Bilingual (French, English)humanitarian cross sectoral health, education, agriculture, water, sanitation and environment program planning, monitoring and evaluation expert with more than 17 years of experience seeking short or long term assignments. Can relocate immediately.
Expertise using RBM, DCED, with 11 years of NGOs, currently Senior M&E in Liberia, seeks challenging opportunity. |
 Contact ALASSA MFOUAPON
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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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Professional Experience: |
2014 – Present: Senior Monitoring and Evaluation Specialist– Chief of M&E Department
USAID's Food and Enterprise Development Program for Liberia (FED) - Monrovia, LIBERIA
As the Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation and Knowledge Management Manager of the USAID’s Food and Enterprise Development (154 local + expats staff) I have:
• Developed an M&E System developed within the four USAID FED County Offices in Grand Bassa, Bong, Nimba and Lofa and, to be able to use appropriated indicators to track/report monthly, quarterly and annually on the changes on the USAID FED Programmes implementation.
• Developed one Programme Management Plan (PMP) for the Fiscal Year 2014 and, 02 PMPs designed for the fiscal years 2015 and the up-coming 2016 and approved by the USAID Country Office.
• Oversee and ensure the successful implementation of Market Development Funds (MDF) programs as appropriate, in adherence with USAID and DAI accountability standards.
• Designed a template for two Annual Work plans (AWPs) for the Fiscal Years 2015 and 2016 and approved by the USAID Country Office.
• Provided technical support for two Annual Reports (ARs) developed for the Fiscal Years 2014 and 2015 and approved by the USAID Country Office.
• Coordinate data for 19 Monthly Reports and 06 Quarterly Reports including evidence based information and approved by the USAID Country office.
• Assessed and developed Capacity of USAID FED and Government staff in Strategic planning using RBM, WBS, Problems/Solutions trees, etc
• Developed Capacity of USAID FED and Government staff in M&E systems design and implementation including, routine/secondary data collection methods, management and evidence based reporting strategies
• Ensure that market assessments are conducted to determine the appropriate approach to delivering assistance, including in-kind or embedded- cash, vouchers and/or local market chain interventions for sub-contractors after technical review.
• Developed Capacity of USAID FED and Government staff in field Survey Research Methods including study concept notes development, statistical sampling methods, questionnaires design, field data collection and evidence based policy making strategies.
• Developed An web deployed database to be gathering data from the four USAID FED counties to be accessed from Monrovia office and elsewhere including the 26 most FTF and costumed pertinent indicators which are used to track changes of USAID FED Programme
• Conducted a Rapid Rural Appraisal study and a final version of the report well appreciated by the GoL and USAID
2013 – 2014 FAO Regional Monitoring & Evaluation Expert, Central African Forestry Commission (COMIFAC)/FAO, Notification and Verification (MNV) Project, CAR, Chad, Gabon, Cameroon, Congo, DRC, Sao Tomé & Principe, Equatorial Guinea, Rwanda, Burundi.
2011-2012, Senior M&E Expert, Office du Niger, EU Project 9th EDF Mali Agricultural Development project, Ségou, Mali
Jul 2005- Dec 2009, M&E Speci
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Education: |
• Multiple Academic Background: PhD candidate in Development Economics (by Mars 2017),Master in Development Planning and Regional Integration, IT Soft Engineer - Management Information System, and Postgraduate certificate - Survey Research Methods and, Bachelor’s Degree in Applied Economics and Statistics.
• Project cycle management, knowledge management and, communication and advocacy: Long experience at the supervisory level with experience
• Excellent knowledge in policy formulation and project cycle experience development including “One UN ” in leading the socio-economic information system component in Rwanda
• Computer literacy: Advanced computer skills with including, MS Word, MS Excel, MS Access, MS Project, STATA, SPSS, XL STAT, SPHINX, Internet Explorer.
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Affiliations and Achievements: |
Monitoring and Evaluation Systems
1. More than 13 years of experience in coordinating the development of appropriate planning, monitoring and evaluation systems and tools including United Nations Children’s Funds (UNICEF) socio-economic mainstreaming and the Impacts of Social and Environmental Standards.
2. In-depth experience to cooperate with Programme Managers to design appropriate methods for setting up and running monitoring and evaluation from the field to the global level at the national and international levels.
3. Experience to identify and conduct education research and situation analysis on children’s and women’s rights for concrete and focus social policy development.
Project Planning, Monitoring and Verification
4. Excellent Knowledge Management and Learning experience using the latest technology tools including MS Project to track SDG, country program developement, etc..
5. Expert in designing/developing strategic planning and Results Based Management (RBM) systems for appropriate monitoring and evaluation mechanisms in place to enable learning, and informs adaptive implementation and strategic direction of the EDC Country Office.
Survey Research and Methodology
14. Expert in designing, collecting, analysing, and disseminating knowledge for the definition of socio-economic indicators (depending to the sector of study) formulation, development and, designing methods using evidence based policy making.
15. More than 10 years of experience in coordinating surveys (ToRs, methodology, stakeholders, etc.) and evaluation process from especially for vulnerable person such as children and women to help to reduce disparities including Poverty Reduction Strategy (PRS I or PRS II).
Communication and Fundraising
16. Excellent knowledge and skills in designing and disseminating bilingual French and English evidence findings and learning clearly and succinctly, both orally and in writing, to the organization staff, partners, members and funders, in order to advocate increasing membership and partnerships.
17. Excellent knowledge and skills in preparing appropriate and accurate statistical, narrative, and visual reporting for organisation members, donors, and key external stakeholders using regular statistical tools and systems such as SPSS, Stata, MS Access, MS Excel, MS PowerPoint, MS Project, DevInfo, etc.
II. My Profile
• Multiple Academic Background: PhD candidate in Development Economics (by Mars 2017),Master in Development Planning and Regional Integration, IT Soft Engineer - Management Information System, and Postgraduate certificate - Survey Research Methods and, Bachelor’s Degree in Applied Economics and Statistics.
• Project cycle management, knowledge management and, communication and advocacy: Long experience at the supervisory level with experience
• Excellent knowledge in policy formulation and project cycle experience development including “One UN ” in leading the socio-economic information system component in Rwanda
• Computer literacy: Advanced computer skills with including, MS Word, MS Excel, MS Access, MS Project, STATA, SPSS, XL STAT, SPHINX, Internet Explorer.
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Years of Experience:
15-20 years |
Highest Qualification:
Masters |
Languages:
English, French |
Nationality:
Cameroon
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