Key skills and expertise

With 19 years of experience, the expert is proficient in program design, technical capacity building, and advocacy within sectors such as gender and human rights. Skilled in Microsoft Office, the expert has led initiatives with international organizations like the IRC, focusing on women's protection and empowerment. Career highlights include developing strategic work plans, overseeing project implementation, and contributing to policy influence. Responsibilities have included holding leadership roles across multiple countries, ensuring program compliance and quality, and being instrumental in securing donor funding through proposal development and business development efforts.

Project experience and donor exposure

The expert has collaborated with international donors including OFDA, World Bank, Johnson & Johnson, SIDA, UNHCR, UNICEF, BPRM, ECHO, and Swiss Development Cooperation. Worked across diverse projects involving project implementation, technical assistance, evaluations, and capacity building in thematic areas such as protection, gender-based violence, and women's empowerment. The projects were regional and national in scope, covering locations such as DRC, Niger, and Uganda.

Sectors and geographic focus

The expert has worked across key sectors including education, training and capacity building, gender and human rights, public sector governance, and advocacy. Previously held roles such as technical adviser, program coordinator, and manager, focusing on program design, capacity building, and advocacy. The expert has demonstrated cross-cutting expertise in integrating protection and empowerment strategies within regional and country-specific contexts, particularly in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda, and Niger. This interdisciplinary approach underscores the expert's ability to address complex development challenges across multiple sectors. With extensive geographic experience working in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda, Niger, and across the Great Lake and West Africa regions, the expert has developed a deep familiarity with local governance, cultural dynamics, and regional development issues, particularly in the fields of protection and empowerment. The expert's recurring involvement in these areas underscores a strong region-specific expertise.

Languages and education

The expert is fluent in French and Kiswahili, with medium proficiency in English. These language skills have been utilized in professional settings across multiple countries, including work with international organizations and in multilingual teams. The expert holds a Licence en Droit in Economic and Social Law from the University of Lubumbashi, located in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, completed in 2004. Additionally, the expert obtained a Diplôme d’Etat in Literature (Latin Philosophy) from College IMARA in Lubumbashi, DRC, completed in 1999.