Andrew Sherriff
- EU-Africa relations
- European external action
- Security-development nexus
- EU conflict prevention and peacebuilding
- Situations of fragility
- Evaluation
Biography
Andrew Sherriff, originally from Scotland, is Associate Director, Institutional relations and partnerships and is a member of the ECDPM management team.
Andrew’s expertise and publications are in European external action, conflict prevention, fragility, civil society, development, security and EU-Africa relations issues.
Prior to joining ECDPM, in 2008 Andrew worked as independent consultant to a variety of European government agencies (DFID, Austrian Development Agency, Belgium DGDC, Foreign and Commonwealth Office UK, United Nations agencies), NGOs (Oxfam International, Saferworld, World Vision, SNV and think tanks (East West Institute, Geneva Centre on Democratic Control of the Armed Forces (DCAF), FAFO International) on different development and conflict policy issues.
He was also a senior adviser to Williamsworks LLC, a strategic advocacy company. Andrew spent 5 years from 1999 to 2004 at International Alert, one of the leading organizations in the field of conflict prevention and peace building. He has undertaken assignments in over 30 different Western and Eastern European, African, and Asian countries and has a number of policy publications.
He has also been a regular adviser, team leader and consultant to the European institutions and EU member-states. He was an Adjunct Professor at the School of International Service of American University in Washington D.C, has an MA in International Studies from the University of Limerick in Ireland, and a BA (Hons) in International Relations from Staffordshire University, England as well as being a Visiting Scholar at the University of Calgary in Canada.
Responsibilities
- Member of the Senior Executive level with collective responsibility for leadership, strategy, quality, mentoring and fundraising
- Coordinates and leads ECDPM work on European External Action
Pre-ECDPM assignments
- Senior Consultant and Owner, IPAAR Bosnia-Herzegovina and Tacoma, USA
- Senior Advisor, Williamsworks LLC
- Adjunct Professor at the School of International Service of American University in Washington DC
- Analytic Support Consultancy, Policy Division, DFID, London
- Manager Development and Peace building Program, International Alert, London
- Program and Research Officer, International Alert, London
All
The EU's digital talk in 2022 needs financial walk
The EU's Global Gateway: Groundbreaking initiative or smart rebranding?
Brexit and development cooperation: A major connection problem
How the EU can step up its support to conflict prevention and peacebuilding
International funding for peacebuilding: Will COVID-19 change or reinforce existing trends?
A summer like no other – What's at stake in critical EU external policy processes
The challenge of scaling up the European Union's global response to COVID-19
Brexit day is here – What's next for EU-UK development cooperation?
Publications
International funding for peacebuilding: Will COVID-19 change or reinforce existing trends?
The challenge of scaling up the European Union's global response to COVID-19
Mission possible? The Geopolitical Commission and the partnership with Africa
Investing in Europe's global role: The must-have guide for the negotiations of the Multiannual Financial Framework 2021-2027
How to spend €89.2 billion: Early developments in international cooperation programming
Supporting peacebuilding in times of change: Case study Sweden
Supporting peacebuilding in times of change: Case study Sweden
Supporting peacebuilding in times of change
Commentaries
The EU's digital talk in 2022 needs financial walk
The EU's Global Gateway: Groundbreaking initiative or smart rebranding?
Brexit and development cooperation: A major connection problem
How the EU can step up its support to conflict prevention and peacebuilding
A summer like no other – What's at stake in critical EU external policy processes
Brexit day is here – What's next for EU-UK development cooperation?
Friends, partners or rivals? The UK election manifestos and the space for foreign policy cooperation with the EU
Can the new European Commission be truly geopolitical, innovative and flexible without the right amount of money?
Great Insights Magazine
The Brexit Box
Beyond Brexit - Editorial
Dynamics of Regional Action in Peace and Security in Africa: Four Drivers
Multimedia
Andrew Sherriff
Associate Director, Institutional relations and partnerships
Nationality
Scottish, British
Languages
English
Location
Maastricht office
Onze Lieve Vrouweplein 21
6211 HE Maastricht