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Bilingual (English, French), 20 years in International development programming, including strategic planning, program identification, design, institutional development; program coordination, management, quality assurance; inter-agency cooperation; successful in diverse environment; partnership with civil society organizations, public institutions, donors (USAID), international, multilateral organizations; gender and program evaluation expert for INGOs, UN, EU agencies. |
 Contact Setcheme Jeronime
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Area of Expertise: |
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Administration, Management, Finance/Accounting, Procurement
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Capacity Building, Training, Advocacy
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Director, CEO, COP, President
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Fundraising, Business Development, Grants Writer
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Government, Governance, Reforms
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Professional Experience: |
Bilingual (French, English), several times Chief of Party (USAID-funded Program Director)in Benin and Ghana.
Academic studies and certificates in Economics, Management and Gender subjects in about 10 countries.
Twenty (20) years of experience in several countries in international development programming.
Specific experience includes strategic planning, program identification and design, and institutional development; proven leadership in program coordination, management and quality assurance; extensive inter-agency cooperation; work successfully in diverse environment; capacity strengthening and partnership with civil society organizations, public institutions, donors, international and multilateral organizations. Gender and program evaluation expert consultant for international groups, UN and EU agencies, and INGOS; in countries such as Chad, Benin, Togo, Senegal, Cameroon.
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Education: |
Academic Degrees:
Dual Dr. /Ph.D. (Candidate) in Business Administration; Monarch Business School Switzerland, Hagendorn-Zug, 2012-present
M.A. in Sustainable International Development; Brandeis University, Waltham, MA, USA, 1997
M.Sc. in Economics, Business Administration, Université Nationale du Benin; West Africa, 1994
Management related Certificates
Harvard Series – Managing Your Time; CARE Academy, May 2010
Harvard Series - Project Management; CARE Academy, Nov. 2009
Harvard Series – Managing Difficult Interactions; CARE Academy, Nov. 2009
Project Management in NGO Sector; CARE Academy, August-Nov. 2009
Suivi-Evaluation de projet de développement; CARE Golf of Guinea, Togo, Dec. 2007
USAID Rules and Regulations; The Association PVO Financial Managers; Ghana, Nov.2007
Le Développement Communautaire et la Gestion de Micro-Entreprises; Golda Meir Training Center; Israel, April-June 1999
Participatory Rural Appraisal for Natural Resource Management; Egerton University, Kenya, Sept.1996
Gender related certificates
Gender Equity and Diversity Basics; CARE Academy, March 2011
Family Planning and Reproductive Health; Gates foundation, Senegal, 2011
Gender-Based Violence Related Legislation and Reference System, CARE and Association des Femmes Juristes du Bénin; Benin, May 2010
Popular Economics Literacy from a Gender Perspective; Women In Development Europe and International Gender and Trade Network, Brazil, Nov. 2006.
Trainer in Distance Learning for Poverty Reduction Strategies, Integrating Gender and Health, The World Bank Institute, Uganda, Jan. 2001
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Affiliations and Achievements: |
• Fonds pour l’Avancement des Droits Humains des Femmes d’Afrique Francophone (FADHAF), Benin and Netherlands based; Program Quality Advisor (2011-present)
• The Global Fund for Women, US-based Foundation, Advisor (1999-present): Grant making for women’s organizations; West Africa
• New Field Foundation (NFF), Regional Program Consultant (2007): Helped NFF develop a better understanding of, and fund key Africa-based, Women-led organizations that are making significant contributions to promoting gender equity, economic justice and peace in Africa; gathered and reviewed information, pre-selected eligible organizations, called for and pre-appraised proposals, recommended grant proposals to NFF board for possible funding; Western and Eastern Africa, mainly.
• UNCDF and UNDP, Evaluation of Governance and Local Development Program - ADECOI (2007); Freelance Consultant for ECIAfrica, Benin
• CARE International Benin, Proposal development consultant (2007): helped elaborate the successful CARE’s application to USAID’s anti-VAW Annual Program Statement on The Presidential Women’s Justice & Empowerment Initiative, Benin
• Belgium Funds for Survival, BFS – the Belgian Parliament funds, Gender Expert (2007): mainstreaming gender in the assessment of the Poverty reduction strategy of BFS in Benin, through BFS-funded programs implemented by Belgian NGOs VeCo, PROTOS, Louvain Developpement, and The United Nations Capital Development Funds - UNCDF, in cooperation with Benin Government, local administration and civil society organizations; Benin
• UNDP-Cotonou, Gender Expert (2007): Training to the mission’s staff and to UN Gender Thematic Group in Gender basic concepts, Gender analysis and mainstreaming; Development of the UNDP mission’s Strategy and mechanism to mainstream Gender in the management of UNDP human resources; Benin
• Government of Benin and DANIDA – The Danish Development Agency, Consultant (2005-2006): Elaboration of Benin Policy for the Promotion of Girls’ Education; Benin
• United Nations’ System (UNDP, WFP), Gender Expert (1997; 1999; 2002, 2003, 2006): Gender and Sexospecific mainstreaming in UN programs, Contribution to Benin annual reports on Human Development, Assessment of WFP’s support to Benin women’s associations, Correction of the Report of the study on Food insecurity and malnutrition in Karimama and Malanville; Benin
• The International Training Center of ILO, Gender Expert (2005): Gender Training of the European Commission staff members, and of Benin Government officials; Benin
• Interchurch Organisation for Development Co-operation (ICCO), Consultant (2005): ICCO and AFAB (Association des Femmes Alphabetiseures - Benin) multiple year cooperative agreement assessment; Benin
• Hoger Instituut voor de arbeid (HIVA), Consultant (2004): International and multi-donor cooperative agreement assessment (Fond Belge de Survie -SNV - VeCo - Benin NGOs); Benin
• World Bank Institute, Washington, DC; Consultant (2001; 2002; 2004): Long distance adult education; Case study in Girls’ Education in Benin; Dissemination of Poverty Reduction Strategy Papers, West Africa.
• OXFAM-Great Britain, Consultant (2003): Drafting of EU proposal to build Chadian Civil Society Organizations’ Capacities in Oil and environment sector; Chad
• Association des Femmes Alphabétiseures du Bénin, Resource Person and Consultant (2003): Conflict transformation; Benin
• The Africa-America Institute, Country Representative (2000-2003): Management of the USAID-funded Graduate scholarship (ATLAS); need assessment and training workshops for key Benin Government officials and civil society organizations in governance, ICTs, curricula, psychosocial supports to children affected by HIV/AIDS, etc.; assistance to curriculum monitoring and job searching guidance for ATLAS alumni; Benin
• Centre Béninois pour le Développement Durable – CBDD, Consultant (2000): Field studies and participatory research appraisal on social aspects of structural adj
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Available for: |
- Job opportunities
- Being headhunted – make me an offer
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