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Emmanuel Cros

Emmanuel Cros

Field Researcher in French Guiana

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  • About me

    Emerging markets consultant. Helping brands, investors and retailers to successfully navigate and identify the real consumer facing opportunities in African markets.

  • Education

    • School for the Advanced Studies in the Social Sciences (EHESS)

      2015 - 2017
      Master's Anthropology Merit

      Training in social anthropology with a focus on economic and political change, and completion of a dissertation on political and economic transformations in rural native communities of French Guiana based on a three months field study.

    • Lycée Henri IV

      2011 - 2014
      Classes préparatoires

      A three-years intensive preparation for the highly competitive entrance exams to the Ecole Normale Supérieure de la rue d’Ulm, with courses of French literature, English, classics, contemporary history and philosophy.

    • The London School of Economics and Political Sciences

      2018 - 2019
      MSc Anthropology & Development Management Merit

      Training in economics, anthropology and political sciences applied to global development, with a focus on the role of informal economic activities in development and completion of a dissertation on the role of the Mouride Brotherhood in Senegal’s informal economy.

    • Université Paris-Sorbonne

      2014 - 2015
      Licence 3 HISTORY

  • Experience

    • EHESS - École des hautes études en sciences sociales

      Jul 2016 - Sept 2016
      Field Researcher in French Guiana

      Field Researcher for the EHESS in rural native communities of French Guiana- Conducted autonomously a study on the political and economic changes brought by the involvement of the French State in the life of Wayampi and Teko communities in Camopi (isolated rural settlement on the border between Guiana and Brazil)- Worked from field observations and semi-structured interviews with local actors, following extensive desk research

    • Jacques Willemont

      Jan 2018 - Jun 2018
      Research Assistant Intern

      Assistant to French academic Jacques Willemont (University of Strasbourg)- Translation of documents and articles between French and English, transcriptions of interviews and films, desk research- General support to his work realizing scientific vulgarization documentary films

    • University of the Highlands and Islands, Scotland

      Jul 2018 - Aug 2018
      Volunteer worker at the Ness of brodgar archeological dig

      I spent the summer 2018 working as a volunteer digger at the Ness of Brodgar archeological dig in Northern Scotland.

    • Adam Smith International

      Oct 2018 - May 2019
      External consultant

      External Consultant for the leading development consultancy ASI as part of a partnership with LSE- Conducted a study of how political change affects international development spending within a team of five LSE students- Comparative study by country and sector of the evolution the Department for International Development (DFID) and the US Agency for International Development (USAID)- Worked from academic and grey literature, interviews with specialists of the politics of aid, and budget reports- Concluded that both agencies prioritized national self-interest while political change had little impact on their spending trends- Received a high-merit grade for our team’s work Show less

    • McAndrew Leadership

      Nov 2020 - May 2021
      Programme Assistant

      Programme assistant for a consultancy specialized in capacity development for international development NGOs- Technical research (areas of intervention, funding opportunities, business development) for McAndrew Leadership’s strategy team- Grant and proposal writing and evaluation- General project support tasks

    • African Development Choices

      Dec 2020 - now
      Fundraising researcher and grant writer volunteer

    • Trendtype

      May 2021 - now
      Junior Consultant

  • Licenses & Certifications

    • Microsoft Certified: Power BI Data Analyst Associate

      Microsoft
      Mar 2023
      View certificate certificate

    • PRINCE 2 Foundation

      PeopleCert
      Aug 2020