Senior humanitarian and protection specialist with over 20 years of progressive experience across the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region, working in conflict-affected, displacement, and recovery contexts. Brings comprehensive expertise in community-based protection, education integration, gender-based violence (GBV), child protection (CP), livelihoods, psychosocial support, and social cohesion, with a strong commitment to rights-based, inclusive, and survivor-centered programming.

Completed nine years of service with UNHCR, leading field operations, protection strategies, and capacity-building initiatives at sub-national and national levels. Demonstrated leadership in designing and implementing sustainable protection interventions, strengthening national systems, and supporting localization and transition processes from international actors to government and community-based structures. Consistently recognized for innovation, strong leadership, and exceeding performance expectations.

Extensive experience in coordination and partnership management with government counterparts, UN agencies, international and national NGOs, and civil society organizations. Proven ability to lead and facilitate trainings, workshops, participatory assessments, FGDs, and inter-agency coordination platforms, while ensuring accountability to affected populations, data protection, and ethical standards.

Complemented by consultancy experience with the International Labour Organization (ILO), contributing to social dialogue, labor-related programming, social protection, and policy-oriented initiatives. Possesses a strong understanding of the intersection between protection, decent work, livelihoods, and institutional capacity building in fragile and displacement-affected contexts.

Brings solid expertise in humanitarian HR and people management, including recruitment, compliance with UN and national labor frameworks, performance management, grievance handling, staff wellbeing, and organizational process improvement.

Strategic, analytical, and culturally sensitive professional with strong communication, negotiation, and representation skills. Highly effective at operating in multi-stakeholder environments and delivering practical, results-oriented solutions that advance protection outcomes and resilience for refugees, IDPs, and host communities across the MENA region.