Key skills and expertise

With 14 years of experience, the expert specializes in Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability, and Learning (MEAL) within the humanitarian and development sectors. Key qualifications include proficiency in statistics and data analysis using tools such as Tableau and IBM SPSS, alongside a strong foundation in humanitarian development. The expert has managed both local and international projects, ensuring data quality and facilitating capacity building. Career highlights include roles as a MEAL Officer at Oxfam and Caritas Austria, with responsibilities encompassing project implementation, data visualization, and reporting. Leadership roles have involved team management, coordinating field activities, and contributing to significant progress in food security and WASH initiatives across Syria.

Project experience and donor exposure

Worked across diverse projects involving collaborations with international organizations such as Oxfam, Caritas Austria, and GVC Italia, focusing on MEAL in humanitarian and development cooperation projects. These collaborations have entailed project implementation, capacity building, and data analysis in key sectors including food security, nutrition, WASH, and education. The scope of these projects has primarily been national, addressing sector-specific needs within Syria.

Sectors and geographic focus

Bringing over a decade of experience, the expert has worked across key sectors including civil society, NGOs, food security, humanitarian aid, emergency response, administration, and training. Previously held roles such as MEAL Officer have involved responsibilities in project implementation, data analysis, and capacity building. The expert's interdisciplinary expertise includes digital data management in humanitarian development. The geographic focus of the work is primarily country-specific, centered on Syria, where significant contributions have been made to regional development and humanitarian initiatives. Extensive geographic experience in Syria has provided deep familiarity with local governance, cultural dynamics, and regional development issues, with long-term assignments and significant contributions to projects in food security, WASH, and education.

Languages and education

With a background in Project Management and Computer Technology, the expert holds a degree in Project Management from Damascus University, completed through Open Learning from 2017 to 2023, and a degree in Computer Technology from the same institution, completed between 2012 and 2014. Proficient in Arabic and English, these language skills have been utilized in professional settings such as in-country work in Syria and within multilingual teams, supporting effective communication in diverse humanitarian and development projects.