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United Kingdom

Baghdad, Iraq

Cairo Governorate, Egypt

Supported multiple crisis and post-crisis recovery programs to address humanitarian, recovery, peacebuilding and stabilization issues across the Middle East and North Africa (MENA).Engaged United Nations agencies, regional and national government bodies to generate a robust understanding of market trends related to stabilization, peacebuilding and post-crisis recovery in the MENA.Represented IOM in coordination fora, establishing and maintaining strong relationships with government authorities, United Nations agencies, international and national non-governmental organizations, and other stakeholders.Regularly presented stabilization and peacebuilding portfolios to clients and government in multiple countries to generate buy in and program revenue. Published advocacy pieces, articles and thematic chapters on key topics of interest, including regional position pieces on durable solutions for protracted displacement and the disaster risk reduction in conflict-affected and fragile settings chapter for the UNDRR Regional Assessment Report.Generated inter-agency advocacy and position points in coordination with senior United Nations agency and government counterparts to advance general advocacy and responses on areas of interest and concern. Coordinated regularly with inter-governmental and regional bodies to draft and validate regional programming to advance sustainable development goals in conflict-affected settings. Regularly provided technical surge support and strategic guidance to country offices implementing peace, stabilization, recovery and security-related programming setting up and closing out responses.Acted as the regional focal point for migration, environment and climate change and disaster risk reduction.

Bratislava, Slovakia

Developed IOM Slovakia's strategy to respond to the outflow of refugees and third-country nationals from Ukraine in coordination with the Head of Office.Represented IOM in emergency response coordination fora (namely the refugee coordination mechanism) and United Nations inter-agency activities, specifically advancing IOM's position in the areas of cash assistance, shelter assistance and data. Developed the mission emergency response staffing structure to substantively respond to evolving emergency dynamics.Generated revenues to fund IOM's emergency response in Slovakia.

Washington, Dc

Provided short to mid-term management and technical support during absences of key staff as required across IOM's Office of Transition Initiative (OTI) funded programsSupported Program Managers to improve the operations and implementation of field programs in line with the IOM-OTI Framework AgreementSupported the efforts of technical staff in conducting conceptual systems analyses, evaluations, activity portfolio analysis, or investigations of highly unstructured and interconnected problems involving complex administrative or programmatic issues and problemsSupported effective inter-program collaboration, communication, and learning especially in coordinating and monitoring the flow of information and collaboration between programsDebriefed leadership on key focus areas to improve program performance and support strategic/operational pivots

Pakistan

Managed the Pakistan Transition Initiative (PTI) monitoring and evaluation (M&E) frameworkOversaw the PTI M&E Department, including 23 staff members, to ensure comprehensive and detailed coverage of more than 200 ongoing projects from activity conceptualization to closureDeveloped comprehensive and effective evaluation mechanisms in preparation for the PTI program closeout in 2019Provided relevant information for program performance management and evaluation of program activitiesRefined existing monitoring mechanisms and reporting documents and develop new tools and systems, to streamline information cycles and improve monitoring standardsConducted comprehensions assessments of blockages to stability and community cohesion across the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA), PakistanSupported efforts to map social, political and civil society actors in FATA to improve programming responsiveness to critical issues impacting stabilityPresented to USAID and program counterparts on approaches to adaptive programming in complex and kinetic environments

Greater New York City Area

Provided administrative and research support to the Head of the UN Studies Department at the School of International and Public Affairs (SIPA), Columbia UniversitySupported students throughout the semester to deliver work in-line with required standards Worked to build the analytical capacity of students to prepare research papers on the United Nation Security CouncilSupported the smooth and timely implementation of classes on a weekly basis

Greater New York City Area

Provided administrative and research support to head of the Politics of Policy-Making course at the School of International and Public Affairs (SIPA), Columbia UniversitySupported students throughout the course to deliver work in-line with required standardsWorked to build the analytical capacity of students to prepare research papersSupported the implementation of classes on a weekly basisCreated learning materials and case studies on public policy issues for the courseReviewed and assessed case studies and policy memos produced by students

Nairobi, Kenya

Managed a comprehensive audit of documentation for all stabilization activities implemented by DAI in Somalia through the Somalia Transition Initiative for Stabilization (TIS) programIdentified areas for improvement in program compliance and advised senior management on strategies to improve documentation managementEnsured all grants had complete files and the relevant documents for USAID-compliant grant closureStandardized program approach to assessing beneficiary numbers across programming activities Manage the uploading and auditing of all key reports into relevant servers and manage the linkage of these reports to a centralized database document registryEnsure consistency across Somalia stabilization program databases for multiple USAID implementing partners including DAI and IOM

Male, Maldives

Developed and maintained relations between UNDP and local higher education institutesEngaged counterparts at the Maldives National Research Journal to create a special issue of the journal focused on radicalization Supported the finalization of monthly reports on political updates across the MaldivesAssessed the Maldives state policies on terrorism and violent extremism Disseminated information on the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals

Nairobi, Kenya

Produced a comprehensive activity guide for the SSI program including all annexes where standard IOM forms were required Supported the initial generation of grant ideas through the SSI activity ideas templateProvided daily guidance to SSI program staff on USIAD/OTI and IOM standard operating procedures Provided standardized templates to facilitate timely and streamlined reporting

Kabul, Afghanistan

Reported on and analyzed political and security developments in Afghanistan, with a particular attention to Community Cohesion Initiative (CCI) operational areasCreated and managed CCI's civil society organisation (CSO) program portfolio Identified potential grantees for the design and development of activities to support program objectivesDrafted and submitted weekly and quarterly reports on political, atmospheric, security and programmatic updates across AfghanistanGenerated and managed systems to monitor the development of new concepts into complete grant ideas Supported the development of CCI's strategic frameworkProvided strategic guidance to field staff to ensure all activities supported CCI's objectivesEstablished contact and reported on activities of local actors, including government authorities, informal governance structures and CSOs

Yemen

Compiled and disseminated political and security updates on fifteen governorates in YemenDesigned and presented activities supporting Yemen’s political transition on a USAID/OTI-funded programExplore inter-activity synergies through the use of mapping technology Conceptualized, developed and articulated more than 180 small-grantsProvided strategic direction and operational guidance to field staff during the grant development and implementation processCoordinated with the monitoring and evaluation team to analyze lessons learned and best practices to strengthen activity design Developed program methodologies, operational procedures, programming standards and key operational documents Strengthened national staff’s capacity to write proposals and develop grants

Sana'A, Yemen

Assisted in the twice-weekly publication of Yemen’s largest English-language newspaperManaged article submissions and content quality-control for a team of twelve journalists Enforced newspaper standards promoting freedom of press and social developmentContributed editorial and opinion material on social, cultural and political activities in Yemen

London, United Kingdom

Drafted policy proposals for projects covering security, conflict prevention, good-governance, citizenship and labour market stimulation in the Middle East and Africa Produced project strategies for qualitative research exploring urban regeneration in Ras Al-Khaimah, UAE Managed research projects from inception to delivery, extracted key findings and formed recommendations for clients Drafted research dossiers and project proposals on social and political issues in the Middle East Compiled and edited a bi-weekly food security monitor that synthesized information on issues and trends in global food security

London, United Kingdom

Advanced research on government legislation in relation to the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) regionSynthesized reports on issues that impacted the CAABU policy agendaCollated media coverage of MENA related topics and edited newslettersGenerated itineraries and advisory plans for government-sector visits to Israel and Palestine

Manama, Bahrain

Improved implementation strategies for active policy reform projects at the Bahrain Ministry of Housing and the Bahrain Ministry of JusticeDevised international best-practice models to enhance active labour market policies in BahrainPresented reform strategies to multiple government stakeholdersReviewed ministerial development plans and determining areas for improvement in-line with the 2030Bahrain National Economic Strategy

London, United Kingdom

Promoted MEC at various business conferences on energy, finance, and marketingEncouraged international investment in various projects in the Middle East by engaging the international business communityOrganized a conference on the opening-up of Iraq’s energy sector to private investment, a review of Central Asian gas markets, and a Forum on the development of geothermal and hydro-energy in northern Europe.

Master Of Public Administration (Mpa), Public Administration

Bachelor Of Arts (Ba), Social Anthropology And History, 2:1

Activities and Societies: Treasurer SOAS Middle East Society, Treasurer SOAS SIFE Society, Board Member SOAS Khaleej Society, Debating.