Career
Nearly ten years in Benin's public ecosystem, from public procurement to program design.
April 2026 — present
Head of Program Design
Agence de Développement de Sèmè City (ADSC)
Cotonou, Benin
Steering and structuring a portfolio of academic and entrepreneurial programs with strategic stakes.
- Preparation and management of consolidated program budgets, with attention to allocation and to funder compliance.
- Negotiation and follow-up of agreements with international academic partners, including Henley Business School, Groupe des Écoles Centrale, Cognos International and ENSAD.
- Coordination of program accreditation and approval with the competent authorities.
- Leadership of a multidisciplinary team, including consultants, in charge of rolling out the programs.
- Supervision of the full cycle of entrepreneurial incubation programs, from scheme design to post-program follow-up.
- Supervision of IMA CAREER – Career Center and of the Welcome & Mobility Service (AOM), including an employer network.
- Performance reports and dashboards for senior management; representation of ADSC in institutional meetings and partner forums.
July 2021 — April 2026
Project Manager
Agence de Développement de Sèmè City (ADSC)
Cotonou, Benin
Social and education projects
- Steering of three high-impact social projects (TINIMA, WE AGRI CHALLENGE, SELFCARE CHALLENGE), delivered against results frameworks agreed with UNICEF, UNFPA and UNCDF.
- Results-based management: logical frameworks, performance indicators and monitoring dashboards.
- Coordination of TINIMA with UNICEF and UNFPA, for STEM education of young people aged 8 to 18, with attention to social inclusion and gender equity.
- Direction of WE AGRI CHALLENGE (August – December 2022), for young women in agricultural technical high schools, and of SELFCARE CHALLENGE (July – December 2022), for young people's access to sexual and reproductive health information.
Training programs — institutional partnerships
- Certified continuing training in big-data analysis with Groupe des Écoles Centrale, for more than 15 participants (October 2023 – April 2024).
- Bachelor's in Digitalisation and Data Science with Groupe des Écoles Centrale, for more than 20 participants (January 2023 – October 2025).
- Needs analysis and instructional design of the Laboratory Technician track with Cognos International, covering five countries (January 2024 – November 2025).
- Needs analysis and instructional design of the Management track with Henley Business School (since January 2024).
- Instructional design of the Fine Arts track with the École nationale supérieure des Arts Décoratifs (since January 2026).
Institutional services
- Design and setup of the Welcome & Mobility Service (AOM), of IMA CAREER – Career Center, and of a recruitment scheme for students and teachers: operating frame, procedures and steering tools (January 2025 – April 2026).
Audit, compliance and cross-cutting management
- Contribution to operational and legal audit assignments on ADSC operators.
- Negotiation and follow-up of supplier contracts; logistics, financial and operational risk analysis, with documented mitigation plans.
- Agile methods (Scrum, Kanban) to coordinate multidisciplinary teams; regular reporting to governance bodies and funders.
September 2018 — July 2021
Public Procurement Specialist
Agence de Développement de Sèmè City (ADSC)
Cotonou, Benin
- Preparation and review of tender files compliant with national standards (DNCMP) and international funder requirements.
- Design and rollout of a contract-tracking system strengthening traceability, transparency and procedural compliance.
- Training of internal teams in public-procurement good practice.
- Identification of procurement-cycle risks and preventive mitigation measures.
March 2018 — September 2018
Public Procurement Officer (interim)
Agence de Développement de Sèmè City (ADSC)
Cotonou, Benin
- Operational continuity of procurement during an institutional transition: publication of notices, coordination of bid evaluations, transparent contract award.
- Standardised procurement procedures strengthening regulatory compliance.
January 2017 — March 2018
Intern — Public Procurement
Ministry of Economy and Finance
Cotonou, Benin
- Support to the Public Procurement Officer on the procurement plan, bid-evaluation coordination and contract performance follow-up.
- Drafting of minutes from meetings, workshops and seminars.
Education
Master 1 — Public Procurement Management
École Supérieure d'Administration et d'Économie (ESAE), Cotonou
2018 – 2020
Bachelor's degree — Legal studies, public law
Université Catholique de l'Afrique de l'Ouest (UCAO-IUBO), Cotonou
2013 – 2016
Certification
Foundations of Project Management
Google / Coursera · Course certificate
27 December 2023
Credential ID · YBYEKTHNFQYW
Verify the certificateLanguages
- French — native
- Professional English — B2