Charlotte Vaillant is an economist/policy analyst with 12 years of experience including 10 in relation to Africa. She holds a Magistere in Economics from the University of Paris I(Pantheon-Sorbonne) and an M.Phil in Economic Development from the University of Glasgow. Her previous employers include the Economist Intelligence Unit (Africa desk), the African Development Bank, the Commission for Africa, and the peacebuilding organisation, International Alert.
- Country economist, with expertise in aid effectiveness, programme-based approaches (PBAs) and engagement in fragile states.
- Fluent in national account analysis & forecasting (including risk rating) and economic policy analysis.
- Excellent writing and editing skills, with regular contribution to flagship reports.
- Also an experienced political analyst in French-speaking African countries.
- Trainer and facilitator for GTZ-sponsored harmonisation and alignment workshops.
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French |
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| Languages |
English, French
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| Country Experience |
Armenia, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Cote d'Ivoire,
DR Congo, Gambia, Kyrgyz Republic, Laos, Mali,
Moldova, Rwanda, Senegal, Zambia
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| 1993 - 1994 |
M.Phil in Economic Development
University of Glasgow |
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| 1990 - 1993 |
Magistere d'Economie
Universite Paris I (Pantheon-Sorbonne) |
| Employment |
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| April
2007 -
Ongoing
2007 |
Senior Consultant/Economist
ITAD |
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In-house consultant involved in evaluation and training in relation to aid policy and capacity building for governments. |
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2006 -
April
2007 |
Policy Adviser
International Alert (London) |
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Produced recommendations to the EU on its activities related to security, governance, development, and regional integration, in the African Great Lakes Region (Rwanda, Burundi, DRC) (EU funded).
Supported the launch of a new civil society network to promote governance in the DRC (DFID funded).
Assessed the conflict sensitivity of EU-supported activities in eastern Congo (Belgian funded). |
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| July
2004 -
July
2005 |
Policy Analyst
Commission for Africa |
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Member of the pro-poor growth team, with special emphasis on employment creation and private sector development. Worked closely the UK DFID and the Emerging Markets Group to develop a proposal for a $100m multi-donor Africa Entreprise Challenge Fund. Co-facilitated and organized business consultation workshops in Cameroon and Ghana, participated in civil society workshop in Cameroon and supported the launch event at the UN. |
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| August
2002 -
December
2004 |
Economic Consultant
African Development Bank, Economics and Research Department |
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Research for inputs into the annual African Development Report (ADR) and the OECD DAC/AfDB Africa Economic Outlook (AEO), including analysis on status, trends and challenges per country and region. Worked with the Statistical Department to compile data from various national and international sources. |
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| July
1997 -
July
2002 |
Senior Editor/Economist
Economist Intelligence Unit |
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Freelance author until mid-2006. Full editorial responsibility for The Gambia, Burkina Faso, Cote d'Ivoire, Congo-B, Guinea-Bissau, Mali, Niger, Senegal, Cameroon, Chad and CAR - involving:
frequent travelling to the region;
coordination of the work of external contributors;
country analysis (the political scene, economic policy, domestic economy, sectoral trends, and foreign trade and payments) on a monthly, quaterly and annual basis;
monitoring and updating of national accounts with actual, estimated, and forecast data;
use of EIU in-house credit risk rating;
and, interviews with clients and the media. |
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1995 -
June
1997 |
Research Assistant
University of Nottingham, CREDIT |
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Ford Foundation Programme on Export Promotion and Economic Development.
Research and analysis on agricultural supply response in Africa, taking into account the WTO Uruguay Round, world commodity markets and agricultural policies in Africa.
Time-series analysis with co-integration technique linking commodity prices with agricultural production in Cte dIvoire end Tanzania.
Articles in CREDIT Discussion Papers, the Journal of International Trade and Economic Development, and the European Journal of Development Research |
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| 2007 - 2008 Ongoing |
DFID Country Programme Evaluation (DFID, Zambia)
Deputy Team Leader |
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Evaluation of DFID Country Assistance Strategies over the 2000-07 period.
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Provided inputs into the methodolody and the evaluation's findings and recommendations. Evaluated DFID's support through GBS and PBAs in public finance management and public sector reforms.
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| 2007 - 2007 |
DATA 2007 Report (Development Initiatives, UK)
Contributor |
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DATA is an advocacy organization dedicated to eradicating extreme poverty and AIDS in Africa. The 2007 DATA Report is the second annual report monitoring the G8's progress in delivering its commitments to Africa by 2010.
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Produced a briefing paper on UK progress against G8 commitments in aid, trade, debt relief, growth, health and education, peace and security.
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| 2007 - 2007 |
DFID Country Programme Evaluations - Synthesis report (DFID, Indonesia, Kenya, West Bengal, Vietnam, Russia)
Co-author |
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Synthesis Report for CPEs 2006-07 (forthcoming)
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Co-author focusing on DFID's ways of working in the policy domain and building partnership with other development partners.
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| 2007 - 2007 |
Regional Programme Evaluation (DFID, Central Asia, South Caucasus and Moldova (CASCM))
Economist/Evaluator |
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Evaluation of DFID Regional Action Plan in CASCM, looking at relevance, effectiveness, efficiency, sustainability, and impact.
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Evaluator for General Budget Support and PBAs in public financial management and public sector reforms, with field visits to Armenia, Moldova, and Kyrgyzstan.
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| 2007 - 2007 |
Joint Poverty Reduction Strategy (PRS) Training (GTZ- Joint Donors' Competence Development Network (Train4Dev), Armenia, Benin, Laos)
Trainer and Facilitator |
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The course brings together representatives from donors agencies, governments and other institutions to address questions around PRSs, ownership, harmonisation and alignement.
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Facilitator and trainer
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| 2007 - 2007 |
Africa Progress Panel (Development Initiatives, Pan-Africa)
Contributor |
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Following on from the Commission for Africa report, the Africa Progress Panel was established as a mechanism to ensure promises to Africa are kept, with Kofi Annan serving as Chair.
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Supported APP's first progress review by writing briefing paper on progress against G8 and AU commitments to trade and governance.
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| 2007 - 2007 |
Piloting OECD-DAC conflict prevention and peacebuilding guidelines (DFID, CASCM)
Evaluator |
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Testing the OECD-DAC CPPB guidelines
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with special emphasis on the CASCM region and Zambia
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| 2003 - 2007 |
Europa Africa South of the Sahara (Europa - Routledge & Francis, French-speaking African countries)
Contributor |
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Contribution to Europa's annual regional survey, Europa Africa South of the Sahara.
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Revising and updating the Economies of Cameroon, the Central African Republic, Chad, the Republic of Congo, Mali, Niger and Togo.
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| 2006 - 2006 |
Evaluation of Ghana's multi-donor budget support (African Development Bank, Ghana)
Consultant |
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Final evaluation of the AfDB Poverty Reduction Support Loan (PRSL I) Project - the Bank's first direct budget support loan to the Government of Ghana within a multi-donor framework
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Full responsibility
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| 2002 - 2006 |
Country analysis (Economist Intelligence Unit, Mali, Cote d'Ivoire)
Author |
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As former senior editor/economist for the Economist Intelligence Unit,
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Monthly and quarterly country reporting, analysis and outlook for the political scene, economic policy, domestic economy, sectoral trends, and foreign trade and payments. Yearly update of key sectors of the economy.
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| 2001 - 2001 |
Governance Resource Centre (University of Birmingham, UK)
Associate |
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Supported the newly-launched GRC (renamed GSDRC)
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with reviews of academic journals.
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| Publications |
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- Peacebuilding in The Great Lakes: Challenges and Opportunities for the EU in the DRC (2006)
International Alert, London
- Addressing the economic dimensions of peacebuilding through trade and support to private enterprise (2006)
International Alet, London
with C Gndz
- Africa in the Global Trading Economy (2004)
African Development Report, Abidjan
- Public Sector Management (2004)
African Development Report, Abidjan
- Globalisation and Africa's Development (2003)
African Development Report, Abidjan
- The Transmission of World Agricultural Prices in Cte dIvoire (1999)
The Transmission of World Agricultural Prices in Cte dIvoire, Journal of International Trade and Economic Development., UK
with T.A. Lloyd, C.W. Morgan, and A.J. Rayner
- Lome V: implications for African countries (1999)
Economist Intelligence Unit , Sub-Saharan Africa: Regional overview, London
- Aggregate Agricultural Supply Response in Tanzania (1999)
Journal of International Trade and Economic Development, London
with A. McKay, O. Morrissey
- Aggregate Export and Food Crop Supply Response in Tanzania (1998)
CREDIT Discussion Paper, UK
- Trade Liberalisation and Agricultural Supply Response: Issues and Some Lessons (1997)
European Journal of Development Research, UK
with A. McKay, O. Morrissey
- Futures Markets for Agricultural Commodities and Developing Countries (1997)
CREDIT Discussion Paper, UK
with C.W. Morgan, A.J. Rayner and T.A. Lloyd
- The CFA Franc Zone (1996)
Centre for Development Studies Occasional Paper No18, UK
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