Wafa Al-Amaireh is a highly experienced researcher and trainer from Amman, Jordan. She has over 20 years of experience conducting research and evaluations for international organizations, universities, and government agencies. Some of her areas of expertise include research methodologies, advocacy, monitoring and evaluation, and community development. She has managed numerous large-scale research projects and trained over 170 people on research tools and methodologies. Currently, she works as a Regional Research and Monitoring Manager for the International Rescue Committee.

1. Wafa Al-Amaireh
Amman, Jordan • Wafa.Alamireh@gmail.com • Mobile: +962 777483334
Education
1999–2001 Master's Degree in Sociology—Excellence (93.4)
University of Jordan, Amman, Jordan
Early Childhood Needs and Problems from Mother's Perspectives in the city
of Salt. "Sociological Study"
1994–1999 Bachelor's Degree in Sociology—Excellence (3. 9)
University of Jordan, Amman, Jordan
Work Experience
Regional Research and Monitoring Manager October- 2014- till present
International Rescue Committee (IRC)
▪ Design and implement capacity building programs and curricula, including both online and face-to-face
training, targeting IRC’s monitoring and evaluation strategy (M&E) for its Syria operations;
▪ Design sampling and questionnaire surveys;
▪ Access, import, clean and analyze raw data from the common data platform;
▪ Prepare regular (monthly, quarterly and ad hoc) reports, automated report formats, and other
documentation that interprets and presents the data findings;
▪ Build internal capacity of the research and monitoring team on the implementation of various data
collection methods and tools in a range of subject areas.
Director of Information and Research and Training Units, executive deputy director of the The
Queen Zain Al-Sharaf Institute for Development
June 2011–Oct. 2014
▪ Managed the research component projects, including designing the methodology and tools, training data
collectors, planning and executing the strategy for data collection and analysis, selecting and overseeing
the analytical methodology, supervising the data processing, and writing the final report;
▪ Conducted 25-day training for 170 trainees on how to utilize various research tools and methodologies;
▪ Conducted impact evaluation of rural community developments centers (CDCs) for Jordan Hashemite
Fund for Human Development (JOHUD), involving ten focus group discussions with women
beneficiaries of CDC initiatives;
▪ Oversaw, in cooperation with United Nations interagency working group, production of a comprehensive,
first-of its-kind report on challenges facing Syrian refugees living in Jordan, using qualitative and
quantitative methods to assess issues of gender based violence and child protection (GBV&CP), with a
focus on early/forced marriage;
▪ Utilized “KAP” methodology (knowledge, attitudes and practices) to research men’s and women’s
perspectives on gender-based violence and human rights in two governorates of Jordan; to research legal
experts and practitioners’ perspectives on treatment of women exposed to violence; and acted as senior
researcher and analyst for “KAP” assessment of youth perspectives on women’s right in Jordan;
▪ Identified effective initiatives to raise awareness and empower civil society for public and political
participation in local communities in the Tafilah governorate of Jordan, by conducting a KAP study using
focus group discussion methodology;
▪ Conducted 60 in-depth interviews for Oxfam’s Regional Economic Empowerment of Women Project
(REEWP), studying women’s participation in small business projects in different areas of Jordan.
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2. Wafa Al-Amaireh
Amman, Jordan • Wafa.Alamireh@gmail.com • Mobile: +962 777483334
Senior Researcher / Training Coordinator Feb. 2009–May 2011
King Hussein Foundation, Information and Research Center
▪ Planned and implemented full research process, including conducting focus group discussions, quality and
accuracy checks on data, and finalization of research reports.
▪ Prepared training manuals on family education and conducted training workshops on research methods,
including the participatory rural appraisal methodology;
▪ Conducted evaluation study on the effectiveness of three-year-long Noor Al Hussain Foundation projects
combatting violence against women.
Research Supervisor, Trainer & Coordinator, Field Committees Feb. 2008–2009
Jordan Hashemite Fund for Human Development (JOHUD)
▪ Planned and implemented the research process, including conducting needs assessments and participatory
rural appraisal methodology to help improve future interventions;
▪ Coordinated implementation of research process, including logistics, recruitment of research staff,
training of research team in methodology and fieldwork, quality assurance checks on data, and
preparation of research reports.
▪ Piloted medium-term, three-year strategic plan at two community centers in North Irbid and Amman, as
part of a process to identify local needs and create development action plans;
▪ Established and trained local youth committees to use a right-based approach to managing JOHUD's
community centers, and monitored success for ongoing capacity building efforts;
▪ Liaised between community centers, local community youth, and community leaders;
▪ Developed and conducted training programs for various sectors and subject areas, including strategic
planning, communication skills, efforts to prevent child labor, and early childhood issues;
Senior Researcher Oct. 2000 –2008
King Hussein Foundation, Information and Research Center
▪ Assisted the Executive Director in executing medium-term strategic plan, conceptualizing project ideas,
methodology design, and executing and coordinating research;
▪ Coordinated large meetings and summits, including the International Seminar of Children's Movement
(2005) and the 2006 Arab MENA Network meeting in Amman;
▪ Conducted regional study on children’s literature in Syria for Anna Lindh Foundation;
▪ Core writer for UNIFEM’s social and legal study of killing crimes against women in Jordan;
▪ Conducted impact evaluation of Institute for Family Health at Nour al Hussein Foundation;
▪ Implemented the 2007 “Strategic Plan for Greater Amman Municipality”;
▪ Conducted numerous studies on youth, using survey methodologies, including on child labor in Irbid City
using survey methodology, on the smoking habits of young people, and on the situation of children
growing up in the Greater Amman area, submitted to Child Protection Initiative in Mena Region, Arab
Institute for Development of Cities;
▪ Managed 8-month long project, for Nessa Society in collaboration with Save the Children, to help a small
community identify and assess its development needs, involving 18 youth volunteers who worked with 50
children between 8 and 14 years old.
Research Assistant, Sociology Department Oct. 1999–June 2000
University of Jordan Amman, Jordan
▪ Prepared material for a sociology course;
▪ Taught unit on social mobility theory to undergraduate students.
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3. Wafa Al-Amaireh
Amman, Jordan • Wafa.Alamireh@gmail.com • Mobile: +962 777483334
Research Assistant July 1999–June 2000
Jordan Center for Social and Human Research Amman, Jordan
▪ Conducted content analysis of gender roles in school textbooks,
▪ Published study with the Arab Network of National Organizations on advocacy role of NGOs in Jordan
Free-lance Consultant
▪ Harvard University and Ahel organization (Feb2016): Conduct an impact assessment of community
organizing frame cross the region;
▪ OXFAM regional office: (August 2016): Facilitate qualitative dat collection process for midterm
evaluation;
▪ Save the Children International (Nov. 2014): Conducted end-line assessment for DPA in social support
center
▪ British Council (Oct. 2014): Wrote final report for research study, mapping women’s initiatives in Jordan
▪ RTP International (2015): Conducted a Med Term Monitoring for NOWRAD project; Acted as senior
researcher on KAP study, using qualitative and quantitative methodologies to assess community
knowledge, attitudes and practices towards women and political participation;
▪ NCFA (2013): Revised report on child labor in agriculture;
▪ Jordanian Hashemite Fund for Human Development (JOHUD) (July–Sept. 2010): Conducted baseline
evaluation study in Balqa governorate;
▪ Al-Quds Center for Political Studies (2009-2010): Helped conducted a study on gender issues for men;
▪ Nesaa Cultural Institution (2010–2011): Managed regional study for the European Union on the death
penalty and the right to life in Jordan, Palestine, Egypt and Lebanon;
▪ Nesaa Cultural Institution (2005-2008): Conducted three-year project, studying and promoting the role
of young people in community mobilization, social responsibility and development in Balqa governorate
Languages
Arabic (Native), English (Excellent)
Training Experience Areas
▪ Research Methodologies: quantitative research surveys and questionnaires; qualitative research PRA;
conducting focus group discussions; conducting workshops; PEER research; monitoring and evaluation
(M&E) tools and methods; in-depth interviewing techniques; content analysis.
▪ Advocacy;
▪ Communications and life skills
▪ SWOT analysis (structured planning method used to evaluate the Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities
and Threats involved in a project)
▪ Community organizing;
▪ Ethical consideration for data collection process;
▪ Report writing.
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4. Wafa Al-Amaireh
Amman, Jordan • Wafa.Alamireh@gmail.com • Mobile: +962 777483334
Training
From To Title Place
23 Nov. 2015 27 Nov. 2015 M&E advanced approaches INTRAC–OXFORD/UK
12 Feb. 2014 30 May 2014 Leadership and community
organizing
Intensive training–Kennedy
School at Harvard
University (online)
1 Aug. 2012 30 Oct. 2012 TOT– Developmental Trainer –
DVV international Senior
trainer
Queen Zein Al-Sharif
Institute for Development
(ZENID) – ILM – UK
1 April 2012 5 April 2012 Designing and Delivering
Dynamic Learning
Amman – USAID
12 May 2010 30 June 2012 Qualitative Research in Jordan CIDA– gender and social
fund
2 Oct. 2011 6 Oct. 2011 Training Course: “Engaging
Key Stakeholders in Setting
Targets and Assessing
Success”
Columbia Global Centers/
Middle East – Amman
20 April 2010 25 April 2010 Monitoring and Evaluation Amman
20 Oct 2010 25 Oct 2010 ToT (Training of Trainers) Amman
24 Aug 2007 30 Aug 2007 Children’s Literature in Syria Damascus, Syria
20 May 2007 24 May 2007 Five-day social work training
programme
Brunel University & Balqa
Applied University – Jordan
17 June 2007 23 June 2007 One-week workshop On
Practice Learning: Teaching
and Assessing Students in
Practice
University of Reading &
Balqa Applied University
11 Oct 2006 15 Jan 2007 Skills for working with
children
Nesaa Society for Cultural
Development
20 Aug 2007 25 June 2007 Skills for working with
children in difficult
circumstances
Jordanian Knowledge
Structural Center
15 Aug 2006 30 Aug 2006 Media Course: Practice and
Theory
King Hussein Foundation
1 Sept 2005 7 Sept 2005 Research Methodology course
(45 hours)
Information and Research
Center
23 May 2004 30 May 2004 Communications Skills course
(30 hours)
Information and Research
Center
1 July 2004 1 Aug 2004 English Language course
(Focus on speaking)
British Council, Amman,
Jordan
4 May 2004 30 July 2004 Implementing Awareness and
Advocacy on Child Labor
Campaign
Caritas & Information and
Research Center – Jordan
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