Oussama Dahmani

Experience

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  Industry and Management Consulting

  Sept 2004 - Dec 2009

  Various positions within Private Sector and Management Consulting

  ▪ 01/2008 – 12/2009 Operational Management Consultant: Implementation and audit of Quality, Environmental and Social Management Systems (ISO 9001, ISO 14001 & SA 8000).▪ 01/2006 – 12/2007 Internal Auditor within a major industrial company listed on the Stock Exchange in charge of conducting audits, procedures review, internal controls, analysis of critical points and liaison with external bodies.▪ 09/2004 – 12/2005 Quality Manager within a medium size certified industrial company in charge of implementing, auditing, and reviewing internal procedures and processes with regards to ISO 9001 standards. Show less

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  Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH

  Jan 2010 - Aug 2011

  Senior Advisor, Network Coordinator for Maghreb countries

  ▪ Coordination of business network aiming at reinforcing economic integration in the Maghreb, REME: Réseau des Entreprises Maghrébines pour l'Environnement.▪ Assistance to network member firms & Government institutions (Ministries and Government Agencies) in implementing regional business promotion actions in the Maghreb and Europe.▪ Project Advocacy and fundraising from other donors (EU) to ensure the sustainability of the network.

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  DAI

  Sept 2011 - Dec 2013

  Monitoring & Evaluation Manager

  ▪ Design, implementation follow-up, and assessment of activities in the areas of civic engagement, countering violent extremism and conflict resolution following the 2011 popular uprising in Tunisia.▪ Program level M&E (definition of baselines, clustering, and impact analysis) & Strategic level M&E (organization of strategic reviews and quarterly operating environment reviews through the rolling assessment methodology).▪ Reporting, management of the program's information system and strategic communication. Show less

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  ANIMA Investment Network

  Dec 2013 - Jul 2018

  Director, Technical Cooperation

  EUROMED Invest Project Manager:▪ Coordination of EUROMED Invest, major regional project supporting inclusive economic development in Southern Mediterranean countries and Europe with a 5 M€ budget. (Management of a team of 4 collaborators)▪ Management and animation of a network of 85 EUROMED business organizations (38 countries covered): Call for proposals, Grants Management, Reporting and technical liaison with the European Commission.▪ Areas of intervention: FDI promotion, Economic recovery for post conflict States (Syria & Lybia), SME Development (Youth entrepreneurship and innovation), Export promotion and Development of value chains in sectors of common interest to Europe and southern neighbourhood countries. Show less

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  Cowater International

  Jan 2019 - Dec 2021

  Projects Director - Governance & Reform

  ▪ Management of a 20M€ portfolio of 5 EU funded projects in the areas of Reform, Governance, and Institutional Capacity building (Management of several teams totalling 50 collaborators in 5 African countries)▪ Management of 2 Field Support Service Projects for the Canadian Government in Haïti & Burkina Faso (covering Benin as well)▪ Technical supervision of the implementation, quality assurance review for the deliverables, recruitment of LT and ST Experts, reporting & budget control, and execution of inhouse assignments in the areas of expertise.▪ Execution of backstopping missions, liaison with Donors and Management of strategic partnerships in the countries of intervention.▪ High level advocacy with direct interaction with Ministers, Directors of Cabinets, Ambassadors and High-ranked officials. Show less

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  Tony Blair Institute for Global Change

  Dec 2021 - now

  TBI, in partnership with leading Donors, is operating in over 30 countries deploying advisory and technical assistance to Governments on strategy, policy and delivery with technology as the key enabler of all three. My work within the Sahel division consits of:▪ Design and Delivery of advisory and support programmes for Governments and setup of Delivery units within Presidencies & Prime Ministries. (Drafting performance contracts and development of monitoring dashboards)▪ High level advocacy with Government Counterparts and direct liaison with Donors and Financial & technical partners in the countries of intervention to mobilise resources and leverage synergies.▪ Coordination of the Technical Assistance Workstreams and supervision of a team of 20 embedded advisors and analysts in the sectoral ministries: Economy, Agriculture, Health, Energy and Human Capital Development.▪ Provision of high-level advice on the conduct of structural reforms and support in the execution of strategic infrastructure projects (provision of in-house expertise and external consulting) Show less

  • Country Director - Zanzibar

    Oct 2023 - now

  • Country Director - Niger

    Jun 2022 - Dec 2023

  • Country Director - Burkina Faso

    Dec 2021 - Jan 2023