Michel Pierre Mbei

Budget Managed: $21M+ | Team: 40+ Staff 🚀 Strategic Leadership: Oversaw the entire country portfolio, leading strategic growth, program implementation, and operational excellence in a fragile context. 💰 Secured $10M+ in new funding, scaling up peacebuilding, governance, and human rights initiatives through targeted donor engagement with USAID, UN, EU, and private foundations. 📈 Impact-Driven Results: Spearheaded adaptive program management, increasing project effectiveness and driving data-based decision-making. 🤝 High-Profile Representation: Engaged with government stakeholders, donor agencies, and global development actors, ensuring program sustainability and policy influence. 🌱 Localization & Capacity Strengthening: Built a national network of 60+ local partners, fostering inclusive, community-driven development.

Budget Managed: $6M | Team: 50+ Staff 🔹 Crisis Response & Humanitarian Leadership: Led rapid response operations, coordinating humanitarian efforts across conflict zones. 🔹 Program Strategy & Growth: Designed and implemented multi-sectoral programs, enhancing food security, livelihoods, and protection initiatives. 🔹 Financial Oversight: Ensured compliance with donor regulations, optimizing grant utilization and financial transparency. 🔹 Partnerships & Policy Influence: Engaged with UN agencies, INGOs, and government bodies, shaping policy discussions on humanitarian action.

💡 Fundraising & Resource Mobilization: Secured new funding from institutional donors, expanding children’s rights and education programs. 📊 Strategic Communications: Developed impactful storytelling campaigns that increased donor engagement and funding commitments. 🌍 Advocacy & Partnerships: Strengthened relations with local and international development actors to enhance child protection policies.