Ebrahim Anaam

Experience

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  SMEPS

  Jan 2007 - Mar 2012

  Information Management Officer

  •Developing strategic direction for the information systems plan including technology deployment plans and departmental budgets.•Responsible for identifying, analyzing, designing, and implementing best technological options for web-based databases and content management systems•Initiating innovative activities like online GIS, web-based database systems for supporting development actors on various information management themes•Liaison with counterparts in standardizing, updating, and developing robust information management systems through analyzing the most appropriate common operational datasets and fundamental operational data sets required for various themes.•Supports strategic and operational decision-making by processing and analyzing data and information and presenting it in the format most useful for analysis (e.g. reports, maps)•Responsible for designing and producing agency standard information products through systematic collection and analysis of SME's development information related to the country•Supports the advocacy, communication, and reporting functions of the Office through the collection, processing, storage, and retrieval of documents, including images, of development and vulnerability, as well as relief operations.•Produces reference and thematic maps to assist in the planning and decision making of development response operations.•Determines the primary data and information elements that are required internally and externally to support the development decision-making•Analyzing, manipulating, cleansing & processing data by carrying out specific data processing and statistical techniques using R statistics, SPSS, Excel, Power bi, and SQL•Conduct Information Management and Mapping related trainings for SME's community and SMEPS staff based on needs and requirements•Establishes and maintains an information network at the national level to facilitate SME's information exchange and the promotion of data and information sharing protocols Show less

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  Save the Children International

  Apr 2012 - Mar 2016

  Information System Officer

  - Develop, support, maintain and strengthen Information Management systems, data usage, and general digitalization capabilities- Develop and/or strengthen information management tools for data collection, analysis and visualization to facilitate monitoring, reporting and decision-making in line with the Country Programme needs.- Develop the need mapping & analysis for the first phase of SCI Beneficiaries calculation database (data entry and reporting) , ensuring sex, age, and vulnerable groups disaggregation are considered.- Identify nutrition and WASH programs data needs, Design / Develop of monitoring and reporting systems for nutrition/WASH programs and projects including data collection tools and guidelines- Contribute to identify ways to strengthen and continuously improve monitoring and information management systems within Save The Children, including through possible innovative approaches.- Create geographical maps to analyze and visualize project implementation across areas and sites.- Follow up with sector specialists to ensure project targets are updated within Information Management IM systems.- Support IM planning and activities, and support IM capacity building- Minimize data collection, data entry, and reporting efforts by introducing digital processes/ automatization.- Conduct data quality checks and ensure the reliability and cleanliness of the data.- Translate questionnaires into digital data collection tools using tools such as survey123,KOBO, or CommCare.- Develop new methods to write indicators and export reports from the database.- Develop new methods to export from offline/online databases and able to import to the system.-Create a web address on the website and upload the database to be accessible online.-Supports ongoing analyzes, verifies and synthesizes information on best practices and lessons learnt to support knowledge development and capacity building- Train relevant persons on data collection tools and methodologies. Show less

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  Norwegian Refugee Council

  Apr 2016 - Dec 2016

  Monitoring Evaluation and Learning

  • Supporting the development and implementation of appropriate monitoring processes and systems, effective communication of monitoring and evaluation information.• Generating statistical tables, graphs, analyze, and follow-up on trends of specific sectoral indicators when needed.• Generate statistical reports, graphs, maps and follow up on cluster-specific trends.• Work closely with Education, FSL, Shelter, and WASH to assist with collecting, collating, presenting, and otherwise managing information for M&E-related reports.• Conducting and supporting frequent surveys/assessments for monitoring and evaluation activities.• Implement Complaint, Response, and Feedback Mechanism and do the daily complaint documentation and feedback.• Support the ongoing third party monitoring (TPM) initiatives; establish and maintain action trackers for implementation of recommendation from TPM visits.• Responsible for documentation of the projects, including project activities/inputs, outputs, and outcomes (assessments, recording construction progress forms, change in behavior and situation)• Maintain and further develop information databases that consolidate, analyze, and report/disseminate information critical to decision making.• Lead data collection process and ensure high-quality data is collected in accordance with the agreed time plan and data collection strategy. • Supervise an ongoing process of beneficiary verification.• Support collection and maintenance of geographic baseline and thematic data.• Establishing day to day management of a database and monitoring and progress tracking system.• Assist in the preparation of project evaluation and/or review reports and draft regular M&E reports.• Train relevant persons on data collection tools and methodologies. Show less

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  World Health Organization

  Dec 2016 - Aug 2018

  Information Management Officer

  • Coordinate with Health Information Management Unit in WCO Yemen the Ministry of Health, and relief authorities to assemble and review information regarding available health resources and services. Introduce reliable health care data collection, management, validation, and dissemination processes; provide subject matter expertise to local and national health and governmental authorities.• Created a standardized structure for humanitarian health care data, integrating this model across WHO programs at the national and sub-national levels in the WCO.• Supported the development of new systems to optimize data gathering/exchange between partners.• Championed the adoption of standard multi-sectorial rapid assessment tools and of sustainable Health Information Systems reporting processes, leading to increased accuracy and efficiency.• Actively participated in national capacity building programs, training personnel on the implementation of humanitarian health information systems. Show less

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  United Nations OCHA

  Sept 2018 - now

  Information Management Officer

  • Support humanitarian community in information collection, processing and consolidation, analysis, presentation, and sharing to tailor humanitarian response humanitarian program cycle (HPC) through monitoring, analyzing, and reporting on operational response and monitoring developments, emergency situations, and building up the capacity of partners.• Support other IMOs within OCHA with technical advice and mentoring Develop, upgrade, and maintain the tools needed for the humanitarian organizations and internal OCHA systems tools.• Provide support to the assessment workgroup to support strategic and operational decision making for joint assessments and analysis of needs in coordination with the Information Management team• Support the Population Technical Workgroup Show less