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@rowanossamasalem
Development professional specializing in climate resilience, water governance, and project coordination.
I am a development practitioner with experience in project coordination, research, and business development across Egypt and the MENA region, focusing on climate resilience, water governance, and social vulnerability.
My work has included leading proposal development, technical reports for water governance, coordinating multi-country EU and UK Aid projects, and producing policy briefs and donor reports that inform decision-making.
I bring strong stakeholder coordination, monitoring and evaluation support, and applied research skills, with fluency in Arabic, English, and French and proficiency in MS Office, NVivo, and Mendeley.
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Work history, roles, and key accomplishments
Capacity Building International
Apr 2024 - Present (1 year 7 months)
Lead business development and research for climate and water governance proposals, producing technical reports and supporting bids for multilateral donors including UNDP and EU-funded initiatives.
Center for Environment & Development for the Arab Region and
Nov 2022 - Mar 2024 (1 year 4 months)
Coordinated a UK Aid resilience project across Egypt, Jordan, Palestine and Lebanon, producing inception and quarterly reports, mission reports, and ensuring project delivery against logframe and donor requirements.
Sekem Development Foundation
Jun 2021 - Oct 2022 (1 year 4 months)
Managed EU-funded projects promoting social entrepreneurship and TVET incubation, tracking startup milestones, organizing capacity-building workshops and preparing donor-specific progress reports.
Capacity Building International
Oct 2020 - May 2021 (7 months)
Led business development activities and supported proposal development for climate and social vulnerability focused bids, monitoring procurement opportunities from multilateral donors.
Egyptian Regulatory Reform and Development Activity
Mar 2019 - Aug 2019 (5 months)
Researched regulatory barriers to investment, organized stakeholder consultations, reviewed legislation, and prepared policy briefs to improve Egypt's business environment and Doing Business indicators.
Amideast
Jul 2018 - Aug 2018 (1 month)
Supported the Higher Education Initiative by evaluating scholarship candidates, managing budgets for student expenses, and coordinating with universities.
Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework
Master of Arts, Development Studies
2020 - 2020
Activities and societies: Master's thesis on climate change adaptation, urban resilience policies and social vulnerabilities in Cairo's informal settlements.
Master of Arts in Development Studies with coursework in impact evaluation, economic perspectives on development, and poverty/vulnerability policy and programming.
Bachelor of Arts, Political Science
Activities and societies: Bachelor's research on developmental issues in Japan; involvement in Political Science Association fundraising leadership.
Bachelor of Arts in Political Science with a concentration in International Relations and Political Economy and a minor in Economics; coursework included international law, international relations, and economic development.
Baccalauréat général - ES, Social and Economic Studies
Activities and societies: Study tour in France (Paris and Basse-Normandie) during secondary education.
Completed the Baccalauréat général - Série économique et sociale (ES) at an international lycée in Cairo.
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