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Name:

Aguibou D. Tall

Nationality:

Malian

Position held:

Director Administration & Finance, Africa Rice Center (WARDA)

Year of Employment:

2008

Qualifications:

1980 Masters Public administration / Management Science, University of Pittsburgh, PA – USA.
1974 Diplôme E.N.A. Administration Publique, Bamako, Mali
Specialization/Expertise: Planning, budgeting, financial management, procurement, logistics, people management

Experience:

Over 30 years of professional experience in government and international organizations as an administrator with full proficiency in French and English languages.
1995-2007 Head of Administration/ Operations, ILRI-Ethiopia
1988-1994 Research Operations Manager/ Assistant to DDG (R) ILCA, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
1981-1987 Administration & Finance Officer, ILCA, Arid and Semi-arid Zones program Bamako, Mali
1980-1981 Administrator in charge of cooperation with the UN system, Directorate General for International Cooperation, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Bamako, Mali.
1974-1978 Division Head/ Acting Director Administration and Finance Department, Ministry of Public Works & Transport, Bamako, Mali.

Major Achievements:

- Initiated and led checking of physical attendance of over 1000 contractual employees against payroll, resulting in major savings  for the Ministry of Public Works and Transport in Mali.

- Coordinated efforts in the ILCA DDG/Research office to formalize research planning and review process, resulting in development and implementation of project based planning, budgeting, reporting and evaluation system, establishment of a Research Operations Manual with standard annual work plan, budget and progress report formats.

- As a member of Administration Task force for merger of ILCA and ILRAD to form ILRI, participated and made significant contributions to the development and implementation of various ILRI administrative policies, operating procedures and guidelines; led and successfully concluded negotiations with the Ethiopian government for the signing of ILRI’s Host Country Agreement in 1995.

- As part of the rationalization process, led and participated in phasing out activities in field stations in Ethiopia, Mali, Niger, Nigeria and Zimbabwe.

- Facilitated the outsourcing of some general service functions (Office cleaning, garden & grounds maintenance, carpentry and painting) and helped former employees organize themselves into cooperatives and successfully compete for the business.