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Area of Expertise: |
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Capacity Building, Training, Advocacy
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Monitoring, Evaluation, Policy, Research, Analysis
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Social, Education, Gender, Youth, Child
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Trade, Finance, Economics, Cooperation, Global
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Professional Experience: |
As Senior Knowledge Management Expert with The African Capacity Building Foundation (ACBF):
? Contributed to the development of ACBF’s long term strategic vision and the ACBF’s Strategy 2017-2021.
? Contributed to the development and strengthening of ACBF's knowledge generation, sharing and utilization process.
? Built an internal knowledge management program
? Conducted research, and provided inputs on strategic and tactical issues with cross cutting policy and operational implications.
? Led the production and dissemination of major ACBF knowledge products (Flagship publications; Commissioned reports; Case studies; Occasional Papers; Policy Briefs; Development Memoirs and other publications).
? Contributed to enhancing African Statistical System in partnership with main development partners (AUC; UNECA; AfDB; Expertise France). This included among other, the preparation of the revised Strategy for the Harmonization of Statistics in Africa -SHaSA 2-; its popularization and domestication process in Member States and Regional Economic Communities.
? Led data collection across 46 countries, processing and building capacity indicators; Conducted training of in-country data experts on the Flagship’s annual themes.
? Coordination of networks (Think Tanks; AfCoP; Strategic Studies Group);
? Contributed to the strengthening of partnership between ACBF and various international and continental organizations including AfDB; AUC, UNECA; AUDA-NEPAD; IDEA, OECD-dev, UNESCO, IsDB. WBI, EIU.
? Provided hands-on technical support (Training needs assessment to support women entrepreneurs; Survey on Empowering Women in Agriculture in selected African countries; Strengthening of ACBF-supported think tanks towards the conduct of Country Policy Institutional Assessment (CPIA) annual country self-assessment; Partnered with AUC (DSA)-ACBF-ILO team to develop the programme-planning and implementation on AU-ILO decent work for the transformation of the informal economy in Africa (2020-2024).
? Grant making, monitoring and evaluation
? Formulated, appraised, facilitated grant negotiations for, supervised the implementation of, and evaluated projects intended to build and strengthen capacity in Africa.
? Provided guidance to project Managers on Foundation's financial, procurement and administration procedures and overall policies
? Organized various conferences and high-level forums.
? Participated and made presentations during high level international events organized in partnership with governments or major development partners
? Contributed to raising funds.
As Executive Director/Administrator with the African Culture Fund (ACF)
• Coordination of the missions and objectives of the Fund and mobilization of resources.
• Reporting
• Staff Management.
• Developed a grant scheme to strengthen the resilience of individual artists and cultural organizations through assistance for creation and reconstruction of the social fabric of the artistic sector in Africa facing the COVID-19 crisis, across 40 African countries and 8 from the Diaspora.
• Put in place thorough monitoring system of ACF grantees.
• Developed a database of African artists and cultural organizations.
Professor at the Catholic University of Central Africa
• Successfully designed and put in place the Master’s Degree Program in Development and Management of Projects in Africa
• Managed the Master’s Degree Program in Development and Management of projects in Africa (1999-2004) and the Master’s Degree Program in Human Resources (2005- 2007).
• Conducted research and produced books and articles.
Professional training of African statisticians (Institute of Statistics)
? Director for Academic affairs
Contributed to the preparation of the Cameroon Government policy to fight poverty
Conducted various consultant assignments
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Education: |
PhD Economics
Master, Statistics
Engineer, Statistics
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Affiliations and Achievements: |
A Certified Knowledge Manager (CKM from Washington DC), I have extensive expertise in the areas of Knowledge Management, Economic Analysis, Statistics, Capacity Development, Education (former professor), with a versatile academic background – PhD & Master’s Degree in Economics, Master’s Degree & Engineer in Statistics.
I have accumulated more than 35 years of experience, with more than nine (09) years in managerial positions.
My past experience included extensive work in partnership with major development partners (AUC; UNECA; AfDB; World Bank; OECD-dev; IDEA; IsDB; BADEA). Prior to leaving Cameroon to join the African Capacity Building Foundation (ACBF) in 2007, I was professor and lectured and conducted/supervised research at Universities and High professional Training Institutions (Cameroon, France and Central African Republic).
I possess diplomatic skills to function in multicultural environments (All my carrier since 1980 has been within international institutions), and I have experience in 35 African countries, 07 European countries, as well as Canada and USA
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Available for: |
- Consulting assignments
- Job opportunities
- Being headhunted – make me an offer
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