Wasef Abdulhadi, Refugee Camps Program Manager

Wasef Abdulhadi

Refugee Camps Program Manager

Relief International

Location
Jordan - Amman
Education
Bachelor's degree, Computer Information Systems
Experience
11 years, 8 Months

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Total years of experience :11 years, 8 Months

Refugee Camps Program Manager at Relief International
  • Jordan - Mafraq
  • My current job since July 2016

The Camps Programme Manager plays a pivotal role in leading the implementation of RI's Education programs in both Za’atari and Azraq Camps. Coordinate program implementation by leading program planning and monitoring, managing operational aspects, capacity building, providing staff coordination and resolving implementation issues. Responsible for overall efficient and effective functioning of education activities in RI’s projects in both camps.

Senior Officer | MEAL | Country level at International Medical Corps – All Camps and Urban areas - Jordan
  • Jordan
  • January 2016 to June 2016

Senior Officer| MEAL (Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability and Learning)-Jordan mission
From Jan. 2016 up to date.
Job Description: Monitoring and evaluating International Medical Corps’ youth project on country level within Jordan mission.
• Monitoring and evaluating the quality of the implementation and the implemented youth programs/projects.
• To lead on the development, delivery and implementation of an integrated media communications strategy for IMC locations.
• Developing excellent relationships with the partners and stakeholders.
• Responsible on campaigns development and execution, helping to develop communications plans for specialist subject areas.
• Developing, implementing and maintain projects monitoring plans.
• Managing and train IMC Jordan media focal points on the country level
• Generate media coverage for serious pitches, events and ads
• Supporting in MEAL tasks
• Monitoring and managing IMC jordan website and its social media addresses
• Other duties as assigned.

Coordinator for Youth projects and Media at International Medical Corps - Zaatari Refugees Camp mission
  • Jordan - Mafraq
  • November 2014 to December 2015

Job Description: fields coordination for IMC/UNICEF youth projects in Zaatari Camp, Azraq Camp and Urban Areas.
• coordinating the implementation of the youth projects in the camp.
• Generating the donors’ monthly reports.
• Manage the documentation of International Medical Corps activities and program achievements.
• Provide technical support to ensure high quality of programming and services, exceeding minimum competencies for staff and minimum standards for activities.
• representing IMC at Zaatari Camp in camp management meetings and in the Media field.
• manage the contents of IMC Jordan Social Media addresses and media project, managing the films production activities, ensuring regularly generating of high quality media coverage of IMC youth and protection projects and advocacy work, primarily for Jordan and mainly in Zaatari refugees camp.
• Providing trainings for locations' focal points / coordinators and capacity building to keep missions outcome synchronized in all IMC locations on Jordan level beside developing media plans, press conferences, journalist and VIP visits.
• Enrichment digital and media contents and managing IMC Jordan media database such like photos, successful stories, short movies, videos and feeding the main media channels
• Planning /running the strategies of campaigns for IMC respond on the Syrian crisis in Jordan.
• Regularly visit country locations programs to ensure a direct link between program work and media coverage to identify and generate high quality media and communication opportunities.
• To build and empower strong relationships with colleagues in other organizations such like UN agencies to coordinate and collaborate for any joint opportunities for youth projects.
• To build good relationships with International and local media, to make good media coverage for country level projects
• Monitoring and evaluate all media coverage generated in all locations internally on country level to improve coverage, and provide regular analysis on media coverage and seek the opportunities to improve it. From November 2014 to Dec. 2015

Regional Program officer at Microsoft | Middle East and Africa -MEA-
  • Jordan - Amman
  • October 2012 to October 2014

Program Manager for Startups and Community program, Developer and Platform Evangelism-(DPE) department/ Middle East and Africa Head Quarter, Amman Office - Jordan.
Business Unit: Microsoft MEA HQ, handling Middle East and Africa Startups and community lead. From Oct. 2012 - Oct. 2014
Job Description: Managing the department, Social Networking, Marketing, Business developing, online broadcasting and reach our costumers target in Middle East and Africa.
Running Microsoft Startups Support Center -SSC- project for the Middle East and Africa Region -MEA-.
SSC MEA is a project to give opportunities for business and IT startups to grow and to go from startups to self-support companies based on Microsoft Technologies.
• To Deal with day to day activities, planning and making short-term and mid-term strategies, to keep and improve the support for MEA region startups.
• Business development and create action plans
• Business Marketing, and marketing plans
• To organize online and offline trainings for Microsoft Technologies.
• To improve the connections between Microsoft and all startups in MEA region.
• To keep Startups database up to date.
• BizSpark program following, reviewing, monitoring and evaluating.
• Collaborating with Developer Platform Evangelists -DPE- in MEA countries to ensure smoothly outcomes.
• Coordination with other colleagues in MEA region countries that related to the scope SSC.
• Providing solution plans for the challenges that related to the scope of work.
• Reporting all outcomes to the regional program director for MEA.
• Managing Social Media Addresses, maintain press released, online contents.
• Reviewing and maintain newsletters, mailing contents.

Education

Bachelor's degree, Computer Information Systems
  • at Tafila Technical University
  • September 2012

The main courses were focused on * Business Management * Business development * IT solutions. * Finance management * programing and coding * IT Security * Advanced networking and servers * Artificial intelligence and its detailed courses

Specialties & Skills

Education
IT Technical Support
Business Development
Youth Programs
BUDGET DEVELOPMENT
BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT
COUNCIL
MICROSOFT Software
NETWORKING
WEB SITE PRODUCTION
Mid-Large size team management (+300)
CONFERENCES
Budget Forcasting
Prjects nerrative writing
Social Innuvation project management
Prjects Budget writing
Formal Education project management
Non-Formal Education project management
Technical Writing

Languages

Arabic
Expert
English
Expert
Italian
Beginner
Turkish
Beginner

Training and Certifications

Train of Master Trainers in life skills (Training)
Training Institute:
UNICEF
Date Attended:
April 2015
Conflicts, leadership, initiatives, team working and volunteering works (Training)
Training Institute:
(European Volunteering Service)-Turkey
Date Attended:
April 2014
Subaward Management (Training)
Training Institute:
International Medical Corps
Date Attended:
February 2016
Computer Software Development (Training)
Training Institute:
Tech center, Amman
Date Attended:
September 2004
Humanitarian Security training (Training)
Training Institute:
International Medical Corps
Date Attended:
December 2014
Leadership for Humanitarian (Training)
Training Institute:
International Relief and Leadership for Humanitarian organization
Date Attended:
July 2015
CompTIA A+ course (Training)
Training Institute:
Tafila Technical University
Date Attended:
September 2011
Award Navigation (Training)
Training Institute:
International Medical Corps
Date Attended:
February 2016
U.S. Government Rules and Regulations Module (Training)
Training Institute:
International Medical Corps
Date Attended:
January 2016
DFID Rules and Regulations (Training)
Training Institute:
International Medical Corps
Date Attended:
February 2016
Cost Allowability (Training)
Training Institute:
International Medical Corps
Date Attended:
January 2016
Hostile Environment Anti-Terror Training (HEAT) (Training)
Training Institute:
Overseas Security Advisory Council (OSAC) and Department of State Diplomatic Security- International
Date Attended:
March 2015
Financial Procedures in Emergency Settings (Training)
Training Institute:
International Medical Corps
Date Attended:
January 2016
Windows Phone development training (Training)
Training Institute:
Microsoft Academy
Date Attended:
December 2011
Interactive Theater for Empowerment (Training)
Training Institute:
Berghof Foundation
Date Attended:
December 2015
Introduction to Procurement Module (Training)
Training Institute:
International Medical Corps
Date Attended:
February 2016
Microsoft Technologies (Training)
Training Institute:
Microsoft Innovation Center
Date Attended:
January 2011
Computer & Networks Technician (Training)
Training Institute:
Tech center, Amman
Date Attended:
October 2006
Leadership Program (Training)
Training Institute:
Injaz, Jordan
Date Attended:
February 2007
Communication Skills and How to get public Support (Training)
Training Institute:
Injaz, Jordan
Date Attended:
August 2008
Student Leadership Forum (Training)
Training Institute:
East West Initiatives
Date Attended:
June 2009
Management by Results (Training)
Training Institute:
Canadian International Development Agency For Human Development
Date Attended:
April 2010
Economic Development (Training)
Training Institute:
Tafila Technical University
Date Attended:
February 2011
Work Ethics program (Training)
Training Institute:
Tafila Technical University
Date Attended:
January 2009
Microsoft Innovation Accelerator Program (Training)
Training Institute:
Microsoft Innovation Center
Date Attended:
January 2011
Media in the Syrian Crisis (Training)
Training Institute:
UNFPA
Date Attended:
October 2015
T.O.T Certified (Training)
Training Institute:
Human Engineering Center for Trainings and Development) HECTD
Date Attended:
December 2014
Budget Development (Training)
Training Institute:
International Medical Corps
Date Attended:
January 2016
T.O.T training (Training)
Training Institute:
Nottingham university - United Kingdom
Date Attended:
July 2010
Interaction Management (Training)
Training Institute:
Tafila Technical University
Date Attended:
January 2012
Social Media and Campaigning (Training)
Training Institute:
ActionAid
Date Attended:
January 2013
Work Ethics (Training)
Training Institute:
Tafila Technical University
Date Attended:
May 2011
Financial Reporting (Training)
Training Institute:
International Medical Corps
Date Attended:
January 2016
Young Leaders Training Course & Community Service Program (Training)
Training Institute:
East West Initiatives
Date Attended:
November 2008
Time Management (Training)
Training Institute:
Tafila Technical University
Date Attended:
February 2009
Business Companies development (Training)
Training Institute:
Injaz, Jordan
Date Attended:
February 2007
Training of Trainers (TOT) (Training)
Training Institute:
Tafila Technical University
Date Attended:
November 2008
Success skills (Training)
Training Institute:
Tafila Technical University
Date Attended:
February 2011
Microsoft Certified IT Professional (Windows Server 2008 Network infrastructure) - MCITP course (Training)
Training Institute:
Microsoft Academy
Date Attended:
January 2011
Subaward Types (Training)
Training Institute:
International Medical Corps
Date Attended:
February 2016

Hobbies

  • Passion for working with youth
    I've established Universities of Jordan Network (UNIJO.net) - Students community and online network, I used to role Founder and manager from Oct. 2008 to Dec. 2012 - Jordan I've made tens of projects with youth in Jordan, Turkey, Oman, United Kingdom, Syria, Egypt. I'm doing few volunteering works with youth on regular basis related to community development, skills developments and others
  • Traveling
    I've done exploring 17 countries and more than 120 cities starting from Jordan, Syria, Lebanon, Egypt, Turkey, Saudi, Kuwait, Iraq, United kingdom, Italy, Slovenia, Greece, Cyprus, Palestine, Oman, Bahrein, UAE,
  • Sports
    I used to be part of the university basketball team in university. I got 2nd black belt in Karate. I got diploma in street fighting.