Freelancer profile translated to English.

Description

I am a senior consultant in strategy and finance, specializing in supporting public institutions, social protection organizations, development banks and financial players across Africa.

I have supported governments and donors:

- Design and evaluation of national strategies (financial inclusion, extension of social protection, pension reforms)

- Structuring / support of pension funds, development banks and public financial institutions

- Conducting strategic / sector studies and international benchmarks (pensions, asset management, regulation, ESG, gender)

- Coordination of complex projects involving regulators, financial institutions, ministries and professional associations across several countries

👉 My approach: analytical and data-driven, combining technical rigor and the ability to produce clear and operational deliverables for decision-makers.

👉 My added value: in-depth pan-African expertise, nurtured by multi-sector field experience and a mastery of development finance dynamics.

Industry field of expertise

Languages

English
Fluent
French
Native or bilingual
Spanish
Fluent
Arabic
Conversational

Workplace preferences

Remote only

Primarily works remotely

FSD Africa
Consultant
October 2024 - Today (1 year and 8 months)
Casablanca, Morocco
In-depth assessment of the pension and asset management sector in Africa:
- Steering data collection and analysis for ~30 countries and consulting more than 100 stakeholders (regulators, pension funds, management companies, professional associations)
- Comparative assessment of the pension and asset management sectors in Africa: comparison with international standards, analysis of regulatory frameworks, analysis of their contribution to economic growth and factors favoring or hindering their development, with particular attention to gender inequalities and the integration of ESG criteria
- Writing a reference guide for the two sectors, intended to serve as a benchmark tool for regulators and managers, to inform investors about market opportunities, and to guide development institutions in their programmatic priorities
Africa Asset Management Consulting Project Management Strategic Studies
Groupe FINACTU
Senior Manager
January 2020 - September 2024 (4 years and 8 months)
Casablanca, Morocco
Conducting strategic and financial consulting assignments for prestigious institutions (development banks, social protection funds, Ministries...) in Africa, with team management, client relationship management and budget monitoring:
- Implementation of the national financial inclusion strategy of Mali
- Advice for the restructuring of the pension sector in Morocco
- Strategic and operational support for the creation of a development bank in the Democratic Republic of Congo
- Design of the reform of the pension scheme for Gabonese civil servants - Evaluation of the adequacy and competitiveness of the intervention mechanisms of the African Solidarity Fund (multilateral guarantee institution)
- Managing complex projects with coordination of multidisciplinary teams
Africa Financial Inclusion Social Protection Retirement Strategy Consulting
S&P Global Ratings
Associate
December 2015 - December 2019 (4 years)
Paris, France
Management of the rating of a portfolio of sovereign entities and local authorities (~20 entities): meetings with issuers, analysis of the credit profile, financial modeling, presentation of the analysis in the rating committee Participation in the redesign of the rating methodology for the Sovereign & International Public Finance practice
Rating Macroeconomics