RAWYA SAMI

Rawya is a Senior Manager in the Advisory Department at BDO Jordan with over 20 years of professional experience in consulting, project management, institutional capacity development and strategic communications, with particular specialization in gender equality, women’s empowerment, gender mainstreaming and Gender-Responsive Budgeting (GRB).

Her experience spans public-sector reform, international development and private-sector advisory engagements. She has contributed to assignments addressing gender analysis, women's empowerment, institutional assessments, capacity development and the integration of gender perspectives into policies, programmes and institutional practices.

Rawya leads multi-stakeholder consulting engagements, overseeing proposal development, technical methodologies, project lifecycle management, resource coordination, stakeholder engagement and quality assurance. She has extensive experience establishing structured Project Management Office (PMO) practices, including governance arrangements, work planning, risk management, progress monitoring and reporting mechanisms.

Her consulting portfolio includes Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E), Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability and Learning (MEAL/MEL), Third-Party Monitoring (TPM), gender analysis, Gender-Responsive Budgeting (GRB), institutional assessments and strategic communication frameworks. She has collaborated with international development organizations, including UN Women, UNFPA, UNDP, UNICEF, UNOCHA and USAID programmes, as well as national public institutions, supporting evidence-based decision-making, institutional strengthening and programme implementation aligned with donor and United Nations standards.

Rawya is also a Certified Training of Trainers (ToT) professional from the Jordanian Academy for Government Administration. She is an experienced trainer and public speaker, facilitating sessions on proposal writing, business planning, stakeholder engagement, communication effectiveness and professional development. Her approach combines practical consulting experience with participatory learning methods to strengthen individual and institutional capacities.

In parallel with her consulting role, Rawya serves as Editor and Publication Lead of BDO Insights – Jordan | Iraq | Syria, BDO’s publication providing practical business, economic, regulatory and technical perspectives for decision-makers across the three markets. She leads its editorial direction, content development and publication coordination, translating complex developments into clear, relevant and actionable insights.

Rawya also leads institutional marketing narrative development and communications content oversight for BDO Jordan, BDO Iraq and BDO Syria. She supervises branding initiatives, campaign messaging, media content and social media communications, supporting consistent institutional positioning and stakeholder engagement.

Rawya is an ICMCI-recognized ISO 20700:2017 Practitioner in the Guidelines for Management Consultancy Services. She has also completed professional training in winning proposals, corporate law, media writing and legal translation.

Education

• Master’s Degree in English Literature, Arab Open University
• Bachelor’s Degree in English Language & Literature, Hashemite University