HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT AND LEADERSHIP IN DEVELOPMENT SETTINGS

December 13, 2017

Short biography: Dr. Manoncourt is semi-retired. She is a former United Nations official who, after retirement, periodically works as a senior management and development consultant. She specializes in developing behaviour and social change interventions, designing participatory methodologies and evaluating behavioural interventions at both individual, community and organizational levels. During her tenure in UNICEF, she held the following positions: Country Representative in the Arab Republic of Egypt (2005- 2010), Deputy Representative in India (1999-2004) and Chief, Programme Communication/Social Mobilization in New York (1995-1999). Prior to joining the United Nations, Dr. Manoncourt was an Assistant Professor at the Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine in Louisiana USA where she headed the Health Communication Unit in the Applied Health Sciences Department. Additionally, she has worked over 30 years in international development providing technical assistance in management/leadership, strategic planning, training and facilitation skills, communication for development, and research, monitoring and evaluation. A social-behavioural scientist by training, Dr. Manoncourt holds a Ph.D. in Public Health from the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill, USA with a specialization in Health Behaviour. She also has a Master’s Degree in Social Work and B.A. Degree in Psychology.

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