Lead Advisor, Health Promotion and Community Engagement at Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF)

Provided technical advisory support to 20+ humanitarian projects, strengthening community-centred, rights-based, gender-sensitive and protection-aware approaches across diverse emergency and protracted contexts. Advised on participatory programme design, socio-cultural analyses, and context assessments to inform operational decisions, risk mitigation, and behaviour-change strategies in conflict, displacement, and outbreak settings. Developed organizational standards, guidance, and tools on community engagement, patient rights, accountability, and inclusive locally driven innovations. Designed and facilitated peer-learning and capacity-strengthening processes for multidisciplinary teams on qualitative methods and community feedback systems. Fostered cross-departmental collaboration to advance community-based initiatives and strengthen safe, ethical, and context-appropriate programming.

Mobile Implementation Officer at Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF)

Led a pilot engaging 70+ community members and staff to co-create context-adapted patient rights and accountability mechanisms to reinforce dignity, safeguarding, and respectful care. Trained staff across two sites in qualitative facilitation, participatory analysis, and community feedback processes, strengthening reflective practice and inclusive decision-making. Co-developed implementation and monitoring approaches to reinforce patient rights, staff accountability, and organizational learning across project and coordination levels. Synthesized pilot findings into technical guidance and tools, authoring the Patient Charter Co-Adaptation Implementation Guidance for MSF to support replication across missions.

Regional Health Promotion Focal Point at Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF)

Provided technical supervision, coaching, and remote/on-site support to project teams, strengthening emergency preparedness, programme adaptation, and integration of community insights into analysis, monitoring, and decision-making. Supported community engagement, health promotion, and protection strategies across migration, displacement, GBV and other violence, mental health, primary health care, and outbreak response contexts, ensuring safe, ethical, and context-appropriate delivery. Authored and co-developed technical guidance and knowledge products to support coherence and quality in community-centred programming.

Project Manager - Social Protection at MEDAIR

Directed social protection programming for Syrian refugees and vulnerable Jordanian households, overseeing household-level case management, protection services, and cash assistance for crisis-affected populations. Supervised and mentored a multidisciplinary team of seven case managers, strengthening capacity in protection, safeguarding, safe referrals, and community-based approaches. Managed programme delivery including monitoring, qualitative and quantitative analysis, budgeting, reporting, proposal development, and donor engagement, ensuring quality, coherence, and accountability to affected populations. Represented MEDAIR in seven coordination working groups, collaborating with UN agencies, NGOs, and government actors to align protection interventions, strengthen referral pathways, and shape joint protection planning for displaced and vulnerable communities.

Project Manager - Psychosocial Support at MEDAIR

Led the adult psychosocial support programme featuring structured group support sessions and resilience-building activities for individuals experiencing prolonged displacement. Adapted programme strategies in response to COVID-19 restrictions, shifting donor priorities, and findings from qualitative assessments to ensure continuity, relevance, and safe access and delivery of services. Contributed to external coordination via active participation in MHPSS and protection working groups, promoting harmonized approaches and shared learning and integrated protection-MHPSS programming. Strengthened staff capacity in psychosocial facilitation, safe programming, and community engagement, reinforcing ethical, inclusive, and context-appropriate service delivery.

International medical humanitarian organisation providing emergency assistance in 70+ countries (MSF) at Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF)

Coordinated with medical and logistics teams to design and adapt operational tools for disease outbreaks, violence-affected populations, and rapid-onset emergencies. Led qualitative research, rapid assessments, and analysis to inform strategy during outbreaks, displacement, and access constraints, integrating community insights into operational decision-making. Provided leadership and oversight to teams of up to 120 staff across ten projects, strengthening capacity in participatory communication, health education, and community-centred approaches.

Technical Coach at ZAPHA+ (Zanzibar Association of People Living with HIV/AIDS)

Supported participatory planning and community engagement for income-generating initiatives for people living with HIV, strengthening locally led and rights-based approaches.

United States Peace Corps Health and Community Development Volunteer at Peace Corps

Strengthened leadership, community engagement, and participatory planning with rural women’s associations and farming cooperatives. Secured and managed grants for community-led livelihood initiatives for women living with HIV, resulting in sustainable livestock and income-generation systems. Facilitated partnerships with schools and community groups to deliver HIV awareness, youth engagement, and public health promotion activities.