George Daoud Majaj

Jerusalem, Mt. Of Olives/ Palestine

Mobile: 00972 543 446 572, 00972 599 677 375, Tel 00972 2 626 1429
E-mail: pt_majaj@yahoo.com

Date of Birth September 9, 1978

Citizenship/ Nationality Palestinian,
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Educational background

2003 2006 Master degree of Public Health/ Management; School of Public Health, Al Quds
University, Jerusalem,

1996 - 2000 B.Sc. in Physiotherapy; Bethlehem University,

1993 - 1996 High School Tawjihi; the Evangelical Secondary High School, Ramallah

Professional Experience

July 2015- June 2017: Senior Program Officer

DanChurchAid and Norwegian Church Aid/ Palestine office
- Develop project proposals to donors (ECHO, EU, UNDP, WDF, SIDA, DANIDA and Norad) and
participate in development of emergency appeals
- Grant Management of projects Economic Empowerment VTCs, renewable energy, job creation,
cooperatives and CASH, WASH, Resilience, Humanitarian assistance, protection and Health and
Nutrition.
- Manage Partnerships of local partners and governmental bodies such as MoH, MoA, PWA, MoE and
MoL
- Manage consultants, evaluations, needs assessments and baseline surveys.
- Facilitate the strengthening of the financial, M&E, documentation and governance and accountability
systems of partner organization and develop annual and progress reports.
- Liaise exchange visit of Danish youth, members of parliaments and EU political missions
- Quality Assurance project implementation internally in DCA and with the national partners
- Maintain close collaboration and networking with donors, partners, sister agencies, ACT alliance,
other CBOs, and relevant government bodies and represent DCA/ NCA in Clusters (WASH,
Protection, Shelter, Health and Nutrition and Food Security).
- Responsible for East Jerusalem and area C portfolios with main focus on Bethlehem, Hebron and
Jordan valley

January 2016- present: Consultant

Proactive solutions, Ramallah
- Trainer on Project Cycle Management, value chain, Core Humanitarian Standards and Strategic
planning
- Projects evaluation and proposal writing
- Needs assessments and baseline surveys

March 2009 - June 2015: Program Officer, Humanitarian assistance and Economic Empowerment.
DanChurchAid/ Middle East and North Africa regional office
- Draft project proposals to donors (ECHO, EU, UNDP, Danida and WDF) and participate in
development of ACT appeals.
- Responsible for the research and assessments of thematic issues pertinent to the programme and
manage consultants.
 - Assess the capacities of potential partners, and develop the partners capacity building.
- Develop and oversee the implementation of the project monitoring plan (PMP).
- Quality Assurance project implementation internally in DCA and with the national partners
- Facilitate the strengthening of the financial, M&E, documentation and governance and accountability
systems of partner organization and develop annual and progress reports.
- Planning, coordination, facilitation and formulation and development of the Palestine Country
program 2010-2015 and joint country program with NCA 2016-2020.
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November 2006 Feb. 2009: Field representative/ Logistician Emergency Projects

CARE International West Bank/ Gaza
- Conduct monitoring field visits on regular basis, and submitting periodic monitoring reports to the
project manager on the performance of the project activities
- Responsible for the planning, ordering, budget monitoring, and tracking commodities
- Coordinate the commodity management of pharmaceuticals, disposables, furniture, and medical
equipments with the partners and projects staff.
- Capacity Building: Participate in conducting training courses for partners staff to develop there
performance, skills and experience; monitoring and evaluation of their activities,
- Liaise, communicate and strengthen relations and contacts between CARE and local NGO health
clinic partners as well as other health care providers in order to facilitate the effective
implementation of project objectives.

2006 2011 Head of Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation Dept.

Saint Vincent De Paul Hospice Part Time/ Jerusalem

Set up the development of the policies and guidelines at the hospice according to local and
international standards
Supervise the training need assessment and technical capacity needs for the personnel providing
training to the staff on many aspects related to rehabilitation
Planning and participation for procurement of general technical aids and orthotics
Assessment of patients and identify the main problems, planning and implementing the treatment
methods.
Responsible for the overall supervision of staff

Sept. 2003 Oct. 2006 Physiotherapists

Jerusalem Princess Basma Centre for Disabled Children/ Jerusalem
Head of continues education committee.
Participate in the process of training students attending training courses at the centre.
Assessment of patients and identify the main problems, planning and implementing the treatment
methods.
2005 2006 Administration Supervisor
The Holy Land Christian Ecumenical Foundation (HCEF)
Responsible for the overall supervision & monitoring of all activities and staff.

2000 2003 Physiotherapist

Four Homes of Mercy for Disabilities
Establishing the Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation dept. at the FHOM.
Recruitment of staff for physiotherapy, occupational therapy, recreational therapy and social worker.
Liaise, communicate and strengthen relations and contacts between the clients and their families and
FHOM staff
 Conducting training courses for health workers staff to develop their performance, skills and
experience.
Training students attending training courses at the centre.

Workshops and conferences

Principles & Sphere Minimum Standards, HAP, CHS, various human rights trainings, Code of Conduct
standards and anti-corruption.

Basic training Essentials of IHL, field security training, emergency training, first aid and protection,
courses Results base Monitoring and Reporting training, Emergency Preparedness Plan

Assessments Needs assessment, impact assessment, protection assessment, Rapid Needs Assessment
Log frames PCM, LFA, Theory of Change (TOC), Project Management Professional (PMP)

Cash transfer Cash transfer programming module 1

programming
Disaster risk Comprehensive Disaster Risk Management Framework and Climate Change adaptation.
management
Food security Household Food Economy Approach and Risk Mapping, Value chain management.

DG ECHO and EU Single-Form and Final Reporting courses (ECHO), Introduction to ECHO (DG-ECHO), EU
training communication and Visibility, EU and ECHO Procurement training, EU proposal writing.

Skills
Depth knowledge in women, gender, youth, disability and development issues
Strong leadership skills; Experience in coaching and mentoring staff, ability to make sound decisions
quickly, team oriented, flexible and excellent communication skills.
Good command of all Microsoft Office applications including Word, Power point, Excel and
Outlook
Hands on experience of undertaking institutional trainings, needs assessments, designing and
implementing large scale training programs
Excellent donor relations and public relations
Valid clean Driving license since 2001

Languages
Excellent command of English and Arabic, Intermediate level of Hebrew

Committees:
Board member, Treasurer, Diabetes Palestine Association June 2014 till present
Board member, International and public relations, Diabetes Palestine Association, January 2012 till
May 2014.
Member, Capacity Development Steering Group, ACT Alliance Geneva, 2011 till Feb. 2012.
Member of the National Committee of the Non Communicable Diseases Thematic Group led by
MOH PNA (2009 - present).
Board Member of Springs of Love Society for health and rehabilitation/ Jerusalem. 2007-till 2012.

References
Hans Petter Buvollen, Head of Program, DCA Palestine, E-mail: hpbu@dca.dk

Dr Jad Isaac, Director, Applied Research Institution-Jerusalem, Tel: 0599 726 075, E-mail: jad@arij.org
Dr. Ayman Shuaibi, Area Manager, CARE International, Tel: 00972 2 295 4949, E-mail:
shuaibi@carewbg.org

Mr Walid Nammour, CEO, LWF/Augusta Victoria Hospital, Tel: 054 7605697, E-mail:
wnammour@avh.org