Ruba AlZubi

Employer:	Development Zones Commission (DZC)
Position:	Director Environment Sustainability
Time period:	January 2009 - Present
Description:	Integrating environment and sustainability into investment and economic development, setting the environmental policy, regulatory and institutional framework to ensure protection as well as promote a sustainable pattern of development.

Employer:	Policy and Development Directorate, Ministry of Environment
Position:	Director
Time period:	June 2006 - Present
Description:	Tasks: • Establish, support and coordinate the following functions: - Policy Development & Mainstreaming - Strategic Planning - Capacity Development (Institutional & Human Resources) - Alternative Environmental Instruments - Monitoring and Evaluation - Strategic Environmental Assessment - Quality Assurance - Lead and supervise the experts' team that comes from different nationalities, backgrounds and ages. • Coordinate and directly supervise and support the preparation of the World Bank - Jordan Country Environmental Analysis in cooperation with various entities. The CEA is a diagnostic tool that aims to enhance the integration of environment into other sectors to ensure sustainable development. The study includes the review of pubic environmental expenditures, cost of environmental degradation, assessment of national environmental governance, and policy recommendations to enhance environmental integration into 3 sectors: transportation, industry, and water quality. • Integrate/mainstream environmental concerns into other sectors' policies and strategies particularly within those of high environmental impact. Contributed so far to the following: - Industrial Development Policy - Poverty Alleviation through Local Development Strategy - Ministry of Municipal Affairs Strategy - Transport Strategy • Coordinate and support institutional strengthening efforts at the Ministry. • Coordinate the establishment of the Environmental Fund, Stakeholders' Consultation Policy and the high-level Advisory Committee on the Environment. In addition to a number of institutional procedures and policies including Human Resources and Training, Monitoring and Evaluation, ..etc. • Coordinate the development and follow-up of the environment work plan within the US-Jordan Free Trade Agreement. • Coordinate the development and implementation of several capacity building plans with US-EPA and other international agencies including programmes for Judges, Rangers …etc. • Represent the Ministry in various national and international meetings regarding policy and development issues including donor-related negotiation/coordination including relevant negotiations within Free Trade Agreements. • Coordinate the Ministry of Environment's strategic planning and performance monitoring and evaluation activities including design and management of planning and M & E systems.

Employer:	"Water and Sanitation Guide"
Position:	OneWorld Online Volunteer Editor
Time period:	January 2004 - Present
Description:	Tasks Contributing to the development and editing of an online topic guide on Water and Sanitation: http://uk.oneworld.net/guides/water including news and analysis coverage of the following topics: Water for Life, Water & Climate Change, Millennium Development Goals, Global Politics, Local Politics, etc.

Employer:	CWANA / IAASTD report
Position:	Coordinating Lead Author
Description:	(The Central/West Asia and North Africa/International Assessment of Agricultural Science & Technology for Development): Chapter 4 “Looking forward: Policies, institutions and other enabling factors in the role of AKST“.

Employer:	Children’s Environmental Health Indicators (CEHI), World Health Organization – Regional Centre for Environmental Health Activities (WHO / CEHA)
Position:	National Temporary Adviser (under Agreement for Performance of Work)
Description:	Tasks - Assist in the implementation of the Regional Consultation on Health and Environment Linkages Initiative (HELI) and Children’s Environmental Health Indicators (CEHI), 28th – 31st March 2005, Amman, Jordan including the following tasks: a. Presentations on the design of population-based surveys for assessment of children’s environmental health conditions and on demonstration projects in Pakistan and Yemen. http://www.who.int/ceh/cehi_heliconsultation/en/index.html b. Participation in group work and assistance in facilitating group sessions c. Assistance in the training on children’s environmental health indicators and methodologies for indicator reporting - Write a technical document “An Overview of the Status of Unintentional Childhood Injuries in the EMR - Write detailed layout of the “Catalogue on Public Awareness and Education material on Children’s Environmental Health in the EMR”

Employer:	MoEnv
Position:	Facilitator
Description:	Several events within MoEnv, Jordan and International initiatives.

Employer:	INJAZ, Friends of Environment Society (FoEs), Jordan Environment Society (JES) and Jordanian National Forum for Women (JNFW)
Position:	Voluntary Work
Description:	Several voluntary activities including proposal writing, training, consultation, ….etc.

Employer:	Capacity Building programme
Position:	Trainer
Time period:	May 2008 - July 2008
Description:	Trainer within Capacity Building programme for Media workers on environmental issues, USAID and RSCN

Employer:	Developing a Five-Year Strategic Plan for the Royal Marine Conservation Society of Jordan
Position:	Consultant (part-time)
Time period:	January 2006 - June 2006
Description:	Tasks (as part of a 2-member team) - Document and analyze previous and ongoing activities, programmes, projects and initiatives implemented or facilitated by JREDS in relation to its mission, vision and objectives. - Assess the existing organizational, technical and individual capacity of JREDS and identify points of strength, added values and potential weaknesses. - Document and analyze the institutional policy, programme and thematic frameworks of the external environment in which JREDS is operating. - Develop a five-year strategic plan for JREDS including a vision, a mission statement, strategic objectives, outcomes and time frame.

Employer:	Institutional Capacity Building Unit, Ministry of Environment
Position:	Head
Time period:	May 2005 - June 2006
Description:	Tasks - Coordinate with concerned entities (Ministry of Planning & International Cooperation, SAAP, EC Delegation) regarding the project “Institutional Support to the Ministry of Environment of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan on Environmental Management and Legislation” implemented under the Support to the implementation of the Jordan-EU Association Agreement Programme. - Coordinate with various Directorates and Departments at the Ministry to ensure the effective implementation of the EU institutional strengthening project. - Follow-up with activities implemented within the EU institutional strengthening project - Review reports produced by the EU institutional strengthening project and provide regular updates to H.E. the Minister. - Provide technical input to the Ministry of environment in the following areas: a) As a member of the “Planning and Monitoring Committee” and of the “Institutional Capacity Building Committee”. b) Planning, coordination, facilitation and documentation of regular meetings (High Level Planning & Monitoring Committee meetings, Directors & Projects’ Managers meetings, Review & Evaluation Consultations, Annual Performance Evaluation meetings and the Institutional Approach Committee meetings); strategic planning (identification of priorities and development of mission, vision, strategic objectives, operational plan of action for Directorates and for the Ministry, as well as Directorates’ responsibilities and job description); and promotion of team spirit and participatory approach. c) As a member of the “Environmental Strategies Review Team” at the Ministry. d) As the delegated representative in the national team for supporting the Public Sector Development Programme. e) As a member of the “Mainstreaming Environmental Concepts into School Curricula” Team with the Ministry of Education, NGOs and other concerned entities. f) Writing project proposals for funding. g) Liaising with various national and international entities to facilitate cooperation activities.

Employer:	Institutional Strengthening of the Ministry of Environment of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, International Development Associates Ltd (IDA - Belgian Office), framework contract under the implementation of the EU-Jordan Association Agreement
Position:	National Expert
Time period:	November 2004 - April 2005
Description:	Mission Provide technical assistance to the EC Delegation (on behalf of the Ministry of Planning and International Cooperation) to achieve the objective of creating the basis for the improvement of the Institutional and Legislative framework accompanying the activities of the Ministry of Environment in Jordan in order to meet EU and International Standards. Tasks - Assist in the legal upgrading component of the project including: a. Translation of selected legal documents b. Assistance in analysis of the environmental acts - Assist in revising the draft functional review report - Assist in the task on Minister’s Advisory Committee (relationship with NGOs) - Design agenda and contents of the presentation seminar on the project results - Assist in developing the training plan for the Ministry of Environment

Employer:	Global Initiative on Children's Environmental Health Indicators, World Health Organization – Regional Centre for Environmental Health Activities (WHO / CEHA)
Position:	Consultant (under Agreement for Performance of Work)
Time period:	December 2003 - September 2004
Description:	Tasks - Develop survey tools for assessment and monitoring of environmental risk factors affecting children in their home and surrounding environment - Provide technical assistance and facilitate the development of pilot projects on children environmental health indicators in Tunisia and Oman - Supervise the development of CEHA web-pages on children environmental health - Research and write HEC-EMR occasional briefing (electronic newsletter) published by CEHA to promote healthy environments for children in the Eastern Mediterranean Region (EMR). - Write project proposals for fundraising, design advocacy and communication material, and write and review technical reports and documents - Follow-up for pilot projects within EMR countries (on children environmental health, household water security and health, indoor air pollution and health, and other environmental health issues) - Develop database of published literature on healthy environments for children and on studies, projects, research, and work underway within the Eastern Mediterranean Region (EMR) - Identify, screen and make available to users in EMR countries accessible literature and information on Healthy Environments for Children - Review available research and studies and other accessible data sets in EMR countries, identify measured parameters and develop databases for further analysis and reference - Write regional overview on childhood lead and childhood unintentional injuries: http://www.who.int/bookorders/anglais/detart1.jsp?sesslan...

Employer:	the Community Water Supply and Sanitation Programme, World Health Organization – Regional Centre for Environmental Health Activities (WHO / CEHA)
Position:	Technical Assistant (under Agreement for Performance of Work)
Time period:	August 2001 - November 2001
Description:	Main achievements: the development of WHO/CEHA Information Clearinghouse on Water Demand Management & Pollution Control http://www.emro.who.int/ceha/clearingh_waterdemand/index.asp and Sanitation Connection http://www.sanicon.net website

Employer:	Jordan University of Science & Technology (JUST)
Position:	Research Associate
Time period:	November 2000 - August 2001

Employer:	Ministry of Public Works and Housing
Position:	Civil Engineer under Training
Time period:	June 2000 - May 2001
Description:	Training included test laboratory and information department.

Employer:	Civil Engineering Department and Agricultural Engineering & Technology Department, Jordan University of Science & Technology (JUST)
Position:	Teaching Assistant
Time period:	September 1997 - January 2000
Description:	Helped in teaching the following courses: o Soil Science Laboratory o Hydraulic Machines o Design of Concrete Structures o Water Conveyance o Analysis of Structures o Water Management o Engineering Drawing o Structural Analysis o Mechanical Drawing o Engineering Statistics o Soil Mechanics o Numerical Methods o Special Topics in Agricultural Engineering o Design of Water Regulating Structures

Employer:	JUST Centre for Agricultural Research
Position:	Engineer under Training
Time period:	May 1996 - August 1996

Employer:	BDC (Business Development Centre – Tatweer) Maharat Programme
Position:	Trainer
Time period:	December 2008
Description:	Fresh graduate skill development to access job market

Employer:	INJAZ
Position:	Voluntary Work
Time period:	December 2007
Description:	• Participated as a Jury member in the INJAZ semi-final leadership competition, 2007.

Employer:	INJAZ
Position:	Voluntary Work
Time period:	May 2007
Description:	• Facilitated the session on Energy with INJAZ (for the Creation of Economic Opportunities for Jordanian Youth); the results of which were fed into the Energy session at the World Economic Forum on the Middle East – Dead Sea, May 18 – 20th 2007.

Articles:

- Environmental Compliance and Enforcement in Jordan: Reaching Out to the Future, INECE newsletter – issue 15, Summer 2007. http://inece.org/newsletter/15/africa/index.html - Environmental Reform in Jordan: a trigger for everlasting change, EC Delegation newsletter under review.

Memberships:

- Member of OneWorld Online Volunteer Editors. - Member of Friends of Environment Society (FoEs) - Member of Business and Professional Women Association (BPWA) - Member of Jordan Engineers Association.

Awards:

- Jordan University of Science & Technology – College of Engineering - Honor List. - Jordan University of Science & Technology Assistantship (to pursue M.Sc.). - Awarded a certificate in recognition for the valuable contribution in the First National Conference: Towards A Healthy Environment for Children, organized in collaboration between Queen Rania Al-Abdallah Centre for Environmental Sciences & Technologies (QRACEST) and WHO/CEHA under the patronage of Her Majesty the Queen, 8-9th July 2003, JUST, Irbid, Jordan. - Awarded a trophy from Irbid Cultural Meeting in recognition for the contribution in the Conference "Environmental Culture: from Policies to Ambitions" organized by Irbid Cultural Meeting and Women Forum – Irbid, JUST, 27 June 2007.