Experience

USAID/Chemonics International

• Public Policy Offices
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Provincial Coordinator

  • Jun 2017 - Present

  Quarterly lessons learned feedback workshops from monitoring visits and reports. Weekly, monthly, quarterly, and annual/final M&E-based reports. Ongoing review of indicator tools completed by regional technical team. Ongoing data entry and supervision, data cleaning, and data filing. Ongoing mentoring and training for technical staff. Contribute to capturing relevant data for AfghanInfo and Trainet and reporting same to theM&E Manager. Attending at… Quarterly lessons learned feedback workshops from monitoring visits and reports. Weekly, monthly, quarterly, and annual/final M&E-based reports. Ongoing review of indicator tools completed by regional technical team. Ongoing data entry and supervision, data cleaning, and data filing. Ongoing mentoring and training for technical staff. Contribute to capturing relevant data for AfghanInfo and Trainet and reporting same to theM&E Manager. Attending at meetings as requested by the M&E Manager and/or SHAHAR seniormanagement. Data collection and reporting in response to ad hoc requests from USAID and/or GDMA. Compile and report data and information that captures the overall progress of the project. Implement effective, sustainable procedures and policies for M&E activities. Design and conduct program impact evaluation of the program activities. Ensure that lessons learned from ongoing and completed SHAHAR projects are captured,disseminated, and, as appropriate, integrated into the development and implementation ofnew projects. Adhere to the M&E Guidelines as outlined in the AMEP. Prepare reports on progress of results indicators and assist with program evaluation asneeded. Show more Show less



DAI

• Denmark
• Construction
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Regional Monitoring and Evaluation Specialist

  • May 2015 - Oct 2017



USAID/RSI-Third Party Monitoring

• Provincial Manager

  • Aug 2014 - May 2015

  • In close coordination with the CoP and DCOP, supervise field monitors to conduct field monitoring missions of various projects ranging from $20,000 to $60,000 in targeted districts.• Work closely with district government, shuras and others in targeted communities to ensure safety of field monitors.• Maintain working relations with District Government Bodies, Community Elders, Project Beneficiaries.• Oversee the field monitoring missions and ensure that projects monitoring missions… • In close coordination with the CoP and DCOP, supervise field monitors to conduct field monitoring missions of various projects ranging from $20,000 to $60,000 in targeted districts.• Work closely with district government, shuras and others in targeted communities to ensure safety of field monitors.• Maintain working relations with District Government Bodies, Community Elders, Project Beneficiaries.• Oversee the field monitoring missions and ensure that projects monitoring missions are conducted to the highest quality standard outlined by RSI consulting.• Randomly visit the identified project site and double-check the findings identified by the field monitor are reflected the reality on the ground.• In close coordination with the Deputy Project Coordinator and field monitors, verify that actual project output against planned project (as reported by field monitors), and ensure that unbiased findings /observation are incorporated into the field monitoring report.• Coordinate monitoring missions to project sites; check on travels, and others as directed by the Deputy Project Coordinator.• Maintain project site office and ensure all purchasing is done according to RSI policy manual.• Closely supervise the entire document process and keep clear and understandable filing system for internal and external audits.• Oversee field mission reports for consistency, accuracy, and validity. As appropriate, assist the field monitors in drafting, preparing, and submitting the detailed Field Monitoring Report in a pre-designed template, and ensure that the report incorporate all the information necessary for the successful completion of monitoring mission. • Ensure that the findings presented in the report are evidenced based and are properly backed up.• Ensure the submission of timely, complete, and responsive information to RSI main office.• Timely identify technical and administrative challenges – and in close coordination with the Program Department – Show more Show less



USAID-AECOM/SIKA West

• Provincial Coordinator

  • Sep 2013 - Aug 2014

  • Responsible for program oversight and technical guidance to the SIKA West Provincial Support Teams (PSTs) and District Support Teams (DST)• Responsible for overall coordination between SIKA West, MRRD, and IDLG • Act as point person for local cooperation between provincial governors, District governors, provincial DRRDs' and the SIKA West Program.• Work with the Deputy Chief of Party to manage the SIKA West internal and external communications for local staff and their… • Responsible for program oversight and technical guidance to the SIKA West Provincial Support Teams (PSTs) and District Support Teams (DST)• Responsible for overall coordination between SIKA West, MRRD, and IDLG • Act as point person for local cooperation between provincial governors, District governors, provincial DRRDs' and the SIKA West Program.• Work with the Deputy Chief of Party to manage the SIKA West internal and external communications for local staff and their counterparts.• Timely, effective management of all required logistical support as directed by the SIKA West DCOP, including arraignment for space, equipment, transportation, food and materials, and coordination of security review and requirement, through the proper procedures with the HQ, for all meetings, visits, ad other travel to/from districts in the province• Organizing and conducting site visits to SW provincial support teams and district support teams, ensure that these teams, performance and comply with the program activities.• Follow up reports to the DCOP regarding the onsite visits and any other travel to the districts including the identification of specific challenge in regards to the program, and recommendations to receive the problems.• Timely review, response, actions per HQ instructions and meeting all deadlines on emails and other correspondence from DCOPs and HQ Team leaders• Draft and compile weekly and monthly reports• Support the DCOP and COP in any and all related activities. Show more Show less



USAID- AECOM/SIKA West

• Deputy Director Stabilization Programming Department

  • Feb 2013 - Sep 2013

  • Supervising the national staff in the Stabilization Programing Department. • Leading, conducting and coordinating the stabilization analysis and training • Leading strategy sessions to determine and mitigate the sources of instability • Coordinating the stabilization activities with the DRRD/SIKA West provincial and district support teams to mitigate sources of instability. • Meeting the community elders and influential elders to facilitate the discussions about the sources of… • Supervising the national staff in the Stabilization Programing Department. • Leading, conducting and coordinating the stabilization analysis and training • Leading strategy sessions to determine and mitigate the sources of instability • Coordinating the stabilization activities with the DRRD/SIKA West provincial and district support teams to mitigate sources of instability. • Meeting the community elders and influential elders to facilitate the discussions about the sources of instability. • Coordinating the maintenance /updates of the District Stabilization Matrix (DSM) and supporting Documents • Working as a member of the SIKA West Internal Gender Working Group with the following efforts: 1) Working with the SIKA West colleagues and district government officials to increase women's participation, in terms of presence and voice, at the SIKA-West facilitated District Stabilization Committee (DSC) meetings. 2) Convincing colleagues in the SIKA West as to the importance of women's contributions to stabilization and including women in these processes. 3) Attending and thoughtfully contributing to a series of meetings to strategize for higher levels of women's participation in the District Stabilizations Committees’ meetings. 4) Making efforts to convince the District Governors to give space for women's voices at DSC meetings. 5) Facilitating the DSC meetings in support of women sharing their ideas and convincing men who don't see the value of this otherwise.• Meeting with the community and influential elders to facilitate the discussion about the sources of instability • Organizing and facilitating the stabilization workshop sessions for the district entities based on the stability analysis mechanism to assist them in identifying root causes of instability in their area and plan solutions and activities to address them. • Help the DRRD and SIKA West Program Departments to create a clear understanding and vision for stabilization activities. Show more Show less

• Stabilization Program Officer

  • Aug 2012 - Feb 2013

  • Conducting the stabilization mechanism for SIKA West staff and DRRD officials.• Leading strategy sessions to determines and mitigate sources of instability.• Facilitating on behalf of the SIKA West in the District Stabilization Committee Meetings.• As Master Trainer, training the SIKA West trainers on Stabilization potential trainings.• Coordinating projects and other measures in the districts to mitigate source of instability.• Coordinating stabilization activities with… • Conducting the stabilization mechanism for SIKA West staff and DRRD officials.• Leading strategy sessions to determines and mitigate sources of instability.• Facilitating on behalf of the SIKA West in the District Stabilization Committee Meetings.• As Master Trainer, training the SIKA West trainers on Stabilization potential trainings.• Coordinating projects and other measures in the districts to mitigate source of instability.• Coordinating stabilization activities with DRRD/SIKA – W provincial and district support teams.• Meeting with the community leaders and influential elders to facilitate the discussion about sources of instability.• Helping DRRD and SIKA West program departments to create a clear understanding and vision for stabilization activities.• Helping organize and facilitate stabilization work sessions for the district entities based on the stability analysis mechanism to assist them in identifying root causes of instability in their areas and plan solutions and activities to address them.• Leading the discussions on stabilization activities for staff, community councils, and government.• Assisting with the collection of information for the profiles of selected districts on the political, economic, cultural and security situations.• Field test stabilization mechanism and report lessons learned.• Coordinate and assist documentation of best practices and success stories.• Cultivate and maintain professional, open relationship with the communities, government, and representatives of the other organizations and agencies.• Member of the Gender Working Group for the support of Gender activities in the western region. Show more Show less



United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA)

• Political Affairs Assistant

  • Dec 2006 - Jul 2012

  • Following up of political and/or human rights issues.• Maintaining up-to-date knowledge of events relating to political and/or human rights issues in the area of responsibility and in particular as they apply to the region of assignment and the mandate of UNAMA.• Assessing trends that impact the political/human rights situation and the political impact of intra-regional issues, and recommends solutions/possible action that could be taken by the Mission.• Observing the… • Following up of political and/or human rights issues.• Maintaining up-to-date knowledge of events relating to political and/or human rights issues in the area of responsibility and in particular as they apply to the region of assignment and the mandate of UNAMA.• Assessing trends that impact the political/human rights situation and the political impact of intra-regional issues, and recommends solutions/possible action that could be taken by the Mission.• Observing the presidential, provincial councils and parliamentary elections and reporting any development.• Involved in the Afghan Peace and Reconciliation Program and reporting any negative/and or positive developments in regards to the implementation of APRP.• Developing and maintains contacts with Afghan authorities, the political parties, organizations and movements, civil society, NGO and agencies such as AIHRC.• Conducting periodical field missions in order to update the overall political, Human Rights, and security trends.• Analysis of information contained in communications and publications received from different sources, including the press.• Assisting in interviewing victims, complainants, and perpetrators.• Assisting UN senior officials with briefing notes, background papers and talking points.• Preparing summaries of articles from a wide variety of sources and draft a variety of correspondence, and sections of reports.• Interacting frequently with national and international players on coordination and policy matters.• Ensuring a part of consolidated daily/weekly/monthly/mission/political rights verification/rule of law reports to Headquarters about major developments in the mission area and their impact on mandate implementation.• Assisting with and facilitating meetings with local authorities as well as the Afghan Independent Human Rights Commission (AIHRC), civil society groups, national and international NGOs and UN agencies. Show more Show less



National Solidarity Program

• Afghanistan
• Government Relations

• Deputy Program Manager/Master Trainer

  • Nov 2005 - Dec 2006



United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees( UNHCR)

• United States
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Protection Assistant

  • Mar 2003 - Mar 2005

  • Conducted Returnee Area Monitoring in all over the province, identified and addressed the protections related issues, monitored and assessed individual cases of human rights violations and submitted timely, well detailed and well written reports of the findings to UNHCR Sub Office Hirat.• Conducted interviews with the new returnees upon their arrival to the Returnee transit center and filing the statistics of the Badghis return.• Coordinated meetings with the relevant authorities and… • Conducted Returnee Area Monitoring in all over the province, identified and addressed the protections related issues, monitored and assessed individual cases of human rights violations and submitted timely, well detailed and well written reports of the findings to UNHCR Sub Office Hirat.• Conducted interviews with the new returnees upon their arrival to the Returnee transit center and filing the statistics of the Badghis return.• Coordinated meetings with the relevant authorities and appropriate agencies in QIN in order to share the protection related information and intervened if needed.• In partnership with the department of DoRR, I did direct protection intervention in order to address the obstacles for the return of IDPs and refugees in abroad and contributed UNCHR in providing protection to the IDPs and returnees in Badghis. • Effectively assisted the office with a large scale return movement of (IDPs) internal displaced persons residing in Bala Murghab and Ghormach districts of Badghis Province to their places of origin. • Helped the establishment of Badghis Return Task Force by liaising between DoRR Badghis and UNHCR Sub Office Hirat and supported up to end its activities including organizing its missions, go and see, come and inform visits. • Regularly attended the Provincial Coordination Body Meeting (PCBM), submitted a presentation of UNHCR’s activities and prepared the note for the file.• Supported DoRR Badghis in providing trainings to their newly appointed protection staff. • Worked in Radio Communication operations while the Radio Operator was away.• Assisted the IPs, through a BSC (Beneficiaries Selection Committee) in selecting the beneficiaries for the UNHCR’s projects in the area. Show more Show less



OXFAM GB

• Kenya
• Renewable Energy Semiconductor Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Monitoring Assistant

  • Apr 2001 - Oct 2002