Muhammad Aly

Lead program implementation to establish centers at 7+ universities and overseeing the overall design, work plan, M&E indicators, and budget. Create a workable overall timeline with identified risks and adaptations to ensure achievement of program objectives by the end of the project. Build strong and positive relationships with universities leaders and coordinate with them to motivate timely development and progress towards objectives. Coach the disability center managers to maintain progress towards establishment within the timeline. Design the overall content structure and strategy used for this program and oversee the related development of curriculum for the critical components. Hire trainers to deliver needed content and arrange the workshops/events through the admin team and in coordination with the team member working with the disability center managers. Network with and creates links to other relevant institutions/companies working with disability to share experiences and lessons learned, which can inform project activities or lead to donor support. Provide technical content to support solicitation of donations or partnerships. Represent the project and Amideast publicly in networking events and in meetings for the purpose of developing mutually beneficial cooperation.

Oversee the establishment and development of disability service centers at 15 Egyptian public universities. Support Deputy Director on the screening and hiring of trainers and independent consultants. Plan activities, attend trainings, monitor activity implementation, advise and support trainers, review performance and provide feedback to deputy director, document achievement of training objectives. Work closely and collaboratively with universities staff to ensure the success of the disability centers. Monitor the project budget, including subrecipient spending, and report quarterly on progress and projections. Monitor progress of the project and report against monitoring and evaluation indicators. Network with and create links to other relevant institutions/companies working with disability. Visit universities and training locations to build relationships with university leadership and disability staff, advise project implementers and partners, and monitor project activities.

Enabling and Guiding students and serving as a resource to them for personal and interpersonal issues in addition to programmatic needs. Designing and facilitating leadership activities organizing youth camps, conducting career mentorship and enrichment sessions, and supporting community service projects. Managing the financial support for dozens of internships, activities, and consultants’ fees with ensuring compliance with the policies. Contribute to strengthening the diversity and relevance of activities by conducting research such as volunteering opportunities, potential internship opportunities, guest speakers, and topics of interest. Arrange and confirm logistics for leadership and enrichment activities including following up with students on information or documents needed. Create, update, and maintain systems for documenting activities to contribute to accurate and consistent reporting. Tracking students’ participation in activities to ensure policy is enforced and targets are met. Responsible for leadership and enrichment activity related cash advances and petty cash requests and settlements in cooperation with the IIE Finance team. Attend leadership and enrichment activities held at IIE, partner universities, and external venues, and provide on-site logistical, monitoring and evaluation and reports on sessions accordingly.