Key skills and expertise

With 23 years of experience, this expert excels in strategic consulting, project design, and results-based management. Career highlights include leading initiatives in trade, SME development, and international cooperation, collaborating with organizations such as GIZ and the European Union. Accomplishments include founding IT companies, developing national strategies for small enterprises, and enhancing capacity for economic operators. Responsibilities have included pivotal roles in project implementation, monitoring, and evaluation, delivering quantifiable improvements in governance and economic development. Leadership in public-private partnerships and international negotiations marks significant contributions to the field.

Project experience and donor exposure

Worked across diverse projects involving international donors such as the European Union, German Development Cooperation (GIZ), Oxfam, and the Danish-Arab Partnership Programme (DAPP). Involvement includes project implementation, technical assistance, evaluations, and capacity building in sectors like entrepreneurship and SME development. The projects have been regional and national in scope, focusing on areas such as governance and economic development. This work has been conducted in locations including Morocco and across the Euro-Mediterranean region.

Sectors and geographic focus

Previously held roles such as project consultant, technical advisor, and company founder across sectors including trade, SME and private sector development, and monitoring and evaluation. Responsibilities have encompassed strategic planning, capacity building, and project implementation. The expert possesses cross-cutting expertise in public-private partnerships and economic development, with a focus on governance and entrepreneurship. Geographic experience is significant in Morocco, with extensive involvement in local governance and regional development issues. Work spans across the Euro-Mediterranean region, including long-term assignments in Casablanca and collaboration on international projects with European institutions.

Languages and education

Bringing a background in languages, the expert is a native Arabic speaker and possesses advanced proficiency in French (C2) and English (C1), with basic knowledge of Spanish (A1). These language skills have been utilized in various professional contexts, including international cooperation projects and multilingual teams. The expert holds a Doctorate in Management Sciences from the Institut Supérieur de Commerce et d’Administration d’Entreprises (ISCAE) in Casablanca, completed between 2013 and 2018. Educational background includes a Master in European Studies, majoring in European Economy, from the Université Catholique de Louvain in Belgium during 2000-2001, and a Diplôme des Études Supérieures Spécialisées (DESS) in Euro-Mediterranean Studies, as well as a Licence in Economic Sciences, specializing in business economics, from Université Hassan II in Casablanca.