Igor Maltaric, Consultant, Project Manager, Coordinator, Translator/Interpreter

Igor Maltaric

Consultant, Project Manager, Coordinator, Translator/Interpreter

AceTranslations

Location
Serbia
Education
Master's degree, Communications
Experience
25 years, 3 months

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Total years of experience :25 years, 3 months

Consultant, Project Manager, Coordinator, Translator/Interpreter at AceTranslations
  • Serbia
  • My current job since April 2009

Director of “AceTranslations” translation agency and employed by “Akademija Oxford” translation agency. Consultancy services, project management, translation and simultaneous/consecutive interpretation provided to clients such as the public authorities and services of the Republic of Serbia (ministries, offices and agencies: justice, finance, labour, employment, veteran and social policy, human and minority rights, European integration, culture, public administration and local self-government, health, construction, transport, and infrastructure, economy, youth and sport, mining and energy, environmental protection, telecommunications…; National Assembly, Treasury, Ombudsman’s Office, Commissioner for Protection of Equality, Constitutional Court, Customs Administration, Military Technical Institute, National Bank of Serbia, Post Office and so-forth), international organizations (OSCE, ODIHR, CoE, UN, USAID, WHO, WCO, WTO...), embassies, corporations, NGOs, political parties, banks, media, insurance companies and others. Coordinator for the Ministry of European Integration and European Integration Office of the Republic of Serbia (managing a team of over 40 translators). Translation Coordinator for the State Attorney's Office of the Republic of Serbia. Cooperation with numerous translation agencies (Akademija Oxford, BG Prevodi, Global Translations, Italianissimo, Eurotranslate, Eurocontract…). English and Trados Tutor.

Associate for International Cooperation at Republic Housing Agency
  • Serbia
  • December 2015 to January 2017

Participating in the tendering, evaluation and contract monitoring process related to IPA (Instrument for Pre-accession Assistance) projects/contracts and implementing procedures related to monitoring, reporting and evaluation of measures/projects. Coordinator for horizontal issues. General management, project design and management, HR management, communications, internal control, reporting and so-forth.

Communications Officer at Pragma Video d.o.o.
  • Serbia
  • March 2014 to January 2016

Responsible for communications, PR solutions and lead management.

Marketing Manager at Time Out Belgrade
  • Serbia
  • January 2009 to April 2009

Responsible for commercial issues, such as lead management, advertising and sales promotion.

Press and Public Information Assistant, Project Manager, Interim Spokesperson at OSCE Mission to Serbia
  • Serbia
  • January 2002 to April 2008

Advisory role to Head of Mission and Spokesperson. Maintaining and expanding good relations with OSCE partners, especially the media, government and civil society. Protocol. Daily information management activities such as preparing daily news articles, background papers, news digests, reports, opinions, forecasts and databases covering issues of importance for the Mission’s mandate related to rule of law, judicial reform, war crimes, organised crime, human and minority rights, democratization, good governance, gender equality, law enforcement, military reform, media, economy, environmental protection and so forth. Organization and management of conferences, seminars, promotions, receptions, high level visits, meetings and other events. Drafting, designing, editing, as well as translation, transcreation and distribution of written and campaign materials such as facts sheets, press releases, media announcements, OSCE Annual Reports, newsletters, interviews and news articles. Translation of legal documents and simultaneous/consecutive interpretation during official meetings, media appearances and other public events. Spot reporting and minute keeping. Human resources. Election and census monitoring. Daily administrative activities such as web management, archiving, routine correspondence, inter-office and field coordination, procurement, travel management and so forth. Photography. In certain circumstances, when the Spokesperson was not present or that position was vacant, I had the responsibility of taking over his/her duties.
Focal point for OSCE Office in Montenegro: advice on how to organise PR related events and prepare and edit media advisories and other written material.
Public Awareness Projects’ Manager: planning, organising and managing the development and implementation of media campaigns and outreach projects to strengthen the OSCE’s image to the wider public. Actively involved in projects regarding issues such as democratization, sustainable development, human and minority rights, war crimes, and judicial/media/police/economic/environmental reform.

Journalist at Television Studio B
  • Serbia
  • October 1999 to July 2002

Employed as a journalist in the media outlet’s international and local news desks. Responsible for reporting on social-political issues, hosting shows and interviewing public figures. Simultaneous/consecutive and written translation. Production of following shows: News, Belgrade Good Morning/ Belgrade Good Afternoon, Around the World, Ambassador, Diplomatic Talks, UK Today, Cirilov, Superheroes. Regular participation in the social-political show Washington Window aired on U.S. State Department’s global cable television World Net. Voice-over for numerous documentaries, advertisements and shows on other stations.

Sales Manager at Uniatrade
  • Czech Republic
  • March 1999 to September 1999

Responsible for the management of sales, export/import and communication with foreign business partners.

Head Sales Manager at Jugosile
  • Serbia
  • January 1998 to November 1998

Responsible for sales strategy and sales management. Close cooperation with the Chamber of Commerce of the Republic of Serbia.

Education

Master's degree, Communications
  • at Singidunum University
  • October 2008
Master's degree, Arabic language and literature
  • at Faculty of Philology
  • December 1998

University degree in Arabic language and literature. English and Turkish language minors.

Specialties & Skills

Marketing Mix
Journalism
Communications
Project Management
Conflict resolution
Public Information
Translation
Diplomatic/negotiation skills
Security and Human rights
Novell Groupwise
Report Writing
Media monitoring
HR management
Public Relations
Photography
Microsoft applications
Multimedia applications
Project Management

Languages

English
Expert
Serbian
Expert
Arabic
Intermediate
Bosnian
Expert
Croatian
Expert
Turkish
Beginner

Training and Certifications

Translation of EU legislation (Training)
Training Institute:
European Integration Office of the Republic of Serbia
Date Attended:
August 2011
Diplomatic/Negotiation skills, Conflict Resolution, Security and Human Rights, Photography, IRMA (Training)
Training Institute:
OSCE
Date Attended:
January 2002
Public Information, Report Writing, Project Management, Microsoft applications (Training)
Training Institute:
Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe
Date Attended:
January 2002

Hobbies

  • Sports
    I regularly play tennis, basketball, soccer and ping pong.
  • Music
    I perform in two hard rock bands as a musician. The bands are quite successful in Serbia and the region. We are constantly performing at festivals and clubs, mostly in the Balkan region, and have had plenty of TV and radio coverage. Links: http://www.reverbnation.com/badheadband http://www.reverbnation.com/stihiatheband