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Mona Hadisi

Newmarket,Canada

Summary

Highly analytical professional with a Master's degree in Economics. Adept at managing multiple tasks in a fast-paced environment. Proven track record of accomplishments in project management, team management, financial resource management, case management, and customer service. Possesses 9 years of experience in international non-profit organizations, specializing in project management, financial resource management, Project Partners' Coordination, research, proposal preparation, and refugees' protection programs. Known for problem-solving skills, attention to detail, and ability to make informed decisions. Adaptable and self-motivated with strong work ethics and a commitment to confidentiality. Thrives as a creative team player with an energetic personality, capable of prioritizing multiple tasks under tight deadlines. A pragmatic assistant who approaches tasks with enthusiasm. Excels in fast-paced environments with little oversight and challenging goals. Offers top technical abilities and exceptional relationship-building skills.

Overview

17
17
years of professional experience

Work History

MENA Programs Assistant (Middle East and North Afr

ARTICLE 19
2022.10 - 2024.09
  • Supported preparation of project work plans, monitored their progress in communication with partners, monitored project budgets and maintained up-to-date records of project partners’ expenditure
  • Provided financial, administrative and logistical support for organization and delivery of events (including trainings, workshops, advocacy missions and roundtables) in various locations around the globe
  • Produced draft financial donor reports, with supervision from relevant teams, maintained financial records of project expenditure and shared with finance team
  • Supported timely and qualitative compliance with internal reporting as per the annual and quarterly reports and donors’ reports
  • Supported the monitoring of project indicators and maintaining project M&E files and records up-to-date
  • Ensured maintenance and development of MENA Program files and relevant information systems to improve institutional memory and learning
  • Provided translation/edits of publications, by coordinating and reviewing professional translations
  • Supporting internal and external communications

Protection Associate- Community Based

United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)
2016.01 - 2020.01
  • Prepared periodic statistical and analytical reports on various projects, supervised documentation and confidential data/ information recording (Filing Room and the digital database), managed outreach activities and projects implementation
  • Communicated and collaborated with the projects’ partners
  • Supervised a team of 7, team members capacity building for individual case assessment in Reception & Hotline
  • Financial decision making and program management for Cash Based Intervention
  • Budgeting and human resource management for CBI and Community Based Projects
  • Conducted SGBV (Sex & Gender Based Violence) interviews and case referrals as the SGBV Focal Point
  • Acting Member of UNHCR Resettlement committee and Child Protection committee

Senior Program Officer- Protection Programs

Danish Refugee Council (DRC)
2015.01 - 2016.01
  • Administrative oversight, budgeting and financial decision making for Protection Programs
  • Prepared detailed implementation plan, Memoranda of Understanding with donors
  • Organized and coached outreach activities in several cities, Identified individuals/ groups for counseling & CBI
  • Identified and trained community volunteers to enhance community engagement

Program Associate

United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)
2014.01 - 2015.01
  • Implemented negotiating agreements with partners, projects
  • Collected and generated statistics, updated database for evidence-based decision making
  • Executed inputs for country operations, planed inputs for funding submissions, appeals and reports, kept donors briefed on program developments

Program Assistant

United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)
2010.01 - 2011.01
  • Supported effective liaising with governmental counterparts, UNESCO regional offices, civil society organizations, UNESCO partners
  • Supported administrative tasks and timely filed and drafted official letters and contracts

Economics Research Assistant

United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO)
2008.01 - 2009.01
  • Assisted drafting Country Program and UN Iran First Report For Economy Development, Data Gathering and analysis, studying Country needs and prepare presentations

Education

Master of Science - Economics

Islamic Azad University
Tehran
01.2007

Bachelor of Science - Economics

University of Tehran
Tehran
01.2001

Skills

  • Fast Learner
  • Customer Service Management
  • Computer Skills
  • Relationship Building
  • Data Entry
  • Time Management
  • Team Collaboration
  • Workload Management
  • File and Record Keeping
  • Support Services
  • Administrative duties
  • Basic Mathematics
  • Schedule and calendar management
  • Office Administration
  • Data Confidentiality
  • Operations Support
  • Basic accounting
  • Expert in Outlook and Microsoft Office software
  • Attention to Detail
  • Multitasking
  • Organizational Skills
  • Active Listening
  • Excellent Communication
  • Problem-Solving
  • Excel spreadsheets
  • Filing and data archiving
  • Task Prioritization
  • Effective Communication

Languages

Persian (Farsi)
Native or Bilingual
English
Full Professional

Technicalbackgrounds - Skills

Strong computer skills - Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint), Outlook, Internet

Profile Summary

Versatile and highly analytical professional with Master’s degree in Economics who undertakes and manages multiple tasks in a very fast paced environment with a proven record of accomplishments in projects management, team management, financial resource management, case management and customer service. 9 years of experience in international non-profit organizations in the areas of project management, financial resources management, Project Partners’ Coordination, research, preparing proposals, and managing refugees’ protection programs. Problem solver, detail oriented, decision maker, highly adaptable, self-motivated, strong work ethics with respecting confidentiality. Creative team player and energetic individual with dynamic personality able to prioritize multiple tasks under tight deadlines.

Timeline

MENA Programs Assistant (Middle East and North Afr

ARTICLE 19
2022.10 - 2024.09

Protection Associate- Community Based

United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)
2016.01 - 2020.01

Senior Program Officer- Protection Programs

Danish Refugee Council (DRC)
2015.01 - 2016.01

Program Associate

United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)
2014.01 - 2015.01

Program Assistant

United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)
2010.01 - 2011.01

Economics Research Assistant

United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO)
2008.01 - 2009.01

Master of Science - Economics

Islamic Azad University

Bachelor of Science - Economics

University of Tehran
Mona Hadisi