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Iraq Dohuk/Avro City Apt. BStreet Address
EMAIL AVAILABLEEMAIL AVAILABLEPHONE NUMBER AVAILABLEObjectives:To contribute to the planning, implementation, monitoring, and evaluation of educational program interventions, including in emergency contexts; to support local authorities and NGOs in advocating and prioritizing quality formal and nonformal opportunities; and to be heavily involved in helping departments of education develop the education sectors plans.Political knowledge and helping politicians and civil society to actively participate in the process formation of the new era after Iraq liberation.Summary of Experiences-Participates in all educational programs, evaluation, planning, implementation, and assessment, as well as in formal, informal, women, and adult educational activities, in addition to mine awareness and educational census and surveys, and has helped over 500,000 students to be enrolled back in schools after being liberated from ISIS through rehabilitation of over 300 schools, provision of education supplies, preparation of qualified teachers, and helping the Department of Education (DOE) Ninewa in mapping the needs-Acts as a leader and co-leader in the education cluster and sector.-Actively supports the Ministry of Education in reviewing, producing, developing, and printing new curriculums.-Helps establish the new Ministry of Education and its departments in Iraqs Kurdistan Region by building schools, providing training to teachers, giving school supplies, and introducing a computerized educational database for planning purposes.-Acts as the officer in charge for the UNICEF Office and Education Section-Conducts a professional reporting style through weekly, monthly, and annual reports.-Engages in all political activities (referendums, elections, and constitution), heading and participating in high-level meetings for the State Department/US Embassy Baghdad-Assists in producing human rights and democracy principles throughout the country.-Possesses skills in Arabic, Kurdish (Sorani and Kimani), and English teaching and translation.-Helps the Foreign Service Institute (FSI) to develop and convert Arabic training materials to meet standards.-Translates and edits (English to Arabic) training manuals and lessons for the Foundation for Defense of Democracies (FDD), an NGO based in Washington, to train and advocate for democracy-targeting activists in the Middle East and North Africa (MayAugust 2008)-Teaches standard Arabic, including grammar, communication, and culture awareness programs, at the Diplomatic Language Service Centre (May 2008)-Helps TORRES in translating high-sensitive communication and writing materials (June 2008)-Works for Global Linguist Solution in Iraq, helps the US Air Force and Screening Cell in translation, and as a cultural advisor, meets all delegated cultural missions (October 2008present)Work ExperienceEducation Officer UNICEF May 2013presentPlanning, implementing, and overseeing the Education Rolling Work Plan and the use of the education budget and program in an effective, timely, and efficient manner.Member of Iraq Country Office Task Force, representing Northwest Zonal Office to discuss next UNICEF 5-year program cycle.Assist DoEs and schools/students including local communities to implement the Life Skills and SBM models to enhance the quality of education and formation and empowerment of SMCs taking into consideration Climate Change programmes.Continue supporting DoEs to develop and operationalize the GESP, Education (authorities) and stakeholders can mitigate, prepare for, and respond to all quality education and learning needs including emergencies.Undertakes field visits to project sites to assess the needs, local conditions, accomplishments, and constraints and monitor the usage of UNICEF inputs.Identifies necessary actions for project adjustments and consolidates information for situation analysis, program/project planning, management, monitoring, and evaluation purposes.Keeps statistics of the beneficiaries supported by the implemented activities and interacts with government officials for advocacy purposes in support of and as a follow-up of activities related to primary education, early childhood development, and alternative learning opportunities for adolescents, including girls education.Participates in the formulation and development of program/project goals and strategies.Holds dialogues with DOE authorities on educational policy issues adhering to the achievement of educational objectives and priorities and assesses the feasibility and effectiveness of projects jointly with local counterparts.Organizes periodic program reviews vis--vis work plan objectives and proposes program adjustments and documents and updates changes to the work plans.Identifies and proposes a selection of technical supplies and equipment for the program, prepares distribution plans jointly with counterparts, and closely monitors the timely delivery of goods from warehouses to beneficiaries.Conducts financial monitoring of cash and supplies assistance by reviewing reports to ensure that implementation is per plans, maintains the proper records of cash assistance from the government, and does a careful review of liquidations presented by the government/NGOs, as well as prepares supporting documents for the processing of program transactions.In cooperation with the DOE staff, prioritizes, plans, and monitors school rehabilitation activities and provides required support to consultant engineers on all administrative and financial issues and ensures timely compliance of obligations with UNICEF contractors.Assists government partners in the institutional strengthening, capacity building, and sustainability of projects and supports government authorities in planning and organizing training programs.Identifies training needs and objectives for capacity building, program sustainability, promotion, and advocacy.Participates in intersectoral collaboration with other program colleagues and assists in the development of appropriate communication and information strategy for the project.Ensures accurate and timely inputs of project information in a computerized program system and prepares inputs for sectoral program documents and reports as required.Performs any other duties as requested by the supervisor.Lead Political Specialist US Embassy Baghdad, Iraq, July 2004July 2007Encouraged parties/groups to participate in the new Iraqi political process and did political reporting on activities affecting the US policy in Iraq.Monitored and advised the political counselor/FSOs on events in Iraq/Northern IraqServed as a political advisor on political developments, particularly those involving human rights and civil society and minority group rights.Monitored individuals and groups right to practice basic political rights according to the new and modern constitution.Reported human rights violence and cases of internally and externally displaced people and followed up with analyses and proposed solutions.Monitored and reported on national political developments in Kurdistan, Mosul, and KirkukSpecialized and attended the Iraqi national and regional council of representatives (COR), including region local councils.Maintained strong working relationships with national-level legislators and government officials.Encouraged the politicians/legislators to prioritize and vote on laws meeting and positively affecting human rights and international standards, such as international agreements and understandings.Reported on all laws and legislations in process in the agenda of Iraqi COR, mainly those that affected Iraqi national rights and empowered the role of religion and religious leaders. Often involved in highly sensitive political issues and attended high-level official meetings with top government and party officials. Wrote daily reports, based on both media and contact work, on developments in Iraq and neighboring countries that affected national and regional politics. Acted as a liaison between political officers and senior national and provincial leaders and attended and conducted virtually all meetings and visits independently with little direct supervision. Served as an official interpreter at high-level meetings and translated documents from English to Kurdish or Arabic and vice versa. Worked closely with the national and regional council of representatives (the roster of Kurdish contacts included many senior and civil society leaders as well as up-and-coming leaders) Covered all political events at national and regional levels (election, referendum, and constitution) Supported the State Departments Foreign Service Institute (FSI) to translate Arabic materials into Iraqi dialect and taught the Junior State Department officers on Arabic and Iraqi culture, the past and present political process, and the working environment in Iraq.Participated in a Political Course for FSNs in Washington, AprilMay 2005A program coordinated by the political section at FSI that covered human rights; working with the military; structure of the US government and functions; conducting a quality meeting; interviews and briefings; writing skills, including cable writings; interpreting skills; Global Trends; psychology of conflicts; US foreign policy; understanding American culture, VIP visits; managing up; and developing a plan.Senior Translator Coalition Provisional Authority (CPA), Mosul, Iraq, MarchJune 2004Helped the Mosul head of Coalition Provisional Authority (CPA) and the US Army and FPI with translation and attended provincial council meetings, reporting on and monitoring CPAs loan and family support program.Translated the first Iraqi government staff biographies.Helped in producing the Iraqi Transitional Administrative Law to new Iraqi government staff.National Education Officer UNICEF, Iraq, July 1992November 2003Targeted programs to direct the educational system to meet international standards, a new system that focuses on the rights of children and women and human principles; made citizens aware of the right to freedom and quality-based lifestyle; participated in international and local events and workshops managed by UN human rights agencies and regional ministries specializing in adult and children education and empowering the role of women in the society.helped 2,800 primary schools, 12,000 teachers, 50,000 women, and 600,000 children with education and training, along with acquiring school supplies, providing recreational educational equipment and training, and printing of four million new textbooks; assisted with the rehabilitation of 500 schools and building 280 new ones.Acted as the officer in charge for almost 60 staff, meeting fully all tasks delegated.Acted as the education focal point for UNICEFs Education Section, covering all the Kurdistan Region, North Iraq, to help around 1.5 million students and 30 teachers.Supervised and helped the Ministry of Education and womens groups in literacy education.Supervised and helped the Ministry of Education and NGOs in mine awareness projects, advocacy programs through TV stations, educational channels, and printing messages on educational materials.Served as UNICEF Sulaymaniyahs senior warden (security focal point)Implemented the Oil-for-Food Education Program (US$4 million/year) by helping the Ministry of Education with the evaluation, planning, and implementation of projects.Acted as the focal point for the Education and Child Protection sections of the north of Iraq (Kurdistan), helping the Ministry of Social Affairs to support disabled and children with special needs and difficult circumstances.Helped reenroll overaged primary school children into the formal education system and provided technical support.Supported the Ministry of Education in establishing the Education Management Information System unit.Assisted in conducting the first educational survey, with studies and data collection to enroll children.Supported the establishment of a high-quality printing press for the Ministry of Education and assisted in training local press staff through international experts, supplying machines and consumable supplies and helping the Ministry of Education to review and change textbooks to meet model and quality education.Monitored and supervised the distribution of educational supplies for 1,300 schools.Trained 12,000 schoolteachers by preparing training manuals, its implementation, and its financial requirements to support teachers financially and provide them with teaching skills.Conferences and AwardsThree international workshops on adult and womens educationCertificate from UNICEF executive director for high appreciationCertificate on Deserved a Greater Reward and the Chairs Coin given in recognition of excellence.Honor awards from the US embassy for an outstanding political performanceTeacher Ministry of Education Zakho, Iraq, AprilJune 1992Taught English/Arabic/Kurdish and sports subjects in Zakho Nerozh primary schools.Program Assistant UNHCR Zakho, Iraq, MayJune 1991Volunteered to assist UNHCR international staff at the UNHCR Transit Center near the Zakho/Turkish border in the translation, camp management, registration, data entry, and resettlement of 20,000 Iraqi refugees.Conducted an extensive assessment of the refugee situation and assisted in resettlement.Academic QualificationMaster of science in project management, University of Salford, UK 2018-2019.Bachelors in applied management, Grand Canyon University, USA 2009-2012.Diploma/associated degree in teaching, Ministry of Education Iraq/Arbil High Central Teacher Training. Institute (English literature), 1990-1991.Associated degree in emergency management, FEMA 20 college credits.Other SkillsEnglish, Arabic, and Kurdish fluency.Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) skills.Strong negotiation skills and close relation with Iraqi and Kurdish politicians and educational key staff. |
