Mohammad Atwi

Experienced Community Development and Socio‐Economic Development Expert with over 9 years of progressive experience in local governance, participatory planning, and project implementation across Lebanon. Proven expertise in needs assessments, strategic development, capacity building, and monitoring and evaluation. Demonstrated ability to manage multi‐stakeholder projects with a strong focus on sustainability, community engagement, and institutional coordination.

Successfully collaborated with national and international entities, including ministries, municipalities, cooperatives, and performance monitoring to ensure project longevity and alignment with development goals.

Project Coordinator at Association of Lebanese Industries (2025-07 – 2025-08)

• Assist the two engineers in collecting baseline data from the targeted industries that are necessary to design the capacity building and coaching sessions
• Liaise with the industrial enterprises to schedule training sessions and arrange necessary logistics.
• Attend training sessions, when needed, and assist in preparing site visits reports, and document proceedings.
• Assist in the preparation of training evaluation templates in the aim of receiving the beneficiaries' feedback on the services provided.
• Assist in the organization of coaching sessions and demonstration visits to other industries, when needed.
• Assist in the organization of workshop‐based training sessions at selected industrial facilities or central training locations.
• Assist in the preparation of the training tools such as visual aids, photos, physical demonstrations, monitoring forms, checklists….

National Consultant – Socio‐Economic Development Expert at Business Services Office (2024-06 – 2025-06)

• Participatory Planning, Needs Assessment, and Project Identification.
• Capacity Building Activities.
• Local Governance Activities.
• Monitoring and Evaluation System.
• Conducting Field Visits and Community Engagement.
• Survey of Damage in South Lebanon.

Community Development Expert at Euro Funding (2022-01 – 2024-12)

• Oversaw 41 cooperatives and sustainable programs.
• Assisted in establishing sustainability mechanisms for ESFD interventions.
• Coordinated with ministries and industrial associations for synergy and sustainability.
• Reviewed and prepared legal documents to ensure project commitment and sustainability.
• Disseminated the ESFD project at local levels through municipalities.

Community Development Expert at Economic and Social Fund for Development (ESFD) (2015-01 – 2022-12)

• Identified development opportunities through participatory planning and needs assessments.
• Engaged local stakeholders to define project priorities and strategic initiatives.
• Participated in the organization and coordination of training activities targeting 18 Unions of Municipalities along the Litani River Basi.
• Contributed to the development of monitoring and evaluation systems to track performance and ensure impact of local development projects.
• Conducted field visits for projects' oversight and stakeholder coordination.
• Contributed to damage assessment in partner communities in South Lebanon to inform recovery planning.
• Coordinated training and technical assistance activities to 41 agro‐food cooperatives located along the Litani River Basi.
• Coordinated vocational training activities targeting around 180 students in South and Bekaa.
• Designed and implemented sustainability frameworks for development interventions.
• Built strategic alliances with ministries and industrial and agricultural associations to ensure program synergy.
• Drafted and reviewed legal documentation for long‐term project commitments.
• Led communication efforts to promote project visibility at local and municipal levels.
• Contributed to research, policy development, and best practices in local development.

MBA in Business Administration (2014-01 – 2016-12)

Diploma in Laboratory Technology (2006-01 – 2010-12)

BT3 in Public Health Inspection (2003-01 – 2006-12)