Suzan Albuhissi, Education Advisor

Suzan Albuhissi

Education Advisor

Finn Church Aid

Location
Jordan - Amman
Education
Diploma, Amman /Jordan
Experience
11 years, 9 Months

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Total years of experience :11 years, 9 Months

Education Advisor at Finn Church Aid
  • Jordan
  • June 2017 to October 2017

Primary purpose of the position: Coordination and improvement of FCA’s education activities to assist Syrian refugees and host population in Jordan.

•Actively participate in the planning and design of project activities in the sectors of education, livelihoods and peace.
•Actively support in writing project proposals and donor reports.
•Coordinate with local authorities, international and local organizations and other stakeholders in education-related issues
•Responsible for monitoring, supervision and evaluation of education activities in different field locations.
•Participate or lead in carrying out need assessments, surveys and evaluations in different field locations
•Lead in the recruitment and appraisal of teachers and facilitators.
•Make sure that beneficiaries are selected according to the defined criteria.
•Make sure curricula are selected based on needs.
•Ensure accountability and high quality standards of FCA interventions
•Attend ad hoc meetings with other organizations, potential partners and authorities.
•Ensure due reporting and follow up of the outcomes of the meeting within FCA .
•Provide technical expertise on activates related to Education in Jordan.
•Represent FCA in all Education working groups.
•Ensure quality control on FCA activities with the Syrian refugees in camps and the beneficiaries in host community.
•Provide expert advice on current and potential activities and programmes

Education Field Officer at Save the Children-international
  • January 2016 to March 2017

responsible for providing management leadership and oversight in implementing all the programme interventions in emergency response and development working with the relevant Ministries, local partners and community based organizations, and SCI programme staff to ensure the timely implementation, quality and relevance of the child protection, ECCD, informal and none formal education interventions implemented inside the Child Family Centres (CFC).
Responsible for providing management and operational guidance to field teams and ensuring that high-quality activities are implemented in a timely manner. Responsible for ensuring that CFC reporting requirements are met in a timely and quality manner. Liaise with and advise PQD team concerning relevant technical or quality issues associated with the programme in order to facilitate any necessary changes in programming design.

•Working closely in coordination with the field coordination and logistic team to ensure all purchase and supply requests related to the activities implemented in the CFC are done on time and according to SCI procedures
•Documenting in a timely manner, all progress challenges, and learning for future implementation
•Conducting regular field visits to CFC to verify quality /progress of all projects interventions and to provide operational and technical guidance and advice.
•Monitor budget / expenditure and report variances to the Central/South and North field offices in a timely manner for proper planning, reporting and adjustment.
•Assist in the preparation of work plans, reports and other project or management materials
•Participate in the humanitarian response led by SCI in all operational and thematic areas.

Field Officer at Save the Children-international
  • August 2014 to December 2015

Responsible for providing management leadership and oversight in implementing all the programmed interventions in emergency response and development. work with the relevant Ministries, local partners and community based organizations, and SCI programmed staff to ensure the timely implementation, quality and relevance of the child protection, ECCD, responsible for providing management and operational guidance to field teams and ensuring that high-quality activities are implemented in a timely manner. Responsible for ensuring that VTC reporting requirements are met in a timely and quality manner. Liaise with and advise PQD team concerning relevant technical or quality issues associated with the program in order to facilitate any necessary changes in programming design.

•Provide overall supervision to all activities implemented in the VTCs and nurseries in area of operation.
•Supervise and support all the Field Coordinators and Field Assistant in the area of operation, through facilitation of, and advising on implementation of, different interventions in VTCs and nurseries.
•Monitor and evaluate the implementation of activities inside the VTCs and nurseries to ensure they are completed according to plan and in a timely and effective manner, giving particular attention to quality aspects.
•Working closely with PQD staff in order to ensure the quality of the program activities.
•Working closely in coordination with the field coordination and logistic team to ensure all purchase and supply requests related to the activities implemented in the VTCs and nurseries are done on time and according to SCI procedures
•Documenting in a timely manner, all progress challenges, and learning for future implementation
•Leading assessment in the operational area for all the interventions/Thematic area in VTCs and nurseries.
•Monitor budget / expenditure and report variances to the Central/South in a timely manner for proper planning, reporting and adjustment.
•Assist in the preparation of work plans, reports and other project or management materials
•Participate in the humanitarian response led by SCI in all operational and thematic areas.

ECE\Component Officer at Save the Children-international
  • January 2014 to July 2014

Education reform support program
Funded by USAID

Parental Involvement Specialist at Save the Children
  • Australia
  • January 2013 to December 2013

The Parental Involvement Specialist responsible for designing, planning, building the capacity, and mentoring MoE staff in execution and rollout of all parental involvement activities in the ECE component

•Support MoE in developing an implementation and expansion plan
•Develop training package and integrate it in the revised teacher training package
•Build the capacity of ECE division, ECE supervisors, and ECE Technical Coordinators, as well as mentor capacity building workshops conducted by the MoE core training team
•Support MoE to support teachers and school principals to implement a series of parental involvement activities in K-3
•Reporting and documentation of all trainings related to PI program. As well as contributing to progress reports.
•Ensure project quality implementation with MoE and represent the project in relevant meetings including MoE technical committee

Technical coordinator
  • January 2012 to January 2013

Responsible for supporting the various training programs throughout the central and north region; and responsible for supporting the implementation of all component related activities at the directorates and school level.
•Participate in planning all ECE activities.
•Build and support directors and schools capacity in mobilizing local communities to provide resources and opportunities.
•Work closely with the local directorates of education to ensure active participation and follow up on schools performance.
•Organize all related events including workshops and meetings ensuring that participants are informed event package are prepared and all logistics are organized.

support coordinator at Save the Children-USA Jordan Country Office
  • August 2010 to June 2011

School support coordinator is responsible to ensure timely and quality implementation of chilled to chilled activities in public schools with Iraqi refugee students, and formulation of community protection committees of the Ta leem III program
Conduct protection training sessions for the community protection committees
According to what detailed, on the implementation plan.
Liaise and work with locale NGOs to support formulation CPC and conduct training as per the needs of CPC members.
Supervise regular reports on progress and other donor reports of Ta leem III.

Consultant at Save the children, Inc
  • January 2011 to January 2011

To support SCJ in the following areas:
•Carry out focus group discussions with several stakeholder groups to assess the knowledge, behavior and practices of different stakeholder.
•Carry out a survey in ten designated community based- organization to measure their extent of knowledge in the areas of chilled rights and child protection.
•Carry out questionnaire in ten designated community based organization to measure the extent of their capacity in child protection programming.

at Jordan Country Office
  • United States
  • July 2008 to July 2010

Ta leem kids Founded by unicfe

Health officer at Jordan Country Office - Reproductive health
  • October 2003 to April 2004

Assist operation in preparing and planning activities related to reproductive health.
•Over see the day to day activity in the field in three centers in deferent area.


Save the children - USA

Education program officer at Jordan Country Office
  • January 2000 to January 2001

Participating in designing, planning, implementing, monitoring and evaluating save the children education program.
•Develop materials and activities for use In education programs participate in training youth and children supervisors and volunteers in the field
•Participate in developing the curriculum for children and youth programs

Save the children - USA

development officer at Jordan Country Office
  • January 1999 to January 1999

•Responsible of the three child centers work
•Supervise and evaluate the field worker in the three centers
•Assist in writing and reviewing the early child development book which is based on learning through play methodology

Save the children - USA

field worker at Jordan Country Office
  • April 1997 to July 1998

•Complete supervision of Alnatheef child center

Al Eman School
English language teacher

program coordinator at Jordan Country Office – Education
  • January 1998 to July 1998

•Organize and implement various sessions of child to child
•Write and create activities for CTC program
•Assist in training the local NGOs on Child to child methodology
•Promote save the children programs when ever possible


Save the children - USA

Education

Diploma, Amman /Jordan
  • at Princess Sarvat College
  • July 1997

Specialties & Skills

BUDGETING
DOCUMENTATION
MATERIALS MANAGEMENT
MEETING FACILITATION
PROGRAMMING
PROGRESS
QUALITY
SUPERVISORY SKILLS
TEACHING

Languages

Arabic
Expert
English
Expert