Key skills and expertise

Bringing over 29 years of experience, the expert is a senior program management specialist with a focus on international development, security, and counterterrorism. Key qualifications include leading complex projects for prominent clients such as the US Department of State and the European Union. The expert excels in enhancing governance and risk management and fostering stakeholder collaboration. Career highlights include achieving a 15% increase in productivity and a 10% cost-saving on project budgets. Responsibilities have included managing multifaceted programs and representing governments in high-level international engagements.

Project experience and donor exposure

Worked across diverse projects involving collaboration with international donors, including the US Department of State, UK Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office, UK Ministry of Defense, and the European Union. The expert's involvement encompassed project implementation and capacity building in the security and counterterrorism sectors. These initiatives aimed to promote conflict stabilization and advance the rule of law, executed in conflict and post-conflict settings such as Somalia, Uganda, and Somaliland, with projects ranging from national to regional scopes.

Sectors and geographic focus

With a background in various sectors, including security, training, conflict resolution, institutional development, capacity building, SME and private sector, program and resource management, and risk management, the expert has held key roles such as senior program management, operations management, and project leadership. The expert has demonstrated interdisciplinary expertise in implementing security sector reforms and counterterrorism programs, with a geographic scope covering regions such as Africa and the Middle East. Responsibilities have included leading multifaceted international projects, engaging stakeholders, and advancing governance and risk management practices. Geographic experience includes extensive work in conflict and post-conflict regions, such as Somalia, Uganda, Somaliland, Northern Ireland, Afghanistan, Iraq, Libya, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The expert has led projects in security sector reform and counterterrorism capacity building, gaining deep familiarity with local governance and regional development issues through long-term assignments and collaboration with local authorities and international stakeholders.

Languages and education

With a background in English language fluency, the expert has utilized this skill extensively in international project management and high-level engagements with senior international client delegates, including Heads of Government and Ambassadors. The expert holds a Master’s degree (MSc with Merit) in Security and Risk Management from the University of Leicester, United Kingdom. Additionally, the expert has obtained diplomas in Coaching and Mentoring in Management, and Frontline Management from the Institute of Leadership & Management.