Nathalie TOYE
Relations internationales, Afrique du Nord Moyen-Orient
After graduating in Law & Political Sciences focusing on Middle East and North Africa (MENA), I went to Yemen in order to improve my Arabic.
In this complex country, I had the opportunity to carry out many assignments for five years (1998-2003), providing assistance in various French cooperation programs, working for the French Cultural Center, the French Research Institute, the French Embassy... Among others, I became acquainted with international development partners and mechanisms, as the French Co-operation Attaché assistant. Beside, I conducted research on the Yemeni decentralization process in this tribal system country. Moreover, the French Embassy called me back (2005) to participate in the completion of the first big French “Democratic Governance & Security” program in Yemen. This published study and this last commitment have increased my motivation to work on strengthening transitional democracies.
After a professional break, I am seeking to make a fresh professional start, by making good use of my solid experience in
various Development project management support and of my MENA region's countries understanding in particular.
More, used to work in an insecure context as well as in a multi-national and multi-disciplinary environment, I am open to many overseas job opportunities. Reliable, flexible and readiness to work extra hours, do not hesitate to contact me if my profile could be useful to you.
Thanks for your attention and my best wishes for your projects.
266 contacts2005 - 2005Focused on the writing formulation of the programme “Democratic Governance and Security in Yemen” (2,700,000 € / 36 months), the main aspect of my expertise was to:
- advise the SCAC on legal issues and on Yemeni institutions matters, in particular concerning Justice and Decentralisation;
- confirm the logical connection between the 4 components of this programme;
- complete the formulation and the writing of this first French programme on Governance in Yemen.
2002 - 2003I support the Attaché in his usual tasks, particularly in:
- attending donor meetings as well as local & international partners’ gatherings,
- overseeing and monitoring current French programmes, mainly on capacity building,
- designing & writing co-operation projects, including the first FSP’s programme in Yemen.
On my own, I carried out:
- preparation and report on meetings
- strategic documents’ translation (English/French), analysis and summary
- working papers (reports and project proposals) on Democratic governance issues
Country Representative and Programme Officer, AFVP - Association Française des Volontaires du Progrès
2000 - 2003As the first AFVP Volunteer in Yemen, I was in charge of:
- information collection: local context watch & analysis, potential partners identification;
- representative and liaising functions;
- reporting, drafting and proposal writing (rural development sector).
1998 - 2002I was closely associated with the daily tasks of the CEFAS Director and, in particular with:
- administrative, editing (proofreading, transliteration) and communication support,
- event organisation (lectures, cocktails, workshops),
- student mentoring.
1998 - 2001I carried on research activities on the Yemeni decentralisation process. My paper “Local Authorities in Yemen (1963-2002), first elements for a legal study” was published in French, Chroniques Yéménites 2002, http://cy.revues.org/document125.html
1998 - 2000The main aspect of my role was:
- organisation of the French cultural events (concerts, exhibitions, festival, cocktails, annual celebrations), including supervising and managing staff;
- communication and liaison with partners, sponsors and media;
- library management.