Partnerships & Events Coordinator

• Sep 2023 - Present

Communication Coach and Consultant

• Aug 2014 - Present

• Deliver project-based Project Management and Corporate Event Planning. • Work on projects and consultancies for projects with companies, embassies, and international donors. • Provide an array of services from Workshops and Intensive Courses, to One-on-One Coaching sessions, for Corporations, Executives, Students, and Individuals. • Train on Public Speaking, The Art of Presenting, Speech Writing, Communication, Empathetic Listening, Negotiations, and other soft skills. • Partner Clients include: Leadership and Management Academy (Since 2018), American University of Science and Technology, Tamayaz, Labora in partnership wih LMA, GSO in partnership with AUST, shareQ in partnership with the French Embassy, and consulates. Show less

Project Manager

• Oct 2021 - Jan 2023

Manage the DAFI (Albert Einstein German Academic Refugee Initiative) Scholarship Programme, in partnership with SDA and UNHCR. • Set the framework of the project according to the agreement signed with partners • Overview & manage the implementation of the project and all related processes • Set & monitor adherence to procedures and ensure compliance with partner guidance • Follow-up on budget for planning and contingency with Operations and Finance Department • Lead Education Team and Coordinate with Education Officer on student cases, affairs, curriculum, activities, and escalated issues. • Receive from partners and disseminate to the education team requests related to project implementation • Play the role of focal point between partners, education team, and outside partners and stakeholders • Lead on narrative reports and support in financial and personnel reporting • Optimize services and student experience in coordination with the Education Team • Scope, establish, and maintain new partnerships and support with fundraising • Write communication material for public and external stakeholders • Support in recruitment and interviews of new candidates and follow-up on the hiring process. • Handle project procurement in alignment with procurement matrix and SOPs. • Lead and coordinate events, donor visits, and focus groups. • Attend meetings with UNHCR Education Associates, both local and from UNHCR Head Quarters, as well as Education Round Tables and Workshops such as HOPES-Leb and CLCC. Show less

Communication Content Writer

• Oct 2020 - Oct 2021

• Create Corporate, Technical, and Marketing Communication material. • Produce website content and blog articles on Digital Transformation and Software Solutions. • Fill-in for Marketing Coordinator and Team Lead during pregnancy leave. • Onboard and Support new team members upon hiring. • Provide training to company personnel and managers regarding online communication and presentations • Create Corporate, Technical, and Marketing Communication material. • Produce website content and blog articles on Digital Transformation and Software Solutions. • Fill-in for Marketing Coordinator and Team Lead during pregnancy leave. • Onboard and Support new team members upon hiring. • Provide training to company personnel and managers regarding online communication and presentations

Cultural Orientation Trainer

• Aug 2016 - Nov 2018

• Provide knowledge, teach skills, and change attitudes of refugees accepted legally into the US through UNHCR. • Head of Training Committee: Assess needs, find trainers, handle all communications, invoicing and payments. • Acting Admin Assistant: Handle Petty Cash, Book Keeping, and Money Transfers. • Fraud and Ethics Committee: Find possible fraud, expose vulnerabilities, and review procedures and strategies. • Provide knowledge, teach skills, and change attitudes of refugees accepted legally into the US through UNHCR. • Head of Training Committee: Assess needs, find trainers, handle all communications, invoicing and payments. • Acting Admin Assistant: Handle Petty Cash, Book Keeping, and Money Transfers. • Fraud and Ethics Committee: Find possible fraud, expose vulnerabilities, and review procedures and strategies.

Public Speaking Instructor - TA

• Aug 2014 - May 2016

• Teach Public Speaking to undergraduates, with a focus on delivery, the art of speech-writing, and presenting in class as well as at Presentation Support Lab. • Co-Direct the Presentation Support Lab and support logistics and operations. • Teach Public Speaking to undergraduates, with a focus on delivery, the art of speech-writing, and presenting in class as well as at Presentation Support Lab. • Co-Direct the Presentation Support Lab and support logistics and operations.

Freelance Project Coordinator

• Dec 2013 - Jan 2014

• Media Sustainability Index 2014: Coordinate and organize project, from invitations, follow-up, logistics, branding, posters, location and catering to on-location set-up and operations. • Media Sustainability Index 2014: Coordinate and organize project, from invitations, follow-up, logistics, branding, posters, location and catering to on-location set-up and operations.

Controller and HR Support

• 2011 - 2012

• Support HR in recruitment operations, data management, and follow-up. • Call Center supervision through online and offline auditing of surveys, including editing and correction. • Support HR in recruitment operations, data management, and follow-up. • Call Center supervision through online and offline auditing of surveys, including editing and correction.