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Musab Alsayed Taha

Musab Alsayed Taha

Summary

Provided strategic guidance and advisory support to senior leadership on organizational management, planning, and operations. Facilitated decision-making processes and implemented effective management practices aligned with humanitarian mission. Advised on policy development, resource allocation, and process improvement to enhance operational efficiency. Relevant experience in humanitarian field Construction Project Management Contract Management Negotiation

Overview

16
16
years of professional experience

Work History

Political Analyst and Advisor of Management

International Committee of Red Cross
02.2022 - 03.2025
  • Served as key advisor to management on political, security and operational matters, contributing to overall strategy and decision making for the MGMT. Provides regular analysis of the political and security situation within the Area of Responsibility, delivering actionable insights through reports, summaries and briefing. Support management by identifying and addressing key challenges, proposing solutions, and contributing in effective planning and execution of activities. Develops and maintains a robust network and contact of interlocutors, strengthening the MGMT’s ability to navigate complex dynamic and represent the organization effectively to various stakeholders. Regular engages with diverse audiences, fostering relationship and ensuring clear communication of the MGMT’s objectives and operations. Monitors, evaluates, and identifies opportunities for ICRC projects and activities, ensuring alignment with the organization strategy and objectives. Contributes to development and revision of networking strategy, including mapping influential actors such as tribal groups, understanding their role, and analyzing regional dynamics such as activities of ISIS group and Kurdish related developments. By combining strategic analysis, operational support, and networking expertise, the role ensures the delegation operates effectively within a challenging and evolving environment.

WatHab Engineer (Water and Habit- Project manager)

International Committee of Red Cross
04.2018 - 01.2022
  • Managed and implemented engineer project to ensure access to essential infrastructures, adhering to ICRC standards, local building codes, and project specifications. Responsibilities included preparing technical documents (drawings, bills of quantities, contracts), supervision contractors on-site, and ensuring quality control of installed infrastructures. Maintained detailed project files using digital tools and prepared regular progress and implementation reports. Oversaw procurement of labor and materials in compliance with delegation financial rules, administered handovers of completed infrastructures, and provided training to end-users on operation and maintenance. Conducted needs assessment and survey to identify intervention opportunities and utilized results based management to evaluate project outcomes. Key interventions: Emergency response in Al Hol Camp, North East Syria; Assessment in destroyed neighborhoods of Deir Ez Zor city, Syria and electromechanical rehabilitation of five water stations in the eastern rural areas of Deir Ez Zor.

WASH Engineer (Water, Sanitation and Hygiene)

Syrian Arab Red Crescent
11.2016 - 04.2018
  • Developed strategic plans and interventions strategic to WASH programs in Rural Damascus, focusing on critical water, sanitation, and public health infrastructure. Conducted comprehensive needs assessments for project including: Water: Boreholes, pumping stations, network rehabilitation and Oxfam tanks. Sanitation: Network rehabilitation. IDP centers and returnees projects. Prepared technical designs and specifications for water and IDP- related projects, ensuring compliance with ICRC standard and local requirements. Supervised and monitored project implementation, including the Rakhieh and Mneen projects, to ensure timely completion and quality outcomes.

HSE Engineer

DEZPC Petroleum Company
11.2015 - 04.2017
  • Supported the execution, development, and production activities in the oil and gas industry, ensuring compliance with modern safety standards and technologies. Key responsibilities included: Developing and implementing health and safety procedures for field operations. Actively monitoring site radiation levels to ensure worker and environmental safety. Supervising and monitoring field operations to ensure compliance with safety protocols. Preparing detailed reports, including monthly, quarterly, and emergency incident reports, to support operational transparency and improvements.

DMU (Disaster Management Unit)

Syrian Arab Red Crescent
01.2009 - 12.2015
  • Development and implemented intervention strategies for relief programs in Deir EzZor, focusing on emergency response and support for vulnerable populations. Conducted needs assessment for projects, including food kit distribution, field intermediations, and dead body management. Key interventions and responsibilities: Coordinated emergency response efforts for returnees from Raqqa to Deir Ezzor. Organized and supervised food parcel distribution in rural area between conflicting parties. Served ad advances first Aider and team leader to first Aid squad, ensuring efficient and effective response in crisis situations. Acted as member of Field intervention team, responsible for facilitating negotiations and coordination between conflicting parties to ensure safe and effective humanitarian operations.

Education

Bachelor Degree - Petrochemical Engineering

Al Furat University of Syria
09.2014

Skills

  • Project Management &strategy development
  • Humanitarian Operations & Security
  • Field Coordination & Negotiation
  • Team leadership & training
  • Communication & Reporting
  • Adaptability & Crisis Management

LEANGUAGES

English Proficient
Arabic mother tongue
Italian Beginner

Training

  • Introduction to International Humanitarian Law. (Jan 2025) International Institute of Humanitarian Lasw
  • Sanremo- Italy The goal of the training is to provide militaries officers, including operators and military lawyers, as well as civilian and humanitarian operators, to learn the basic principles and rules of IHL and the law of Armed conflict and to apply them. This course serves ad primers for many of specialized courses offered at the institute by providing introductory level instruction on a wide array of subjects and their interplay with IHL. This course will have a strong foundation upon which to expand the IHL knowledge and a working understanding of how IHL principles factor in to all levels of conflict and across all operational domains.
  • Security and Crisis Management Course ICRC (Nov 2023) Comprehensive training on managing security risks, crisis response, and operational continuity in humanitarian context. Focused on risk assessment, incident management, and ensuring staff safety in complex and volatile environments.
  • Advanced Humanitarian Negotiation workshop, Center on Competence on Humanitarian Negotiation (Jul 2023) An in-depth workshop focused on strategic planning, execution, and evaluation of humanitarian negotiations. Emphasizes developing effective negotiation strategies, managing complex dialogues, and critically assessing negotiation processes to enhance outcomes in challenging contexts.
  • Training of Facilitators on Humanitarian Negotiations – Center on Competence on Humanitarian Negotiation (May 2023) Completed a specialized training on facilitation in humanitarian negotiations, focused on strengthening strategic and analytical skills essential for leading negotiation processes in complex humanitarian settings. The training covered strategic planning, context and network analysis, stakeholder mapping, and the assessment of counterparts’ interests and motives. It also addressed the definition of negotiation objectives, prioritization, and the formulation of scenarios and red lines.
  • Workshop on Humanitarian Negotiation- Center on Competence on Humanitarian Negotiation (Aug 2022) An interactive workshop designed to strengthen negotiation skills in humanitarian contexts. Focused on strategic planning, conducting context analyses and network assessments, understanding counterparts’ interests and motives, setting clear objectives and priorities, and defining scenarios and red lines to ensure effective and principled negotiations.
  • Advanced course on Pumps ICRC (Jul 2019) Comprehensive training on hydraulic principles and pump system, covering pump types, performance curves, impellers, and piping. Focuses on centrifugal and submersible pumps, including their definition, sizing, installation, operation, maintenance, and connection methods.
  • Contract Management Norwegian Red Cross (Aug 2017) Focused on the Syrian contract system, this course provides practical applications un contract management, including contracting strategies and financial management. Emphasizes hands-on learning to enhance proficiency in managing contracts effectively.
  • Water and Habitat in Emergency ICRC (Apr 2016) This course provides in depth knowledge and practical skills for managing water and habitat needs in emergency situations. Topics include water trucking strategies hardware descriptions for tanks, pumps, and generators, dynamic mapping, and water quality management. It covers the installation of bladder and OXFAM system, emergency planning, and the setup of IDP centers. Participants also learn about various water treatment and pumping system, including RO units and water treatment plants, as well as solid waste and hygiene management, sludge pumps and camps sit planning.
  • Engineering Management training ICRC (Jan 2015) Comprehensive training covering the core principles of project management, including project and product life cycles, stakeholder management processes, ten knowledge areas of project management, and the Earned Value Management System to ensure effective planning, execution, and monitoring of projects.

Timeline

Political Analyst and Advisor of Management

International Committee of Red Cross
02.2022 - 03.2025

WatHab Engineer (Water and Habit- Project manager)

International Committee of Red Cross
04.2018 - 01.2022

WASH Engineer (Water, Sanitation and Hygiene)

Syrian Arab Red Crescent
11.2016 - 04.2018

HSE Engineer

DEZPC Petroleum Company
11.2015 - 04.2017

DMU (Disaster Management Unit)

Syrian Arab Red Crescent
01.2009 - 12.2015

Bachelor Degree - Petrochemical Engineering

Al Furat University of Syria
Musab Alsayed Taha