Carl Dundas is an elections expert with more than 26 years of professional experience, currently serving as IFES’ Chief of Party in Nigeria. A former director of elections in Jamaica, his areas of expertise include election organization and management, electoral legislative schemes and constitutional reform relating to electoral matters. He has led technical assistance teams in such areas as the design of frameworks for neutral and impartial election management bodies, the establishment of instruments for the transition from a military or one-party system to a multiparty democracy, and capacity-building seminars and workshops.

Dundas has demonstrated experience in organizational development and management, including extensive experience in Africa, Caribbean and Pacific countries through more than 30 overseas assignments. Dundas has experience in all stages of the project cycle, including program/project identification, preparation/formulation, implementation, preparation of terms of reference and procurement, as well as monitoring and evaluation. He also has expertise in the design and interpretation of logical frameworks.

Dundas is a member of multiple professional bodies, including the Commonwealth Lawyers Association and the International Bar Association.