Alwan A. Mazin

**** ***** ******* **** *****: 502-***-****

Louisville, KY 40214 E-Mail: aboa1n@r.postjobfree.com

Summary

Over 9 years experience in professional administration as part of a high-profile US AID funded

projects in post conflict Iraq, which included but not limited to an over 2.7 billion Iraq Infrastructure

Reconstruction Program and over 300 Million MSI – Tatweer Capacity building program. As a Human

resources manager to local staff, provides planning, direct, and coordinate the administrative

functions of an organization, oversee the recruiting, interviewing, and hiring of new staff and consult

with top executives on strategic planning and serve as a link between an organization’s management

and its employees as well. As a technical advisor I have led multi disciplinary teams to ensure projects

and training programs succeed on time and on budget. Valued for the ability to develop contacts and

strengthen relationships with government officials and ministries while capitalizing on my Arabic

language skills and cultural experience. Over 3 years in mentoring, monitoring and evaluation of

many projects and programs funded by US AID in Iraq.

Career History

Monitoring and Evaluation Specialist – USAID – QED LLC Group / PERFORM PROJECT

From Dec 2009 to June 2012

QED/PERFORM is an extension of the USAID Mission (United States Agency for International

Development) in Iraq to help conducting evaluations of the USAID funded programs. PERFORM

(Performance Evaluation and Reporting for Results Management) conducted evalu ations of USAID

programs to develop a Performance Management System and enable effective strategic decision –

making, result reporting and knowledge management and allow USAID / Iraq to fulfill its

performance monitoring, evaluation and information dissemination requirements. PERFORM has

also undertaken assessment on behalf of USAID on various topics and sectors as well as conducted

ongoing monitoring of Office of Foreign Disaster Assistance (OFDA) providing grants for vulnerability

population.

Main tasks and responsibilities:

Review existing social and economic data for the project area to assess if it can provide good baseline

data for impact evaluation, identifying gaps to be filled .

Collect, compile and analyse reports prepared by implementing partners and preparing consolidated

progress reports for project management to submit to the project steering committee, appropriate

ministries and cooperating institution in accordance with approved reporting formats.

Collaborating with implementing partners and primary stakeholders to develop feasible and effective

discussion events where M&E data are analysed and corrective actions can be agreed upon;

Training on M&E and facilitating M&E design and implementation processes with implementing

partners and primary stakeholders.

Translate, as necessary, technical documentation coming into the office from the field from Arabic to

English. Technical directions to filed M&E specialists; questionnaires, translate and prepare letter of

introductions and correspondents; monitor and control quality of translated documents coming into

the office in both languages. Work as translator in training courses, meetings, interviews.

Alwan A. Mazin

1001 Royal Gardens Cell Phone: 502-***-****

Louisville, KY 40214 E-Mail: aboa1n@r.postjobfree.com

Technical Advisor for Citizens affairs - Strategic Leadership and Communications

Dept. USAID / MSI -TATWEER Project- Baghdad, Iraq

MSI’s national capacity development project in Iraq, known as Tatweer was funded by USAID with an

objective to rebuild the Iraqi civil service and the capacity of key ministries to deliver core services to

the country by improving overall institutional performance and introducing international best

practices:

Main Tasks and Responsibilities

Develop, implement, and monitor a best practice framework for capacity building.

Conduct assessments and analyses of key capacity building challenges.

Monitor for quality assurance.

Define a programmatic approach to capacity building. Create implementation tools for application to

programs.

Clarify roles for all stakeholders in the process.

Manage the development of a centrally organized knowledge system to promote the understanding,

dissemination, and use of capacity building best practices. Collect and organize best practices.

Develop criteria for data collection, revision and organization.

Provide on-site technical assistance as needed.

In collaboration with the team, work with colleagues and senior advisors to identify new

opportunities for capacity building.

Representing the training Rollout in ministries meetings, Coordinate the Company Activities with th e

ministerial Points of contact.

Collect and input Data.

Assist in arrange and coordinate training sessions.

Coordinate and attend Tatter- Ministries’ working groups.

Prepare meeting agendas, invitations letters, thanks letters, in Arabic and English.

Coordinate and follow up with monitoring and evaluation Conducted by Tatter to COMSEC.

Prepare Training and development yearly work plans and quarterly projections for COMSEC.

Interpretations and translations both simultaneously in conferences and large meeting and

consecutively in smaller meetings and discussions,

Works as required for some events conducting by Tatter under Strategic Leadership and

communications Unit.

Coordinate training courses with GOI executive offices.

Assistant to Project Manager: Innovative Technical Solutions Inc.

March 2008 to Feb. 2009

Main tasks and responsibilities

Prepare Monthly pay roll time sheets for the Iraqi Local Nationals,

Prepare the expenses reports for both local nationals and expatriates

Follow up with administrative issues for local nationals (Badging, Leaves, Hiring, Terminations, etc…),

Monitor and arrange the leave schedule for both local nationals and expatriates vacations,

Prepare monthly cash ledgers, petty cash and vouchers for the projects.

Alwan A. Mazin

1001 Royal Gardens Cell Phone: 502-***-****

Louisville, KY 40214 E-Mail: aboa1n@r.postjobfree.com

Human Recourses Manager to Local Staff. Bechtel Corporation Systems, Inc.

From Sep. 2004 to Dec 2006

Under two contracts with the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID). Bechtel

Corporation was contracted to undertake the emergency repair, rehabilitation, and reconstruction of

critical elements of Iraq’s infrastructure as well as involving major USAID program of engineering,

procurement, and construction services for a series of new infrastructure projects in Iraq

Main tasks and responsibilities

Supervises human resources staff in administering human resources programs which includes, but is

not limited to the following:

Forecasts staffing requirements

Establishes affirmative action goals and timetables for employment and promotion of appropriate

protected classes

Recommend personnel actions for assigned staff (merit increases, promotions, etc.).

Directs employee selection, training and development

Defines plans and recommends functional objectives, specific short -term and long-range plans;

monitors progress to assure work objectives are attained and schedules are met.

Coordinate activities with other human resources groups within the organization.

Follow up with local national staff’s social security and tax deduction procedures and paper works.

Assumed role of deputy for the Humana Resources manager in Baghdad camp when expatriates

supervision departed Baghdad and took lead role in insuring proper management, accountability

and action associated with remaining work issues and close out of Baghdad Camp.

Assistant Counselor/ Legend Land Company.

Main tasks and responsibilities

Provide support for the IOM (International Organization for Migration) international staff to provide

mentoring and monitoring services for the Baghdad Employment Center (Ministry of labor & social

affairs) and other centers in the Governorates as well.

Follow up and coordinate between the different sections in the employment center as well as other

governorates.

Help the center to arrange and suggest the better solutions for reporting both to the ministry of

labor and social affairs and the IOM.

Helping in putting a manual for procurement to be taken from the employment center as guidelines

for matters concerning tenders and bids

Alwan A. Mazin

1001 Royal Gardens Cell Phone: 502-***-****

Louisville, KY 40214 E-Mail: aboa1n@r.postjobfree.com

Consultancy Works

URC / University Research Co. May 2012

Short term consultant for the University Research Co., LLC (URC) in its endeavor to bid for the

education proposal with the USAID to provide technical assistance with the overall goal of

supporting the Government of Iraq (GOI) to improve its capacity to deliver qua lity primary education

by providing Assist in the identification and coordination with the local NGOs and organizations with

experience in education, Coordinate with MoEd and Senior education advisors to help with the

proposal writing, Collect recent reports and statistics on education in Iraq, Assist in the identification

of the project potential staff and Provide assistance to URC HQ on this proposal as needed .

Dexis Consulting Group; July, 2012

Short term Translator, provide translation from Arabic to English for Iraqi –related laws and resolution in

relation to constructions and building permits

Education

1991 – 1995; Bachelor of Arts / Department of English Language – University of Almustansiriya-

Baghdad, Iraq.

Courses and certifications:

Qualified EAS (Employment Aid Services) counselor/IOM (International Organization of Migration)

office at Amman, Jordan.

Completing the course of Instruction (Construction Supervision Level 1 (Bechtel Corporation System,

Baghdad Camp

Certificate of appreciation for a valued participation as instructor of the Construction Supervision

Level 1 Training. ( Bechtel )

Communication and leadership- (Competency and Advanced levels)

Strategic planning- (Expert level)

Government Communication- (Expert level),

Standard Operating Procedures (SOP).

Language: Arabic: fluent

English: conversational, speaking, writing and reading fluently

Computer Skills: Microsoft office (WORDS, EXCELL, POWER POINT) and internet literate

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