Having spent most of her almost 40-year professional career in 8 different parts of the United Nations System, Susanne has become a recognized leader in system-wide and agency-specific organizational effectiveness, risk management, fiduciary standards and change management of large international institutions.
Her work experience covers the three main oversight functions (evaluation, internal audit and investigation), project management, sustainable development, humanitarian assistance, food aid and climate change adaptation. In her last two positions she was directing internal audit, investigation, and evaluation at UNESCO and at the OSCE. A former chair of the UN Representatives for Internal Audit and the UN Evaluation Group, she has also been serving on the Audit Committees of UNRWA, UNICEF and UNHCR, serving as chair of one of them.
She is also currently a member of the Accreditation Panel of the Adaptation Fund where she reviews whether applicants meet the fiduciary and policy standards of the Fund and serves as the chair of the Advisory Board of the German Institute for Development Evaluation (DEVAL).
Susanne holds professional certifications in internal audit, investigation and evaluation. She holds an MSc Degree in Geography.