Education systems • Humanitarian leadership • Capacity building
Dr Jamal Al-Dhubaibi
Education & Humanitarian Professional
A capacity-building and education systems specialist with more than 20 years of progressive experience leading large-scale humanitarian and development programmes across Yemen.
Education in crisis is not only service delivery; it is the disciplined protection of dignity, learning, and institutional hope.
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Professional evidence at a glance
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Profile
Dr Jamal combines deep academic expertise—PhD in Linguistics and a master’s in International Cooperation and Humanitarian Aid—with hands-on leadership of multi-million-dollar education, EiE, MEAL, safeguarding, and policy engagement initiatives. He is known for strengthening the capacities of ministries, NGOs, and civil society, while embedding quality standards, gender-responsive programming, and evidence-based decision-making.
A proven technical leader in designing capacity-building strategies, facilitating sector learning, supporting localization, and translating research and MEAL data into practical policy action.
Core domains of expertise
Education in EmergenciesCapacity BuildingMEAL & EvidenceSafeguardingPolicy EngagementCurriculum & ELTHuman RightsGender-Responsive ProgrammingHumanitarian CoordinationLeadership & MentorshipAI & Digital LearningResearch & Evaluation
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Experience timeline
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Founder & Director
Growth Nexus: Capacity Building Hub
Established a national professional capacity-development hub, overseeing strategy, quality assurance, consultancy services, monitoring systems, and partnerships.
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Senior Education Technical Manager
Save the Children International
Provided strategic leadership for the World Bank/GPE REAL Project, aligning programming with national policy, school safety, learning continuity, and inclusive education standards.
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Programme Set-Up Consultant
Still I Rise
Designed governance, accountability, child protection, inclusion, and operational frameworks for a rights-based education programme in Yemen.
04
Education Sub-National Cluster Coordinator
Norwegian Refugee Council
Led coordination of 40+ partners, YHRP planning, data synthesis, EiE advocacy, and inter-agency representation with OCHA, UN agencies, and donors.
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Co-Founder & Head of Human Rights Programme
Live Dignity Human Rights Association
Led advocacy initiatives around child rights, education rights, dignity, accountability, and protection of vulnerable populations.
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Education, ELT & EiE Consultant
Freelance
Delivered consultancy, evaluations, curriculum support, teacher training, INEE compliance, safeguarding, and child-rights programming.
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University Lecturer & Assistant Professor
Sana’a University and others
Taught applied linguistics, pedagogy, and literature, contributing to ELT improvement and academic curriculum development.
Academic file
Education
Master’s degree in International Cooperation and Humanitarian Aid
Humanitarian Aid Centre / Kalu Institute, Spain
PhD in Linguistics, English Major
Sana’a University, Yemen
Master’s degree in Education, English Major
Sana’a University, Yemen
Bachelor’s degree in Education, English Major
Sana’a University, Yemen
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Publications & scholarly work
The publications archive brings together academic research, ELT scholarship, and Arabic poetry, reflecting both technical expertise and a wider humanistic voice.
PhD Thesis
A substantial doctoral study including literature review chapters on personality approaches, social-cognitive theory, humanistic theory, and educational research foundations.
Open fileTeaching English Literature at the Faculty of Education, Sana’a University: an Analysis of Students’ Needs
A Master of Education thesis in curriculum and methodology of teaching English, analysing students’ needs in English literature learning at Sana’a University’s Faculty of Education.
Open fileRethinking Foreign Language Learning Through Gardner
A theoretical article reframing Multiple Intelligences as a multimodal philosophy for inclusive ELT, differentiated instruction, assessment, curriculum design, neuroeducation, and digital learning.
Open fileHawyah / هوية
A first poetry collection centred on identity, love, homeland, and wider Arab human concerns.
Open fileAmal / أمل
A second poetry collection grounded in hope, contemplation, moral imagination, and the emotional clarity of poetic expression.
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Credentials archive
The uploaded certificate archive includes 293 files organized across education, humanitarian practice, management, project management, security and safety, international cooperation, and AI engineering.
Education & Linguistics
PhD, Master’s, Bachelor’s, ELT, creative learning, e-learning, and learning facilitation.
Humanitarian Practice
Sphere, CHS, EiE, child protection, safeguarding, PSEA, CVA, advocacy, fundraising, social justice, and disability inclusion.
Management & Leadership
Strategic management, negotiation, conflict resolution, data analysis, visualization, communication, nonprofit leadership, and innovation.
Project Management
Project cycle management, monitoring and evaluation, project planning, implementation, set-up, and PMD/PMM approaches.
Security & Safety
Risk management, emergency planning, BESAFE, personal safety, hostage survival, situational awareness, and security planning.
AI Engineering
Prompt engineering, advanced data analysis, GPT vision, trustworthy generative AI, automation, and agentic AI for leaders.
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Activities & field-photo archive
A visual archive of professional life, public activities, personal photographs, and images taken by Dr Jamal. The gallery is intentionally presented as annotated evidence rather than decorative stock imagery.
Editorial notes
Personal blog themes
Learning systems under pressure
Reflections on education continuity, school safety, and institutional capacity in crisis settings.
Localization as professional practice
How ministries, NGOs, and civil society can move from project delivery to sustainable systems strengthening.
Multimodal English learning
Practical reflections from linguistics, ELT, Multiple Intelligences, and inclusive pedagogy.
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Contact & collaboration
For professional collaboration, technical assignments, speaking engagements, capacity-building design, or publication inquiries, Dr Jamal can be contacted by email.
[email protected]Yemen / available for regional and remote collaborationGrowth Nexus: Capacity Building Hub