Sophie Pecourt 38 years old French nationality French First Aid Certificate, driving licence

 P.O. Box 40573 - 00100 Nairobi, KENYA  +254 (0)713 843 080  [email protected] http://sophie.pecourt.free.fr

Skills Project management; Logical Framework Approach; Proposals, reports. Assessment, Monitoring and Evaluation, strategy planning, humanitarian action plan conception (NGO and inter-agency level) Disaster Risk Reduction, Emergency Preparedness and Response Management of humanitarian aid programs at country and regional levels, Human resources, design of training curriculums, facilitation Organizational management, direct and matrix management, representation, coordination at regional and global level; Interagency collaborative work. Strong knowledge in international human rights law, refugee law, international humanitarian law, Humanitarian Standards (Sphere in particular) and Humanitarian Accountability Framework Areas of expertise : Mine Action, Mine Risk Education, Protection issues, Emergency Education, Health Education and Hygiene Promotion, Reproductive Health in Crisis, Disability mainstreaming and advocacy Ability to work in a complex and harsh security environment. Personal skills Dynamism, results oriented, diplomatic, ability to work in a group and to face up to responsibilities, ability to multitask and work independently, strategic thinker IT

Microsoft Office, MS Project, accountancy software, Internet, Programming

Languages Fluent in English, French mother tongue, intermediate level in German

Work Experience Jan 2010 – June 2011

SPRINT Africa Coordinator – IPPF Africa Region Coordination of the Inter-Agency Initiative (IPPF – UNFPA – UNHCR) on Sexual and Reproductive Health in Humanitarian Settings – 38 countries in Africa Capacity building at regional and country level – Emergency Preparedness and Response at national and regional levels Management of 3-staff team; financial management and reporting to the donors and partners Organization and co-facilitation of 6 Regional Training of Trainers on SRH in Crisis – 204 participants – 38 Country teams created Matrix management of Emergency Focal Points of IPPF Member Associations Technical Assistance and support to inter-agency Country Teams (in-country and remote): capacity building, integration of SRH in national Emergency Preparedness plans, contingency planning (South Sudan), and emergency response (Togo, Cote d’Ivoire, Uganda), Quality assurance Creation of a regional pool of experts in SRH ; surge capacity Development of tools dedicated to remote management and collaborative work with a large number of partners Member of the global IAWG-MISP sub-group, in the ISDR- Reproductive Health sub-group of the Health thematic platform Strengthened networking with the regional advisors (IRC, Save the Children, IFRC, UNFPA, UNHCR) ; Initiator of the new IAWG SRH in Emergencies group for East and Central Africa

2009

Consultant for international organizations North Kivu, DR Congo – Handicap International - 2 months Evaluation on protection needs of vulnerable people in the emergency relief set-up: analysis, lessons learnt and recommendations Sumatra, Indonesia – Handicap International – 1 month Disability mainstreaming among the clusters and the relief organizations Emergency Response coordination in the post-earthquake relief operation – early phase Nairobi, Kenya – United Nations World Food Programme – 3 months Coordination of follow-up of food safety issues – Kenya and East African corridor

Mar - Dec. 2007 Education and Health Education Coordinator – Solidarités NGO –

Sudan (Darfur)

South and West Darfur – IDP, residents and nomads – 4 field bases Operational management of 4 field expatriates, monitoring and evaluation Design of strategic and methodological approach for health activities, coordination of design and production of dedicated pedagogical tools, guidelines Needs analysis in education and child protection, design and implementation of 2 community-based programs in South and West Darfur (total 70 schools) Reporting to UNICEF on Grave Child Right violations, Coordination with UNICEF, UNMIS Protection, UNHCR, other NGOs

Dec 2006-Mar 2007

Project manager – Mine Action Department – Handicap International – Lyon, France

Improvement of the ability of HI to implement emergency Mine Risk Education programs Lessons learned study on former and current MRE programs in all contexts Development of an emergency MRE kit including methodological guidelines (needs assessment, planning and implementation), emergency MRE tools, field testing procedures, Human resources tools (recruitment, briefing).

Aug 2003 –Jun 2006

Country Director – ATLAS Logistique (now Handicap Int. Emergency Department)

Pakistan: Logistics support to Humanitarian Organizations – post earthquake operation – budget 1,400,000 Euros – 5 expatriates - 21 national employees- ECHO and WFP funding Operational management, liaison with the 80 organizations benefiting from the program Financial and team management, strategic planning, donor reporting, fund-raising Representation and active participation in logistics coordination body (led by WFP) Congo: 1,000 houses reconstruction and 3 health centers' rehabilitation - improvement of life conditions - budget 700,000 Euros, 5 expatriates, 49 national employees Needs assessment, proposals writing targeting European donors Management of the programs, security management, reporting, coordination with humanitarian partners, participation in the Consolidated Appeal process

Jan 2003 – Jul 2003

Administrator – Democratic Rep. of Congo –Première Urgence

Humanitarian aid to Internal Displaced People in Ituri – 1.1 M.Euros, 75 national employees Administrative and financial management, human resources management Procurement of NFI and agricultural kits

1999-2001

Consultant – Altran Technologies (1400 employees)

Organizer of the purchasing information system - Renault S.A. (22 months) Project officer “ Improvement of the monthly performance indicator calculation” Study of failures and recommendations for solutions Process implementation including central purchasers and factory accounting managers Management of ten projects concerning data processing : needs analysis, planning, followup of the implementation, user training, management of programmers

Voluntary work Sept – Dec 2002

Volunteer at Forum Réfugiés, France: French lessons, leisure activities with families

Since 1999

Member of Amnesty International: organizer of the campaign against torture, st participant in the 1 World Congress against Death Penalty (Strasbourg, 2001)

Training and Education Feb – Nov 2008

Certificate of Advanced Studies “Human Rights Law” – University of Geneva – Switzerland Equivalent to 900 h - Direction Pr. M. Hertig Randall and M. Hotellier

European and International human rights law – sources and effectiveness – Non state actors – International humanitarian law and refugee law – Regional Human Rights Protection Mechanisms 3 months distance learning course and 3 weeks course in Geneva Research paper: “Protection of climate IDP and refugees: forced migration, human rights and climate change”

2007

Trauma Management training course – RedR – Darfur, Sudan

2001-2002

Diploma in International Aid Project Management, BIOFORCE Développement, Lyon, France, 800 hours, equivalent to Masters Degree

Subjects included: Project management, logical framework, human resources management, inter cultural studies, geopolitics and International Humanitarian Law, security

1995-1998

PhD in Physics at the Physics Institute of Lyon, France 2 scientific articles in international reviews, 7 oral communications including 2 international conferences - teaching : 240 hours at the University Lyon 1

Other Information Travel : USA, Algeria, Germany, Portugal, Italy, Turkey, Morocco, Spain, Senegal, Thailand. Personal interests: mosaic, swimming, cinema, reading.