Salem Shakkah

Currently i am leading the livelihoods portfolio at REACH as an assessment specialist besides:

Objective 1: Supporting the REACH Syria mission to provide WASH, SNFI, and SSWG Sectors’ partners with reliable and accurate technical advice and support, particularly in relation to ensuring relevant data analysis is available to inform the Humanitarian Needs Overview;
Objective 2: Preparation, conceptualization and production of WASH, SNFI, and SSWG Sectors Information Products;
Objective 3: Ensuring that all information products meet the requirements of REACH and concerned partners;
Objective 4: Contributing to the development of data collection and analysis best practices and quality assurance processes through participation in the REACH Syria technical working group and REACH WASH community of practice.
Objective 5: Providing analysis and ad-hoc assessment technical support throughout research cycles implemented by the REACH Syria team.

Objective 1: Ensure the quality and accuracy of the data management process
Objective 2: Ensure the compliance of all program data and documentation according to action against hunger regulations and procedures
Objective 3: lead, manage and provide technical support to the team
Objective 4: Fulfil general responsibilities and contribute to broader action against hunger jordan quality and consistency.
Objective 5: support the program manager in prpjects implementation.

Supervise and build capacity of respective MEAL staff at base level.
Support the MEAL HoD to develop tailored training and communication materials for staff at different levels, to increase the understanding of MEAL, and with ultimate aim of better quality programmes for the target population.
Training of staff on tools and systems as needed (data gathering/analysis, interviewing techniques, following of methodology, monitoring tools), and help in identifying other training facilitators to
ystematize the digitization of data available from previous and current projects to support trend analysis and database development
Support field-level MEAL and program staff in gathering, collating, and processing project and program data
Define and roll out improved, streamlined data flows in collaboration with MEAL and program staff
Oversee the conversion of existing monitoring and evaluation tools for upload into ODK/KOBO collect, including training on ODK / KOBO or other digital data collection methods and platforms for MEAL and program staff
Integrate digital data collection into Action Against Hunger’s database, contributing to the holistic management of information gathered through assessment, monitoring, and evaluation
Support MEAL staff to ensure the planning and effective implementation of monitoring activities including the development of monitoring tools and data quality checks
Conduct qualitative, quantitative and statistical analysis of the gathered monitoring data and support the development of reports and dashboards
Embed data protection principles and protocols within ACF's monitoring systems
Contribute to project and mission reporting, including required MEAL inputs for the the submission of high quality internal and external reports (donor reports, KPIs, APRs ect).
Generate analytical reports to measure the efficiency and effectiveness of the Action Against Hunger’s programs response to the beneficiaries feedback and complaints.
Continuously upgrade the internal feedback and complaints information management system or other future technology solutions.
Improve the current feedback and complaint mechanism continuously by using the participatory approach with different stakeholders including the beneficiaries with specific consideration for women, girls, children and people with disabilities.
Lead the feedback and complaint mechanism training, orientation and sensitization sessions for all Action Against Hunger full-time, casual, volunteers and reached beneficiaries.
Develop and modify as necessary Action Against Hunger’s feedback and complaints communications materials to be used internally and externally.
Support the accountability assistant in providing proper referrals and follow up on external and internal referred cases.
Improve the referral process and cases documentation by using information management system or technology applications.
Support the MEAL team to ensure that all MEAL activities are implemented within the strategy relevant standards, codes and principles within the humanitarian system, and within the Common Humanitarian Standards and Gender sensitive approach.
Be part of an organizational culture shift from a focus on data being primarily for donor reporting or indicator calculation purposes to using data for programmatic course correction and other decisions and increase understanding of MEAL components across the base level work-plan would be updated regularly.

 Supervisor Medical Data Entry & HMIS Focal point for Jordan mission 20/2/2017 -31/12/2018
- Ensure completion of all activities related to medical data & mental Health Data entry and data management into the mission database.
- Supervise, organize and plan the activity of Data Entry operators, as well as identify
their training needs in order to provide a good service support and reliability of the data collected.
- Supervise, organize and plan the activity of Data Entry operators to have a reliable record of medical activity & mental health activity performed, as well as identify their training/technical support needs in order to provide a good service support and reliability of the data collected.
- Ensure accuracy of the medical data & the mental health data entered into the mission’s database on a regular basis, according to MSF protocols and carry out regular back-ups.
- Provide technical support to data entry operators in project sites and give response to their
training needs.
- Provide regular statistical reports for the medical team and the mental health team as well as informing the superior of any missing information, major changes or big differences in data.
- Supervise the Clerk position, to assure an efficient filing system & patients flow.

HMIS Focal point responsibilities:

- To be the first line of HMIS support at country level, ensuring the transmission of HMIS knowledge in case of turnover.
- To be updated about the HMIS news and participate in meetings and courses related to HMIS.
- To identify difficulties or problems in the use of the HMIS and contact the HMIS team to find ways of solving them.
- To update the HMIS online community with the offline HMIS activity.
- To participate actively in the HMIS community.
- Monitoring the outcomes of the projects.

Responsible for data entry of the medical data, Responsible for managing and monitoring data received from the project, Responsible for liaising and collaborating with MOH staff (administrators), and any other collaborators.