Abdul Nasser Obeidat

Principal researcher at Wadi Wurayah National Park

• United Arab Emirates - Fujairah
• My current job since September 2018

- Implementing the environmental researches in the national park, Including the reptiles tagging study that is currently ongoing.
- Doing the quality check on the fresh water sources.
- Studying the impact of the human activity on the environment, and identify ways to minimize this impact.
- Monitoring the overall change of the wildlife in the park.
- Designing and implementing the educational programs in the park.
- Help in designing the management plan for the park.
- Making weekly and monthly reports of the work.
- Organizing the awareness raising workshops for the local community.
- Networking with other agencies, local buddies, and CPOs.

Operation Manager at NATIONAL SOCIETY FOR CONSUMER PROTECTION

• Jordan - Amman
• February 2016 to August 2018

• Contribute in the design, development, implementation and maintenance of procurement, purchasing, logistics and distribution directives, rules and guidelines, in order to achieve the most cost-effective processes for the organization.
• Develop, maintain and manage a relationship with vendors and internal customers on all organizational levels.
• Select and approve (international) suppliers or partners for the organization, based upon a thorough selection process, in order to ensure that the supplier/partner selection is in accordance with the strategy.
• producing detailed proposals for events (e.g. timelines, venues, suppliers, legal obligations, staffing and budgets)
• securing and booking a suitable venue or location for the events
• coordinating venue management, caterers, stand designers, contractors and equipment hire for the events.
• planning room layouts and the entertainment programme, scheduling workshops and demonstrations.
• Monitoring and evaluating the overall work of the Society.
• annually reporting the society's work.
• Managing the worksheets, the leaves, and general documentation.
• being the vocal point of the society.

Replenishment Officer at Norwegian Refugee Council

• Jordan - Al Azraq ash Shamali
• January 2015 to January 2016

1. Coordinated the shelter NFI distribution activities according to strategy, proposals, budgets and plans
2. Involved and informed communities and community leaders about the activities
3. Broke down the annual operational plans into weekly, monthly and quarterly implementation plans
4. Coordinated with relevant partners
5. Ensured that procurement, development and distribution of materials and equipment are timely and according to procedures
6. Supervised, trained and developed team
7. Prepared periodic progress reports and other documents as required
8. Investigated and facilitated introduction of new technology, methods and approaches in order to improve the quality of the activities

Project Manager at International Catholic Migration Commission

• Jordan - Mafraq
• June 2012 to January 2015

• Leading the teams for three different funded projects ( ECHO, BPRM, and Vatican) in providing humanitarian assistance for the Syrian refugees in the northern governorates ( Irbid, Mafraq, Ajlun and Jerash) plus Zarqa, Madaba and Balqa.
• The assistance includes rental assistance, baby hygiene packages winterization in addition to the GBV and women protection section.
• Keeping the financial files and managing the budgets for the three projects is one of the main responsibilities of the job.
• Procurements, cost-bid analysis, and finding local suppliers are also an important role for the position.
• Being the head of the field office includes a role in managing the HR issues related to the team.
• Coordinating with local authorities and other NGOs.

Biology Teacher at Ministry Of Education - Jordan

• Jordan - Aqaba
• August 2009 to June 2012

Liaison Officer at Handicap International

• Jordan - Amman
• December 2006 to June 2009

 Introduced the rights-based approach for the work with the persons with disability to the associations.
 Established a network between the disabled person's organizations (DPO).
 Prepared for workshops and lectures for the target group.
 Established an information center in the area concerned.
 Supervised the work in the associations concerning the PEP project.
 Kept the files for the project in Irbid.
 Participated in putting the frame work for the project.
 Dealt with the governmental directorates, and participated with them together with the participants in the project in making a disability action plan for Irbid.
 Attended the training sessions and workshops.

Project Coordinator at اليونيسيف

• Jordan - Amman
• April 2006 to December 2006

 Coordinated and liaised with MOE, schools and directorates.
 Provided technical support to all staff members.
 Led a research team.
 Organized transportation and all logistics.
 Kept office documents.
 Prepared research tools and questionnaires.
 Word by word translation in the meetings.
 Translated the final report.
 Did the qualitative analysis
 Moderated focus groups.
 Did and supervised the procurement, finance and administration work.

Community Services Officer, Field Officer, Procurement and Translation Officer at CARE International

• Jordan
• July 2003 to March 2006

• Translated for the staff members between them and English speaking staff.
• Translated documentation submitted by the Project Manager and non-English speaking staff
• Undertook data analysis when requested by the Project Manager.
• Translated the workshops' lectures and curriculum including a complete peer counseling program..
• Undertook procurement duties including cost-bid analyses

• Established new activities for the refugees in the camps through community liaison and networking. Used community development techniques to promote community stability and security.
• Facilitated the development and establishment of effective men's and women's councils.
• Participated in the development of monitoring and evaluation systems and being responsible for the collection of data for these systems
• Assisted vulnerable cases through the provision of counseling and support. Participated in a survey of both camps to identify vulnerable individuals - this included developing the survey questions and directly collating the data.
• Interagency liaison and coordination over a variety of issues
• Facilitated communal activities including :
- Vocational training
- Sports activities
- Games recreation
• Protection coordination including the identification, reporting and support to vulnerable individuals.
• Wrote reports for project management that were used to develop project proposals as well as contributing to donor reports
• Translated (verbal and written) from Arabic to English and English to Arabic. This included technical material for a clinical psychologist consultant.
• Determined procurement needs for communal activities.