Safwan Taha

Competencies Purview & Professional Snapshot:  Speaks and writes clearly and effectively (English & Arabic)  +15 years of professional experience in Human Rights – Humanitarian Affairs -Legal - Rule of Law - Emergency Preparedness, Prevention and Recovery - Programme/Project Development & Management – Capacity building - Gender Issues/ Sexual and gender-based Violence (SGBV)  Strong analytical and writing skills and a track record of producing high-quality reports  Creativity, energy and synthetic-thinking capacity  Experience in establishing partnerships with a diverse range of stakeholders, including at the strategic level  Strong abilities in project design & conceptualization, planning & report writing  A proven ability to think analytically and critically with agility to translate ideas and insights into action through coherent and viable program work  Ability to develop excellent relationships with the human rights community, including the Government, donors, civil society, activists, international organizations, and others; demonstrable experience working with the human rights community and INGOs  Ability to advocate human rights issues for policy recommendations to government representatives with diplomatic skill  Experience with qualitative and quantitative M&E data collection and analysis methods  Experience in working with transnational and emerging democracies & post-conflict/insecure environments environment (Afghanistan, Sudan, South Sudan & Iraq) in addition to International work experience in (Tunisia , USA)  Excellent inter-cultural communication skills/cultural sensitivity and the ability to forge strong cross-cultural relationships and build trust demonstrated through previous intercultural experience  Effective organizational and problem-solving skills and ability to manage a large volume of work in an efficient and timely manner  Ability to lead strategic planning, results-based management and reporting  Good liaison skills  Ability to work in a multi-cultural environment and multi-task  Professional competencies in Microsoft Window, Word, Excel and Power point  Strong attention to details  Ability to work under time pressure, in a high-tempo environment  Emotional intelligence  Broad knowledge of UN operational issues