Born and brought up in Africa (Senegal, Djibouti), lived in several countries since (France, Germany, Fiji, Jamaica) committed internationalist who is passionate about the role of international law fostering enabling conditions for the sustainable socio-economic development of societies. Specialisation and experience in law of the sea, marine policy and ocean management.Demonstrated ability to:• Drive strategy and policy development, especially in the area of governance• Formulate and design technical assistance development programmes and projects• Manage the implementation of complex, multi-country technical assistance projects• Organise and facilitate platforms of dialogue among different stakeholders in marine and ocean management, for consultation and consensus-building• Forge and nurture strong, trust-based partnerships at executive and technical levels