1. ”Career Perspectives” SDU, Tuesday 17th february Aske Scott Graulund, The National Board of Social Services

2. 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

3. Presentation

4. About my job

5. 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

6. About my job The Ministry of Children, Gender Equality, Integration and Social Affairs The Department The National Board of Social Services The National Social Appeals Board The National Research Centre for Social Research

7. About my job The National Board of Social Services

8. 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/

9. About my job ‘The Knowledge Declaration’ CostsEffectImplementationSocial Method / TechnologyTarget Group

10. About my job ‘The Professor Cube’

11. 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

12. 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

13. 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

14. 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

15. About my job Work day examples – Example 2 8.00:Arrive at the office. Mails 8.30:Prepare for meeting. Read material 10.00Meeting 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

16. About how I got there

17. 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

18. 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

19. 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

20. Questions