Key skills and expertise

Bringing over 30 years of experience in international cooperation, the expert is a jurist-geographer and socio-economist specializing in project design, management, and evaluation. He has worked across sectors including gender, migration, and food security, holding leadership roles in both local and international initiatives. His career highlights include managing projects with measurable impacts on community resilience and development. Responsibilities have included policy formulation, capacity building, and extensive collaboration with government and NGO partners. The expert demonstrates strong written communication skills and possesses a deep understanding of West African socio-political dynamics.

Project experience and donor exposure

Worked extensively with international donors such as the European Union, USAID, AECID, Danida, and Lux Dev. His involvement encompasses project implementation, technical assistance, evaluations, and capacity building across thematic areas like governance, health, security, food security, and resilience. These projects have been regional and national in scope, primarily in West Africa, including Mali, Mauritania, Senegal, and other Sahel countries. His contributions have significantly advanced development cooperation efforts in these regions.

Sectors and geographic focus

With a background in civil society and NGOs, environment and natural resource management, food security, gender, migration, and local development, the expert has held roles involving project management, evaluation, and policy formulation. His cross-cutting expertise includes integrating gender perspectives and climate resilience into development initiatives. Geographically, his work spans West Africa, focusing on regional and country-specific projects that address complex socio-economic and environmental challenges. He has extensive experience in Mali, Mauritania, Senegal, Niger, Burkina Faso, Togo, and Côte d'Ivoire, with deep familiarity with local governance structures and cultural dynamics in the Sahel and ECOWAS regions.

Languages and education

Previously held roles requiring fluency in French and Spanish, with excellent reading, speaking, and writing skills. He is also proficient in English and Arabic and has working knowledge of Fula, Creole, and Wolof. These language skills have been utilized in diverse contexts, including in-country work in West Africa and Spain, collaboration with multilingual teams, and conducting training and evaluations in different languages. Background includes a Doctorate in Territorial Planning and Local Development with honors from the University of Barcelona, Spain, a Master's degree in Gender and Development from the Complutense University of Madrid, Spain, and a Bachelor's degree in Public Law with a focus on International Relations from the University of Nouakchott, Mauritania. Additionally, he has obtained certifications in cultural management, project management, and conflict resolution from various institutions in Spain and Mauritania.