NOURAN RIDLING
Los Angeles
Summary
Senior Development Projects Manager with more than 20 years working experience in conflict and post conflict environments, specialized in Gender main streaming, Capacity Building, Conflict resolution, Crisis Management and Strategic Communication.
Overview
24
24
years of professional experience
Work History
Chief of Staff
UN Mission in Houdaydah /Yemen
11.2023 - 02.2024
- Coordinated the daily functioning of various mission components ; set with the head of mission the strategic objectives of the mission and corresponding work plan with SMART indicators
- Provided daily briefs on situational awareness, mission operational landscape involving recruitment, budgeting, and operational costs; Managed work plans of five substantive sections by setting strategic result based indicators, Ensured the adherence to the policies and conduct and discipline standards across the Mission; drafted the Gender parity strategy for the mission, updated the Strategic communications strategy ; Managed the fund programing unit ( civil Affairs) and completed the school rehabilitation projects in south of Yemen.
Deputy Chief Civil Affairs
UN Stabilization Mission in Mali
06.2023 - 10.2023
- Part of the abrupt closure of the UN mission in Mali, I designed the transition concept and operational modality for the handover of the Mission’s strategic priority activities to the Malian Government through the support of UN country team
- This involved close coordination with doners, beneficiaries and host government, providing mapping of ongoing projects and activities, setting strategic objectives, risk mitigation, needs assessment in terms of funding and human resources.
Information Analyst
UN Stabilization Mission in Libya (UNSMIL)
06.2022 - 06.2023
- Managed the East of Libya portfolio
- Monitoring, evaluating and reporting ongoing projects and activities making sure that the gender lens is applied through sex-disaggregated indicators, Prepared analysis on conflict dynamics and key performance indicators (KPI)
- Identifying and monitoring the critical indicators for early warning and risk assessment in relation to conflict over natural resources and climate change
- Modified the UN platform SAGE used for recording incident related data by introducing new armed groups funding indicators to help produce trend projections and an enhanced planning of projects/interventions in area of responsibility.
Chief Civil Affairs
UN Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA)
01.2020 - 06.2022
- Supervised a team 0f 24 national and international staff spread in three regional offices
- Formulated the strategic vision for the section’s work plan in the areas of Good Governance, strengthening the capacity of state authorities and their return to their duty stations, conflict resolution and providing support to Civil Society Organizations in particular women and Youth
- Implemented 12 projects per region per year and 10 dialogue sections for conflict reolution which culminated in 10 signed agreements , in particular resolving the internal rift in the consortium of women in Timbuktu (CAFO) which led to the rehabilitation of the women Centre.
Chief a.i. of Joint Operation Centre
UN Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA)
01.2018 - 12.2020
- Managed a large complex team of UN Civilian/Military/Police
- Ensure integrated 24/7 situational awareness across the Mission and NY/HQ on major developments across Mali and the Sahel Region
- Designed and conducted two context specific emergency response simulations exercises which led to the formulation of 12 recommendations shared with the Crisis mitigation community of practice
- Developed the Integrated Security Plan on Elections and the Business Continuity Plan during crisis
- Drafted policies on Humanitarian cooperation with the UN country team and acted as the gender focal point for capacity building of the women’s resilience program.
Head of Political Section and Gender focal point
UN Stabilization Mission in Congo (MONUSCO)
05.2015 - 01.2017
- Monitored the women political participation in the elections, collecting disaggregated data on women economic, literacy, social status and access to information
- Provided regular briefs to Senior management and the project planning unit for strategic decisions and development of capacity building activities to enhances the status of women in decision making
- Raised the level of women presence in local governance bodies from 10 to 30% in two years of my tenure reaching the UN set quota for women participation.
Operations and Reporting Officer
UN Operations & Crisis Centre (UNOCC) / NY
06.2013 - 05.2015
- Monitored the political, humanitarian and security developments of the various UN missions covered within the two desks Centra Africa and the Middle East and North Africa (MENA)
- Prepared trend Analysis, country profiles and Background reports
- Activated and coordinated the Emergency crisis cells for Yemen, Syria and Ebola
- Compiled After Action Review for Crisis and Policy update collecting aggregated data on women affected by climate related crisis.
Mission Gender Focal Point
UN/MINUSTAH (Haiti)
09.2011 - 06.2013
- Represented the mission Gender affairs section internally, with the host Government and external doners
- Provided capacity building to women organizations through the execution of quick impact development projects (QIPs) in field of livelihood generation and education
- Monitored and reported on implementation of the Gender strategy and the Women Empowerment action plan set by NY HQ, ensuring the gender marker through sex-disaggregated information collection, and incorporating women’s target indicators in all mission activities including recruitment
- Set up the first UN women group in the field missions.
Development Project Manager
Young Arab Leaders (UAE)
10.2011 - 06.2011
- Organized the Sheikh Zayed business award for youth, drafting the ToR for the business proposals, managed the funding of the selected projects , promoted the gender parity within the selection process meeting the 50 % women presentation
- Created a business incubator hub to assist the selected candidates for the first year of their buissness startup by providing financial advice, accounting services and capacity building covering 12 projects per year.
Business Development Consultant
Al Nahda Philanthropic Society for Women-Saudi Arabia(KSA)
01.2000 - 01.2006
- Developed and implemented socio economic rural development programs for women for income generation most importantly a Saudi youn cultural line of souvenirs (TZCAR) retailing in four prominent hotels in the capital Riyadh including the international airport
- Supervised the financial statement and oversight over procurement and budgeting processes
- Managed large team and performed staff capacity building trainings to enhance the office skills of Saudi entrepreneurial women.
Education
M Sc. - Food Science & Nutrition
B Sc. - Environmental Science
Monitoring and evaluation Certificate
Disaster Management Certification
Skills
- Excellent coordination and report writing skills
- Project Management with Monitoring and Evaluation certification
- Competent in designing work plans with Result Based Indicators and KPIs
- Proficient in computer skills, project mapping, AI and Digital Technology
- Multilinguistic with fluency in English, French and Arabic
Additional Information
Member of American Grant Writing Association., Member of Professionals in Humanitarian Assistance and Protection (PHAP), Member of the UN Innovation and E- analytics alumni groups., Member of AUB alumni association.
Languages
Arabic
Bilingual or Proficient (C2)
Timeline
Chief of Staff - UN Mission in Houdaydah /Yemen
11.2023 - 02.2024
Deputy Chief Civil Affairs - UN Stabilization Mission in Mali
06.2023 - 10.2023
Information Analyst - UN Stabilization Mission in Libya (UNSMIL)
06.2022 - 06.2023
Chief Civil Affairs - UN Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA)
01.2020 - 06.2022
Chief a.i. of Joint Operation Centre - UN Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA)
01.2018 - 12.2020
Head of Political Section and Gender focal point - UN Stabilization Mission in Congo (MONUSCO)
05.2015 - 01.2017
Operations and Reporting Officer - UN Operations & Crisis Centre (UNOCC) / NY
06.2013 - 05.2015
Development Project Manager - Young Arab Leaders (UAE)
10.2011 - 06.2011
Mission Gender Focal Point - UN/MINUSTAH (Haiti)
09.2011 - 06.2013
Business Development Consultant - Al Nahda Philanthropic Society for Women-Saudi Arabia(KSA)
01.2000 - 01.2006
American University of Beirut - M Sc., Food Science & Nutrition
American University of Beirut - B Sc., Environmental Science
Relief web - , Monitoring and evaluation Certificate
NDRMP/World Bank - , Disaster Management Certification
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