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Position

Description

April 21^st to May 30^th 2013

Palestine, Jordan, Lebanon

The Independent Commission for Aid Impact (ICAI)

Qualitative Data Lead and Efficiency Analyst

In this review, ICAI examined the effectiveness and value for money of DFID’s engagement with the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) during the period 2008-13. Responsibilities Included;

As Qualitative Data Lead the overall objective is to coordinate the design, management, collation and analysis of qualitative data collected in the field in interviews with refugees and focus group discussions with beneficiaries.

As Efficiency Analyst the overall objective is to undertake desk based analysis of efficiency of service delivery.

Feb. 17^th 2013 to present

Palestine

OPM & REPIM – DFID – Ministry of Finance

Program Budgeting Expert

Revise the programme-based budgeting system in which resources are allocated and spent against PA strategic prioritise & assist the PA in rolling this out across line ministries;

Contribute to deepening of the reforms of programme budgeting through the development of procedures and guidelines for the preparation of budgets within the new programmes.

Jan-March 2013

Palestine

API – DFID

Team member

The purpose of this evaluation is to assess the intervention of DFID ‘’Improving Food Security for People in Gaza project’’, implemented by the World Food Program and the United Nations Relief and Works Agency, and collect wider data that give a more detailed assessment including any additional benefits due to certainty of funding, including wider economic benefits, unintended consequences, both positive and negative, of the programs.

Jan. 16^th till Feb. 10^th  2013  

Palestine

Chemonics – USAID

Program Budgeting Expert

The prime objective is to provide guidance, thoughts, and feedback to Center Of Excellence (COE) ministry teams. Responsibilities are focused on; providing intellectual perspectives and present distinct ideas on areas where finance systems can be bolstered. 

Providing strategic directions on how the finance criterion can support the three pillars of COE (citizen-centered, results, and transparency) in terms of making decisions that recognize the dual mandate toward citizens, keeping a focus on core outputs, objectives, and outcomes, and maintaining regular, open and honest communications with stakeholders.

Nov. 10th till Nov. 16^th 2012   

Jordan

REPIEM – DFID & UNRWA

Team Member

The purpose of the exercise is facilitating the development of SMART efficiency and cost-effectiveness indicators applicable to the UNRWA context in the programmes of health and education. The objectives of the exercise are to:

1. Establish a methodology and baseline and target guidance for indicators of efficiency of the health and education programme provided by UNRWA; and
2. Establish a methodology and baseline and target guidance for indicators of cost-effectiveness (i.e., linking quality results) of health and education programme provided by UNRWA.

Nov. 7^th to Dec. 2012

Palestine

Public Administration International (PAI) – DFID & UNRWA

Team Member

The purpose of this evaluation is to assess the intervention ‘’Improving Food Security for People in Gaza project’’, implemented by the World Food Program and the United Nations Relief and Works agency (UNRWA), and collect wider data that give a more detailed assessment including any additional benefits due to certainty of funding, including wider economic benefits, unintended consequences, both positive and negative, of the programs.

November 5^th to December 2012

Palestine

MDF Training & Consultancy

Team Member

The purpose of this evaluation exercise is to assess if the objectives of donors support( contributing to the promotion and respect of human rights and good governance HR&GG in the oPt) has been achieved or will be achieved under the current structure. The analysis of the assessment will focus on National, Partners NGOs, and beneficiaries assessment.

Oct. 15^th to present

Palestine

TAMI-Norwegians  People Aid (NPA)

Team Leader

Conduct an overall evaluation of the Palestinian Network of NGOs (PNGO) in the Gaza Strip in order to improve the capacities of NPA and partners as well as assisting the NPA in managing of the Right to organize programs components and the partnership with PNGO.

July 29^th till Sep. 2012

Palestine

USAID –Chemonics

Financial Consultant

Provide intellectual perspectives and present distinct ideas, for the Center of Excellence “CEOs” Ministry Teams, on areas where finance system can be bolstered. Providing strategic directions on how the finance criteria can support the three pillars of CEOs (Citizen-centered, results and transparency).

June 3^rd till June 25^th, 2012

Palestine

DFID-Ministry of Finance

Financial Consultant

Advise on the lessons to be drawn from the Efficiency Study (2100-2) in Ministries of Education and Health and initiate review of data systems and efficiency indicators in support of budgeting in the Ministry of Interior

Sep. 2011 to present

Palestine

ADF/NDC

Team Leader

Team Leader: NGOs Capacity Building Project in Palestine; main responsibilities draw the methodology for intervention, produce the progress and final reports, manage the budget , manage the team,  represent the team in front of the official stakeholders, and other assigned activities. The objective of such intervention is to enable the targeted NGOs to maximize their pool of donors.

Feb. 2011 to Dec. 2011

Palestine

DFID

Financial  Consultant

Participating in the Efficiency Cost Study to analyze the efficiency of health and education services provided by the Palestinian Authority (PA) and UNRWA; Establish a methodology and baseline for benchmarking the efficiency of health and education services provided by the PA and UNRWA; provide policy recommendations from the comparison to improve efficiency while maintaining quality; and make recommendations for further work to address data limitations and institutionalise this kind of analysis.

October 2010 (May 2011

Palestine

EU EIDHR

Team Member

Participating in conducting the first evaluation task done since the start of the EU EIDHR-Micro/CBSS Programme in the oPt (2005-2008).

Feb 2010

Palestine

UNDP –Palestinian NGOs Network “PNGO”

Team Leader

Team Leader of the UNDP Capacity Building Project; This project intends to develop strategic plan for 28 NGOs in order to enable these NGOs for better effective work and to improve their delivered services to their direct beneficiaries

May 2009

Palestine

NDC-World Bank

Team Leader

Team Leader: NGOs Capacity Building Project in Palestine; main responsibilities draw the methodology for intervention, produce the progress and final reports, manage the budget , manage the team,  represent the team in front of the official stakeholders, and other assigned activities.

May.2008 – Aug. 2010 

Syria

SPAN- EU

International Public Finance 

• Build capacity of the different target groups within the Ministry of Higher Education and in the pilot institutions on MTEF concepts and processes
• To produce a model-based MTEF for the higher education sector

• Design, develop and deliver the training material in strategic planning for Senior policy makers at the Ministry of Higher Education
• Design and develop training materials complementary with those already delivered to Deputy Ministers and budget committee members for Directorate level and technical staff within the MHE and additionally for inputs to relevant staff in the Pilot Institutions.
• Extend staff competencies in the MHE and the Pilot Institutions following from the formal training inputs to enable them to undertake budget planning that is output driven and programme-based
• Contribute to the MTEF team strategy for integrating enhanced budget planning into the overall strategic planning and work cycles of the sector.
• Advise on available data and other inputs to assist in drafting a proposed programme-based MTEF for 2010-2012 for central MHE
• Assist staff in the pilot institutions to prepare MTEF model budgets linking financial planning to strategic planning
• Produce a ‘model’ programme-based MTEF for 2010-2012 jointly with the MTEF team and other stakeholders
• Assist the national counterpart in the management of MTEF activities

November 2008

Jordan

ILO

Senior Trainer

Senior Trainer for International labour Organization (ILO) in SMEs Finance for seniors of Iraqi officials in Jordan. The training aimed to develop SMEs Credit Program in Iraq.

Sept. 2007 – Jan. 2008

Palestine

USAID/ARD/OTI

Team Leader

Carry out a full and critical needs assessment of the whole financial management and administrative systems, organizational structure and the strategic planning currently in place at the Life and Hope Association “LHA”

May 2007

Palestine

Public Administrative Reform Project /DFID/Ministry of Finance

Financial Consultant

Following up with the Management of the Public Finance at the Ministry of Finance to enable produce the financial quarter monitoring reports of the Good Governance Magazine. The responsibilities focused on tracking the payroll, PIF payments in 2006 to the PNA What other source of Income including TIM Project, Advise on ways of spending the fund, Shortfall of the revenues against expenditures for the same period of time. 

2006-2007

Palestine

Oxford Policy & Management

Organizational Development Consultant

Assess the capacity of potential NGOs for Human Rights & Good Governance grants. Approximately 32 NGOs where submitted their application to receive grants from MU'ASSASAT in WB,GS, EJ & Israel. The objective of the assignment is to assess the capacity of these NGOs in managing grants.

2006

Palestine

World Bank and Ministry of Education and High Education

Team Member

Evaluating the World Bank project Enhancing the Capacity of the Palestinian Educational System. The consultancy aimed to assess the implementation of the project in term of Strengthen the Capacity of MoEHE in the Policy planning and financing. The objective of the evaluation is to verify on whether their planning capacities have been developed as a result of the project or not and check on the status of the EMIS and school Mapping System.

2006

Palestine

Palestinian Networks Non-Governmental Organizations "PNGO"

Team Leader

Consultancy assignment of "PNGO to develop its three years strategic plan and develop the financial and administrative policies and procedures. The consultancy of developing the strategic plan was based on assessing the last strategic plan in order to measure Relevancy Efficiency, Effectiveness, Impact

2005

Palestine

Ministry of Detainees and Ex-Detainees Affairs

Team Member

Carry out the evaluation of a multi-faceted ex-detainees rehabilitation program which aims at rehabilitating and reintegrating the Palestinian ex-detainees into the society through providing them with services through which they are able to acquire needed skills, knowledge, and financial resources. Contributed to the assessment of the project’s electronic databases, supervise the team of field researchers who were conducting the beneficiaries' survey, and contributing to the drafting of the evaluation report. The exercise covered the Education, Vocational Training and Income Generation Programs to measure the quality of the outputs in term of meeting the market needs.

2005

Palestine

Canadian International Development Agency "CIDA"/ Palestinian Municipalities

Team Member

Team member of the evaluation mission for CIDA funded project to the Palestinian Municipalities namely Khan Younis and Rafah in the Gaza Strip, the evaluation aims to assess the progress of the implemented project in an achieving its overall and immediate objectives and identify gaps and problems associated with the implementation of the programs' activities and ways to scale up the project. 

2004- 2007

Palestine

Palestine: Ministry of Planning, Public Administration and Civil Service Reform Program, Public sector planning and financial management

District Program manager

Planning Expert on a long-term consulting Mission to review public sector planning and reform initiatives and public sector financial management to provide diagnostic reports and recommendations to form the basis for the introduction of a government-wide Medium-Term Expenditure Framework (MTEF). Responsible for reviewing planning and financial management and accountability arrangements and making proposals for reform and strengthening including the definition of skills required to support planning and financial management. Also responsible for providing input into the design and implementation of three-year intervention program in support of integration of planning and budgeting (IPB) within the PNA.  The assignment included tracking the Public Expenditure Survey for the lined ministries.

(Health; Education, Planning & Development, and Ministry of Finance). the project focused on the transformation mechanism from public expenditure to public goods, using public expenditure tracking surveys (PETS) of service facilities and, in some cases, surveys of line ministries. The PETS typically collects information on facility characteristics, financial flows, outputs, accountability arrangements, etc. The PETS data have been used in multiple uses, ranging from a simple diagnostic tool for operations to empirical research on capture, and cost-efficient way of overcoming systemic problems in service delivery.

Sep. 2004- May 2005

Palestine

Oxford Planning and Management "OPM"

Team Member

Carry out the Public Expenditure Review for the Ministry of Health in Palestine.

2004

Palestine

MARAM Project Capacity Building Project/USAID

Team Member

The project aimed to strengthening the capacity of local Health partner organizations. Responsibility included; supervise the training implementation and review with the prepared final strategic plans of the targeted organizations with the assigned consultants.   

2004

Palestine

DFID

Local Financial Consultant

Strengthening Health Management Capacity project funded by DFID. Responsibility included, assess the MoH needs at the financial component, and develop the chart of account, procurement of financial software (off shelf Dynamics software") and train staff on running the system in West Bank and Gaza Strip.

Reference Person: name and contact details   

Alan Bramhall  Email. alan@bramhallassociates.co.uk

2003

Palestine

Ministry of Planning and International Cooperation "MOPIC" Staff assessment Project

Team Leader

Conducting a needs assessment mission at MOPIC / Gaza to identify the technical and logistical needs which aimed to help recommending ways of improving the performance of the International Cooperation Department at the Ministry.

June 2002 – Feb. 2003

Palestine

World Bank/ Ministry of Finance   (Emergency Service Supplies Project ESSP)

Financial Manager

Responsibility Manage the Portfolio of credited and granted fund to the PNA by the IDA. Ensure well Preparation of the financial report of the disbursements and follow up with the World Bank representatives for replenishments to enable the line ministries operate under the ongoing political crisis, Train the staff of the lined ministries to perform according to the World Bank Procedures, Budget Preparation, Executing Budget, Prepare cash-flow and financial reports, besides following with the procurement activities in accordance to the set of World Bank Policies and procedure for a portfolio of more than 120 Million US Dollars. Follow up with the Public Expenditure Tracking Survey (PETS)of the line ministries namely, Ministry of Education, Health, Social Affairs, and Local Governorates.

2002

Palestine

UNDP & Ministry of Social Affairs

Team Leader

Conducting an evaluation mission of the micro credit program at the Ministry of Social Affairs funded by the United Nation Development Program “UNDP”. The program aims to alleviate poverty among the hardship cases of the beneficiaries of the Ministry.

2001-2002

Palestine

USAID

Senior Trainer

Design, develop and deliver the training material of Training of Trainers workshops "TOT" to a senior staff of Local NGOs to enhance the capacity of the local NGOs.

Sep.. 99 – June 2000

Palestine

Swiss International Development Agency "SIDA"

Training Manager

Carry out the management of delivering three years Training Programs in How to Improve Your Business to the formal and semiformal Agencies. The program aimed to alleviate poverty and enhance SMEs owners to gain the required skills for managing their entrepreneurs.

May 99- Dec. 99

Palestine

British Council

Local Technical Advisor

Strengthening the financial management module.   The tasks covered the areas of conduct need assessment for the staff department. Set up the chart of account (jointly with an international expert), train the staff, and prepare the progress report periodically.

Oct. 98 - Apr. 99

Palestine

UNSCO

Financial Officer

United Nation Special Coordinator Office in the Occupied Territories (Temporary Post). Responsibilities included; prepare the budget of the office, and the required financial reports such as Expenditures, cash flow and budgeting. Liaising with UNHQ and UNSTO office, maintain financial records of the budget and the Trust fund, initiate correspondences to verify data and answering queries. 

Aug. 97- Sep. 99

Palestine

Bir-Zeit University, CCE

Training Coordinator

Responsibilities include managing the training activities of the Centre for Continuing Education, "CCE" Promote the activities of the centre, participate in writing proposals, and conduct training, research and evaluation of other assigned trainers.  

June – July 1997

Jordan

Employment Development Fund

Trainer

"Co-trainer" In “How to Start Your Business” at Employment Development Fund, Jordan. Conduct training to the target group of the Ministry of Social Affairs in Jordan to help them start their own businesses for the purpose of alleviating poverty among youth.  

Jan 94- Dec 96

Palestine

UNRWA

Financial Manager

Responsibilities included; review the financial structure of the Income Generation Program “IGP” as well as the other financial institutions, Leading the financial structure of the loan program, Manage the entire portfolio of about 16 million US$. Advise the top management on strategic issues towards the lending process. Committee member of the lending committee Ensure all financial accounting records are met the requirements in accordance to UN regulations and accessible to the related parties. Besides, contribute to the drafting of the Microfinance documentation and setting up the program.