Key skills and expertise

With over 11 years of experience in project management, impact evaluation, and regional program management, the expert possesses significant technical skills in data analysis, strategic leadership, and partnership development. Career highlights include leading over 25 multi-country programs with budgets exceeding $18M, coordinating more than 150 team members, and achieving a 30% reduction in reporting delays. Responsibilities have included strategic planning, operational oversight, and stakeholder engagement, with a focus on collaborating with international donors and leading initiatives across sectors such as education, financial inclusion, and food security in Africa.

Project experience and donor exposure

Worked across diverse projects involving collaboration with international donors such as USAID, the World Bank, UNICEF, MCA, SDC, and WFP. The expert's involvement includes project implementation, technical assistance, evaluations, and capacity building across sectors like education, financial inclusion, digital economy, and food security. These projects have been both regional and national in scope, covering West, East, and North Africa, including countries like Benin, Burkina Faso, Côte d'Ivoire, Mali, Niger, and Senegal.

Sectors and geographic focus

The expert has worked across multiple sectors including education, humanitarian aid, emergency response, fundraising, monitoring and evaluation, grants management, and program/resource management. Previously held roles such as Regional Director of Research and Costing Manager, the expert has been responsible for strategic planning, project implementation, and stakeholder engagement. Their interdisciplinary expertise includes digital economy initiatives and financial inclusion. The geographic scope of their work spans West, East, and North Africa, emphasizing regional program management and cross-sectoral collaboration. Extensive geographic experience includes professional involvement in Benin, Burkina Faso, Côte d'Ivoire, Chad, Ghana, Kenya, Mali, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, South Africa, and Togo, with a deep understanding of local governance and cultural dynamics.

Languages and education

Fluent in French and English, the expert utilizes these languages in professional contexts such as in-country work across Africa and within multilingual teams. They have demonstrated strong intercultural competence and effective communication in diverse environments, contributing to successful project management and stakeholder engagement in countries like Benin, Senegal, Mali, and Côte d'Ivoire. The educational background includes a Graduate Certificate of Humanitarian Leadership from The Centre for Humanitarian Leadership, Deakin University, Australia (2021-2023), a Master of Business Administration in Finance from the African School of Economics, Benin (2014-2016), and a Bachelor's Degree in Finance Administration from the National School of Administration and Magistracy (ENAM), University of Abomey-Calavi, Benin (2009-2012).