Mohsen Alghazali

Experience

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  Henty Construction Company

  May 1992 - Aug 1993

  Project Engineer

  Managed and supervised the Rockwood Ward Church job with a budget of $2.5 million and Rockwood Valley Middle School with a budget of $5 million. Completely responsible for the implementation and management of both projects which were successfully finished on time and according to designated budgets.

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  Louis Berger International Inc. and Home Engineering

  Apr 1994 - Sept 1995

  Technical Coordinator

  Assisted the Project Manager of the Rapid Start Gaza Housing Project in areas such as planning & scheduling, monitoring activities, technical evaluation, procurement and cost management, contract administration and training. The objective of this project was to develop an emergency program to provide new housing (192apartments) for the Palestinian Housing Council (PHC) and other private institutions - a multi-million dollar program funded by USAID.

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  USAID

  Sept 1995 - Jun 2002

  Project Management Specialist

  Responsible for implementing and monitoring large scale community development, emergency assistance, and rehabilitation & educational projects in the Gaza Strip and West Bank. Among the duties: Participated in project identification and formulation; assisted in drafting project proposals and documents; Provided M&E to the progress of USAID projects, set up procurement and financial reporting systems; and prepared various types of project correspondence and analysis.Provided advice to mission management on program strategic planning, program development and policy analysis. Advised senior USAID officials on policy issues associated with the implementation and management of the USAID strategy and provided a Palestinian perspective, analysis, strategic and tactical input to all USAID activities, and to any other programmatic issues that might arise. Show less

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  Ministry of Finance- World Bank

  Jun 2002 - Jun 2003

  Project Coordinator

  Planned, organized, and provided M&E to complex project activities to mitigate the deterioration of basic services (education, health, and social affairs) and municipal services in conflict situations.Established financial systems and trained the staff on the established system which resulted in getting extra parallel funding. Developed and maintained relations with stakeholders, including the government and private sector. Improved the preparation and monitoring of procurement plans and periodic reports. Delivered successful training to Palestinian National Authority staff. Show less

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  AFD - Agence Française de Développement

  Jul 2003 - Dec 2006

  Project Coordinator

  Managed a €6.5 million budget program financed to improve access to basic urban services to nine neighborhoods of over 150,000 populations creating more than 200,000 man-day direct and indirect job opportunities. I also enhanced Municipality of Gaza capacity to collect income through appropriate occupancy and taxation measures. I also served as advisor for the municipal council in program planning, financial and policy analysis, capacity building and training, and project implementation.

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  Islamic Relief Worldwide

  Jan 2007 - Dec 2008

  Program Manager

  Designed and improved management to development, emergency relief, and child welfare programs for a delivery of US$8-9 million/year. Implemented and monitored all IR’s projects and needs assessment resulting in increasing funding. Enhanced the creation of country strategy and produced an annual plan to address all programs’ activities and ensured consistency with IR guidelines and donor contractual agreements. Ensured good delivery service by coordinating & monitoring all aspects of programs/services within defined communities and localities according to IR policies, procedures and standards. Increased number of successfully developed proposals and concept papers presented to donors on a timely basis. Negotiated of contracts and partnership with new clients, partners and communities. Publicized the achievements of Islamic Relief to donors and partners. Created a management team of volunteers and maintained their general welfare Show less

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  CHF International

  Jan 2009 - Jun 2010

  Emergency Program Manager

  Managed and implemented multi-million emergency response programs in the Gaza Strip to address the immediate needs of over 100,000 vulnerable and poor people. This included the Gaza Emergency Livelihoods Initiative (GELI) cash for work project funded by DFID and the ARD Gaza Emergency Relief Phases I to IV funded by USAID. Improved program efficiency to 90% by proposing improvements in operation, by introducing strong M&E programs, by developing partnerships with agencies & communities and by preparing appropriate outreach materials. Show less

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  UNDP

  Dec 2010 - Sept 2015

  Access Coordination Manager

  Responsible for the management, coordination, procurement, logistic, escorting, movement, handling and storing of materials for UNDP main projects in the Gaza Strip, and for reporting of the end use of these materials. Also, in charge of conducting research, document revision, assessments and propose improvements to programs and services to ensure achievement of UNDP goals and objectives. This resulted in doubling project funding.

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  Niagara College

  Oct 2015 - Aug 2017

  Program Management Officer

  I supported the successful launch, ongoing management and contractually-compliant delivery of offshore education and campus management across the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA). My position included research, concept & proposal development, program planning, program coordination, establish & maintenance of financial data/process, preparation of marketing promotional & outreach materials, program monitoring, reporting and meeting multiple client contract deliverables requirements and deadlines. I was also responsible for the preparation and delivery of pre-departure training, on-the-ground orientation and post-arrival debriefing of project staff and for development of an international expert database through the preparation of consultancy positions, via online recruitment and face-to-face interviews and database development and management. Show less

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  Western University

  Sept 2017 - Feb 2019

  Project Manager, Graduate Attributes

  My role was to contribute to the success of accreditation of undergraduate programs in the Faculty of Engineering by Canadian Engineers Association Board through facilitating Graduate Attributes data development and collection, continuous improvement processes and by providing oversight for the day-to-day activities of the project.

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  Brock University

  Feb 2019 - now

  Accreditations & Quality Assurance Manager

  Managing and overseeing all aspects of accreditation and quality assurance requirements for the Goodman School of Business (GSB). Responsible for the development and implementation of strategies, systems, policies, and procedures for the effective and successful management of all accreditations for the GSB, including but not limited to: Institute of Chartered Professional Accountants (CPA), Certified General Accountants (CGA), and Association of Advanced Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB), European Foundation for Management Development (EFMD). the Government of Ontario’s Quality Assurance Framework, and any future professional or academic accreditation. Also, responsible for leading GSB’s compliance with all business school accreditation, professional designation accreditation, government reporting and internal reviews. Provide leadership and guidance for accreditation and quality assurance management for the GSB Executive Team. Show less