Salwan Ali

Possess a Master's Degree in Computer Engineering, a diploma in Social Media Marketing, and certified CCNA from Cisco. Fluent verbal and written skills in Arabic and English with several blogs in both languages. Reliable Community Leadership and Information Management.

Agriculture and Livelihoods Project Officer at ARD (2025-01 – 2026-04)

• Led the implementation of Agriculture and Livelihoods project activities, ensuring timely delivery, quality standards, and compliance with donor requirements.
• Conducted field assessments to identify community needs related to agriculture, water resources management, and livelihoods, translating findings into effective implementation plans.
• Coordinated with government authorities, community committees, local leaders, and humanitarian partners to ensure effective project implementation and sustainable community ownership.
• Supported water resources management and climate-resilient agricultural practices through community engagement, technical guidance, and capacity-building activities.
• Supervised and mentored field teams, facilitated community awareness sessions, and strengthened the capacity of local stakeholders through training and technical support.
• Prepared work plans, monitored project progress, and produced timely reports, documenting achievements, challenges, and lessons learned to support evidence-based decision-making.

Project Officer at MH (Mercy Hands) (2023-07 – 2024-12)

• Implemented and coordinated Child Protection and Education projects, ensuring timely delivery of activities, achievement of project objectives, and compliance with donor requirements.
• Developed and monitored project work plans, coordinated field implementation, and provided technical guidance to enhance programme quality and operational efficiency.
• Coordinated with government authorities, implementing partners, and MEAL teams to strengthen stakeholder engagement, data quality, monitoring systems, and evidence-based reporting.
• Conducted needs assessments, field monitoring missions, and community consultations, producing analytical findings and recommendations to support project planning and continuous improvement.
• Designed and delivered capacity-building programmes for teachers, government staff, volunteers, and project teams, strengthening institutional and community capacities.
• Ensured compliance with Education in Emergencies (EiE), Child Protection Minimum Standards, humanitarian principles, gender mainstreaming, beneficiary accountability, and donor reporting requirements.

Partnership Officer at WEO (Women Empowerment Organization) (2022-09 – 2023-05)

• Developed and applied beneficiary selection tools to ensure transparent, needs-based targeting for peacebuilding interventions.
• Established and maintained strong partnerships with government entities, local NGOs, community leaders, and other project stakeholders to support effective programme delivery.
• Conducted field missions to assess community needs, monitor project progress, and provide recommendations to improve implementation quality.
• Planned and coordinated the logistics and operational arrangements for workshops, training sessions, meetings, and community engagement activities.
• Facilitated communication and coordination among project partners, ensuring timely information sharing and effective collaboration throughout project implementation.
• Contributed to strengthening stakeholder engagement by supporting partnership development, coordination mechanisms, and collaborative problem-solving in complex field environments.

Reporting and Donor Visibility Associate (Consultant) at UNFPA (United Nations Population Fund) (2021-11 – 2022-08)

• Prepared monthly donor narrative reports and contributed to the development of the UNFPA annual report, ensuring accuracy, quality, and compliance with donor reporting requirements.
• Coordinated with programme and technical teams to consolidate project results, implementation updates, and evidence for high-quality reporting and documentation.
• Maintained regular communication with donors, diplomatic missions, and development partners, supporting effective information sharing and stakeholder engagement.
• Coordinated with relevant government ministries and partner organizations to facilitate project implementation, strengthen collaboration, and ensure alignment with programme priorities.
• Supported donor visibility, project documentation, and communication initiatives through the development of success stories, communication materials, and field visit coordination.
• Organized and facilitated field visits for donors, partners, and media representatives, ensuring effective planning, coordination, and representation of project achievements.

Livelihoods/Water Resources Assistant at ARD (2019-11 – 2021-06)

• Supported the implementation of livelihoods, water resources and cash assistance activities, ensuring compliance with project plans, donor requirements, and organizational procedures.
• Conducted beneficiary identification, vulnerability assessments, and needs assessments for host communities, IDPs, and returnees using digital data collection tools.
• Coordinated with community leaders, local authorities, partners, and beneficiaries to strengthen community engagement, participation, and project ownership.
• Facilitated livelihoods, vocational skills, and business development training, while supporting community awareness and capacity-building activities.
• Monitored field activities, verified project data, and prepared progress reports in collaboration with

Roving Senior Capacity Building Officer at IRC (International Rescue Committee) (2018-09 – 2019-09)

• Designed, coordinated, and implemented capacity-building programmes for IRC staff and local partner organizations, ensuring alignment with project objectives and organizational priorities.
• Conducted training needs assessments and organizational capacity assessments to identify gaps and develop tailored learning and mentoring plans.
• Prepared regular progress reports and monitoring updates, providing evidence-based recommendations to support programme implementation and continuous improvement.
• Collaborated with programme managers and MEAL teams to strengthen monitoring systems, track capacity-building outcomes, and improve project performance.
• Developed and refined training materials, operational tools, and guidance documents to enhance programme quality and institutional capacity.

Livelihoods, School feeding Distribution Supervisor at HRF (Human Relief Foundation) (2017-12 – 2018-08)

• Managing distribution process with plans for 14,000 daily beneficiaries for six months and managing a related budget;
• Supervise and manage the distribution as well as the Data Entry staff (30 staff) with related reports;
• Provide all plans related to distribution process based on the proposal, program plans, and budgets;
• Represent the organization at clusters and meetings with partners and other technical coordination in Salah Al-Din;
• Participate in preparing and formulation of the final program narrative report.

Case Manager (CPA, Health, Ad-hoc distribution) at InterSOS (2017-01 – 2017-11)

• Provide case management services to beneficiaries, identifying needs and managing referrals based on their needs;
• Assign the right cases to the right Case Workers based on their experience and the complexity of cases;
• Perform reporting, planning and, managing the training process of the new Case Workers;
• A regular check of case documentation and case management database in order to provide feedback to Case Workers.

Master's degree in Electrical and Computer Engineering – Altinbas University (2019 – 2019)

Vocational Diploma in Social media marketing – Ceaseless (2019 – 2019)

Bachelor degree in Computer Engineering – Al Mamon University College (2012 – 2012)