20160211 Fadia ALKHATIB cv

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F A D I A F A R A H H A S A N A L K H A T I B
Education
2001 Master of Science in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology. Al-Quds University,
Jerusalem.
1991 Bachelor of Science in Medical Technology. Al-Quds University, Jerusalem.
Work Experience in the Finance Sector
2013-Present Assistant Expert for Training Material Development, Training Arrangement
and Work Planning. Japan International Cooperation Agency
(JICA)/Project for the Improvement of the Local Finance System in
Palestine, Ramallah, West Bank.
 Supervised, guided and coached national staff on day-to-day
activities in the respective fields.
 Participated in meetings and workshops for the General Directorate
of Property Tax, Palestinian Organizations, development partners,
third country experts, and other relevant organizations to share the
experiences of the project and to contribute to the discussions.
 Participated in the recruitment of the project national staff.
 Assisted the Team in the preparation and compilation of periodic
reports that are submitted to JICA.
 Assisted in the development of the new valuation standards for
property tax in terms of data collection, information verification,
questionnaire design and analysis on factors influencing real
property valuation, and training programs design.
 Actively participated in interviews with a third country expert where I
played a key role in drafting the terms of reference.
 Assisted in the development of operation improvement plans for the
General Directorate of Property Tax Branch Offices’ Staff, including
operation assessment, human resource development, performance
monitoring, and reporting system.
 Participated in developing a three-year Strategic Plan 2014-2016 for
the General Directorate of Property Tax.
 Played a key role in the development of the General Directorate of
Property Tax Annual plan for the year 2014.
Work Experience in Design and Construction
2012-Present Design Advisor (Part-time). Al-Said Building Company Ramallah, West
Bank.
 Acting as liaison between Architect and Developer
 Interior Design Advisor.
2005-2006 Project Manager/Project Administrator (Part-time).
Contact T: 97222964224 C: 970 597035119 E: alkhatib.fadia@gmail.com
Al Said 4 Bldg. Yahya Ayyash St. Al-Masyoun, Ramallah-West Bank

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2009-2011 Responsible for the construction administration of two apartments, involved
in:
 Interior Design
 Budgeting
 Selecting materials
 Obtaining quotations (offer prices)
 Overseeing contractors and laborers
Work Experience in the Health Sector
Nov 2008-Oct 2012 Deputy Technical Advisor. Japan International
Cooperation Agency (JICA)/Project for Improving
Maternal and Child Health and Reproductive Health in
Palestine (Phase 2), Ramallah, West Bank.
Responsible for assisting in the planning, overall
management and coordination of the project; Led,
supervised, and technically supported the implementation
of activities related to the management and utilization of
the "Mother and Child Health Handbook (MCHHB)" in
coordination with relevant Japanese experts and the
Ministry of Health, these related activities are described
as follows:
 Development of the "Palestinian National Manual for the MCHHB"
which consists of effective management procedures and
comprehensive utilization of the MCHHB as a Portable Medical
Record, a Health Education tool, and a Common National tool.
 Development of training modules for TOT workshops and lateral
trainings, which consisted of two versions one for the trainer and one
for the trainees.
 Realization of orientation trainings targeting health care providers
from primary and secondary health care at the Ministry of Health,
local Non-Governmental Organizations and the Private sector.
 Participated in the revision of health promotion materials along with
the Health Education and Promotion Department/Ministry of Health
and JICA experts.
 Contributed to the production of a brochure entitled "Overview of the
MCHHB in Palestine" which consists of achievements of the MCHHB
implementation over the period of phase 1 and phase 2 of the
project.
Participated in the recruitment of national staff; also
assisted the Japanese experts in information collection,
translation, English Arabic interpretation, submission of
annual and semiannual reports, and monitoring and
evaluation of the project.
Sep-Nov 2008 Consultant and Translator. American Near East
Refugee Aid (ANERA) (USAID Micronutrient and Child
Blindness Program, A2Z Project), Ramallah, West
Bank. Responsible for the translation of “Guidelines for
Nutrition Labeling and Voluntary Enrichment of Foods”
from Spanish to English. Reviewed the most recent
recommendations from the Codex Alimentarius (Food
Code) and from other countries (USA and European
Union) and updated the translated documents
accordingly.

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Aug-Oct 2008 Research Consultant. Japan International Cooperation
Agency (JICA), Ramallah, West Bank. Responsible for
the development of a “Situation Analysis Fact Report” on
Mother and Child Health and Reproductive Health
services, in the West Bank and Gaza Strip. In addition to
gathering information on the Donor Community including
ongoing and planned Primary Health Care/Maternal and
Child Health Care projects/programs by conducting
interviews with related organizations and MOH
departments in addition to literature review.
May-Jun 2008 Senior Nutrition Consultant. World Vision, Ramallah,
West Bank. Responsible for the development of a
“consolidated nutrition assessment and situation analysis”
report for the West Bank and Gaza Strip; provided
technical guidance for pilot program design in nutrition
and health; offered recommendations to begin
implementation of a pilot nutrition project and assessed
the capacity of World Vision national offices.
2007-2008 Project Coordinator. Women’s Health Program,
Palestinian Medical Relief Society (PMRS), Ramallah,
West Bank. Responsible for coordinating a project
funded by Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA)
for promoting awareness and behavioral changes on
maternal and child health, reproductive health, and
women’s empowerment with special focus on the
promotion of the Palestinian “Mother and Child Health
Handbook”. As a coordinator and member of the project
technical committee contributed to:
 Development of training materials for health educators.
 Editing various Information Education and Communication materials
IEC (flyers and booklets) associated with the PMRS Health
Education Program.
 Selection of health education and awareness materials distributed
during the project activities.
 Supervision on the training course.
 Supervision and follow up on public awareness activities which were
implemented in 24 pilot areas of Ramallah, Jericho and the Jordan
Valley governorates. Activities included: Radio messages, health
and nutrition education sessions for women and men, community
health days, and youth activities in schools.
 Editing of data collection tools that were used in a baseline and
impact survey.
 Submission of quarterly progress reports and budget management.
 Drafting terms of references and agreements and recruitment of
health educators.
Oct-Dec 2006 Senior Consultant. HANAN (Maternal and Child Health
and Nutrition project, funded by USAID) Ramallah,
West Bank Responsible for the assessment of health
facilities providing maternal and child health and nutrition
services in the northern and middle areas of the West
Bank. As a senior consultant, conducted site visits to
recruited facilities, collected and analyzed quantitative

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and qualitative data and presented findings and
recommendations concluded from the site visits.
Nov-Dec 2005 Technical Writer. Juzoor Foundation for Health and
Social Development, Jerusalem. Principal author of a
concept paper for a capacity building training program for
service delivery health organizations, involving
Palestinian and European teaching institutions. The
concept paper has been submitted to European donors
for funding.
2003-2005 Technical Manager, Senior Biochemical Analysis Advisor
and Coordinator. MARAM (Health and Development
Project funded by USAID)/Academy for Educational
Development (AED), Ramallah, West Bank. National
Vitamin A Survey among Palestinian Children under 5
Years of Age: Managed the technical logistics of blood
sample collection in the West Bank and Gaza, transfer of
viable samples to Jordan, and laboratory analysis of the
samples; participated in data analysis and led the
interpretation of the data and development of the final
report. Coordinated six vitamin A advocacy workshops for
senior national and international policy and decision-
makers and program managers in the West Bank and
Gaza Strip.
Nutrition and Technical Advisor. Organized and
participated in a PROFILES workshop; responsible for
selecting technical resources and managing the logistics
for the design and conduct of the workshop.
Evaluation Co-director and Technical Advisor Co-directed
all aspects of the impact assessment of a national health
behavior and change communication (BCC) campaign.
With the other Co-director:
 Designed the population-based and convenience sampling frames
 Designed and supervised the translation of multiple survey
instruments addressing maternal and child health knowledge and
practices among mothers, children and health providers
 Analyzed and interpreted qualitative and quantitative data
 Developed the final research report for the project donor
Also, supervised data collector training and verification
and validation of the completed surveys.
Technical Advisor. Participated in writing a report for the
evaluation of the Ministry of Education Micronutrient
Supplement Program.
2000-2003 Research Associate. Al-Quds University, Jerusalem Participated in a
study of Broomrape (Orobanche) seeds and plant tissues collected
throughout the West Bank, including species identification utilizing DNA
fingerprinting.
2000-2001 University Lecturer. Faculty of Health
Professions, Al-Quds University, Jerusalem. Worked
as a lecturer for Principles and Procedures of Serology,
theory and laboratory courses.

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Jun-Dec 2000 Senior Laboratory Technician. Molecular Genetic Lab,
Makassed Hospital, Jerusalem. Identified the various
Thalassemia and Familial Mediterranean Fever
mutations, as well as fetal gender determination by
utilizing different Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR)
techniques in addition to In Situ Hybridization. Other tasks
included DNA and RNA probe preparation, amplification
of DNA fragments for sequencing, in addition to
calibration of optimal PCR conditions.
1991-1998 Senior Medical Technologist and Deputy Lab Director.
Arab Health Center, Al- Bireh, West Bank. Worked in
the various sections of the lab including; hematology,
serology, chemistry and microbiology.
1992-1996 Research Assistant. Al-Quds University, Jerusalem.
Population screening program for β-thalassemia trait in the West Bank.
1988-1990 Field worker. Save the Children/Sweden, Jerusalem. Participated in the
research as an interpreter for a report titled The Status of Palestinian
Children during the Uprising in the Occupied Territories.
Training Courses
Program for Certified Real-estate Valuators held from May 18 to May 22,
2013 supported by Palestinian Banking Institute (PBI) and Palestine Capital
Market Authority (PCMA) Ramallah, West Bank.
Graphic Design training course held on 2008 at the Applied Sciences
Academy (ASA) Institute/Ramallah, West Bank.
SPSS 11.5 Software intensive training course held on 2006 at the Modern
Sciences and Arts (MSA) Institute/ Ramallah, West Bank.
Interior Design course held from June 6 to July 5, 2001 at the Informatics
Development Center (Cilex Academy)/Ramallah, West Bank.
EpiInfo 6.04 Software intensive training course held from July 11 to July 13,
1998 at the Health Development Information and Policy Institute/Ramallah,
West Bank.
Report writing skills training course held on September 12, 1998 at Target
Center (Media and Training Services LTD)/ Ramallah, West Bank.
Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) training course held from February 1 to
June 1, 1998 at Al-Quds University, Jerusalem.
Human Resource Management training course held from December 14 to 22,
1996 at the Arab Center for Management Development/Ramallah, West Bank.

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Painting and Sculpture course held from July 1992 to October 1994 at the
Institute of Arts/Ramallah, West Bank.
Languages
Arabic, English, Spanish, French (level I), Hebrew (level I)
Translation proficiency in English to Spanish, Spanish to English, Arabic to
Spanish, Spanish to Arabic, Arabic to English, and English to Arabic.
Publications
Darwish HM, El-Khatib F, Ayesh S. Spectrum of β-Globin Gene Mutations
Among Thalassemia Patients in the West Bank Region of Palestine.
Hemoglobin, 29 (2):119-32, 2005.
Prevalence of Vitamin A Deficiency among Children 12-59 Months of Age
in the West Bank and Gaza Strip. Maram Project Funded by the USAID. May,
2004.
Younis K, Al-Khatib F, Al-Ziq Y. Screening of The Palestinian Population For
β-thalassemia Trait (clinic and pilot study). Publications of CMP Research
Center, Al-Quds University, Palestine. (Supported by an AMIDEAST grant,
Jerusalem), 1992.
References
Takashi Sugiyama
Team Leader
Project for Improvement of Local Finance System in Palestine
Ramallah, Palestine
E-mail: sugiyama-ts@n-koei.jp
Koki Jin
Project Coordinator (until January, 2015)
Project for Improvement of Local Finance System in Palestine
jin.koki@oist.jp
Akiko Hagiwara, Ph.D.
Senior Advisor（Health)
Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA)
TEL: +81-3-5226-9359　
FAX: +81-3-5226-6389
E-mail: hagiwara.akiko@jica.go.jp
Dr. Assad Ramlawi
Director General
Primary Health Care and Public Health Directorate
Ministry of Health/West Bank
TEL: +972-02-2409907
FAX: +972-02-2409829/7
E-mail: ramlawi_asad@hotmail.com

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Umayiah Khammash
Director
UNRWA Health Department/Jerusalem
TEL: +972-02-5890502
FAX: +972-02-5890513
E-mail: u.khammash@unrwa.org

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