Experience

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  Keran Afrique de l'Ouest

  • N'Djamena, Chad

  • Urban Planner and Deputy Head of Mission

    • Nov 2023 - Present
    • N'Djamena, Chad

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  UN-Habitat (United Nations Human Settlements Programme)

  • Kenya
  • International Affairs
  • 700 & Above Employee

  • Project Coordinator

    • May 2023 - May 2024

    Monitoring of SDGs Land Indicators 1.4.2 and 5.a.1 for Policy and Actions that Leave No-one Behind. Senegal, DRC, Morocco, Zambia and Uganda

  • Project Coordinator

    • Jan 2022 - Apr 2024

    1.Coordinate project activities especially between the national consultants, NSOs and other relevant agencies, leveraging on opportunities for synergy and providing consolidated reporting on the progress of the project implementation;2.Provide timely input and feedback on the project deliverables and progress reports in consultation with the project’s lead, the national consultant and make amendments and suggestions as necessary;3.Participate in capacity building activities (e.g. training workshops) in the target countries;4.Contribute to the development of tools and other guides/manuals to facilitate project implementation;5.Participate in all project meetings and organize regular project meetings with in-country partners as part of the project implementation;6.Participate in UN-Habitat missions in participating countries and attend other relevant meetings and conferences as required;7.Contribute to preparing project technical documents (tools, guidelines, manuals, etc.).

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  UN-Habitat (United Nations Human Settlements Programme)

  • Kenya
  • International Affairs
  • 700 & Above Employee

  • Land Expert Consultant

    • Mar 2020 - May 2021

  • Slum Upgrading and Urban Renewal Expert

    • Mar 2019 - Feb 2020

    Slums Upgrading, Urban Renewal, Land Readjustment, Tenure Security1. Knowledge and capacity development:
• Contribute to the review and formulation of integrated thematic as well as process-oriented guides for up-scaled participatory slum upgrading
• Report to the monitoring framework on the implementation framework in countries
• Contribute to regional training workshops, e-learning modules and conferences (depending on specialised expertise and needs within the team)Conduct case studies with impact on participatory slum upgrading (for example on participatory land redevelopment and readjustment) 2. PSUP implementation in ACP countries:• Provide assistance to Country Team members in developing strategic national or citywide policies, strategies, projects particularly in Francophone Africa that are transformative and easily to replicable in line with the PSUP guidelines.
• Conduct missions to selected PSUP countries, advise on designing, formulating and implementing the Programme (policy review, citywide strategies, financing strategies, Community Managed Funds) • Develop ToRs for multi-partner implementation frameworks aiming at having several partners engaged in the implementation of PSUP (national and local authorities, NGOs and CBOs, private sector - particularly local banks- academia and research and training institutions, international development partners and PSUP community structures). Design contribution agreements for the co-financing from PSUP countries.

  • Urban Renewal Expert

    • Sep 2018 - Feb 2019

    Under the guidance of the Coordinator of the Housing and Slum Upgrading Branch: 1. Knowledge and capacity development:
• Contribute to the review and formulation of integrated thematic as well as process-oriented guides for up-scaled participatory slum upgrading
• Report to the monitoring framework on the implementation framework in countries
• Contribute to regional training workshops, e-learning modules and conferences (depending on specialised expertise and needs within the team)
• Conduct case studies with impact on participatory slum upgrading (for example on participatory land redevelopment and readjustment) 2. PSUP implementation in ACP countries:
• Provide assistance to Country Team members in developing strategic national or citywide policies, strategies, projects particularly in Francophone Africa that are transformative and easily to replicable in line with the PSUP guidelines.
• Support to selected PSUP countries in planning of city-wide participatory slum upgrading and urban renewal programmes under the guidance of the PSUP Africa Focal Point and the Project Leader; • Conduct missions to selected PSUP countries, advise on designing, formulating and implementing the PSUP III (policy review, citywide strategies, financing strategies, Community Managed Funds) • Conduct PSUP III training at country level using the PSUP III material;
• Support the alignment of the technical support with the work of other branches and the Regional Office for Africa; • Develop ToRs for multi-partner implementation frameworks aiming at having several partners engaged in the implementation of PSUP (national and local authorities, NGOs and CBOs, private sector - particularly local banks- academia and research and training institutions, international development partners and PSUP community structures). • Design contribution agreements for the co-financing from PSUP countries;

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  UN-Habitat (United Nations Human Settlements Programme)

  • Nairobi

  • Land Specialist

    • Aug 2017 - Jun 2018
    • Nairobi

    Land Management and Tenure Security in Post-Conflicts ContextManagement of two projects (DFID funds and Dutch Government Funds) in the Democratic Republic of Congo:• Develop and coordinate activities in line with the projects documents in order to ensure time and quality deliveries; • Ensure the implementation of relevant GLTN tools and approaches such as the continuum of land rights, Social Tenure Domain Model, Gender Evaluation Criteria, Participatory and Inclusive Land Readjustment, participatory enumeration;• Provide technical support to ensure the quality/effectiveness of capacity development activities and to the planning, organization and implementation of technical meetings and workshops;• Provides technical support/ analysis to various assessments, studies and initiatives and provides technical backstopping to field projects;• Undertake capacity development initiatives for partners and country teams• Supervise all external consulting works related to the projects• Elaborate financial and narrative reports • Etc.

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  TerreMatic Consulting SARL

  • Moundou (Chad)

  • Freelancer

    • Jun 2014 - Jul 2017
    • Moundou (Chad)

    Geomatic - Land Acquisition - Land Development - Land Readjustment - Community EmpowermentConduct of trainings, advices and studies for International Institutions (CARE International, World Vision, etc.), local governments on: • Urban planning and restructuring • Renewable energy resources • Sustainable waste management• Environmental impact studies• Value chain for the production of dehydrated vegetables and fruits, and shea butter • Development of strategies for the management of community forests • Development and management of orchards • Development of fish farming projects • Development and and management of Animal husbandry and horticulture projects• Governance (decentralized institutions)• Etc. With United Hydrocarbon Limited, the management of the Land Information System for their oil exploitation in southern Chad.

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  Camco Clean Energy

  • Chad

  • Local Expert

    • Oct 2016 - Dec 2016
    • Chad

    Preparation of GEF-funded project "Building Resilience for food security and nutrition in Chad's rural communities"

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  ERM: Environmental Resources Management

  • Chad

  • Consultant

    • Oct 2016 - Nov 2016
    • Chad

    Gender baseline study and impact assessment of IFC Conflict States / Conflict Affected States (CASA) projects.

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  GEYSER SA TCHAD

  • Kibea base (Chad)

  • HSE Manager

    • Feb 2014 - May 2014
    • Kibea base (Chad)

    Health/Hygiene, Security and Environnement

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  TerreMatic Consulting SARL

  • Chad

  • Freelancer

    • Dec 2013 - Feb 2014
    • Chad

    Geomatic - Land Management - Land Tenure

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  Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH

  • Niger

  • Entwicklungshelfer

    • Sep 2012 - Sep 2013
    • Niger

    Land Policy Expert

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  Counterpart International

  • International Consultant

    • Apr 2013 - Jun 2013

    Final Evaluation

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  TerreMatic Consulting

  • Office Manager

    • Nov 2007 - Aug 2012

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  FAO

  • Freelance Consultant

    • May 2010 - Oct 2010

    Diagnostic for Urban and Periurban Forestry in N'Djamena - analysis for the urban planning aspect

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  Technische Universität München

  • Program Assistant

    • Aug 2007 - Dec 2007

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  Focus Corporation/ExxonMobil

  • Field Engineer and Data Base Operator

    • Jul 2002 - Sep 2004

    Land identifications and compensations for the Chadian oil project activities, management of data base and CAD processing with AutoCAD software, etc.