Rinko JOGO

Serving as a senior representative of JICA Tunisia office. There are 22 members (8 Japanese, 14 Tunisian) in JICA Tunisia office. JICA Tunisia is managing over10 concessional loan projects on infrastructure and currently looking into a potential public-private partnership project. We also provide 5 techincal cooperation projects, 3 grant projects, 15 or so volunteers, trainings and scholarships to Japan, etc. My role is to support Resident Representative to deliver these projects ad to act on her behalf when necessary. I am also responsible to manage office administration including personnel management, budget, accounting/procurement. JICA Tunisia office covers JICA activities in Algeria.

Served as a Senior Representative at JICA Senegal office. there are 55 staff in JICA Senegal (25 Japanese, 30 Senegalese), with a Resident representative and 2 senior representatives. I was in charge of general affairs (administration, personnel management of local staff, accounting and procurement, security), JICA volunteers and infrastructure sector. The other senior representative covers sectors such as health, education, agriculture, fisheries. Senegal office also covers JICA activities in Gunea, Guinea Bissau, Ganbia, Cabo Verde, Mauritania and Mali.

The division provided support to groups of researchers internal and external JICA to conduct research related to Japanese ODA. Managed the division to deliver research outputs, such publication of research papers (preferable in international journals) and books, organise seminars or events on the research results. For some researches, I conducted household surveys by contracting consultants in the fields.

Assisted the director to manage the team.

Prepared and monitored annual budget of the and annual strategy of the department. The department covered 15 countries in Europe and Middle East.

Managed country portofolio of Senegal and DRC in collaboration with overseas offices, partner country governments, Japanese Ministry of foreign affairs. This includes monitoring country budget allocation, reviewing country strategy, conducting annual request survey of future projects.

Supported the division was mandated to monitor and promote implementation of the targets set in the Paris Declaration on Aid Effectiveness by preparing various meetings/events/missions and monitoring the implementation of the aid effectiveness agenda.

Served as an assistant to the President of JICA (Mrs. Sadako OGATA).Managed daily schedules of the President, prepare and accompany meetings/missions, assisting relevant internal departments in preparing talking points, drafting letters/speeches, responding to request from external parties. It was also required to lead the assistants who were in charge of Senior Vice President and Vice Presidents.

Provided support to more than 50 in-house consultants, including work management, recruitment, coordination of work requests from various departments within JICA.

Managed formulation of over10 development studies (master plans, feasibility studies, detailed design) for infrastructure projects.