Jean Marc Kouadio
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Manager, Global Finance & Admin
Jean Marc brings an extensive background of 15+ years of experience in finance, grants, and operations, including subawards management in major emergency and development programs across Africa, Eurasia, and the United States. His experience includes financial management of projects with complex donors (public/private) including, but not limited to, USAID, UN, SIDA, GIZ, World Bank, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, etc. He has successfully managed diverse funding portfolios, multi-million-dollar budgets, and led organizational restructurings to optimize resource allocation, mitigate financial risks, and achieve program goals.
With his combined experience and credentials, Jean Marc is skilled in managing essential financial operations, donor relations, subaward administration, compliance, and financial reporting. His core technical competencies include USAID rules/regulations compliance, accounting and financial reporting, budgeting and forecasting, financial planning and analysis, audit preparation, government grants/contracts, subaward management, operations and procurement. Prior to joining IYF, Jean Marc most recently worked as Budget and Fiscal Compliance Specialist overseeing North America, Africa and Eurasia portfolio at HIAS. He has worked at several other esteemed non-profit organizations which include FHI360, International Rescue Committee (IRC), Norwegian Refugees Council, Danish Refugees Council, War Child UK, Tearfund UK, among others.
He has been based in and worked from multiple countries including Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Central African Republic (CAR), Guinea, and Côte d’Ivoire. Jean Marc is fluent in French which has been one of our few language gaps in iFAAM and positions us well to support our 5-year financial plan and growth strategy to expand IYF’s program operations and footprint in Africa. Jean Marc is originally from the Ivory Coast, Côte d’Ivoire. His passions include reading, spending time at the gym, and engaging with youth to teach them values that lead to success.