Bela Emile KOUAKOU

Experience

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  African Institute for Economic and Social Development (INADES Burkina Faso)

  May 2011 - Oct 2011

  Project Assistant

  • Developed the Terms of References for a regional advocacy campaign on the cultivation of Genetically Modified Organs for cotton in Burkina Faso for INADES Burkina Faso;• Developed the Terms of References for a national advocacy campaign on the impact ofimported products on small farmers and sellers in Burkina Faso led by the Country Office of the INADES;• Supported the development of the 2011-2013 Action Plan of the Coalition for the protection of the African genetic patrimony.

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  West Africa Civil Society Institute (WACSI)

  Jan 2012 - Dec 2012

  Program Assistant

  • Supervised the Policy Research Methodology and Policy Analysis training for civil society Organizations;• Successfully prepared concept notes and conducted research on topical issues such as “women’s participation in politics in West Africa”;• Worked closely with the Communication Unit in conducting communication activities of the organization;• Worked with other Program Units in implementation of programs on Civil Society and Governance in West Africa;• Successfully managed the Blog of WACSI by writing blog posts and editing articles from guest bloggers. Show less

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  Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA)

  Jun 2014 - Dec 2014

  Program Officer for Private Sector Development

  • Facilitated JICA engagement with Ivorian Private Sector stakeholders;• Supported policy dialogue with Ivorian government officials and business women associations on designing JICA funding priority areas;• Identify, contract and manage consultants as needed to support project execution• Conducted a survey on business women in Cote d’Ivoire to assess their challenges and frame out options to addressing them, (result not published);• Received and pre-assessed proposals from NGOs seeking for funding from JICA;• Participated in multi-actor (the International Monetary Fund, the World Bank, the Ministry of Finance and the Ministry of Regional Integration of Cote d’Ivoire and the West Africa Economic and Monetary Union) meetings on the Master Plan of the Growth Belt Corridor to be implemented in Burkina Faso, Cote d’Ivoire, Ghana and Togo. Show less

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  West African Civil Society Forum (WACSOF)

  May 2015 - Jan 2018

  Regional Program Manager

  • Developed budgets and work plan and supervised their implementation;• Contracted a consultant and supervised the Desk review of the ECOWAS environmentalpolicy to identify gaps related to adaptation to climate change effects and climate finance;• Coordinated a joint OXFAM-WACSOF advocacy activity to ECOWAS Directorate ofEnvironment on civil society’s proposal for emphasis on climate change adaptation in West Africa (October 2017);• Coordinated the Oxfam and WACSOF joint activity with PACJA on convening a Pre-COP event and a side event at the COP23 in Germany (November 2017) –Supported by OXFAM;• Managed the project on ‘West African Dialogue on Private Climate Financing: “Pro-poor Climate Adaptation. Role of the Private Sector’, funded by OXFAM;• Represented WACSOF at the African Ministerial Conference on the Environment in Gabon (June 2017);• Coordinated WACSOF’s thematic group on Environment and Climate Change;• Supervised daily activities of the Secretariat in the absence of the Acting General Secretary;• Contributed to resource mobilization by responding to Call for proposals from Donors;• Coordinated WACSOF’s programs implementation in the fifteen (15) West African Countries;• Represented WACSOF at meetings across Africa;• Represented WACSOF at the COP22 in Morocco and COP 23 in Germany (2016 & 2017);• Maintained project information for exchange with donors. Show less

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  African Development Bank Group

  Jan 2018 - now

  Programme and Communication Officer

  • Successfully provided technical support for projects execution in eight African countries (Uganda and Kenya, Mozambique and Cameroon, Namibia, Sao Tome & Principe and Uganda); • Supported the Africa Climate Change Fund (ACCF) team of experts in review of projects and screening of full proposals from the second call for proposals;• Successfully conducted fiduciary review of projects from the second call for proposals;• As a Task Manager, coordinated projects in Mali and Cabo Verde in accordance with the Grant Agreement and service contracts; • Applied ACCF Results Measurement Frameworks in project design, monitoring and evaluation, viz. Theory of Change, Results Framework, Performance Measurement Framework and Logical Framework.• Worked closely with Bank relevant departments (especially regional/country offices) to ensure effective coordination of ACCF projects with other ongoing related activities in the countries and regions; • Supported development of the Multi-country Readiness Program proposal in the Water sector for submission to the GCF; • Successfully managed the Training of Trainers program funded by the Korean Trust Fund;• Collected and aggregated results from ACCF’s project portfolio based on project level and Fund Level Results Measurement Framework, and prepared progress and 2017, 2018, 2019, and 2020 annual reports for AfDB and donors;• Provided logistical support for the organization of events, workshops and meetings (e.g. in South Africa, Cote d’Ivoire, Belgium and Spain); • Developed ACCF communications materials, including brochures, press releases and newsletters;• Maintained updated files and documents for ACCF projects; • Successfully increased ACCF’s online visibility, by managing its webpage and the blogs; • Developed the ACCF 3-year Communication Strategy (2018-2020);• Supported development of the ACCF 2018 and 2019 Annual Work Programs;• Worked closely with the ACCF M&E expert to draft the Fund’s M&E System. Show less