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Sari Al-Sabatin

Nine years in the field
taught me how leadership
actually gets built.

Organizational Development Consultant, Program Leader, and Leadership & Capability Development Practitioner. I have managed the programs, led the teams, and carried the budgets I now advise on. That experience became Ofuq, a leadership framework built from delivery, not theory, and it is the same approach I bring to organizations across Jordan, the region, and increasingly Saudi Arabia.

From Field Delivery
to Frameworks You Can Use

Organizational development · program leadership · leadership & capability building

Nine years of running programs across Jordan and the wider region taught me that training alone rarely changes how people actually lead. I built EvaluTrend, and Ofuq before it, out of watching that gap up close: good facilitators, solid content, real energy in the room, and very little of it showing up months later in how people led their teams. Today I work with development organizations, government-adjacent entities, and private-sector clients across the region, including a growing focus on Saudi Arabia, who want the same thing I set out to build: leadership and capability development that is field-tested before it reaches them.

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9+
Years of Program & Organizational Development Experience
6,800+
People Reached Through Leadership & Capacity-Building Programs
75
Trainers Certified Through Training-of-Trainers Programs
$2M+
In Donor-Funded Programs & Contracts Managed
Sari Al-Sabatin
About

A Practitioner Who Turned
Experience Into Frameworks

I did not start out trying to build a framework. I started out running programs, in rooms full of people who were being asked to lead before anyone had asked whether they understood themselves well enough to do it. Over 9+ years designing and delivering leadership, capacity-building, and organizational development programs across Jordan and the wider region, most recently as Program Manager at Liwan for Youth Development, I kept seeing the same pattern: strong training, real energy, and very little of it showing up later in how people actually behaved as leaders. That pattern is what led me to build Ofuq, and it is what still shapes how I approach every program, team, and organization I work with today.

At Liwan, I managed multi-partner programs and budgets exceeding USD 2M alongside organizations including ActionAid, Oxfam, DIGNITY, Plan International, and Good Neighbors. I am a PMP-certified Program Manager, and today, through EvaluTrend, the consultancy I co-founded, I bring that same field-tested approach to private-sector and social-impact clients, pairing program design with measurement systems that show whether an intervention actually worked. See the full range of services this experience supports.

PMP Certification
PMP Certified
Project Management Institute
EvaluTrend
EvaluTrend
Co-Founder · 2024
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Flagship Framework

Ofuq: A Leadership Framework Built From the Field

Ofuq did not start as a product. It started as a working answer to a gap I kept seeing in leadership development: programs that teach people how to lead before giving them the chance to understand themselves. Built from nine years of program delivery, Ofuq moves individuals, teams, and organizations from self-awareness to responsible action and leadership.

Self-AwarenessSelf-RegulationSocial AwarenessCommunicationResponsible ActionLeadership
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Ofuq Responsible Action cohort working together at Liwan Youth Space
What I Help Organizations Solve

Where Organizations Bring Me In

Six areas of work, each grounded in a real organizational or human problem, not a generic capability list.

Team EffectivenessCulture

Organizational Development

For organizations asking whether their structure, culture, and systems can actually carry their strategy. Strengthening organizations from the inside out.

Strategic PlanningDelivery

Program Design & Delivery

For organizations moving from a strategy document to something a team can actually execute, coordinate, and report on.

LeadershipTOT

Leadership & Capability Development

For organizations asking whether their emerging leaders are ready for more complexity, built on the Ofuq framework and proven Training-of-Trainers delivery.

Needs AssessmentLearning Design

Learning & Capacity Building

For organizations whose training is not translating into sustained behavior change. Learning built around your actual context.

Program DesignYouth Participation

Youth Development & Engagement

For organizations building real opportunities for young people to participate, lead, and shape programs, not just attend them.

FacilitationKeynotes

Facilitation, Research & Speaking

For organizations that need a strategic session facilitated, a program evaluated with real evidence, or a credible voice on leadership and the future of work.

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Selected Work

Recent Programs

Ready for Tomorrow
Liwan × ActionAid

Ready for Tomorrow

A youth empowerment & employability program I managed in partnership between Liwan Youth Space & ActionAid. The program trained 6,800+ young people in life skills, supported the employment of 700+ participants, and delivered technical skills training to 2,000+ people.

Consortium Closing & Report
Oxfam · Masarouna

Consortium Closing & Report

Facilitated the consortium's closing session and synthesized all project outcomes into the final consortium report. The consolidated findings were used by the consortium's partner organizations to shape recommendations for future joint programming.

Youth-Led Innovation Space
ActionAid · Morocco

Youth-Led Innovation Space

Global Platforms Morocco, a space built for youth-led innovation and community empowerment. The space hosted ongoing mentorship sessions, ideation labs, and community events that gave young Moroccans direct ownership of local innovation projects.

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FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions

What does a leadership development consultant do?
A leadership development consultant designs and delivers programs that help managers and emerging leaders build the skills, self-awareness, and judgment needed to lead effectively, combining behavioral science with field-tested training methods.
What regions does Sari Al-Sabatin work in?
Sari has built his experience across Jordan, Palestine, Lebanon, Tunisia, and Morocco, and Saudi Arabia is now an active and growing part of his work with leaders and organizations pursuing Vision 2030-aligned transformation.
How does leadership contribute to achieving Saudi Vision 2030?
Vision 2030 depends on capable leaders who can translate national strategy into execution. Strong leadership development builds the decision-making, accountability, and change-management skills organizations in Saudi Arabia need to deliver on Vision 2030 goals.
Is Sari Al-Sabatin PMP certified?
Yes. Sari is a PMP-certified Program Manager, valid through December 2028, with 9+ years of experience managing complex, multi-donor programs.
How can I book a consultation with Sari?
You can book a free 30-minute consultation directly through the Book a Consultation button on this site, or reach out through the contact page.
What makes Sari Al-Sabatin's approach different from a typical leadership consultant?
Most of what Sari advises on, he has personally delivered: managing the programs, leading the teams, and carrying the budgets himself, not only facilitating workshops about them. Ofuq, his leadership framework, was built from that delivery experience and refined with direct input from the people who went through it, including the Gen Z-majority teams he has led.

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Whether it is a leadership pipeline, a program that needs a stronger delivery model, or an organization rethinking how it builds capability, I would like to hear what you are working on.

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