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François Francois

Gatineau,QC

Summary

I hold an advanced master's degree in Development Evaluation and Management and an Agricultural Engineering Degree. I am a passionate research & development practitioner and monitoring and evaluation professional, eager to join an institution dedicated to achieving measurable and impactful research and Development outcomes.

Overview

13
13
years of professional experience

Work History

Consultant

Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT
08.2024 - 12.2024
  • Developing the gender/youth capacity strengthening M&E framework guide and getting it published
  • Evaluating the post-training behavior change through different tools outlined in the gender/youth capacity strengthening M&E framework and producing a working paper summarizing the evaluation results
  • Participating in developing and reviewing the online gender course that will be uploaded on the EiA’s Learning Management System (LMS).

Associate Researcher

Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT
10.2011 - 06.2024
  • Planning, coordinating, and executing all day-to-day project activities
  • Working closely with project partners and stakeholders supporting the scaling of agricultural practices and strengthening their capacity
  • Designing, piloting, validating, and implementing Gender-responsive M&E Frameworks, research methods, and data collection tools
  • Producing peer-reviewed articles and technical reports
  • Training and capacity development in various areas including Gender Transformative approaches and Integrated pest and disease management.

Education

Advanced Master in Development Evaluation and Management (with GREAT Distinction) -

Institute of Development Policy (IOB) of the University of Antwerp, Belgium
09.2021

Gender-Responsive roots, tubers, and banana breeding -

GREAT project of Makerere (Uganda) and Cornell (USA) Universities
Kampala, Uganda
02.2017

Agricultural Engineering Degree (With Distinction) -

Faculty of Agricultural Sciences of the University of Burundi
07.2011

Project-level women’s empowerment in Agriculture Index (Pro_WEAI) -

IFIPRI and GREAT projects
Kampala, Uganda

Permanentresidentstatus

Canada

Boardmember

01/01/24, Member of the Institutional Review Board (IRB) for Ethical compliance in research involving human subjects

Personalcompetencies

Proficiency in English and French, World, Excel, PowerPoint, Stata, NVIVO, SPSS, Kobo Collect, SurveyMonkey, Google Form, Microsoft form, I’m a gender-responsive researcher, I am a fan of using mixed methods, both quantitative and qualitative., Experienced to work in a multicultural environment and multidisciplinary team., Capacity to work under stress and pressure

Awards

10/01/22, GenderVision Award, CGIAR Gender Impact platform

Timeline

Consultant

Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT
08.2024 - 12.2024

Associate Researcher

Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT
10.2011 - 06.2024

Advanced Master in Development Evaluation and Management (with GREAT Distinction) -

Institute of Development Policy (IOB) of the University of Antwerp, Belgium

Gender-Responsive roots, tubers, and banana breeding -

GREAT project of Makerere (Uganda) and Cornell (USA) Universities

Agricultural Engineering Degree (With Distinction) -

Faculty of Agricultural Sciences of the University of Burundi

Project-level women’s empowerment in Agriculture Index (Pro_WEAI) -

IFIPRI and GREAT projects
François Francois