Interpreter
Embassy of Canada to Lebanon
Total des années d'expérience :14 years, 7 Mois
Facilitating the work of Canadian Government officials, Immigration and CBSA officers in interviewing refugees (Syrian, Iraqi, Egyptian Sudanese and Eritrean) and assessing their resettlement and protection needs, in addition to Permanent Resident (PR) applicants to Canada.
Facilitating the work of foreign Government delegations to Lebanon in interviewing Syrian refugees and assessing their resettlement and protection needs:
- Swiss State Secretariat for Migration SEM (Staatssekretariat für Migration - SEM)
- Ministry of the Interior and Public Security of Chile (Ministerio del Interior y Seguridad Pública de Chile)
- Ministry of the Interior of Spain (Ministerio del Interior de España)
- Dutch Immigration and Naturalisation Service - INS (Immigratie- en Naturalisatiedienst - IND)
- Swedish Migration Agency (Migrationsverket)
- Norwegian Directorate of Immigration (Utlendingsdirektoratet)
- Ministry of Interior of France (Ministère de l’Intérieur de France)
- French Office for the Protection of Refugees and Stateless people - OFPRA (Office Français de
Protection des Réfugiés et Apatrides - OFPRA)
Freelance translator working on the translation of various documents and reports mainly about Yemen and transitional justice in Yemen.
Freelance translator working on the translation of various documents and reports.
Facilitated the work of officials from the Ministry of Interior of France in interviewing Syrian refugees and assessing their resettlement and protection needs during a one-week mission in Turkey.
Worked remotely with LinkedIn MENA office writing client success stories and blog posts.
Worked remotely as Transcreator and reviser on accounts of various international brands.
- Managed the work of three Area Risk Advisors with frequent travels to the three regional offices
(Akkar & North, Beqaa and South)
- Worked closely with SSCL -Executive Committee, Chair, Coordinator and Area Risk Advisors
- Represented SSCL to relevant clusters and agencies as and when required
- Liaised with relevant SSCL stakeholders and interlocutors, such as the United Nations (UN), donors and independent analytical bodies
- Coordinated the collection of information and Assured quality of SSCL services and products
- Managed and collated incident reporting and advised SSCL members (INGOs and IOs)
- Acted as the point of contact for SSCL information management, database and product development
- Produced intellectually rigorous and best-practice analytical product in support of SSCL
- Developed and conducted database management
- Ensured technical quality and accuracy of SSCL reporting
- Monitored open sources to generate contextual analysis
- Brainstormed in departmental discussions on the corporate brand, voice, and tone
- Drafted and implemented monthly/yearly corporate communications, PR and SM strategies
- Supervised Copywriter Assistants
- Assessed, edited, and ensured consistency in all corporate communications materials including sales, marketing, advertising and BD content
- Managed PR and research calendar to ensure timeliness
- Liaised and worked actively with the communications and marketing teams based in Jordan and Dubai respectively
- Synchronized between Bayt.com, research agency and PR agency based in Dubai
- Handled all media interview requests and supported spokespeople by providing interview
preparation and feedback
- Edited and ensured localization of press releases in both English and Arabic
- Produced BD content catered to different audiences: sourced third-party content in the areas of target industry news, career content, HR content etc
- Produced new site content, career articles, blogs, newsletters and mailers
- Managed, proofread and edited all translation work
- Produced new site content, articles, newsletters, sales letters and other related informative,
marketing and promotional material
- Supervised Copywriter Assistants and all translation work
- Edited and ensured localization of press releases
- Handled all PR activities and coordinated with PR and Research agencies in Dubai
- Handled all media interview requests and supported spokespeople by providing interview
preparation and feedback
- Liaised with the corporate communications director and worked actively with the marketing team based in Dubai
- Handled social networking activities
- Assisted with production and translation of all new site content
- Proofread website content, moderated users participation and took ownership of feedback function
- Increased traffic to corporate website through relevant discussions and participations on external
websites
- Worked actively on social networks to harness its marketing power
Translated and published online FOREX and Dow Jones Newswire feeds and articles
A two-month internship in the UN-ESCWA Conference Services department after having passed the UNESCWA competitive translation exam
Official accreditation of the degree of fluency of the Spanish Language issued and recognized by the Ministry of Education, Culture and Sport of Spain
Grant from the Spanish Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation to follow an intensive summer course in Spain on Spanish language and culture (Advanced level)
French Baccalaureate, Economics section - Graduated with honors