Ahmad AlRahoomi, Manager of Media

Ahmad AlRahoomi

Manager of Media

Dubai Sports Council

Location
United Arab Emirates - Dubai
Education
Diploma, Sports Administrations
Experience
31 years, 7 Months

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Work Experience

Total years of experience :31 years, 7 Months

Manager of Media at Dubai Sports Council
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • My current job since April 2015

Responsibilities:
- Manage all media messages
- Improve media relations
- Develop and manage the new media channels
- Monitor the media and recommend the necessary actions

Manager of Secretary General Office at Dubai Sports Council
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • January 2014 to April 2015

Responsibilities:
- Managing the Secretary General department including the legal and technical consultants team
- Supervising the decisions and orders implementation of the Board, Executive office, and the secretary general
- Supervising the progress of the Dubai Sports Council general projects
- Supervising the departments work and implementation
- Manage and ensure the quality of the departments outcome

Achievements:

- Develop the standard reports of departments and main events.
- Organize and accelerate the daily work flow.

Corporate Development Manager at Dubai Sports Council
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • June 2012 to December 2013

Responsibilities:

- Develop and supervise the departments improvement and developments plan
- Educate the employee about best practices
- Set the developments rules and regulations

Achievements:

- Create, manage and develop the biweekly development e-newsletter
- Set the employees code of ethic for Dubai Sports Council

General Coordinator, Hamdan Bin Mohammed Program for Sports Leadership Developme at Dubai Sports Council
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • May 2010 to May 2013

Responsibilities:

- Manage the organizing team.
- Plan and manage the program events calendar
- Manage and organize the program general events

Director of Corporate Communication & International Relations at Dubai Sports Council
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • June 2008 to May 2012

Responsibilities:

- Organize and manage the events, exhibitions, and conferences.
- Manage the protocols.
- Develop and manage the relationship with the sports and governments organizations.
- Develop and manage the PR campaigns.
- Manage all the media production (press releases, photographs, and some video clips for TVs)
- Develop and maintain excellent relations with all media channels.
- Monitor the daily news and report, recommend, and react accordingly.
- Organize and manage all the press conferences.
- Manage, supervise, advice, and recommend advertising.
- Publications management and supervision (write, design, and print).
- Websites and portals development and management.
- Manage the corporate image.
- Manage DSC’s brand position and look.
- Develop the relations with the international sports organizations.
- Organize and manage the international delegations relations.

Achievements:

- Manage MBR Creative Sports Awards Ceremony events
- Establish, develop and organize the corporate communication department.
- Create the brand identity guideline and manage DSC’s image issues.
- Develop and build the Sports Council website portal full structure.

Member of the Org. Committee & Director of Media Center, 10th FINA World Swimming Championship Dubai at Dubai Sports Council
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • June 2008 to December 2010

Responsibilities:

- Develop and organize the overall strategies of the event.
- Encourage the national media to build the event public awareness
- Develop and manage the national and international media relations
- Manage the media center and the journalists requests

Member of Dubai Org. Committee & Director of Com. & Media Committee, SportAccord Convention 2010 at Dubai Sports Council
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • February 2009 to May 2010

Responsibilities:

- Develop and organize the overall strategies of the event.
- Coordinate the communication between the international organizer and Dubai organizing committee.
- Manage and supervise the suppliers scope of work
- Develop and manage the national and international media relations
- Manage the media center and the journalists requests

Achievements:

- Organize one of the most successful SportAccord event ever
- Design the first countdown campaign that cover TV and Newspaper in the Dubai to build public awareness

Member of Local Org. Committee & Director of Com. & Media Committee, FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup at Dubai Sports Council
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • October 2008 to November 2009

Responsibilities:

- Develop and manage the national and international media relations
- Manage and supervise the FIFA media requirement
- Encourage the national media to build the event public awareness
- Build and manage the media center
- Develop the volunteers needed skills

News Editor and Reporter at DUBAI MEDIA INCORPORATED
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • January 2006 to June 2008

Responsibilities:
- Search for the news stories around UAE
- Manage the crow to record the needed footage for the story
- Write the news script and develop the initial video editing
- Record the voice over and supervise the final edit

Achievements:

- Distinguished Team - Dubai Government Excellence Program awards

Announcer at Dubai Radio and T.V.
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • June 1995 to June 2006

Responsibilities:

- Present social talk shows on the radio
- Produce and present educational and documentary radio programs
- Research the programs topics
- Develop the programs script

Achievements:

- Presenting “Dubai on air with you” the most famous radio talk show program

Planning and Training Manager at Scout Mission of Dubai
  • United Arab Emirates
  • July 1995 to January 2000

Develope strategic plan for training

Programs and Production Manager Assistant at Dimensions Advertising and Art Production
  • United Arab Emirates
  • July 1995 to October 1998

following up the production line to prevent any delay or problems

UAE University Rover Scout Head Committee Member at UAE University
  • United Arab Emirates
  • September 1992 to June 1995

manage the university rover scout activities
play a mediator role between the university management and the rover scout members

Education

Diploma, Sports Administrations
  • at Ohio University
  • April 2012

1. Introduction to sport management in global context and leadership in sports 2. Management of public assembly facilities 3. Development of management, governance, and human resources 4. Sport marketing, revenue generation and sponsorship

Master's degree, Communication Management
  • at University Of Technology, Sydney
  • May 2006

1. Managing Public Communication Strategies 2. Strategic Communication and Negotiation 3. Advertising in a Global Economy 4. Cross-cultural and International Communication 5. Communicating with Publics 6. Human Resource Management 7. Managing communication 8. Organizational Communication Management 9. Research for Communication Professionals

Bachelor's degree, Mass Communication (Radio and TV)
  • at UAE University
  • June 1995

Specialties & Skills

Event Managment
Website Management
Protocol Development
Media Relations
Web site Development
Strategic Social Media Development and Management
Event Managements
Presentation
Planning

Languages

Arabic
Expert
English
Intermediate

Training and Certifications

Risk and Crises Management for Media (Training)
Training Institute:
Turjuman Media Consultancy
Date Attended:
May 2010
Public Relations Principles and Applications (Training)
Training Institute:
Safe Route Public Relations ltd
Date Attended:
June 2007
Corporate Social Responsibility Specialist (Training)
Training Institute:
Turjuman Media Consultancy
Date Attended:
September 2011
International Protocol Manager Training (Training)
Training Institute:
The Protocol School of Washington / Protocol Department of Dubai
Date Attended:
May 2011
Building Image and Managing Reputation (Training)
Training Institute:
Turjuman Media Consultancy
Date Attended:
March 2010