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Bilal Huri Yaseen Page 1-6

Tel: +964 7831061444 (Iraq) Tel: +964 7827213433 (Iraq) D.O.B: Aug 19,1981 Nationality: Iraqi
E. Mail: [email protected]: [email protected]: bhyaseen
PROFILE

KEY COMPETENCIES

A self-motivated professional with solid experience in organizational leadership and program management. Excellent problem solving and analytical skills, effective communicator at all levels within an organization. Able to working effectively with resources and supervision. Over 18 years’ experience of Teaching English as a Second Language (TESOL) in K-12 and higher education institutions. Fluent in English and Arabic; Proficient in MS Office and Internet. Excellent teaching, facilitation and interpersonal skills. Proven experience in MENA region projects. Proven experience in developing training manuals and use of technology as a learning aid. High aptitude for conflict resolution and negotiation and proven experience in program/project management.

AREAS OF EXPERTISE & Skills

Administrative Decentralization, Public Service delivery, Public financial management, Oversight & accountability, PWED & Inclusion, Private sector improvement and Environment & Climate change objectives. NGOs, Civil Service Society Monitoring & Evaluation, Facilitation, Training skills Management, Capacity Building, Peace building community, Finance & Administration, Project Planning, Rural Development, Proposal Writing, Education and Applied Linguistics. Coordination, Humanitarian Assistance, Business Development, Anti-corruption, Political economy analysis, Anti-trafficking human, Migration and Border management integration, Solar Energy Sector development sector.

MAJOR ACHIEVEMENTS

– Advising in the field of public service delivery, particularly in water and municipal services.

– Monitored and covered the parliament and Provincial elections in Anbar, Baghdad, Erbil and Sulaymaniyah.

– Coordinated the elections’ procedures, training and administration with local authorities in Anbar, Baghdad and Erbil.

– Managed the election days and polls accounting centers with Independent High Electoral commission.

– Reporting day by day election process and accounting with mission and covering the election participation.

– Led Business Development Training Unit in Ramadi to achieve a great work in graduation more than (1000) trainees

and grantees.

– Lead a team consisted from Anti-corruption following to Access to Justice Project to develop the abilities of the judicial

staff in Anbar.

– Led the team to train the agriculture farmers in Ramadi about (Feasibility study, financial management, Budgeting &

planning and fertilizing agri-business, who got grants and loans from other organizations.

– led the team of Management Systems International office in Anbar, to accomplish training and developing their

abilities and knowledge in many projects concerning their works in the Government directorates such as, Project

management, Procurement, Team building & problem solving, Human Resources, Statistics, and ICDL.

– Participated in preparing (Business Development Program) budget for 2007-2009.

– Managed and administrated the financial unit in Management Systems International, during work helped the use of

(Petty Cash, Cash advance, Payroll, Cash disbursement) and so many forms that helped the finance department in

Baghdad.

– Created a local peace building committee in all the districts of Anbar to deal with IDPs and returnees and to stabilize the

community back to their areas.

– Prepare meetings and arranging agenda with the Clients and contractors.

– Provide technical support to the contractors with new developed mechanism purchasing system.

– Supply technical information on public financial management to the company.

– Provide technical marketing search of items to the contractors.

– Prepare daily up to date list of prices to all the electricity appliance items.

– Follow up the daily exchange rate with the related companies.

– Following up the emails and addresses of the contractors in precise manners with checking out the vouchers,

disbursement, reconciliation and accounts.

WORK EXPERIENCES

USAID- DAI Global, LLC- Iraq Governance and Performance Accountability-IGPA- Administrative Decentralization –

MENA Region

Provincial Coordinator- Anbar Province July 2018- Dec, 2022

Coordinate and facilitate the whole work and events of SIX objectives related to the project:

Public Service delivery, Public financial management, Oversight & accountability, PWED & Inclusion, Private sector improvement and Environment, Technical vocational education and training-TVET & Climate change objectives.

– Supported the coherence between analysis and ideation of project ideas.

– Established contact and advised the public staff in different levels of the government inside the governorate of Anbar.

– Prepared, followed-up and produced documentation of relevant meetings with project partners, civil society actors and

other relevant stakeholders.

– Preparation and moderation of (face-to-face and virtual) meetings and events.

– Supported the development of the technical and conceptual design of project activities related to public services,

including the preparation of concept notes.

– Provide technical support to the local government by developing the organizational structure and train the staff to

tackle with new technical mechanism for improving the service delivery and accountability, to the citizens in many

districts.

– Oversee management of the provincial office, liaise with provincial governments to resolve operational challenges,

and supply information on public services and activities undertaken by various government agencies

– Oversee provincial office management, including maintaining registration of office space.

– Coordinate field activities and project-related travel within the province, Liaise with the provincial government on all

project-relatedmatters.

– Supply technical information on public financial management activities in the province.

– Trained and provided capacity building to the General Directorate with the new decentralization of institutions of the

PMs Office.

– Assist in designing and developing the new executive training to the local government staff.

– Facilitate and conduct studies, assessments, reviews and establishing international and local partnerships and

networks.

– Design and innovate academic and instituted courses related to civil society, services and LNGOs modernization.

– Assist in drafting and approving the developed institutional plans to the TO6 change climate council in the province.

– Enhance the capacity building of the TO4 investment in private sector’s staff in the province.

– Develop the curriculum, strategic plans, monthly courses and weekly activities of the Capacity building Center in

cooperation with local government.

– Provide information on selected public services offered by government agencies.

– Support any field visits by IGPA staff to the province and assist with logistics for the visits.

– Issuing Human Resources Units in the new decentralized local government (DGs) and trained them about developing

the institutional organizational structure.

– Developing the curriculum Academic courses in Anbar University in coordination with the Anbar Vocational Training

Center.

– Providing adequate training to the Senior and junior staff in the University about designing and developing the

provided courses in THREE Colleges.

– More than 1500 beneficiaries, staff and students received capacity building training about team working, planning and

budgeting in the University.

– Enhancing the capacity building of the Staff in the MOP, by issuing Help desktop in the Ministry to assist citizens

discover more about the new laws and to ease and complete their statements.

USAID- DAI Global, LLC- Iraq Governance and Performance Accountability-IGPA

Election Monitoring Assistant-Anbar Province- MENA Region Mar 2018-July 2018

– Monitoring and observing the Iraq Election, Parliament and Provincial council Elections.

– Monitoring the implementation and the activities of the partner CSOs in Anbar province.

– Writing daily and weekly Situation reports about the political, social and security issues.

– Assist Political Senior officer, Operational Senior officer and Technical Election coordinator with vary related issues

about the overall outreach of the Election in Anbar.

– Coordinate with local authorities and government about the implementation of the project and its targets.

Committed To Good- CTG- IOM Community Operation Officer- Libya- MENA Region
Nov 2017-Jan 2018
–
Developing the governance capacity building.
– Improving the abilities of the local NGOs in Kufra governorate.

– Providing training of budgeting and planning to the CSOs to start their new projects.

– Managing more than 60 CSOs to improve the service delivery of the community.

International Relief and Development-IRD-Blumont Inc. Camp Coordination Camp Management Team Leader.
Jan 2017- Jan,2018
– Oversee t h e needs assessment of camp and settlement managers in Anbar governorate, and design and

implementation of a responsive program.

– Design and implement capacity building activities sensitive to the context to improve the performance of camp

management.

– Develop the weekly planning and regular reports on progress of activities.

– Maintain constant contact with team members, direct and indirect beneficiaries (receive their requests, provide

available information, etc.).

– Assist the Lead Manager in developing strategy, planning and reporting of all activities, challenges, lessons learned

and pending issues, preparing and updating action plans.

– Assist the Lead manager in the development of assessment (Social and Technical) and Focus Group Discussion Tools.

USAID- Advancing Performance Management Project-APM Iraq Field Monitor- Anbar, Baghdad and Salah Al-Deen Provinces- MENA Region QED Group LLC.
Jan 2014 – Dec 2016
–
Monitoring and assessing the progress of assigned activities for Iraq Funding Facility for Stabilization-FFIS projects
that implemented by UNDP.

– Observing the FFIS and UNDP implementation and projects in Anbar province with implementing partners,

beneficiaries, DGs and others.

– Enhancing the achievement of result by meeting periodically with UNDP and IPs staff to review the development

contacts, results and indicators of the activities implementation progress.

– Assessing progress in achieving results for assigned activities, is responsible for determining when projects are

underperforming, makes recommendations regarding corrective action, and provides written activity status reports to

USAID projects managers in Baghdad.

– Observing project implementation and meet with implementing partners, beneficiaries, and others to perform their

duties.

USAID- Manpower II Project- MENA Region Iraq Field Monitor- Anbar & Salah Al-Deen Provinces QED Group LLC-
Nov 2012 – Dec,31,2013
–
Analyzing and furnishing data for program and monitoring plans designed to ensure effective oversight and
management of assigned project activities. Making ensure that periodic, reliable measures and indicators of portfolio impact are collected and reported to USAID.

– Responsible for ensuring that data are accurately reported and current. Assessing progress in achieving results for

assigned activities, is responsible for determining when projects are underperforming, makes recommendations

regarding corrective action, and provides written activity status reports to USAID projects managers in Baghdad.

– Enhancing the achievement of results by periodically reviewing the development context, results indicators, and

activity implementation progress with the aim of identifying emerging problem areas and new priorities. The Field

Monitor will be expected to observe project implementation and meet with implementing partners, beneficiaries, and

others to perform their duties.

– Monitored and covered the parliament elections in Anbar, Baghdad, Erbil and Sulaymaniya.

– Coordinated the elections’ procedures, training and administration with local authorities in Anbar, Baghdad and Erbil.

USAID – Civil Service Reform Program Advisor- Iraq- MENA Region Apr 2012 – Aug 2013

Project Management and Human Resources- Management Systems International- MSI

– Overall responsibility of project management including receipt, disposal and follow up of all project related activities.

– Planning, implementing and monitoring of project activities in the field of civil service reform.

– Preparing reports and statements relevant to the project in both, Arabic and English and to arrange meetings and

visits inside and outside the governorate office for all project related activities.

Iraq Health Access Organization (IHAO) Apr 2011 – Jun 2012

Women Empowerment Coordinator

– Coordination with the Education General Directorate to rejoined the daughters and mothers to the schools and assist

them by preparing their papers and formal registration.

– Carrying out, monitor and evaluate the project in Al-Anbar governorate that covers 120 beneficiaries selected from the

rural areas within the province and implementing provisions of plan of action of IHAO approved and authorized by IRD.

– Maintain close collaboration with the IRD focal point in the province, advising the IHAO coordination office on

decisions taken and actions covered. Assign tasks to logistical support staff related to the actual implementation of the

project.

– Maintain weekly, and monthly reports with the IHAO coordination office as indicated in project document.

USAID- Humanitarian Assistance for Iraq (HAI)- Jan 2011 – Sep 2011

Economic Recovery & Market Systems Officer

– Conducted Field assessments and selection of the most vulnerable project beneficiaries. Identified the most costeffective grant opportunities with the greatest degree of potential impact.

– Coordinated with Local NGOs to provide relevant training, needed tools materials, resources, and linkages to identify

opportunities.

– Implemented and supervised contracted projects and coordinated with staff in finance, Operations, Tendering,

Administrative and Logistics for the procurement of tolls, equipment and materials as required.

USAID -Management Systems International (MSI) Aug 2009 – Jul 2010

TATWEER Project, National Capacity Development (NCD)

Finance & Administration Officer

– Reviewed disbursement sheets, invoices and expense requests for accuracy.

– Disbursed salaries to all the local staff in Anbar with keeping and securing records of all financial activities of

the office.

USAID- Management Systems International (MSI)- TATWEER Project, National Capacity Development (NCD)

Anbar Office Manager Feb2009 – Aug 2009

– Provided overall administrative and office management support to the Administration Department.

– Maintained inventory of staff needs for office supplies and equipment; kept a daily log of deliveries.

– Coordinated and followed-up with contractors for service requests and related issues.

– Prepared daily attendance sheet of all local national staff and ensure that absences, late coming and early departures

are addressed. Assisted Human Resource staff as needed.

USAID- Business Development Program -BDP- Community Stabilization Program-CSP B u s i n e s s Development Training Skills Manager

Feb 2008 – Feb 2009 – Conducted business plans and feasibility studies to determine feasible application submitted by the proposed grantees. Visited project sites and ensuring the up to standard implementation of projects upon program regulations and guidelines.

– Maintained the short term and long-term technical assistance files and maintain up-to-date contact information.

– Facilitated meetings with the community and grantees were applicable. Tracked project/ proposal status within portfolio.

– Led the fertilizer business, using the international network to diversify the sources of imported fertilizer materials.

– Aiming to ensure the stable supply of fertilizers in the long term.

– Reduce overall fertilization costs through soil diagnostics and the development and promotion of laborsaving and low-cost technologies and materials.

– Provide low-cost, high-quality agrochemicals through joint development, the development and promotion of

generic agrochemicals, and introduction of discounts for bulk purchases.

– Aiming to conserve the environment and guaranteeing the safety of producers and agricultural products,

strive to ensure the appropriate use of agrochemicals, provide pest control that considers the surrounding

environment, monitor pest control activities, and promote the use of protective gear for the safety of

agrochemical users.

SERVICE AGREEMENTS & CONSULTANCY

– STANTEC SA/NV- European Commission- Technical Assistance Facility for the Sustainable Energy- International Consultant- Senior Translator
Dec 2022-Jun 2023
– KOMIS srl Organization- European Commission- Resident Expert Jan 2022-Apr 2022

Integrated Border Management in the Silk Routes Countries.

-Results Oriented Monitoring -ROM- European Commission- Resident Expert Oct 2021- Jun 2022

Anti-trafficking in persons and Migrants.

– United Nations Development Programme- UNDP- Rule of Law- Senior Programme Assistant Jun 2018- Jun 2019

– Norwegian People’s Aid- NPA – National Programme Coordinator- Anbar province Aug 2017- Dec 2018

– Development Transformation- DT- IRFAD Organization- M&E Consultants Team Leader Apr 2017- Feb 2019

– Qatar Red Crescent Society- QRCS- Anbar Projects Director Jul 2016- Oct 2016

– Al-Hikma College University- College of Arts & Languages- Teacher Assistant in Capacity Building and Courses development

May 2016-Dec 2020

– Mercy Corps Organization- Third Party Monitoring & Evaluation Apr 2012- Sep 2012

EDUCATION

#
Degree
Field of Study
Institution & Location
Month/Year
1.
Master Degree
Applied Linguistics & Social Science Studies
University Putra MalaysiaUPM/ Kuala Lumpur/
March 2016
Malaysia
2.
Bachelor Degree
Education/ English
Al-Anbar University/ Iraq
July 2004
language & Literature
3.
Diploma Degree
BusinessAdministrationBA
Ajaxee International Academy/ Kuala Lumpur/
January 2016
Malaysia
TRAINING & COURSES

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Certificate
Field
Institution
Location
Month/Year
1.
Certificate
Strengthening Civil societies and the rule of law in Iraq as a peacebuilding tool.
Geneva International Centre for Justice German Federal OfficeMercy Hands Europe
Erbil-Iraq
Feb 2023
2.
Certificate
Strengthening Civil societies and the rule of law in Iraq as a peacebuilding tool.
Geneva International Centre for JusticeGerman Federal OfficeMercy Hands Europe
Mosul- Iraq
Nov 2022
3.
Certificate
Round Table discussion on Strengthening Civil societies and the rule of law in Iraq as a peacebuilding tool.
Geneva International Centre for Justice.German Federal OfficeMercy Hands Europe
Mosul- Iraq
Nov 2022
4.
Certificate
Security Awareness Training
Kevin Mitnick
Online Training Course
Sept 2022
2.
Participation
Political Relations and their impact on government formation
AnbarGovernor’s office-JCMC
Anbar-Iraq
Jan 2022
3.
Participation
Natural Risk Management
Capacity Building Center
Anbar-Iraq
Dec 2021
4.
Certificate
Media Preparation Course
ONFSY
Erbil-Iraq
Oct 2020
5.
Certificate
Diplomacy Dialogue Ceremonies of Honor
ONFSY
Erbil- Iraq
Oct 2020
6.
Certificate
AdministrativeLeadership
Anbar Governorate CSOs department
Anbar- Iraq
Feb 2020
7.
Certificate
BSAFE Training
UNDP-UNDSS
Baghdad-Iraq
June 2019
8.
Participation
USAID MEL Indicators
DAI
Baghdad-Iraq
March 2019
9.
Participation
Communication & Outreach Training
DAI
Baghdad-Iraq
March 2019
10
Certificate
SSAFE Training
UNDP-UNDSS
Erbil-Iraq
October 2018
11
Participation
Non-Technical Survey Training Course-NTS
NorwegianPeople’s Aid-NPA
Anbar- Ramadi
July 08-19, 2018
12
Certificate
Advanced Security in the Field
UNDP-UNDSS
Iraq/ Baghdad
July 2018
Membership

– Member of Anbar Technical Working Group-TWG- Anbar Governorate- Water Directorate and Municipality Directorate- The

Governor’s office.

– Member of Public planning and development council-PPDC- Anbar Governorate- The Governor’s office.

– Member of Development coordination council board- DCCB- Anbar Governorate- the Governor’s office.

– Member of Local NGOs’ Alliance- Anbar Governorate- NGOs office

– Member of Capacity building and development center- Anbar Governorate- The Governor’s office.

– Member of Inter-district local government coordination board. The Governor’s office.

– Member of Environmental Improvement Climate Change Council- Anbar Environment Directorate.

– Member of Change Agents in the province.

*** Strong References, gladly provided***

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Certificate
Basic Security in the Field
UNDP-UNDSS
Iraq/Baghdad
June 2018
14
Certificate
Risk Education Managerial Skills Training
UNMAS
Iraq/Baghdad
October 2017
15
Participation
Preventing Reprisals and Mitigating Violence in Iraq
Development Transformation-DT
Erbil/Iraq
September 2017
16
Participation
ProcurementStrategy
IRD-Blumont
Erbil/Iraq
June 2017
17
Certificate
Camp Coordination Camp Management-CCCM
UNHCR
Erbil/ Iraq
November 2016
18
Certificate
Diploma in Business Administration-MBA
AjaxeeInternational Training Centre
Kuala Lumpur/ Malaysia
December 2015
19
Certificate
International Relations and Diplomacy
AjaxeeInternational Training Centre
Kuala Lumpur/ Malaysia
December 2015
20
Certificate
InternationalOrganizations Management-IOM
University of Geneva
Online Course/ Geneva
August to September 2015
21
Certificate
New Strategic Management
AjaxeeInternational Training Centre
Kuala Lumpur/ Malaysia
August 2015
22
Certificate
SPSS Statistical Processes Program
University Putra Malaysia- UPM
Selangor/Malaysia
June 2015
23
Certificate
Presenter of Seminar Applied Linguistics
University Putra Malaysia/ UPM
Kuala Lumpur/ Malaysia
May 2015
24
Certificate
Covering Parliament and Provincial Election Process in Iraq
Independent High Electoral Commission
Baghdad/ Iraq
September 2013
25
Certificate
On-Off Job Training
International Consultant Training Networks-ICTN
Beirut/ Lebanon
December 2007
26
Certificate
Finance and Compliance in OrganizationalManagement
Management System International- MSI
Baghdad/ Iraq
February 2009
27
Certificate
Train of the Trainers-ToT
Women Empowerment Organization
Erbil/ Iraq
December 2009
28
Certificate
Critical Thinking Course
University of Oregon
Online Course/ USA
June to August/2010
29
Participation
English of Village Course
University of Oregon
Online Course/ USA
January and February2011
30
Certificate
NGO’sLeadership
International Relief and DevelopmentIRD
Erbil/ Iraq
February 2008