Rana Elfeky

Main responsibilities:

• Identify and consult relevant experts to conduct academic research, historical research, and other needed materials.
• Undertake desk reviews and/or interviews with stakeholders to get practical experience on peace-building and conflict prevention topics within the Middle East and North Africa Region (MENA).
• Provide substantive and logistical support for the convening of relevant activities.

Main achievements:

• Conducted transitional justice related research with (6) case studies, and financial inclusion research with (1) case study.

Main responsibilities:

• Conduct and organize regular capacity-development and advocacy activities for the Political Affairs, Peace, and Security Department in general and the Mediation and Dialogue Division in particular.

• Maintain strong networks and relationships with relevant partners.
• Support and implement capacity-development programmes towards enhancing gender mainstreaming in the African Union (AU) mediation efforts.

Main achievements:

• conducted and/or organized sixty-three (63) capacity-development initiatives within the Peace and Security arenas.

• Led more than fifty (50) advocacy activities (including, but not limited to: drafting reports, speeches, and briefing notes).

• Drafted more than twenty-five (25) resource mobilization proposals related to planned trainings, capacity development, and advocacy activities
• coordinated the development of expert capacity (through advanced trainings and Training of Trainers programmes) for the network of African Women in Conflict Prevention and Mediation (FemWise-Africa) members, particularly those to be deployed in support of the African Union mediation efforts.

Main responsibilities:

• Implement and coordinate activities within the Humanitarian Division.

• Enhance coordination with all relevant AUC departments.

• Promote the flow of information between AU Member States, Regional Economic Communities (RECs), Humanitarian Partners, and AUC departments in various projects and activities.

Main achievements:

• Drafted various reports, speeches, and briefing notes for more than seven (7) capacity-development initiatives.

• Initiated, organized, and coordinated the African Commemoration Week for Refugees.
• Provided technical and logistical support to the Humanitarian Affairs Division in organizing more than ten (15) departmental, experts, and ministerial meetings.

• Undertook Humanitarian Assessment missions to AU member states

Main responsibilities:

•Provide support in staff performance management and career development (capacity building)

•Screen job applications.

Main achievements:

•Screened job applications for fifteen (15) positions.

•Conducted two (2) team-building workshops.

•Provided orientation and induction training for newly recruited staff

Main responsibilities:

•Organize and coordinate workshops/events related to advocacy and sensitization around Sexual Gender-Based Violence (SGBV).

•Draft relevant activities' reports.

Main achievements:

•Organized and coordinated seven (7) workshops/events related to advocacy and sensitization around Sexual Gender-Based Violence (SGBV).

•Drafted seven (7) activities’ reports.

Main responsibilities:

• Support the process of refugees' settlement and official status.

Main achievements:

• Assisted more than three thousand (3000), Syrian refugees, with their settlement process and official status.