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Omar Hamdy

Programme Manager at United Nations Development Programme

6th of October, Giza, Egypt

Work Experience

  • Programme ManagerFull Time

    United Nations Development Programme

    Jul 2014 - Present -11 yrs

    Egypt , Cairo

    • Job Details:Significant Highlights: Responsibilities: * Responsible for implementation of Innovation for Development Projects involving: o Developing Annual Workplans for the projects. o Coordinating with staff members of programme partners from Government, NGOs and Private Sector. o Creating Terms of references for contractors and consultants. o Foresee and manage change, improvements and adjustments on projects. o Running collaborative experiments to leverage social innovation for development. * Engaging with national and international stakeholders and policy makers to promote innovation and social entrepreneurship. * Leveraging the Innovation and Social entrepreneurship ecosystem through the support of the next generation of leaders, change-makers and social innovators. * Engaging with the private and public sector to promote the SDG’s. * Providing technical assistance to CO management and Programme teams on Innovation, Technology trends and youth engagement. * Providing technical support to UNTIL – UN Technology Innovation lab - in Egypt. * Providing technical guidance to public and private sector and Youth in the areas of Design Thinking, impact evaluation, solution models and Digital Transformation and building the partners institutional capacity. * Accountable for Preparation and finalization of concept notes and project proposals, Baseline and end-line evaluation of projects. * Monitoring and evaluating the organizations work/ projects and contributing by delivering ideas. * Handling various activities pertaining to Project management like Project planning, budgeting, implementing, monitoring, Fund Management, Resource Management, Crisis, and event management. * Maintaining overall coordination and supervision of the project components and staff under the project and keep the team informed of any relevant development in the programmes. * Coach, mentor, motivate and lead teams and influence them to take positive action and accountability for their assigned work
  • Project ManagerFull Time

    Microsoft Egypt

    Oct 2013 - Jun 2014 -8 months

    Egypt , Cairo

    • Job Details:Responsibilities:  Responsible for making operational reports, case studies, meeting minutes, preparing micro plans, undertaking specific social research, and making research reports.  Instrumental in monitoring, evaluating and reporting: regularly monitored program progress by collecting and analysing data from the point of intervention and facilitate action for improvement.  Proven ability in ensuring strategic direction of project operations, developing the vision, strategy, and goals of programme, efficient support to tasks related to advocacy, planning and programming, resources mobilization, quality control, monitoring and evaluation.  Displayed credentials in initiating and managing the projects including financial aspects, undertaking research work and networking with different stakeholders like businesses, bilateral agency, consultancy organisation, community, NGOs, and Government Organizations / Agencies.
  • Project Coordinator - CSRFull Time

    Microsoft Egypt - IBS

    Oct 2011 - Sep 2013 -1 yr, 11 months

    Egypt , Cairo

    • Job Details:Significant Highlights:  Played pivotal roles as o Internet Safety, security, and privacy Project Manager o Member of the National Committee of Children Online protection o Lead for Tech Hope (Group of youth volunteers) 2012 o Digital Literacy Project Manager  Channelled activities related to researches on Children online safety, supporting other Microsoft subsidiaries with ISS material and consultations.  Fostered Microsoft Software Donations for Egypt. Responsibilities:  Held multifaceted roles like leveraging youth volunteer’s engagement with local NGOs, managing partnership with Ministry of Youth, ICT Trust Fund (Ministry of communication and information Technology) and Key NGO’s.  Monitored and evaluated the organizations work/ projects and contributed by delivering ideas for such activities at early stages.  Maintained overall coordination and supervision of the project components and staff under the project and keep the team informed of any relevance development in the programs.  Developed strategy and managing implementation of company culture to change-new creed, vision, management, values, empowerment to drive organization forward in fast-paced environment.  Facilitated empowering group of university students and building their capacity through IT and Soft Skills trainings and leveraging youth civic engagement.  Engage with and support non-profit organizations to encourage the adoption of ICT solutions.
  • Education

    • Bachelor of Electrical Engineering in Computer Eng

      Tanta University

      Jan 2004 - Jan 2011 - 7 yr

    Skills

    Languages

    • Arabic

      Fluent
    • English

      Fluent

    Training & Certifications

    • Project Management - PMI

      RITI·2014
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