Farah Arke, Program Coordinator

Farah Arke

Program Coordinator

Pink Tank

Location
United Arab Emirates - Abu Dhabi
Education
Bachelor's degree, International Studies
Experience
1 years, 5 Months

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Work Experience

Total years of experience :1 years, 5 Months

Program Coordinator at Pink Tank
  • United Arab Emirates - Abu Dhabi
  • January 2014 to May 2014

- Attend meetings and act as main point of contact with client, social media agency, website agency, creative agency and production agency
- Prepare agendas for weekly meetings with client and third parties and update event status report
- Maintain contact with invited speakers and moderators for logistical and program information
- Communicate to-do lists and deadlines to all relevant parties
- Control and update forum participants database
- Support registration process before and during the forum
- Coordinate logistical arrangements

Accreditatiion Assistant at Abu Dhabi Film Festival
  • United Arab Emirates - Abu Dhabi
  • October 2012 to October 2012

My main task as an accreditation assistant in the Press Department at ADFF was to coordinate between the Accreditation Desk and other departments, to maintain and manage access requests and badges by journalists & media figures, and to compile relevant data into a database software.

Intern at Issam Fares Institute
  • Lebanon - Beirut
  • June 2011 to August 2011

As an intern in the Research, Advocacy and Public Policy-Making department, I assisted in compiling and inputting information on policy research institutes in the MENA region, into primary databases. I also collected journal articles and bibliographies from archives relevant to specific case-studies. I summarized and translated reports. I assisted in interviews with community leaders on a specific case-study (such as in the healthcare sector).

Call Center Agent at American University of Sharjah
  • United Arab Emirates - Sharjah
  • October 2010 to June 2011

I compiled information and data for maintenance database, and I assisted the main operator in handling phone calls to the university that were referred to requested departments or figures.

Education

Bachelor's degree, International Studies
  • at American University of Sharjah
  • June 2012

I was an International Studies undergraduate student at AUS, with a concentration in International Relations. I started my first year of studies with receiving a Merit Scholarship, and I was on the Dean's List for 4 semesters. I completed my internship after finishing my third year of studies, at the Issam Fares Institute in AUB.

Specialties & Skills

Analysis
Political Research
Public Policy Research
Coordinating Special Events
Writing
MS Office
Communication
Typing 80 wpm
Interpersonal Skills
Research & Analyzing

Languages

Arabic
Expert
English
Expert

Training and Certifications

Peer Mediation Coordinator (Training)
Training Institute:
American University of Sharjah
Date Attended:
March 2012
Internship (Training)
Training Institute:
Issam Fares Institute
Date Attended:
June 2011