Ryosuke TERAOKA

Functional Title: Head of Kurdistan Region of Iraq Office a.i.
Institution: UN-HABITAT - United Nations Human Settlements Programme
Email Address: ryosuke.teraoka@un.org
Phone Number: +964(0)7518110859

Bio
Mr. Ryosuke Teraoka is a Japanese national and has a Bachelor in Law, and a Master in Education and Development. He is the Head of Kurdistan Region of Iraq Office based in Erbil, Iraq. He is also in charge of multiple complex projects as the Project Manager. He has joined UN-Habitat Iraq in 2020 as Programme Management Officer – Human Settlements.
He has more than 15 years of professional experience in international development specializing in programme/project management & development in humanitarian aid field in Anglophone and Francophone countries of the Middle East and Africa. Prior to joining UN-Habitat Iraq, he worked with the UN World Food Programme (WFP) for two years based in Bamako, Mali, being responsible for school feeding programme. He had also worked with British and Japanese consulting firms for more than eight years.

Social

Years of experience 15+ Years
Additional fields of expertise: Programme/Project Management and Development

Urbanization

Years of experience 15+ Years
Urbanization field: 1

SDGs Expertise:
GOAL 1: No Poverty
GOAL 2: Zero Hunger
GOAL 4: Quality Education
GOAL 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities
GOAL 17: Partnerships to achieve the Goal


Countries of Expertise:
Arab region
Iraq
Morocco


  • Capacity building
  • Communication
  • Project management
  • Resource mobilization
  • Strategic planning
  • Team management
Degree Title University Graduation Date
M.A. University of East Anglia 2010-09-01
Title Completion Date
Project Cycle Management (Participation Planning) 2015-04-23
Project Cycle Management (Monitoring and Evaluation) 2017-12-15