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Hisham Ali Newashi

Hisham Ali Newashi

Projects Coordinator

Highest degree :

Masters

Field of study :

English Language and literature

Location :

Jordan

Citizenships :

Jordanian

Experience :

14 Year(s)

Countries :

Jordan, Lebanon, Iraq, South Sudan, Nigeria, Ukraine, Syria

Gender :

Male

Sectors :

Non-profit

Core competencies: Project Management | Community Engagement | Health Promotion | Partnerships & Collaboration | Communication & Advocacy | Context Analysis | Risk Management | Resilience & Crisis Response | Humanitarian Affairs. Seasoned professional with 9 years in humanitarian contexts, specializing in project management, Security and conflict management, community engagement, stakeholder partnerships, strategic communication, context analysis, resilience-building, and risk management. Proven track record in delivering complex programs on time and within budget, fostering inclusive partnerships, and enhancing community resilience.

Experience

Projects Coordinator

Lebanon

Medecins Sans Frontieres

March 2025

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Present

Security and risk management | Analysis. Overseeing program execution, and managing logistics, HR, and finance. This involves preparing and monitoring proposals, budgets, and evaluations.  External representation, involving representing MSF in meetings, networking with local actors and authorities, negotiating access, and defining operational risks. Acting as a spokesperson for communication initiatives with media and meetings. Monitor and analyse the political and humanitarian situation to identify health needs, establish stakeholder contacts, and lead exploratory missions for potential areas of intervention. Lead negotiations for access and assess risks to define project targets and calculate material, human, and financial resources. Evaluate programme performance and provide reports to the Head of Mission in line with MSF's reporting cycle. Manage the project’s financial and material resources, including budget planning, and control financial indicators. Designing partentershiping / support strategies. Bases reponsible: Zahleh and Saida. Leading emergency preparedness project. Supporting primary health care centers in Tyre, Saida, Bekaa. Conducting mobile medical units responding to the new Syrian refugees in Bekaa. And in Tyre and Saida responding to the Lebanese internally displaced people. Mass casualty training, Security & Context analysis.

Emergency Project Coordinator

Iraq

Medecins Sans Frontieres

September 2023

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December 2024

Base and facility Responsible. Humanitarian and political / Context Analysis. Ensures HR policies are applied, facilitates efficient teamwork, and organizes training and communication sessions.  Evaluate programme performance and provide reports to the Head of Mission in line with MSF's reporting cycle. Manage the project’s financial and material resources, including budget planning, and control financial indicators. Overseeing program execution, and managing logistics, HR, and finance. This involves preparing and monitoring proposals, budgets, and evaluations.  Leading emergency preparedness project. Mass casualty training, Security & Context analysis. Supervising emergency preparedness intervention in several Kurdish remote areas bordering Turkey and Iran.

Information, Education, Communication | Community Engagement – Health Promotion Program Manager

South Sudan, Nigeria, Ukraine, Hungary, Iraq, Syria, Lebanon, Jordan

Medecins Sans Frontieres

January 2016

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July 2023

oPrograms management and team supervision. oSecurity and risk analysis and management. oNetworking and mapping with partners and stakeholders. oRecruitment and coaching. oCommunity engagement, resilience and health promotion strategy designing. oDesigning community-based approach, host communities and camps strategies. oConducting emergencies, rapid humanitarian and context assessments. oDesigning the project log frame and setting qualitative and quantitative indicators. oSupervising more than 45 team members in different programs. oAdvocacy skills and communication.

Translator, Social worker & Community Mobilization | communication officer

Jordan

Action Contre La Faim

May 2015

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December 2015

oTranslator and acting field co assistant | interpreter. oCommunity mobilization and partnering with local community-based organizations in 8 districts.

Senior Flight Attendant

Jordan

Royal Jordanian Airlines

December 2007

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August 2011

oSupervising flight attendants on board, distributing, and assessing their tasks. oResponsible for the safety and security procedures and tools checking.

Education

Postgraduate High Diploma degree in Humanitarian Practices

United Kingdom

The University of Manchester

January 2019

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May 2023

Postgraduate High Diploma degree in Humanitarian Practices Humanitarian affairs Operational strategic management in emergency response Anthropological approaches to evidence Advocay, policy and media Haumanitarianism and political, security and context analysis.

Master of Arts, in English Language/ literature & Criticism

Jordan

Yarmouk University

September 2012

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November 2014

Thesis title “Hegemony and Resistance” in Jose Saramago’s two novels: Blindness and Seeing - psycho-political analysis. Cultural studies, psycho - socio analysis, philosophy, critical literary theories in literature.

Languages
English
Speak
Excellent
Read
Excellent
Write
Excellent
Skills

Proficient with Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) Managerial & Supervising skills. Strategic and operational development skills. Context analysis and rapid assessments skills. Excellent research reporting and writing skills. Great listener with exceptional interpersonal and communication skills Professional work attitude with awareness of multicultural diverse work environments. Writing essays and poems.

Experience with financing agencies

Business Administration