1. Manaa Saif Alhabsi CV March 2015.
CURRICULUM VITAE
Name: Manaa Saif Sultan Alhabsi
Address: P O box 427, P C 100, Muscat, Oman
Mobile No: 92846988-00968
Date of Birth:
Marital Status:
26/2/1979
Married
E-mail :
manaasaif@yahoo.com
Education
 1997-2001: Bachelor degree, Minor in Economics ,Agricultural Sciences,
Sultans Qaboos University, Oman.
 Employment
 April 2001 – present (14 years and 11 months)
Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries Wealth.
1. June 2012-present : Head of Committees and Cooperative
Associations Section.
2. Oct 2007- May 2012 : Head of Extension Section.
3. March 2006 - Sept 2007 : Head of Offshore Extension Section.
4. April 2001- March 2006 : Extension Specialist.
 Main Objective:
Improve the relationship between the ministry and target groups (beneficiaries,
related professions, other official bodies and community) and work to develop it.
Realize the community‘s needs and prospective in order to contribute to improve
their levels.
 Responsibilities:
 Working with various community parties like: fishermen, consumers,
government mangers in coastal and internal areas, private sector, local
citizens.
 Conducting community people and principals to get information to assess
their conditions and aid the management plan.
 Analyze and study the issues come from the community and solve them
out in contribution to the responsible departments by engagement with
them in direct meetings, forums or suitable events.
 Plan and prepare various programs to serve the community groups in the

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cases that raise from.
 Organize and implement lectures, seminars and workshops.
 Contribution to the preparing of the legislative framework for the
foundation of cooperative associations.
 Preparation of educational training programs for target groups related to
the cooperative work.
 Supervision on (sea code) local committees in coastal areas.
Sea Code Committees or Senate Al-Bahar (Local name) in Oman are found in each
coastal city in Oman, they are responsible of looking after the society socio-economic
issues. Also, they monitor compliance, review fisheries’ regulations, resolve conflicts
and work toward the needed fishery management decisions. They are headed by the
local Walis, community representatives. There are 27 committees in all costal cities in
Oman.
 Study and Analyze of recommendations of the committees minutes
meetings.
 Prepare feedback for the recommendations in association with the
responsible departments and send them back to the committees.
 Contribution to the preparation of legislative organizational board for the
committees.
 Implement some surveys using questionnaires and other tools in order
gathering some socio-economic data of the communities that will facilities
the work plans to deal with them and provide the maximum assistance..
 Contribution to the technical support for the local communities through
consultation services on:
 Increase their income and develop the socioeconomic conditions.
 Improvement of fishing operations and technics.
 Establishment of small projects related to the fishing industry.
 Training on voluntary social services.
 Target groups: local decision makers, local fishery managers,
private sector, government representatives in cities (Walis) and
responsible in fish factories and companies.
 Organize and execute development programs for community to encourage
them to establish small and medium projects in order to improve their
socio-economic conditions.
 Assistance the community to establish cooperatives associations in order
to engage communities in the process of participatory planning, managing
and monitoring for the sustainable management.
 Supervision on setting work master plan and on the implementation in
working areas.
 Supervision on extension teams activities.
 Principal Investigator of development projects are:
 Development of communication tools with fishermen (2001-2006).

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Development of extension system in Oman (2006-2009).
Enhancement of fisheries stock production in Albatinah region (2001-
2006).
Organizing of artificial reefs in Albatinah region (2006-2009).
Development of Fishermen Societies (2007-2009).
P I Responsibilities:
 Administrative Tasks:
oCooperate with community groups to execute the projects development
aims in their areas.
oAttend meetings with funders and other parties in the same field.
oPrepare official reports on the project progress, periodic and final
reports.
 Financial and Technical Tasks:
 Contribution to prepare tenders related to the requirements of the
projects such as tenders for manufactures and dumping artificial reefs.
 Contribution to set the specifications of the required equipment,
electronics, and tools.
 Contribution to analyze the quotations and tenders.
 Samples of previous achievements:
 Contribution to the World Bank mission to plan Fisheries Strategic
vision 2040 with consideration of Oman Economic vision 2020.
 Contribution to the stakeholder engagement workshops at all stages to
ensure useful management of the fisheries resources.
 Contribution to the organization of first local committees forum in
Muscat (13-14/4/2012).
 Skills:
 Team worker.
 Scientific research skills.
 Good English speaking, reading and writing.
 Computer skills (Microsoft word, excel, power point).
 Use SPSS (Statistical Package for the Social Sciences) program.