Jama Noor

Regional Director, East & Central Africa at Dahabshiil Group of Companies
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(386) 825-5501
Location
United Kingdom, GB
Languages
  • English Full professional proficiency
  • Arabic Professional working proficiency
  • Somali Native or bilingual proficiency
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Credentials

  • Executive Leadership
    LinkedIn
    Apr, 2020
    - Oct, 2024
  • Getting Things Done
    LinkedIn
    Mar, 2020
    - Oct, 2024
  • The Practice of PDIA: Building Capability by Delivering Results
    Harvard's Center for International Development
    Jun, 2017
    - Oct, 2024
  • UN's Safe and Secure Approaches in Field Environments (SSAFE) Training Course
    UNDSS
    Sep, 2016
    - Oct, 2024
  • Project Management Professional (PMP)
    APMG International
    Jul, 2013
    - Oct, 2024
  • Negotiation and Conflict Resolution Course
    Mercy Corps
    Apr, 2012
    - Oct, 2024

Experience

  • Dahabshiil Group of Companies
    • United Kingdom
    • Accounting
    • 200 - 300 Employee
    • Regional Director, East & Central Africa
      • Aug 2020 - Present

    • Director, Investments / Projects
      • Sep 2017 - Aug 2020

  • Various Companies/INGOs
    • Senior Consultant
      • Aug 2017 - Sep 2020

      Provide wide-ranging and tailored consulting services on project management & evaluations; private sector development; and governance across East Africa, Middle East, and the UK - engaged by International/regional companies as well as Consulting firms and INGOs.

  • Adam Smith International
    • United Kingdom
    • International Trade and Development
    • 400 - 500 Employee
    • Manager / Consultant
      • Sep 2015 - Aug 2017

      As a Consultant/Manger in the Governance Practice's Public Financial Management (PFM) Team, was focused on Business Development, Project Managment and the delivery of high-level techincal assistance across East Africa and beyond. Our clients included DFID, World Bank, USAID and EU among others. Developed winning proposals and managed the Public Resource Management in Somalia (PREMIS) Programme to strengthen the capacity of the federal member states on revenue collection and the establishment of effectigve Ministries of Finances.Also, actively worked with and supported other Governance Practice portfolio sub-teams, including but not limited to:- Justice, Security and Peacebuilding Team- Private Sector Development Team

  • Chevening Awards
    • United Kingdom
    • Higher Education
    • 300 - 400 Employee
    • Chevening Scholar
      • Oct 2014 - Nov 2015

      Chevening Scholar, pursuing MSc International Relations (Development focus) at the University of Bristol, after receiving FCO's Chevening Scholarship Award - while also working as an independent consultant.Focus: Development & Humanitarian Aid; Governance; International Political Economy; East Africa Conflicts & State-building;

  • DAI
    • United States
    • International Trade and Development
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Senior Program Adviser / Head of Office
      • May 2014 - Oct 2014

      Managed and led the USAID-funded Governance Program - Transition Initiatives for Stabilization (TIS) Project in Somaliland. Also managed the DAI/TIS Somaliland Office in Hargeisa, and oversaw the effective and efficient implementation of the project activities/grants, ranging from construction of roads to ministerial office buildings and capacity building throughout Somaliland.

  • FCA - Finland
    • Project Manager
      • Jun 2013 - May 2014

      Managed SSF/DFID-funded governance, peace-building and conflict resolutions project in Somaliland and Somalia.

  • Mercy Corps
    • United States
    • Non-profit Organizations
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Deputy Program Manager
      • May 2012 - Jun 2013

    • Senior Program Officer
      • Oct 2010 - May 2012

Education

  • University of Oxford
    Postgraduate Diploma, Organizational Leadership
    2020 - 2021
  • University of Bristol
    MSc, International Relations
    2014 - 2015
  • Open University Malaysia
    Master of Business Administration - MBA, Distinction
    2011 - 2014
  • International Horn University
    Bachelor's Degree, Economics
    2006 - 2010

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