Marianne Bitar

Experience

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  McGill University - Macdonald Campus

  Sept 2000 - Mar 2003

  Research Assistant
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  Rene Moawad Foundation Lebanon

  Apr 2003 - Jun 2003

  Consultant
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  World Vision

  Jul 2003 - Dec 2009

  - Quality program development and implementation- Development and Relief Projects implemented in the field of WatSan, Education, Health, Livelihood- Staff development (60) and coaching- Strategy and Organisational Development- Proposal an Budgets Development- In charge of procurement and in kind contributions management- PR and Networking Established the Refugee Program department from scratch by increasing the number of direct staff involved from one to 10 and increased the program budget by US $2 Million. Responsibilities included overseeing a complex, multi-faceted program serving Lebanon's Palestinian refugees. In charge of managing a team based in Beirut and several of the Palestinian refugee camps, as well as managing relations with external partners. In addition, oversaw international fundraising efforts for the program.

  • Development Programs Manager

    Oct 2007 - Dec 2009

  • Refugee Program Manager

    Jul 2003 - Sept 2007
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  Digital Opportunity Trust

  Jan 2012 - Oct 2017

  IBM Corporate Service Corps - Global Program Director

  •Collaborate with the DOT HQ team in the implementation of the IBM CSC programs in 11 countries: Mexico, China, Turkey, Tanzania, Kenya, Ethiopia, Morocco, Rwanda, UAE, South Africa, and Angola•Develop concept papers and reports, and manage annual budgets•Provide virtual coaching to the 11 country teams•Facilitate knowledge sharing and coordination among DOT country teams, DOT HQ, and IBM HQ

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  DOT Lebanon

  Jul 2016 - Nov 2022

  •Managed the country program operations: projects on ICT in Education, ICT and Entrepreneurship, Youth and Women Digital Literacy• Familiar with UN agencies, USAID, EU, GIZ, DFID, GAC and other donor agencies requirements and guidelines•Developed, maintained and drove the implementation of the country business plan•Managed budgets, resources and personnel•Identified funding opportunities, developed project concepts and proposals with emphasis on maintaining international and local partner relationships•Conceptualized, implemented and maintained the communication and social media activities. Show less

  • Country Director Lebanon

    Aug 2010 - Nov 2022

  • Director of MENA Operations

    Jul 2016 - Jun 2022
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  Letsbot.io

  Jun 2019 - now

  Founder Managing Director

  B.O.T. - Bridge. Outsource. Transform. - a social start up that aims at creating remote digital freelance work for youths and women from marginalized and vulnerable communities in the region while empowering them with income generation opportunities. B.O.T. services include: AI Training Data, Data Entry, Data Collection, Data Cleansing, Data Validation, Data Analytics, Archiving, Surveys, Call Center, Digitization, Transcription and various digital services.• Led the establishment and launch of B.O.T operations in Lebanon and Jordan from inception to full operations.• Developed B.O.T business strategy, plan and institutional processes. Recruited staff for key positions. Established goto-market strategy and conducted business development. Show less

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  Digital Opportunity Trust

  Jun 2022 - Jan 2024

  Vice President MENA region