Souada Bentaleb, SBC Programme Manager

Souada is an SBC Programme Manager at MAGENTA on the Middle East team.

She manages a wide array of social and behavioural change interventions across the region, ranging from behavioural diagnosis to strategy development to implementation and monitoring and evaluation. Her programming portfolio includes projects on child protection, gender, WASH, and climate change, and she specialises in applying SBC principles and frameworks to analyse and solve complex development challenges. Prior to joining MAGENTA, Souada worked for the OECD doing research and policy advice on illicit trade and disaster risk reduction. She holds a Master's degree in Peace Studies from PSL University in France and a Bachelor's degree in Political Science from Université Libre de Bruxelles.

Souada speaks native French and Arabic, fluent English, and conversational Spanish.