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Leadership.
Empowerment.
Impact.

"Designing transformational programs, strengthening organizational capacity, and turning people-strategy into measurable outcomes."

Program Manager · OD Consultant · Capacity Building Specialist
Leadership Trainer · PMP-Certified · EvaluTrend Co-Founder
9+ years across Jordan, Palestine, Lebanon, Tunisia, Morocco & Gulf.

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9+
Years
6,800+
Trained
6
Countries
2M+
USD Led
Sari Al-Sabatin
Certified
PMP
Project Management Professional · PMI
Co-Founder
EvaluTrend
OD & Human Capital · 2024
Program Management
Leadership Development
Capacity Building
OD Consulting
Research & Assessment
TOT Programs
Executive Facilitation
Youth Empowerment
SDGs Integration
Saudi Vision 2030
Human Capital
PMP Certified
Program Management
Leadership Development
Capacity Building
OD Consulting
Research & Assessment
TOT Programs
Executive Facilitation
Youth Empowerment
SDGs Integration
Saudi Vision 2030
Human Capital
PMP Certified
About

A Leader Who Builds Other Leaders

PMP-certified Program Manager and Organizational Development Consultant with 9+ years of progressive experience leading multistakeholder initiatives across the Gulf and Middle East.

Specializes in executive facilitation, leadership development, human capital programs, and organizational performance consulting across development, social impact, and private-sector organizations. Demonstrated ability to advise senior leaders, design transformational learning programs, diagnose organizational needs, and translate behavioural research and data analytics into strategic people-development solutions.

Bilingual in Arabic and English — experienced facilitating high-impact sessions at both community and C-suite levels. Co-founder of EvaluTrend (2024), an OD and human capital consultancy applying evidence-based learning design, performance analytics, and leadership advisory.

Background: B.Sc. Mechanical Engineering (Tafila Technical University) — an engineering mindset applied to organizational systems and people-centered design.

Languages: Arabic (Native) · English (Full Professional Proficiency)

Certifications: PMP (PMI) · Professional Project Management (Case in Point) · Train the Trainer (Udemy) · Professional Team Leadership (Case in Point) · International Project Management (LinkedIn Learning)

2024
Co-Founded EvaluTrendOD & Human Capital Consultancy — Amman, Jordan
2022
Program Manager — Liwan Youth SpaceLed 13+ programs · USD 2M+ budgets · 6,800+ participants
2020
Freelance Consultant — L&D & OD500+ professionals trained across 5 countries
2019
Program Officer — Tammey for Youth DevelopmentYouth leadership · community engagement · Jordan
2017
Production Engineer — Al Nada Food IndustriesOperations · workflow redesign · 15% efficiency gain
Sari Al-Sabatin
SARI AL-SABATIN
OD Consultant · Amman
Facilitating IEEE training
IEEE YP
Leadership training
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Programs Led
Key Achievements

Milestones That Matter

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USD 2M+
Contracts & Budgets Managed
Full lifecycle across multi-partner funding environments — proposal to final financial reporting — with ActionAid, Oxfam, DIGNITY, Plan International, and Good Neighbors.
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6,800+
Participants Reached via TOT
Designed national Training of Trainers programs for 75 certified trainers, enabling quality-assured cascading delivery to 6,800+ participants nationwide.
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30+
Social Enterprises Supported
Launched the first Green Innovation Incubator in Jordan, supporting 30+ social enterprises with structured mentorship and program frameworks.
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500+
Professionals Trained Regionally
Facilitated L&D programs for 500+ professionals across Jordan, Palestine, Lebanon, Tunisia, and Morocco — adapting to diverse contexts.
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13+
Complex Programs Led End-to-End
Spanning leadership development, entrepreneurship, green innovation, life skills, and digital media — managing cross-functional teams and consultants.
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2024
EvaluTrend Co-Founded
Co-founded an OD and human capital consultancy delivering evidence-based learning design and performance analytics to private and development sector clients.
Skills & Expertise

Key Competencies

Drawn directly from 9+ years of active field delivery — not theoretical credentials.

Program & Project Management (PMP)
Strategic Planning & Execution
Leadership Development & Coaching
Capacity Building & Talent Programs
Stakeholder & Donor Relations
Training Needs Analysis (TNA)
Youth Empowerment & Civic Engagement
Partnership Management & Development
MEAL / Monitoring & Evaluation
ESG & Community Engagement
Training of Trainers (TOT) Design
Curriculum Design & Facilitation
SDGs Alignment & Social Impact
Vendor Selection & Contract Management
Risk & Change Management
Budget Management (USD 2M+)
LMS & Digital Learning Ecosystems
Vision 2030 Ecosystem Alignment
MS Office Suite
Power BI
Trello
Asana
Miro
Zoom
Canva
What I Offer

15 Areas of Expertise

Tailored solutions for INGOs, government entities, Saudi companies, GCC employers, and development organizations across the Gulf & MENA.

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Leadership Training
Custom leadership programs for executives, managers, and emerging leaders — grounded in behavioral science and ADDIE methodology.
LeadershipL&DADDIE
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Community Empowerment
Participatory programs that activate communities, build local ownership, and create lasting social change.
CommunitySDGsESG
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PMP & Project Management
Hands-on PMP preparation and project management training aligned with real operational contexts and PMI standards.
PMPPMIOperations
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Youth Capacity Building
Structured programs equipping young people with leadership, life skills, and employability tools for the modern economy.
YouthLife SkillsCivic
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Strategic Consulting & OD
Organizational needs assessment, people-strategy alignment, and change management advisory for complex organizations.
ODStrategyChange
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Research & Assessment
Applied research, baseline & endline studies, organizational diagnostics, and consortium reporting — turning field data into evidence-based decisions and final program reports.
ResearchBaselineEvidence
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Program Design
End-to-end program architecture from theory of change through delivery — designed to scale and sustain beyond the consultant.
DesignTOCScale
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Monitoring & Evaluation
MEAL frameworks, KPI systems, OKR dashboards, and results-based reporting for donor compliance and organizational learning.
MEALKPIsOKRs
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Facilitation & Moderation
Expert facilitation of strategic workshops, envisioning sessions, multi-stakeholder dialogues, and leadership alignment meetings.
FacilitationC-SuiteWorkshops
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Public Speaking
Keynote and panel addresses on leadership, youth empowerment, SDGs, Vision 2030, and development innovation — bilingual AR & EN.
KeynotePanelsAR/EN
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Workshop Design
High-impact workshop curricula built on adult learning principles — interactive, practical, and outcomes-driven.
Adult LearningCurriculumTNA
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Digital Transformation for NGOs
Helping development organizations adopt digital tools, automate M&E workflows, and build data culture and LMS ecosystems.
DigitalLMSAutomation
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Entrepreneurship Programs
Incubation frameworks and innovation ecosystems — including Jordan's first Green Innovation Incubator supporting 30+ enterprises.
InnovationIncubationGreen
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SDGs Integration
Embedding Sustainable Development Goals into organizational strategy, programme design, donor reporting, and impact frameworks.
SDGsImpactReporting
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Training of Trainers (TOT)
National-scale TOT programs — 75 trainers certified, 6,800+ reached — with structured cascade delivery and quality assurance.
TOTCascadeNational
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Career Progression

Professional Experience

9+ years of progressive experience — from Production Engineer to Program Manager to OD Consultant and Co-Founder.

Donor & Partner Organizations
ActionAid Arab Region
Oxfam International
Plan International
DIGNITY — Danish Institute
Good Neighbors International
Aug 2024 – Present
Co-Founder & Lead Consultant
EvaluTrend — Amman, Jordan
  • Designs and delivers tailored L&D programs, executive workshops, and organizational effectiveness solutions for private-sector and social impact clients.
  • Develops performance measurement frameworks and impact analytics tools that demonstrate clear ROI on learning investments.
  • Advises leadership teams on human capital strategy, talent development pipelines, and change management.
    • OD and human capital consultancy applying evidence-based learning design, performance analytics, and leadership advisory to help organizations strengthen internal capacity and achieve measurable results.
    Dec 2022 – Present
    Program Manager / Project Manager
    Liwan Youth Space — Amman, Jordan
  • Designed and delivered executive-level and staff capacity-building programs applying needs assessment, instructional design, and performance management frameworks.
  • Led organizational diagnosis and needs assessment processes for multi-stakeholder programs, translating findings into customized learning interventions.
  • Facilitated high-impact workshops, envisioning sessions, and leadership alignment meetings for senior staff and partner organizations across the Gulf and Middle East.
  • Designed national Training of Trainers (TOT) programs for 75 trainers; enabled cascading delivery reaching 6,800+ participants.
  • Managed contracts and budgets exceeding USD 2M across multi-partner funding environments (ActionAid, Oxfam, DIGNITY, Plan International, Good Neighbors).
  • Built Performance Management and Impact Analytics systems — dashboards, KPIs, and OKRs — enabling data-driven decision-making.
  • Led 13+ complex programs in leadership development, entrepreneurship, green innovation, life skills, and digital media.
    • Feb 2020 – Present
    Freelance Consultant — Leadership, L&D & OD
    Independent — Regional
  • Designed and facilitated leadership development and L&D programs for 500+ professionals across Jordan, Palestine, Lebanon, Tunisia, and Morocco.
  • Advised international organizations and social enterprises on organizational restructuring, strategy alignment, coaching frameworks, and impact measurement.
    • Oct 2019 – Dec 2022
    Program Officer
    Tammey for Youth Development — Amman, Jordan
  • Supported planning and delivery of youth leadership, community engagement, and economic empowerment programs across multiple governorates.
  • Facilitated 50+ youth-led events and 21 focus group discussions using participatory dialogue methodologies.
  • Represented Jordan at the International Youth Festival in Tunisia.
    • Apr 2017 – Oct 2019
    Production Engineer
    Al Nada Food Industries — Amman, Jordan
  • Managed production operations, quality assurance, and cross-functional teams.
  • Implemented workflow redesign improving operational efficiency by 15%.
    • Authored Works

    Published Guides & Toolkits

    Field-tested practitioner manuals built from real program delivery.

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    Published
    Leadership Development
    Leadership & Community Empowerment Guide
    A comprehensive manual on building leadership capacity and driving community empowerment through structured methodologies, practical tools, and field-tested frameworks.
    ✓ Published — Available for access upon request
    Available on request
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    Published
    Youth Development
    Youth Spaces & Youth-Centered Environments Guide
    A practitioner's guide for designing, operationalizing, and sustaining youth-centered spaces that foster engagement, learning, and civic participation across MENA contexts.
    ✓ Published — Available for access upon request
    Available on request
    Portfolio

    Work That Speaks

    Youth-Led Innovation Space
    Program · Morocco · ActionAid
    Youth-Led Innovation Space
    Global Platforms Morocco · Space for Youth-Led Empowerment
    Time Management & Leadership
    Training · IEEE Young Professionals
    Time Management & Leadership
    IEEE YP Meet · Priority matrix & productivity tools
    End Violence Against Women
    Speaking · EU Delegation
    End Violence Against Women
    EU Campaign · 16 Days of Activism panel
    Masarouna Closing & Final Report
    Research · Oxfam · Masarouna
    Masarouna Closing & Final Report
    Facilitated the consortium's closing session — synthesizing project outcomes into the final report
    Ready for Tomorrow
    Program · Liwan × ActionAid
    Ready for Tomorrow
    A program I managed in partnership between Liwan Youth Space & ActionAid — youth empowerment & employability
    Leadership & Impact Keynote
    Speaking · ActionAid
    Leadership & Impact Keynote
    Feminist Leadership · Innovation · Youth · Community
    Youth Initiatives Camp
    Training · LOYAC · Darb
    Youth Initiatives Camp
    King Abdullah II Fund · Darb — Invest in Yourself
    Ready for Tomorrow — Schools
    Speaking · ActionAid · Schools
    Ready for Tomorrow — Schools
    Career & educational goal-setting with students
    Critical Thinking Workshop
    Consulting · Liwan · DIGNITY
    Critical Thinking Workshop
    Liwan Youth Space · International facilitation
    Strategic Goals Workshop
    Research · ActionAid · Morocco
    Strategic Goals Workshop
    Bonding, bridging & linkages — youth groups strategy session
    Youth Skills & Development
    Training · Amideast
    Youth Skills & Development
    Life skills & capacity building workshop
    Initiative Development Cohort
    Training · LOYAC · Darb
    Initiative Development Cohort
    King Abdullah II Fund · Full cohort graduation
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    Leadership Philosophy
    "Real leadership is not about holding power — it's about building the capacity of others until they no longer need you."
    — Sari Al-Sabatin
    Sari Al-Sabatin at Liwan Youth Space
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    Results
    Impact measured in people changed, not presentations delivered.
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    Partnership
    Every engagement built on trust, context, and genuine collaboration.
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    Growth
    Systems designed to outlive the consultant who built them.
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    Evidence
    Data and field experience driving every design decision.
    Insights & Articles

    Ideas Worth Sharing

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    Leadership
    Why Most Leadership Programs Fail — And What Actually Works
    After designing programs for 6,800+ participants, here's what separates transformation from expensive theater.
    Coming Soon · 8 minRead →
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    Saudi Vision 2030
    Human Capital in the Vision 2030 Era
    How the Gulf's transformation agenda is reshaping demand for OD and L&D expertise across the region.
    Coming Soon · 6 minRead →
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    OD Consulting
    OKRs vs KPIs: What No One Tells You
    A field-tested comparison for INGOs and development organizations — from someone who's built both from scratch.
    Coming Soon · 5 minRead →
    Media & Speaking

    On Stage, On Record

    EU panel
    School keynote
    Morocco panel
    LOYAC Darb
    Luminos
    Nahda Forum
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    International Conference · Tunisia
    International Youth Festival
    Represented Jordan · Regional networking
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    Program · Liwan × ActionAid
    Ready for Tomorrow
    Co-managed partnership · Youth empowerment & employability
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    Research · Oxfam · Masarouna
    Consortium Closing & Final Report
    Facilitated outcome synthesis for the final program report
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    Panel · EU Delegation
    End Violence Against Women
    16 Days of Activism · Gender-based violence panel
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    Innovation · Jordan
    Green Innovation Incubator Launch
    30+ social enterprises · Jordan's first
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    Book Sari to Speak
    Available for keynotes, panels, and workshops on leadership, youth empowerment, program management, and organizational development — bilingual Arabic and English.
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    15+
    Events
    6
    Countries
    AR/EN
    Languages
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    Let's Build
    Something Real
    Together

    Available for program management roles, OD consulting, leadership training, research & assessment, public speaking, and strategic advisory across the Gulf & MENA. References from Plan International, ActionAid Arab Region, Liwan, and EvaluTrend available upon request.

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    Email
    sarybaker@hotmail.com
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    WhatsApp / Phone
    +962 79 867 0543
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    LinkedIn
    linkedin.com/in/sarisabatin
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    Location
    Amman, Jordan · Available Regionally & Remotely