TAJALDEEN MOKHTAR IBRAHIM ABAKER
Khartoum
Summary
Dynamic Monitoring and Evaluation Technical Officer with extensive experience at the Norwegian Refugee Council. Proven expertise in data analysis and project coordination, enhancing program effectiveness through robust monitoring frameworks. Adept at community engagement and training, driving successful outcomes in humanitarian initiatives while ensuring compliance with reporting standards.
Overview
10
10
years of professional experience
Work History
Monitoring and Evaluation and Learning Technical Officer (Group Cash Transfer)
Norwegian Refugee Council
Port Sudan
09.2025 - Current
- Lead the design and continuous updates of the GCT Tracker during project planning and implementation phases to ensure accurate tracking of progress and actuals.
- Support in outcome monitoring and research planning, utilizing both remote and in-person methodologies with GCT focal points and direct service recipients.
- Supported in developing data collection methodology and tools, and performed actual data collection.
- Input GCT-related monitoring data into the Global Outcome and Results System (GORS) on a monthly basis.
- Verified monthly reports through cross-checks and compliance reviews of GCT means of verification to ensure data integrity.
- Apply quality check measures on unique beneficiary reporting and ensure accuracy across financial records.
- Managed accurate entry, categorization, and follow-up of cases in Community and Feedback Mechanism (CFM) system to ensure effective case tracking.
- Ensure roll-out and support of Interagency CFM for GCT projects.
- Conducted training and refresher sessions for GCT NRC team, enumerators, and GCT focal points to enhance capacity for reporting and MEL activities.
- Ensure the accuracy and reliability of data in CommCare by performing regular quality checks, cross-verifying GCT CommCare data with NRC's internal reporting systems and means of verification.
- Promote Protection from Sexual Exploitation and Abuse (PSEA) and safeguarding practices within GCT projects, ensure that GCT members understand and adhere to safeguarding policies.
Monitoring and Evaluation and Learning Officer (MEL)
Norwegian Refugee Council
Port Sudan
10.2023 - 09.2025
- Support and contribute to the development and implementation of country office and regional office MEL systems, including MEL Standard operating procedures (SOPs), guidance and tools.
- Participate in programme design and proposal discussions, including theory of change development, log frame design and budgeting for MEL.
- Assisted programme staff in planning and executing MEL, focusing on data collection methodologies, management, analysis, and utilization.
- Facilitated organisational learning by supporting analyses, documenting lessons learned, and preparing reports.
- Aided MEL Manager in capacity strengthening initiatives by leading workshop sessions and providing individualized coaching.
- Monitored community feedback mechanism (CFM) by following up with staff on field operations to ensure proper functionality in the Freshdasek system.
Emergency Response Officer
Norwegian Refugee Council
Geneina
03.2023 - 10.2023
- Coordinated emergency preparedness and response activities, ensuring readiness for crisis situations.
- This will include pre-planning, assessment, coordination, leadership and overseeing emergency responses, provide regular reports to line manager.
- Implemented technical activities for emergency project, focusing on preparedness, documentation, financial controls, quality assurance, and monitoring & evaluation.
- Provided and collated data on context analysis, early-warning systems, humanitarian and risk monitoring, and trigger indicators for assessments and responses.
- Document emergency response activities to maintain accurate records.
- Compiled monthly activity reports and other required documentation.
Monitoring and Evaluation Assistant
Norwegian Refugee Council
Geneina
07.2022 - 03.2023
- Assisted M&E team in data collection through focus group discussions, enumeration, and post-distribution monitoring to inform program effectiveness.
- Support M&E team in data cleaning and basic analysis.
- Support the programme team in designing log frame and matrix toolkit.
- Verify reported data by Programme staff.
- Managed beneficiary contacts received through suggestion boxes, in-person visits, calls, or emails.
- Collected comprehensive beneficiary information and feedback/complaints, accurately entered and categorized cases in CFM database, and followed up to ensure resolution per CFM SOPs.
- Recorded CFM cases in Freshdasek system and coordinated with CC focal point and DCH team for case closure, ensuring beneficiaries received timely feedback.
Food Monitor
World Relief Sudan
Geneina
09.2021 - 06.2022
- Implemented food distribution monitoring in respective locations.
- Implemented cash-based transformation (CBT) and monitored procedures while addressing complaints.
- Compiled daily distribution reports to provide insights on progress and inform decision-making.
- Logged beneficiary complaints for review and resolution.
- Coordinated GFA project implementation with WFP team, ensuring alignment between office and field operations.
Community mobilizer
Youth Organization (WDYO-N-NGO)
Geneina
01.2016 - 01.2019
- Engaged community and advocated for participation in activities to enhance local involvement.
- Organized and adapted awareness activities (household level and large events) based on action plan to promote community education.
- Implemented and reported on planned activities to ensure community needs were addressed.
- Performed vulnerability assessments for beneficiary households to identify needs.
Education
Bachelor of Science - technical education
Sudan University of Science And Technology
Khartoum11-2014
High School -
Geneina Technical secondary school
Geneina01-2009
Basic School -
Ismail Panzer Basic School
AG Geniena 01-2006
Skills
- Monitoring and Evaluation
- Program Management
- Program Evaluation
- Data Analysis
- Reporting Standards
- Data Verification
- Program Coordination
- Project Planning
- Project Coordination
- Crisis Management
- Emergency Response
- Community Engagement
- Community engagement
- Report Writing
- Team Leadership
- Project planning
References
- Fathi Al Rahman Abdurrahman, Alslam area, Geneina, West Darfur, OCHA, 0912634959, fathi@Warchild.ca
- Hamadan Mohammed, Al slam Area, West Darfur, MELA SO, 0920888446, hamdan.tech2@gmail.com
- Hiba Yaghmour, Jordan, Monitoring Evaluation and Learning Manager Sudan, +249965310305, hiba.j.yaghmour@nrc.no
Languages
- English
- Mongue Arabic
- English
Courses Trainings Workshops
- Computer Certificate, Al-Hilal Academy for Training and Capacity Building, 2017
- Training Certificate on Personal Strategic Planning, Safara Tanmia Global Academic, 2014
- Training Workshop on Communication Skills and Time Management, General Secretary of Minister's Cabinet, 2019
- Training Workshop on Protocol, Ceremony, Etiquette and Conferences, National Academic for Training and Capacity Building Planning, 2018
- Compilation Training Certificate Online on Food Assistance Minimum Standards, UNICEF, 05/19/22
- Compilation Training Certificate Online on Child Safeguarding, UNICEF, 05/25/22
- Completion Training Certificate Online on (MEAL), Disaster Ready Platform and CRS, 06/12/22
- Compilation Training Certificate Online on Child Protection in Emergencies, Plan International, 06/23/22
- Certificate of Achievement on BSAFE, UNDSS, 06/29/22
- Certificate for Compilation of Monitoring and Evaluation Training, NRC Khartoum, 07/03/22
- Compilation Training Certificate Online Learning Course Communication, Feedback and Performance Management, Kaya NRC, 08/17/22
- Compilation Training Certificate Online Office 365, Kaya NRC, 09/27/22
- Compilation Training Certificate Online in NRC Way Core, Kaya NRC, 10/02/22
- Compilation Training Certificate on Dashboard in a Day, NRC, 10/16/22
- Compilation Training in Hostel Environmental Individual Security Training (HEIST), NRC Khartoum, 11/06/22
- Compilation Training in First Aid, NRC Khartoum, 11/06/22
- Compilation Training Certificate Online on Developing Community Resilience: Shelter and Settlement Assistance, International Organization for Migration (IOM), 11/20/22
- Compilation Training Certificate Online on Project Cycle Management (PCM), NRC
- Certificate Online on NRC Way- Safe and Inclusive Programming (SIP), 04/05/23
- Compilation Training Certificate Online on Unlocking Humanitarian Access, 04/06/23.
- Compilation Training Certificate Online on MEAL DPro: Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability and Learning For Development Professionals, 05/Dec/2023
- Compilation Training Certificate Online on Monitoring and Adapting Cash and Voucher Assistance CALP Network (CALP) - Kaya 17/August 2025.
- Compilation Training Certificate Online on Cash Voucher Assistance - The Fundamentals CALP Network (CALP)- Kaya / 28/August 2025.
- Compilation Training Certificate Online on Market - Based Programming in Emergencies / CALP Network (CALP) - Kaya 09/ Dec 2025
- Compilation Training Certificate Offline in Core Cash and Voucher Assistance Skills for Program Staff / NRC Office , Port Sudan, Sudan / 14th - 18th of December 2025.
Languages
English
Upper Intermediate (B2)
B2
Arabic
Native
Native
Timeline
Monitoring and Evaluation and Learning Technical Officer (Group Cash Transfer)
Norwegian Refugee Council
09.2025 - Current
Monitoring and Evaluation and Learning Officer (MEL)
Norwegian Refugee Council
10.2023 - 09.2025
Emergency Response Officer
Norwegian Refugee Council
03.2023 - 10.2023
Monitoring and Evaluation Assistant
Norwegian Refugee Council
07.2022 - 03.2023
Food Monitor
World Relief Sudan
09.2021 - 06.2022
Community mobilizer
Youth Organization (WDYO-N-NGO)
01.2016 - 01.2019
Bachelor of Science - technical education
Sudan University of Science And Technology
High School -
Geneina Technical secondary school
Basic School -
Ismail Panzer Basic School