NAGD ABDULLAH NEJAD
Development and Humanitarian Response Management
Summary
Extensive experience in coordinating, supporting, and supervising humanitarian responses and interventions of
NGOs. Skilled in advocating for emergency and urgent needs support. Proven ability to establish professional
networks, relationships, and communication channels with NGOs, donors, and other stakeholders. Expertise
in coordinating, controlling, measuring, monitoring, evaluating, supervising, reporting, and supporting the
implementation of Education in Emergencies (EiE) projects and programs, as well as in the other humanitarian
response sectors' projects and programs. Managing and monitoring the budget and financial expenditure, in
addition to leading and coaching functional teams and developing cross-training programs. Having excellent
experience in writing humanitarian response proposals. Recognized for the ability to analyze and address
humanitarian needs and gaps, in addition to the knowledge and experience of conducting and overseeing
needs assessments, data collection, quality assurance, processing, tools building, and planning of humanitarian
response interventions.
Solid experience in coordinating and supervising the work of implementing partners (IPs) that target IDPs,
vulnerable women and children, and the victims of war and natural disasters. A local coordinator and community
activist interested in Girls' Education, promoting children’s right to safe, equitable, and quality education, and
improving child early aged writing, reading, and numeracy in Yemeni rural societies. Full knowledge of the
contextual and humanitarian situation in Yemen. Wide knowledge of development needs based on the 17
Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) 2030.
Overview
11
11
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Education & Protection Project Manager
All Girls Foundation for Development
11.2023 - Current
- Project Planning and Management: - Develop and update project work plans, budgets, and timelines
- Manage project resources effectively, including human, financial, and material resources
- Monitor project progress and identify and address risks and issues promptly
- Prepare and submit regular project reports to stakeholders
- Ensure compliance with all donor requirements and Yemeni government regulations
- Team Management: - Lead and motivate a team of education professionals, including teachers, administrators, and support staff
- Conduct regular performance reviews and provide constructive feedback to team members
- Build and maintain strong working relationships with team members, stakeholders, and community members
- Project Implementation: - Oversee the implementation of all project activities, including: - Rehabilitation and construction of schools
- Provision of educational materials and supplies
- Training of teachers and school administrators.
NAGD ABDULLAH NEJAD, Hudaydah Hub, Norwegian Refugee Council
08.2021 - 06.2023
- Page 1 - Development and implementation of educational programs
- Monitoring and evaluation of project activities
- Ensure the quality of all project outputs and outcomes
- Coordination and Communication: - Coordinate with clusters, UN agencies, local authorities, and community members
- Participate in regular meetings and consultations with stakeholders
- Provide clear and concise communication to all stakeholders
- Keep stakeholders informed of project progress and challenges
- Budget Management: - Manage project budget effectively and efficiently
- Monitor expenditures and ensure compliance with financial regulations
- Reporting: - Prepare and submit regular progress, achievement, challenges, accesses, and recommendations reports to YHF, OCHA, and other stakeholders
- Education Sub-National Cluster Coordinator - Al, Conduct mapping of all current and potential education actors and stakeholders, such as UN
- Agencies, local/government authorities, N/INGOs, and CSOs to ensure appropriate participation in the cluster and to support education needs
- Initiate, organize, and facilitate regular coordination meetings and information sharing to ensure appropriate coordination between all education actors at sub-national level
- Provide regular inputs to Yemen Education Cluster (YEC) at national level, and raise key challenges that require their support
- Act as a focal point for all inquiries on education response plans and operations at sub-national level for OCHA and RCT
- Support the coordination of assessments at sub-national level, as well as provide support in the identification of Inter-Cluster Needs Assessment, MSNA, MSRA, and provide the required information for YEC analysis such as the YHNO and YHRP
- Provide YEC with data and inputs from the hub for the development, revision, and/or updates of
- Education Cluster Response Strategy Plans, including the data of People in Need and OOSC
- Develop and facilitate the implementation of contingency and preparedness plans at hub level in collaboration with OCHA and other clusters
- Conduct regular monitoring visits to all hub governorates to track and monitor the progress and the implementation of EiE projects by partners, as well as to ensure adherence to national and international humanitarian best practices and INEE
- Coordinate and conduct capacity building and development for all education cluster’s partners in EiE and formal and NFE, as well as conducting regular capacity gap analysis at hub level
- Support education cluster partners in the identification of core advocacy concerns, such as keeping schools functioning, schools' use of non-education purposes, resource requirements, and reporting that to YEC
- Advocate for more support and raise resources to cover the gap and respond to education needs in the hub.
Education Field Coordinator
Marib, NFDHR
04.2021 - 08.2021
- NAGD ABDULLAH NEJAD - page 2
- Coordinate field work and communicate with relevant government and local authorities
- Support and oversee the day-to-day implementation of all activities in the field site and submit the daily reports documented with pictures
- Submit all the weekly, monthly, and achievement reports to the line manager on time
- Review and ensure timely submission of financial and logistical reports from the field site as required, and provide necessary supportive documents to facilitate procurement and payments
- Continuous communication with the directors of the educational facilities in which the team is located, to ensure the quality of service provided and constantly monitor their performance, as well as with the management to keep them informed on any new updates
- Solve all problems or any issues that will be raised or the education team will face at the field level
- Attend regular meetings with the local authorities and organizations working in the governorate
- Education Cluster Focal Point - Marib
Education Assistant, Implementing Partner Supervisor
NFDHR
04.2021 - 05.2021
- Initiate, organize, and facilitate regular Education Cluster coordination meetings and information sharing to ensure appropriate coordination between all education including humanitarian partners at
- Marib governorate level
- Represent the Yemen Education Cluster with local Education Authorities after consulting with the Sub-
- National and national coordinator and at the RCT Marib meetings
- Coordinate with other sub-clusters to ensure preparedness and ability to respond
- Provide regular inputs from the Education coordination in Marib to the Sana’a Education Sub National
- Cluster coordinator and raise key issues requiring support from the National Education Cluster and
- Education Sub National Cluster Coordinators.
Education Assistant
War Child UK
08.2020 - 03.2021
- Hodeida & Sana'a)
- Develop, implement, and monitor quarterly, monthly, and weekly activity plans to achieve expected results by working and coordinating with all Education team members
- Plan and prepare for all project activities in the field, such as TiCC training, F&M training, School rehabilitation, Building the Temporary Learning Classes (TLCs), and Distributions of student kits, new desks, hygiene kits, and other learning and teaching materials to the targeted schools
- Ensure that all planned activities are implemented on time, to quality measures as per the monthly plan where challenges arise, ensure that these are flagged early, communicated to the Education, , and addressed on time
- Work closely and integrate with Child Protection Officer to make sure of running good Child-Friendly
- Schooling and any other mixed activities between Education and Child Protection
- Ensure the involvement and participation of the Directorate of Education Managers, Teachers, School
- Principles, F&M members, and Students in activities undertaken in the projects, with strengthening community participation and engagement
- Document and archive all program activities coupled with success stories; lessons learned in hardcopy and softcopy ways
- Supervise and follow up on all the preparation and implementation of Education Activities by the
- Implementing Partners (HRT) according to their Action Plans, giving technical support and advice
- Revise and modify the monthly reports (Narrative and Quantitative Reports) of the Implementing
- Partner progress on a monthly basis before raising them to the Education Officer
- NAGD ABDULLAH NEJAD - page 3
- Coordinate with all government authorities at the governorate and district level (GEO, DEO, and
- SCMCHA) to facilitate the implementation of Education activities
- Act as a focal point and a representative of WCUK at the governorate level by attending all Sub-
- Cluster meetings and raising the Minutes of Meetings to the Education Officer.
Community Officer & Technical Coordinator
BASDA, Bustan Alkhair Social Development Association
03.2013 - 06.2020
- Provide technical and managerial guidance, implementing efficient and high-quality child and women interventions and activities within the community
- Liaise, coordinate, and collaborate with the Society and with relevant local authorities to facilitate and implement education and learning activities as well as other charity projects and activities
- Lead and manage a team of mobilization community awareness and a team of distributors of community materials and aids for emergency needs, including planning, coordinating, and monitoring
- Conduct community awareness to reduce girls' dropout from education, and to qualify them for effective community participation
- Conduct assessment and verification for the beneficiaries list in order to conduct aid distribution and ensure that projects target beneficiaries most in need
- Supervise the activities of data collection and conduct data quality checks in the field with the support of frequent Surveys/FGDs for monitoring and evaluation activities
- Coordinate and supervise the training of volunteers to cover the deficit of regular teachers in schools, especially for classes of first-aged education
- Participate in supporting children morally and psychologically to encourage them to continue their first education, and to stop child labor harmful to them, by raising funds for them and their families from within the community as well as from organizations, companies, and philanthropists
- Participate in organizing, preparing, and equipping centers, summer camps, and cultural and educational activities, and provide teaching services for schools
- Participate in the distribution of material aid and food baskets to needy families, by asset collection of funds and coordinate with traders and benefactors of the hearts of compassion
- Prepare regular monitoring and evaluation reports, identify shortcomings, and make relevant recommendations on community-based level activities.
Education
Master's degree - International Development and Gender
Sana'a University
2024
Post-Graduate Diploma - International Development and Gender
Sana'a University
Bachelor's degree - Education/Mathematics
Sana'a University
Diploma - English
Certification
Program Management and Development Professional Coordination and Networking Proposal Writing
of Humanitarian Responses Projects Educational Leadership Humanitarian Response and Coordination
Formal and Non-formal Education Education in Emergency Strategic Planning, Implementing, and
Monitoring Social and Behavioural Change Community Development and Engagement Coaching,
Leadership, and Interpersonal Skills Professional Networking and Communication
NAGD ABDULLAH NEJAD - page 5
Skills
- Multi-Unit Operations Management
- Project Management
- Project Planning
- Team Bonding
- Staff Training
- Project Development
- Budget Administration
- Staff Retention
- Conflict Management
- Budget Preparation
- Data Review
- Project Scope Analysis
- Microsoft Office Suite Expertise
- Budget Development and Adherence
- Budgeting and Forecasting
- Processes and Procedures
- Cross-Functional Collaboration
- Performance Evaluations
- Strategic Account Development
- Performance Improvement
- Account Development and Networking
- Report Type Reports Expert
- Quality Assurance and Control
- Systems Implementations
- Project Records
- Foundation Systems
- Project Drawings
- Timely Project Completion
- Status Updates
- Cross-Training Skills
- Project Deadlines
- Presentations
- Testing
Work Preference
Work Type
Full TimePart TimeWork Location
On-SiteRemoteHybridImportant To Me
Career advancementPersonal development programsTeam Building / Company RetreatsWork from home optionTimeline
Education & Protection Project Manager
All Girls Foundation for Development
11.2023 - Current
NAGD ABDULLAH NEJAD, Hudaydah Hub, Norwegian Refugee Council
08.2021 - 06.2023
Education Field Coordinator
Marib, NFDHR
04.2021 - 08.2021
Education Assistant, Implementing Partner Supervisor
NFDHR
04.2021 - 05.2021
Education Assistant
War Child UK
08.2020 - 03.2021
Community Officer & Technical Coordinator
BASDA, Bustan Alkhair Social Development Association
03.2013 - 06.2020
Master's degree - International Development and Gender
Sana'a University
Post-Graduate Diploma - International Development and Gender
Sana'a University
Bachelor's degree - Education/Mathematics
Sana'a University
Diploma - English
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