Cross-Cutting Management Support

We partner with international donors, governments, and private-sector investors to strengthen program performance, safeguard compliance, and maximize development impact. Through our network of highly-qualified Africa and U.S.-based consultants, we deliver integrated management support across financial oversight, MEAL systems, social inclusion, and high-quality knowledge products.

Our approach is practical, scalable, and donor-aligned. It is designed to reduce risk while improving effectiveness, accountability, and learning across complex operating environments.

Interested in strengthening compliance and impact across your portfolio?
Contact us to discuss tailored management support solutions.

Financial Management, Reporting, Audits, and Compliance

We provide experienced financial management professionals with demonstrated expertise in U.S. Government (USG) and European Union (EU)–funded programming, including both single-country and multi-country initiatives.

Our consultants can be embedded within new or ongoing projects to:

Strengthen financial controls and donor compliance;
Improve budget execution, reporting accuracy, and audit readiness;
Reduce fiduciary risk while enhancing cost effectiveness; and
Strengthen local partners’ capacity to perform these functions both during and after project implementation.

In addition, we offer routine finance, tax, and legal support through vetted local consultants with prior experience in every West African country, as well as the Central African Republic (CAR) and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).

Looking to reduce fiduciary risk and improve financial performance?
Let us deploy the right expertise where and when you need it.

Amadou Ba, Radjab Mahamat Saleh, Abdou Ndiaye, Rodney Stubina, Harold V. Tarver

(See Table A below for consultants’ specific expertise.)

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Table A. ACSD Core Consultants: Local Capacity Strengthening for Financial Management and Reporting

Expertise	ACSD Consultants
Expertise	Amadou Ba	Mahamat Saleh	Abdou Ndiaye	Rodney Stubina	Harold Tarver
1. Management Experience
1.a. National Level	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
1.b. Regional Level	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
2. Donor Experience
2.a. USAID	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
2.b. USDA/FAS			✔	✔	✔
2.c. EU	✔
2.d. Danida/Danish Government	✔		✔
2.e. World Bank			✔	✔
3. Local Partner Capacity Strengthening
3.a. NGOs/CSOs	✔	✔			✔
3.b. Local Universities					✔
3.c.Local/National Government Institutions		✔			✔
4. Special Certification
4.a. FAC-C Professional	✔		✔	✔
4.b. FAC-COR Level II – Federal Acquisition Institute			✔	✔
4.c. Certification for Contracting Officer’s Representatives	✔		✔
4.d. Information System Security Officer (ISSO)				✔
4.e. IBM Business Intelligence Analyst Professional certification			✔
4.f. Overseas Personnel System (OPS)			✔	✔
4.g. US Government Leadership Training Program – Federal Executive Institute (FEI), Charlottesville, VA				✔
4.h. Management Development: Leading Organizations, Eastern Management Development Center, Shephardstown, West Virgina (Office of Personnel Management)					✔
5. Security Clearance
5.a. Top-Secret Clearance (held)				✔
5.b. Secret Clearance (held)					✔
5.c. Public Trust	✔		✔

Source: ACSD consultant database, January 15, 2026.

Monitoring, Evaluation, Adaptation, and Learning (MEAL)

Our MEAL experts (McMillan, Ouedraogo, and Willard) support donors and investors in generating credible evidence, meeting reporting requirements, and translating data into actionable learning.

We strengthen local partners’ capacity in:

The design and implementation of MEAL frameworks that comply with bilateral and multilateral donor requirements for emergency and non-emergency programming;
Data Quality Assessments (DQA) to strengthen data credibility and decision-making;
Training and certification of project staff in MEAL systems and evidence-based reporting; and
The design, facilitation, and assessment of Collaboration, Learning, and Adaptation (CLA) events for regional, national, and local audiences, including multilingual settings.

Need defensible data and learning systems that stand up to donor scrutiny?
We help turn monitoring into measurable results.

Della E. McMillan, Moussa Ouedraogo, Alice Willard — Della E. McMillan, Rakiswendé Léon Ouédraogo, Alice Willard

(See Table B below for consultants’ specific expertise.)

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Table B. ACSD Core Consultants: Local Capacity Strengthening for MEAL


Expertise	Della McMillan	Rakiswendé Léon Ouédraogo	Alice Willard
1. Local Partner Capacity Strengthening
1.a. NGOs/CSOs	✔	✔	✔
1.b. Local Universities	✔	✔	✔
1.c. Local/National Government Institutions	✔	✔	✔
2. Quantitative Baseline Studies
2.a. National Level (Single Country)			✔
2.b. Regional Level (Multi-Country)			✔
3. Indicator, PIRS (Performance Indicator Reference Sheets), and Indicator Performance Tracking Table (IPTT)	✔	✔	✔
4. Project M&E Plans
4.a. National	✔	✔	✔
4.b. Regional (Multi-country)	✔	✔	✔
5. Training Module Development	✔
6. Training Program
6.a. National	✔	✔	✔
6.b. Regional (Multi-country)	✔	✔	✔
7. CLA and Advocacy Support		✔	✔

Source: ACSD consultant database, January 15, 2026.

For partnership inquiries or to explore collaboration, please contact us to continue the conversation.

Social Inclusion

We support donors and investors in advancing inclusive, accountable programming through expert guidance on social inclusion and equity. Our specialists (Ba, Ouilma, and McMillan) help clients and their local partners develop and monitor policy practices that promote:

Non-discrimination;
Social inclusion and equitable participation; and
Accountability to affected populations.

Our work aligns with donor safeguards and international standards while remaining grounded in local contexts.

Seeking to strengthen inclusion while meeting safeguard requirements?
Partner with us to integrate social inclusion across your programs.

Amadou Ba, Sinare Fatimata Ouilma Sinaré, Della E. McMillan — Amadou Ba, Fatimata Ouilma Sinaré, Della E. McMillan

(See Table C below for consultants’ specific expertise.)

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Table C. ACSD Core Consultants: Local Capacity Strengthening for Social Inclusion

	ACSD Consultants
Expertise	Amadou Ba	Fatimata Oulima Sinaré	Della McMillan
1. Local Partner Capacity Strengthening
1.a. NGOs/CSOs	✔	✔	✔
1.b. Local Universities	✔	✔	✔
1.c. Local/National Government Institutions	✔	✔
2. Social Inclusion Strategy Development, Monitoring and Evaluation
2a. National Level	✔	✔	✔
2b. Regional Level	✔	✔	✔
3. Due Diligence Review (grants and loans)	✔	✔	✔
4. Vulnerable Groups (special issues)
4.a. Women	✔
4.b. Youth	✔
4.c. Former Slaves	✔
5. Donor Experience
5.a. Danida		✔
5.b. EU	✔	✔
5.c. MCC/MCA			✔
5.d. UNDP	✔	✔	✔
5.e. USAID	✔	✔	✔
5.f. USDA/FAS			✔
5.g. World Bank		✔	✔
6. Peace Keeping/Negotiation	✔
7. Post-War Demobilization Strategy (for wives and children of combatants and other vulnerable groups)			✔

Source: ACSD consultant database, January 15, 2026.

Since 2004, Amadou Ba has strengthened the capacity of local NGOs and governments in the Sahel to address some of the most pressing social inclusion and equity issues in their countries. (Source: ACSD photo archive)

Translation, Report Writing, and Publication Series Support

McMillan and Tarver co-produced the Africare Food Security Review Paper Series — *McMillan and Tarver have backstopped the creation of several publication series for different projects and donors.*

Clear, accurate, and accessible communication is essential for accountability and learning. Our knowledge-management experts (McMillan, Tarver, and Zerbo) support donors and projects and their local partners by:

Identifying and managing high-quality translation and technical editing services;
Strengthening evaluation reports, policy briefs, and learning products; and
Designing and implementing publication series that effectively disseminate results and lessons learned.

These services ensure that donor-funded outputs meet the highest professional and technical standards.

Need publication-ready outputs that reflect the quality of your investment?
We help ensure your results are communicated with clarity and credibility.

Della E. McMillan, Harold V. Tarver, Issa Zerbo — Della E. McMillan, https://people.clas.ufl.edu/dellam/report-writing-and-publication-to-support-development-programs, Harold V. Tarver, Issa Zerbo

(See Table D below for consultants’ specific expertise.)

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Table D. ACSD Consultants: Translation, Report Writing/Revision, and Publication Support

Expertise	Della McMillan	Harold Tarver	Issa Zerbo
1. Local Partner Capacity Strengthening
1.a. NGOs/CSOs	✔	✔	✔
1.b. Local Universities	✔	✔	✔
1.c. Local/National Government Institutions		✔
2. Translation
2.a. Creation of a regional pool of qualified translators (French-English)	✔	✔	✔
2.b. Identification and supervision of a single country pool of translators (French-English)	✔	✔	✔
3. Report Writing Module Development	✔
4. Report Writing Training and Mentorship
4.a. National	✔	✔
4.b. Regional (Multi-country)	✔	✔
5. Creation of and Management of a Publication Series	✔	✔	✔
6. Identifying and Managing High-Quality Editorial Support Services
6.a. English	✔	✔	✔
6.b. French	✔	✔	✔

Source: ACSD consultant database, January 15, 2026.

Issa Zerbo backstops all French and English editing and translation of ACSD documents.