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CURRICULUM VITAE
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Family name:
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Residence:
Education:
POLLONI
Domenico
27 January 1969
Italian
Switzerland
Institution from - to
Université Le Capitole, Toulouse, France, September 2013June 2014
Degrees and Diplomas obtained
‘Diplôme Universitaire’ (University Diploma) in Statistics and
Econometrics (IT applications in statistics and
econometrics, data mining, applied econometrics, linear
algebra, theory of probabilities, optimization)
University of London, Centre for Financial & Management
Studies, United Kingdom, January 2002-December 2004
MSc in Public Policy and Management (public policy
analysis, public financial management, human resource
management, management information systems, change
management, project appraisal, strategic issues in public
finance)
Université Pierre Mendès-France, Grenoble, France,
October 2009-September 2011
‘Licence en économie’ (BSc in Economics and
Management : micro- and macro-economic analysis,
money and finance, international economics, industrial
organisation, national accounts, statistics, econometrics,
financial analysis, private sector financing)
University of Bologna, Italy, November 1987-November
1991
MA in Linguistics (Spanish, French and German language
and literature, general and applied linguistics, human,
economic and political geography)
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Language skills: Indicate competence on a scale of 1 to 5 (1 - excellent; 5 - basic)
Language
Italian
English
French
Portuguese
Arabic
Spanish
German
Romanian
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Reading
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Speaking
Mother tongue
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Writing
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Membership of professional bodies:
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Cavaliere del Lavoro della Repubblica Italiana (Italian decoration)
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Association of International Consultants (AIC)
9. Other skills (e.g. Computer literacy, etc.):
Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access, Microsoft Project, Lotus Notes,
E-mail, Internet. Statistical analysis software: R and SAS.
10. Last position:
Independent consultant
11. Years within the firm:
Since October 2007
12. Key qualifications: (relevant to the assignment)
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22 years professional experience, 13 of which in developing countries.
Key areas of relevant technical expertise:
extensive experience in the macro-economic and financial analysis of economic sectors and the design of
sector support programmes (sustainable agriculture and food security in several ACP countries, multi-sector
including energy in Morocco, water in Guinea Bissau, wastewater treatment, fisheries and environmental
protection in Algeria, peace building and state building in Nepal), with particular regard to the financing of
economic development, and rural development in particular (feasibility study of the National Fund for
Agricultural Development in Bénin, public agricultural expenditure review in Chad etc.);
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extensive experience in fiduciary and public financial management diagnostics (Palestinian Territories, São
Tomé e Príncipe, Guinea Bissau, Algeria, Liberia, Southern Sudan, Nepal), including in the decentralised tiers
of government (Liberia, Nigeria, South Sudan), with particular regard to medium-term expenditure planning
(public agricultural expenditure review in Chad, training on establishing a medium-term expenditure
frameworks in the Palestinian territories, evaluation of the São Tomé e Príncipe medium-term fiscal and
expenditure frameworks within a PEFA evaluation, assessment of medium-term financial perspectives in
several economic sectors in Algeria, financial analysis of the water and sanitation sector in Guinea Bissau);
experience of monitoring and evaluation of projects and programmes, including the results-oriented
monitoring (ROM) of programmes and projects and performance budgeting (results indicators in budget
support programmes in Morocco, Algeria and Nepal, transitional results matrixes in the Sudan post-conflict needs
assessment, results-based budgeting in the Italian public sector);
experience of the budget support aid modality and the related eligibility assessment, including both the old
and the new EU guidelines on budget support (sector reform contracts in Niger and Bénin, good governance
and development contract in Morocco, sector budget support in Algeria, evaluations of lessons learned in Mali,
Rwanda and Morocco, sector budget support in Nepal);
hands-on experience of assessing and developing the institutional capacity of public sector institutions,
including those in charge of rural development and infrastructure programmes (SWOT analysis of the
primary sector governance in Mauritania and Niger, institutional analysis of agricultural development in Bénin,
support to economic diversification programmes in Angola and Nigeria, institutional development work in the
Guinea Bissau water and sanitation sector, early recovery programme focusing on food security in Chad etc.);
good process facilitation experience in a multi-stakeholder organisational environment, including facilitation of
workshops and learning events, delivery of training, coaching and mentoring, leading focus group
discussions etc. (Palestinian Territories, Mali, Morocco, Rwanda, Chad, Sudan and consulting work for UNDP
and the EU).
 Proven drafting, reporting, presentation and communication skills, inter alia, in English, French,
Portuguese.
 Integrity, diplomacy, cultural awareness, independence in work and judgment and experience of being
directly accountable to senior policy-makers. Team leader’s experience (support to the EU Food
Security and Sustainable Agriculture agenda, Morocco, Guinea Bissau, Liberia, Nigeria, support study on EU
response to situations of fragility).
Specific regional experience:
Country
Algeria
Angola
AU,
IGAD
and
other
regional
organisations in sub-Saharan Africa
Bénin
Chad
Guinea Bissau
Haiti
Kenya
Liberia
Mali
Mauritania
Morocco
Nepal
Niger
Nigeria
Palestinian Territories
Rwanda
São Tomé e Príncipe
Senegal
Somalia
Sudan and South Sudan
Date from – Date to
October 2009 to March 2010, June to October 2011, September to
November 2012
February 2013
November 2001 to September 2007
October 2013 and January to February 2014
July 2008 to April 2009 and December 2013 to January 2014
November 2011 to May 2012
November to December 2013
November 2001 to September 2007
September 2006 to January 2007 and March to April 2011
December 2010
February to March 2014
December 2010, March to July 2013
January to April 2009
March to April 2014
June to December 2010
September 2013 to March 2014
December 2010
July to December 2013
November 2010 and October 2013
November 2001 to September 2007
November 2001 to February 2008 and August to September 2009
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Professional experience
Date from –
Date to
Location
Company
Position
Description
January 2015
to present
Home-based
with travel to
Brussels
and several
field
missions
Particip GmbH,
European
Commission
Statistics and
performance
management
expert
External Results Oriented Monitoring (ROM) reviews and support missions concerning projects
and programmes financed by the European Union for the European Neighborhood region (North
Africa, Middle East, CIS and Caucasus). Key responsibilities:
June
to
January 2015
(on call)
Home-based
EPTISA, Madrid
Technical
support
August 2013
to
August
2014
Home-based
with travel to
Brussels
and several
field
missions
(Senegal,
Benin,
Chad, Haiti,
Mauritania,
Niger etc.)
HTSPE Ltd., European
Commission
Team leader,
macroeconomist
and public
financial
management
expert
Ramallah,
Palestinian
Territories
Centre for the
Democratic Control of
Armed Forces, Geneva
September
2013
to
March 2014
(Contact point: PierreYves BAULAIN, policy
adviser, EC, pierreyves.baulain@ec.europ
a.eu )
Consultant
trainer, expert
in public
financial

identifying key program and project performance indicators, their targets and final value
achieved;
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sourcing and analyzing documentation to track the indicators and checking for robustness.
Technical advice, especially on issues of macroeconomic analysis, public financial management
and budget support, in the preparation of proposals for donor-funded technical assistance tenders.
In particular, work on Algeria, Haiti and Senegal.
One-year advisory services to the DG Development and Cooperation, Rural Development, Food
Security and Nutrition Unit for the implementation of the sustainable agriculture and food security
agenda:
- technical expertise and advice to EU Delegations and country offices in West Africa, Horn of
Africa and South-East Asia on sector approach analysis, evaluation of budget support
feasibility and support to EDF planning and programming;
- technical advice on policy and strategy development regarding governance for food
security, international trade issues and food security crisis management;
- support to the Unit’s planning, monitoring and reporting work.
Among the assignments under this contract:
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concept note on the financing tools for sustainable agriculture in Africa;
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macroeconomic study on food security and agriculture in the West African region;
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institutional analysis of agricultural financing and feasibility study for a National Fund
for Agricultural Development in Benin;
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supporting the pre-identification of EDF interventions in the agriculture and food
security sector in Haiti etc.;
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public expenditure review of the agriculture and food security sector in Chad;
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design of a EU-funded programme of support to the institutional strengthening of food
security and rural development governance in Mauritania;
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policy paper on current world food issues;
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concept note on current trends in world food prices and the promotion of resiliency of
vulnerable communities;
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assessment of budget support feasibility in Niger;
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macroeconomic studies on food and agricultural issues in East, Central and Southern Africa,
South-East Asia and Central America.
Technical support to the implementation of the project ‘Strengthening Civil-Democratic
Governance in the Security Sector in the Palestinian Territories’, as regards the financial
oversight of security sector agencies:
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development of a training manual and a training curriculum for the officials of the
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July
to
December
2013
São Tomé e
Príncipe
(Contact point: Regula
KAUFMANN, director
of operations,
r.kaufmann@dcaf.ch )
oversight
Linpico Sàrl, European
Commission
(Contact point: Torun
REITE, team leader,
torun@scanteam.no )
Expert in
public
financial
management
and
oversight
2013 – 2014
(occasionally)
Geneva,
Switzerland
University of Geneva
Mentor
March to July
2013
Rabat,
Morocco
Transtec SA,
European
Commission
Team leader,
expert in
public policy
development,
(Contact points: Fulvio
BIANCONI, project
manager, DEU,
Fulvio.BIANCONI@eea
s.europa.eu and
Florence BONOLLO,
programme manager,
FBonollo@transtec.be)
February
2013
Luanda,
Angola
Agriconsulting Europe
S.A., European
Economist,
expert in
regional /
Palestinian security sector agencies;
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conduct of four two-day training workshops with 15 security sector officials each;
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facilitation of a one-day conference presenting the results of the workshops;
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expert input into an eight-day final training module.
Thought leadership on the following topics:
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medium-term financial planning;
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the budget cycle and results-based budgeting;
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internal controls, internal audit, external audit, value-for-money audit;
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relations with Parliament, financial oversight in confidential matters, exceptions to normal
oversight procedures in cases of urgency.
Financial oversight expert in the evaluation of the Public Financial Management systems in the
Democratic Republic of São Tomé e Príncipe according to the PEFA methodology (second
evaluation – PEFA 2013). Thought leadership and drafting responsibility for the following parts of the
PEFA report:
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macroeconomic situation;
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budgetary outcomes;
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legal and institutional framework for public financial management;
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PFM reform;
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expenditure and revenue outturn compared to approved budget;
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budget classification;
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comprehensiveness of information included in budget documentation;
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public access to key fiscal information;
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orderliness and participation in the annual budget process;
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multi-year perspective in fiscal planning, expenditure policy and budgeting.
Sessions of professional orientation for undergraduate or graduate students nearing completion of
their study.
Formulation of a EU support programme to the implementation of the EU-Morocco
Neighbourhood Action Plan (RSA II, Réussir le Statut Avancé) to be funded among others through
general budget support (Good Governance and Development Contract), and to cover the
following key priority areas:
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transparency and fight against corruption (partner agency: National Anti-Corruption
Entity) ;
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market regulation (partner agency: Competition Council) ;
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consumer protection (partner agencies: Ministry of industry and National Bureau for Food
Safety) ;
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energy and mining regulation (partner agency: Ministry of Energy, Mining and Water
Resources) ;
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integrated water resource management (partner agency: Ministry of Energy, Mining and
Water Resources) ;
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transport (partner agency : Ministry of Transport) ;
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employment and labour conditions (partner agency : Ministry of Employment).
Preparation of the workplan for the programme of support to economic and budgetary
planning, to be implemented by the National Directorate for Territorial Development in the
Ministry of Planning:
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Commission
September to
November
2012
November
2011 to
September
2012
Algiers,
Algeria
Bissau,
Guinea
Bissau
(Contact point: Victor
Hugo GUILHERME,
Director for Territorial
Development,
vguilherme9@gmail.co
m)
Transtec SA,
European
Commission
(Contact point:
Stéphane DEVAUX,
programme manager,
DEU,
Stephane.DEVAUX@e
eas.europa.eu, and
Florence BONOLLO,
programme manager,
FBonollo@transtec.be )
AGEG Consultants eG,
European
Commission
(Contact points:
Pauline GIBOURDEL,
DEU,
Pauline.GIBOURDEL@
eeas.europa.eu and
Katja KIRSCHNER,
project manager,
K.Kirschner@ageg.de
)
territorial
planning
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setting out the activities to be carried out for the improvement of the methodological
foundations for the design, execution and monitoring of economic diversification
programmes (non-oil sector);
identifying the methodology and additional expertise required for the preparation of a
matrix of territorially-relevant indicators for the monitoring and evaluation of strategies,
policy measures and projects targeted towards reducing regional asymmetries;
advising on suitable human resource development measures in the Directorate.
Economist,
expert in
economic
governance
Member of an identification and formulation mission for a governance programme (SPRING) in
Algeria. Specific responsibilities pertaining to the economic component of the programme:
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support to the external control mechanisms for public expenditure (Court of Auditors,
Parliament’s Finance Committee and research group on public finances);
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assistance to those non-governmental institutional actors (Economic and Social Council and
National Statistical Office) that are able to carry out independent, high-quality studies on
the socioeconomic situation and to provide policy advice to the executive;
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support to the fight against corruption and to transparency in public procurement
(National Anti-Corruption Office);
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promotion of a stronger participation of the citizens in the qualitative improvement of public
services (support to the press, media, consumers’ associations etc.).
Economist
and team
leader,
specialist in
sectoral and
macroeconomic
studies
Economic and financial analysis of the water and sanitation sector and preparation of two
studies:
1) Economic and financial analysis of the sector (320 pages, in French), including the following
tasks:
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providing the Integrated Water Resource Management (IWRM) approach in Guinea Bissau
with an economic framework, especially framing the water and sanitation policy in
economic terms and determining the importance of the sector in the national economy
(GNP) through a detailed analysis of national accounts in Guinea Bissau;

analysing the sector planning and budgetary framework (current and capital expenditure)
and, in particular, detailing the capital expenditure over the last ten years and determining
the level of service achieved;

evaluating the primary and secondary sources on needs and demand for water in its
different economic uses (households, farmers, pastoralists, industries etc.) and proposing
a mathematical model for the demand function;

determining or estimating the real costs for the provision of drinking water, according to
the different technologies used, the costs paid for water by its users and proposing a
mathematical model for the respective cost functions;

evaluating the water pricing patterns used in the country and recommending any such
adaptation as may be desirable on the basis of the demand and cost models obtained;

proposing, on the basis of all the results above, measures to improve the collection of
revenue specifically earmarked for the IWRM;
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carrying out the same tasks as above, with the relevant adjustments, with regard to waste
and wastewater management.
2) Socio-economic study on demand for water and willingness-to-pay for an improved level of
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service in Bissau City (100 pages, in Portuguese):
supervising a team of two statisticians and 14 sociologists in the design, fieldwork, data
analysis and final presentation of results of a study on water demand and willingness-topay for an improved water service in Bissau City.
Member of a 4-strong identification and formulation team requested to define the EU support
programme for the protection and the defence of the environment, to be possibly financed
through sector budget support (SBS):
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in accordance with the EU guidelines and procedures on Budget Support and Sector
Policy Support Programmes (SPSP), researching and evaluating the medium-term
expenditure framework in the environment sector, with particular regard to the
assessment of the underlying sector development policies and objectives and their
translation into time-bound, measurable performance indicators;

verifying the general eligibility criteria for sector budget support, including the general
and sector-specific macro-economic framework and the analysis of the strengths and
weaknesses of public financial management systems in the country and specifically, in the
Ministries to be involved in the programme implementation (by updating and detailing,
among other things, the July 2010 Algeria PEFA exercise).
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June to July
2011
June to
November
2011
Algiers,
Algeria
Algiers,
Algeria
March to
April 2011
Monrovia,
Bong and
Nimba
counties,
Liberia
December
2010 to
February
2011
Bamako,
Mali, Rabat,
Morocco
and Kigali,
Particip GmbH,
European
Commission
(Contact points: JeanPaul LEDANT, team
leader,
jp.ledant@skynet.be,
Bernard SEGARRA,
programme manager,
EUD,
Bernard.SEGARRA@e
eas.europa.eu )
Cardno Emerging
Markets (UK) Ltd,
European
Commission
(Contact point: Jaime
DUARTE, team leader,
jaimeduarte@mail.telep
ac.pt and Laetitia
RIVAGORDA,
programme manager,
EUD,
Laetitia.RIVAGORDA@
eeas.europa.eu ,)
Transtec SA,
European
Commission
(Contact point: Bill
TOD, long-term TA to
the CDP,
billtod.limoux@gmail.co
m)
IBM/Sogerom,
European
Commission
(Contact point:
Economist,
budget
support and
EU
programme
management
expert
Economist,
budget
support and
EU
programme
management
expert
Member of a 4-strong identification and formulation team requested to define the EU economic
diversification programme through the support to the fisheries and aquaculture sector, to be
possibly financed through sector budget support (SBS):

in accordance with the EU guidelines and procedures on Budget Support and Sector
Policy Support Programmes (SPSP), researching and evaluating the medium-term
expenditure framework in the fisheries and aquaculture sector, with particular regard to
the assessment of the underlying sector development policies and objectives and their
translation into time-bound, measurable performance indicators;

verifying the general eligibility criteria for sector budget support, including the general
and sector-specific macro-economic framework and the analysis of the strengths and
weaknesses of public financial management systems in the country and specifically, in the
Ministries to be involved in the programme implementation (by updating and detailing,
among other things, the July 2010 Algeria PEFA exercise).
Public
financial
management
expert, team
leader
Working with a national consultant on anti-corruption mainstreaming in the Ministry of Internal
Affairs (the second largest Liberian ministry), in the framework of the EC-supported County
Development Programme (CDP):
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a review and assessment of internal control systems and the internal audit function in
the Ministry, in the context of the ongoing public financial management reform process;

a review and assessment of internal control systems in the counties, in the context of the
ongoing governance reform processes (decentralization);

a training workshop to present the results of the review and to make recommendations
on the improvement of internal control systems in budget preparation and execution.
Supporting the European Commission officials in the substantive preparation and facilitation of
three consultative events on the EU Budget Support Green Paper in Mali, Morocco and
Rwanda, focusing on issues such as:
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the identification, management and assessment of general and sector budget
support operations,
Economist
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Rwanda
Jonathan WOLSEY,
AIDCO,
Jonathan.WOLSEY@e
c.europa.eu and Mr Sid
AMIRI, team leader,
sid@nousautres.net)
November
2010
Dakar,
Senegal
UNDP Regional
Service Centre, West
and Central Africa
(Contact point: Ndey
Isatou NJIE, capacity
development practice
leader,
ndey.njie@undp.org)
Capacity
development
consultant,
facilitator
June to
December
2010
Abuja and
Niger Delta
States,
Nigeria
Italtrend SpA,
European
Commission
(Contact point: Ramon
REIGADA GRANDA,
Head of rural
development, water
and sanitation section,
EUD, RamonMaria.REIGADAGRANDA@ec.europa.
eu, Silvia PRODI,
programme director,
Silvia.Prodi@italtrend.it
)
Team leader,
economist
October 2009
to April 2010
Algiers,
Algeria
Parsons Brinckerhoff
Ltd., European
Commission
(Contact point: Daniele
MARCHESI, AIDCO A2
Unit, Coordination
géographique et
supervision pour la
Méditerranée et le
Moyen-Orient,
Daniele.MARCHESI@e
c.europa.eu, Noël
EQUILBEY, team
leader,
Specialist in
budget
support
programmes
o
the conduct of policy dialogue,
o
the improvement of conditionality,
o
the measurement of performance and evaluation of results,
o
the assessment of risk including fiduciary risks in the national public financial
management system;
o
the impact of budget support operations on growth in the productive sectors.
Assisting the centre in the substantive preparation and facilitation of the Capacity Development
Community of Practice learning event (23-26 November 2010), notably:

reviewing the concept note for the workshop;

reviewing and compiling draft success stories in capacity development from the broad
range of participating stakeholders (UNDP country offices, government bodies, regional
institutions such as ECOWAS-WAEMU, CEMAC etc.), academic or research institutions,
media, civil society and private sector);

facilitating the discussions in English and French and drafting the final synthesis report
on the learning event.
Feasibility study for the possible establishment of a Niger Delta Multi-donor Trust Fund :

appraising the key macroeconomic and social challenges in the Niger Delta region from a
poverty reduction perspective;

analysing the national budget allocations to the Niger Delta region as well as the
underlying policies of each federal state involved;

evaluating the feasibility, relevance and potential effectiveness of a multi-donor trust
fund in the context of the Nigerian decentralised system of governance;

evaluating lessons learned from other country contexts where trust funds have been
utilised;

proposing possible options for the structure, governance, steering and operation mode
for the trust fund;

analysing the institutional context in Nigeria and providing a thorough risk assessment,
with regard inter alia to the prevailing public financial management arrangements, and a
risk management framework.
Member of a 3-strong identification and formulation team requested to define the EC Water and
Sanitation Sector Policy Support Programme (EAU II), responsible in particular for:

in accordance with the EU guidelines and procedures on Budget Support and Sector
Policy Support Programmes (SPSP), researching and evaluating the medium-term
expenditure framework in the water and sanitation sector;

appraising the different options to formulate the programme identified, including the
feasibility of a sector budget support (SBS) intervention (the first of its kind in Algeria);

verifying the general eligibility conditions for budget support, particularly the stability of
the general and sector-specific macroeconomic framework;

preparing, in close consultation with the European Commission delegation, the upcoming
Public Expenditure and Financial Accountability (PEFA) assessment, with particular
regard to the diagnostic of the key strengths and weaknesses of the current public
financial management systems and the overall trend of the ongoing PFM reform;

assessing the institutional capacity of the Ministry of Water Resources and the National
Bureau of Sanitation and the existing public-private partnership arrangements in the
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fr )
water and sanitation sector in Algeria.
August to
September
2009
Juba, The
Sudan
Management Systems
International, USAID
(Contact point : Ami
HENSON, Chief of
Party of the SUPPORT
programme in Juba,
ahenson@msisudan.com )
Public policy
expert
January to
April 2009
Kathmandu,
Nepal
Soges, European
Commission (Contact
point : Chris
TOUWAIDE, attaché,
EUD,
Christian.TOUWAIDE
@ec.europa.eu and
Thomas DOEHNE,
sociologist and
consultant,
doehne2004@yahoo.c
om )
Governance
expert
July 2008 to
April 2009
N’Djaména/
Abéché,
Chad
Cardno Agrisystems
Ltd., European
Commission (Contact
point : PierreChristophe
CHATZISAVAS, deputy
head of delegation,
DEU, PierreChristophe.CHATZISA
VAS@ec.europa.eu
and Paul EVERETT,
Programme Manager,
pauleverett19@btintern
et.com)
Technical
assistant
May 2008 to
December
Homebased/
Soges, European
Commission
(Contact point:
Team leader
Member of a team of six consultants in charge of carrying out a functional capacity assessment of
the Government of Southern Sudan (GoSS). Specific thought leadership and responsibility for the
following:
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undertaking a thorough review of the workings of the decentralised system of
government in Southern Sudan;
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undertaking a review of the current capacity of GoSS and the states in the key functions
related to water and irrigation, basic social services, roads and infrastructure, and land
management, including budgeting, procurement and contracting capabilities;
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reviewing best practices on institutional development in a transition country;

recommending, and starting the definition of, appropriate donor-funded or GoSS-initiated
human resource development and technical assistance programmes.
Member of a four-strong appraisal team requested to formulate the EC 22-million-EUR-worth peace
building and state building support programme, based on the overall priorities of the interim
poverty reduction strategy (Nepal Three-Year Interim Plan), and identify sector-wide
implementing modalities under the EC Development Cooperation Instrument (DCI). Specific
thought leadership and responsibillity for the following:
(1) thoroughly assessing the governance and fiduciary risks involved in using the country’
systems, including the overall public sector financial management arrangements as well as
the specific transitional reform arragements agreed with donors in the context of the Joint
Financing Arrangement (JFA) that covers the Nepal Peace Trust Fund (NPTF);
(2) verifying the general eligibility conditions for budget support, particularly the stability of the
general macroeconomic framework;
(3) designing the Sector Budget Support (SBS) intervention through the funding of the
government-led NPTF, with particular attention to a performance monitoring framework;
(4) assessing the institutional capacity of the implementing government agency (the Ministry
of Peace and Reconstruction) and the needs for improvement.
Providing capacity development and process facilitation support to a department of the Chadian
Presidency, the CONAFIT (Coordination Nationale d’Appui au déploiement de la Force Internationale
à l’est du Tchad), on the implementation of the EC-supported, 10-million-EUR Eastern Chad
Stabilisation Programme (PAS, Programme d’Accompagnement à la Stabilisation à l’Est du Tchad).
Main functions:
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facilitating, based on the Chadian PRSP, the CONAFIT’s policy formulation process
regarding the Eastern Chad early recovery framework;
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strengthening the capacity of the CONAFIT to work smoothly in the EC ‘project-approach’
environment;

building up, among the five-strong team of Chadian officials assigned to the programme, the
capacity to ensure proper technical and financial monitoring of the programme estimate
implementation;

strengthening the capacity of the CONAFIT to work effectively with non-state actors;

designing, and assisting in facilitating, the organisational accountability processes.
Leading a support study, on behalf of the EC in Brussels, to follow up on the 2007 Commission
Communication, Council Conclusions and European Parliament Resolution on situations of fragility:

researching and assessing the existing analytical tools and early warning mechanisms
9
2008
Travel to
Brussels
Dorothee STARCK,
governance policy
officer, EC,
Dorothee.Starck@ec.e
uropa.eu)
October 2007
to February
2008
Khartoum,
The Sudan
AECOM International
Development,
USAID/OTI
(Contact point: Tom
BAYER, Programme
Director, Tom.Bayer@
aecom.com )
Start-Up
Consultant
(Monitoring
&Evaluation)
Key Personnel position in a five-strong team jump-starting a USAID/OTI-funded 29-mio-USD in-kind
grants programme (project approach) in support for the socio-economic transition in northern Sudan.
o policy analysis and strategic advice;
o policy and operational framework for the monitoring and evaluation of the programme
and M&E training of trainers;
o identification of some quick-start grant activities.
March 2006
to October
2007
Rome
Ministry of Foreign
Affairs of Italy
Deputy Head
of Division
Working with the Directorate-General for Africa:
UNDGO-World Bank
Consultant
on conflict
sensitivity
and peace
building

September
2006 to
January 2007
New York
August 2005
to March
2006
Khartoum,
The Sudan,
and Abuja,
Nigeria
United Nations Mission
in the Sudan and, on
secondment, African
Union
Technical
assistant and
resource
person
April 2004 to
July 2005
Khartoum,
The Sudan,
and Nairobi,
Kenya
UNDP-World Bank
Senior Policy
Adviser
October 2001
to March
2004
Nairobi,
Kenya
Italian Embassy, Kenya
Counsellor
(Governance)
and Deputy
related to governance and conflict;
formulating practical recommendations for the European Commission.

Sudan desk officer and Somalia acting desk officer.

Acting focal point for the Italian chair of the IGAD Partners’ Forum.
Member of the joint UNDGO-WB core team undertaking Phase Two of the Joint UN-World Bank
Post-Conflict Needs Assessment (PCNA) review, in order to:

frame and analyse the strategic and operational questions surrounding peace and state
building in a needs assessment process.

improve policy and operational guidance on deepening the involvement in the PCNA process.

Governance and institutional development analyst for the United Nations Mission in the
Sudan (UNMIS) and the African Union (AU).

Process facilitation for the planning and management of the sessions on governance
arrangements/power sharing in the peace talks.

Senior-level policy support on post-conflict recovery and reconstruction for the UN Country
Team in Khartoum and Nairobi as well as the Joint Assessment Missions (JAM).

Process facilitation to integrate conflict sensitivity into the post-conflict needs assessment
(JAM) process, with particular emphasis on:
o
strategic planning on the relief-to-development transition;
o
conflict flashpoint analysis, including land tenure and water use arrangements,
pastoralist livelihoods, peace building tools at the grassroots etc.
o
comprehensive performance monitoring matrix of the transition period
(Transitional Result Matrix).
o
draft Sudan interim Poverty Reduction Strategy.

Participation as a resource person in the Southern Sudan peace talks.


Deputy head of mission. General human resource management.
Representative of the Italian Government at the IGAD peace talks on Sudan held in Kenya,
as part of a team of international mediators aiming to bring an end to the long-running Sudan
10
civil war.
Head of
Mission
February
1998 to
October 2001
Mulhouse,
France
Italian Consulate,
Mulhouse
Consul
March 1995
to January
1998
Rome
Ministry of Foreign
Affairs, DirectorateGeneral for Cultural
Affairs
Acting chief of
operations,
March 1994
to February
1995
Rome
Ministry of Foreign
Affairs, Training
Department
Programme
officer
January 1992
to February
1994
Bologna,
Italy
Constanta
and Iasi,
Romania
University, Faculty of
Arts
Research
fellow and
Lecturer
General human resource management and financial management and oversight.

Co-ordination of budgetary allocations to the different offices of the Directorate General
and overall management of financial and human resources.

Policy support for the Director General and the other senior executives.

Followed the working group on the implementation of the public financial management
reform in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, particularly the rollout of results-based budgeting.
Responsibility for the organisation and financial management of pre-posting training courses.

Research into themes related to the history, culture and literature of Romance-language
countries.

Teaching Italian language, culture and literature to Romanian-speaking students.