Gertrud E. Koller-Thürck

Professional Activities

Gertrud Koller-Thürck works as a Financial Expert in relation to the Swiss Tropical Institute’s mandate as Local Fund Agent in Spanish-speaking countries on behalf of the Global Fund to Fight HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria (GFATM); including project planning and monitoring, budgeting, financial systems and reporting.

 

Higher Education & Qualifications

  • 2008 – 2011: Pursuit Swiss Certificate for Expert in Financial Accounting and Controlling, Controller Akademie Zürich & HKV Basel, Switzerland
  • 1993–1994: Postgraduate diploma in Functional Management with specialization in financial project evaluation, PAF XI, INCAE- School of Business in Nicaragua (Harvard), Managua, Nicaragua
  • 1990 – 1993: Bachelor of business administration, specialization in Finances,
    Universidad Latinoamericana de Ciencias y Tecnología, ULACIT, San José, Costa Rica
  • 1980 – 1983: Ibero American Studies LAI, Ethnology and Sociology at the University of West Berlin, Freie Universität, Germany
  • 1979 – 1980: English language training in USA and Canada, SERVAS
  • 1966 – 1979: Primary School/ Secondary school, Keplergymnasium, Freiburg i. Brg., Germany

 

Work Experience

  • 2010 – present: Financial Expert, SCIH, Swiss Tropical Institute, Basel, Switzerland. Key areas of work/main responsibilities: financial management support and fund tracking, verification of the performance of programs funded by the GFATM.
  • 2007 – 2010: HEKS–Swiss Interchurch Aid, International
  • Department, Zürich, Switzerland.
  • Controller: Monitoring financial management, audit reporting, budgeting, accounting systems of country offices and partners in Asia, Eastern Europe, Latin America and Africa, risk assessment, elaboration and implementation of field financial and programmatic guidelines worldwide; target/performance comparison of cost units, fund management; advisor to country- and program managers
  • 2001 – 2004: mission 21, protestant mission Basel, International Relation Section, Basel, Switzerland. Project-Coordinator & Institutional Fundraiser: Internal coordination of all country and program managers; advisor in Program- and Quality-Management; review of financial statements, audit reports and budget analyses; coordinator of project examination committee; fundraising governmental and non-governmental institutions; country Program Officer ad interim for Bolivia and Peru; program reporting for Swiss donors; elaboration and monitoring country program Peru, monitoring and communication with partner organizations.
  • 1984 – 1996: Centro Feminista de Información y Acción - CEFEMINA, San José, Costa Rica.
  • Credit Manager: elaboration credit application- and monitoring processes; implementation credit program, advisor and monitoring of 145 micro-enterprises, elaboration credit analyses and proposals, trainer in marketing, cost, production and accounting. Project and finance manager: financial reporting and fundraising of international donors, community trainer in woman and health issues, organizer of national and international workshops and events, manager foster child program. Director Social Services: advisor and consultant of 3’000 low income families, coordination of community and public services, coordinator community programs.
  • 1983 – 1984: Volunteer in Costa Rica, International Cultural Youth Exchange -ICYE