Aya Fuqha
Aya Fuqha is an experienced project coordination, human resources, and administration professional with strong expertise in EU-funded projects, monitoring and evaluation, financial follow-up, reporting, and organisational support.
Her work spans higher education, international cooperation programmes, project administration, document processing, recruitment, and stakeholder coordination. She is fluent in Arabic and English and brings a highly organised, detail-oriented approach to managing multiple assignments, deadlines, events, and administrative processes.
Key Areas of Expertise
- Project coordination, administration, and monitoring
- Human resources, recruitment, and document processing
- Monitoring and evaluation
- EU project reporting and financial follow-up
- Budget tracking and financial transactions
- Event and meeting organisation
- Stakeholder communication and administrative support
- Data collection, databases, and reporting
- Procurement, translation, and quality control
- Microsoft Office and advanced administrative tools
Professional Experience
HR Coordinator / Documents Processing Officer
University of the People in Arabic | Remote | June 2020 – Present
- Supports HR and recruitment processes, document processing, quality control, financial support, procurement, and team coordination.
- Maintains up-to-date databases and provides administrative support to university management.
- Coordinates daily with university administration and supports meetings, events, translation, and data collection.
Projects Coordinator (Part-Time)
Al-Quds University | September 2019 – Present
- Coordinates project activities and provides administrative and financial support for EU-funded projects.
- Prepares financial reports and transactions and develops Excel tracking sheets for budget expenditure.
Office Manager
National Erasmus+ Office | January 2015 – August 2019
- Supported project monitoring, coordination, field visits, data collection, stakeholder communication, and reporting.
- Contributed to monitoring and evaluation plans, progress and final reports, and dissemination of project results.
- Organised annual Erasmus+ Information Days in the West Bank and Gaza and supported applicants during calls for proposals.
Administrative Assistant
National Tempus Office | December 2009 – December 2014
- Provided administrative and financial support, maintained databases, and coordinated with stakeholders and potential applicants.
- Supported reporting, translation of official documents, dissemination activities, programme events, and web and social-media content.
Education
BA in English Language, Literature and Translation
An-Najah National University, Nablus, Palestine | 2004 – 2008
Training
- CEFE Certificate: Training of Trainers in Business Plan Development — GIZ & SEC, 80 hours
- Legal Translation, 80 hours
- Soft and Employability Skills — Small Enterprises Center, 20 hours
- Online training in Project Management and Advanced Excel
Languages
Arabic: Native | English: Fluent, written and spoken