Job ApplicationWhat type of job are you looking for? Enterprise Development, microfinance and project management and Rural development What nationality are you? Cameroonian What languages do you speak (and at what level)? English and French What country or area are you looking to work in and why? Cameroon and other Central/West African contries. I believe to have a good mastery of development projects in these regions. What countries have you worked in? Cameroon What countries do you have a visa to work in? None yet. What field do you currently work in? Enterprise development and sustainable livelihoods, Microfinance, Monitoring and Evaluation, program management What fields have you worked in before? Enterprise development and sustainable livelihoods, Microfinance, Monitoring and Evaluation, program management What qualifications do you hold? Masters of Development Evaluation and Management: Subjects: Product Marketing/Value Chains and Micro financing Which do you consider more valuable? Formal education or skills and why? Skills. Skill is acquired from experiences about what works and is more reliable than education which is basically theoretical with variances from one circumstance to another. Describe the benefits of working with others It builds ones personal capacity to accept the cultural difference inherent in others, makes someone flexible and also to learn and adopt new ways. It also help integrate various perspectives of things into a unique visioning. Describe the benefits of working alone Decision making and responsibility is optimal. What was your worst working experience? I designed a supposedly effective enterprise program in an organistion I worked for but the concept was parallel to the ideology of the director and it was therefore never supported and implemented. It can be frustrating when its becomes difficult to reconcile at conceptual level. What is the most important lesson you have learnt throughout your career? Be practical in your work and stay closed to reality by valuing and utilising the experience of local people, while thinking strategically. What unique skills do you have? Ability to analyse a development issue and strategy development What would you consider as your 'dream job'? Enterprise Development Projects officer What are the most interesting aspects of your field? - Facilitating access to financial services and other business development services and capacity building of producers. - Project management: Monitoring/supervision and backstopping of enterprise development projects - Liaising with public and private sector to promote project activities How can potential employers contact you? Tel: 0032 488 79 0321 email: tahcharles@yahoo.com Walenstraat 66, Antwerp Belgium | 
