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Abdoulaye Ouedraogo
Ouagadougou
Summary
Project Management and Monitoring Specialist with extensive experience delivering impactful development programs across West Africa. Demonstrated ability to analyze systemic challenges, design innovative solutions, and enhance program sustainability through effective stakeholder engagement and results-based management.
Overview
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Certification
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23
years of professional experience
Work History
Head of Solutions Mapping
UNDP
09.2019 - 12.2025
- Developed and executed portfolio-based program strategies to enhance organizational effectiveness.
- Designed and implemented tools aimed at facilitating the growth of grassroots innovations and advancing sustainable solutions.
- Analyzed systemic problems and formulated effective, locally-sourced solutions to enhance operational efficiency.
- Guided early-stage startups through training sessions and mentoring initiatives to enhance their operational capabilities.
- Facilitated sharing of best practices to enhance innovative strategies for sustainable development.
- Engaged with universities and innovation networks to promote and facilitate collaborative learning experiences.
- Led participatory processes to uncover atypical stakeholders, fostering innovative approaches to field-level development.
- Applied innovative design thinking and collaborative intelligence strategies to strengthen program frameworks within UNDP.
- Developed and implemented strategic crowdfunding efforts to enhance funding opportunities.
Project Coordinator (Agriculture & Markets Programmes)
International Fertilizer Development Center (IFDC)
03.2015 - 06.2018
- Coordinated implementation of agriculture and input market programs across 13 regions, ensuring compliance with project agreements and donor protocols.
- Facilitated efficient distribution of agricultural inputs, improving productivity and providing 1,400 tons of quality seeds, fertilizers, and technologies to support 18,000 farmers.
- Oversaw development and monitoring of logical frameworks, KPIs, and annual workplans while facilitating data collection for progress reports and evaluations.
- Managed integration of advanced agricultural technologies in five technology transfer centers, fostering environmentally responsible production practices.
- Established financial partnerships with commercial banks to secure USD 900,000 in loans for suppliers.
- Directed performance evaluations and development initiatives for 5 team members and 2 customer service officers to enhance operational efficiency.
- Facilitated baseline, midline, and endline evaluations in alignment with international standards to ensure comprehensive project closure.
Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) Manager
International Relief and Development (IRD)
11.2013 - 12.2014
- Directed thematic evaluations and monitoring and evaluation processes to ensure data integrity and consistent oversight of project outcomes.
- Evaluated program outcomes and presented synthesized findings in annual reports for governance and stakeholder engagement.
- Directed and coordinated activities of five national monitoring and evaluation team members to ensure alignment with organizational goals.
- Designed and executed project work programmes, ensuring budget compliance and timely completion of activities to meet project objectives.
- Developed communication tools, reports, and learning products to enhance stakeholder engagement.
- Promoted accountability and informed decision-making, enhancing effectiveness of agriculture and rural development programs through improved governance practices.
- Facilitated training sessions for over 10 local governments on accountability and transparency in good governance practices.
- Facilitated training sessions on violent extremism for 200 participants, increasing awareness and understanding of radical discourse among community leaders.
Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) Specialist (Agricultural programmes)
IFDC
04.2011 - 10.2013
- Designed and operationalized a comprehensive M&E system to track agricultural market development.
- Developed and monitored M&E frameworks to enhance strategic planning and project performance.
- Led field supervision, data collection, analysis, and reporting, ensuring quality assurance and adherence to operational guidelines.
- Facilitated M&E capacity building for project staff, farmer organizations, and local authorities, strengthening local capacities.
- Coordinated field missions and engaged stakeholders, including government institutions, private-sector partners, and civil society actors, to foster collaboration.
- Trained 20 trainers of trainers, 149 seed producers, and 11 seed inspectors, resulting in increased distribution of improved seeds and fertilizers, boosting yields by 10 to 50%.
Agro-Economic Officer (Policy & Agricultural Systems)
Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security – Burkina Faso
11.2002 - 03.2011
- Coordinated assessment of national agricultural strategies and programs, optimizing resource allocation to enhance program effectiveness.
- Directed analysis of agricultural market information systems to inform strategic planning and responsive actions.
- Executed impact assessments for agricultural development projects, ensuring thorough evaluations and actionable reporting.
- Analyzed food and nutrition security data, delivering strategic recommendations aimed at enhancing overall program performance.
- Performed detailed assessments of food and nutrition security, delivering actionable operational recommendations.
- Crafted funding proposals and developed concept notes for agricultural development initiatives, securing financial support from EU and World Bank.
- Managed EU-funded programme initiatives to ensure compliance with funding regulations.
- Managed and coordinated national operations for the General Agricultural Census of Burkina Faso.
Education
MBA - Project Management
International Institute of Management (IIM)
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso07-2013
Master of Engineering - Agronomics, Rural Economics, and Sociology
Rural Development Institute, University of Bobo-Dioulasso
Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina Faso01-2002
Skills
- Solutions mapping
- Project management
- Monitoring and evaluation
- Performance management strategies
- Evaluation system design
- Stakeholder engagement
- Budget management
- Performance management
- Evaluation design
- Vendor management
- Design thinking methodologies
- Capacity building
- Vendor management and knowledge proficiency
Languages
- French: Native
- English: Fluent
Certification
- Procurement Certification level 1, UNDP, 2025
- Blockchain Technology, AltfinLab & AlgorandFondation, 2025
- Data analytics and knowledge management for development, ITCILO, 2024
- Portfolio Approach Training and Digital Fitness Program - UNDP, 2023-2024
- Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning - MDF, 2023; BIOFORCE, 2022
- Evaluation and Managing for Impact – WUR, 2019
- Management of Development Programs and Projects - MDF, 2015
Additional Information
Good faculty to think innovatively, communicate, availability to travel extensively, work productively as a member of a team and ability to work under high pressure or in otherwise dynamic working environments
Timeline
Head of Solutions Mapping
UNDP
09.2019 - 12.2025
Project Coordinator (Agriculture & Markets Programmes)
International Fertilizer Development Center (IFDC)
03.2015 - 06.2018
Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) Manager
International Relief and Development (IRD)
11.2013 - 12.2014
Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) Specialist (Agricultural programmes)
IFDC
04.2011 - 10.2013
Agro-Economic Officer (Policy & Agricultural Systems)
Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security – Burkina Faso
11.2002 - 03.2011
MBA - Project Management
International Institute of Management (IIM)
Master of Engineering - Agronomics, Rural Economics, and Sociology
Rural Development Institute, University of Bobo-Dioulasso