José Salema

José Salema is the current country director for Iraq at Cordaid. Prior to this, they worked as an independent consultant from April 2017 to August 2018. From May 2012 to September 2016, they worked as the UN Resident Coordinator and UNDP Resident Representative, where they represented the UN Secretary General in the country. José has also worked as the Senior Project Coordinator for UNDP from November 2000 to December 2001, the Senior Consultant for UNOPS from November 2016 to March 2017, the Regional Director for UNOPS from March 2002 to April 2012, and the Chief Technical Advisor for UNOPS from June 1996 to June 2000.

José Salema has a Master's degree in Agriculture from the University of Reading.

Their manager is Ylse van der Schoot, Chief Operational Officer. They work with Bas JM Beek - Manager Operational Excellence, Heleen van der Beek - Cluster Director East -, and Southern Africa, and Akinyi Walender - Country director Ethiopia.