Key skills and expertise

Bringing over 32 years of experience, the expert specializes in governance, resilience, and sustainable development in fragile settings. Key qualifications include expertise in local governance, SDG-based programming, crisis prevention, and civil society development. Career highlights include leading significant projects with international organizations such as UNDP, providing policy advisory, program design, and capacity-building services. Notable achievements encompass authoring global knowledge products on governance and crisis recovery and designing major initiatives like the Strengthening Institutional and Economic Resilience in Yemen. Responsibilities have included coordinating multi-country teams and driving strategic development efforts.

Project experience and donor exposure

Worked across diverse projects involving collaboration with international donors such as the European Union, Arab Bank for Economic Development in Africa (BADEA), and the governments of Japan, Sweden, and Australia. The expert's involvement includes project implementation, technical assistance, and capacity building in governance, resilience, and local development. Notable projects include the Strengthening Institutional and Economic Resilience in Yemen and the Subnational Governance Resilience Project in Sudan. The geographic scope of work has spanned regions including Chad, Lebanon, Djibouti, Myanmar, Yemen, and Sudan, focusing on enhancing governance and sustainable development in fragile settings.

Sectors and geographic focus

With a background in governance, social development, crisis recovery, and local development, the expert has held roles such as team leader, senior consultant, and strategic advisor. Responsibilities have included focusing on policy advisory, program design, and capacity building. The expert possesses cross-cutting expertise in integrating governance in crisis recovery and sustainable development. The geographic experience extends across Africa, the Middle East, and Southeast Asia, with significant roles in countries such as Chad, Lebanon, Djibouti, Myanmar, Yemen, Sudan, and East Timor. The expert has repeatedly engaged in projects in Libya, Myanmar, and Yemen, demonstrating deep familiarity with local governance and regional development issues.

Languages and education

With a background in international development, the expert is a native French speaker and fluent in English, Spanish, and Portuguese, with a good command of spoken and written Arabic and Tetum. These language skills have been utilized extensively in international development contexts, including in-country assignments and collaboration with multilingual teams across regions such as the Middle East, Africa, and Southeast Asia. The expert holds an MSc in Rural Development Studies from the School of Higher Tropical Agronomy Studies (ESAT) in Montpellier, France. Additionally, the expert is accredited as a BRIDGE Facilitator, a capacity-building initiative in democracy, governance, and elections, which is a joint effort by the Australian Electoral Commission, the UN Department of Political Affairs, and the International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance.