Anne Zeidan

Strongly committed to her tasks, Anne has a strong determination and perseverance to achieving projects.  She has a long experience in managing interdisciplinary groups and based on a humanitarian field career, she has built a very practical ability to adapt to changes. Experience in: humanitarian programming and emergency operations – networking and multi-lateral humanitarian coordination – developing strategy and policy documents – expertise in protection related thematic such as internally displaced and missing persons (IDPs), gender issues and child protection.

Anne was born in Geneva in March 1965. She is married to a Swiss Jordanian and mother of two sons.

Summary 

Second Chance, Reconstructive Surgery for Life Reconstruction
Director of Operations, since 2012 (www.2nd-chance.org)

International Committee of the Red Cross 1993 – 2012
Head of project on Internally displaced persons (2008-2011)
Head of Unit Women and War (2011)
Diplomatic advisor in relations with UN agencies (2006-2008)
Diplomatic advisor for the African Continent (2004-2005)
Head of Protection sector for the Middle East (2002-2004)
Deputy Head of operations for the Great Lakes regions (2000-2002)
Deputy Head of operations for the Middle East (1996-1999)
Protection field delegate in Jordan, Palestine and Lebanon (1993-1996)

Education

CAS in Durable Management – HEC Fribourg (2013-2014)

Project Management – CRPM Lausanne (2009)

Team Management, Speaking in public, Relations with the Press 
(1997)

M.Phil in International Relations – Cambridge, UK (1990 – 1991)
Thesis 
”African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights: Law in Disorder”

Bachelor in International Relations – IUHEI Geneva (1985 — 1989)