Recycling Value Chain Specialist
USAID Recycling in Jordan Activity implemented by Chemonics
مجموع سنوات الخبرة :18 years, 5 أشهر
- Provide technical assistance and training to support expanded service provision, improved business performance, and increased profitability for both formal and informal recycling service providers; help register new recycling service providers, facilitate business linkages with off-takers, and promote formalization of informal waste pickers.
- Assist private sector recycling companies to find new buyers along the value chain and identify end markets; advise value chain actors on improving value-add; expand capacity of existing aggregators and processors; connect recycling service companies to recyclable material markets; improve efficiency or reduce friction in the value chain
- February - June 2022: provided consultancy services to OXFAM Jordan to conduct a market assessment: Expansion of recycling program in Jordan. This includes: assessing the recycling market and market trends, identify market potentials in terms of recycling products and geographical locations, customer segmentation, competitors analysis resulting in providing recommendations for OXFAM’s expansion in their recycling program.
- February - November 2021: provided advisory and consultancy services to Jordan Exports, reporting directly to the CEO.
- February 2020: Support UNICEF-Jordan through the development of sustainability plans, by conducting a detailed assessment and feasibility studies to recommend the best projects for income generating projects for one of UNICEF programmes. This includes conducting market assessment, providing recommendations to establish the income generating projects.
- February 2019 - May 2019: Review of the EU Support to Economic Reforms in Jordan - TiEG EEIG - Bratislava - Slovakia.
- November 2018 - March 2019: Analysis of financial and business development services for MSMEs in Jordan - • October 2022 - February 2023: World Bank (Jordan Development Corridor)
Conducted a Post Assessment of Jordan's Development Corridor to assess the wider economy-wide benefits that this greenfield investment might have within a defined catchment area.
• August - October 2022: Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM) - Qweirah’s Composting Facility
Prepared a Feasibility Study & Market Analysis for re-operating Qweirah’s Composting facility
programs.
• February - June 2022: OXFAM Jordan - Market Assessment
Conducted a market assessment for OXFAM Jordan to expand its recycling program in Jordan. Assessed the recycling market and trends, identified market potentials, conducted customer segmentation and competitors analysis, resulting in recommendations for OXFAM's expansion in their recycling program.
• February - November 2021: Jordan Exports - Advisory and Consultancy Services
Provided advisory and consultancy services to Jordan Exports, reporting directly to the CEO.
• February 2020: UNICEF-Jordan - Development of Sustainability Plans
Developed sustainability plans for UNICEF-Jordan, by conducting a detailed assessment and feasibility studies to recommend the best projects for income generating projects for one of UNICEF programmes.
• February 2019 - June 2019: EU Support to Economic Reforms in Jordan
Reviewed the EU Support to Economic Reforms in Jordan over micro, miso and macro levels.
• November 2018 - March 2019: Financial and Business Development Services for MSMEs in Jordan Analyzed financial and business development services for MSMEs in Jordan.
• Action Plans of Ministry of Information and Communication and Ministry of Public Sector Development
Developed the action plans of Ministry of Information and Communication and Ministry of Public
Sector Development in the framework of Jordan Economic Growth Plan 2018 - 2022.
• Value Chains Analysis and Development
Analyzed and developed value chains for different sectors.
• Technical Proposals and Budgeting
Developed and wrote technical proposals and budgeting for different projects.
• Strategic and Business Plan
Developed strategic and business plans for different sectors.
• Market Research and Marketing Plans
Conducted market research and developed marketing plans in the fields of entrepreneurship, water
management, food processing, and other sectors.
• Feasibility Studies and Financial Models
Developed feasibility studies and financial models for different projects.
• Training Delivery
Delivered trainings on project management, soft skills, product development, market research, feasibility studies, building (starting) your business, etiquette and customer service, team building, business writing, information management, creative and entrepreneurial thinking, budgeting, and basic bookkeeping.
Supervised Fundraising and programs unit and M&E unit.
- Undertaken business development activities that include design, develop, source and execute different local, regional and international projects
- Designed and implemented strategies within value chains and selected geographies where MSEs have high growth potential to support the development of program interventions that focus on enhancing existing business support services in the market, introducing new resources where needed, increasing the demand for such services as well as the demand for companies’ outputs, and fostering market linkages to connect companies with other actors in the value chains.
- Worked closely with the top management and Board of directors to recommend and manage projects, set realistic priorities and plan for the successful implementation of activities.
- Advised on appropriate government strategy and policy in relation to economic growth, working closely with Government Committees and international donors and NGOs to coordinate and effectively implement policy reforms
- Assist in developing the Monitoring and Evaluation Plans to measure and monitor the successful implementation of activities and progress of the project lifetime and companies.
- Carried out various studies in assessing economic potential and opportunities for export businesses; need of financial services; market and value chains linkages.
- Conducted high-level, C-suite meetings with key stakeholders i.e. USAID, GIZ, EU, CBI, ITC and othes to establish new partnerships and agreements
- Supervising 12 economic specialists.
- Supervising four field offices in Irbid, Zarqa, Tafilah and Aqaba
- Oversee all technical aspects of a combined budget of more than 5, 000, 000 USD over the course of the project.
- Conduct high-level, C-suite meetings with key stakeholders to establish new partnerships and agreements with USAID LENS
- Help develop strategies to identify and target interventions within value chains and selected geographies where MSEs have high growth potential.
- Advise/support the development of program interventions that will focus on enhancing existing business support services in the market, introducing new resources where needed, increasing the demand for such services as well as the demand for MSEs outputs, and fostering market linkages to connect MSEs with other actors in the value chains.
- Help ensure close collaboration across the program to ensure that each component and sub-component reinforce support across the range of MSEs needs.
- Work closely with the component lead - MSEs support to provide technical leadership for the MSEs support component, overseeing local staff and international consultants to design and implement core program activities.
- Work closely with the component lead - MSEs support to manage projects, set realistic priorities and plan for the successful implementation of activities.
- Provide guidance, training and mentorship to staff on different aspects related to their professional development and to achieve projects goals.
- Facilitate technical and entrepreneurial skill training for MSEs with emphasis to women, youth and marginalized groups.
- Assist in developing the Monitoring and Evaluation Plans to measure and monitor the successful implementation of activities and progress of the project lifetime and MSEs.
- Carry out various studies in assessing economic potential and opportunities for new businesses; need of financial services to the entrepreneurs; market and value chains linkages.
- Managing more than 10 consultants and 12 business service providers.
- Supervised 5 economic specialists and one environmental compliance manager (three field offices).
- Supervised three field offices in Irbid, Zarqa and Tafilah
- Led the design and implementation of sector-specific interventions related to the Projects work in Product development, packaging, logistics and marketing, overseeing a budgeting of a maximum of 500, 000 USD per activity
- Oversaw all technical aspects of a combined budget of more than 5, 000, 000 USD over the course of the project.
- Conducted high-level, C-suite meetings with key stakeholders to establish new partnerships and agreements with USAID LENS
- Facilitated technical and entrepreneurial skill training for MSEs with emphasis to women, youth and marginalized groups.
- Assisted in developing the Monitoring and Evaluation Plans to measure and monitor the successful implementation of activities and progress of the project lifetime and MSEs.
- Carried out various studies in assessing economic potential and opportunities for new businesses; need of financial services to the entrepreneurs; market and value chains linkages.
- Managed more than 5 consultants and 5 business service providers.
- Contributed to successful design and implementation of registering Home-Based Businesses in Jordan.
- Technical, financial and M&E follow up of 3 Business Service Providers (BSPs) projects, budget range between JOD 100, 000 - JOD 175, 000 per project
- 100% projects success rate
- Restaurants value chain analysis and development supporting 170 restaurants technically, financially and capacity building. This included outreaching and reaching and building partnerships with different stakeholders among the related market systems.
- Developing the grants program of the projects (manuals, requests for applications, request for proposals, developing scope of works, developing related templates and monitoring and Evaluation templates.
- Led the design and development of Jordanian Local Restaurants Value chain.
- Developed many Scope of Works for many consultants in the fields of marketing, business services, construction, food processing and tourism.
- Participated in drafting/developing many Requests for Applications (RFA) and Proposals (RFP) and participated in evaluating and selecting grants applications and proposals
- CEO deputy.
- Strategic Planning
- Undertaken business development activities that include design, develop, source and execute different local, regional and international projects
- Developing proposals to gain and manage EU and local projects and programmes
- Developing Technical and Financial Reports (Annual, Periodic, Monthly, weekly and ad hock reports)
- Manage, guide and mentor programs’ staff
- Helping locals applying for available grants (regional and local)
- Project management (local and European projects)
- Technology transfer Issues: bridging the gap between academia and industry and linking them together, Intellectual Property issues (patents, copyrights ..Etc), negotiations and drafting.
- Focal points: educate researchers and SMEs about available funds and grants like the Seventh Framework (FP7), TEMPUS and ENPI CBC MED
- Business development of start-ups and support SMEs.
- EU Funding and grants consultations
- International Cooperation: strengthening the company relations with international organizations, and getting benefit from their initiatives, supporting programs,
- Consultation services for incubated companies (administrative, developing business plans, strategies...etc
- Develop and explore new best practices in business incubation
- Writing proposal and obtaining funds from granting authorities (EU, USAID, etc)
- Monitoring and guiding projects implementation.
- Liaison officer of regional offices of partner organizations (European Business and Innovation Centre Network (EBN), Asian Science Park Association (ASPA))
- - Undertake business development activities that included talent acquisition (entrepreneurs/incubatee), create partnership agreements and drafting a winning proposal to secure funding under EU-ENPI CPC MED framework support (SHAAMS project - please check major achievements below)
- Developing and secure funding for 21 projects - budget range between JOD 50, 000 - 75, 000 per project.
- Technical, financial and M&E follow up of 30 incubated project - JOD 15, 000 budget per project.
- 100% successful percentage
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