Experience

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  Expertise France

  • France
  • International Trade and Development
  • 700 & Above Employee

  • Team Leader - "Tanmia Baladia" project

    • Oct 2022 - Present

    Team leader of the AFD funded project ("Tanmia Baladia") aimed to provide technical assistance to the Tunisian Federation of Local Authorities (Fédération Nationale des Communes Tunisiennes) and technical and financial support to local governments in local finances and tax management issues as well as in public services and local development management.

  • Team Leader - Facilité d'Appui à la Décentralisation et au Développement Local (FADDEL)

    • Jan 2021 - Jan 2023

    Coordination of the Decentralization and Local Development Support Facility (FADDEL) - Ministry of Decentralisation and Local Development - Cameroon

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  CAP International - Laurent Contis Consultants

  • Tunis, Tunisie

  • Managing Partner - International expert and consultant - Public sector reform and management

    • Jan 2014 - Present
    • Tunis, Tunisie

    Many international consulting assignments on public governance issues as team leader and expert for the management of long term programs and short term assignments worldwide (North, west, central and southern Africa; Latin and central america; Asia)Donors: French, German and Belgium Governments, UE, FAD, worldbank, Partners and clients - International Technical Cooperation Agencies: Expertise France, GIZ, ENABEL / Consulting firms and agencies: Particip; I&D; B&S / GOPA; COTA; MDF; VNG International, etcSome conducted short term assignments:Public sector reforms support: Tunisia - 2022 (Worldbank); 2019 (MDF / GIZ); Cambodia - 2017 and 2018 (GIZ); South Africa - 2018 (Particip)Project identification, formulation and evaluation: Tunisia - 2021-2022 (Expertise France/AFD); Democratic Republic of Congo DRC - 2021 (COTA / AFD) ; Mali - 2020 (Expertise France / AFD) ; Central African Republic - 2019 (Expertise France/AFD); Senegal - 2018 (GIZ); Madagascar - 2017/2018 (Particip/EU); Mali - 2014 (GIZ); Mali - 2015 (Particip/EU)HR and organisational development: Algeria - 2018 (EGIS - FORHOM); DRC - 2014 (FORHOM/AFD)Project backstopping: With ENABEL (Bolivia 2017, Benin 2017-2018-2021-2022), Mali 2017/2018/2019/2020/2021 (B&S/Enabel); Guatemala - 2012 (I&D/EU); Training facilitation on public management issues: Tunisia 2021 (Worldbank); France 2010 - 2021 (Institut FORHOM); Madagascar - 2018 (SOFRECO/ADB); Haïti - 2017 (ENA/EU); Mali - 2011 (FORHOM/AFD)

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  Egis

  • France (La Rochelle)

  • Public management trainer - Institut FORHOM

    • 2009 - Present
    • France (La Rochelle)

    Facilitation of training sessions on public management issues targeting francophone senior public executives from francophone African countries (Strategic and change management ; Policy design and evaluation; project management; team management, etc)

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  Particip GmbH

  • Tunis, Tunisie

  • Change management key international expert

    • Nov 2021 - Dec 2023
    • Tunis, Tunisie

    Tunisia public service modernisation support projet / EU (Framework contract)Key long term expertManagement of change support strategies and services to facilitate implementation of the reform

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  World Bank Group

  • Tunis, Tunisie

  • Public sector senior consultant

    • Dec 2021 - Sep 2023
    • Tunis, Tunisie

    Assistance in the design and management of public sector reforms

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  Groupe Université Européenne de Tunis

  • Tunis, Tunisie

  • Lecturer - Master of Public Administration - "Governance and management of public policies"

    • Nov 2020 - Mar 2021
    • Tunis, Tunisie

    Lecturer MPA course "Monitoring and evaluation of public polices"

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  VNG International

  • Tunisie (Tunis)

  • Team Leader / Chef d'équipe

    • Oct 2019 - Sep 2020
    • Tunisie (Tunis)

    Management of the EU funded decentralization support program in Tunisia / Projet d'appui institutionnel à la décentralisation et déconcentration de l'Etat en Tunisie (UE)

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  Particip GmbH

  • South Africa (Johannesburg)

  • Team Leader - Governance Support Programme (HR and OD component) - GIZ

    • Feb 2015 - Jan 2017
    • South Africa (Johannesburg)

    Management of the GIZ funded GSP HR / OD component. Coordination of a team of 2 senior experts/consultants (Particip and EY South Africa)Facilitation of policy design processes as well as OD and HR support initiatives targeting central and Local Governments in South Africa.

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  Institutions et Développement (I&D)

  • Mali (Bamako)

  • Key international public sector training expert

    • Jul 2013 - Feb 2015
    • Mali (Bamako)

    Management and supervision of the EU funded technical assistance program to the National School of Public Administration (ENA – Ecole Nationale d’Administration) International expert / consultant for institutional and pedagogical development issues (approximately 70 working days per year)

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  Ministère de l'Europe et des Affaires étrangères

  • France
  • Public Policy Offices
  • 700 & Above Employee

  • Senior Technical Adviser - National School of Public Administration (French Cooperation - Bolivia)

    • Sep 2008 - Sep 2013

    (Sept 08 / July 09) - Assisting the Bolivian Ministry of Finance’s Department for Public Service Management in the design and setting up of a National School of Public Administration• Developed a 10 months financial and technical proposal to design the Bolivian school of Public Administration and facilitated the creation and launching process; recruited and managed the project team (12 people including long and short term consultants); provided technical and financial reporting to Bolivian authorities and the French Embassy.(From July 09) – Providing strategic and technical assistance to the Director General of the National School of Public Administration • Strategic assistance: Development and monitoring of institutional development processes, facilitation of strategic and operational planning exercises; assistance to financial negotiations with donors, etc• Technical assistance: Assistance in the design and implementation of great institutional and technical development projects ; development of capacity building and research materials and management tools ; development of partnerships with Public Management institutions in Europe and South America; design of a senior management training program in cooperation with the ENA in France; developed and facilitated public management training programs targeting public executives and leaders from social organizations• Program management: annual report formulation and presentation; projects formulation; TORs formulation for contracting local and international consultants; financial management; communicationTechnical Advisor on Governance issues at the French Embassy in La Paz• Developed technical notes and articles on state reform, decentralization and social development issues in Bolivia; facilitated a decentralised cooperation support program in cooperation with UNDP / ART program in Bolivia

  • Senior Technical Adviser - Decentralisation support program manager (French Cooperation - Namibia)

    • Oct 2004 - Sep 2008

    Technical Advisor to the Director of Decentralisation Coordination (Namibian Ministry of Regional and Local Government, Housing and Rural Development):- Assisted in the definition of ToR and the implementation of Line Ministries’ Decentralisation Action Plans (DAP); - Assisted in the definition and implementation of communication plans to support the Decentralisation Reform- Assisted in the clarification of legal issues dealing with the decentralisation reform; - Assisted in the formulation of the proposed decentralised development planning system in Namibia and supported the design and implementation of Regional Development Plans;As team Leader of the French Support programme to the Namibian Decentralisation Process (FrSNDP):- Managed the project team (4 permanent local staff) and the programme work plan and budget;- Developed and supervised external consultancies and capacity building interventions;- Assisted in the design process of the Namibian Institute for Public Administration and Management (NIPAM);- Coordinated the communication on the programme (development and dissemination of programme presentation brochures/pamphlets, organisation of events and press conferences, etc.).As a governance specialist at the French Embassy in Namibia:- Managed the French Government Assistance initiative aimed at supporting the creation of the Namibian Institute for Public Administration and Management (NIPAM) in coordination with the Office of the Prime Minister (OPM)- Coordinated public sector support programmes/projects in partnership with the EU Delegation in Windhoek

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  PwC Consulting - People & Organization

  • France (Paris)

  • Senior consultant and trainer (IDRH - Public sector)

    • Dec 2000 - Nov 2004
    • France (Paris)

    - Led consultancy assignments in public policy engineering (design and evaluation) and assistance to the design and implementation of French central and local governments’ Organisation Development and change management projects and processes.- Assistance to strategy formulation and restructuring processes- -Assistance to public reforms’ design and implementation - Design and facilitation of public management training programs, etc- Trainer and lecturer with ENA/IIAP (National School of Administration) and the University of Paris IX Dauphine (Areas: “Change management”; “Human Resources management”, “Strategic Planning”, “Quality Management”; “Design and evaluation of public policies”, etc.).

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  Centre International de Développement et de Recherche - BRAE-OI

  • France (Paris)

  • Technical Secretary - CERISE network

    • Mar 2000 - Dec 2000
    • France (Paris)

    Coordinated CERISE activities (Committee for Exchange, Investigation and Information on microfinance created by 4 French specialised development institutions - CIDR/GRET/CIRAD/IRAM)- Developed CERISE strategic and annual work plans - Developed technical documents and case studies on microfinance- Participated in microfinance professional forums and seminars;

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  France Volontaires

  • Côte d’Ivoire (Korhogo)

  • Local Development Fund Manager

    • Dec 1996 - Mar 1999
    • Côte d’Ivoire (Korhogo)

    Association Française des Volontaires du Progrès (AFVP)Managed the Local Development Fund of the National Programme for Land Management in Northern region.- Established the Regional Local Development Fund (€ 1.5 million over 3 years) aimed at funding local development projects and Local Authorities’ Institutional Development processes; - Coordinated the Local Development Fund Management Unit (5 local staff);- Developed and managed a capacity building programme for Local Development Committees in charge of allocating funds and monitoring project initiatives;- Coordinated Local development funding interventions in partnership with the European Union Delegation in Abidjan and the French Agency for Development (AFD)- Formulated Local Development Fund monthly, quarterly and annual technical and financial reports

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  Ministère de l'Europe et des Affaires étrangères

  • Cameroun (Maroua)

  • Manager “Administration and Finance “ / Garoua Project (Coopérant du Service National)

    • Apr 1995 - Sep 1996
    • Cameroun (Maroua)

    Managed administrative and financial affairs of a large-scale agronomic research project funded by the French Agency for Development (AFD).- Developed and consolidated the project accounting and budgeting system; - Set up a decentralised project financial management system; - Designed and facilitated a training programme for research units’ managers in “financial management of decentralised research units”; - Mentored research units on accounting and budget management issues.