Farah Namrouqa, Community Based Protection Associate

Farah Namrouqa

Community Based Protection Associate

United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)

Location
Jordan - Amman
Education
Bachelor's degree, Land, Water and Environment
Experience
10 years, 8 Months

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Total years of experience :10 years, 8 Months

Community Based Protection Associate at United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)
  • Jordan - Amman
  • My current job since November 2016

• Assist functional units, the Multi-Functional Team (MFT) and senior management to integrate participatory and community-based approaches in the overall protection delivery strategy and operational procedures.
• Work with host communities to identify opportunities for national civil society involvement in improving the protection of persons of concern.
• Work with implementing and operational partners as well as with displaced and local communities to develop community-owned activities to address, where applicable, the social, educational, psycho-social, cultural, health, organizational and livelihood concerns as well as child protection and prevention and response to SGBV.
• Assist in analyzing protection risks and capacities of communities of concern.
• Support participatory assessments by multifunctional teams and ongoing consultation with persons of concern.
• Assist in planning and monitoring of programmes and budgets, with an AGD perspective.
• Build office capacity for community-based protection through training and establishing systems for community mobilization and participation of persons of concern.
• Identify and select which individuals or groups to prioritize for counselling and field visits based on agreed criteria.
• Support SGBV/CP in identifying vulnerable people during counseling and field visits.
• Volunteering to help identify vulnerable refugees for submission to the Canadian Humanitarian Transfer Program, with phone calls and interviews.
• Volunteering to help identify vulnerable refugees for submission to the US resettlement program, in phone calls.

Senior Community Services Assistant at United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)
  • Jordan - Amman
  • October 2015 to November 2016

• Assist functional units, the Multi-Functional Team (MFT) and senior management to integrate participatory and community-based approaches in the overall protection delivery strategy and operational procedures.
• Work with host communities to identify opportunities for national civil society involvement in improving the protection of persons of concern.
• Work with implementing and operational partners as well as with displaced and local communities to develop community-owned activities to address, where applicable, the social, educational, psycho-social, cultural, health, organizational and livelihood concerns as well as child protection and prevention and response to SGBV.
• Assist in analyzing protection risks and capacities of communities of concern.
• Support participatory assessments by multifunctional teams and ongoing consultation with persons of concern.
• Assist in planning and monitoring of programmes and budgets, with an AGD perspective.
• Build office capacity for community-based protection through training and establishing systems for community mobilization and participation of persons of concern.
• Identify and select which individuals or groups to prioritize for counselling and field visits based on agreed criteria.
• Support SGBV/CP in identifying vulnerable people during counseling and field visits.
• Volunteering to help identify vulnerable refugees for submission to the Canadian Humanitarian Transfer Program, with phone calls and interviews.
• Volunteering to help identify vulnerable refugees for submission to the US resettlement program, in phone calls.

Social Worker at International Relief and Development
  • Jordan - Mafraq
  • January 2014 to December 2014

• Social worker in OSIR project - Za’atari camp/ Identification and assistance of vulnerable cases, provision of support to community mobilization mechanism, provide support to UNHCR CS unit at the registration area, meeting and reporting.
• Gender based violence and Child protection focal point - active SGBV field sub-working group member organization. The SGBV focal point commits to:
- Weekly attend and represent the SGBV Za’atari field sub-working group at the assigned district meetings,
- Regularly update the SGBV field sub-working group members and the district level members on the issues discussed;
- Document and share with the SGBV field sub-working group and the SGBV chair inputs in need of immediate follow-up and action;



- Share overall situation analysis i.e. needs, gaps and response on issues related to the SGBV at the district level and provide suggestion and recommendation for addressing those issues;
- Support coordination and integration of SGBV prevention and response initiatives.

• Facilitator for Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) orientations for SGBV and CP in the Za’atari - for District-based protection Actors, Humanitarian Actors and Refugees committees.

Project Manager at Land and Human to Advocate Progress (LHAP)
  • Jordan - Amman
  • December 2012 to June 2013

Land and Human to Advocate Progress (LHAP), 2013-2014
Project Manager for “Monitoring the Seventeenth Parliament” Project / Facilitating, designing, monitoring and executing the project activities within the team of “monitoring performance”, Reporting and recording the progress of each activity, communicating with the members of the seventeenth Lower House to achieve the objectives and goals of the project, Documenting the project’s media interactions and activities, Preparing, documenting and disseminating newsletters, Attending and following-up the sessions of the Seventeenth Lower House and preparing reports for each session, and assisting the organization’s performance and other activities.

Project Coordinator at Land and Human to Advocate Progress (LHAP)
  • Jordan - Amman
  • December 2012 to March 2013

Land and Human to Advocate Progress (LHAP), 2012-2013,
Project coordinator for “Traditional Water Harvesting Improves Community resilience and Adaptation to Climate Change” Project/ Executing, monitoring and designing the project’s activities, reporting, observing and evaluating project performance, supervising trainees, monitoring the progress of construction works, preparing brochures and banners, and coordinating work progress at the organization at once.

Volunteer at Jordan Environment Society (JES)
  • Jordan - Amman
  • September 2012 to December 2012

Jordan Environment Society (JES), 2012
Environmental Engineer/ following up environmental activities, organizing Environmental Impact assessment (EIA) training. Attending workshops and seminars related to the environmental sector in Jordan, participating in the awareness campaigns, and proposals writing.

Intern at USAID / Tourism Development Project
  • Jordan - Amman
  • June 2012 to September 2012

USAID-funded project: Tourism Development, 2012
Marketing Component / Intern
Communication Component/ Media tracker

Education

Bachelor's degree, Land, Water and Environment
  • at University of Jordan
  • June 2012

University of Jordan, June 2012 Amman - Jordan • Bachelor of Science Majoring in Land, Water and Environment / Environmental Engineering

High school or equivalent, Scientific stream
  • at Sukayna School
  • June 2008

Sukayna School, June 2008 Amman - Jordan • Tawjihi / Scientific stream CERTIFIED

Specialties & Skills

Team Player
Working With Children
Group Training
Gender Equality
Human Rights
Landscaping
Translation
Monitoring and Evaluation
BUSINESS MANAGEMENT
Environmental Awareness
Media Relations
Environmental Impact Assessment
Proposal Writing

Languages

Arabic
Expert
English
Expert

Memberships

Jordan Agricultural Engineers Association
  • Member
  • September 2012

Training and Certifications

Monitoring and evaluation certificate, Focus group certificate (Certificate)
Date Attended:
January 2013
Valid Until:
April 2013
Nurturing NGO Capacity to Engage in Biodiversity Conservation in the Eastern Mediterranean (Certificate)
Date Attended:
November 2012
Valid Until:
November 2012