Melanie Bacou
 
Independent Consultant
ICT and M&E Specialist
mel@mbacou.com

ICT Specialist with strong quantitative, analytical, and writing & presentation skills. I can help you design, implement and evaluate ICT and data-heavy solutions for e-Government, e-Health, e-Learning initiatives. Also experienced with program monitoring & evaluation (World Bank/UN/EU frameworks).

University(s) Attended

  • M.Sc. Trade Economics - Purdue University, Dpt of Agricultural Economics, IN USA
  • M.A. International Management - European School of Management (EAP), Paris-Oxford-Berlin
  • B.A. Business Mathematics, Contemporary Economics History, Philosophy - Louis-Le-Grand, Paris, France

Language(s)

  • English
  • French
  • German

Representative Publication(s)

  • Arndt, Channing and Melanie Bacou (2000) Economy-Wide Effects of Climate Variability and Climate Prediction in Mozambique. American Journal of Agricultural Economics 82 (3) 750-754.

Citizenship(s)

  • France


What I Do


I can help you:
- Design, implement, evaluate ICT solutions (identify business and technical requirements, select technologies, build local partnerships, ensure international compliance)
- Conduct program evaluations (relevance, effectiveness, communication, governance, and management -- based on either UN or World Bank/IEG evaluation guidelines, or other participatory approaches)
- Formulate and communicate ICT strategies and policies in line with project goals
- Provide training to local staff in the use of computer and networking tools, web-based tools, mobile platforms, etc.
- Build data-heavy solutions for data acquisition, surveying, reporting, and project monitoring & evaluation
- Lead implementations in the field.


Career Level:
Mid-level

Employment Status:
Employed on a short-term contract

Job Functions:
  • Recruit Candidates
  • Conduct research
  • Pursue new business
  • Write proposals or grant requests
  • Provide technical advice on projects

Regional Experience
  • North Africa & Middle East
  • Eastern Africa
  • West Africa
  • South Africa
  • Western Europe
  • North America

Available Start Date:
15 Aug 2008

Currently exploring employment opportunities
 
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Employers/Clients


Project Name: Cost/Benefit: Regulatory Analysis
Project Client: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency - Office of Pesticides Products
Duration of Project: 1 year
Value: US $100,000.00

Project Name: e-Health: Yemen Partners for Health Reform Plus
Project Client: Yemen Ministry of Health & Population + USAID
Duration of Project: 2 years
Value: US $200,000.00

Project Name: e-Learning/Int'l Trade: Introduction to General Equilibrium Analysis
Project Client: World Bank + Zimbabwe Tariff Commission
Duration of Project: Less than 1 year
Value: US $60,000.00

Project Name: e-Learning: Espace Club Mer - Discovery of Marine Ecology
Project Client: Fonds Francophone des Inforoutes (Mauritius, Madagascar)
Duration of Project: Less than 1 year
Value: US $150,000.00

Project Name: e-Learning: Latin American & Latino Studies
Project Client: College of Liberal Arts, Purdue University (USA)
Duration of Project: Less than 1 year
Value: US $50,000.00

Project Name: e-Learning: Protected Cultivation
Project Client: Agricultural Research Institute (LEI), Den Haag, The Netherlands
Duration of Project: Less than 1 year
Value: US $30,000.00

Project Name: ICT: New Emergency Management website
Project Client: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Emergency Management
Duration of Project: 1 year
Value: US $100,000.00

Project Name: ICT4D/Int'l Trade: GTAP On-Line
Project Client: Center for Global Trade Analysis (USA)
Duration of Project: 4 years
Value: US $200,000.00

Project Name: ICT4D/M&E: Independent Program Evaluation
Project Client: Development Gateway Foundation (USA)
Duration of Project: Less than 1 year
Value: US $70,000.00

Project Name: ICT4D: Global Business, Trade, and Investment IQC
Project Client: USAID (Washington DC)
Duration of Project: Less than 1 year
Value: US $50,000.00


 
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Contact Me


Country: United States
Email: mel@mbacou.com
   
 
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