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Olivia Massoud

Olivia Massoud

Bari

Summary

Professional Project Management Specialist with experience working with multi-international companies/INGO to accomplish short- and long-term project goals.

Organized and dependable candidate successful at managing multiple priorities with a positive attitude. Willingness to take on added responsibilities to meet team goals.

Overview

13
13
years of professional experience

Work History

Project Management Team Lead

Caduceus Lane
11.2020 - Current
  • Assigned to effectively lead and direct cross-functional teams through a dynamic professional environment
  • Responsible for planning, execution and effective communication with managers and peers to prioritize project flow and meet deadlines
  • Track project performance, specifically to analyze the successful completion of short- and long-term goals
  • Accountable to reviewing and managing all aspects of the projects to facilitate delivering with optimum productivity and standard quality
  • Key Responsibilities: Maintain, ensure and communicate with clients, key account managers for clear understanding of the project framework, content and strategy
  • Pro-actively influence the team to develop and achieve results with quality standards
  • Integrated collaboration and coordination among different departments and key responsible professionals across different functions.

Programme Coordinator

Literate Village Programme
01.2019 - 10.2019
  • Assist operation officer in coordination of all operation related activities as needed.
  • Organize and maintain project files; maintain electronic and paper records
  • Reporting and documentation: Establishing and maintain project's information management system and archive.
  • Report writing and documentation for project planning events and workshops
  • Develop meeting minutes and notes as required
  • Provide administrative support.
  • Provide interpretation during meetings and workshop

Programme Support

Education Section
07.2018 - 09.2018
  • Maintain office calendar and arrange meetings and take minutes of meetings and keep the correspondence of the Section/Unit well organized (electronically)
  • Support capacity development activities and conferences by making the logistical arrangements, through engaging with facilitators, caterers and hosts
  • Support management of administrative supplies, office equipment, updating inventory of items
  • Provide support on budget revision/preparation, implementation status, determination position of funding utilization, operational, and financial closure
  • Provide support on monitoring information on best practices and lessons learnt to support knowledge development and capacity building
  • Provide travel assistance to staff in section for travel arrangements and entitlements (including HR related travel) based on the organization's rules and policies

Community Empowerment Officer

Caritas
01.2017 - 05.2018
  • Coordinate, supervise and monitor all community development projects and activities in Caritas area of responsibility and develop plans for improvement
  • Ensure regular mapping of community capacities, partners, local authorities, NGOs, and governmental services to improve the scope and responsiveness of services
  • Identify, support and develop strategies that encourage community (refugee and host) participation and assist them in planning, developing and maintaining their project.
  • Lead monthly coordination meetings with all relevant stakeholders, community groups and center coordinators
  • Regularly conduct evaluations and prepare reports on the project, its impacts and intended mitigations
  • Identify gaps and learning needs among social workers and other community workers and develop capacity-building plans
  • Evaluate the work of staff and volunteers to ensure that programs are of appropriate quality and that resources used effectively
  • Participate in the development of program budgets, develop harmonized financial system for all community centers and monitor program performance according to set budget guidelines

ROVs Program Coordinator

Caritas
09.2016 - 09.2017
  • Plans, Monitors and Supervises the activities of Refugees Outreach Volunteers (ROVs).
  • Supervises and monitors the activities related to identification, follow-up and awareness raising implemented by the ROVs in accordance with the tools and procedures used by UNHCR.
  • Acts as a link between the ROV project and UNHCR case management, coordinate with Caseworkers on referrals and for technical support for ROVs.
  • Establishes and supervises small scale protection activities implemented by ROVs including planning, M&E, design, implementation, financial aspects and reporting for successful delivery.

Child Protection Program Coordinator

Caritas
02.2014 - 09.2016
  • In coordination with the social worker, provide information and arrange social counseling for individual cases namely children and adolescents at risk (children with school difficulties, dropouts...)
  • Create, develop and maintain an appropriate network of institutions, NGOs and relevant partners in the concerned field of activity
  • Prepare regular reports: such as monthly information sheet and other reports assigned by the Program Coordinator
  • Participate, as requested, in workshops and coordination meetings intended to improve professional knowledge and skills relevant to assigned responsibilities
  • Member of Child Protection Working Group (CPWG) which is a coordinating body with the objective to strengthen and harmonize the prevention and the response to child protection risks for refugee and asylum-seeking girls and boys in Egypt.

Administrative Assistant

Caritas
02.2013 - 02.2014
  • Performing office and administrative duties to assist executive management.
  • Organizing and scheduling appointments.
  • Planning meetings and taking detailed minutes.
  • Preparing reports and financial data.
  • Training and supervising other support staff.
  • Customer relations as required.

Site Civil Engineer

Marina Platforms
08.2011 - 03.2013
  • Assist all engineering superintendents and subcontractors, ensure compliance to all Project Schedule and budgets, and evaluate all associated equipment's and workforce to meet all design requirements
  • Plan and monitor all operation for subcontractor field activities and prepare all reports on everyday basis
  • Analyze, identify and resolve all technical issues in all files projects and ensure efficient interpretation of all design drawings
  • Coordinate with survey team, prepare work schedule as per construction project, and collaborate with suppliers and concrete to ensure compliance project drawings and specifications
  • Design all work plans, identify, resolve all installation issues for civil field projects, and coordinate with procurement department to ensure adherence to all construction schedule
  • Assist all subcontractors to prepare and update all drawings for projects
  • Monitor and implement all safety program for projects for assign areas.

Education

Master's Degree - Philosophy, Politics and Economics

University of Bari Aldo Moro
Bari, Italy
09.2022

Bachelor of Civil Engineering - Transportation

Faculty of Engineering, Alexandria University
Alexandria, Egypt
01.2011

Skills

  • Project Management

  • Detail Oriented

  • Analytical Skills

  • Multitasking

  • Problem-Solving

  • Agile Methodologies

Languages

Arabic
Bilingual or Proficient (C2)
English
Advanced (C1)
Italian
Intermediate (B1)

Personal Information

Date of Birth: 01/05/1988

Courses Taken

  • PMP
  • Report Writing
  • Fundraising and Proposal Writing
  • Human Rights / Children and unaccompanied children Rights
  • Community Based Protection Principles and theories
  • Theories of migration
  • Safety in the field
  • Projects Monitoring and Evaluation - Program's planning
  • TOT
  • Leadership
  • Sustainable Development
  • Project Cycle Management

Volunteer Experience

  • Girls Scout Leader since 2008
  • Participating at Leadership Camp 2012 in Jordan with Caritas MONA
  • TOT Certificate at the end of Training of Trainers Camp in Lebanon 2013 with Caritas MONA
  • Youth Exchange Programme on Democracy and Human Rights, Germany 2013
  • Volunteering since 2014 with Art and life initiative working with street children' rehabilitation through art programmes with the support of Jesuit Alexandria, Egypt
  • Tunis 2015 volunteering in community work with orphanages entities

Timeline

Project Management Team Lead

Caduceus Lane
11.2020 - Current

Programme Coordinator

Literate Village Programme
01.2019 - 10.2019

Programme Support

Education Section
07.2018 - 09.2018

Community Empowerment Officer

Caritas
01.2017 - 05.2018

ROVs Program Coordinator

Caritas
09.2016 - 09.2017

Child Protection Program Coordinator

Caritas
02.2014 - 09.2016

Administrative Assistant

Caritas
02.2013 - 02.2014

Site Civil Engineer

Marina Platforms
08.2011 - 03.2013

Master's Degree - Philosophy, Politics and Economics

University of Bari Aldo Moro

Bachelor of Civil Engineering - Transportation

Faculty of Engineering, Alexandria University
Olivia Massoud