About

Grounded in law, focused on results.

  • Program Manager
  • Strategic Planning
  • Partnerships
  • Legal & Public Procurement Background
Portrait of Yann Bénito Godjo in a navy tunic with white stitching, arms crossed, against a light blue background.

Trained in law, I began my career in 2017 in public procurement, first at Benin's Ministry of Economy and Finance, then at the Sèmè City Development Agency (ADSC).

I went on to lead social and educational projects delivered with UNICEF, UNFPA and UNCDF, followed by training programmes designed with international academic institutions.

Today I work where law, programme management, strategy and partnerships meet.

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Open to selected collaborations, advisory assignments, partnerships and professional opportunities, subject to my current professional obligations.

A consistent trajectory.

From public law to programme leadership: each step added a capability the next one relies on.

  1. 2013 – 2016

    Law

    Bachelor's degree in Legal Sciences, Public Law (UCAO-IUBO).

  2. 2017 – 2021

    Public procurement

    Ministry of Economy and Finance, then ADSC: acting PRMP and Procurement Specialist. Master 1 in Public Procurement Management.

  3. 2021 – 2026

    Projects

    Project Manager: social projects, training programmes, institutional service design.

  4. 2026

    Programmes & partnerships

    Leading and structuring a portfolio of strategic programmes; negotiations with academic partners.

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

Languages

  • French — native
  • English — professional working proficiency (B2)

Certification

  • Foundations of Project Management — Google / Coursera, 27 December 2023 · Verify certificate

Organisations & Ecosystems

International

  • UNICEF

  • UNFPA

  • UNCDF – UN Capital Development Fund

Academic & training partners

  • Groupe des Écoles Centrale

  • Henley Business School – University of Reading

  • COGNOS International

  • École nationale supérieure des Arts Décoratifs – PSL

  • GOBELINS Paris

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  • Institut Français de la Mode – IFM Paris

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Public

  • Sèmè City Development Agency / Sèmè City

  • Ministry of Economy and Finance – Republic of Benin

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The organisations shown reflect collaborations or professional interactions throughout my career. Their inclusion does not imply endorsement, sponsorship or a current personal contractual relationship.

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.

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