# Leen Kawar

Leen Kawar is a remote worker on Himalayas, Senior Program Officer at IREX, based in Jordan.

Source: https://himalayas.app/@leenkawar

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Senior Program Officer at IREX who scaled a virtual exchange program to 6,000+ participants across Jordan, Iraq, and the U.S.
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| Detail | Value |
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| Availability | Looking for a job |
| Location | Jordan |
| Authorized to work in | Jordan |
| Salary expectations | 37k+ USD |
| Job categories | Program Officer, Project Manager, Monitoring And Evaluation Specialist, Human Resources Officer, Training Coordinator |
| Skills | Program Management, project lifecycle management, Donor Funded Programs, Monitoring and Evaluation, Impact Measurement, Donor Reporting, Project Governance, Compliance Management, Risk Management, Strategic Partnerships, Stakeholder Engagement, Multi Country Coordination, Virtual Exchanges, Workforce Development, Curriculum Design |
| LinkedIn | https://linkedin.com/in/leen-kawar-b3736518 |

## About

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At IREX, I managed multi-country virtual exchange and sustainability programs connecting students across the U.S., Jordan, and Iraq. I scaled flagship initiatives to 6,000+ participants and supported workforce development through bi-national competitions and grant-supported prototypes.

I designed project-based and dialogue-based curricula adopted by 70+ faculty, and delivered training on design thinking, cross-cultural communication, and virtual collaboration. My work also included curricula integrating STEM and the UN Sustainable Development Goals.

At IREX, I developed monitoring and evaluation frameworks, compliance tracking systems, and donor reporting tools. I also contributed performance reporting and program impact data to successful donor funding renewals.

Earlier, I worked as a Human Resources Officer at Amman Baccalaureate School, managing recruitment, onboarding, payroll coordination, and HR analytics. At IREX's USAID Jordan Media Strengthening Program, I coordinated capacity-building workshops and public policy forums, and managed activity budgets and fellowship support.
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## Experience

### Senior Program Officer

[IREX](https://himalayas.app/companies/irex). Jan 2022 - May 2025

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Led end-to-end management of multi-country virtual exchange and sustainability programs connecting students across the U.S., Jordan, and Iraq. Designed and implemented STEM-integrated, design thinking-based curricula and M&E frameworks.
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Skills: Program-Management, M&E, Stakeholder-Engagement, Curriculum-Design, Design-Thinking, Virtual-Exchanges, Donor-Reporting, Compliance, Partnerships, Sustainable-Development-Goals-(SDGs)

### Program Officer Coordinator

[IREX](https://himalayas.app/companies/irex). Oct 2017 - Dec 2021

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Oversaw daily operational execution of multi-country virtual programs, managing cross-institutional communications and ensuring alignment with partner universities. Led funding renewal processes and designed data collection frameworks.
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Skills: Program-Operations, Stakeholder-Coordination, Data-Collection, Survey-Design, Budget-Tracking, Donor-Compliance, Reporting

### Human Resources Officer

Amman Baccalaureate School. Oct 2012 - Jun 2017

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Led end-to-end recruitment and onboarding processes for academic and administrative staff. Managed full-cycle talent acquisition and coordinated payroll processing and benefits administration.
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Skills: Recruitment, Onboarding, Talent-Acquisition, Payroll, Benefits-Administration, HR-Analytics, Salary-Benchmarking

### Training Coordinator

[IREX](https://himalayas.app/companies/irex). Oct 2008 - Jun 2011

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Coordinated planning and execution of capacity-building workshops and public policy forums. Managed activity budgets, logistical arrangements, and fellowship support processes.
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Skills: training-coordination, Workshop-Planning, Budget-Management, Logistics, Fellowship-Support, US-AID-Compliance, Consulting-Management

## Education

### PM4NGOs

Project DPro – Certified Development Project Professional, Project Management

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Certified Development Project Professional (Project DPro) obtained in 2025.
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### University of Jordan

Bachelor of Arts, French Language and Literature

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Bachelor of Arts in French Language and Literature from the University of Jordan, completed in 2007.
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## Tech stack

- Salesforce
- Microsoft SharePoint
- Slack
- Microsoft Teams
- Notion

To contact Leen, message them from this profile with a Himalayas employer account: [Hire on Himalayas](https://himalayas.app/hire).

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