Rawan HIjjawi Shdeifat

Responsible for the financial and contractual procedures of EU funded grantees.
•Successfully conducted training sessions on EU contractual requirements to raise the capacity of the grantees.
•Supervised the implementation of activities to ensure compliance with donor requirements.

Responsible for the closedown phase of the procurement, grants and operational activities of USAID $40 million Jordan Workforce Development Project.
•Provided oversight to the remaining procurements to ensure that all purchase records are performed, paid to vendors, and closed.
•Supervised and directed the HR, Finance, Procurement, IT and Grant teams to ensure all tasks are conducted according to schedule.
•Managed the closedown operations of all project office, including office management, landlord coordination, bank accounts reconciliations, financial system closing, and vehicles disposition.
•Supervised the overall management and inventory recording for all USAID property during the closedown.
•Directed the closedown of the project office including the disposition of all equipment as directed by USAID.

Responsible of managing the procurement, grants, and operational activities of USAID $40 million Jordan Workforce Development Project, with adhering to policies and procedures to ensure successful implementation and compliant with rules and regulations.
•Managed procurement requirements to ensure compliance, cost reasonableness, allowability and allocability, accurate financial accounting and proper internal controls, and timely reporting.
•Certified potential vendors and ensured compliance with source and nationality requirements.
•Successfully negotiated favorable contract terms that led to effective cost-cuttings.
•Point of contact for day-to-day operational support of all project offices
•Executed the opening of project field offices in Amman, Irbid, Tafileh, and Aqaba governorates including conducting property evaluations and negotiating lease terms.
•Ensured project office safety and security and health standards were in compliance with set policy.
•Ensured project compliance with all applicable USAID grants-under contract regulations and DAI grant and procurement policies and procedures.
•Negotiated grant terms and budgets with prospective grantees.
•Monitored grantees to ensure that deliverable, milestones, and expectations are met and are of high quality.

Responsible for managing the procurement process, relationship with suppliers, and grants administration activities, and for the planning and implementation of the purchases and procurement of EU 55 million Euro projects.
•Directed supplier management projects that notably improved supplier selection, contract negotiation, performance rating, and classification.
•Designed and developed a procurement handbook and operating modules that were adopted as the standard for implementing procurement procedures.
•Streamlined the departmental processes and procedures to improve business operation.

Responsible for the financial and the contractual management of EU projects in Jordan and Yemen. Support the project operational units throughout planning, and implementation of projects, including preparation of financing agreements, tender dossiers, offers evaluation, and contracts negotiation. Perform control and verification missions, in addition to financial analysis in the preparation of payments.
•Supervised the financial and the contractual management of 300 contracts including grants agreements, goods, service and works contracts totaling 73 million Euros in Jordan and Yemen.
•Initiated tendering, evaluation and successful implementation of projects in Jordan and Yemen totaling 40 million Euros.
•Trained Consultants, Ministries, NGO and SME staff on the procurement procedures and Implementation rules.

Supported establishing the rules and structure for the PMU, as well as the contractual procedures to ensure project activities are in line with EU rules and regulations.
•Successfully developed and managed staff training plans.
•Developed process flows and completed knowledge transfer of procurement procedures
•Identified the needed staff training and conducted regular workshops and training sessions on proper contractual procedures .