International Development expert with strong knowledge of the West Africa sub-region. International Advocacy, fully bilingual (French and English) with 15 + years of solid leadership experience in grant making operations, strategy development, and program design. Successful track record in grantee capacity building, risk assessment, budgeting, financial audits, and systems. Extensive cooperation and liaison with civil society organizations, government institutions and international development partners in the region. Attended several conferences for grant management professionals across the globe in Europe, the U.S. and Africa. Fully supported Open Society West Africa in its mission to build vibrant democracies in West Africa with policies of inclusion, good governance, accountability, equity and respect for human rights. Areas of Expertise: Grant management, leadership, team building, workflow design, stakeholder management, budget forecast and review, risk assessment, knowledge management, communications, public speaking, report writing, capacity building.