Overview: Ali Al Mokdad leads successful program development and grants management by optimizing resource utilization, expanding portfolios, and ensuring compliance, driving impactful and sustainable outcomes.
Detailed Description: Ali’s approach to program development and grants management is focused on maximizing impact through strategic resource utilization and targeted portfolio growth. His methodology begins with thorough needs assessments, ensuring that programs are tailored to address specific challenges effectively. By employing structured methodologies such as the Logical Framework Approach (LFA) and Project Cycle Management (PCM), Ali designs programs that deliver measurable results and align with organizational objectives.
In grants management, Ali has consistently expanded funding streams and developed robust partnerships, contributing to significant portfolio growth and diversification. His strategies are not only focused on securing new funding but also on optimizing costs through centralized grant processes and risk management frameworks, ensuring that projects remain financially sustainable and impactful.
Through his extensive experience in managing and coordinating programs, Ali has successfully adopted and implemented various modalities, including direct implementation, partnership-based approaches, and joint programs. His expertise spans site-specific project management, country-level program oversight, as well as regional and global program leadership.
Ali’s capability extends to leading programs and managing grants in some of the most challenging environments, including conflict zones, remote areas, and hard-to-reach regions, whether in development settings or emergency response scenarios. His deep experience in program and grants management has equipped him with the knowledge to design advanced program management tools and processes, which he leverages to inform high-level programmatic decision-making, driving success across diverse operational contexts.