Pauliina Vahamaa, Inter Business Council Liaison Officer/Member of the Steering Committee/Freelancer

Pauliina Vahamaa

Inter Business Council Liaison Officer/Member of the Steering Committee/Freelancer

Qatar Green Building Council/ Qatar Foundation

Location
Qatar - Doha
Education
Master's degree, History/Journalism/English Literature/ Political Science
Experience
25 years, 1 month

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Total years of experience :25 years, 1 month

Inter Business Council Liaison Officer/Member of the Steering Committee/Freelancer at Qatar Green Building Council/ Qatar Foundation
  • Qatar - Doha
  • My current job since April 2013

Qatar Green Building Council (QGBC) is a non-profit organization providing leadership and encouraging collaboration in conducting environmentally sustainable practices for green building design and development in Qatar. As a member of Qatar Foundation, QGBC was formally established in 2009 by a decree signed by H.H. Sheikha Moza Bint Nasser and is helping Qatar on its journey to establish a post- hydrocarbon, knowledge economy and progressive society.

Main responsibilities:
Business Development, Marketing and Consulting Services
Acting as a focal communication point for all business councils in Qatar and all construction and cleantech related trade delegations coming to Qatar

Project Manager Foreign Trade and Consulting at AHK German Industry and Commerce Office
  • Qatar - Doha
  • January 2012 to June 2013

Project Manager Foreign Trade and Consulting
AHK is a member of the global German Chamber network (120 offices in 80 countries), and provides consulting services for German companies planning a market entry to Qatar as well as for existing German businesses in the Qatari market. AHK also manages the German Business Council.

Main responsibilities:
Business Development and Consulting Services with sole responsibility for Sports and Financial Services sectors
Identifying bilateral business and investment opportunities
Headhunting/Recruitment for German companies in Qatar
Market research, market studies and over-regional projects: Cost of Living Report Qatar 2012
Event Management: Back2Business 2012, Inter Business Council Golf Tournament 2012

Executive Committee Member (elected), Treasurer at Scandinavian Business Council Qatar
  • Qatar - Doha
  • February 2010 to January 2012

SBCQ is the joint networking platform for the business communities of the Scandinavian countries in Qatar.

Organizing business and social networking events, presentations, and conferences. Finance & accounting

Accreditation Coordinator at Arab Games 2011 Organising Committee, Qatar
  • Qatar - Doha
  • October 2011 to December 2011

Oct 2011 - Dec 2011 Arab Games 2011 Organising Committee, Qatar

Accreditation Coordinator
Solely responsible for the accreditation of all: Venue Contractors in Overlay, Engineering, Maintenance, Health and Safety, Existing Venue Staff of the 18 competition venues, Medical and Logistics Contractors (more than 5000 accreditations)

Recruitment Coordinator and Workforce Venue Manager at Asian Cup 2011 Organising Committee, Qatar
  • Qatar - Doha
  • October 2010 to March 2011

Responsible for overseas and local hires for all departments and functions Identifying, pre-screening, interviewing and shortlisting candidates
Recruitment of more than 200 in staff, screening, and training of more than 5000 volunteers
Preparing job descriptions
Determining salary ranges for all vacancies
Administrative and staffing procedures

During the games period: dedicated Workforce Venue Manager for Khalifa Stadium and Al Sadd Stadium. Ensuring smooth workforce operations for all functional areas. Post-Games, managing the end of service programme for overseas hires.

Human Resources Manager/ Business Development Consultant at Qmotion
  • Qatar - Doha
  • April 2010 to October 2010

Human Resources, Sales, Customer Service, Financial Planning, jointly responsible for Marketing, PR and Communication

Recruitment, staff evaluation and motivation
Feasibility studies
Sales, Business Development, and Sponsor Relations
Launch of a new program, KIDS IN MOTION

Accreditation Supervisor at ISF World Gymnasiade 2009
  • Qatar - Doha
  • November 2009 to January 2010

The DGOC was responsible for the overall planning, overseeing, and execution of the 2009 games in close collaboration with the Qatar Olympic Committee, Ministry of Education Supreme Council and the International School Sports Federation.

Accreditation for European delegations
Visa-tracking for non-European delegations
Documentation and reporting to Senior Management
Leading registration meetings for delegations upon arrival
Supervision of the Accreditation Center

Partner at AHC Advance Human Capital
  • Germany
  • July 2008 to August 2009

AHC is a small, Frankfurt based headhunting company specialized in high level recruitment for banking positions.

Origination and Execution of executive search assignments for bulge bracket banks, investment banking boutiques and financial sponsors. Core competence: M&A and Private Equity.

Head of Corporate and Investment Banking Germany at Smith & Jessen Headhunters, Frankfurt
  • Germany
  • February 2008 to June 2008

Smith & Jessen was an international recruitment agency specialized in banking positions. Unfortunately, due to the financial crisis, the company became insolvent.

Origination and Execution of executive search assignments
Training and coaching
Coordination of Pan-European activities of Smith & Jessen with several cross-border assignments. Revenue: 200.000 EUR.

Head of Investment Banking, Asset Management and Private Equity at Michael Page International
  • Germany
  • January 2006 to January 2008

Head of Investment Banking, Asset Management and Private Equity Germany

Responsible for the Investment Banking Division including a team of 6. Revenues: 1 Mio EUR

Education

Master's degree, History/Journalism/English Literature/ Political Science
  • at University of Giessen
  • June 1998
Bachelor's degree, English Literature
  • at University of Würzburg
  • June 1993

Specialties & Skills

Business Development
Recruitment
Sports Industry
Events Organizing
Consulting Experience
BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT
EXECUTIVE SEARCH
INVESTMENT BANKING
RECRUITMENT

Languages

English
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Finnish
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German
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