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Farhad Abdollahyan

Country Manager

Niger (NER)
Niamey

Brief information
Education

Bachelor : Bachelor in Business Administration
Master : Master in Business Administration
Master : Master in Project Managment
Doctoral (PHD) : Doctorat en Administración


Languages

Persian, English, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Arabic,


Countries of Work Experience

Angola, Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Cameroon, Kenya, Liberia, Mauritania, Niger, South Sudan, Senegal, Chad, Lebanon, Yemen, Belgium, Switzerland, Denmark, France, Portugal, Brazil, Guatemala, Panama, Trinidad and Tobago, Venezuela, Colombia, Argentina, Chile, Peru, Uruguay


Affiliation
Section : Niger
Division : AFR/SNMC
UN Agency : UNOPS
Country of Assignment : Niamey, Niger (NER)

Social

Biography
Since 2018, serving as the Representative of UNOPS in Niger. 2017-2018 - served as Project Management Senior advisor at UNOPS Latin America and Caribbean Region Brazilian Office and also led capacity building missions for World Bank affiliate – Global Environmental Facilities – in Trinidad and Tobago, Guatemala, Argentina, Cameroun, Sera Leon, Senegal and Lebanon. 2014-2017, served as Senior Project Management Advisor participating in a variety of internal and partner-focused advisory and capacity building engagements around the world. - 2013/14 led a mission to advise Yemen’s ministries of planning and finance to manage a portfolio worth 7 billion dollars of international aid. 2003-2013, divided his between teaching and researching at Brazilian, Angolan and French universities and consulting in public and private sectors. 1983 started his career in private sector both national and multinational, and later in the government of state of São Paulo, in Brazil.
Publications
  • Abdollahyan, A. A (2016). Grower Programme Management
SDGs Expertise
Areas of Expertise
  • Portfolio
  • Programme
  • Project
  • PMO
  • Risk
  • Benefit realization
  • Cost Management
Professional Categories
OIBCs Expertise
  • OIBC 2.

    Ensuring effective and efficient macroeconomic management & accelerated inclusive, economic transformation and diversification
  • OIBC 4.

    Leveraging new technologies and enabling digital transitions for inclusive growth and development
  • OIBC 5.

    Fostering action on climate change, strengthening natural resources governance, resilience and enabling energy transitions for sustainable development