HOURY JINBACHIAN

Operational:
-Supported in coordinating and supervising the National Poverty Targeting Program’s (NPTP) household verification process, The card distribution plans and approvals with Ministry of Social affairs of Government of Lebanon and relevant WFP Units at the country office (ie, CBT) and field offices.
-Developed and deployed communication tools: This also involves support in providing capacity building work with Government/MoSA staff of the use of these tools for effective implementation of the NPTP and understanding of beneficiaries.
-Provided programmatic inputs for the preparation, monitoring, and review/amendments of Field Level Agreements of cooperating partners.
-Lead and drafted standard operation procedures related to NPTP program.

Technical assistance:
-Supported in the development of a Grievance Redress System (GRM) for the NPTP and its deployment to MoSA staff.
-Responsible for quality programming which includes leading and managing the Grievance Redress Mechanism (GRM) under Emergency Safety Nets program (ESSN), coordinating with the presidency of Council of Ministers (PCM) and Central Inspection office in Lebanon, planning, organizing, and delivering relevant capacity building trainings, in addition to managing a team of UN volunteers and program assistants.

Contributed in the call for proposals and cooperating partner selection procedures, due diligence, capacity assessment of applicants as part of the following WFP programmes in Lebanon from 2018 to 2020.
o Direct Food and Basic Assistance for Vulnerable Groups in Lebanon
o School Snacks
o School Snacks Prepared in School Kitchens
o Health & Nutrition Summer Camps
o Enhancing the Livelihoods of Vulnerable Lebanese Host Communities and Syrian Refugees through Food Assistance for Training (FFT) Activities
o Enhancing the Livelihoods of Vulnerable Lebanese Host Communities and Syrian Refugees through Food Assistance for Assets (FFA-Agriculture-Infrastructure) and Complementary Training Activities
o Enhancing the Livelihoods of Syrian Refugees and vulnerable Lebanese Host Communities through Food Assistance for Assets (FFA) and Complementary Forestry related Training Activities
-Assisted in reviewing the proposals received and the related budgets for the implementation of WFP programmes.
-Assisted in launching call proposals on UN partner portal.
-Assisted in the preparation of the Field Level Agreements (FLA) with the cooperating partners.
- Registered FLAs in the WFP Corporate system.
-Assisted in the performance evaluation Cooperating Partners implementing WFP programmes.
-Developed NGO capacity assessment tools, capacity strengthening and partnerships engagement standard operational procedures.
-Participated in Internal Audit visits.
-Within the specific area of responsibility, compiled data and supported analysis and preparation of reports (e.g. food assistance needs, resource utilization, programme status, performance) in order to support operational decision-making.
-Supported communication and activities with local partners, agencies, NGOs and government institutions.
-Contributed to developing WFP Standard operational procedures documents pertaining to cash-based transfers implementation activities, NGO partnerships and social protection engagement activities.
-Knowledge and good practice of WINGS, ITS and COMET.
-Well knowledge of UN partner portal.
-Acted as Officer in charge and managed the NGO partnerships engagement activities for 6 months during the organisational realignment exercise in 2019 due to absence of the NGO partnerships officer.

Monitoring, evaluation, information management, reporting and
Coordination at field level:
-Coordinated and monitored the implementation of the assistance programme at the central and field level, in close collaboration with the cooperating partners;
- Coordinated with Ministry of Social Affairs social development centers and local actors on food contingency plan and partnership at field level since 2012 to 2018 in Bekaa area.
-Attended inter-agency meetings/coordination and protection meetings and information sharing.
-Represented WFP in the rapid need assessment working group and participated as team leader in the assessments during influx and internal displacement in Bekaa region.
-Monitored and reviewed the overall commodity movements such as food deliveries, storage, transport and distribution at the site and verify if the amounts received have been properly recorded, damaged or suspected to be damaged;
- Monitored, Data collection including data entering, cleaning and analysing data of food e card assistance, cash for food e card and multi purpose cash for essential needs e card including acitivities related to direct food assistance, national poverty targeted program and livehood food for asset and foor for training projects .
-Supervised the efficient distribution of food items at the site and ensuring proper distribution of entitlements and verifying appropriate entitlements are distributed and providing feedback to the management and others on the distribution;
-Conducted regular pre and post distributions hh interviews through field visits to informal tented settlements and collective shelters
-Monitored and evaluated the implementation of WFP program at field level under the direct supervision of M&E officer at WFP country office.
-Assisted in the conduct of regular meetings of refugee leaders and implementing partners on the commodity pipeline, distribution arrangements.
-Organized and conducted focus group discussions with refugees.
-Assisted in the implementation of the plan of action, reviewing achievement and constraints and providing feedback accordingly;
-Assisted the Head in the preparation of:
The weekly Sub-office report for the situational report of the country
office.
-Drafted M&E and evaluation narrative reports as required.
-Organized workshops and trainings for cooperating partners.
-Trained humanitarian aid workers on field operations, as food distribution, soft skills and capacity building in interviewing refugees.
Knowledge and practice of activity info and SPSS software.
-Participated in emergency preparedness and response in Bekaa area during Arsal confict in 2014 and Syrian influx including rapid assessment activities and emergency response with UN agencies, international and local organizations.

Other:

-Translated and prepared posters and documents.
-Accompanied delegations to the field.
-Accompanied the head of sub office to municipalities and other local authorities for translation.

Protection and gender:

-Acted as protection, complaint and feedback mechanism focal point at WFP Bekaa field office from 2013-2018), tracking protection cases, in the field and referring them to UNHCR protection unit. Besides, Attended Protection and child protection working group meetings at UNHCR Bekaa.
-Participated in mainstreaming gender in WFP activities .

-Prepared and monitored the packing, the transportation and the distribution of food and non food items to displaced Syrian new comers in Bekaa Valley in coordination with other humanitarian agencies.
-Established, managed and supervised operational team for the distribution of dignity kits, hygiene kits and baby kits provided by UNFPA and ACT-ALLIANCE
-Prepared post distribution reports.
-Provided operational inputs for Donor’s reports and proposals.
-Participated in various sector working groups and coordination meetings lead by UN agencies.


October 2011-till February 2012:
Lebanese Center for Human Rights. (CLDH)
Consultant administrative and financial assistant.

-Assisted with setting the annual Risk and Compliance plan, and identifying the test works to be done.
- Supported in documentation review to ensure compliance with internal policies, procedures, and donors’ requirements, child safeguarding practices, and mitigation plans identified in the Risk Assessments.
-Assisted in the development of code of conduct, Anti-fraud and anti-corruption and whistleblower policies of the organization.
-Recommended processes improvements.
-Assisted in creating/using adequate follow-up tools.
- Carried out administrative tasks related to the Risk and Compliance Department as documentation and archiving.
- Followed up to ensure that recommended actions are implemented.
- Carried out ad hoc spot checks as requested by the Risk and Compliance Manager.
- Participated in relevant interviews with various financial and operational positions regarding day-to-day duties and controls.

Assisted with setting the annual Risk and Compliance plan, and identifying the test works to be done.
- Supported in documentation review to ensure compliance with internal policies, procedures, and donors’ requirements, child safeguarding practices, and mitigation plans identified in the Risk Assessments.
-Assisted in the development of code of conduct, Anti-fraud and anti-corruption and whistleblower policies of the organization.
-Recommended processes improvements.
-Assisted in creating/using adequate follow-up tools.
- Carried out administrative tasks related to the Risk and Compliance Department as documentation and archiving.
- Followed up to ensure that recommended actions are implemented.
- Carried out ad hoc spot checks as requested by the Risk and Compliance Manager.
- Participated in relevant interviews with various financial and operational positions regarding day-to-day duties and controls.

-Representative of the center
-Roumieh detention visitor for consecutive five years upon official permit of visit by the Roumieh detention counseling section to interview drug addict prisoners for the collection of legal information and legal counseling.
-Coordination with the various sociomedical, welfare, detoxification and rehabilitation centers.
-Initiation and design of drug addiction prevention programs including prevention campaigns and seminars and lectures for parents and youth.
Preparation of educational booklets, fliers and brochures.
-Coordination with various social, medical, welfare local and international organizations and municipalities and specialists.