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Budoor Al Yousuf, Director

Budoor Al Yousuf

Director·Hill + Knowlton Strategies

United Arab Emirates

Bachelor's degree, eMBA

Work experience

Total years of experience: 12 years, 10 months

Director

January 2022 - Present

Hill + Knowlton Strategies

Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

January 2022 - Present

• Senior consult to clients on Marketing and Communication activities
• Develop communications plans and strategies for multiple clients
• Consult on several high level government clients within agency
• Advise teams on National and International campaigns

Company industry:
Public Relations (PR)
Job role:
Management

Corporate Communications Manager

June 2014 - November 2014

Emirates Foundation

Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

June 2014 - November 2014

- Plan, develop, and lead the team to manage the media and public relations strategies and initiatives
- Promote & strengthen the EF brand image across the region
- Ensuring clear and seamless flow of key messages to all stakeholders
- Improve the Media & PR policies and procedures
- Manage all media relations and communications
- Identify opportunities for continuous improvement in the department

Company industry:
Non-profit Organization
Job role:
Marketing and PR

associate manager, partner communications

January 2012 - June 2014

twofour54

Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

January 2012 - June 2014

-Create partner communication strategy and plans
-Run all communications between twofour54 and its partners
-Manage branding of Facilitation department
-Improve partner marketing collateral with Marketing team
-Develop and manage twofour54 online community
-Create and manage twofour54 partner newsletter
-Supervise twofour54 partner connect events
-Handle all partner related issues with client relations department
-Analyse, review, and report on the growth and structure of the partner community
-Representative of the Facilitation team to partners and internal departments

Achievements
-Formed a steady pipeline of information from and to partners
-Launched advertising and communication campaigns for partners and Government entities
-Developed Partner community platforms (online/offline)

Company industry:
Media Production
Job role:
Marketing and PR

Marketing Officer

July 2006 - December 2011

Ducab

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

July 2006 - December 2011

Marketing Officer (11/2008)
-Handle all external communications, media relations & PR
-Responsible for aligning company to defined CSR objectives
-Event and Exhibitions budgeting, planning & coordination at regional and International level
-Travel to GCC countries to manage exhibitions and present at customer relationship events
-Country Manager for Oman and Qatar - execute all events, exhibitions, promotions
-Maintain department budget to ensure zero overspends
-Propose and draw forecasts for department
-Team leader of HR marketing activities
-Design & implement branding elements
-Marketing Team Leader of new subsidiary (Ducab HV) reporting directly to CEO

Marketing Assistant (07/2006)
-Successfully managed a marketing campaign to increase the sales in defined 3 month period
-Planning and Implementation of internal & external events
-Execute branding initiatives
-Co-ordinate PR activities
-Develop vendors for marketing department


Achievements
-Manager of Ducab-HV opening event which was in the presence of His Highness Shaikh Mohammad bin -Rashid Al Maktoum, Shaikh Hamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Shaikh Maktoum bin Mohammad Al Maktoum and Shaikh Majid bin Mohammad Al Maktoum
-Improved the company PR rating
-Initiate and Lead interdepartmental team to run Customer Engagement program
-Evaluator and Marketing champion in suggestion scheme program
-Initiated Crisis Management Program

Company industry:
Industrial Production
Job role:
Marketing and PR

Education

Higher Colleges of Technology

April 2012

April 2012

Bachelor's degree, eMBA

United Arab Emirates

GPA (point): 3.8 out of 4

GPA (point): 3.8 out of 4

Higher Colleges of Technology

June 2006

June 2006

Bachelor's degree, Business Administration, Travel and Tourism

United Arab Emirates

GPA (point): 3.69 out of 4

GPA (point): 3.69 out of 4

•Awarded Directors Leadership Award for Student of the Year (2006) •Awarded Outstanding Student Award for HD1 (2004)

Skills

New Media Marketing
Expert
New Media Marketing
Expert
Crisis Management
Expert
Crisis Management
Expert
Media Management
Expert
Media Management
Expert
Events Organisation
Expert
Events Organisation
Expert
Innovation
Expert
Innovation
Expert
Media relations
Expert
Media relations
Expert
Branding
Expert
Branding
Expert
External communication
Expert
External communication
Expert
Internal communications
Expert
Internal communications
Expert
Innovation
Expert
Innovation
Expert
Events Organisation
Expert
Events Organisation
Expert
Media Management
Expert
Media Management
Expert
Crisis Management
Expert
Crisis Management
Expert
New Media Marketing
Expert
New Media Marketing
Expert

Languages

Arabic
Expert
English
Expert

Memberships

Sail eMagazine

Writer

November 2012

Training and Certifications

Certifications
Yes
Higher Colleges of Technology
Oct 2010 - Oct 2010
Yes
IRR
Jul 2009 - Jul 2009

Hobbies

  • Writing
    Writer in Sail eMagazine http://sailemagazine.com/category/psychology/mental-pondeing/#.UsANGtIW2Zc
  • Writing
    Monthly column in SaileMagazine about psychology called "Mental Pondering"