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Consultant Profile: Jamil AL Wahidi (Saudi Arabia)
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Contact Details
| Total Relevant Experience: |
18 years |
| Date Available for Work: |
1 Sep 2008 |
| Type of Work: |
Long-term work |
| Summary of Qualifications: |
More than eighteen (18) years of experience in microfinance / micro credit and micro enterprise field, including Microfinance Institutions (MFIs) establishment and oversight, management, design, implementation, Management Information Systems (MIS), technical assistance, grants to microfinance institutions in many areas such as: grants presentation, grants monitoring and evaluation, portfolio management, performance reporting, management, training needs, Experience International NGOs,CBOs,GOs,Local and International donors such as UN/UNRWA, USAID,EU, ODA, AGFUND, ALJ-Grameen and CGAP. |
Expertise
| Main Areas of Expertise: |
Solidarity groups |
| Country Experience: |
Algeria / Bolivia / Egypt / Italy / Jordan / Kuwait / Lebanon / Morocco / Saudi Arabia / Sudan / Syria / Tunisia / United Arab Emirates / United States / West Bank and Gaza / Yemen |
| Languages Spoken: |
English / Arabic |
| Nationality: |
Jordan |
| Academic/Professional Qualifications: |
1. BSc, Mechanical engineering, Alexandria, Egypt 1984
2. Participating in around 50 seminars/workshops/trainings.....related to Microfinance.
Training Courses, Workshops, Study Tours and conferences
Course Subject Location Year
Training Course – 3 days How to Start Your Own Business Amman - Jordan 1990
Training Course (5 courses) 4 days each course Income Generating Projects UNRWA/Jordan 1989-1991
Course – 3 days Introduction to Computers UNRWA/Jordan 1991
Training Course – 3 days Sector Survey Study CD/Jordan 1991
Training Course - 3 days Project Impact Analysis CD/Jordan 1992
Training Course –2 days Training of New PDOs CD/Jordan 1992
Training Course –3 days Business Planning and Project Management CD/Jordan 1993
Training Course – 15 days Credit Manager (Loan Tracking System) U.K 1992
Training Course –15 days Management Anani Center/Jordan 1993
Training Course – 15 days Small Loan Manager Cairo 1994
Training Course – 3 days Fundraising Jordan 1996
Conference – 5 days NGOs Conference Venezuela 1996
Conference – 3 days Micro-Finance Conference Jordan 1997
Seminar (2) Banks & NGOs Jordan 1997
Workshop – 3 days AMIR Launching Jordan 1998
Workshop – 1day Bankers Workshop Jordan 1998
Workshop – 2 days Designing Microfinance Program Aqaba - Jordan 1999
Training Course – 5 days Business Planning U.S.A 1999
Study Tour – 5 days as Technical support & leadership Micro Credit and micro Enterprise Development Alexandria, Egypt 1999, 2000, 2002
Study Tour – 5 days as Technical support & leadership Tour Training in Microfinance Bolivia 1999
Workshop - 3 days Team Building and work Planning Jordan 1999
Workshop – 1 day Poverty elevation Jordan University 2000
Workshop – 1 day Internal Control systems Jordan 2000
Workshop – 1 day AGFUND Seminar Jordan 2001
Training Course – 15 hr’s Time Management Jordan 2001
Training Course – 2 Treasury Management Jordan 2001
Training Course Team Building Workshop Jordan 2002
Study Tour – 5 days as Technical support & leadership Training in Microfinance Lebanon, Al Majmoua 2002, 2003
Training Course GIS Jordan 2002
Training Course Management Development and Retention Review Jordan 2003
Training Course Event Management Jordan 2003
Training Course Work Planning Jordan 2003
Study Tour – 5 days as Technical support & leadership Training in Microfinance Morocco, Al Amana 2003
Training Course – 1 day Stress Management Jordan 2003
First Annual Regional Conference of the Arab Network (SANABEL) Regional Microfinance Conference (As a Moderator - Sustainability) Jordan 2003
Micro credit Summit As a speaker (I introduction to the basics of MFIs design) Jordan 2004
Second Annual Regional Conference of the Arab Network (SANABEL) Regional Microfinance Conference (As a Moderator – Micro insurance) Cairo 2004
Representative of Abdul Latif Jameel – Grameen USA Regional Initiative (4 days) Livelihood Support Program project in favor of Widows and Destitute Families- Palestine (LSP/ WDF) - Advisor
Amman 2005
Third Annual Regional Conference of the Arab Network (SANABEL) (3 days) Moderator Morocco 2005
Feasibility Study Project of a Microfinance Masters Degree in the MENA region (one month) Participant and project Manager Morocco, Italy, Lebanon and Egypt 2005
North-South Mediterranean Dialogue (3 days) Participant Algeria 2006
MSMEs First Forum (3 days) Speaker Syria 2006
The First Dubai Microfinance Conference (2 days) Speaker Dubai / UAE 2006
Investment Conference (2 days) Participant Jordan 2006
Islamic Development Bank, Microfinance Strategic document in member countries Speaker Saudi Arabia 2007
Fourth Annual Regional Conference of the Arab Network (SANABEL) (3 days) Speaker Yemen 2007
First National Microfinance Conference Participant Syria 2007
First National Microfinance Forum Participant Sudan 2007
Islamic Development Bank / UNDP meetings (DEEP Project) Speaker Jordan 2007
The 1st Regional SMEs Conference Participant Jordan 2008
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Experience (5 select experiences)
1. Advisor / director, Abdul Latif Jameel Company, Saudi Arabia (Jan 2004 - Present)
Responsible for working closely with the primary sponsor in initiating the establishment of the micro-credit program, to be implemented in high poverty density municipalities,responsible for staff recruitment and supervision; providing in training the field staff; setting up the program office, operating systems;financial planning,management; planning for program scaling up to reach large outreach and financial sustainability;and expansion; and in general ensuring day-to-day operation of the Program.
2. MFIs Projects Manager and Microfinance Expert, Chemonics International / USAID/AMIR Program, Jordan (Feb. 1998 - Jan 8th 2004)
• Design and manage the process of developing and supporting the growth of the USAID/AMIR Program funded and supported sustainable microfinance institutions (MFI's) related to the overall strengthening and building toward operational and financial sustainability;
• Delivery of support services.
3. Program Manager and Country Representative, Cooperation for Development / UK, Jordan (Oct. 1989 - December 31st 1997)
• Responsible for day-to-day management of the credit program to SME
• Making decisions for the above at local level and reports on general progress (including financial information) and any other developments problems directly to CD England.
• In co-ordination with home office (CD England), Recruitment and dismissal of staff and /or members of committees, write-offs, rescheduling or re-capitalizing, changes in current loan policy..etc
• Establishing Lebanon Program
4. Sales & Design Engineer, Al-Zamel Refrigeration Industries, Saudi Arabia (1985 - 1988)
• Market investigation for HVAC systems
• Preparing quotations, designs and following up implement projects
• Acting as branch manager during absence of branch manager
• Supervising 40 technicians in the branch
5. Factory Manager, Ornamin Company / Jordan, Jordan (1988 - 1988)
• Factory management including sales, production, maintenance, finance etc;
• Supply and demand studies in terms of production;
• Feasibility studies in terms of adding new items.
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