International Secretariat
The International Secretariat supports countries in implementing the EITI Standard and serves the EITI Board.
Headquartered in Oslo, Norway, the International Secretariat is a small team with origins from all corners of the globe. The International Secretariat is responsible for the functioning of the EITI Association and supports more than 50 countries in implementing the EITI Standard. Our work spans across different areas such as country support, policy, communications, data analysis and administration.
Our culture is underpinned by our values of integrity, professionalism and respect for diversity. With over 25 countries represented among our staff, we value our differences in backgrounds, culture, perspectives and languages. We believe those differences are an important part of what drives innovation and progress in our field.
Senior Management Team
Mark Robinson
Executive Director
Bady Baldé
Deputy Executive Director
Gisela Granado
Policy Director
Joanne Jones
Strategy & Communications Director
Marie Gay Alessandra Ordenes
Technical Director
Jeanette Reinertsen
HR & Operations Director
Staff
Melina Ackermann
Country Officer – Francophone Africa & MENA
Marie Ah-Lime
Executive Assistant & Constituency Coordinator
Adalyat Avamsalimova
Language and Coordination Officer – Asia & Europe
Nassim Bennani Kabchi
Regional Director – Francophone Africa & MENA
Natalia Berezyuk
Administrative Officer – HR & Operations
Christina Berger
Validation Director
Eira Bergman
Policy Officer
Elizabeth Brittan
Corporate Engagement and Company Assessment Intern
Emmanuel Aguilar Burgoa
Country Officer – Latin America & the Caribbean
Mark Burnett
Regional Director – Europe
Khamal Clayton
Senior Policy Officer
Jo Cook
Data Officer
Tatiana Camilo Eisenberg de Alvarenga
Country Officer – Lusophone Africa
Espen Fausko-Johansen
Finance Manager
Saipira Furstenberg
Validation Advisor
Daryll Griffith
Senior Data Officer
Sarah Hayton
Country Manager – Asia
María Ángeles Hidalgo
Language and Coordination Officer - Latin America & the Caribbean
Hannah Sophie Kaase
Country Officer – Europe
Shemshat Kasimova
Procurement and Project Manager (on leave)
Leah Krogsund
Office Manager & Board Support
Gilbert Makore
Regional Director – Anglophone & Lusophone Africa
Alex Malden
Policy Manager
Esteban Manteca Melgarejo
Regional Director – Latin America & the Caribbean
Sylvain Marpeau-Roussel
Senior Corporate Engagement Manager
Juliette Metin
Language Coordinator & Coordination Officer – Anglophone and Lusophone Africa
Trine Moa
Senior Monitoring, Learning and Evaluation (MEL) Manager
Olesia Nekhoroshko
Senior Country Officer – Eurasia
Williams Noah
Country Officer – Anglophone Africa
Mónica Osorio
Procurement Officer (Interim)
Firdaousse Ouknider
Language and Coordination Officer - Francophone Africa & MENA
Hugo Paret
Senior Technical Officer
Francisco Paris
Senior Advisor – Innovation and Research
Papa Alioune Badara Paye
Advisor – Francophone Africa
Alice Perepyolkina
Digital Communications Officer
Leila Pilliard
Communications Manager
Solofo Rakotoseheno
Advisor – Francophone Africa & MENA
Sandra Milena Rojas
Senior Policy Officer
Sebastian Sahla
Policy Manager
Jessica Buendía Sánchez
Country Officer – Latin America & the Caribbean
Wendy Thomas
Data Manager
Olesia Tolochko
Disclosure Manager
Oliana Valigura
Regional Director – Asia
Shqipe Vela
Project Manager
Nyasha Vera
Communications Officer
Edwin Wuadom Warden
Country Manager – Anglophone Africa
Steffen Alexander Wiig
Executive Assistant
Riley Zecca
Validation Advisor
Skye Zheng
Data Officer
Ahmed Zouari
Advisor – Francophone Africa & MENA