Mona Khalaf, Financial Liaison Officer

Mona Khalaf

Financial Liaison Officer

International Rescue Committee

Location
Jordan - Amman
Education
Diploma, Certified Project Manager (CPM)
Experience
26 years, 1 month

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Work Experience

Total years of experience :26 years, 1 month

Financial Liaison Officer at International Rescue Committee
  • Jordan - Mafraq
  • September 2014 to June 2016
Project Officer at Handicap International
  • Jordan - Irbid
  • December 2013 to August 2014
Freelance at Freelance
  • Jordan - Amman
  • July 2011 to November 2012

Provided a wide range of freelance services/ activities to a group of consultants and organizations.

Programme Assistant at Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH
  • Jordan - Amman
  • August 2009 to June 2011

 Supported the regional programme coordinator in upgrading of Sub-Regional Centres (SRCs) and regional/ national partners in MENA region, and in overall implementation of project.
 Maintained updated versions of the programme logframe and presentations.
 Performed monitoring and evaluation through financial monitoring for budget, and for trainings by using PriME - GIZ's Planning, Monitoring and Evaluating tool.
 Attended one day workshop on Mobilizing for Action through Planning and Partnerships (MAPP), which is a community-wide assessment and strategic planning tool, to assist in the programme final evaluation.
 Checked submission of reports, training materials, and invoices, based on key performance indicators document for respective contracts with consultants, and Sub-Regional Centres.
 Wrote weekly reports, newsletters, and contributed in the final evaluation report for the program.
 Demonstrated good decision making skills at implementation level, especially in critical times. And contributed to the successful implementation of the program.
 Documented and archived training materials, manuals, guidelines on M&E on IFAD projects. And uploaded them on GC21 Portal of GIZ website, for the benefit of the portal users.
 Created database on M&E/ TQM/ TOT national and international experts and consultants.
 Performed financial duties as follows:
o Calculated and compiled cost estimates and projected budget requirements, performed financial monitoring for costs, assisted in preparing annual and quarterly work plans and budget.
o Classified and assigned budget codes, verified and processed claims for payment, and checked vouchers, prices and claims invoices, accuracy of calculations and the completeness of supporting documents, and maintained a continuing status of allotments against obligations.
o Administered programme cash money (USD, Euro and JDs), and covered all payments upon original invoices from the petty cash and reconciled amounts.

ACE Network Coordinator / Executive Assistant at Al Urdun Al Jadid Research Center (UJRC)
  • Jordan - Amman
  • April 2007 to May 2009

- Collaborated with different regional stakeholders (ministries, civil society, political parties, etc.).
- Delivered a presentation on 'ACE network' to the Ministry of Interior staff in Jordan.
- Developed an online survey, and needs assessment for various institutions, and browsed the internet for research purposes.
- Updated website pages of www.aceproject.org, and www.ujrc-jordan.net, using web CMS, and FrontPage.
- Performed simultaneous translation during case study interviews conducted by EuroMeSCo.

Customer Service Officer at Ebn Sina Medical Co.
  • Qatar - Doha
  • May 2005 to March 2007

- Provided the following services to the company’s medical representatives:
Arranged hotel bookings; organized seminars/ conferences at hotels/clubs.
Arranged accommodation for new medical representatives; requested medical appointments in hospitals.
Booked air tickets and arranged car rentals.
Printed business cards and stationery.
- Created and designed the following materials to improve the company services:
Ebn Sina New Medical Representatives Guide.
Ebn Sina Medical Directory for Healthcare Institutions in Qatar.

Administrative Assistant at Sajaya Establishment for General Trade
  • Jordan - Amman
  • July 2003 to April 2005

- Created database for international, local construction and manufacturing companies.
- Extracted companies’ information (services/ materials/ products) from brochures, and entered them into the database.
- Searched the www.grants.gov, www.FedBizzOpps.gov, on daily basis, for oil, gas and construction tenders/grants.
- Registered the company online in: www.grants.gov, www.fbo.gov & www.dnb.com.
- Participated in preparing bid offers.
- Handled and updated magazines' subscriptions.

Temporary Secretary at The Regional Center for Environmental Health Activities
  • Jordan
  • August 2001 to November 2002

- Participated in preparing national and international meetings, seminars and workshops.
- Participated in issuing chapters of books, pamphlet and other publications.
- Performed translation as needed.

Material/ Purchasing Departmet Secretary at The Jordanian Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Co.
  • Jordan
  • December 1995 to June 2001

- Prepared local and international purchase orders, and followed up shipment of raw materials/ machines/ spare parts with the Export-Import Department and freight companies.
- Participated in writing the department's weekly report.
- Entered the warehouse department records in the database.
- Performed daily secretarial tasks: correspondence, welcoming visitors, developed and maintained filling system.
- Assisted R&D, QC, and Information departments in their work, i.e. medical pharmacology and registration files, leaflets, and other duties as needed.
- Took part in coordinating work between departments, especially with R&D and Information Depts.

Education

Diploma, Certified Project Manager (CPM)
  • at International Association of Project and Program Management (IAPPM)‏
  • February 2011
Bachelor's degree, B.Sc. in Business Administration
  • at Al-Mustansiriyah University
  • June 1995

Specialties & Skills

Project Collaboration
Microsoft Office
Customer Service
Administration
Project Execution
Poractive, team player and work underpressure
Handling office equipment
Content Managment System (CMS)
Website Editor
MS office and using Internet
Project Management

Languages

Arabic
Expert
English
Expert
French
Intermediate

Memberships

TAG Knowledge Society
  • Member
  • December 2010
Jordanian Environment Society
  • Member
  • July 2010

Training and Certifications

Certified Project Manager (CPM) (Certificate)
Date Attended:
January 2011
Valid Until:
January 2011