Experience

United Nations OCHA

• United States
• International Affairs
• 700 & Above Employee

• Head of Humanitarian Financing Unit- Humanitarian Pooled Fund Manager

  • Jan 2011 - Present

  The Humanitarian Fund for the oPt (oPt HF), is primarily aligned to support the delivery of strategic humanitarian response identified under Humanitarian Response Plan while retaining the flexibility to allocate funds to unforeseen events or special requirements. The fund is driving funding to needs-based priority sectors and geographic areas. The oPt HF has the following main objectives: 1- Support life-saving and life-sustaining activities while filling critical funding gaps; 2- Promote needs-based assistance by humanitarian principles; 3- Strengthen coordination and leadership primarily through the function of the HC and by leveraging the cluster system; 4- Improve the relevance and coherence of humanitarian response by strategically funding priorities as identified under the Humanitarian Response Plan; 5- Expand the delivery of assistance in hard-to-reach areas by partnering with national and international NGOs. Further, the oPt HF aims to ensure that humanitarian needs are addressed collaboratively, fostering cooperation and coordination within and between clusters and humanitarian organisations. As such, the oPt HF contributes to improving needs assessments, enhancing the HRP as the strategic planning document for humanitarian action, strengthening coordination mechanisms, in particular, the cluster system, and enhancing accountability through improved monitoring and reporting framework. OCHA manages the oPt HF on behalf of the Humanitarian Coordinator with the support of the Review Board. Also, an Advisory Board provides general policy and strategic guidance on the overall oPt HF process and priorities. Show less



UN Office for the Coordination of Humantarian Affairs -OCHA

• Humanitarian Affairs Analyist

  • Apr 2003 - Dec 2010

  UN OCHA has Field Offices worldwide. In oPt, the OCHA head office is based in East Jerusalem at MAC House with four additional sub-office in Gaza, Nablus, Ramallah and Hebron. The Gaza sub-office covers the entire Gaza Strip whilst the Areas of Responsibility of the West Bank sub-offices are as follows: Nablus sub-office covers the governorates of Salfit, Qalqilia, Tulkarm, Nablus, Jenin and the western area of Tubas; Ramallah sub-office covers the governorates of Jerusalem, Ramallah, Jericho and the eastern region of Tubas included in the Jordan Valley; and the Hebron sub-office covers the governorates of Bethlehem and Hebron. Show less



Federation of Palestinian chambers of commerce

• Economic researcher

  • Jul 1998 - Mar 2000

  Assist in conducting reports and studies about the local economy in oPt via the chambers of commerce, Increase the capacity of the chambers of commerce to conduct international trade. Participate in developing National Standards for small and medium enterprise in oPt in cooperation with Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics Assist in conducting reports and studies about the local economy in oPt via the chambers of commerce, Increase the capacity of the chambers of commerce to conduct international trade. Participate in developing National Standards for small and medium enterprise in oPt in cooperation with Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics