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Stéphane P. ROUSSEAU

Stéphane P. ROUSSEAU

Mentoring and teaching (after 20+ years of international program management)

Management of International cooperation projects
Teaching (University)
Mentoring students and young professionals
Coordination of humanitarian operations
Organization representation
Bangkok (10320) Thailand
Employed Open to opportunities
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Successful launching of experimental projects, innovation of professional posts, establishment of new offices, set-up of new organizations.

Good records both as a team-mate and as an independent manager.

Actively contributed to the creation of a number of effective professional networks.

Good records in representation functions.

Main working environments acquainted to:
Mostly international organizations -- UN, EU, Development Bank -- but also civil society (charities, NGOs, associations, advocacy groups).

Competence key words: leading, initiating, analyzing, managing, developing, trouble-shooting, problem-solving, representing, advising, teaching, mentoring.

Example of fields of work: policy analysis, development strategies, knowledge management, post-conflict reconstruction, multi-partner coordination, and public health policies, organization personnel mentoring and coaching. Any innovative field of work otherwise.

Countries of past missions:
Australia, Bangladesh, Cambodia, China, Fiji, India, Japan, Laos, Mongolia, New Caledonia, Papua New Guinea, Peru, Philippines, Singapore, South Africa, Switzerland, Thailand, Vietnam.

Membership:
Member of the Technical Review Panel (TRP) of the Global Fund (Geneva)
Member of the Center for Global Development (Independent research and practical ideas for global prosperity).
Member of the Alumni of La Sorbonne, Paris (Dept. of Political Science, Development & Cooperation)

Bio data:
Male, French National, 52, married, 2 children (at university).
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Experiences
  • Taught the "Social & Behavioral Sciences and Global Health" seminar; and shared the teaching (with Adjarn Therese Caouette) of the "Human Rights and Health" seminar, to international Master students of 20 different nationalities from Africa, Europe, Middle-East, US and Asia.
  • Served as advisor to international (German and Vietnamese) Master’s students throughout the writing of their theses (one passed with a 9/10 mark).
  • Provided also ad hoc one-to-one support to these international students (IT training, CV writing, etc )
Detailed Description
  • Head of the Academic Services of the faculty (resource center, continuing education center, teaching-learning center, social innovation laboratory, PR and marketing unit) - Currently under development.
  • Provided ad hoc one-to-one support to international students on an as needed basis or upon request.
  • Delivered elective courses on topics of interest to students (application letter and CV writing, interview techniques, etc)
Company website
http://www.sgs.tu.ac.th/
  • Short-term mission to prepare the WHO regional strategy on technical assistance to Global Fund projects throughout the Asia-Pacific region.
Company website
http://www.wpro.who.int/en/
  • Part of an independent assessment team that reviewed the Value for Money of Supervision and Training activities funded by the Second Health Sector Support Program Pooled Fund. The Pooled Fund is a joint financial mechanism of the World Bank, AusAID, DFID and UNICEF to support the Ministry of Health joint programming of health activities. The consultant's performance evaluation is available upon request
Company website
http://aid.dfat.gov.au/Pages/home.aspx
  • The missions took place in both Nouméa, New Caledonia and Suva, Fiji islands.
Detailed Description
  • Initiated by the governments of Australia and New Zealand, the Pacific Island HIV and STI Response Fund 2009–2013 (“Response Fund”, RF) is a US$30 million multi-donor pooled funding mechanism that supports implementations of national and regional HIV and STI strategic plans. The Secretariat of the Pacific Community (SPC) was responsible for the management and the administration of the RF.
  • In the course of three separate missions between Sept. 2010 and June 2011 the consultant, first, reviewed the 7-stream funding mechanism and submitted recommendations for its improvement, which were endorsed by the RF Governing body. In a second and a third mission, the consultant developed over 40 different documents, including guidelines, manuals and templates, for grantees as well as for the Grant Management Unit of the SPC, to enhance grant implementation and performance.
  • Finally, the consultant also developed a specially-designed tool to assist grantees and the Principal Recipient in setting the logframes and Monitoring & Evaluation frameworks for the respective 120 existing grants in 14 Pacific countries.
Company website
http://www.spc.int/
  • Responsible for the coordination of the $38.75 million regional Communicable Diseases Control (CDC) project, and implementation of the $4.3 million regional activities.
Detailed Description
  • Planned, executed and monitored all regional aspects of the project, including organizing high level regional steering committees, regional symposiums, scientific forums, and knowledge management workshops;
  • developed and maintained a large regional network of professionals;
  • negotiated and contracted with institutions for multi-country joint research studies,
  • Managed the Regional Coordination Unit, developed a well frequented professional website.
  • promoted Knowledge Management and Communities of Practices,
  • intervened as a panelist in numerous international events, etc.
  • The GMS CDC was a 4-year ADB-WHO project supporting Communicable Diseases Control in Cambodia, Laos and Viet Nam, with some involvements of China, Myanmar and Thailand
Company website
http://www.adb.org/
  • Duties included the coordination in the Asia-Pacific region of WHO technical assistance to countries for the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria (GFATM) projects. At time of tenure, the GFATM supported 42 projects in 17 countries in the region, totalizing US$740 millions.
Detailed Description
  • As the WHO focal point, duties included the organizing and chairing of regular meetings on various GF topics, the keeping of all WPRO and in-country WHO personnel up-to-date on all GF developments, the day-to-day desk as well as in-country troubleshooting, preparation of a WHO position paper on GF, the representation of WHO at international Global Fund meetings, etc.
  • Achievements include a recognized contribution to the drafting of key GF policy documents, the establishing of a large network of professionals, the development of a central archives system, the establishing of a Sharepoint focus site, the regional coordination of the preparation of the successive rounds for proposals, etc.
  • With a collective credit one may note that the Asia-Pacific region (WHO-defined "WPR") scored the highest proposal success rate (65%) in the World (worldwide rate:30%) at the fifth round.
Company website
http://www.who.int/en/
  • Led two separate missions: In the first one, investigated child international adoption in Cambodia, and a second one conducted an evaluation of a well-known organization of Cambodian lawyers providing legal aid to the poor.
Detailed Description
  • In the first mission, investigated the situation of international child adoption in Cambodia. The report was endorsed by the Dutch Minister of Justice who ordered the immediate cessation of all adoption of Cambodian children by Dutch citizens until proper safeguards against child trafficking are established in the country. The report was also distributed to all foreign Embassies in Bangkok and in Cambodia, and led indirectly to the same decision by other countries, as well as a general moratorium on adoption in Cambodia.
  • In the second mission, conducted an evaluation on a well-known organization of Cambodian lawyers supported by the Royal Netherlands Embassy. The findings and recommendations of the report were endorsed by the Board of the organization and led to a major restructuring of the organogram, as well as a significant necessary revision of the organization’s goal, objectives and management.
Company website
http://thailand.nlembassy.org/
  • Responsible -- together with my Lao counterpart -- of the direction of the 5.8-million Euro Project. Duties included administration, personnel and financial management, the general direction of the operation, and all international procurement (through international bidding processes). The programme was covering 7 provinces, 39 districts, and 2,244 villages.
Detailed Description
  • Achievements include, among other things, the reduction of mortality and morbidity due to malaria by over 90%, the protection of approx. 900,000 people under impregnated mosquito nets, and the training in various disciplines of some 6,089 health personnel. The project is remembered in Lao PDR as one of the most successful EU-sponsored projects.
Company website
http://europa.eu/index_en.htm
  • Medicam is the membership organization for NGOs active in the health sector in Cambodia. In 2000, it comprised ninety-nine member organizations (both international and local).
  • As the first Executive Director of the organization, I established the office (administration, finance, personnel, network, etc.) first...
Detailed Description
  • Then, duties included an official representation role of the NGOs at official meetings, including high-level ones, with Ministry of Health, WHO, World Bank, ADB, etc.
  • It included also the chairing and organization of a monthly conference of health professionals, the editing of a newsletter, and advocacy works -- including through the national medias -- and all network building between NGOs, UN, bilateral, and government agencies.
  • Achievements include also the setting up of a 300-member productive electronic network of health professionals. During my tenure, MEDICAM was awarded the title of "Centre of Excellence" by the Asia Foundation.
  • Nowadays, some 16 years after I established this organization, the latter is still a key player of the Cambodian civil society.
Company website
http://www.medicam-cambodia.org/
  • Officer in charge of the UNHCR Field Office on the post-repatriation Thai-Cambodian border.
Detailed Description
  • Duties included managing the office, while monitoring - in close collaboration with local Authorities and relevant International Organizations and in steady contact with local villagers - the 824-km border, particularly to prevent possible “refoulements” of Cambodian refugees.
  • Duties also included assistance to civilian war wounded, notably through negotiation with border Thai hospitals and delivery of medical equipments and supplies..
  • In addition to the successful development of the routine operation, achievements include the writing of a comprehensive multi-sectoral and contextual Contingency Plan.
Company website
http://www.unhcr.org/cgi-bin/texis/vtx/home
  • Responsible of investigating and monitoring all reported Human Rights violations in a war-torn and politically-tensed province.
  • Duties included monitoring of the judiciary as a whole (court, police force, prisons, etc), investigating politically-motivated assassinations, tortures, illegal arrests and detentions, inspecting the prisons, spot visits at the police stations and court. etc.
Detailed Description
  • The mission required frequent meetings with local highest authorities.
  • Duties also included the coordination of a Human Rights dissemination and teaching programme.
Company website
http://www.un.org/en/peacekeeping/missions/past/untac.htm
  • Responsible for the establishing of a structured Khmer Displaced Persons' Protection system.
  • Duties included analyzing the inner-camps violence, organizing an overall response that involved justice committees, police force, military, social workers, etc.
  • It also included prevention measures, and human rights dissemination activities – in Site B ("Sihanoukists") and O'trao ("Khmer Rouges") camps.
  • Officer responsible for the UN of the supervision of a large range of projects, contracted to NGOs, and of their respective budgets (a-6 million US$-portfolio for 13 NGOs with 23 projects, ranging from hospitals, prosthesis workshops, sanitation, to vocational training centers.
  • The projects, spread over six camps on the Thai-Cambodian border, were for the benefit of approx. 300,000 Khmer Displaced Persons, plus Affected Thai Villagers).
Detailed Description
  • Duties included the administration, budget negotiations, audit contracting, and advising on programme orientation.
  • In addition to Camp Officer's duties, officer in charge (in alternance with other UN security officers) of the UN Security of the largest camp (Site 2) with a population of approx. 170,000 displaced persons, and several hundreds expatriate volunteers.
Detailed Description
  • As the camp was situated in a war zone, shelling and other war-related incidents, together with serious inner-camps domestic violence required a strict adherence to Security and Evacuations guidelines.
  • Achievements include, among others, the proper management of the first “Situation 4” (highest) in the camp in 1988 (shelling).
  • Officer responsible of the day-to-day coordination of four Displaced Persons encampments (60,000).
  • Duties included logistical management, distribution of supplies, housing and public buildings construction, health & sanitation, and coordination with all the various relevant authorities (military, civilian, humanitarian).
  • Expatriate responsible of a workshop producing low-cost prostheses using appropriate technology.
  • Duties included budgeting, administrating, and coordinating, in addition to the supervision and technical training of the local workers (training provided in their own language, Thai and Khmer).
Company website
http://www.handicap-international.org/
  • Responsible of the launching of a sponsorship programme for young handicapped children (mostly war-related amputees) throughout Thailand and in refugee camps (Myanmar, Lao, Vietnamese and Khmer).
  • The program nowadays counts over 50,000 supporters (godfathers).
Company website
http://www.handicap-international.org/

Field co-organizer / Vaccinator

MINISTRY OF HEALTH/ PAN-AMERICAN HEALTH ORGANIZATION / BIOFORCE/ MÉRIEUX
1985
Lima and Callao
Peru
  • Participant to a massive anti-rabies campaign in Lima/Callao in Peru (mostly in slums areas).
  • Duties included the practical organizing of the campaign (into details) including the vaccination itself.
  • Was granted a “Diploma del Merito” by the Ministry of Health of Peru.
Company website
http://www.bioforce.asso.fr/spip.php?rubrique30

Volunteer (various missions)

MISCELLANEOUS CHARITIES
1980 to 1982
Several locations (GB, FR)
  • Volunteer or benevolent helper to mentally or severely disabled persons (WFT, SEV, Arche de Jean Vanier, Olympics for the disabled, etc). In Great Britain and France.
  • Also facilitator of a university catholic chaplaincy (faculty of medicine of La Pitié-Salpétrière)
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