Cairo, Egypt
For over 20 years, I have led international operations and donor-funded projects across continents. • I turned complex ideas into practical, sustainable operations worldwide. Managed large grant portfolios and ensured donor compliance in challenging environments. • I have scaled global networks, led teams of 50 staff and thousands of contributors, built audit-proof sub-granting systems for civil society, and overseen consulting services from sales to financial management. • I built the operational architecture, focusing on systems that turn technical infrastructure into real financial growth and positive change for human rights.
Directing the full lifecycle of strategic consulting services for Global Voices as the primary commercial interface. Spearheading consulting contract origination and closing while architecting a CRM infrastructure to manage client relationships and ensure audit-ready financial data. • Overseeing strategic services, including sales origination, risk consulting, and training initiatives. • Architect and maintain a comprehensive CRM system that enables efficient tracking of client relationships and project status. Manage pipelines, rosters, and project logs, ensuring real-time, audit-ready financial data for the Finance Department. • Direct the delivery of high-level strategic briefings. Manage and oversee subcontracted domain experts to fulfil complex client deliverables. • Cultivate and govern key client relationships. Active stakeholder management drives successful contract closures and expands the organisation's commercial footprint. • Steer project execution by establishing clear frameworks for project management. Ensure strict adherence to the organisation's community ethics, communication safety, and information security standards.
Mentoring community leaders of the Wikimedia Sudan Usergroup as they set long-term goals and build governance and management systems during a key period of growth. • Creating and leading a mentorship program focused on community engagement, resolving conflicts, and using data to monitor and evaluate progress. • Helping to develop all primary governance documents in Arabic, including the Community Code of Conduct.
Recruited by the founders to operationalise a pre-seed AI data journalism initiative, establish its cross-border governance framework, and spearhead the institutional funding pipeline, successfully positioning the initiative for its seed funding round.
Directed global program operations across 20+ time zones, overseeing a decentralised workforce of 50+ core personnel and 8,000+ contributors to execute strategic deliverables across 50+ national jurisdictions. • Directed the full lifecycle of strategic consulting services, driving sales origination and negotiating high-level client contracts to expand the organisation's commercial footprint.