Maha Alkhateeb Email & Phone Number

Amman, Jo

United States

Across all three Performance Objectives of Recycling in Jordan Activity, a USAID 5-year funded project of $17m, I ensure that Activity design and implementation are inclusive and address challenges faced by vulnerable populations such as informal workers, women, youth, and people with disabilities. Furthermore, I contribute GESI inputs into the project’s development hypothesis, MEL plan, and indicators. On the other hand, I conduct GESI training for project and partner staff focused on GESI terms and approaches on regular basis.

Jordan

• Throughout this position I led the implementation of livelihoods and employment interventions that contributed to turning the Syrian refugee crisis into a development opportunity in the host communities, specifically the technical/hands-on skills exchange between Jordanians and Syrians. • My position at the UNDP allows me to support youth by enhancing their life and employability skills and preparing them to join the labour market• I was in charge of conducting community outreach in order to reach out to the target groups and identify the appropriate livelihood activities and implementation modality; in particular, engaging women and youth groups. •I played a vital role in identifying actors at the different levels (municipal, governorate, and national levels) and establishing rapport with them in order to maintain the networking with the local authorities where the UNDP activities are implemented. •I was in charge of developing the Implementation Plan and Annual Work Plans, including timeline, actors, indicators, responsibilities, and actors, for each livelihood and employment creation intervention that is implemented by the Livelihoods and Employment team.• During my work with the Livelihoods and Employment team, I assisted the Livelihoods team leader in drafting TOR for national and international consultants and requests for proposals and support the selection process.• One of my main roles as a senior Livelihoods Officer was to strengthen the institutional capacities in youth empowerment and engagement in socio-economic development activities responding to their local community needs. • I monitored the progress of the different project activities and submit on a regular basis reports on the progress, accomplishments, difficulties, and lessons learned.

Irbid - Jordan

• I supported the senior project coordinator in managing, leadership and providing practical direction to develop and implement the community mobilization and outreach activities. Moreover, I monitored and supervised the social, community mobilzation and outrach team (3 officers leaders and 15 team members) that were working directly with the Syrian beneficiaries.I was in charge of developing and working in strong partnership with the host communities, refugee families, municipal/local authorities and national government. I was responsible for establishing and maintaining records of all contracts, project documentation required for the project. As well, I enhnanced the cooperation between the social team and the other technical teams (Planning, Implimintation engineers and ICLA). My main role was to control the quality of the social team work and the out comes by a regular follow-up and coordination with the team leaders. As a team leader I was in charge of maintaing the cocoordination with the local authorities and NGOs and INGOs.

6Th Circle , Amman - Jordan

• I worked with Care International in the field of improving the Country Office efforts visibility and communications with external stakeholders and partners. I Identified and nurture private sector partners through meetings, documentation, and communications. I was handling the media relation and ensuring appropriate media coverage of the organization activities. A big importance was given to ensure development on public relations materials. • Assist in developing communications materials for the CO.• Research potential private sector donors, trends, and funding opportunities.• Initiate contacts with private sector and update database and information as needed.

• During my work in the Ministry of Planning and International Cooperation (MOPIC), I was responsible to establish and maintain regular communication and coordination mechanisms with governmental and non-governmental agencies, gender focal points in line ministries, JNCW, research centers, relevant aid agencies and the media in an effort to pool advocacy resources and advance gender equality at the national level. As well, I was working on building a resourceful database for the gender division of all individuals and institutions of relevance to and support of the work of the Gender Division. I played a vital role in designing and developing advocacy campaigns to promote the work of the Gender Division within the Ministry and promote coordination to advance gender equality at the national level.• I supported the organization of all the events, workshops and conferences which the Gender Division was organizing or contributing to their organization with other partners.

•Facilitate training sessions•Facilitate projects orientation session•Field work•Report writing and documentation•Translation from English to Arabic and vice- versa•Research for training material

Master, Woman And Gender Studies

Ba, Political Science