Joelle Semaan is a specialist in MEAL and Program Quality (including Strategy Development). She has more than 12 years of experience in humanitarian and development contexts, working almost exclusively in fragile and low-income countries in both urban and rural settings.
Joelle’s experience is versatile, supporting MEAL and PQ work in different sectors at local, regional and global levels. She has worked with several international NGOs, with a focus on the MENA region, in managerial roles for MEAL and PQ. She has experience developing and rolling out country office strategies, impact measurement frameworks, information management systems, and humanitarian accountability mechanisms. She also has experience in business development/grant acquisition, putting in place the appropriate systems and procedures for effective fundraising efforts.
Joelle has a Master in Public Health from the American University of Beirut. She is fluent in Arabic, English and French.