Dana Hijazeen
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- 12+ Years of Strategic SOYEE & employment leadership: over 12 years of experience designing, executing and scaling inclusive economic empowerment, youth employment, market based livelihoods, and natural resource management programs across the MENA region
- Recognized specialist in skills and opportunities for youth employment and entrepreneurship (SOYEE) and center of excellence (CoE) Technical Lead
- Enterprise incubation & capacity building: proven track record of significantly increasing the success rate of supported micro, small, and social enterprises through structured incubation, mentorship, and market linkage interventions
- Led technical capacity building frameworks for staff and partners in social enterprise management and business development while actively removing barriers for youth-led enterprises
- Large-scale job placement & TVET standardization: reached tens of thousands of vulnerable youth and women through integrated employment, entrepreneurship, TVET and cash-for-work (CfW) programming
- Expert in standardizing technical curricula and training materials to align directly with labor market demands and regional intervention models
- Strategic partnerships & market systems development: cultivated extensive strategic partnerships with private sector leaders, financial institutions, government ministries, and UN/NGO actors to expand job placements, drive market systems development, and influence economic inclusion policies
- Certified/trained in the approach to inclusive market systems (AIMS - ILO)
- Multi-million euro portfolios & partner mentorship: directed complex multi-million-euro donor portfolios (including EU, USAID, GIZ, DFID, BMZ, FAO, WFP, AFD, Novo Nordisk) and sub-grants
- Experienced in strengthening the operational, financial, and technical management capacities of local partners in fragile and nexus contexts
- Gender-transformative & inclusive programming: deep technical expertise in women’s economic empowerment (WEE), youth economic empowerment (YEE), gender equality and social inclusion (GESI), digital financial inclusion, and safeguarding across development and humanitarian settings
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Gender: Female
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Years of Experiences: 12
Languages: English, Arabic
Citizenship: Jordan
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