Jean-Louis Merheb, Volunteer

Jean-Louis Merheb

Volunteer

World Learning (Qitabi 2-Dirasa)

Location
Lebanon - Beirut
Education
Master's degree, Administration And Political Science
Experience
7 years, 2 Months

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Total years of experience :7 years, 2 Months

Volunteer at World Learning (Qitabi 2-Dirasa)
  • Lebanon - Beirut
  • My current job since December 2023

• Qitabi 2:
o Worked on Social and emotional learning (SEL) Baseline Information collection.
o Conducted field visits to collect data from teachers via the application Kobo.
o Performed phone calls to teachers and principals.
o Verified training attendance sheets.
o Validated data for Learning recovery (LR5) in relation to material distribution and training attendance.
• Dirasa:
o Entered and verified data scoring sheets.
o Entered, verified and compiled data for attendance trackers Dirasa and Non-Dirasa teachers-Phase 2.

Field monitor at IFRC
  • Lebanon - Beirut
  • January 2021 to October 2022

o Collected data using appropriate checklists (collected data related to immunization safety and waste management, occupational, health and safety (OHS) measures, COVID19 physical distancing, eligibility criteria adherence, codes of conduct and GRM process in place).
o Interviewed recipients of the vaccine and health care workers.
o Collected information on the stock of vaccines at the vaccination site and informed the team leader if any waste or miss use has been identified.
o Monitored and evaluated refrigerator/freezer/room temperatures to ensure proper storage.
o Evaluated vaccine handling procedures and provided technical assistance at the main storage and during the transportation from the main cold chain to the site of the vaccination.
Assistant in the IM department:
o Translated IM presentations from English to Arabic.
o Worked on the Climate change assessment survey via the application Kobo.
o Worked on the Unified KPI’s for the regional departments.

Community engagement assistant at IRC
  • Lebanon - Beirut
  • September 2020 to January 2021

o Recruited, trained, managed and coached nine community engagement focal points in the affected Beirut-Blast areas.
o Provided the volunteers with on-going capacity buildings and organized trainings in coordination with Deputy Protection Manager.
o Acted as a focal point for referrals and incidents reports identified by the CEF.
o Handled all administrative and financial matters related to the CEF.
o Monitored and evaluated the CEF performance.

Program admin and data entry assistant at IRC
  • Lebanon - Beirut
  • September 2020 to January 2021

o Entered data related to the distributions of CSC cards and followed up on BoB transfers.
o Liaised with the protection emergency cash team to support finance and procurement needs related to program implementation.
o Supported in weekly movements and distributions planning for Beirut/Mount Lebanon staff.
o Performed risk assessments and data entry on EC databases for eligibility purposes.
o Liaised with Finance staff to ensure that the finance and procurement needs of the emergency cash are met.
o Prepared all the documents related to payments by coordinating with the finance department (ID’s, Risk assessment scores).

Assistant warehouse keeper at Romex
  • Lebanon - Beirut
  • June 2019 to June 2020

o Followed up on weekly, monthly and yearly inventories.
o Followed up on the monthly production.
o Followed up on transfers.
o Conducted quality inspection of goods.
o Followed up on vehicle maintenance.
o Organized a new layout map for the main storage warehouse.
o Performed billing in the accounting department.

Information field assistant at NRC
  • Lebanon - Beirut
  • April 2015 to January 2018

o Provided legal information and counseling on specific topics such as civil documentation, legal stay issues, and house, land, and property rights.
o Assisted in arranging appointments with ICLA lawyers and appropriately manage ICLA's legal assistance cases, in accordance with ICLA structure, guidelines and principles.
o Conducted daily visits to community and medical centers to give GIS on related topics.
o Assisted in the mapping of services in the BML area.
o Referred cases to service providers.
o Supervised volunteers working in the BML area.
o Monitored and evaluated cases that received legal counseling/representation by ICLA lawyers.

Information Officer at Acted
  • Lebanon - Beirut
  • September 2014 to January 2015

o Collected data and information in the field through interviews of key informants and community members, focus group discussions, field visits and surveys.
o Ensured transparent, accurate and timely collection of quantitative and qualitative data and information.
o Provided regular reports to the Field Coordinators at frequent intervals on the progress of the implementation of the assessment activities and on relevant observations during the mission.
o Transcribed accurately responses from primary data collection (interviews and focus group discussions) and provided English transcriptions to Field Coordinators when returning from the field.
o Worked on the two following assessments surveys: the area of origin and the community vulnerabilities assessment.

Internship at UNSCOL
  • Lebanon - Beirut
  • June 2014 to September 2014

Two months at the office of the United Nations Special Coordinator for Lebanon (UNSCOL).
•Task: was to monitor the online media outlets of the region and the important news articles and editorials then synthesize them and translate them to English (if necessary). They were used to brief the UN special coordinator for Lebanon and UNSCOL’s political team.

Education

Master's degree, Administration And Political Science
  • at Political science institute (Saint Joseph University)
  • January 2014
Bachelor's degree, Administration And Political Science
  • at Political science institute (Saint Joseph University)
  • January 2013
High school or equivalent, Economy and sociology
  • at Notre Dame de Nazareth
  • May 2006

Languages

English
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French
Expert
Arabic
Native Speaker