Esraa Al-Ahmad
Project Manager
Amman,AM
Summary
Resourceful Project Management Specialist with 10 years of expertise in organizing business operations, financial oversight, and resource management to achieve smooth flow and project operations. Leads procurement of resources including equipment and supplies. Monitors projects by adhering to production schedule and budget, managing production team, identifying problems, and providing targeted solutions. Knowledgeable in accounting principles, bookkeeping, budget, and financial management.
Well-versed in building positive relationships with stakeholders. Strong requirements gathering, scope development, and inventory coordination abilities. Skilled at overseeing complex, high-value technical projects with excellent planning competencies.
Overview
5
5
Certifications
5
5
years of post-secondary education
10
10
years of professional experience
Work History
Learning and Development Specialist
USAID YouthPower
Amman, Jordan
06.2019 - Current
- Supervise and mentor the Senior Learning and Development officers at Amman and field offices.
- Manage the learning clubs in terms of action plans, concept notes, and budgets.
- Hire and manage 60 youth learning club coordinators in target communities nationwide.
- Manage the mentoring for recruited youth in all learning clubs.
- Design and supervise the establishment of youth thematic learning clubs nationwide.
- Work with the Learning and Development Coordinator and the Field Learning Officers to guide youth facilitators through the implementation of learning club activities.
- Contribute to the design and revisions of curricula to the learning clubs.
- Create linkages and partnerships with host organizations, governmental and semi NGOs across Jordan, to sustain the learning club under YouthPower activities.
- 2.
- Networking and communication:.
- Coordinate with the program partners/stakeholders for youth-led training in the communities.
- Reach out and conduct meetings and presentations with potential partners and services providers to refer youth to.
- Refer youth and network them with relevant service providers in their communities or Amman.
- Present the program in various workshops and meetings.
- Increase the visibility of the program through utilizing social media and offline meetings.
- Create youth networks and service provider networks.
Project Manager
Princess Alia Foundation
Amman, Jordan
05.2018 - 05.2019
- Reports to: Director Project: Coalition of Princess Alia Foundation, Horizons for Green Development and Future Pioneers, funded by The Netherland Embassy.
- Hold and coordinate regular updates meetings with the stakeholders and/or partners.
- Present Princess Alia Foundation, Horizon for Green Development, Future Pioneers, and the Netherland Embassy in all events and conferences.
- Follow-up with and oversee fieldwork to ensure appropriate implementation.
- Draft progress reports on a weekly, monthly, and/or annual basis based on needs.
- Accompany visitors, relevant stakeholders and/or partners on missions.
- Implement monitoring and evaluation tools to ensure quality implementation of projects and deliverables.
- Manage the budget of the activities and provide quarterly projections.
Protection – Consultant Manager
Un Ponte Per
Period
Amman, Jordan
08.2017 - 05.2018
- Provide technical guidance to UPP staff (all field staff, project managers, volunteers) ensuring respect protection best-practices and the quality implementation and achievements of results;.
- Conduct frequent and regular field visits to assess cases and monitor activities (in the Irbid and Amman governorates);.
- Implement case management and referrals for vulnerable beneficiaries (children and adults): identification, counseling and orientation, referral, follow-up, provision of legal and material assistance;.
- Design and delivering protection-related training and workshops according to the staff needs as requests from the Project Managers and the Head of Office;.
- Cooperate constantly with project managers to identify protection gaps in the project implementation and the most suitable interventions.
Project Coordinator
IREX Jordan
Amman, Jordan
08.2015 - 08.2017
- Coordinate the preparation of the Operational Plan; Performance Plan Reports; Mission Resources Requests; Congressional Budget Justification and other reporting requirements to ensure that timely and accurate information is provided when needed by the Mission and USAID/Washington.
- Serve as team member as needed for the design and development of proposals for programs, activities (projects). Collaborates with the Mission’s technical teams and other staff to identify and arrange for services of experts to assist with these efforts;
- Assist in planning for program portfolio reviews and analyzing submissions by program managers for accuracy and consistency with planned results, benchmarks, funding levels, pipeline guidelines, meeting planned earmarks, and addressing cross-cutting themes (e.g. gender);
- Track program actions and issue resolution arising from program portfolio reviews and preparing status reports for Mission management;
- Assist in the preparation of activity/program design and approval documentation and its authorization, and evaluation plans for the mission; • Assist in the preparation of briefing materials on the USAID program;
Project Case Manager
International Rescue Committee
Amman, Jordan
01.2014 - 07.2015
- (IRC):.
- Maintain current knowledge of the Women Protection & Empowerment Program.
- Provide intensive case management to newly arriving refugees with medical urgencies.
- Identify mental health needs.
- Provide group and individual therapy sessions.
Community Mobilizer
International Relief and Development
Amman, Jordan
01.2013 - 12.2014
- Case management inside Zaatari Camp to look for special needs to give them the needed help on the field.
- Recreation Coordinator: organize events for children, coordinate with other NGO's to clarify and solve all refugees problems, caravan distribution, verification for the tent to give them caravan, search for disabilities to reach for, and guide how to take care of them.
- Community mobilizer at Zaatari camp, case management follow all Syrian refugees cases and then give them medical follow up, caravans distribution with UNHCR, do verification to check all tent inside the camp.
- Verification with UNHCR as Social circumstances in the protection department.
Project Coordinator
JHAS, Jordan Health Aid Society
01.2012 - 01.2013
- Job Description:.
- Data Entry: entering data, making databases, working on UNHCR Refugee Assistance International System (RAIS).
- Translation: translating official papers, contracts, brochures, and proposals.
- Project Team Member: putting plans to organize the process of the project, writing memos, reports, and forms, distributing NFIs for the Syrian Refugees through all The Hashemite Jordanian Kingdom.
- Project field coordinator: writing proposals, budget, log frame, and timetables.
- Visiting Syrian families in all of Jordan to check their living conditions and record their requirements, successfully negotiate with donors to get the required project.
Education
Bachelor of English - Translation
Jadara University
Jordan 09.2008 - 06.2012
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Oxford High School
01.2007 - 01.2008
Skills
Employee Interviewing
Orientation and Onboarding
Management Consultation
Simulation Leadership
Job Skill Building
Group Discussion Facilitation
Training Program Design
Budget Administration
Leadership Development
Database Management
Strategic Planning
Clear Communication
Critical Thinking
Labor Relations
Data Entry
Microsoft Office
Corporate Training Programs
Relationship Building
Coaching and Development
Certification
Proposal writing , Pioneers Academy
Accomplishments
- Certificate of Recognition for Exhibiting Leadership
Exhibiting Leadership Award.
- Certificate of Recognition for Mentoring of Youth
Mentoring of Youth Award.
Timeline
Project Management, Pioneers Academy
04-2020
Proposal writing , Pioneers Academy
03-2020
Project Fundraising , Pioneers Academy
02-2020
Communication Skills , Pioneers Academy
12-2019
Learning and Development Specialist
USAID YouthPower
06.2019 - Current
Diploma in Management of Non-Governmental Organization , Jordan German University
06-2018
Project Manager
Princess Alia Foundation
05.2018 - 05.2019
Protection – Consultant Manager
Un Ponte Per
Period
08.2017 - 05.2018
Project Coordinator
IREX Jordan
08.2015 - 08.2017
Project Case Manager
International Rescue Committee
01.2014 - 07.2015
Community Mobilizer
International Relief and Development
01.2013 - 12.2014
Project Coordinator
JHAS, Jordan Health Aid Society
01.2012 - 01.2013
Bachelor of English - Translation
Jadara University
09.2008 - 06.2012
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Oxford High School
01.2007 - 01.2008