Wasim Ismail Al-Habil

PhDDegree in Public Administration

Home No.# 144-50, Al-Amal Quarter,
GazaCity, Gaza Strip, Palestine, Phone (08) 2070-588
CELL PHONE (0599)732-022
Email:
Objective / To obtain a challenging position requiring strong research, developmental and trainingskills.
Education / August 2006 – November2008 Cleveland State University, OH, USA
  • PhD in Public Administrationfrom MaxineGoodmanLevinCollege of Urban Studies and Public Affairs.
January 2001 – May 2002 University of Arkansas, AR, USA
  • Master’s Degree in Public Administration from Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences, GPA (4.0).
Received the academic honor award for Public Administration Program in April 2002 at the University of Arkansas.
September 1992 – May 1996 Al-AqsaUniversity, Gaza, Palestine
  • B.A. in English Literature and Education, cumulative average (87%).

Professional Experience / August 15, 20011 – Up-to-date
The Islamic University of Gaza
Professor Assistant & Deputy of the Head of BA Dept.:
  • Responsibilities included: Providing counseling services to students regarding registration, reviewing the new titles of MBA theses, supervising the MBA students, preparing and teaching required academic courses in the Department of Business Administration, Faculty of Commerce, tailoring selective academic courses in public administration and governance, women's rights and citizens' participation in public decisions, preparing course descriptions, evaluating the performance of the students, conducting research studies, supporting gender equity of education and development opportunities, providing consultancy, writing monthly reports about the progress and the needs of the students in the university.
January 30, 2009 – August 14, 20011
The Islamic University of Gaza
Professor Assistant & Assistant Director of Higher Studies:
  • Responsibilities included: Preparing and teaching required academic courses in the Department of Business Administration, Faculty of Commerce, tailoring selective academic courses in public administration and governance, women's rights and citizens' participation in public decisions, preparing course descriptions, evaluating the performance of the students, conducting research studies, supporting gender equity of education and development opportunities, providing consultancy, writing monthly reports about the progress and the needs of the students in the university.
Dec 1, 2005 – August 30, 2006
CARE International: TAMKEEN/Gaza Office
USAID Project
Grants & CapacityBuilding Officer:
  • Responsibilities included: Managing field based responsibilities for the Tamkeen’s Grants Program in Gaza Strip that aims at supporting the Palestinian Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) and small economic family projects in the field of economic development, governance, human rights,education, and civil society, evaluating project proposals presented by the CSOs, contributing to the final decision made in the Tamkeens’ Grants Committee, monitoring the implementation of the approved project proposal, supervising the financial and the administrative expenses of the grants, reporting regularly to the project manager, and representing Tamkeen at meetings, educational institutions, and professional conferences as requested or necessary.
January 1, 2003 – August 15, 2006
Al-Quds Open University, Gaza
Lecturer (Part-Time):
  • Responsibilities included: Preparing and teaching required business/public administration and governance courses in the Management Department, evaluating the performance of the students, writing monthly reports about the progress and the needs of the students in the university.
May 1, 2004 – Nov 30, 2005
UNRWA/Gaza Field Office
Assistant Chief Field Education Program:
  • Responsibilities included: Supervising and co-coordinating class formation for determining the number of teachers required on yearly basis, taking into consideration school premises and available educational facilities; compiling and analyzing statistical data prepared by the administrative assistants as related to the pupils, staff and school premises and providing information on the projected numbers of pupils, class sections, teachers, girls' enrollment, school supervisors, school attendants and school premises needed for the preparation of the Biennium Budget; maintaining staffing table records, preparing RPAs (Requests for post actions) and controlling transfer of teachers between schools made by school supervisors; organizing orientation workshops on administrative matters for newly appointed School Supervisors, Head Teachers and Assistant Head teachers; supervising the administrative and security matters in schools and inspecting the hygiene therein, recommending improvements to CFEP; monitoring and evaluating the efficiency of school administration through the yearly assessment of head teachers, monitoring school registers for accuracy purposes, maintaining updated records on the activities of staff and checking eligibility of students’ admission to UNRWA schools from PNA and private schools, and recommending development or remedial action, where appropriate; ensuring that administrative instructions including those of Corporal Punishment, Code of Conduct, Security and Safety of school premises are adhered to by the Education staff; acting as a chairperson of the investigation committees conducted for investigating violation of standing UNRWA rules and regulations; investigating complaints related to administrative matters at schools and handling parents’ complaints; performing such other duties as may be assigned.
Sept 2, 2002 – May 1, 2004
AmericanAcademy for Educational Development (AED),
USAID Project
Academic Advisor & Training Specialist:
  • Responsibilities included: Managing field based responsibilities for the Master’s Degree Scholars Program in Gaza Strip, conducting educational assessments, identifying academic needs, ensuring gender equity of education and development opportunities, managing the undergraduate scholarship program and the vocational training in Gaza, representing the Academy for Educational Development (AED) at meetings, educational institutions, and professional conferences as requested or necessary.
May 15, 2002 – September 1, 2002
UN – World Food Program (WFP)
Food Monitor:
  • Responsibilities included: Supervising the process of food supply, food distribution implemented by other NGOs, coordinating and contact PA ministries and NGOs benefited from WFP assistance, issuing weekly reports to the director of WFP, and finally evaluating the performance of other NGOs who might work as counterparts with WFP.
September 1, 1996 – May 15, 2001
PalestineTechnicalCollege, Deir El-Balah
Director of Public Relations and Lecturer
  • Responsibilities included: Preparing and teaching required Management courses, evaluating the performance of the students, writing monthly reports about the progress and the needs of the students in the university, managing the department of public relations in coordination with the administration of the college; leading the working team in the department; planning and identifying the goals and objectives of the department; meeting and contacting international donors, preparing and checking list of the supplies needed by the college in coordination with the dean of the college, following up the work of public relations; receiving and giving tours to local and international visitors; and evaluating the performance of the employees under my supervision.
September 1996 to October 1996
UNRWA Public Information Office, GazaCity
Office Translator
  • Responsibilities included: Translating documents from Arabic into English and vice versa, typing, filing, answering the phone, and contacting other organizations to obtain or coordinate materials.

Languages / Arabic, English and Hebrew.
Published Papers
Conferences /
  • The Graduates’ Perception for the Skills Required by the Palestinian Local Labor Market. The Conference of the Youth & Development in Palestine, College of Commerce, The Islamic University of Gaza, April 2012.
  • The State of the American Public Administration Field. Asian Journal of Public Affairs (AJPA) Vol. 5, Issue 9, April 2012
  • The Evaluation of the Effectiveness of The Occupational Safety And Health Procedures in The Scientific Laboratories According to Employees' Perspectives. The Academic Journal of the Islamic University of Gaza for Social Sciences, March 2012.
  • The Administrative Ethics between Professionalism and Individual Conscience. Business and Management Review, Vol. 1(10) pp. 43 – 45 December, 2011
  • Rationality and Irrationality of Max Weber’s Bureaucracies. International Journal of Management and Business Studies (IJMBS),Vol. 1, Issue 4, Oct-Dec 2011
  • Ethics between Professionalism and Individual Conscience in Public Administration. International Journal of Business and Management Tomorrow (IJBMT), Vol. 1 No. 2, December, 2011
  • Positivist and Phenomenological Research in American Public Administration. International Journal of Public Administration, 34(14), pp. 946 - 953.
  • Organization and Management Theory in Public vs. Private Organizations. International Journal of Business and Management Tomorrow (IJBMT), Vol. 1 No. 1, October, 2011
  • Fiscal Federalism in Changeable World.Journal of Economics and International Finance, Vol. 3(8), pp. 475-481, August 2011
  • The Effect of the Implemented Reinforcements and Punishments Policies for Combating Corruption in the Palestinian Ministry of Health.The Academic Journal of the Islamic University of Gaza for Social Sciences, August 2011.
  • The American New State of Mary Parker Follett.International Journal of Sociology and Anthropology, Vol. 3(3), pp.101–108, March 2011
  • Governance and Government in Public Administration, Journal of Public Administration and Policy Research, Vol. 3(5), pp. 123-128, May 2011
  • Positivist and Phenomenological Research in Public Administration.The Arab Journal of Administration, Cairo, April 2011
  • The Impact of the Application of the Islamic Monitoring Principle on the Successful Performance of the Islamic Banks of the Gaza Strip.The Academic Journal of Al-AzharUniversity for Social Sciences, Gaza, April 2011
  • The Effectiveness of the Training Programs to Develop the Human Resources of the Insurance Companies in the Gaza Strip.The Academic Journal of Al-AzharUniversity for Social Sciences, Gaza, March 2011
  • The Development of the Concept of the "One Best Method" in Public Administration." Journal of Public Administration and Policy Research, Vol. 2(6) pp. 96-102 December 2010
  • Indigenous Local Governments for Palestine: A Roadmap for Replacing Imposed Institutions To Build Stability and Confidence.International Journal of Public Administration, Volume 33, Issue 3, 2010(With Mark Rosentraub).
  • Occupations and the Local Governments for a PalestinianState. Published Book in July 2008 by Vdm Verlag Dr. Muller Aktiengesellschaft & Co. Kg.
  • Who Will Govern Metropolitan Regions in the 21st Century?Published Paper in 2008, by Armonk, New Yok: M. E. Sharpe, Donald Phares, editor(With Mark Rosentraub).
  • Citizenship Participation in Urban Revitalization From Public Administration Perspective, Presented Paper in April 2008, 38th Annual Meeting of the UrbanAffairs Association, Baltimore,Maryland, USA.
  • The Image of the Apartheid Wall in Palestine, Presented Paper in October 2007,II Crossing Over Symposium, Cleveland State University, Ohio, USA.
  • NAFSA: Association of International Educators, 55th Annual Conference, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA, 2004.
  • Geographical Information System (GIS), University of Arkansas, USA, 2001.
  • Modern Techniques of Micro-Enterprises Course, MASHAVCenter, Haifa, Israel, 1999.

References: /
  • Professor Mark Rosentraub, Dean of Urban Studies & Public Affairs in ClevelandState University, Ohio State, USA. E-mail:
  • Professor Camilla Stivers, Former Professor Urban Studies & Public Affairs in Cleveland State University, Ohio State, USA. E-mail:
  • Professor Margaret Reid, Director of Public Administration Program, University of Arkansas Department of Political Science. E-mail:

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