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”Career Perspectives”SDU, Tuesday 17th february

Aske Scott Graulund, The National Board of Social Services

Today’s program

First Half (45 minutes)

1. Presentation - about you and me

2. About my job

3. About how I got there

Second Half (45 minutes)

4. Questions and comments

Presentation

About my job

About my job

I work at The National Board of Social Services

Part of The Ministry of Children, Gender Equality, Integration and Social Affairs

I work here in Odense – but we have offices in Copenhagen and a small office in Esbjerg

My job title is ’specialkonsulent’ (’special advisor’)

I began working there february 1st, 2012

About my job

The Ministry of Children, Gender Equality, Integration and Social Affairs

About my job

The National Board of Social Services

About my job

My job

The office of ‘Documentation and Methods’

1. Data collection and IT

2. (Ordering) Analysis of data, program evaluation, performance management

3. Structured approaches to developing, implementing and monitoring programs in the social services

Example: Evaluation of the Knowledge Portal

http://vidensportal.socialstyrelsen.dk/

About my job

‘The Knowledge Declaration’

About my job

‘The Professor Cube’

About my job

My job

Additional guidelines:

The Ministry’s ‘Evidence Policy’ The Evaluation Guide The Guide to Scientifically Validated Instruments for Measurement The Guide to determine Quality in Evaluation Reports

About my job

My job - So why is it important?

Despite 80 years of state sponsored social services and 60 years of welfare state services, social problems have not diminished significantly

A ‘mega trend’ away from value based social services and towards knowledge/evidence based social services

A clear political demand for services that ‘work’

Inherent in the structural reform of 2007 a risk of de-specialization within the social services

About my job

My job - So why is it important?

Despite 80 years of state sponsored social services and 60 years of welfare state services, social problems have not diminished significantly

A ‘mega trend’ away from value based social services and towards knowledge/evidence based social services

A clear political demand for services that ‘work’

Inherent in the structural reform of 2007 a risk of de-specialization within the social services

About my job

Work day examples – Example 1

8.00: Train to Copenhagen. Preparation

9.45: Arrival. Find the right meeting room, find prepared material, find coffee

10.00: Meeting with my boss and the two other special advisors of my office. Discuss plans for new projects to support our strategy

11.30: Lunch

12.00: Preparation

13.00: Meeting with external evaluator on one of our projects

15.00: Train to Odense. Email, telephone calls

About my job

Work day examples – Example 2

8.00: Arrive at the office. Mails

8.30: Prepare for meeting. Read material

10.00 Meeting with a colleague from one of the specialized offices about a new project. Feedback on their project description

12.00: Lunch

12.30: Write a few sections to the project description on ‘theory of change’ and evaluation design

15.30: Mails

16.00: Go home

About how I got there

About how I got there

Short version CV

1980: Born in Aarhus, Denmark

1999: High school degree (alm. Gymnasium), Odense

1999 – 2000: Danish Emergency Management Agency (civil duty)

Different day jobs

2003: B.scient.pol., University of Aarhus

2006: cand.scient.pol., University of Aarhus

2006-2010: Consultant, NIRAS Consultants

2010-2012: Senior Consultant, NIRAS

2012 - ?: Special advisor, The National Board of Social Services

Other:

2013 - ?: Board Member, The Danish Evaluation Society

About how I got there

Some key words to describe my career path

To a certain extent and at some key moments: Unplanned Coincidence Taking opportunities Not very career minded (but not an idiot either)

But also: Self belief, aware of what I’m good and bad at doing Some core values or work ethic Aim for ‘what I like to do’ Evolution of a career path identity

About how I got there

Some key words to describe myself as an employee

General or specialized competencies?

Strong points Analytical Ambitious (not personally but in the work, that I do) Written communication

Weak points Impatient My desk is a mess Administration, scheduling

Questions