Experience

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  African Circular Economy Network

  • Member

    • May 2021 - Present

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  TrustiT/Sharek

  • Tunis, Tunisia

  • Project Management Consultant

    • Aug 2020 - Present
    • Tunis, Tunisia

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  Agenzia italiana per la cooperazione allo sviluppo

  • Quito, Ecuador

  • Program Manager - Fondo Italo-Ecuatoriano per lo Sviluppo Sostenibile

    • Apr 2013 - Dec 2017
    • Quito, Ecuador

    Represent the italian counterpart in the Fondo Italo-Ecuatoriano (FIE), a binational organization established by Italy and Ecuador which finances development projects thanks to a debt conversion agreement. The FIE has founded a total of 115 projects in all Ecuador for a total of 34 million USD.•Supervision of the overall Program, including the management of projects through their entire cyle (form call for proposals, selection, contracting, implementation, to monitoring and evaluation of results).•Supervision and reporting on all financial aspects related to the Program and projects implementation.•Management of the FIE itself, including managment of a staff of 12 (both technical and support staff), management of the finances of the FIE (inlcuding providing advice on investment solutions for the Fund).•Design and supervision of the communication and outreach strategy.•Oversight of all reporting duties to the Parties.•Relate to a broad range of interlocutors from senior level officers to community leaders and benificiaries.

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  Agenzia italiana per la cooperazione allo sviluppo

  • Lebanon

  • Program Coordinator

    • Jul 2010 - Jul 2012
    • Lebanon

    Supported projects appraisal, monitoring and implementation and assisted and advised implementing partners (Lebanese central and local authorities, local NGOs and UN agencies among others) on the execution of the programme funded by the Italian Cooperation.• Formulation of background documents, reports, strategic papers, as well as discussion and sector analysis papers (i.e. on Aid Effectiveness and donor coordination at country level). This analysis documents were geared to the identification of the areas of intervention and decision making on new projects.• Provide technical assistance and backstopping to projects with particular emphasis on monitoring and assisting the implementation of projects in favour of the Palestinian refugee population in Lebanon (overall funds of 7,8 million Euro in the last two years) and projects implemented in collaboration with UN agencies.• Project design, negotiation and finalization of agreements, establishing collaborative partnership with other stakeholders (donors, UN, local and international NGOs, ministries and municipalities);This included, follow –up on the status and progress of projects, ensuring timeliness implementation and overseeing the respect of the overall programme strategy. Preparation of guidelines for call for proposal, evaluation grid and proposal evaluation.

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  Freelance

  • Project Management Consultant

    • Jun 2006 - Jul 2010

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  Population Services International

  • Kigali, Kigali City, Rwanda

  • Project

    • Jul 2004 - Jul 2005
    • Kigali, Kigali City, Rwanda

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  United Nations

  • New York, USA ; Guatemala; East Timor; Central African Republic.

  • Program Officer

    • Sep 1995 - Feb 2004
    • New York, USA ; Guatemala; East Timor; Central African Republic.

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  Delegation of the European Union

  • Bangui, Central African Republic

  • Project Manager

    • Jan 2002 - Jan 2003
    • Bangui, Central African Republic