Thierry Mertens | COUNTRIES

Period: from 04/2017 to 06/2019 – 4 missions on site + remote
Position: Project Director
Contractor: GFA Consulting Group Gmbh (https://www.gfa-group.de/)
Summary of job description: Project Director for the Public Finance Management Department, and thus in charge of the management and the technical support for The Global Fund (TGF) and the effective running of key programs in Ivory Coast. - Also in charge of development of: Capacity Building Plans and progress update trackers, Exit Plans, Risks Management tools, Financial Risks Registers, Action Plans, review of Financial/Admin/Procurement manuals, for TGF and GAVI, etc. – Oversight of Fiscal Agent work - Overall supervision of large Fiscal Agent Teams - Client relationship management and business development - Coordination with the PR’s management - Mitigate the risk of fraud or misuse of grant funds and reduce the ineligible expenditures reported by the Office of the Inspector General (the “OIG”) and the Local Fund Agent (the “LFA”).

Period: from 01/1995 to 03/1995
Position: CFO
Company: EGLIN (https://www.sipef.com/)
Summary of job description : Interim Management – Finance and Administration – Banana and Pineapple farm and export.

Period: from 10/1994 to 12/1994
Position: CFO
Company: SODEFOR (http://sitesodefortest.e-bordereaux.ci/)
Summary of job description : Interim Management – Finance and Administration – Forestry and Wood Company.

Period: from 08/1992 to 09/1994
Position: CFO
Company: SEBOVIA (Cie Jules Van Lancker) (www.jvl.be)
Summary of job description: The company owns a ranch located in Ferkessedougou on a one lot property of 1.200 Ha, including a farm, a slaughterhouse (EU norms), and fish breeding units. HQ and sales unit are located in Abidjan.
Management contract of the first privatization of an Ivorian public unit in ranching and beef business processing – Financial and Administrative management of the company - Daily management of the ranch and the slaughterhouse - Personal involvement in marketing + development and increase of market share and extension of sales units

Ivory Coast