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Strong academic background in Agricultural Sciences, and fluency in English and French. Authored and contributed to scientific publications, policy papers and technical reports, articles, training manuals on issues related to Agriculture, Food Security and Rural Development, in French and English. Extensive experience as Team Leader on EU and other donors projects, highly skilled in building relationships and working constructively with both technical staff and senior management. Outstanding organisational, communication and diplomatic skills. Routinely mobilises large teams of international and national experts of different technical backgrounds. Over 33 years of professional experience in development cooperation, formulating, implementing and evaluating programmes and projects in the sectors of food security, rural development, sustainable agriculture and natural resources management, with frequent missions in developing, least developed and middle-income countries. Over 18 years of experience in senior management positions and leading multicultural teams, including as Managing Director of Agrinatura EEIG; as Team Leader of Integrated Support Services for the European Commission on Food & Nutrition Security and Sustainable Agriculture (ISS-FANSSA); and as Project Director of a Consortium for the EU Framework Contract Lot 1 “Sustainable management of Natural Resources and Resilience”. Deep knowledge of international cooperation strategies, policies and planning and Project Cycle Management processes.
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