{"id":1747,"date":"2013-11-03T18:19:19","date_gmt":"2013-11-03T18:19:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/66.147.244.58\/~transjc8\/ti\/?page_id=1747"},"modified":"2025-09-01T13:01:53","modified_gmt":"2025-09-01T11:01:53","slug":"management","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.transitioninternational.com\/ti\/management\/","title":{"rendered":"TI Staff"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id='full_slider_1'  class='avia-fullwidth-slider main_color avia-shadow   avia-builder-el-0  el_before_av_textblock  avia-builder-el-first   container_wrap sidebar_right'  >\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-ky4o7960-4d5b074895d41bc5993d7a0cfd69d7d9\">\n#top #wrap_all .avia-slideshow .av-slideshow-caption.av-ky4o7960-4d5b074895d41bc5993d7a0cfd69d7d9__0 .avia-caption-title{\ncolor:#ffffff;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='avia-slideshow av-ky4o7960-4d5b074895d41bc5993d7a0cfd69d7d9 avia-slideshow-no scaling av_slideshow_full avia-fade-slider av-slideshow-ui av-control-default av-slideshow-manual av-loop-once av-loop-manual-endless av-default-height-applied   avia-slideshow-1' data-slideshow-options=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fade&quot;,&quot;autoplay&quot;:false,&quot;loop_autoplay&quot;:&quot;once&quot;,&quot;interval&quot;:5,&quot;loop_manual&quot;:&quot;manual-endless&quot;,&quot;autoplay_stopper&quot;:false,&quot;noNavigation&quot;:false,&quot;bg_slider&quot;:false,&quot;keep_padding&quot;:false,&quot;hoverpause&quot;:false,&quot;show_slide_delay&quot;:0}\"  itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" ><ul class='avia-slideshow-inner ' style='padding-bottom: 40%;'><li  class='avia-slideshow-slide av-ky4o7960-4d5b074895d41bc5993d7a0cfd69d7d9__0  av-single-slide slide-1 slide-odd'><div data-rel='slideshow-1' class='avia-slide-wrap '   ><div class='av-slideshow-caption av-ky4o7960-4d5b074895d41bc5993d7a0cfd69d7d9__0 caption_fullwidth caption_center'><div class=\"container caption_container\"><div class=\"slideshow_caption\"><div class=\"slideshow_inner_caption\"><div class=\"slideshow_align_caption\"><h2 class='avia-caption-title '  itemprop=\"name\" >TI Staff<\/h2><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><img decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\" class=\"wp-image-1958 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-1958\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.transitioninternational.com\/ti\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/header-3-2.jpg\" width=\"1000\" height=\"400\" title='header-3-2' alt=''  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.transitioninternational.com\/ti\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/header-3-2.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.transitioninternational.com\/ti\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/header-3-2-300x120.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><div class='av-section-color-overlay' style='opacity: 0.5; background-color: #df0000; '><\/div><\/div><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><div id='after_full_slider_1'  class='main_color av_default_container_wrap container_wrap sidebar_right'  ><div class='container av-section-cont-open' ><div class='template-page content  av-content-small alpha units'><div class='post-entry post-entry-type-page post-entry-1747'><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix'>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-ky4ohddw-5d4a0c3e4ccc3f926b1437b291eff4ac '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><h2>Irma Specht<\/h2>\n<h4><em><strong>Managing Director<\/strong><\/em><\/h4>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<p>Irma is an anthropologist with\u00a024 years of experience in the transition processes from conflict to peace. She has an international reputation in the field of socio-economic reintegration, youth employment, gender and conflict transformation. Seven years of field and headquarter experience in the ILO programme on Crisis Response and Reconstruction has provided her with expertise on employment issues and the inclusion of vulnerable or special groups in transition processes. She brings solid expertise in capacity building and training, conflict analyses, strategy and programme design, and applied research. Her record as a researcher and writer might is illustrated in her long <a href=\"https:\/\/www.transitioninternational.com\/ti\/publications\/\">publications list<\/a>. Additionally, Irma has extensive experience in training, facilitation and design of tailor-made training courses and materials.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/section>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-oyygj-df4944abd890692bf0e34dab5a20c48b\">\n#top .hr.av-oyygj-df4944abd890692bf0e34dab5a20c48b{\nmargin-top:30px;\nmargin-bottom:30px;\n}\n.hr.av-oyygj-df4944abd890692bf0e34dab5a20c48b .hr-inner{\nwidth:100%;\nborder-color:#d8001f;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='hr av-oyygj-df4944abd890692bf0e34dab5a20c48b hr-custom  avia-builder-el-2  el_after_av_textblock  el_before_av_textblock  hr-center hr-icon-no'><span class='hr-inner inner-border-av-border-thin'><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-ky4ohu25-1ea8afdc0145dc52fa0fd3fe5c8877b6 '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><h2>Ibrahim Sinan<\/h2>\n<h4><em><strong>Head of Research<\/strong><\/em><\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Ibrahim Sinan works as the head of research at TI, holding a master\u2019s degree in Development economics. He brings experience in evaluation and analysis of qualitative and quantitative data and statistical analysis, including quantifying qualitative data using methodologies like Grounded Theory. His interest for community-based programming and research led him to use his skills in programme impact evaluations, policy analysis and development project management during his experience with advocacy and international humanitarian NGOs in Morocco and France.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-26u1k3-b3b43675179b11857e5836b82043e558\">\n#top .hr.av-26u1k3-b3b43675179b11857e5836b82043e558{\nmargin-top:30px;\nmargin-bottom:30px;\n}\n.hr.av-26u1k3-b3b43675179b11857e5836b82043e558 .hr-inner{\nwidth:100%;\nborder-color:#d8001f;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='hr av-26u1k3-b3b43675179b11857e5836b82043e558 hr-custom  avia-builder-el-4  el_after_av_textblock  el_before_av_textblock  hr-center hr-icon-no'><span class='hr-inner inner-border-av-border-thin'><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-lvm1r4yx-873fce4f074ac9082d9ffd8529eae068 '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><h2>Niek Raats<\/h2>\n<h4><em><strong>Junior consultant<\/strong><\/em><\/h4>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<p>Niek Raats is a junior consultant at Transition International, bringing his expertise in International Development Studies with a bachelor&#8217;s and master&#8217;s degree. He has specialised in sociology of development and change, and in disaster studies. His athletic and professional career came together in his master&#8217;s thesis about the role of sport in a refugee camp. Specifically, he explored how sport is used, and can be used, as a tool for development, peacebuilding and empowerment in the setting of a refugee camp.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/section>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-2vztkz-b70fdf425e46393634205378d09511b0\">\n#top .hr.av-2vztkz-b70fdf425e46393634205378d09511b0{\nmargin-top:30px;\nmargin-bottom:30px;\n}\n.hr.av-2vztkz-b70fdf425e46393634205378d09511b0 .hr-inner{\nwidth:100%;\nborder-color:#d8001f;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='hr av-2vztkz-b70fdf425e46393634205378d09511b0 hr-custom  avia-builder-el-6  el_after_av_textblock  el_before_av_textblock  hr-center hr-icon-no'><span class='hr-inner inner-border-av-border-thin'><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-mdfluwg0-50c2b927ae4582326f46d089263bc605 '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><h2>Youssef Ahmad<\/h2>\n<h4><em><strong>Programme Assistant Intern<\/strong><\/em><\/h4>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<p>Youssef Ahmad is the Programme Assistant Intern at Transition International. He holds a bachelor\u2019s degree in History and is currently pursuing a master\u2019s degree in International Relations in Historical Perspective at Utrecht University. Youssef has a strong academic interest in conflict, displacement, and postcolonial power dynamics. His master\u2019s thesis explores the securitisation of Nubian identity and displacement in Egypt during the construction of the Aswan High Dam, applying postcolonial and critical security studies frameworks.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/section>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-hitoj-9bc01fc56d15ce897f449a3646e6dd4c\">\n#top .hr.av-hitoj-9bc01fc56d15ce897f449a3646e6dd4c{\nmargin-top:30px;\nmargin-bottom:30px;\n}\n.hr.av-hitoj-9bc01fc56d15ce897f449a3646e6dd4c .hr-inner{\nwidth:100%;\nborder-color:#d8001f;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='hr av-hitoj-9bc01fc56d15ce897f449a3646e6dd4c hr-custom  avia-builder-el-8  el_after_av_textblock  avia-builder-el-last  hr-center hr-icon-no'><span class='hr-inner inner-border-av-border-thin'><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_active":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_note":"","_exactmetrics_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1747","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.transitioninternational.com\/ti\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1747","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.transitioninternational.com\/ti\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.transitioninternational.com\/ti\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.transitioninternational.com\/ti\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.transitioninternational.com\/ti\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1747"}],"version-history":[{"count":87,"href":"https:\/\/www.transitioninternational.com\/ti\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1747\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4729,"href":"https:\/\/www.transitioninternational.com\/ti\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1747\/revisions\/4729"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.transitioninternational.com\/ti\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1747"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}