Zina N Gharaibeh, WASH officer

Zina N Gharaibeh

WASH officer

UNICEF Jordan Country Office

Location
Jordan
Education
Bachelor's degree, Civil Engineering (Water & Environmental Engineering)
Experience
7 years, 6 Months

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Total years of experience :7 years, 6 Months

WASH officer at UNICEF Jordan Country Office
  • Jordan - Amman
  • My current job since February 2023

1) Support the field-level
monitoring of WASH activities in host communities and refugee camps, including but not limited to the following . WASH in schools and health care
facilities interventions . Climate Action Clubs in schools and Makani centers . Community engagement and behavior change at host communities and refugee settings . Climate Adaptation/climate action and resilience interventions at the community level . Provision of WASH services in Refugee camps and Informal Tented Settlements
2) Support the documentation of achievements, good practices, lessons learned and overall
knowledge management for WASH interventions, including climate action climate resilient WASH.
3) Support preparation of concept notes, donor
briefs and reports, and other reporting requirements within the WASH section.
4) Support the WASH section monitoring and evaluation function, through baseline assessments, evidence generation, post-distribution
monitoring and other evaluations to be conducted during the assignment.
5)Support the implementation of communication and advocacy-related
activities, including event preparation, management, donor visits, and
others.

Civil Engineer at World Vision
  • Jordan - Amman
  • November 2022 to February 2023

Support WV staff on contractor selection process
 Developing the design drawings and Bill of Quantities (BOQs) according to the project team request.
 Participating in the bidding/tender process and support the project in selecting adequate contractor of rehabilitation services
 Conducting site visits intended for rehabilitation with bidders if requested
 Lead rehabilitation activity implementation and process
 Agreeing with the selected contractor(s) on the site plan and final BOQs
 Conducting regular field visits
 Constantly communicating with the contractor(s) and the project team for updates, follow up, technical inputs, and timely problem solving
 Supporting the project team on needed approvals for proceeding the rehabilitation works
 Supporting the project team on handing over of the equipment and sites to Ministry of Education and schools
 Supporting the project team on equipping and furnishing the classrooms by supervising the quality of equipment purchased.

Technical Engineer (Internship) at Irshaidat Contracting
  • Jordan - Amman
  • September 2022 to October 2022

Accountabilities:
1. Summarizing and concluding tenders for water and wastewater treatment plants.
2. Follow up on submission dates and details for tenders.
3. Supporting in tenders pricing and contacting suppliers.
Achievements;
 Enhanced my skills in market knowledge for water and wastewater treatment plants supplies.
 Enhanced my time management and multitasking skills.

Administrative Assistant at “Dr. Firas Al-Zoubie” Medical Center
  • Jordan - Irbid
  • November 2021 to June 2022

Accountabilities:
1. Answer incoming phone calls, maintain confidentiality and politeness during all phone conversations.
2. Follow up on overdue patient accounts.
3. Invoice and receipt patient transactions.
4. Welcomes patients and visitors in person or on the telephone, and answering or referring inquiries.
5. Follow up on Feedback and Complaints (FCM Cleric).
Achievements;
• Enhanced my skills in handling conflicts and angry customers.
• Enhanced my time management and multitasking skills.

Project Technical Assistant (Volunteer) at Turquoise Mountain
  • Jordan - Irbid
  • August 2021 to September 2021

“Built Heritage Project” in Umm Qais Archeological site. Main Project outcome is to rehabilitate and preserve the archeological site of “Treaty Court” using environment friendly materials (such as hay and volcanic ash instead of industrial cement)

Accountabilities:
1. Arrange Contracts, raise Purchase Orders and expenditure authorization forms for approval and chase invoices to ensure accurate payment.
2. Oversee vendor performance to ensure timelines of product supply and quality.
3. Research new equipment purchases and recommend supervisor’s consideration.
4. Coordinate travel needs, schedules and meetings and develop documents and monitor activities.
5. Manage project file systems and involve in project related calls.
6. Coordinate with project teams on tasks as per objectives.
7. Report updates verbally and in written form to PL and PM.

WASH Senior Officer at Action Against Hunger
  • Jordan - Irbid
  • January 2019 to December 2020

Jordan - North Field Office
Accountabilities;
1. Provide direction, assigns tasks and gives instructions to Rehabilitation team, specifies their individual work plans and evaluates individual team members’ performance.
2. Supervised the completion of three projects with three donors:
 AFD: working areas of Irbid /Qasaba and Bani Obied in collaboration with NRC as a consortium.
 MADAD: Work in Collaboration with ACTED and Intersos, working areas: Taybeh and North Mazar,
 SDC: working area in Jerash and Bani Kenanh, and a pilot project to include 30 units of “Greywater Recycling Systems” to increase water storage for domestic uses.
3. Participate in meetings and events of WASH Program and in ACF-Jordan Strategy development meetings.
4. Represented ACF in coordination meetings when the WASH PM / DPM are not available or upon their request.
5. Support other ACF teams when needed; service, finance, HR, Admin and Logistics, M&E department and any other work related departments or stakeholders
6. Explain and ensure application of the water, sanitation, hygiene and water management methodologies.
7. Organized the work of the team to optimize the capacity of each team member.

Site Civil Engineer at Gulf Contracting
  • Jordan - Irbid
  • June 2018 to January 2019

Accountabilities;
1. Site supervision of internal and external construction works in schools.
2. Supervise the execution of the rehabilitation of public schools facilities (classrooms, yards, WASH facilities).
3. Conducting daily inspection for the ongoing site works, preparing inspection requests, invoices, quantity surveying and labor follow up.
4. Supervising work at site including civil, mechanical and electrical work.
5. Writing daily progress reports and following up the directions and requirements from supervising engineers.
Achievements;
• Improved my skills in Quantity Surveying and Quality Control.
• Improved my skills in Team Management

Site Civil Engineer at Jibreel Al-Zubaidy” Contracting
  • Jordan - Irbid
  • July 2017 to April 2018

Accountabilities;
1. Site supervision of internal and external construction works in schools.
2. Supervise the execution of the rehabilitation of public schools facilities (classrooms, yards, WASH facilities).
3. Conducting daily inspection for the ongoing site works, preparing inspection requests, invoices, quantity surveying and labor follow up.
4. Supervising work at site including civil, mechanical and electrical work.
5. Writing daily progress reports and following up the directions and requirements from supervising engineers.
Achievements;
• Improved my skills in Quantity Surveying and Quality Control.
• Improved my skills in Team Management

Teacher Assistant at Yarmouk University
  • Jordan
  • October 2015 to April 2016

1. Support Professors of the Civil Engineering Department in teaching Laboratories and classes.
2. Correcting and grading students' assignments and quizzes.
3. Supervising and supporting during department exams

Customer Service Representative at Aramex
  • United Arab Emirates
  • May 2015 to October 2015

1. Supporting customers on the follow up of ongoing shipment orders and new orders in timely and professional matter.
2. Follow up on purchasing orders for customers.
3. Referral of customers’ requests and complains to the support departments.
• Improved communication skills, time management, and English language.

Teacher Assistant at Jordan University of Science and Technology
  • Jordan
  • February 2013 to August 2013

1. Field “Need Assessment” of the water and sanitation (WASH) facilities, buildings and yards of public schools as part of the selection process for the rehabilitation of Jordanian Public Schools Program.
2. Field work included the Governorates of Irbid, Mafraq and Ajloun.
Achievements;
• Improved communication skills with JEN team members, Schools Principles and staff, and community leaders.
• Improved my knowledge of Need Assessment Process and NGOs work within Community.

Education

Bachelor's degree, Civil Engineering (Water & Environmental Engineering)
  • at Al-Balqa'a Applied University
  • August 2012

Bachelor's Degree in Civil Engineering Water & Environment

Specialties & Skills

Environmental Engineering
Construction Methods
Water Engineering
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Languages

Arabic
Expert
English
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Memberships

Jordanian Engineers Association
  • Civil Engineer (water & environment)
  • October 2012

Training and Certifications

Remote Working (Certificate)
Date Attended:
March 2020
Time Management (Certificate)
Date Attended:
March 2020
Budget Follow up (Certificate)
Date Attended:
April 2020
Activity Progress Reports (APRs) (Certificate)
Date Attended:
November 2020
Information, Education and Communication (IEC) in WASH Emergencies (Training)
Training Institute:
Oxfam
Date Attended:
June 2021
Duration:
13 hours
Technical Project Management (TPM) in WASH Emergencies (Training)
Training Institute:
Oxfam
Date Attended:
June 2021
Duration:
14 hours
MS Project (Training)
Training Institute:
The Hope International Academy
Date Attended:
January 2021
Duration:
25 hours