Executive Profile
Senior Social Safeguards and Resettlement Specialist with 15+ years of experience supporting USAID, MCC, World Bank, and IFC-funded infrastructure, energy, mining, and agricultural programs across Africa. Proven expertise in land acquisition, resettlement planning, and livelihood restoration under IFC Performance Standard 5 and World Bank ESS5. Recognized for delivering compliant, socially inclusive solutions that strengthen community trust, reduce implementation risk, and enable timely project delivery. Extensive experience managing multi-million-dollar compensation programs, leading multidisciplinary teams, and building government and implementing partner capacity.
Core Competencies
Resettlement Action Plans and Livelihood Restoration • IFC PS 5, World Bank ESS5, and MCC Social and Gender Standards • Stakeholder Engagement and Free, Prior, and Informed Consent • Grievance Redress Mechanisms • Socioeconomic Baseline Studies and Impact Evaluation • Gender, Youth, and Vulnerable Groups • Team Leadership and Capacity Building • Social Performance Monitoring and Compliance Audits • Donor Coordination with USAID, MCC, World Bank, IFC, and AfDB
Selected Achievements
- Senior Resettlement and Social Safeguard Expert & Team Leader, MCA Malawi II Road Upgrading Compact (Malawi) (2023–2025): Led the design and implementation of four Resettlement and Livelihood Restoration Action Plans affecting 6,942 project-affected persons across three regions; managed and supervised multidisciplinary teams during design and implementation; oversaw $20.4M in compensation with 98% payout compliance; introduced a gender-responsive livelihood framework increasing women’s participation by 43%; established a grievance redress mechanism resolving more than 95% of complaints within 30 days.
- Regional Resettlement and Livelihood Restoration Lead, East African Crude Oil Pipeline Project (Tanzania, Uganda) (2021–2022): Led social safeguards operations along a 1,443-kilometer corridor affecting more than 12,000 project-affected households; designed the master plan for resettlement and livelihood restoration and ensured compliance with IFC Performance Standards; delivered training to more than 100 environmental and social staff; reduced data inconsistencies by 40% through harmonized reporting systems.
- Senior Resettlement and Social Safeguard Expert & Team Leader, MCA Benin II Compact (Benin) (2018–2021): Managed implementation of six Resettlement Action Plans and one Livelihood Restoration Plan under a $9.2M energy transport project; supervised compensation for 3,740 project-affected persons with full eligibility verification; introduced a tracking system reducing administrative delays by 35%; supported income recovery for 82% of affected households within 12 months.
- Senior Resettlement and Community Social Responsibility Expert, Houndé Gold Operation (Burkina Faso) (2016–2018): Led resettlement, livelihood restoration, and community engagement in compliance with IFC PS 5 and national standards through review of feasibility, survey, and valuation reports, targeted data collection, and preparation of RAPs, LRPs, consultations, and grievance systems; oversaw two RAPs affecting 1,855 PAPs with $9.95M compensation, managing teams, budgets, social risks, and regulatory reporting to secure social license to operate.
- Resettlement and Community Engagement Resident Expert, MCA Malawi Power Compact (Malawi) (2015–2016): Provided senior technical oversight for four RAPs and two Due Diligence Reports for power transmission projects, ensuring compliance with IFC PS 5/7/8 through supervision of implementation, stakeholder engagement, grievance redress, and contractor SEPs; supported compliant delivery affecting 6,500+ PAPs with a resettlement budget exceeding $5.8M, mitigating social risk and securing social license to operate.
- Resettlement Socioeconomic Lead & RAP Content Manager, Rio Tinto Iron Simandou Iron Ore Resettlement Project (Guinea) (2012–2014): Led IFC PS 5–compliant resettlement screening, census, asset valuation, and stakeholder engagement by designing eligibility, entitlement, and replacement-cost frameworks supported by videography, GIS, and grievance verification; enabled transparent RAP/LRP delivery through coordinated disclosure, negotiations, agreements, and payments with Rio Tinto, mitigating resettlement risks.
Education & Certifications
B.Sc. and M.Sc., Macroeconomics and Development Planning and Management, Université de Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
Certifications: Advanced Training in Environmental and Social Safeguards, World Bank Institute, IFC Performance Standards Compliance and Social Audit, Independent Member of International Association for Impact Assessment
Languages & Tools
Fluent: English, French, Mooré, Dioula
Tools: MS Office Suite, SPSS, STATA, ArcGIS, KoboToolbox, MS Project
Frameworks: IFC Performance Standards, World Bank Environmental and Social Standards, MCC Social and Gender Policy, AfDB Integrated Safeguards System