Experience
Experience
Nearly ten years within Benin's public sector, from public procurement to programme development.
April 2026 – [CURRENT ROLE TO BE CONFIRMED BEFORE PUBLICATION]
Sèmè City Development Agency (ADSC)
Cotonou, Benin
Head of Programme Development
Leading and structuring a portfolio of strategic academic and entrepreneurship programmes.
- Develop and manage consolidated programme budgets, optimising allocations and ensuring compliance with donor requirements.
- Negotiate and monitor agreements with international academic partners, including Henley Business School, Groupe des Écoles Centrale, Cognos International and ENSAD. [PARTNER LIST TO BE VALIDATED]
- Coordinate programme accreditation and approval processes with the competent authorities.
- Lead a multidisciplinary team, including consultants, responsible for programme rollout.
- Oversee the full cycle of entrepreneurship incubation programmes, from scheme design to post-programme follow-up.
- Oversee the operationalisation of IMA CAREER – Career Center and the Reception & Mobility Service (AOM), including building a network of partner employers.
- Produce performance reports and dashboards for senior management; represent ADSC at institutional meetings and partner forums.
July 2021 – April 2026
Sèmè City Development Agency (ADSC)
Cotonou, Benin
Project Manager
Social and educational projects
- Managed a portfolio of three high-impact social projects (TINIMA, WE AGRI CHALLENGE, SELFCARE CHALLENGE), delivered in line with results frameworks agreed with donor partners UNICEF, UNFPA and UNCDF.
- Applied Results-Based Management — logical frameworks, performance indicators and monitoring dashboards.
- Coordinated TINIMA with UNICEF and UNFPA, promoting STEM education among young people aged 8 to 18, with a focus on social inclusion and gender equity.
- Led WE AGRI CHALLENGE (August – December 2022) for young women in agricultural technical schools, and SELFCARE CHALLENGE (July – December 2022) on youth access to sexual and reproductive health information.
Training programmes — institutional partnerships
- Certified continuing education programme in Big Data Analytics with Groupe des Écoles Centrale[, for more than 15 participants — NUMBER TO BE CONFIRMED] (October 2023 – April 2024).
- Bachelor in Digitalisation and Data Science with Groupe des Écoles Centrale[, for more than 20 participants — NUMBER TO BE CONFIRMED] (January 2023 – October 2025).
- Training needs analysis and instructional design for the Laboratory Technician programme with Cognos International, covering five countries (January 2024 – November 2025).
- Training needs analysis and instructional design for the Management programme with Henley Business School (since January 2024) [LINK TO CURRENT ROLE TO BE VALIDATED].
- Instructional design for the Fine Arts programme with École Nationale Supérieure d'Art et de Design (since January 2026) [LINK TO CURRENT ROLE TO BE VALIDATED].
Institutional service design
- Designed and set up the Reception & Mobility Service (AOM), IMA CAREER – Career Center and a student and faculty recruitment scheme: operating framework, procedures, management tools [(January 2025 – April 2026) — DATES TO BE VALIDATED].
Audit, compliance and cross-cutting management
- Contributed to operational and legal audit missions of ADSC operators.
- Negotiated and monitored vendor contracts; structured logistical, financial and operational risk analyses with documented mitigation plans.
- Agile methods (Scrum, Kanban) for cross-functional team coordination; regular reporting to governance bodies and donors.
September 2018 – July 2021
Sèmè City Development Agency (ADSC)
Cotonou, Benin
Public Procurement Specialist
- Prepared and revised tender documents in line with national (DNCMP) standards and international donor requirements.
- Designed and deployed a contract tracking system strengthening traceability, transparency and procedural compliance.
- Trained internal teams on public procurement best practices.
- Identified procurement cycle risks and proposed preventive mitigation measures.
March 2018 – September 2018
Sèmè City Development Agency (ADSC)
Cotonou, Benin
Acting Person Responsible for Public Procurement (PRMP) [ENGLISH TITLE TO BE VALIDATED]
- Ensured continuity of the procurement function during an institutional transition — notice publication, bid evaluation coordination and transparent contract award.
- Implemented standardised procurement procedures, strengthening regulatory compliance.
January 2017 – March 2018
Ministry of Economy and Finance
Cotonou, Benin
Intern — Public Procurement
- Supported the procurement authority (PRMP) in managing the procurement plan, coordinating bid evaluations and monitoring contract execution.
- Drafted minutes of meetings, workshops and seminars.
Education
Master 1 (first year of Master's) — Public Procurement Management
École Supérieure d'Administration et d'Économie (ESAE), Cotonou
2018 – 2020
Bachelor's degree — Legal Sciences, Public Law
Université Catholique de l'Afrique de l'Ouest (UCAO-IUBO), Cotonou
2013 – 2016
Certification
Foundations of Project Management
Google / Coursera · Course certificate
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- Credential ID
- YBYEKTHNFQYW
Languages
- French — native
- English — professional working proficiency (B2)
Contact
A programme to structure, a partnership to build?
Open to selected collaborations, advisory assignments, partnerships and professional opportunities, subject to my current professional obligations.