Mr. Alfredo LO CICERO, the new Head of Office and Programme Manager for UNOPS in Cameroon, took up his functions on February 20th, 2023 and has been officially accredited since March 8, 2023.
Mr. Lo Cicero has 24 years of experience in the regions of North Africa, Balkans, Middle East, Caribe - Haiti, West, East and Central Africa. A total of 9 countries on long missions, as well as several others on short notice.
In his previous roles, he held the position of Program Director, Deputy Head of Mission for the international non-governmental organizations as well as Norwegian Refugee Council, CARE, Weltungerhilfe, Save the Children, and Oxfam in Cameroon, Mali, Burkina Faso and Haiti. He also held the position of Head of Mission in South Sudan for CESVI, and previously served as Base Director for IOM in Haiti. Previously, he served as Governance Program Manager and Project Manager in Lebanon, Palestine, Albania and Tunisia.
He has also worked in the social services and childcare sector as Executive Director of a cooperative in Turin (Italy), and held the position of Partnership Manager and International Mediator for an international law firm based in London.
During his time as Program Director, Mr. Lo Cicero was particularly involved in bilateral programmatic and operational interconnections, such as between Haiti and the Dominican Republic (for Oxfam), between Burkina Faso, Mali and the Ivory Coast (for Save the Children), and between Lebanon and Syria (for Italian Cooperation). He has developed his skills in program management, mission management and business development.
Mr. Lo Cicero holds a University Diploma in Political Science / International Relations (Italy), two Masters in Geopolitics and Conflict Analysis (France), and a Doctorate in Geopolitics from the University of Paris VIII. He also holds a diploma in International Mediation for Conflict Resolution.