Projects Manager
Jordan River Foundation
Total years of experience :10 years, 8 Months
Manage the Internal Strengthening for Change project throughout its’ implementation in partnership with national subcontractors, Noor Al Hussein Foundation and Jordan River Foundation.
Ensure successful implementation of the project according to timeline and scope.
Act as the focal point for coordination with subcontractors implementing the project.
Receive and undertake the comprehensive review of periodical reports including verification of all information as well as submitted deliverables.
Draft program PR and marketing products, including announcements, project news, and profiles of CSOs as appropriate.
Contribute to monitoring of the program through attending training and mentoring sessions, as well as accompanying partners on grants monitoring visits.
Assist in the definition of project scope and objectives involving all relevant stakeholders and ensuring technical feasibility as well as resource availability.
Develop a detailed project schedule to monitor and track progress and submit weekly progress reports to the executive management.
Spearhead the 2016 budget for the ATM project in coordination with the accounting and IT departments.
Develop and manage relationships between vendors, stakeholders and ensure timely delivery within scope and budget.
Coordinate capacity building local and regional leadership programs for senior public sector officials, in collaboration with renowned institutions such as Harvard Kennedy School and the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst (UK).
Support the establishment of new programs and initiatives such as the Jordan Gaming Lab, the KAFD Training Center, and the Youth Leadership Program for school students.
Follow up on existing programs and deliver regular progress reports to management.
Spearhead the finance operations for all programs, forecast budgets and monitor expenditures.
Search for potential partnership and collaboration opportunities with local and international institutions to deliver training programs.
Organize fundraising campaigns designed to attract private sector companies to cover the costs of the training programs.
Assist in the establishment of the 2012 media and communication strategy plan for KAFD including publishing bilingual press releases for different programs.
Evaluate funding proposals submitted to the department.
Initiate contacts with several individuals and organizations in Jordan for the establishment of the ‘Innovation Fund’, which aims at providing financial support for Jordanian entrepreneurs.
Co-organize a number of international high profile forums such as:
- The World Economic Forum on the Middle East held at the Dead Sea in 2012.
- The signing ceremony and partnership between KAFD and the Prince of Wales Charitable Foundations (PWCF) in 2012.
- Enterprise conference held in Jordan (2011) under the Patronage of H.R.H the Prince of Wales in affiliation with the British Embassy in Jordan.
- The Youth Leadership Development Program held in Amman, Jordan (2013) in collaboration with the UK based Inspirational Development Group (IDG).
Fully responsible for monitoring the sales team budget and set forecasts for each quarter.Lead the preparation of weekly and monthly reports to measure the effectiveness of the sales force. Successfully reviewed policies and improvised plans to improve existing quality standards. Built up the department with a mandate to establish a comprehensive strategy to develop customer relations. Managed the restructuring process of the Human Resource Teams to comply with Activity Based Costing ABC structure requirements, this was part of implementing the ABC Costing system to the company Systemizing manual data updates on the system. Work required high ability to conduct timely studies and analysis to produce effective implementation strategies.