Valon Zekaj
Communications Specialist at USAID/Chemonics International- Claim this Profile
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Experience
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USAID/Chemonics International
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Public Policy Offices
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100 - 200 Employee
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Communications Specialist
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Apr 2022 - Present
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RIT Kosovo (A.U.K)
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Albania
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Education Management
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1 - 100 Employee
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Web Developer/Webmaster and Social Media Manager
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Aug 2020 - Apr 2022
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FHI 360
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United States
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International Trade and Development
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700 & Above Employee
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Communications Specialist
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Oct 2018 - Feb 2020
Team Leader to coordinate day-to-day implementation of communication activities at the regional, district and community level. Key Duties and Responsibilities: · Coordinating project communications with local stakeholders and the dissemination of outreach materials; · Supporting the design, coordination, and supervision of communications campaigns, including proposed visibility strategy activities and consulting on media-related activities; · Supporting productive citizen engagement by mobilizing and informing citizens; · Supporting municipalities’ communications initiatives; · Overseeing dissemination of invites, newsletters, releases and other announcements; Organizing, managing and building strategic target audience lists; · Working with Village Councils and CSOs to forge connections with IPOs; · Gathering feedback through informal online polling and crowdsourcing social media; · Working with traditional and social media to promote transparency and accountability; · Performing other duties as assigned. Show less
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IT Consultant
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Apr 2018 - Sep 2018
Data population of the NCCR software – development a monitoring tool to supervise the digitalization process conducted by the legal clerks – increase efficiency and transparency. Responsibilities: • Development of an online monitoring tool through which all legal clerks can report on their accomplishment results; • Supervise the digitalization process and performance of the database at the courts’ level on a regular basis; • Provide IT support to the legal clerks deployed in courts; • Regularly produce reports on findings and provide analysis and recommendations to the NCCR project; • Support the project with the visibility, outreach and communication of results. Show less
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IT Expert
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May 2018 - Jul 2018
Responsibilities: • Analyse the current state of the e-Procurement system with an emphasis on the Contract Management Module and recommend mechanism for contractor’s past performance with the purpose of decreasing corruption and increasing transparency and accountability; • Review the US Government’s Past Performance Information Retrieval System and other similar system concepts and recommend appropriate solutions for the Kosovo system; • Recommend the best approach for implementing the CPP activity and in cooperation with USAID TEAM technical Advisors, draft clear specifications required for designing and developing the database. Show less
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SUM INTERNATIONAL CONSULTING LIMITED
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Retail Office Equipment
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IT Manager
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Mar 2012 - Sep 2017
Responsibilities: • Advisor to the CEO of the Company; • Advisor to the Management of the Company on IT Solutions and Maintenance Strategies; • Support in implementing strategies to increase visibility; • Support the coordination and implementation of the communications strategies; • Website Design and Management; • Support on operational and maintenance of the mechanical control of computers and technical equipment; • Support of computer maintenance; including hardware, sensors, and cabling systems; • Support in developing and implementing the Company’s IT Solutions and Maintenance Strategies; • Built a networking structure within the Company at start-up; • Decision making in purchasing all equipment and services for the office to run efficiently; • Safe encrypted daily backups & cloud based solution backups for highly sensitive information; • Responsible for ensuring the quality control check of the services offered; Show less
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Mesh Computers
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United Kingdom
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IT Services and IT Consulting
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1 - 100 Employee
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Technical Support Specialist
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Feb 2011 - Jun 2011
Responsibilities: • Advisor to the Management of the Company on IT Solutions and Maintenance Strategies; • Support on operational and maintenance of the mechanical control of computers and technical equipment; • Maintenance on computer controlled systems and equipment; • Computer production, hardware and software installation; • First line hardware & software support; • Responsible for ensuring the quality control check of the services offered; Responsibilities: • Advisor to the Management of the Company on IT Solutions and Maintenance Strategies; • Support on operational and maintenance of the mechanical control of computers and technical equipment; • Maintenance on computer controlled systems and equipment; • Computer production, hardware and software installation; • First line hardware & software support; • Responsible for ensuring the quality control check of the services offered;
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Education
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University of Westminster
Bachelor's degree, Computer Software Engineering