Gilbert Monnard

Seasoned Head of project and Coordinator. Programme Officer. MSc .

La Tour-de-Peilz, Vaud, Switzerland

About

Seasoned Head of project and programme coordinator, specialized in water and environmental management. With a background in mechanics and engineering, I benefit from a solid experience, made of technical expertise and collaboration within multidisciplinary teams. I bring a combination of pragmatic approach, strong adaptation skills with my pleasure of human relationships, continuous learning and new challenges. Head of Maintenance and Safety for Buildings, Parks and Forests Fondation Caux Initiatives of Change Project management Team management Head of project, Water & environment Engineer, RWB Development, construction of long-term public infrastructure Valais & Vaud Masterplanning of water networks at communal & intercommunal level Planning, design & implementation Project Holder advisory Public tendering procedures Consultant, Global Task Force Cholera Control / International Federation Red Cross GTFCC Water quality surveillance Assessment of services, preparedness, key actions for epidemic control, supervision Support to Ministry of Health MoH Reporting, integration in long-term strategies & National Plan. Guidance notes development Sectoral capacity reinforcement in international cooperation Program Officer, Swiss Development & Cooperation Office Humanitarian Aid SDC HA Sudan, Bern Situation & needs analysis Government & selected partners inception, funding proposals Country level advisory Programmatic development Elaboration of operational recommendations Monitoring, reporting, statistics & indicators Innovations & partnership w. Federal institute Spiez Labor, academia EAWAG Sandec UNICEF Chad Technical support to outbreak response Workplan programming, preparedness SDC HA, Headquarters South Sudan Haïti Water access improvement Credit review Sectoral strategic orientation Water supply, borehole drilling Team management, capacity building Emergencies Specialist, Médecins Sans Frontières MSF Libya Haïti Chad Cameroon Guinea Bissau Ethiopia Field implementation, conflict & disaster contexts Refugee camps, medical structures WASH strategy definition & evaluation HR recruitments Trainings Language Consultant, WSI Institute Educational follow up UNESCO IHE Water Education Certificate Diplomacy &Transboundary aquifer manag. Loughborough University Water engineering & Development Centre WEDC Master MSc Water & Environmental m. Hydrogeology Strategies for groundwater protection exploration & exploitation CEFCO Diploma Management HR & Project Ecole Technique & Métiers ETML French English Spanish German

Experience

  • Head of Maintenance and Safety for Buildings, Parks and Forests at Fondation Caux Initiatives of Change
    May 2025 - Present · 1 yr 3 mos

  • Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (11 yrs 6 mos)
    • Membre Corps suisse d'Aide humanitaire, groupe Eau, assainissement et hygiène
      Apr 2014 - Sep 2025 · 11 yrs 6 mos

    • WASH Specialist
      Dec 2020 - Mar 2021 · 4 mos

      Evaluation of needs, gaps and potential WASH interventions. Reporting and recommendations for programmatic WASH components. Technical and coordination support to partner organisations.

    • Sanitation Programme Officer - Humanitarian Aid (HA)
      Oct 2018 - Nov 2019 · 1 yr 2 mos

      Sectoral capacity development in sanitation & health promotion. Development of WASH project portfolio in Africa. Technical support and quality insurance. WASH sector statistics. Quarterly reporting.

  • Water & Environment Engineer, Head of Project at RWB Groupe SA
    Aug 2022 - Aug 2024 · 2 yrs 1 mo

    Potable water networks and infrastructure. Project Holder advisory

  • Humanitarian Specialist at DROPSTONE Sàrl
    May 2022 - Jan 2023 · 9 mos

    Water sector database setting up.

  • WASH Consultant, Country Support Platform (CSP) at Global Task Force on Cholera Control (GTFCC) – International Federation of Red Cross (IFRC)
    Jul 2021 - Oct 2021 · 4 mos

    Support and advisory to Ministry of Health on cholera control activities Data collection on sectoral services and practices. Reporting and Integration in long-term strategies and National Cholera Control Plan, including vaccination / immunisation campaigns.