SABOUR ARAM
ALEXANDRIA,VA
Summary
A results-driven professional in project management with 14 years of experience delivering value to stakeholders in the humanitarian sector.
Overview
13
13
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
PROGRAM OFFICER (KM/M&E)
Strategic Capacity Group
07.2024 - 02.2025
- Managed end-to-end data lifecycle for project performance, from survey design and deployment to data cleaning, analysis, and comprehensive reporting, directly informing strategic goal attainment.
- Contributed to project delivery and continuous improvement by regularly updating performance metrics and change management documentation for a multi-site international program.
- Provided performance tracking and support for 50+ training initiatives, ensuring operational readiness and effective delivery across multiple academies.
- Utilized project management and data visualization tools including Alchemer, Excel, Asana, and Power BI to track activities, manage data, and generate critical reports.
- Project termination by DOGE
PROGRAM OFFICER II (PROGRAM COORDINATION)
Solidarity Center
07.2022 - 07.2024
- Led the full lifecycle of project proposal development, including a $2M initiative, ensuring alignment with funding criteria, design quality, and organizational viability.
- Managed comprehensive reporting cycles for diverse donors (e.g., USAID), ensuring strict compliance with grant requirements and organizational standards.
- Conducted due diligence and formalized subaward agreements to enable effective project implementation and partner collaboration.
- Developed and refined project briefs and plans for regional portfolios, integrating proposals, budgets, and M&E strategies.
PROGRAM OFFICER – RECEPTION AND PLACEMENT (R&P)
U.S. Committee for Refugees and Immigrants (USCRI)
01.2020 - 07.2022
- Managed a portfolio of 6 USCRI affiliates in R&P and Afghan Placement Assistance Program (APA) services.
- Directly assisted 1800 of the 74000 Afghan parolees in their resettlement journey in the US.
- Serving as the first point of contact for designated affiliates, providing general management of programs and ensuring program compliance, and Bureau of Population, Refugee & Migration (PRM) of DoS.
- Managed budgets, developed subawards for affiliates, and oversaw project implementation.
- Developed quarterly and annual reports and conducted 2 in-person monitoring trips.
- Managed several resettlement program components including cultural orientation, community sponsorship, and acted as the security focal point for USCRI.
STRATEGIC ADVOCACY PLANNING CONSULTANT
Eurasia Foundation
03.2019 - 01.2020
- Strengthened female civil society leaders’ and community activists’ capacity to design advocacy initiatives that addressed challenges facing women in Afghanistan.
- Fostered robust networks among a broad group of women civil society leaders and government officials.
SUPERVISING PROGRAM OFFICER
Afghan Women Organization for Equality
03.2016 - 03.2019
- Oversaw project framework to ensure presence of gender inclusion indicators, reviewed project progress, wrote project reports, and provided best practices feedback.
- Supervised a team of four program officers and program assistants to ensure effective project implementation.
- Generated project concept notes, delivered technical support for grant management, and assisted with project document and proposal development.
- Evaluated the overall organizational efficiency, reorganized priorities in alignment with limited resources, and improved communications with donors.
- Remote
CAPACITY BUILDING TRAINER
International City/County Management Association
10.2011 - 03.2014
- Took a leading role in managing a $1 million incentive fund for awards to 4 municipalities to expand services to the community.
- Provided training on project management, financial management and proposal writing, and assisted with preparing and translating proposals for incentive funds, in compliance with USAID grant making requirements to improve the capacity of municipalities and their staff.
- Assisted in establishing an advisory board committee from the community to monitor municipal activities and hold municipalities accountable.
Education
MASTER OF LAWS (LLM) - International Human Rights Law Concentration
Duke University School of Law
Durham, NC01.2015
BACHELOR OF LAWS (LLB) - undefined
Osmania University, Post Graduate College of Law
01.2011
Skills
- Budgeting and financial management
- Capacity building
- Research and analysis
- Monitoring and evaluation
Certification
Project Management Professional (PMP) certification
PMI Agile Certified Practitioner (PMI-ACP)® certification
Professional Scrum Master I (PSM I) certification
Project Design Certification Programme
Timeline
PROGRAM OFFICER (KM/M&E)
Strategic Capacity Group
07.2024 - 02.2025
PROGRAM OFFICER II (PROGRAM COORDINATION)
Solidarity Center
07.2022 - 07.2024
PROGRAM OFFICER – RECEPTION AND PLACEMENT (R&P)
U.S. Committee for Refugees and Immigrants (USCRI)
01.2020 - 07.2022
STRATEGIC ADVOCACY PLANNING CONSULTANT
Eurasia Foundation
03.2019 - 01.2020
SUPERVISING PROGRAM OFFICER
Afghan Women Organization for Equality
03.2016 - 03.2019
CAPACITY BUILDING TRAINER
International City/County Management Association
10.2011 - 03.2014
BACHELOR OF LAWS (LLB) - undefined
Osmania University, Post Graduate College of Law
MASTER OF LAWS (LLM) - International Human Rights Law Concentration
Duke University School of Law
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