Bruno Declercq

Experience

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  SIAT / Presco

  Feb 2000 - Feb 2001

  Assistant Plantation Manager

  SIAT (Belgium) send to :Nigeria to work for Presco Plc.Technical support to the plantation Manager; Management of 9'000 Ha oil palm plantation; Planting of 450 Ha of oil plam trees; Ologbo forest Project - Assessment trough satellite images interpretation of land extension opportunities (9'000 Ha).Training:September 2000 CIRAD, Maison de la télédétection (Montpellier, France),G.I.S. (Geographic Information System) and Satellite Image Interpretation.

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  SOCFINCO / SoGB

  May 2001 - Nov 2001

  Assistant Plantation Manager

  SOCFINCO (Belgium) send to:Ivory Coast to work at SoGB (Société de Grand Béréby) Rubber & Oil Palm companyTechnical support to the Plantation Director; Mangement of 25'000 Ha rubber plantation; Planting of 5'000 Ha of oil palm trees.

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  ICRC

  Apr 2002 - Apr 2009

  Relief and livelihood support to 50,000 rural households in conflict affected regions of Darfur and southern Sudan.Assess the socio-economic status of the population affected by the conflicts;Design socio-economic and agriculture interventions (assessments, proposals, budget, implementation and evaluation) supporting income generating activities and the rehabilitation of the rural economy;Carry out emergency interventions in the southern Sudan and propose a mid-term strategy;Coordinate ICRC emergency and socio-economic interventions with other agencies and authorities. Show less

  • Work Experience 3.1: Programme manager

    Apr 2008 - Apr 2009

  • Work Experience 3: Programme manager at the International Committee of the Red Cross

    Apr 2002 - Apr 2009
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  P-A Heritier s.a.

  Apr 2009 - Nov 2010

  Work Experience 2. Manager, "P-A Heritier s.a."

  Private Sector - Horticulture - Wine-growing companyManage a 160 Ha vineyard;Establish a geographical information system (GIS) and database management system.

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  European Commission DG DEVCO

  Dec 2010 - now

  POLICY DEVELOPMENT:Contribute to policy dialogue with the Government, donors and other agencies on agriculture and rural development (ARD);Contribute to the strategic dialogue on the ARD component of the Afghanistan Reconstruction Trust Fund administrated by the WB and on the Afghanistan Infrastructure Trust Fund (AITF) administrated by the ADB;Engage the EU into close collaboration with the ministerial cluster and donors on the preparation of the ARD National Policies, strategies and Action Plan, including funding mechanisms and implementation modalities (potential EU trust fund and sector budget support for agriculture and rural development);Contribute to the preparation of the Multi-annual Indicative Programme 2014-20 bringing rural development, agriculture, natural resources management together with the sub/local-governance under a common strategy, building-up on relevant public and private institutions at the central, provincial and district levels to deliver required support to the rural population and boost the agriculture sector as engine of inclusive economic growth and job creation (total: 1.4Billion EUR/7years - 35% allocated to ARD).PROGRAMME MANAGEMENT: Prepare the identification, formulation and implementation of EU assistance in ARD (98M EUR - 2012 / 102.5M EUR - 2014) and rural development;Prepare implementing partners for the change of EU funding modality through a transition phase (exit strategy, sustainability, preparation for sector budget support);Launch the identification of a natural resources management/irrigation intervention leading to a contribution the AITF/ADB (45M EUR - 2012);Lead the negotiation with GIZ and IFAD for the implementation of the next EU Support to ARD (102.5M EUR - 2014);Lead in all aspects of the procurement process (draft ToRs, launch tenders, evaluate and select offers) for the allocation under grants, services, supplies and works contracts of EU funds,Ensure the follow-up to the implementation of projects Show less

  • Work Experience 1: International Aid / Cooperation Officer / Policy Officer

    Dec 2010 - now

  • Work Experience 1.3: Cooperation officer, EU Delegation to Afghanistan

    Dec 2010 - May 2014
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  EuropeAid Development and Cooperation

  May 2014 - now

  POLICY DEVELOPMENT:Contribute to the policy dialogue with the Government on the operationalisation of the "Strategic Plan for Agricultural Sector Development" (PEDSA) and related "National Investment Plan in the Agricultural Sector" (PNISA) within the scope of the Comprehensive Africa Agriculture Development Programme (CAADP) as part of "The New Partnership for Africa's Development" (NEPAD);Contribute to the policy dialogue with the Government, donors and UN agencies on the operationalisation and decentralisation of the “Multi-sectoral Action Plan for the Reduction of Chronic Undernutrition in Mozambique” (PAMRDC);Contribute to the regular review of the national budget and strategy for agriculture and rural development within the scope of the EU global budget support framework (7 years - 360M EUR).PROGRAMME MANAGEMENT:Prepare the identification and formulation of EU assistance in nutrition (30M EUR) and food security and agriculture (45M EUR);Launch and supervise the identification of the 11th EDF geographical focus and rural development scope of interventions (focal sector of the NIP 2014-20 - 335M EUR);Ensure the follow-up, including mid-term evaluation, to the implementation of EU assistance in food security and nutrition, including regular intervention in the field of performance of partners and monitoring of contractual obligations (67.3M EUR, implementation through agreements with FAO, IFAD, WFP, PE and services contracts);Maintain contacts with relevant local and international stakeholders, including authorities at national, provincial and local levels, representatives of the diplomatic missions of the EU MS, main donors (WB, USAID and Japanese Embassy/JICA), NGOs, UN agencies and consulting companies.EXTERNAL COMMUNICATION:Disseminate project results to national and international partners and stakeholders at workshops, seminars and conferences; Share best practices in relation to better linkages between agriculture, food security and nutrition. Show less

  • Work Experience1.1: Policy Officer Rural Development, Agricultural Growth, Food Security & Nutrition

    Sept 2016 - now

  • Work Experience 1.2: Cooperation officer, EU Delegation to Mozambique

    May 2014 - Aug 2016