Anderson Komenan is a business development specialist and international development professional with over 10 years of experience in sales, communication, partnership development, market research, and customer relationship management. He has worked in roles managing teams and projects for various organizations focused on education, insurance, and humanitarian aid. Currently, he is the West Africa Manager for The Education Group and founder of his own consulting agency, SIDE Global, assisting local NGOs and organizations.

1. Anderson Komenan
Business Development
Specialist/Consultant/Global
Development Professional
/International Humanitarian Aid
and Development Specialist.
Personal details
Anderson Komenan
akomenan@yahoo.fr
+2250758147390
Abidjan 25 Poste Restant, Ivory
Coast
linkedin.com/in/topup
Skills
Development Project
Management
Monitoring and Evaluation
Entrepreneurship and
Leadership
Manage a team of people
and ensure they work to
the standards set for the
Business Development
Manager
Negociation with effective
persuasion techniques to
achieve objectives
Create and deliver
presentations to the
management team based
on team/department
performance
Profile
Business Development Specialist with 10+ year experience, I have developped
solid skills in sales, in communication, in partnership, in market research, and in
customers relationship management with plateforms like Hubspot, Salesforce or
Zohoo. Since 05 years I am in transition to the humanitarian and the international
development fields. I have openned my agency nammed ‘ SIDE Global’ to assist
local NGO and Associations in grant writting , in Project Management , in
Fundraising, in Budgeting and in many aspects of the non-profits management.
With a Master in Humanitarian and Sustainable Development Project
Management from the USIG Geneva / UHD Abidjan , I have gained the
neccessaries skills and competennces to better impact the development sector. I
am highly interested by a full position in the international development sector.
Employment
West Africa Manager Jan 2021 - Present
The Education Group London
Lead the West Africa marketing plans
Recruit , train and supervise recruitment agencies from the West Africa
countries
Develop a business network with the feeders institutions ; high schools ,
univresities, business schools, etc.
Maintain good relationship with the local authorities
Manage a list of 21000 leads through the Hubspot platform
Send a monthly report to the HG in London, attend the weekly africa meeting
through zoom, attend the UK meeting once a year in London, etc.
Founder Jan 2019
SIDE Global
Coordinate all the consulting projects
Lead the sales and marketing strategies
Recruit and coordinate the new consultants
Suppervise the consultants work
Manage the existing clients
Train and coach and assist our partners in partnership
Business Development Consultant Nov 2017 - Dec 2020
Pearson Education, Remote Position
Developed the Marketing strategic and the operational plan
Conducted the growth marketing in my territory
Built the marketing and communications budget for each year
Visited high schools, training centres, Business Schools to promote Pearson
educational resources and curriculums
Coordinated workshops for schools , students , teachers and principals
physically and by zoom conference
Counseled potential partners which are : high schools , training centres ,
business schools about Pearson centre approval process
Developped and increased business in the Ivory Coast market
Area Manager Jun 2015 - Mar 2017
ABE Global, Abidjan
Provided cunseling to the prospective schools
Negociated and signed all the contract behalf ABE Global
Collected payments and send its to ABE Global headquarter in UK
Built and Implemented the marketing strategies in the country
Managed the Customer Relationships
Supervised the ABE Examinations in the Country
Maintained a solid and good relationship with the government

2. Microsoft Office, MS
Project, HubSpot, Zoom
Conference, Remote Work
Write reports and
administrative documents
Online Research
Languages
French
English
Hobbies
Reading
Music
Travel
Conducted all the digital campaigns
Buisness Partner Nov 2011 - Feb 2014
TAS Group, Abidjan
My role as a Business Partner consisted to integrate TAS Solutions (Payment,
Cards, and Financials Market Solution) in Ivory Coast and in West Africa
Francophone countries:
My activities:
Sales support
Local lobbying and opportunities detection,
Provided client capabilities and local support,
Identified opportunities and present business cases
Sent monthly report to my supervisor in Paris, France.
Country Representative Apr 2008 - Nov 2011
ICPS, Abidjan
Conducted active prospection and leads generation activites
Built the Marketing and the operational plans
Established partnerships with the State top Institutions in charge of vocational
training
Organized meetings and business presentations
Negotiated new contracts and close deals
Managed the customer’s relationships
Represented ICPS in all business events
Sent monthly reports to the UK Headquarter in London
Commercial Inspector Dec 2005 - Mar 2008
GIPAM (Groupe International De Prestation de Services et d'Assistance
Médicale), Abidjan
Conducted active prospection and generated leads
Conducted business presentations
Advised clients to choose the best insurance policies
Managed a team of 10 agents in my inspection
Managed the clients relationships
Wrote the team sales reports
Education
Master 2 in Humanitarian and Sustainable
Project Management
Aug 2021 - Jul 2022
USIG GENEVA / UHD ABIDJAN, ABIDJAN
Master of Business Management and
Marketing
Sep 2018 - Dec 2019
ESGSC Abidjan, Abidjan
Bachelor (Maîtrise) of Food Science and
Technology
Aug 2004 - Sep 2005
Universié Nagui Abrogoua, Abidjan
Certificate in Humanitarian Project
Management and monitoring
Apr 2022
USIG Geneva, Abidjan
Advanced Diploma in Business Management Feb 2016 - Aug 2016
AIMS Business School, Abidjan