Tanja Dedovic

Functional Title: Senior Regional Thematic Specialist on Labor Mobility and Social Inclusion
Institution: IOM - International Organization for Migration
Email Address: tdedovic@iom.int
Phone Number: +20 120 111 3805

Bio
Ms. Tanja Dedovic is the Regional Thematic Specialist on Labor Mobility and Social Inclusion at the Regional Office of IOM in Cairo, Egypt, overseeing 17 countries of the MENA region.
Ms. Dedovic has been with IOM since 1997 having acquired vast experience working on issues related to Labor Migration, social inclusion, entrepreneurship and diaspora engagement in the Western Balkans, Eastern Europe, Central Asia, Turkey and recently in the MENA region. She holds a licentiate in Political Economy from the University of Fribourg, Switzerland.

Governance and Institutional

Years of experience 11-15 Years
Governance and Institutional field: Governance, Institutional Development
Additional fields of expertise: Labor Mobility, BLAs, Social Protection, ethical recruitment, Pre departure, post arrival orientation, Skills mobility partnerships

Economic

Years of experience 11-15 Years
Economic field: Behavioral Economics, Economic Diversification & Private Sector Development, Finance for Development, Regional Integration and Mobility, Trade
Additional fields of expertise: enterprise development, migration and trade, transnational entrepreneurship, diaspora engagement (remittances and investments)

Environment

Years of experience 11-15 Years
Environment field: Agriculture, Circular Economy, Climate Change, Food Security, Natural Resource Scarcity
Additional fields of expertise: CEA, CSA, hydroponics , aquaponics, renewable energy (green hydrogen), F2F strategy, EU green deal, carbon crediting

Years of experience 11-15 Years
Social field: Education, Inequality

Urbanization

Years of experience 11-15 Years
Urbanization field: 1
Additional fields of expertise: Social Inclusion, integration of migrants; developing roadmaps with local authorities to improve integration outcomes of migrant populations, work on climate resilient urban settlements

SDGs Expertise:
GOAL 1: No Poverty
GOAL 2: Zero Hunger
GOAL 4: Quality Education
GOAL 5: Gender Equality
GOAL 6: Clean Water and Sanitation
GOAL 7: Affordable and Clean Energy
GOAL 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth
GOAL 9: Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure
GOAL 10: Reduced Inequality
GOAL 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities
GOAL 12: Responsible Consumption and Production
GOAL 13: Climate Action
GOAL 16: Peace and Justice Strong Institutions
GOAL 17: Partnerships to achieve the Goal


Countries of Expertise:
Arab region
Algeria
Bahrain
Egypt
Iraq
Jordan
Kuwait
Lebanon
Libya
Morocco
Oman
Qatar
Saudi Arabia
Sudan
Syrian Arab Republic
Tunisia
United Arab Emirates
Yemen


  • Capacity building
  • Programming
  • Project management
  • Resource mobilization
  • Strategic planning
  • Team management
  • VNR Preparations/Support
Degree Title University Graduation Date
lic.rer.pol Fribourg, Switzerland 1994-07-01
Title Completion Date
Masters of Humanitarian Assistance 1997-07-01