Doctoral Researcher

• Dec 2021 - Present

Career Development Consultant

• Jan 2020 - Present

Coordinating the activities of IGNITE career hub, established at the University of Hargeisa. The activities include training, counselling and coaching students at the career Hub. Coordinating the activities of IGNITE career hub, established at the University of Hargeisa. The activities include training, counselling and coaching students at the career Hub.

Corporate Communications Director

• Apr 2016 - Present

• Managing all the internal and external communication and relations of the University with local, regional and international partners & stakeholders. • Develop effective corporate communication strategies• Manage internal communications (memos, newsletters etc.)• Draft content (e.g., press releases) for mass media or company website• Organize initiatives and plan events or press conferences• Liaise with media and handle requests for interviews, statements etc.• Foster relationships with advocates and key persons• Collaborate with marketing professionals to produce copy for advertisements or articles• Perform “damage control” in cases of bad publicity• Facilitate the resolution of disputes with the public or external vendors• Assist in communication of strategies or messages from senior leadership• Allocate responsibilities to department staff and evaluate their performance periodically.• Supervising and motivating the Corporate Communication & administration department team• Develops and implements policies and procedures for communicating on behalf of the university that represents the corporate identity, and promotes and supports the university mission.• Oversees the workflow and work assignments of the communications team to ensure effective collaboration among team members and consistent, quality work.• Drafts proposals for special communications projects; presents on and promotes these projects to management.• Create and deliver press releases, media relations content, case studies, white papers, management bios, corporate newsletter content, and social media content. • Monitoring the compliance of the university’s policies and procedures with Somaliland laws.• Planning for the institutional transformation and development that the University requires.• Managing University partnerships, drafting MOUs and maintaining their relationship. • Representing the University in national and institutional events & conferences. Show less

Senior Lecturer of Management

• Sep 2013 - Present

- Lecturing on Human Resources management, Organizational behavior, Strategic management. - Conducting research on management studies- Supervising senior business students' thesis projects

Lead Project Coordinator

• Apr 2016 - Mar 2018

- Coordinating the Project activities including the day-to-day activities. - Responsible for submitting a quarterly financial and narrative reporting to the Project Partner (RVI) - Responsible for preparing the Project quarter budget forecasts. - Handling Project Communications and contacts - Coordinating the Project activities including the day-to-day activities. - Responsible for submitting a quarterly financial and narrative reporting to the Project Partner (RVI) - Responsible for preparing the Project quarter budget forecasts. - Handling Project Communications and contacts

Senior Researcher and Translator

• Nov 2015 - Mar 2016

-Drafting Transcripts of the qualitative data collection tools (FGD, KII) -Analyzing and interpreting both quantitative data and qualitative data -Participated in producing 5 DCSA (District Conflict and Security Assessment) reports that measure the level of state-building and peacebuilding through the DFID-sat indicators of Security, Justice, Governance, Conflict, and Violence. - Translating the final research reports and documents into Somali language. -Drafting Transcripts of the qualitative data collection tools (FGD, KII) -Analyzing and interpreting both quantitative data and qualitative data -Participated in producing 5 DCSA (District Conflict and Security Assessment) reports that measure the level of state-building and peacebuilding through the DFID-sat indicators of Security, Justice, Governance, Conflict, and Violence. - Translating the final research reports and documents into Somali language.