Thierry Yabi

Dynamic and bilingual (French-English) leader with 20+ years of international experience in project management, strategic planning, evaluation, and institutional capacity building. Adept at designing and implementing high-impact initiatives, driving organizational transformation, and aligning complex projects with institutional strategies. Recognized for delivering results in multicultural development, and humanitarian settings.

Catholic Relief Services (CRS)

Emergency MEAL (Monitoring Evaluation Accountability and Learning) Coordinator –

Nigeria

Sept 2023 – Present

• Directed monitoring, evaluation, and learning systems for emergency projects totaling $80M.

MEAL Manager – Lake Chad Regional Stabilization Program (Cameroon, Chad,

Niger, Nigeria)

Jan 2021 – Aug 2023

• Managed evaluation of a $39M multi-country stabilization program, integrating learning into strategic planning.

MEAL Coordinator – Benin & Togo

Aug 2014 – Jan 2021

• Led planning, monitoring, and evaluation of a $116M portfolio (nutrition,

education, malaria, resilience).

SNV Netherlands Development Organization – Benin

Program Manager / Technical Advisor

Jan 2004 – Jul 2014

• Designed and managed donor-funded programs in water governance,

institutional capacity development, and sanitation reform.

• Led strategic planning processes and facilitated multi-stakeholder consultations for EU, UNICEF, Belgian Cooperation.

• Master’s in Statistics and Econometrics – Université Toulouse 1 Capitole,

France - 2020

• Master’s in Development and Project Management – Institut Universitaire du

Bénin (IUB), Bénin - 2017

• Master’s in Civil Engineering and Infrastructure – 2iE, Burkina Faso - 2016