Key skills and expertise

Bringing over 22 years of experience, the expert specializes in conflict analysis, peacebuilding, and humanitarian interventions, with a focus on fragile and post-conflict regions. Worked with the UN, INGOs, and government institutions across Africa, the Middle East, and Asia. Key qualifications include conflict sensitivity, mediation, and socio-political analysis. Responsibilities have included leading evaluations for international donors, advising on conflict-sensitive programming, and developing frameworks for engaging with non-state actors. Career highlights include producing conflict sensitivity briefs and leading comprehensive conflict analyses in regions like DR Congo and Mali.

Project experience and donor exposure

Experience includes collaboration with international donors such as the UK Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, Agence Française de Développement, and USAID. Involvement encompassed project evaluations, conflict sensitivity assessments, and capacity building in sectors like peacebuilding, conflict resolution, and socio-economic development. Projects were regional and national in scope, covering locations like DR Congo, Mali, and Tajikistan, focusing on governance, peacebuilding, and socio-economic impacts in conflict-affected regions.

Sectors and geographic focus

Background includes positions at civil society organizations, NGOs, humanitarian aid, monitoring and evaluation, security, training, and research sectors. Previously held roles such as conflict advisor, socio-political analyst, and evaluation consultant, with responsibilities spanning conflict sensitivity, mediation, and peacebuilding. Cross-cutting expertise includes integrating conflict sensitivity into humanitarian interventions and regional development projects. The geographic scope of work is extensive, covering regions like Africa, the Middle East, and Central and South East Asia. Notable countries of work include DR Congo, Lebanon, Mali, Myanmar, and Nigeria, with deep familiarity in conflict-sensitive governance and regional development issues. Engaged in long-term assignments and recurring involvement in regions such as West and Central Africa, providing significant insights into local cultural dynamics and governance challenges.

Languages and education

With a background in multilingual environments, the expert is a native speaker of both English and French, utilizing these language skills extensively in professional settings, including in-country work across multiple regions and collaboration with multilingual teams in international organizations and NGOs. Educational background includes a Master's degree in Development Studies with a focus on Political Affairs, Conflict Resolution, and Governance from the Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies, University of Geneva, Switzerland. Also holds a Postgraduate Diploma in International Development from the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London, UK, and a BA (Honours) in Politics and International Relations from the University of Kent at Canterbury, UK.