Maya El Hage

Experience

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  IJMA3 - The Arab ICT Organization

  Jan 2009 - Sept 2010

  Project Manager

  Worked on economic development and education projects aimed at bolstering income and living standards of residents of marginalized areas and refugee camps in and around Lebanon.

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  World Vision

  Jan 2012 - Jun 2013

  Senior Project Coordinator

  Managing economic development livelihoods program in Palestinian refugee camps and gatherings in South Lebanon. Introducing emergency humanitarian aid to the economic development activities in the area, given the huge influx of Palestinians and Syrians displaced from Syria.

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  Save the Children International

  Jul 2013 - May 2017

  Coordinating the planning and monitoring of the budgets and activities of the multi-sector, multi-location grants across the Lebanon programming, with a specific focus on DFID grants; in addition to the operational support of the development and humanitarian interventions for Save the Children Lebanon. Managing member and donor liaison related to reporting, facilitating and producing high quality and donor compliant reports, and supporting and capacity building of field teams in the area of donor reporting. Furthermore, it requires having increasing responsibilities on member relations, strengthening both donor compliance mechanisms and awards management systems in SC Lebanon. Overseeing the planning and prototyping for Save the Children`s youth livelihoods programming nationwide, by ensuring that the youth livelihoods are of a high technical quality and meet local market needs. This also necessitates designing monitoring processes for youth and livelihood interventions, and that the programs are continually assessed and solutions quickly put in place for any abrupt changes in the volatile context. Overseeing the implementation of the Education programming in Beirut and South areas, and technically advising on the education intervention with the Ministries of education and social affairs.

  • Operations Manager

    Feb 2016 - May 2017

  • Awards Coordinator - Reporting

    Nov 2014 - Jan 2016

  • Youth Livelihoods Coordinator

    Nov 2013 - Oct 2014

  • Education Coordinator

    Jul 2013 - Oct 2013
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  World Food Programme

  Jun 2017 - Jan 2021

  Programme Policy Officer- Livelihoods and Innovation

  Providing programmatic and strategic support in the development and implementation of programmes, with a special focus on livelihoods enhancement, income generation, and skills development; through identification of appropriate project activities and geographical areas for WFP`s livelihoods and resilience strengthening. Also, liaising with program partners on monitoring visits and implementation support, to ensure that Field Level Agreements and project outputs are in accordance with WFP policies and criteria. Additionally, facilitating the development of partnerships both at strategic and operational level between WFP, vulnerable people, communities and their organizations, NGOs, local authorities and UN agencies engaged in the areas of Livelihoods and Food Security. Show less

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  UN Women

  Feb 2021 - Jun 2024

  Gender Equality Advisor

  Providing support to the 6 UN agencies implementing the Productive Sector Development Program (PSDP) in Lebanon, aimed at enhancing gender-responsive job creation and economic opportunities in the agriculture and agro-food sectors, prioritizing women and female youth in disadvantaged areas. Support includes ensuring gender mainstreaming across the various program components, advocating for legislative reviews that support women`s economic empowerment in the chosen sectors, and establishing a gender strategy to be adopted and contextualized. Show less

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  FAO

  Aug 2024 - now

  Technical Coordinator