Areas of Expertise:

Environmental and Social Safeguards, Resettlement Action Planning (conduct of Social economic profile, land rights analysis; Monitoring and Evaluation Engagement (internal monitoring, external evaluation, Logframe preparation); Qualitative and Quantitative Methods; Infrastructure Assets Management; Scientific Reporting.

Background experience of project planning (MS project& Excel) work breakdown structure, cash flow planning, monthly progress report, monthly payment certificates, site supervision, monthly meetings with client, material procurement, plant and equipment monitoring, attend site inspections, tendering, draw up proposals, facilitate claims and disputes resolutions with the clients, implementation of construction management systems and the SHEQ matters.

Energy engineering, process engineering and sustainability

Wastes, agriculture and agro-industrial residues management

Biochar for carbon sequestration and wastewater treatment

Clean cooking technologies and characterization of improved cookstoves

Chemistry, product formulations and sustainable development

Biodiesel, bioethanol, biogas and syngas production technologies

A professional governance advisor, researcher, and public sector specialist with a vast range of experience in local governance, project management, and reporting.

Dynamic Public Health and development practitioner with over 13 years’ experience in community engagement, youth empoermnet and policy advocacy. Experienced in fostering strategic patnerships, monitoring and evaluation, policy advocacy, capacity building, systems strengthening and donor engagement.

Experienced in multisectoral collaboration including with government, NGO’s, CSO and the community based organisations.

Key Skills:

Youth engagement and Leadership development
Program design and management
Representation and Advocacy
Advocacy, Policy development and influence
Partnership building and management
Capacity strengthening of Youth Led organisations
Community mobilisation and eengagement
Gender and social inclusion mainstreaming
Resource Mobilisation
Multistakeholder Coordination
Systems strengethening
Research, Monitotoring and Evaluation

A highly qualified senior international expert with an outstanding academic background and a successful track record of over 15 years in designing, managing, and evaluating vocational training and employment systems across Africa and the MENA region.

With extensive experience working with leading international organizations including the EU, AFD, GIZ, UNESCO, and UNICEF, she has demonstrated expertise in transforming training ecosystems through competency-based approaches, apprenticeship systems, and strategic public-private partnerships.

Her comprehensive expertise spans training engineering, educational program design, youth employability, gender mainstreaming, and impact evaluation (M&E, MEAL), with proven success in conducting large-scale post-training integration studies and skills forecasting exercises.

Core Skills and Qualifications:

Senior International Expert in Training and Employment Systems with more than 15 consecutive years of proven experience in designing, managing, and evaluating vocational training programs across Africa and the MENA region.
In-depth knowledge and understanding of training engineering, competency-based approaches, and apprenticeship/dual training systems, with demonstrated success in managing multi-million euro projects for international organizations including EU, AFD, GIZ, UNESCO, and UNICEF.
Extensive expertise in:
Educational program development and e-learning/b-learning project design and management
Skills forecasting, labor market analysis, and post-training integration studies
Youth employability and socio-professional integration of vulnerable populations
Training quality assurance systems and competency-based curriculum development
Solid understanding of public-private partnership frameworks and stakeholder coordination, as well as strong capacity in preparing detailed evaluation reports, impact assessments (M&E, MEAL), and strategic action plans for institutional partners.
Hands-on experience in training and coaching trainers, managing teams of 10+ employees and consultants, and facilitating capacity-building programs for diverse audiences including government officials, educators, and private sector partners.
High proficiency in gender mainstreaming, social integration strategies, and systemic approaches applied to development projects, with proven ability to deliver results in complex, multi-stakeholder environments across Morocco, Comoros, Tunisia, and Togo.

With over a decade of experience in leadership, consultancy, and program management across various sectors, I bring a wealth of expertise in fostering inclusive governance, democratization, and sustainable development.

Skills:
Business Strategy • Financial Management • Executive Financial Management • Project Finance • Teaching • Higher Education Administration • Academic Administration • Academic Management • Educational Institutions • Human Resources (HR)

A monitoring, evaluation, and learning (MEL) expert and a seasoned implementation researcher, with over 25 years of experience.

Summary of Technical Skills:

Monitoring and evaluation, (MEL):

Design and implementation of project monitoring plans and MEL strategies
Development of theories of change and logic models
Indicator definition and benchmark identification
Design and implementation of MEL tools
Interpretation and communication of MEL findings
Data demand and use
Evidence-based adaptive and agile project management
Development of M&L capacity strengthening materials and guidelines
M&L team management
Stakeholder engagement
Facilitation of learning sessions
Proficiency in SPSS for quantitative, NVivo for qualitative, and UCINET/NetDraw for social network analyses.

Implementation research:

Design and implementation of a wide range of studies to guide policies and programs
A variety of quantitative, qualitative, ethnographic, and mixed-method methodologies
Ethics of research with human subjects
Analysis of large and small, quantitative and qualitative data sets
Translation of research findings to inform policies and programs
Report and manuscript writing and mentoring of junior staff who wish to publish
Dissemination of results through a variety of fora, such as reports, peer-reviewed publications, and presentations in professional conferences

Accomplished Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability, and Learning (MEAL) professional with over 12 years of progressive experience leading MEL strategies across multi-country programs in Sub-Saharan Africa.

Expert in Evaluation Management, possessing extensive experience in commissioning, designing, and leading complex evaluations across diverse methodologies (e.g., impact, formative, summative, mixed-methods, participatory, baseline/mid-term/end-line studies).

Vast expertise in designing and implementing MEL frameworks, Theories of Change, and learning agendas for complex, multi-sectoral programs in food security, gender equity, and climate resilience.

Skilled in developing robust evaluation methodologies, sampling strategies, and overseeing data collection and analysis to produce actionable insights and support adaptive program management.

Extensive experience in donor engagement and compliance, with a track record of managing MEL budgets, overseeing evaluations, and delivering high-quality reports to global stakeholders, including USAID and the Gates Foundation.

Experienced in developing and mainstreaming learning agendas and knowledge management systems to promote continuous improvement and organizational learning.

Led regional standardization of MEL practices across 10+ countries, improving data comparability, program performance tracking, and cross-learning initiatives.

Strategic and results-driven international development leader with over 15 years of experience managing multi-million dollar programs focused on gender equality, social inclusion, and economic development.

Proven expertise in grant management, partnership building, and policy advocacy.

Extensive experience in bringing together diverse stakeholders and mobilizing resources to advance a shared vision of reducing extreme poverty and empowering individuals to achieve their aspirations.

Core competencies:
Organizational Development
Strategic Partnerships & Stakeholder Engagement
Grant Management
Communications
Monitoring, Evaluation & Learning (MEL)
Advancing Gender Equality and Social Inclusion

Senior climate change and environmental management consultant with 15+ years of specialized experience across international organizations in Latin America and Caribbean. Proven expertise in advising complex multi- stakeholder projects with UN agencies (UNDP, FAO, IFAD, UNICEF), delivering technical reports to government institutions, and providing advisory services for territorial climate adaptation initiatives involving vulnerable populations.

Core Competencies:

Monitoring, Evaluation & Research: Impact Assessment • Vulnerability & Risk Analysis • Performance Measurement • Stakeholder Evaluation • Field Research • Data Collection & Analysis

Consultancy & Coordination: International Project Coordination • Multi-stakeholder Management • Consortium Coordination • Financial Oversight

Climate Expertise: Climate Adaptation • Vulnerability Assessment • Risk Analysis • Policy Integration Technical Skills: Big Data Analytics • Statistical Modeling • GIS Mapping • Performance Indicators

25+ years international experience in urban development, particularly in the areas of mobility and transport policy, planning, opera- tions in Europe (Brussels, Geneva, Namur, Walloon Region), , Middle East, Asia and Sub-Saharan Africa

Over 10 years of experience advising local, regional, and national governments, in Europe, Asia and Africa

Track record of supporting local government investment projects, with a primary expertise in transport infrastructure, and comple- mentary experience in energy, water, and waste management sectors.

Understanding of the technical, social, practical, and economic rationale behind investment projects, as well as the interdependen- cies of SDGs at the local level.

Civil engineer with over twenty years of experience overseeing all aspects of building and civil engineering water, sewerage and sanitation projects from inception to completion. Water and sanitation services provision technical, commercial, financial and procurement competence, regulatory awareness and compliance, product and service delivery strategies to customers including low income communities.

Excellent in project planning and management, civil engineering structural works, general civil engineering works, construction and building works, civil engineering water, sewerage and sanitation works, project financial management, Geographical Information System (GIS) utilization and administration.

Key Skills and Competencies:

Project planning and management, civil engineering project formulation, selection, design and implementation including project works in civil engineering structural works, general civil engineering works, construction and building works, civil engineering water, sewerage and sanitation works. Other skills include engineering survey, costing, estimating, project and contract implementation, project documentation including but not limited to technical specifications, drawings, bills of quantities, tender documents, procurement, project construction, safety and health, risk management, quality control, supervision, monitoring and evaluation, financial management, project reporting, project testing, commissioning and handing over. Geographical Information System (GIS) utilization and administration

Translator / Interpreter with experience in sensitive corporate and civic environments. Language Instructor / Educator in a public secondary school.

Multilingual Translator, Language Instructor, and Project Facilitator with over 10 years of experience in translation, communication, and education. Proven success coordinating health-related and NTD-focused translation projects with national and international organizations.

Strategic and multidisciplinary geoscientist with 10+ years of expertise in applied geophysics, mining feasibility, civil engineering, environmental assessment, and laboratory management.
Founder and General Manager of pioneering laboratories and technical teams across Morocco and sub-Saharan Africa. Recognized for leading large-scale technical studies, advancing R&D, and fostering international scientific collaboration. Fluent in managing multi-sector projects and committed to innovation, sustainability, and operational excellence.

Skills & technical expertise:

Fields of Practice and Research: Geology – Geophysics – Geotechnics – GIS – Big Data – ICT – Environment – Entrepreneurship – Training – ISO/IEC17025 Certification – Mechanics and Industry
Training Topics Delivered: GIS – Geology – Geotechnics – Geophysics – Mapping – Scientific writing – Team management – Time management – Marketing – ISO/IEC17025 certification
Professional Interests: Business creation, management, and development – Training and teaching – Development project planning

Seasoned and outcome-driven professional with rich experience in designing and implementing robust M&E frameworks for diverse projects. Proven track record of enhancing programme outcomes through meticulous data analysis and system enhancements. Proficient in qualitative and quantitative data analysis, impact assessment, and project management. Demonstrated
expertise in devising M&E plans, tools, and systems that underpin data integrity and facilitate astute decision making. Adept at training and capacity building for M&E staff and stakeholders. Innate ability to deliver high-quality reports, evaluations, and recommendations. Strong skills in stakeholder engagement, donor reporting, and compliance with international standards. Skilled in using advanced M&E software and statistical methodologies. Pioneered innovative data models and queries to streamline data management, directly impacting programme efficiency.

Areas of Expertise

• Monitoring & Evaluation Management
• Quantitative & Qualitative Analysis & QA 
• Programme Administration
• Resource Allocation
• Strategic Planning & Execution
• Data Analysis & Visualisation
• Team Leadership & Training
• System Designing & Implementation
• Cross-functional Collaboration

I am a highly accomplished supply chain and logistics professional with extensive experience across Sub-Saharan Africa, particularly in leading operations for renowned organizations such as Syngenta and Monsanto/Bayer. Throughout my career, I have developed a proven track record of driving operational excellence and delivering exceptional results, enhancing inventory accuracy to an impressive 99.8% and achieving remarkable on-time delivery rates of 99%, showcasing my commitment to efficiency and reliability.
My expertise encompasses logistics management, fleet operations, supply planning, and inventory control, demonstrating my ability to optimize processes and ensure that operations run smoothly while maintaining a strong focus on health, safety, and environmental
compliance. I excel in cross-functional collaboration, leveraging exceptional communication skills to build strong relationships with team members, vendors, and stakeholders, which has enabled me to streamline processes and enhance overall operational
effectiveness. My strategic mindset allows me to identify opportunities for improvement and implement innovative solutions that drive significant cost savings and operational benefits, while my experience in developing and managing procurement strategies ensures optimal resource utilization and favorable contracts with suppliers. I actively seek feedback and engage with customers to ensure their needs are met promptly and effectively, and I am dedicated to continuous improvement through training, coaching, and mentoring high-performing teams aligned with organizational goals. With a strong focus on achieving results and a commitment to excellence, I am passionate about enhancing supply chain efficiency and contributing to the overall success of the organization, positioning myself as a valuable asset in any logistics and supply chain environment.

Key skills and competencies

• Logistics Management: Expert in managing logistics operations across multiple regions, ensuring efficient warehousing, distribution, and compliance with industry regulations while optimizing supply chain efficiency.
• Daily Direction Setting (DDS): Proficient in implementing Daily Direction Setting practices to enhance team alignment and operational focus, driving continuous improvement in logistics processes.
• Warehouse Operations Management/WMS: Skilled in overseeing warehouse operations and utilizing Warehouse Management Systems (WMS) to streamline inventory control, improve order fulfillment, and enhance overall efficiency.
• Supply Planning and Management: Experienced in developing and executing supply plans that align with demand forecasts, ensuring timely availability of products while managing costs effectively.
• Stock Management and Controls: Proficient in implementing stock management techniques and controls, ensuring inventory accuracy and reducing discrepancies through regular audits and reconciliations.
• SAP S/4HANA-Proficient in SAP-Material Management Modules, Sales and distribution Modules.
• Fleet Management: Experienced in managing fleet operations, optimizing transportation logistics, and ensuring compliance with safety regulations while controlling costs.
• Inventory Management: Proficient in inventory management, implementing First Expiry, First Out (FEFO) and First In, First Out (FIFO) methods to maintain stock accuracy and compliance, along with conducting regular stock audits.
• Budgets: Skilled in developing and managing budgets for logistics and procurement activities, ensuring financial efficiency and adherence to organizational goals.
• Communications Skills: Strong communication skills, enabling effective collaboration with cross-functional teams, vendors, and customers to enhance service delivery and operational efficiency.
• Environment, Safety & Health: Committed to adhering to Health, Safety, and Environmental (HSE) policies across all operations, ensuring compliance with legal and safety standards.
• Performance Measurement: Adept at developing and implementing Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) to monitor operational efficiency and drive continuous improvement by analyzing performance metrics.
• Vendor Management: Strong background in establishing and maintaining professional relationships with vendors, ensuring timely fulfillment of contracts and effective resolution of disputes.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Demonstrated ability to collaborate with diverse teams across supply chain functions, enhancing overall operational effectiveness through teamwork.
• Data Analysis and Reporting: Proficient in analyzing operational data and preparing comprehensive reports to support decision-making and strategy development, regularly submitting performance reports to stakeholders.
• Project Management: Experienced in coordinating logistics and procurement projects, ensuring alignment with organizational goals and timelines to enhance project efficiency and success.
• Supply Chain Optimization: Skilled in identifying inefficiencies within the supply chain and implementing strategies to improve overall performance, reducing costs and enhancing delivery times.
• Demand Forecasting: Capable of analyzing market trends and customer behavior to accurately forecast demand, ensuring optimal inventory levels and minimizing stockouts and overstock situations.
• Warehouse Layout Design: Proficient in designing efficient warehouse layouts that maximize space utilization and streamline the flow of goods, improving operational efficiency.
• Logistics Network Design: Experienced in designing and optimizing logistics networks to enhance distribution capabilities, reduce transportation costs, and improve service delivery.
• Cost Reduction Strategies: Expert in identifying opportunities for cost savings within logistics and inventory management processes, implementing measures that enhance profitability without compromising service quality.

Strategic leader with over 20 years of success in Marketing, Corporate Communications and Management across international and high-impact environments. Recognized for delivering results-driven communication strategies, media visibility and stakeholder engagement.
Proven ability to lead cross-functional teams, develop high-profile campaigns and forge strong partnerships.

Core Competencies:

• Leadership & Team Development
• Strategic Planning
• Project Management
• Digital Marketing
• Campaign Development
• Media Relations
• Creative Writing

• More than 30 years of experience in economic research, policy advisory, and program management across international organizations, including UNDP, World Bank, USAID, and other institutions, with a strong focus on transition economies, development policy, and regional cooperation.
• Skilled in leading multi-country research initiatives, producing high-quality policy briefs, country program documents, and human development reports, integrating socio-economic analyses, resilience strategies, and sustainable development goals.
• Demonstrated expertise in economic transition, competition policy, market regulation, and institutional reform, advising governments and international bodies in Eastern Europe, Central Asia, and the Caucasus.
• Extensive experience in operational and strategic management, having directed UNDP Regional Centre operations, expanded staff and program portfolios, and overseen multi-million-dollar budgets for development initiatives.
• Proven ability to provide high-level consultancy services, including research, communications, partnerships management, and policy advisory services, with repeated appointments as acting Deputy Director of UNDP’s Regional Bureau for Europe and Central Asia.
• Strong academic career with more than a decade of teaching experience at Georgetown and George Mason universities, as well as Middlebury and Bates colleges, teaching economics of transition, development, and international trade and finance, while mentoring students and contributing to peer-reviewed scholarly publications.
• Accomplished author and editor of multiple books and peer-reviewed articles on economic transformation, competition policy, and post-communist economies.
• Expertise in advising and training government officials, designing and delivering macroeconomic theory and industrial organization courses, and providing targeted capacity-building on economic transition and institutional reforms.
• Experienced in leading evidence-based assessments of socio-economic impacts, including energy shocks, demographic trends, and women’s entrepreneurship, providing actionable recommendations for inclusive growth and policy planning.
• Demonstrated ability to represent organizations in high-level international forums, contributing to knowledge exchange, strategic discussions, and regional cooperation initiatives.
• Extensive experience in supervising, mentoring, and managing cross-disciplinary teams, fostering innovation, knowledge transfer, and collaborative program implementation across multiple regions.

A seasoned Health Economist and Development Policy Expert with more than three decades of academic, research, and consultancy experience across Kenya, Eastern, and Southern Africa.

Expertise in applied economics, public finance, and development policy, building a strong foundation for his later specialization in health economics and fiscal governance.

Detail-oriented Civil Engineer with 15+ years of experience in designing, planning, and supervising construction projects.

International development and industrial senior policy expert with over 16 years of professional experience working at the intersection of green transition, circular economy, and private sector development. Established expertise in leading high-level policy research and managing technical cooperation projects for multilateral organisations, including the World Bank.

Experienced in advancing circular economy initiatives within the private sector, particularly in the water and textile industries.

Skilled in leading innovative research on green and just transition policies for SMEs, and in building partnerships across public and private sectors.

Skills:

Green transition and circular economy
SME greening and competitiveness
Sustainability standards and ESG compliance (EU Green Deal, CBAM, CSDDD, CSRD, EUDR)
Stakeholder and institutional
Programme design and feasibility assessment
Capacity building and multi- stakeholder facilitation

International expert in public sector reform with over 20 years of experience across Asia, Africa, the Middle East, and France. Specialized in public administration modernization, governance transformation.

Academic research (public law, constitutional law, international law)
Legal analysis and strategic advisory

Over 20 years of consulting and research experience in capital market advisory, banking advisory, strategy, risk management and regulatory services. He has a unique combination of working experience with top strategy consultancies, in Big4 and in academia across Central Asia, Russia, Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS), Eastern and Western Europe. He has significant experience in analyzing financial markets and formulating strategic market development plans for authorities and international organizations including EBRD, ADB and World Bank. He did extensive research while being research associate and assistant professor for Financial Engineering and Derivatives on impact on regulations, liquidity of stock, bond and derivatives market, doing empirical studies to predict liquidity and define criteria for FI, FX, all kinds of derivatives, loan and structured credit products, and energy markets (incl. carbon trading and valuation of carbon certificates). He is a top academic in the field of credit risk management and modeling, energy and oil/gas pricing as well as carbon pricing and trading schemes.
He is the most recognized expert on risk management, regulatory advice, state policy advice as well as capital market services and research in CIS and Central Asia. He has led more than 170 projects in the region, including in Mongolia and Uzbekistan, on topics such as implementations of development and design of regulations and regulatory reporting, new supervisory approaches for regulators as well as various topics on Basel standards and risk framework implementation, ICAAP, capital markets, and market research.
The single project teams he leads range from 3 to 45 FTE persons, and as Head of FS Advisory in CIS, he has led a banking advisory group in CIS of 130 professionals for many years. He has extensive experience working with IFIs such as ADB, EBRD and US Treasury in Ukraine, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan and with ADB, EBRD and World Bank in Mongolia. He was risk management team led for the EBRD FIDP in Uzbekistan from 2018–2020 dealing with improvements to internal risk management systems and capabilities in the market for five banks of different sizes as well as the transformation of the Deposit Guarantee Fund in Ukraine from 2016–2018 which included topics like NPL management and workout procedures, accounting and MIS improvements.
He supported various commercial and development banks in improving their ERM and governance framework, ICAAP and risk management policies and procedures. This includes definition of risk appetite, roles and responsibilities, approaches to measure and monitor risks incl the governance structure and level of authorities and the correct implementation of a 3-lines-of-defense framework. Furthermore, he has designed and developed loan origination processes and ALM systems for better bank steering as well as budgeting and planning for development banks and commercial banks.
He is a highly requested trainer by Central Banks and financial institutions as well as capital market participants on various regulatory, risk management, information technology, crypto currency and market research topics. In multiple occasions he has advised banks in the region on requirements forlistings at home and abroad.
In addition to commercial banks, he has a huge experience in working with Central Banks and national regulators in introduction of new risk management requirements, minimum capital requirements, AML regulations or new accounting standards as well as development banks in solving NPL issues, develop a new strategy and align the processes and tools to it and incl sustainability goals.
He has in-depth knowledge of the European and Central Asian capital markets, banking sector, regulatory bodies having led multiple projects there for ADB, EBRD, and World Bank.

With a background in business development and sales strategy within the SaaS industry, the expert has amassed one year of professional experience. Key qualifications encompass customer profiling, CRM setup, cold outreach, and data management. Career highlights include the successful development and execution of go-to-market strategies, optimization of sales messaging, and contributions to establishing scalable sales processes. Notable achievements involve managing data for 400 rental units and enhancing guest satisfaction in hospitality. The expert has demonstrated strong capabilities in improving engagement rates and driving new business opportunities, particularly in projects targeting quick-service restaurants.

More than 22 years of professional experience in the field of education policy with a strong focus on education financing. Deeply involved in education policy development, public finance, and public sector reforms. Professor Babin has been engaged in numerous projects, has provided consultancy services to ministries, international organizations, international development banks, higher education institutions and companies in Serbia, Germany, Montenegro, Uzbekistan, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Moldova, Jordan, Georgia, United Arab Emirates and Mauritius.

• Identifying gaps in security risk management and resilience in the humanitarian sector and working with a wide range of sector experts to find solutions to fill the gaps, including government bodies, community representatives, NGOs (international and local), UN, academia and private sector.
• Thought leadership pieces for improving security risk management and staff well-being, including on diversity & inclusion, sexual violence & bystander phenomena as well as organisational change.
• Organisational review and development for improving staff security, resilience, and mental wellbeing.
• Post incident After Action Reviews to ensure lessons are identified and can be implemented.
• Develop learning plans and training courses for risk management, security, resilience, and well-being.
• Security responsible for a mixed expatriate and local team in areas of ongoing security risk (Afghanistan, Sudan (South and North), Mindanao Philippines, Aceh, Pakistan). Managing a multi-disciplinary, multi-cultural team, including in fragile state contexts with ongoing and post conflict, emergency and post emergency situations.
• Project Management, including preparation of project proposals, budget and cash-flow, operational planning and sub-contractor management. Client liaison and reporting, including variations and amendments. Responsible for all aspects of Project Cycle Management, including assessment, design, implementation, monitoring, evaluation, review and feedback.
• Working with partners to develop, implement, monitor and evaluate joint strategies for project implementation, risk sharing and resilience. Capacity development for staff and partners; including on the job support, and development and facilitation of training workshops, for all aspects of effective in Transactional Analysis Counselling, Certified in Trauma-Focused Therapy, practising Counsellor and Therapist.
• Inclusion of psychotherapy learnings for a holistic approach to organisational, team and individual resilience and well-being within organisational change and development.

Mission-driven Executive who develops strategies that create value, builds and aligns teams, and advances critical projects for sustainable development. Expert in translating mission goals and high-level project objectives into implementable strategic plans that enable high-impact program execution. Trusted advisor with strong executive presence and a history of building alliances, managing stakeholder and client relationships, and driving cross-sector collaboration to improve business environments and achieve positive results. Brings breadth of global experience and cross-cultural intelligence based on a career leading strategic initiatives across diverse countries and regions.

• Impact Optimization │ Regional Program Strategy │ Delivering Results: Directed $70M multiyear project that enhanced the competitiveness of 1,640 companies (SMEs) across regions in Guatemala, created 79,000 new jobs, and secured $1B in investments.
• Global Team Management │ Team Leadership: Hired, developed, and mentored cross-disciplinary teams of up to 100, leveraging a direct, transparent, and collaborative leadership style coupled with KPIs to build cultures of empowerment, engagement, accountability, and the highest level of performance.
• Strategic Partnerships │ Public-Private, Government, and Private Sector Client Management: Exceled at securing, developing, and managing strong relationships with diverse stakeholders across levels within private and public sector organizations (e.g., clients, beneficiaries, investors) that were instrumental to executing strategy and delivering on multimillion-dollar project objectives.
• Capacity Building │ Improving Business Environment: Built the capacity of 18+ government organizations while aiding Azerbaijan in complying with WTO requirements and achieving improvements in the business enabling environment and financial sector key to increasing lending by ˃119% (31,974 new loans).

Leadership Strengths to Facilitate Execution and Enduring Change

• Strategic Planning
• Multicountry Operations
• Economic Development
• Organization Development
• International Development Programs
• Environmental Sustainability and Resilience
• Donor-Funded Programs | Donor Relations
• Risk Management | Regulatory Compliance
• Monitoring, Evaluation, Learning (M&E | MEL)
• Regional Leadership: Latin America, Eurasia, Southern Asia
• Stakeholder Engagement
• Cross-Sector Collaboration
• Executive-Level Reporting
• Strong Financial Acumen
• Change Management

A cybersecurity and digital innovation consultant with over 13 years of international experience supporting secure digital transformation, data protection, and e-government systems across Southern Africa and the United Kingdom.

His work bridges cybersecurity strategy, ICT4D, and development-sector compliance, enabling organizations to strengthen data governance, digital infrastructure, and risk management frameworks in alignment with international standards (ISO27001, GDPR, NIST CSF 2.0).

30+ years of multinatio nal experience in startup/SME support
1,000+ SME owners & entrepreneurs whom I’ve served as a banker, investor, financial advisor, mentor, or consultant.
Pioneering expertise in DAO go vernance & operations, alternative financing strategies, social entrepreneurship, etc.
39 international development projects focused on MSME &/or financial sector development (e.g., JICA, JBIC, World Bank)
20 frontier/emerging countries of work experience

Results-driven development economist and political scientist with over three decades of experience in regional development and integration, African development issues, and international affairs. Proven track record of providing strategic leadership and policy analysis in various capacities, including serving on task forces and committees for regional development plans and strategies. Skilled in strategy planning and formulation, industrial development, and innovation.

Sustainable Development and Leadership: Expertise in sustainable leadership, business strategy for sustainability, and Ubuntu philosophy
Innovation and Entrepreneurship: Skills in technology venture creation, innovation, and social entrepreneurship
Supply Chain Management: Knowledge of strategic supply chain management, inventory management, and sustainable supply chain practices
Data Ethics and Governance: Understanding of data ethics, governance, and responsible data science practices
Global HRM and Ethics: Expertise in sustainable Human Resource Management (HRM), ethics, and socially responsible HRM practices.

Agricultural Economist with experience in impact and performance evaluations, as well as survey design and implementation. Proficient in experimental design, including the establishment of demonstration plots. Experienced in teaching Econometrics, Experimental Design, Optimization, Production Economics, Agricultural Risk Management, and other economic courses. Strong interest in international development, production economics, risk management, agribusiness, and research and extension.

Research and communications specialist with international experience in policy analysis, academic writing, and public engagement.

Strong background in the political economy of East Asia, global development, and science communication.

A global public health and nutrition technical specialist with over 18 years repeated success; providing leadership to the development and management of programmes/projects and with reputable track record for integration of low-cost innovative solutions for systems support in health and nutrition. A Conscientious leader, skilled communicator, and trusted at building highly efficient teams that work together to meet project specific goals whilst maintaining strict adherence to governance policies. I have an evidence based reputable experience in health and nutrition project management, local and international staff management and backstopping, health and nutrition medicines, supplies and consumables logistical support, nurture for my team, communications, community mobilisation and cluster coordination, and lastly quality assurance and management of projects as a professional individual.

• Governance Systems strengthening
• Community operational Systems
• Innovative information management
• Resource/Grants acquisition
• Pilots and formative research
• Policy development frame work
• ICT4D in health and Nutrition
• Human resources for H&N
• Projects performance reviews
• Multi sectoral program development
• Relationship and cluster support
• H&N Fragile programs

Strategic, values-driven finance and development executive with 16+ years of experience across corporate finance, blended finance, grant and transaction advisory, and ecosystem building in East Africa. Proven leader in conservation finance, international development, and public-private partnerships, with a strong track record of collaborating with global donors, VCs, and NGOs.

Lawyer, project development, management and monitoring, monitoring of social, economic and environmental impacts, capacity building and training, land governance, analysis of national and international laws and policies, rural development, gender and safeguarding

Key competencies:

Analysis of laws and policies, labour and social security law, land and forestry law, civil and commercial contracts, human rights, environmental law, World Bank policies and guidelines, strategies implementations ..
Action research
Management of ethnic conflicts and religious violence

Creative direction and graphic design for brands and publications. Strategy, layout and visual identity with a focus on the environment, impact business and sustainability.

• High proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite (InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop) and content management systems (Wordpress, Woodwing)
• Demonstrated ability to translate strategy and content into visually compelling creative assets
• Proven experience working within and adapting brand guidelines while contributing original ideas and elevating the visual standard
• Experience designing for environmental, scientific and humanitarian fields
• Writing, editing and interviewing for digital and print media
• Excellent understanding of different communication formats and channels
• Creative and strategic visual communicator with a strong background in editorial publishing
• An experienced storyteller who can translate complex issues into clear, compelling communication that move supporters, partners, and media alike.

Key skills:

• Art direction
• Editorial layout
• Creative strategy
• Graphic design
• Project management
• Brand development
• Content production
• Campaign development
• Digital marketing
• Photography
• Copy editing

Mission-driven communications leader with over two decades in international organizations, human rights and global development. Proven ability to lead communications strategy, manage reputational risk, and enhance visibility for multilateral institutions. Recognized for delivering high-impact messaging, coordinating global stakeholder networks, and developing strategic partnerships to support institutional mandates.

Skills:

• Institutional Communications Strategies
• Global Stakeholder Engagement
• Media Relations & Spokesperson Duties
• Strategic Partnerships & Donor Engagement
• Crisis and Risk Communications
• Digital Transformation & Outreach

Core copmetence

• Project Planning
• Conduct Study
• Project Monitoring & Evaluation
• Intervention Implementation (Sustainable Energy Solutions / Private Sector Capacity Development)
• Project Proposal Development
• Knowledge management
• Communication Material Development
• Partner Management
• People Management

Strategic fundraising and organizational strategy professional with a proven track record cultivating public and private donors and partners, designing high-impact programs, and leading winning proposal strategies. Experienced in managing high-performing teams, mentoring talent, and securing transformational funding to advance mission impact.

Career Highlights

• Strategic fundraising – Led unrestricted and institutional fundraising for organizations ranging from $80M to $400M, securing support from major public institutions (e.g., USAID, FCDO, BMGF, SIDA, World Bank), foundations, and high-net-worth individuals while executing strategic fundraising plans that exceeded goals.
• Executive and senior-level leadership - Demonstrated experience cultivating, training, and working collaboratively with senior-level colleagues, global teams, and board members to exceed fundraising targets. Led a 12-person team to consistently raise over $400M in new business revenue through winning proposals for the world’s largest non-profit social marketing organization. Made operational improvements to increase efficiency and win rates.
• Product Marketing & Branding Management – Developed and led product marketing strategies for leading global companies as a senior advertising agency professional. Skillful positioning, promoting, messaging and communications skills resulted in more meaningful and enduring brand identities for corporate and non-profi clients including Novo Nordisk, Bayer, Dell, Time Warner Cable, Microsoft and Prevent Cancer Foundation.

• 14+ years of experience in WASH within Kenya, Tanzania, South Sudan and Yemen.
• Managed $1.5-$3m annual budget, led a team of 18-150 and driving performance on WASH improvement and innovations.
• Skilled in solar systems installations, reducing fuel cost, environment footprints and enhance ownership. Increased latrine access reducing open defecation.
• Skilled in borehole drilling, installation, pump design, retrieval .
• Managed and coordinated donor funded projects; OFDA/USAID, ECHO, EC, OCHA.
• Trained communities in water management, accountability, operation & maintenance as well as conducting technical assessments.
• Completed proposals of $1-$5.4 fully funded and created an impact on the beneficiaries. Improved water access reducing time spent on search/collection.

Key competencies

• Youth and Gender Inclusion
• Project Management and Resource Mobilization
• Facilitation of Strategic Partnerships
• Reporting and Results Analysis

International consultant and advisor with twenty years of consolidated experience in research, design, implementation, monitoring, and evaluation of public policies and programs of human rights, transitional justice, and peacebuilding, with special emphasis on differential approaches (child and youth rights, gender, rights of persons with disabilities).

Peace and development policy specialist and researcher with more than 15 years of experience in the fields of development, peacebuilding, transitional justice, and human rights.

Key Expertise

• Design, implementation, and facilitation of multi-stakeholder and multi-track consultations on thematic issues within peace and development processes, including on institutional reforms.
• Evaluation of large-scale projects and strategies incorporating linear (e.g., log frames) and circular (e.g., systems theory) evaluation methodologies.
• Leading internal learning and strategy development process within international cooperation organizations and agencies.
• Research on peace, development, and human rights from local-level mechanisms to international policy.
• Gender- and Conflict-sensitive programming, program management, and monitoring.

A highly skilled civil engineer and infrastructure specialist with more than two decades of experience successfully delivering a diverse array of complex projects across all stages of the infrastructure project lifecycle, involving multiple stakeholders across various economic sectors and societal groups.

Skilled in contract management, procurement, private sector participation, and integration of transport with broader poverty alleviation and growth strategies.

Key skills and competencies are as follows:

Governance, Policy Development, Institutional Arrangements, Project Financing, Risk Analysis, and Fiduciary Compliance
Stakeholder, Client and Community (Local Government) Management
Strategic Decision-Making and Business Development
Climate Risk Evaluation and Resilience Strategy Development
Transport Planning and Traffic Engineering
Geometric Design, Drainage Design, and Safety Audits
Value Engineering and Cost Optimization
Feasibility Study, Market Analysis, Business Case, Financial Modeling and Economic Evaluation
Supervision and Management of Civil Engineering Construction
Project Controls and Commercial Structuring of Complex Contracts
Tender Proposal Preparation and Contract Negotiations
Service and Works Procurement
Result-Driven Project Management and Contract Administration
Sustainable Road Infrastructure Asset management.

• Over 14 years of professional experience dedicated to wholesale markets, market rules development, power system planning, comprehensive grid integration of renewable energy, and the development and management of complex energy infrastructure projects.
• Proven experience in grid impact assessments, interconnection studies, and regulatory compliance reviews, demonstrated across numerous projects.
• Profound knowledge of grid codes, transmission planning, and smart grid technologies.
• Extensive experience working with EU power system operators and regulators.
• Proficiency in Grid Modelling Software - comprehensive proficiency in PSS/E & Matlab/Simulink.