Our secretariat

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A small secretariat supports the Trustees, Steering Committee and National Chapters, raises funds and works with other stakeholders in the West and in Muslim countries/communities. If you would like more information, please contact:

   

James Shaw-Hamilton, Director (james@humanitarianforum.org)

Before joining The Humanitarian Forum, James was the head of the Charity Commissions International Programme, which works with Governments and NGOs in several countries to a build healthy, independent and accountable sector, and was previously Legal Counsel at the International Save the Children Alliance. James has a MA in International Relations and is a qualified lawyer.

 Shahira Maarouf  

Shahira Maarouf, Programme Manager (shahira@humanitarianforum.org)

Shahira assists the national Humanitarian Forums in our pilot countries to develop national forums, and acts as their first point of contact with the other parts of the Humanitarian Forum. Shahira was a Senior Researcher at the World Food Programme in Cairo, conducting joint research projects and monitoring programmes. She has also worked at the Egyptian Ministry of International Cooperation, where she carried out macroeconomic studies and designed impact evaluations of foreign funded programmes.

 Claud Mba  

Claud Mba, eCommunications Officer (claudia@humanitarianforum.org)

Claud handles the online side of the Humanitarian Forum, running and maintaining the website and looking for new technologies to expand and improve the reach and contact of the Forum. Before joining The Humanitarian Forum, Claud worked for the charity Tearfund as Website Editor, and was preiously an Editor and Managing Editor for Macmillan Education. She recently completed an MA in International Law, and has a BA in Classics.

 Max Wahid  

Manzoor (Max) Wahid, Finance and Office Manager (max@humanitarianforum.org)

Max manages the Finance and Administrative assignments, of the Secretariat, in the UK. He graduated with an MBA, specialising in Finance and Accounting, from the USA. During the past 8 years, he's been responsible for the finances and administration of numerous education and health projects, for organisations including USAID and Save the Children in Asia. Max has also worked in the private sector for many years. In his spare time he enjoys reading and playing a game of chess.

 

 Ghada Al-Nasseri  

Ghada Al-Nasseri, Executive Assistant to President (Ghada@humanitarianforum.org)

Ghada liaises with the organisation's contacts, organises functions and conferences, and looks after Dr El Banna's travel arrangements, commitments and diary.  She has a Bachelor's degree in English Language and is a Certified Business Professional. Before coming to The Humanitarian Forum, Ghada worked in various roles in the UK, including as an Administrator for the charity Liveability, and in Iraq where she was a Business Development Manager for the internationally prestigious security firm Armourgroup.