Aemal Akbari
Resettlement Officer at Refugee Action- Claim this Profile
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English Professional working proficiency
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Dari -
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Pashto Professional working proficiency
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Urdu Elementary proficiency
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Bio
Credentials
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From Poverty to Prosperity: Understanding Of Economic Development
Oxford University SchoolNov, 2017- Nov, 2024
Experience
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Refugee Action
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United Kingdom
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Non-profit Organizations
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100 - 200 Employee
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Resettlement Officer
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Jun 2018 - Present
Have a direct role for building and leveraging excellent working relationships with external stakeholders e.g Birmingham city council, Home Office, International Organization for Migration (IOM), United Nation High commission for Refugees (UNHCR) and local charities on the UK’s resettlement scheme Analysis of UNHCR & Westmidlands Strategic Migration Partnership (WMSMP) pre-departure reports and prepare Personal Integration Plan and negotiate a support package with both internal & external agencies for new resettled refugees Responsible for the design and delivery of a 12 months resettlement support package for new refugee to foster the independency and advocate on their behalf to access a range of tailored mainstream and specialist servicesProduction of technical reports via Apricot database including statistic figures & KPI updates to senior management, Home office and Birmingham City CouncilRepresenting Refugee Action at external national and international meetings and technical working groups
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Foreign and Commonwealth Office
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United Kingdom
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Government Administration
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700 & Above Employee
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Project Manager
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Sep 2009 - May 2015
Responsible and successfully completed the day-to-day management of UK government role of law project worth of GBP £10 million in Afghanistan Was responsible and achieved project’s expected outcome on the design, delivery and accomplishment of role of law project Had a direct role to represent the UK diplomatic mission in the multi-donor and ministerial meetings and carried out successful political and policy activities at the senior capacities with senior Afghan government ministers and MPs. Had a direct role for the production and reporting on the project progress report (technical & financial) on annual, quarterly and monthly Management responsibility for three Embassy staff and ten Afghan government staff delivering project management services on behalf of British Embassy role of law
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USAID
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United States
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International Affairs
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700 & Above Employee
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Head of Communication and Public Relations
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Sep 2007 - Aug 2009
Was responsible for the production and delivery of the program media and communication strategy in partnership with USAID and government implementing partnersWas responsible and produced/ oversight all program media deliverables (digital, social media, website, print and events) Fully accounted for the production of communication department biweekly, monthly and quarterly and had active contribution on the program’s report production with chief of party (COP) to USAID and ICMA HQDesigned and delivered tens capacity building training to provincial (local authority) and managed several social events e.g. project inauguration, official receptions, workshops, seminars and USAID VIP and VVIP visits Was fully responsible and represented USAID / AMPS program in several multi donor meetings and senior level technical meetings
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Strategic Security Solutions International (SSSI)
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Security and Investigations
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1 - 100 Employee
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Head of Investigation Department
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May 2005 - Dec 2006
Was responsible for the planning, management and task allocation for junior investigators Was responsible and for quality investigations to verify educational qualifications, character references and suitability of applicants for employment for SSSI and associated clients (USAID, corps of engineering and other foreign embassies)Was representing investigation department on the panel discussion during hiring proceeding with Human Resource ManagerWas responsible for the developments of weekly, monthly and quarterly progress reports to SSSI country director
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DynCorp International
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United States
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Defense and Space Manufacturing
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700 & Above Employee
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Sr Security Officer
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May 2003 - Apr 2005
Was responsible for building the professional working relations with Afghan security forces MOI, MOD NDC on the regular exchange of daily security updatesWas responsible for the production of daily security updates for security manager and internal colleagues with recommendation for local movements and movement restrictionsResponsible for background checks and security clearance of sub-contractor staff (KBR, ARC, Red Sea and YUKSEL) Was responsible for security checks of large construction good/material from Dubai and Pakistan to the embassyWas responsible for the security arrangements of VIP
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UNDP
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United States
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International Affairs
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700 & Above Employee
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Media Adviser
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May 2002 - Jun 2002
Was responsible for providing daily advisees for UNDP / GTZ international staff on dates / venues to hold press conference for better national and international media attention. Advised on local and international media to be invited to the press conference and made introductions. Drafted daily press advisories, press releases and success stories on election progress (English & Dari)Contributed to the development of branding packs e.g (flyers, brochures, booklets , banners)Conducted media monitoring and reports to senior UNDP/GTZ staff with recommendations for strengthening the organizations performance. Managed events e.g. press conferences, receptions and national and international VIP visits.
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Office Manager / English Language Instructor
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Jan 2000 - Feb 2002
Responsible for general day to day management of administration & financesResponsible for technical support and content development, paper, online, visual and sound Responsible for the networking with other national and international training centers
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Education
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2000 - 2003
Kabul PUniversity
Bachelor of Arts (BA), Communication and Media Studies -
1985 - 1997
Ghullam Hadiar Khan High School
High School Diploma, General Subjects
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