment, education, logistics and others.
– Advises on organization’s public outreach initiatives and event management.
Feb 2011 – Dec 2014 – Clean Energy LLC, Newcom Group (leading local renewable energy company)
Jun 2014 – Dec 2014 – National Carbon Finance Consultant
Dec 2013 – Jun 2014 – Senior Carbon Finance Specialist and PR/Media Coordinator
Feb 2011 – Dec 2013 – Carbon Finance Specialist
Main duties and achievements:
– Managed CDM for 50 MW Salkhit Wind Farm, the first wind farm in the country, including the revision of a project design document, completion of validation, registration and verification; development of monitoring reports and signing the sale of emission reductions.
– Managed public relations, media, Corporate Social Responsibility.
– Organized visits to site, served as spokesperson for the wind farm.
– Managed the development of Newcom Group level Environmental and Social Management System (ESMS) including of Clean Energy LLC, following the performance standards set by EBRD, IFC and Equator Principles.
Feb 2010 – Jan 2011
Project Procurement/Training Officer
Project Implementing Unit (PIU) for the World Bank project on “Capacity Building for Development and Implementation of Carbon Finance Projects”, implemented at the Ministry of Nature, Environment and Tourism (MNET) of Mongolia
Main duties:
– Organize and moderate CDM capacity building workshops every month, develop its agenda, arrange speakers & consultants, set up venue & logistics,
– Manage project procurement / finance / contracts / logistics and administration,
– Develop, edit TORs, select consultants, oversee performance and ensure delivery (managed over 10 consultants and drafted consultancy reports),
– Conduct written and verbal translation whenever necessary.
Nov 2009 – June 2014
Freelance simultaneous and consecutive translator
Sep – Oct 2007
Internship at the Division of International Cooperation, Ministry of Nature and Environment of Mongolia (MNE)
Professional Affiliations
– Founding Board Member of the UK Alumni Association in Mongolia (April 2013 – Sep 2015)
– Chair of the Environmental Working Group at the Business Council of Mongolia (Feb 2013 – June 2014)
Major Awards
– Award from the Ministry of Energy of Mongolia for work performance on the Salkhit wind farm project, 20th June 2013
– Full OSI/FCO Chevening Scholarship supported by the Open Society Institute, the UK Foreign Commonwealth Office and the University of Oxford to study at the University of Oxford for master’s degree, 2008
– Full Scholarship from Japanese government to study at the Akita International University for one year exchange program, 2006
– 2nd place in Japanese Language Speech Contest, Akita UNESCO Association, Education Committee of Akita Prefecture, Akita, Japan, 29 Oct 2006.
Publications
– 1st and 2nd Monitoring Report of the Salkhit Wind Farm 5977 (2014) Role: Author
– Project Design Document (PDD) of Salkhit Wind Farm 5977 (2012, 2014) by Clean Energy LLC (Role: Gathered data for the first PDD and contributed to its revision using the new version of methodology; improved emission factor calculation, monitoring report and updated all data necessary for the calculation. Made the second revision to PDD to update change in the meter calibration frequency as per clarification in the Project Standard).
– Carbon Finance in Mongolia (2011), developed under the WB Project on “Capacity Building for Development and Implementation of Carbon Finance Projects” implemented at the MNET of Mongolia (Role: contributed in preparation and drafting of the report).
– Japan guide (2008), from EMOS Club, Khaan Printing Co.Ltd, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia (Role: Conducted the random questionnaire survey of the book and wrote an analysis of the survey).
Languages
Professional English (IBT 105, 4 May 2008), fluent Russian, and intermediate Japanese (obtained level 2 in Japanese -Language Proficiency Test,
Grade: 270 out of 400, 2 Feb 2008).
IT Skills
Works on all Microsoft programs; passed SPSS course (Software Package for the Social Sciences) from the University of Oxford in 2009;
fully proficient in computer use.
