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Bahar Mahzari

Bahar Mahzari

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Analyst, Monitoring and Evaluation Specialist covering Central and West Asia

  • Education

    • Ali Baba International Languages Centre

      2016 - 2016
      Language Certificate A2 Arabic

      Intensive Arabic (Fusha) language training in Amman (Jordan) for 4 weeks. Language Certificate Level A2 received.

    • Lund University

      2016 - 2018
      Master’s Degree Middle Eastern Studies A (Excellent) Cum Laude

      Activities and Societies: Vice-President representing the CMES Student Body, Active Member of the Faculty of Humanities and Theology's Student Union Master of Arts in Middle Eastern Studies at the Center for Advanced Middle Eastern Studies (CMES). Language Module: Modern Standard Arabic. Master Thesis: "Challenging Lebanese Politics-as-Usual one neighbourhood at a time? The Role of Municipal Platforms in Democratization Processes" asking "How does the municipal platform Beirut Madinati challenge sectarian structures through its facilitation of radical democratization processes in Beirut and beyond?” (Grade received: A)… Show more Master of Arts in Middle Eastern Studies at the Center for Advanced Middle Eastern Studies (CMES). Language Module: Modern Standard Arabic. Master Thesis: "Challenging Lebanese Politics-as-Usual one neighbourhood at a time? The Role of Municipal Platforms in Democratization Processes" asking "How does the municipal platform Beirut Madinati challenge sectarian structures through its facilitation of radical democratization processes in Beirut and beyond?” (Grade received: A) *included a 10 month qualitative and observatory field research in the wider Beirut area (Lebanon) Show less

    • The George Washington University

      2015 - 2015
      Bachelor’s Degree Iranian Studies 3.8 GPA

      Semester abroad at GWU’s Elliott School of International Affairs, where I was enrolled in courses of the Middle Eastern Studies major. Focus on Iranian Studies and Contemporary Military Studies.

    • International Baccalaureate

      2011 - 2013
      IB Diploma Theatre Literature, History and Criticism

    • University College Maastricht

      2013 - 2016
      Bachelor’s Degree Liberal Arts and Sciences 8,2 Cum Laude

      Activities and Societies: PEERS - Undergraduate Research Project, Student Forum Maastricht Majoring in International Relations with a Minor in International Law.Bachelor Thesis on Iranian Foreign Policy: "Chatami's 'Dialogue among Civilizations' - Doomed to Fail?" (Grade received: 8.0)

  • Experience

    • CUBE. Your Take on Europe

      Jul 2016 - Aug 2019

      // CUBE. Your Take on Europe is currently associated with Studio Europa (a joint Lab by Maastricht University, the City of Maastricht and the Region of Limburg) //▪ design, facilitation and evaluation of CUBE's FutureLabs (European workshop series)▪ advocacy officer for issues concerning youth and political participation▪ planning and management of events▪ acquisition of structural and project funding (Commissioning parties: Bavarian State Agency for Civic Education, European Commission, Studio Europa, City of Leipzig, individual schools)▪ management of public relations▪ management of staff (5x) and a network of 60+ facilitators Show less

      • Head of Project Development

        Feb 2019 - Aug 2019

      • Co-Founder

        Jul 2016 - Aug 2019

    • ACT for the Disappeared

      Sept 2017 - Jan 2018
      Project Intern

      ▪ assistance in preparation and facilitation of workshops with youth residing in Lebanon on memorialisation, reconciliation and conflict resolution with regards to the War in Lebanon (1975 - 1990)▪ assistance in the creation of the online mapping "Lebanon's Sites of Memory" illustrating locations of violence and forced disappearence▪ assistance in preparation and conduct of 44 interviews with victims, former combatants, peace activists and witnesses of the War in Lebanon▪ assistance in coordinating public exhibitions in several Lebanese cities (Saida, Beirut, Sour)▪ assistance in partnership development with other CSOs and national as well as international media Show less

    • Center for Intersectional Justice (CIJ)

      Apr 2018 - Jul 2018
      Advocacy Intern

      ▪ researching and drafting factsheets on intersectional discrimination in the European context▪ assistance in event management in cooperation with the Heinrich Böll Foundation and Friedrich Ebert Foundation▪ design of communication material▪ management of public relations including social media

    • Issam Fares Institute for Public Policy and International Affairs

      Aug 2018 - Dec 2018
      Research Assistant

      Working with the Social Justice & the City program on an UN Habitat-commissioned housing policy report.▪ extensive literature review research on the legal, economic and socio-political context of affordable housing in Beirut▪ copyediting of draft report

    • Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH

      Aug 2019 - now

      ▪ Deputy of the RMO (Risk Management Office) Director since 16.12.2023. ▪ Regional backstopping: MENA (Lead), Southeast Europe & South Caucasus (Co-Lead), Southeast Asia (Support).▪ M&E Specialist: Responsible for results-based monitoring, reporting and impact assessments.▪ Co-founder of the "Intersectional Diversity Management Initiative" mainstreaming intersectionality in the agency's work environment and programming.

      • Monitoring & Evaluation Specialist | Earthquake Response in Syria and Türkiye

        Sept 2024 - now

      • Analysis Unit Lead (Component Manager) | GIZ Afghanistan

        Jul 2023 - Aug 2024

      • Analyst | GIZ Afghanistan

        Jan 2022 - Jun 2023

      • Project Manager | C2C Cooperation

        May 2021 - Dec 2021

      • Junior Project Manager | C2C Cooperation

        Feb 2020 - Apr 2021

      • Intern | C2C Cooperation

        Aug 2019 - Jan 2020

  • Licenses & Certifications

    • Impact Evaluations for Policy and Practice (2 ECTS)

      ETH Zürich
      Sept 2025

    • Conflict, Rule of Law and Local Security

      The Hague Academy for Local Governance
      Nov 2022

    • Commission Management

      Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH
      Oct 2020

    • Emerging Technology in Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning

      IPDET
      May 2021

    • Hostile Environment Awareness Training

      Bundeswehr (German Federal Armed Forces)
      Sept 2021

    • Security Risk Management

      Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH
      Jun 2022

    • Project Management in International Cooperation

      Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH
      Feb 2020

  • Honors & Awards

    • Awarded to Bahar Mahzari
      Human Dignity Award Nominee Roland Berger Sep 2019
    • Awarded to Bahar Mahzari
      German Winners of the European Charlemagne Youth Prize European Parliament & Charlemagne Prize Foundation May 2018
    • Awarded to Bahar Mahzari
      Fellowship Startsocial e.V. 2018
    • Awarded to Bahar Mahzari
      Sozial & Gründer Fellowship Social Impact Lab Leipzig Oct 2017
    • Awarded to Bahar Mahzari
      Think Big Fellowship Telefónica Stiftung, Deutsche Kinder- und Jugendstiftung & GmbH Social Impact Labs Jan 2017
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      Scholarship The George Washington University Oct 2015
    • Awarded to Bahar Mahzari
      Scholarship Hans-Böckler-Stiftung Apr 2014