Bilingual (French, English) Development professional with more that 10 years experience in International Development, in Africa.
Currently in Ghana as Country Director (outgoing)of SNV- Netherlands Development Organisation .
Seeking challenging opportunity, short term or long term assignments, as consultant or permanent staff.
Can relocate immediately. |
 Contact Amagoin Keita
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Area of Expertise: |
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Capacity Building, Training, Advocacy
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Government, Governance, Reforms
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Monitoring, Evaluation, Policy, Research, Analysis
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Professional Experience: |
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A highly experienced leader who has demonstrated the ability to lead diverse teams of professionals to new levels of success in diverse professional areas, I combine an experience as researcher and development practitioner. I contributed to many publications focusing on public policies, governance, decentralization, and local development. From 1995 to 2002, I was respectively part of the team which set up the legal and institutional framework of decentralization in Mali, steered the process of its implementation throughout the country but also worked in the cabinet of the Minister in charge of Local governments and territorial administration as a technical adviser focusing on the implementation of decentralization policy. It’s with this solid experience gained over 20 years of work that I joined the management team of SNV in different capacities: Deputy Country Director in Mali and then Country Director in Benin and Ghana. In addition to country team management, this has given me the opportunity to coordinate a number of regional knowledge management networks on behalf of SNV-West Africa such as WASH network (2005-2008) for 4 countries and health network for 5 countries (2009-2011).
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Education: |
- Posgraduate Degree (DEA) in International relations / Political Science (University of Paris 1, France. 1992)
Thesis on French NGO development aid to the Sahel countries: the case of Mali.
- Master Degree in International Relations (State University of Kiev, Ukraine. 1990)
Thesis on the USA Development Aid to Sahel Countries (West Africa)
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Affiliations and Achievements: |
? Founder/Member of the Action-Research Association “Groupe Odyssée” working on social science/development issues in Africa, based in Bamako (Mali)
? Member of APAD, network of researchers on social sciences, based in Montpelliers (FRANCE)
? Founding Member of “Institut du Local (IDL)”, focusing on decentralization and local governance (based in Bamako, Mali)
? Founding Member of the Association for the Promotion of the community Radio Sinhyè ( in the District of Yorosso. - Mali)
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Available for: |
- Consulting assignments
- Job opportunities
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Years of Experience:
15-20 years |
Highest Qualification:
Masters |
Languages:
French, English |
Nationality:
Mali
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