Professional coaching for teams and individuals

Egypt

- Overall management and leadership of Finn Church Aid country operations and administration and HR in South Sudan - Overall responsibility program activities (education, livelihoods, peace building, humanitarian aid)- Overall responsibility of budget monitoring and financial management in accordance with FCA standards and donor requirements- Overall responsibility for security, including development and ensuring compliance with safety procedures, monitoring developments in the security situation, analysis and dissemination of recommendations in close cooperation with the Regional Security Manager- Representation of FCA in South Sudan in relation to the relevant authorities, donors and other partners, as a way of strengthening FCA’s position nationally and regionally.- Ensuring overall compliance with internal and external requirements, according to relevant guidelines, including in procurement.- Leading the process of applying for funding and expanding FCA’s funding base in South Sudan.

- Head of DRC Duhok, Kurdistan Region of Iraq, supervisor of 30 staff members- Supporting the establishment of DRC presence in Duhok Governorate- Responsible for all program activities in Duhok Governorate - Livelihoods Inter-agency Sector Focal Point in Duhok Governorate- Organizing trainings for small business development support for Syrian and local vulnerable populations- Responsible for rapid assessments to identify refugees’ needs, as well as monitoring activities- Responsible for financial management in Duhok

- Responsible for establishing Finnish Embassy representation in Camp Northern Lights, Mazar-e-Sharif, Afghanistan; established Embassy of Finland's relations with local governments as well as international partners in the northern region provinces of Afghanistan (Balkh, Samangan, Sar-e-Pul, Jowzjan)- Monitored MFA funded development projects in the northern region (UNDP ASGP, UNICEF WASH, Marie Stopes International, Swedish Afghanistan Committee)- Provided technical advice according to MFA requirements to implementing partners- Planned and coordinated development activities with senior international working groups (USAID, SIDA, GIZ) in Mazar-e-Sharif- Responsible for coordinating common development and civilian crisis management efforts according to Nordic strategy in northern region of Afghanistan - Responsible for civilian-military liaison in northern Afghanistan (NATO ISAF/Finnish, Swedish, Norwegian, Latvian, German and US military)- Responsible for reporting about development, security, and political affairs in the northern region of Afghanistan- Media liaison, reporting responsibility for major Finnish national media outlets ( YLE, STT, MTV3)- Drafted and edited speaking notes for the Ambassador for development and political affairs in the northern region of Afghanistan - Organized senior level delegations (MFA and Minister of Defense, Finland) visits to meet local and international representation in Mazar-e-Sharif- Organized senior level training workshops and held presentations on Finland’s development activities in Afghanistan- Awarded by Commander of Finnish Forces in Afghanistan for civilian-military cooperation

- Team Leader of technical team consisting of 10 local staff developing 120 cash-for-work infrastructure rehabilitation projects in the flood affected villages in Sindh province in Pakistan - Prepared a work plan consistent with the general Shelter Program Strategy- Supervised base line survey and field assessment to identify displaced communities and status and extent of damages sustained in villages - Responsibility for reporting of project development activities in Sindh province- Provided technical advice to the teams on project proposal development according to donor standards- Established communications strategy for efficient and timely information sharing between field teams, sub-office and HQ

- Responsible for coordinating European Union funded Joint Migration and Development Initiative (JMDI) ; monitoring, supervision and provision of technical advice to achieve projects’ objectives for 3 Egyptian projects with consortium partners from Europe- Organized a press conference for EU Ambassadors and civil society in collaboration with the Egyptian Ministry of Foreign Affairs within JMDI framework- Donor liaison; responsibility of leading negotiations with the Finnish MFA representatives for regional funding in the Middle East; successfully secured funding for 1,5MEU- Member of Counter Trafficking Team; cooperation with the Egyptian G¬¬overnment agencies in the enforcement of the anti-human trafficking law, as well as worked together with relevant Ministries to consolidate efforts in countering human trafficking, drafted the National Action Plan submitted to the Egypt MFA- Arab League liaison officer to enhance cooperation in the Arab region in countering human trafficking- Identity Authentication Officer for U.S. Refugee Admissions Program; identity authentication and assistance of refugees resettling to the U.S.A- Co-managed the coordination of evacuation operations at the Cairo International Airport for displaced population during the Libyan uprising- Negotiated funding of 10,000 USD from private donors towards Libyan humanitarian efforts - Responsible for financial administration and reporting of 2 regional projects for countering human-trafficking- Responsible for drafting press releases, background information for projects, developed press/media kits, and information dissemination to inform regional media of program activities

- Team leader of staff, supervision of quality service delivery for the clients; housing management- Liaison with immigration authorities, police, lawyers and health care professionals- Conflict mediation between various ethnic groups; Monitored clients’ psychological status, provided information on vulnerable clients’ welfare rights

- Project development: together with local staff, drafted project proposals for donor consideration- Post-conflict recovery efforts: In charge of implementing process evaluation of a school project developed for displaced Palestinian youth- Conducted organizational evaluation for the NGO in order to improve service delivery for the Palestinian youth in the refugee camps in Lebanon- Developed communications network from Palestinian refugee camps of Nahr-el-Bared and Beddawi to HQ

- Conducted a survey about the quality of multicultural work in all departments of Red Cross in Finland- Project Coordinator of a school project, responsible of the planning and implementation of a solidarity school project; Supervision of a group of 6 volunteers working for the project- Trained Red Cross Volunteers on multicultural and refugee issues- Planned educational and recreational activities for refugee and immigrant populations - Assisted the Director of Fund Raising in logistics

- Assisted clients in the management of daily living, providing counseling to different client groups, such as refugees and low income families- Financial management assistance to clients- Supervisor for an adolescent with learning difficulties