Associate Directors - January 2016 - Now
Impact Porter Novelli
مجموع سنوات الخبرة :23 years, 10 أشهر
Senior Account Director, October 2014 - December 2015
Senior Communication Consultant - Head of Arabic, October 2013 - October 2014
Senior Communications Consultant, July 2012 - October 2013
Communications Consultant, March 2010 - June 2012
RESPONSIBILITIES AND TASKS
-Managing, developing and implementing integrated communications and marketing campaigns in the UAE and GCC
-Planning and managing internal and external strategic communications and marketing (employees, stakeholders, media)
-Managing and implementing corporate events through liaising with different stakeholders
-Strategic communication counsel and advice
-All aspects of PR and corporate communications servicing and support
-Providing strategic and tactical solutions to promote objectives and/or mitigate risk
-Building and maintaining local, regional and international media relations
-Press Office management and planning
KEY SPECIALTIES
-Government and corporate communications and strategic council
-Properties and Retail
-Medical and health services
-Environment and conservation
Clients:
Dubai Properties - Dubai
UE Medical - Abu Dhabi
Department of Municipal Affairs - Abu Dhabi
International Fund for Houbara Conservation - Abu Dhabi
Regulation and Supervision Bureau - Abu Dhabi
Technology Development Committee - Abu Dhabi
Abu Dhabi Science Festival (2011&2012&2014) - Abu Dhabi
Ferrari World Abu Dhabi
EFG Hermes - Egypt
Daman Health Insurance - Abu Dhabi
Emirates Global Aluminum (EGA)
Information:
•I am Developing an in depth perspective on the status of economic, political, and educational reform throughout the Gulf, Jordan and Yemen.
•Using a variety of print and media sources, and working closely with information officers and specialists at U.S. Missions, I assemble daily a comprehensive picture of MEPI related developments in the region for Washington audiences and NEA posts.
•I highlight for local Public Diplomacy offices throughout the region policy statements and speeches made by senior us officials with local media, and develop feature pieces in Arabic and English that highlight the work of MEPI throughout the region for placement by local Public Diplomacy offices.
•I will maintain a local website of MEPI information in English and Arabic.
•As required, I assist posts and implementers of MEPI programs with the formulation of press releases, monitoring of media coverage of funded activities, and produce media summaries for Washington audiences.
•I am also the MEPI regional office point of contact for efforts to build a region-wide network of MEPI alumni, and to produce electronic and print updates for distribution to the alumni network.
Small Grants:
•I am responsible for the administrative management of the MEPI "building change" small grants program for the countries in the region, and for maintaining all documents and correspondence associated with an office of record.
•I prepare the original grant to be issued under the program for the signature of the grants officer, and manages correspondence with the grantee and project officer, bringing any requests affecting the terms and conditions of the grant to the attention of the grants officer.
•I am also responsible for managing the closeout, and final financial and narrative reports in accordance with the schedule included in the individual grants. I will draft quarterly and annual reports on the "building change" program for Washington.
Information:
•Review local English and Arabic press; and monitor television programming as requested.
•Select, translate, and edit items of likely interest to American officers or senior Information staff concerning current events, political, economic, cultural, labor, or related developments for distribution to key audiences (in English or Arabic as relevant) for inclusion in media reaction reports to be sent to Washington.
•Draft such reports for approval of Information Specialist and Public Affairs Officer.
- Assistance with Media outreach and Maintain mid level contacts at newspapers, magazines, radio and TV stations, government departments, and private media organizations, and with other PD and mission officers.
•Assist with selection and preparation of print, film, and audio materials for placement with media audiences, and for inclusion in support packages for PD and other mission programs.
•Translate from Arabic into English and vice versa as required, also helping other offices in the Embassy with translation.
•Write press releases for press and other information media in support of PD program objectives.
•Assist American officers or Information Specialist with preparations for press conferences and briefings by researching background information, preparing materials, setting up microphones and recording facilities, and providing other necessary logistical support.
- Cultural Program Events:
•Perform assigned tasks in connection with programming of U.S. cultural and academic specialists, speakers, visiting Washington and regionally based Officers, and other cultural presentations.
•Assist in setting up of and execution of such programs, including compilation of materials.
•Maintain lists of key cultural contacts for inclusion in programs of specific subject interest, e.g. education, environment, women's issues, and the arts.
•Maintain working and mid level contacts in the offices of local cultural institutions.
I am working as an Academic and Student Services Assistant. I am assisting the head of Academic and Student Services.
- I deal with student on day-to-day bases when coming with questions and inquiries.
- I assist my supervisor with the weekly statistics of the students registered in the College.
- I assist the students with any problems that might occur during their registration and afterwards of course.
This company is a new Joint venture between Higher Colleges of Technology-Center of Excellence for Applied Research and Training (CERT) and the French Company Thomson-CSF. CERT Thomson-CSF Institute (CTI) provides diploma and Higher Diploma graduates with training courses in Software Development, Project Management, Multimedia and Telecommunications.
I worked as a student supervisor with the following functions:
-Contacting prospect students interested in the courses offered by the institute.
-Presenting to the students the courses offered by the Institute and advising of what is best suited for each student.
-Keeping track of the students’ progress and absence records and communicating that directly to their superiors.
-Solving whatever problems they face during their studies; e.g. problems with teachers, material taught and personal problems if needed.
I also worked as an Administrative Officer as well as the Chief Executive Officer’s Assistant. My tasks included:
-Marketing the company by writing and designing the brochures and contacting press and media for advertisements.
-Organizing all conferences and exhibitions we participated in like TRIDEX, March 2000 and IDEX last March, which was a very big success and helped a lot in marketing our Institute.
-Keeping track of the company’s expenses.
-Translating all needed documents for the company from English to Arabic and visa versa.