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Mohamad El Affi

Mohamad El Affi

Associate Director for Supporting Operations

Highest degree :

Masters

Field of study :

Business Management

Location :

Lebanon

Citizenships :

Lebanese

Experience :

31 Year(s)

Countries :

Lebanon, Syria, Iraq, Tunisia, Jordan

Gender :

Male

Sectors :

NGO

Military leadership, Resource Management, UN peacekeeping missions, UN Logistics

Experience

Associate Director for Supporting Operations

Zahle

SEAT Association

December 2023

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Present

• Led strategic research and situational analysis to support donor-funded education and protection programs in Bekaa Valley. • Produced assessments on community vulnerabilities, displacement trends, and socio-political pressures affecting humanitarian operations. • Drafted analytical reports, risk assessments, and policy recommendations for senior leadership and external partners. • Coordinated field data collection teams and conducted semi-structured interviews to gather qualitative insights.

Political-Security Analyst & Humanitarian Risk Consultant

Lebanon, and the Region

Freelancer

November 2019

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December 0202

• Conducted qualitative field analysis on governance, humanitarian access, conflict dynamics, and regional interventions affecting Syria and Lebanon. • Produced analytical reports, contextual updates, and briefings for INGOs, donors, and humanitarian organizations on political, security, and socio-economic trends. • Developed conflict sensitivity assessments, risk matrices, and early-warning indicators for programs operating in high-risk areas. • Mapped local actors, community dynamics, cross-border networks, and conflict-driving factors to inform program adaptation. • Advised NGOs on humanitarian access negotiations and conflict-area risk management. • Delivered scenario analyses (best/worst case, most likely) on security shifts and political transitions.

Education

Master’s in Strategic Studies

Carlisle

U.S. Army War College

June 2015

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June 2016

Languages
Arabic
Speak
Native
Read
Native
Write
Native
English
Speak
Excellent
Read
Excellent
Write
Excellent
Skills

Conflict resolution

Context Analysis

Data Aanalytics

Data Analysis

Research & Content Development

Policy analysis

Policy and Governance

Humanitarian Access Analysis & Negotiations Political & Legal Context Assessment Stakeholder Mapping | Advocacy | Diplomacy Risk Mitigation | Crisis Management | Access Frameworks Policy Development & Strategic Foresight Multi-Country Humanitarian Programme Leadership Cash-Based Transfers (CBT) & Identity Management (IDM) Context Reporting & Situation Briefings Capacity Strengthening | Training | Mentorship Cross-Cultural Engagement & Peacebuilding Donor Compliance | Safeguarding | Governance

Humanitarian Analysis

HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE

humanitarian contexts

MS Office

Safety and security management

Border Management