SERVAAS FEIERTAG CONSULTANCY

Welcome on the homepage of Servaas Feiertag Consultancy. My name is Servaas Feiertag, I work as an international consultant in the areas of rule of law, good governance, anti-corruption work and organisational development.  In addition I work on strategic communication and the development of VR applications on integrity. With this website I like to present myself for new assignments and for cooperation with other experts.

ROLES AND THEMATIC AREAS

As an international consultant in the area of rule of law, anti- corruption and integrity, good governance, organisational development and strategic communications I work in different roles. Sometimes as a senior expert with technical knowledge and skills, as a researcher to do applied research, and sometimes as a trainer or  team leader of a project. I feel happy in all these different roles and like the diversity of my work. It keeps me fresh and motivated to learn and develop myself while working with many interesting people.

GEOGRAPHY

My work has taken me to more than 30 countries in South East Asia, Sub Sahara Africa, the MENA region, Western and Central Europe and the Balkans. Currently my largest project is a 4 year MATRA project in North Macedonia with the Judicial Council as lead expert/project leader for the Center for International Legal Cooperation (CILC). It is my aim to expand my work portfolio in the Balkans and I am very interested in opportunities in the area of rule of law, anti corruption and good governance with international organisations and implementation agencies.

Photo by Joanna Kosowska

ACADEMIC & PROFESSIONAL BACKGROUND

My first degree was in law (LL.M) after studying in Amsterdam (Netherlands) and Grenoble (France). Later I received professional training in marketing communication and 10 years later pursued a master  of public administration. In my career I started working in an internet business that I cofounded and worked for several multinationals. For more than 20 years I now work in the non-profit sector on rule of law promotion, such as justice & judicial reform, good governance and access to justice. I have practiced law as the principal legal counsel of Transparency International before starting Servaas Feiertag Consultancy in 2014.

NEWS

New project with Ecorys to to deliver a virtual training on justice and rule of law in French in the period of May-June 2023

A new article for Globalex is in development, which will a guide to legal research in North Macedonia. It will include a description of the legal system and the main institutions. After review it will be published on the Globalex website.

A new project has started with BiRD on the evaluation of a project and leading on development of an impact model on constitutional assistance

Very inspiring mission in Rwanda, Huyé in October 2022 with the Center for Legal Aid and Medication of the University of Rwanda: You can find more information here on twitter.

HIGHLIGHTED PROJECT

The MATRA project  “Enhancing the efficiency, accountability and transparency of the Judicial Council in the Republic of North Macedonia (2020-2024) is the largest project that I am working on as lead expert/project leader. It is financed by the Netherlands and implemented by CILC. The project has achieved a lot of positive outputs and aims to contribute to strategic changes, which will benefit the Judicial Council and the justice sector as a whole.

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I’ve gotten to know Servaas as a very professional and experienced trainer/moderator, who is very committed to deliver good results. Preparations of the trainings on good governance were always developed with care and he was always flexible and able to adapt the approach or the content of the training, if participants appeared to have additional needs or interests.
Mr. Alberto CostaOECD Tunisia
Servaas reported to me as principal legal counsel at the international secretariat of Transparency International. He set up the legal unit and demonstrated strong technical analytical and management skills together with the ability to effectively interact with TI staff at the secretariat and the movement.
Mr. Miklos MarschallDeputy Managing Director International Secretariat of Transparency International
Servaas assisted us as a technical expert in the area of good governance and rule of law in the GIZ GGC programme in Yemen between 2017-2020. He is a true professional and a committed team player, who can work in a wide range of areas and topics in various capacities; as a researcher, senior expert, trainer and management consultant. He has a depth and range of knowledge regarding international development issues, which is hard to match. His work is always of high quality and he is very pleasant to work with. Servaas adds extremely high value to any project that he is involved with and is one of the highest-calibre consultants with whom I have ever worked.
Ms. Arwa HassanGIZ Programme Director Yemen Good Governance Cluster
I have gotten to know Servaas through projects in Tunisa and North Macedonia and we have worked very well together. He can do technical as well as researcher work. In addition he is reliable as senior expert and Team leader. He is an allround professional that I trust to deliver what he has promised.
Ms. Anne SpanheimSenior project manager CILC
I'm glad to recommend Mr Servaas Feiertag who occupied the function of Senior Expert/Team Leader/Trainer on programmes working on Rule of Law, Access to Justice, Legal Empowerment and Corruption in Sub Sahara Africa and the Middle East at government and/or grassroots level at Transparency International. He is very honourable, at the same time sociable and directive to his colleagues and collaborators. He brings a lot of professionalism in his work. I am convinced that Mr Servaas Feiertag possesses the skills necessity in his fields of expertise in particular in the driving of the teams, the programs on the law and the justice in the international environment
Ms. Holy RazafinrandretsaAdvocacy and Communication officer TI Madagascar
Working closely together with Servaas as partner during the 'early days of the Internet' at the startup of our Internet company was a wonderful experience and today we work on VR. Servaas is a real visionary, creative and sharp. Oh yes and he is witty :).
Mr. Bart OveresCofounder Moving Target and cofounder @msterdam
I enjoyed working with Servaas, who was not only a project leader but a coach and mentor to colleagues and partners he worked with. He has done tremendous work at CILC supporting capacity building of law faculties, training and legal institutions. His work is of high quality and very relevant for the institutions we work with. Servaas adapts easily to the environment he works in and understands the local context well. He loves being among friends and colleagues and enjoys to work with people.
Ms. Adeline TibakweitiraSenior Project Manager CILC
"We have been working closely with Servaas on two evaluation projects and got to appreciate his high level of professionalism and expertise and his always constructive and positive attitude. We are already looking forward to future collaborations with him."
Ms. Hanna StadlerSenior Project Manager BiRD GmbH
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