Rania Elessawi

About Rania Elessawi

Rania is a transformational leader with a 20-year strong multi-sectoral track record in…

Experience

1. Social and Behavior Change (Sbc) Partnerships Manager & Unicef Sbc Think Tank Lead

   UNICEF

   Oct 2018 — Present · New York, NY, US

   Strategic partnerships, resource mobilization, strengthening global and regional program coherence. Supporting planning, data and reporting, and research and monitoring components of the Social Behavior Change cross-cutting function within UNICEF programs, emergency operations and data divisions. This includes development and integration of strategic/ technical guidance and support in both development and emergency/humanitarian contexts, generating and managing dissemination for uptake of global goods by internal and external audiences/partners of results, evidence and good practices in C4D, social and behavior change, community engagement. Team Lead:(first-ever) UNICEF Global Think Tank for SBC,CE; Social Science for Community Engagement in Humanitarian Action; Roadmap for SBC partnership (financial and non-financial)

Education

• Rutgers University

  BA, Biology, Psychology, Public Health Policy

  1994 — 1998

• The American University in Cairo

  MA, Political Science- International Development

  2003 — 2006

Skills

• Sustainable Development
• Nonprofit Organizations
• Social Entrepreneurship
• International Development
• Program Management
• Politics
• Humanitarian Assistance
• Corporate Social Responsibility
• Proposal Writing
• International Organizations
• Public Speaking
• Non-Governmental Organizations (Ngos)
• Civil Society
• Policy
• Non-Profits
• Fundraising
• Program Evaluation
• Policy Analysis
• Rural Development
• Capacity Building
• International Relations
• Project Planning
• Ngos
• Report Writing
• Governance
• Coordination
• Spanish
• Strategy
• Government
• Nonprofits
• Youth Development
• Africa
• Human Rights
• Program Development
• Public Policy
• Research
• Community Outreach
• Community Development