Han kommer fra jobben som International Director for YWCA-YMCA Global (Y Global).
Tidligere har Kjetil blant annet jobbet for UNICEF på Øst-Timor. Han har en master i Peace and International Studies fra Trinity College, Dublin, der han skrev masteroppgaven: ”Power politics versus international law from Oslo to unilateral withdrawal from the Gaza Strip. An overview of the different attempts to settle the conflict between Israel and Palestine seen in the light of international law and the asymmetry of power between the parties”. Kjetil begynte i jobben 1. februar 2011.