Aya Nafi'
Amman, Jordan
Summary
A human rights researcher and field-based advocate with six years of experience working with marginalized populations, primarily migrants and refugees in Jordan. Aya is seeking a professional role to leverage her experience to strengthen labor rights frameworks and protections for migrant workers, while promoting labor law enforcement and awareness. She aims to deepen her expertise in the governing laws and policies affecting migrants in the region.
Overview
6
6
years of professional experience
2019
2019
years of post-secondary education
3
3
Languages
Work History
External Consultant, Social Worker
International Labor Organization
07.2024 - 12.2024
- Al Hassan Workers' Centre in Al Hassan Industrial Estate, Irbid Governorate
- Received workers who approach the Centre to document their cases along with the Center's social workers as per the ILO grievance template
- Facilitated worker's reach to the General Trade Union of Workers' in Textile Garment and Clothing, JGATE, SSC MoL, police agencies, in addition to workers' countries of origin embassies
- Conducted a Needs Assessment Report based on a survey that collected feedback from the workers on the services offered at the Centre
- Al Hassan Workers' Centre, Irbid Governorate
Freelance Research Consultant
Middle East Consultancy Services
11.2023 - 06.2024
- Company Overview: Remote
- Produced nationality assessment reports based on interviews conducted with asylums seekers from different Middle Eastern countries to the United Kingdom, and assessing their knowledge as well as their dialects
- Produced document authentication reports by conducting forensic tests and legal research on the features of official government documents submitted by asylums seekers ad evidence to the Home Office
- Assisted in research for country expert reports that highlight important human rights issues including social and political conditions such as security and conflict issues, armed groups, gender-based violence, IDPs and refugees
- Remote
Research Consultant
Centre for Lebanese Studies
09.2023 - 05.2024
- Company Overview: Amman, Jordan
- Research report titled "The impact of strategic philanthropy to scale effective education interventions on livelihood skills for underserved Arab youth in Jordan and Lebanon: A review of the Abdul Aziz Al Ghurair Refugee Education Fund"
- Conducted literature review on global philanthropy and startegic philanthropy in the Arab world
- Conducted and transcribed interviews with partners of the Abdul Aziz Al Ghurair Refugee Education Fund
- Assisted the research team in conducting interviews with the fund's staff and facilitated focus group discussions with beneficiaries in different governorates
- Supported the team in data analysis and report writing
- Amman, Jordan
Research Assistant
Human Rights Watch
02.2019 - 03.2022
- Company Overview: Amman
- Provided research and advocacy assistance to country researchers reporting on Jordan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates
- Developed contact with Jordanian actors including activists, civil society organizations, government agencies and UN bodies
- Assisted researchers in monitoring human rights conditions and documenting abuses by collecting and analyzing information form a wide variety of sources including governments, local media, NGOs, victims, witnesses, and journalists
- Assisted country researchers in following up on specific cases of human rights violations including following-up with relevant authorities and local UN representatives
- Provided written analyses on issues, write-ups of interviews, in addition to reports and talking points for discussions with governmental officials, INGOs, and other partners
- Drafted news releases, briefing papers, letters, and submissions to international bodies
- Amman
Education
Bachelor of Arts - Politics And Development Studies
School of Oriental And African Studies (SOAS)
Skills
- Research
- In-depth analysis
- Advocacy
- Field-based stakeholder engagement
- Cultural sensitivity and awareness
Timeline
External Consultant, Social Worker
International Labor Organization
07.2024 - 12.2024
Freelance Research Consultant
Middle East Consultancy Services
11.2023 - 06.2024
Research Consultant
Centre for Lebanese Studies
09.2023 - 05.2024
Research Assistant
Human Rights Watch
02.2019 - 03.2022
Bachelor of Arts - Politics And Development Studies
School of Oriental And African Studies (SOAS)
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