As an independent consultant, Haniya supports INGOs with the paradigm shift from grants to commercial contracts. She enables organisations to undertake contracts and complex grants by evaluating systems and processes; designing strategic road maps; identifying skills gaps and capacity needs; and supporting pre-positioning strategies.
She provides advice and training on bidding for commercial contracts, negotiation, payment by results and value for money, as well as representing organisations in negotiations with partners and commissioners. She also sits on review boards evaluating commercial contract applications.
Haniya established and chaired the Bond Commercial Contracts Group three years ago. Her previous roles include Head of Commercial Contracts at the International Rescue Committee and Acting Country Director for Somalia at Islamic Relief Worldwide. She has been a speaker at the InterAction Annual Conference in Washington, D.C. and the Bond Annual Conference and Exhibition in London.
Haniya currently resides in Kyiv, Ukraine. She enjoys fencing, archery and studying Russian.
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Commercial contracting: a lexicon
Get past the acronyms and buzzwords and there are still many potential pitfalls when it comes to commercial contracting – here are some recommendations for how INGOs can make a success of it.
Move over private sector, NGOs are taking over commercial contracts
Commercial contracts are no longer the preserve of the private sector. International NGOs are taking on the dark side of the development sphere. Is your organisation ready to take the plunge?