National Expert/ Consultant for Several iNGOs Studies, Researches, Assessments, Evaluations, etc.
Multiple iNGOS
Total years of experience :18 years, 1 Months
June 2021- Sept 2021, USAID MELA, Global Communities, and The Kaizen Company, Youth Power Project, Technical Expert- Consultant
Conducting a Learning Study to examine the contributions of the YouthPower activity to USAID’s development objective, to determine lessons learned from the activity to help inform future youth interventions. The results of this study will ultimately be used to enhance youth leadership in Jordan, which in turn, enhances Jordan’s economic prosperity and governance.
Feb 2021- June 2021, GOPA- Employment in Jordan 2030- Preparation Phase, giz Funded Project- Amman, Jordan. Labour Market Monitoring Expert- National Consultant.
Conduct evaluation study to inform the program designers.
Conduct desk review for several related assessments, employment reports, labour codes, and economical reports, published by governmental organizations and other iNGOs.
Develop a general framework for the proposed project activities.
Feb 2021 - Mar 2021, Relief International Labour Market Assessment “Economic Advancement” -Host Communities- Amman, Jordan, Consultant
As part of the REACT Project, (RI) aimed to conduct a labour market assessment in four governorates in Jordan (Irbid, Mafraq, Zarqa and Amman) to inform the design of a new project that aims to prepare students for academic and/or economic advancement
Jan 2021 - Feb 2021, The Kaizen Company- Youth Power Project, USAID Funded - Amman, Jordan. Research Specialist- Consultant- Midline Assessment
My role was to analyze and interpret qualitative and quantitative data collected data in the middle of the project timeline to benchmark with the project baseline results, and in order to gauge project impact, I conducted an assessment for the local community and the youth.
Jan 2021 - Feb 2021, Relief International- Youth Led Market Assessments for Improved Employment - Amman, Jordan, Consultant
The market-based assessments for this program were designed to identify functions within the value chains that provide the greatest employment opportunity for Syrian refugee youth.
Dec 2020 - Jan 2021, The Kaizen Company- Youth Power Project, USAID Funded - Amman, Jordan. Research Specialist- Consultant
My role was to analyze and interpret qualitative and quantitative data collected data at the beginning of the project timeline to assess the needs, opportunities, and challenges, to generate a benchmark point to enable the project team to assess the situation prior to the project implementation.
April 2019 - Jun 2019, Mercy Corps International - Amman, Jordan. Youth-Led Labour Market Assessment Consultant
My role was to Design, train, implement, collect data, analyze and share the finding for youth-led labour market assessment in three governorates (Mafraq, Ajloun, and Karak) focusing on micro, small, medium and home-based businesses situation, opportunities, and challenges.
April 2019 - June 2019, Oxfam - Amman, Jordan. Labour Market Assessment (WEE.CAN! Women’s Economic Empowerment: hosting communities and Syrian refugees together to create new subsistence opportunities in Ma’an)
Oct 2018 - Dec 2018, World Child Canada - Amman, Jordan. Needs Assessment (Safeguarding Women and Girls affected by the Syrian Crisis in Jordan) Consultant
This consultancy included: (Desk review; Meetings with key stakeholders and services providers; Develop the assessment methodology, scope of work, elements, and tools; Data collection via two main tools (Focus group discussions, and Key informant interviews); developing the assessment report and present findings the project team.
Oct 2017 - Jun 2018, Mercy Corps International - Amman, Jordan. Youth-Led Labour Market Assessment Consultant
Design, train, implement, collect data, analyze and share the finding for youth-led labour market assessment in three governorates (Mafraq, Ajloun, and Karak) to identify specific gaps, needs, growth sectors and other information.
Co-Founder, General Manager
Opeducate for Technical and Technological Training and Consultancies “Breaking Barriers” - Amman, Jordan. Founder, GM
Founder
• Develop high quality business strategies and plans ensuring their alignment with short-term and long-term objectives;
• Lead and motivate subordinates to advance employee engagement develop a high performing managerial team;
• Oversee all operations and business activities to ensure they produce the desired results and are consistent with the overall strategy and mission;
• Make high-quality investing decisions to advance the business and increase profits;
• Enforce adherence to legal guidelines and in-house policies to maintain the company’s legality and business ethics;
• Review financial and non-financial reports to devise solutions or improvements;
• Build trust relations with key partners and stakeholders and act as a point of contact for important shareholders;
• Analyze problematic situations and occurrences and provide solutions to ensure company survival and
• growth;
• Maintain a deep knowledge of the markets and industry of the company;
• Provide inspired leadership companywide;
• Report to the board of directors and keep them informed;
• Act as the primary spokesperson for the company;
• Develop the company’s culture and overall company vision;
• Help with recruiting new staff members when necessary;
• Create an environment that promotes great performance and positive morale;
• Oversee the company’s fiscal activity, including budgeting, reporting, and auditing;
• Work with senior stakeholders, chief financial officer, chief information officer, and other executives;
• Assure all legal and regulatory documents are filed and monitor compliance with laws and regulations;
• Work with the executive board to determine values and mission, and plan for short-term and long-term goals;
• Identify and address problems and opportunities for the company;
• Build alliances and partnerships with other organizations;
• Oversee day-to-day operation of the company;
• Work closely with the human resource department to ensure great hiring.
Establish the employment hub at Luminus to ensure job opportunities for college students after
graduation;
• Participate in writing proposals and fund raising;
• Participate in the high-level management meetings and strategic decision making;
• Develop the department annual plan and the strategic plan;
• Conduct studies and researches to analyze the labour market of different economic sectors;
• Implement Labour market assessment by surveying the needs of skilled labour, understanding the
employer’s needs of skills, competencies, and skilled labour;
• Assists in conducting community surveys to gather labour market information, such as prevailing
wages,
• hours, training, and employment possibilities;
• Supervise the coordination activities of job placement service for students and graduates;
• Develops placement office procedures;
• Monitor the progress and results of the implementation and review the reports;
• Prepare the progress, statistical, and achievements reports;
• Supervise the in-service training programs for placement personnel;
• Supervise the job fairs arrangements (general and specialized job fairs) between employers and
graduates;
• Supervise and participate in applicants interviews to determine qualifications and eligibility for
employment after graduation;
• Support other departments to develop employment plans based on appraisals of skills, interests,
and
• personality characteristics, to plan curriculums accordingly;
• Create networks with prospective employers to determine needs and to explain placement
service;
• Maintain relationships with previous and current employers;
• Supervise the collection, organizing, and analyzing of occupational, educational, and economic
information for the use in job placement activities;
• Manage, supervise and monitor the team implementation process, progress and performance.
Project Manager for:
1. The ILO Skills for Trade and Economic Diversification- STED Project in Jordan. The ILO STED Project in
Jordan is a project implemented under the context of Applying the G20 Training Strategy, funded by the Russian Federation.
2. Syrian Response Projects (response, resilience, livelihoods, skills and capacity development, work permits, hosting communities and the Community Based Organizations)
3. ILO Chair Coordinator for the UNAF Group for Youth.
- Directly managing and supervising the project planning & implementation.
- Coordinating and managing relationship and reporting with national and international stakeholders and donors.
- Project budgeting, scheduling and preparing the work breakdown structure, and activity-based budget.
- Build and maintain good relations with several project stakeholders.
- Meets financial objectives by forecasting requirements; preparing an annual budget; scheduling expenditures; analyzing variances; initiating corrective actions.
- Review and analyze country specific development plans and priorities, socioeconomic data, reports and other relevant information; identify potential technical cooperation project areas and provide written analysis on the findings to management.
- Contribute creative ideas for programme/project development and serve as senior national programme advisor to the Directorate and draft portions of programme and budget proposals, project proposals, programme background, country strategy papers, objectives, project reviews and evaluation.
- Monitor progress of ILO programs, projects and activities by reviewing, verifying and analyzing work-plans, progress reports, final reports and other data for clarity, consistency and completeness.
- Prepare briefs, background information, periodical reports, subject matter related technical reports and statistical data on status of programme/project activities.
- Participate in the preparation of conferences, seminars, workshops, training sessions and meetings. Speak on behalf of the ILO when attending these gatherings alone. Serve as a focal point for selected technical subjects and attend meetings, workshops and inter-agency meetings, and present reports and papers.
- Plan, organize and facilitate consultative meetings, seminars and workshops. Act as interpreter and participate in policy dialogue and technical consultations. Draft speeches and address meetings on behalf of the ILO.
- Supervise the work of support staff and junior national officer staff.
- Main Achievements:
Developed the following curricula(s):
- Competency Profile and Occupational Standards through DACUM and Technical Curricula for Machine Operators of the Food Processing and Beverage Sector.
- Occupational Standards through DACUM and Technical Curricula for the Machine Operator of the Pharmaceutical Sector.
- Human Resource Development Tool for the HR Management.
- Special Course in Marketing for the Marketing Team of the Pharmaceutical Companies.
- Two phases course of shifting to biotech pharmaceutical “Biotech from Lab to Market”
- A guidance for Food Processing and Beverage Sector to improve Jordanian exports to the EU and Gulf of food and beverage tradable products “Fostering Jordanian Food Processing & Beverage Sector Exports to GCC & EU Markets”
- A Guiding Manual in using Six Learning Strategies for acquiring skills in any skills development program.
Publications:
- Sectorial Study: Skills for Trade & Economic Diversification (STED): Pharmaceutical Sector in Jordan http://www.ilo.org/beirut/publications/WCMS_419603/lang--en/index.htm
- Sectorial Study: Skills for Trade & Economic Diversification (STED): Food Processing & Beverage Sector in Jordan http://www.ilo.org/beirut/publications/WCMS_419607/lang--en/index.htm
Evaluator
- Assigned by the Ministry of Finance of the Russian Federation on the evaluation of the global project of applying G20 training strategy. 2016
Managing and supporting all of Life Skills TOTs, contracting and business development in the
Region with all actual & potential partners to implement all International Youth Foundation
capacity building programs & acting as a Life Skills Specialist over the Region.
- Life Skills Specialist
- Implementing strategic analysis for training reports to measure the impact & logistics & preparing
analytical
- studies to define the needs, Impact, Development Area, Challenges, and to track the change in
the
- beneficiaries;
- Providing full support for training programs by scheduling, organizing, preparing assessment, and
creating a multi-channel reporting criterion, and follow-up forms;
- Implementing TOTs as a Master Trainer & Coacher, for PTS (Passport to Success-Soft skills, Social,
&
- Behavioral Training), CYDP (Certified Youth Development Profession - Advanced behavioral,
Social, and
- Professional Skills Training), CG (Career Gaudiness), BYB (Build Your Business, Entrepreneurship
Training
- Program with cooperation with Microsoft);
- Provide technical support and training to community-based organizations (CBOs) in support of life
skills
- activities for program interventions under YWJ's community action plans;
- Support in the field assessment of life skills curriculum by reviewing the quality and relevance of
the
- curriculum as well as the qualifications and experience of the trainers and working with M&E to
perform the needed assessment;
- Oversee the roll-out of IYF's passport to success life skills training in Y4F target communities
including
- Oversee Arabic adaptation of (PTS) Passport to Success curriculum, including modifications based
on pilot
- testing and publication;
- Support the TOT’s sessions for program partner trainers and free-lance trainer in coordination
with
- international youth foundation / Baltimore's life skills specialist, and conduct relevant TOT's;
- Develop trainer mentor plan and oversee the process of follow up support and coaching for all
CBO and
- freelance trainers under this plan;
- Support the development of curriculum assessment tools, manuals, and other learning materials
and
- documentation as needed in support of life skills activities;
- Coordinate and monitor the implementation of passport to success, as well as other life skills
activities by CBO's, VTC’s (Vocational Training Centers), MOL (Ministry of Labour) & other partners
through regular site visits to ensure on time delivery and program quality of curriculum according
to Y4F minimum standards;
- Provide regular updates on implementation progress and prepare appropriate contributions to
quarterly
- reports and generate other technical reports as required;
- Identify problems and challenges that may arise and offer solutions accordingly
- Working with M&E (Monitoring & Evaluation) on pre & post Assessment Evaluation Data analysis;
- Recruitment & selection for trainers, Junior Team Members Repositioning IYF programs and
training courses;
- Initiating, and organizing special training events (Graduation Ceremonies, Job Fairs, Branding
Events).
Department,
Head of Researches & Studies
- Preparing Feasibility Studies, Marketing Research, Marketing Plans, Promotion Campaigns
Planning &
- Monitoring, Media Planning & Controlling, Internal and External Audit (SWOT) Analysis, Statistical
Analysis, Development Plans, etc.
- Event Management & Organizing (Local, International Events & Foreign Affairs);
- Press Release Management, (writing, publishing, monitoring & controlling);
- Approving all published and printed materials, (editing, design supervision, directing, subjects,
etc.);
- Administrator for MEU social media channels;
- Consultant for MEU website;
- Responsible for Foreign Affairs;
- Recruiting & selecting public relation staff; also develop & deliver trainings to build the staff
capacities;
- Working with deanship of student affairs as advisor for non-academic activities;
- Student Skills Development Programs by Coordinating with Different parties, ex. Injaz, King
Abdullah the Second Box for Youth.
Alyaum for Press & Media - Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Printing and Publishing as
EMS is a Leading Company In the region for energy & water management, projects consultancy and
implementation. And LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design). Member in US Green
Building Council, founded in Jordan Since 1991 and provide the services through offices in Dubai, Qatar,
KSA, Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Egypt, and Lebanon. EMS is the founder of EGBC (Emirates Green Building
Council) and member of USGBC. EMS is the major Dealer for Carbon Trading within Kyoto Protocol in the
MENA.
- Supervise sales team and managing sales process;
- Acting as
Prospecting for a new market and identify potential sources for finding sales leads;
- Qualifying the new market to ensure targeting the right customers;
- Train the new sales staff on the basics of selling, sales cycle, and bank products;
- Respond and resolve the routine inquiries, complaints and disputes from customers