Alan Bobbett

Chief Operating Officer , International non-profit organizations

Avon. IN, United States

Innovative, competent, resourceful leader of leaders; Country Director and Chief of Party. Native of West Africa and the US. Trilingual (English, French, Songhai) with extensive experience working across multiple sectors in Sub Saharan Africa.

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Area of Expertise:
  • Agriculture, Livelihoods, Microfinance, Rural
  • Capacity Building, Training, Advocacy
  • Director, CEO, COP, President
  • Fundraising, Business Development, Grants Writer
  • Monitoring, Evaluation, Policy, Research, Analysis
Professional Experience:

USAID Chief Of Party, Country Director for multiple projects in multiple countries.Every project I've managed has expanded and renewed. Have worked in and supervised Food Security, Emergency and Disaster Relief, WASH, Livestock, Vocational Training (TVET), MNCH, Health and Nutrition, Agriculture and Agri-business, Private sector economic development with Micro, Small and Medium sized enterprises and more. Passionate about seeing and aiding people and organizations to grow and thrive; Gifted communicator; Strategic planner and implementer; Oversight of multiple projects in multiple regions with multicultural teams; Experience in Disaster Assessment and Emergency Assistance as well as Food Security, WASH, Health and Nutrition; Business and staffing capacity development; Administration and oversight of all facets of INGOs, including HR, Finance, Logistics, Programming and more; Advocacy with host governments, businesses and other stakeholders. ;Organizational representation at all levels; Capacity Builder, Skilled Trainer of Trainers; Business Development and Growth;Innovation and market oriented approaches my specialty; Multi-lingual (English/French and some West African languages); Change and growth/turnaround specialist

Education:

Cross disciplinary masters in International Development and Psychology, focused on psychosocial support as well as effective leadership of multicultural teams

Available for:

  • Consulting assignments
  • Job opportunities
  • Being headhunted – make me an offer

Years of Experience:

More than 20 years

Highest Qualification:

Masters

Languages:

English, French, Songhai

Nationality:

United States

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