Ghada El Tahir, Executive Director

Ghada El Tahir

Executive Director

Medecins Sans Frontieres

Location
Egypt - Cairo
Education
Master's degree, Public Policy and Administration
Experience
28 years, 1 Months

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Work Experience

Total years of experience :28 years, 1 Months

Executive Director at Medecins Sans Frontieres
  • United Arab Emirates - Abu Dhabi
  • My current job since April 1996
Communication Director at MSF UAE Office
  • United Arab Emirates
  • January 2010 to September 2011
Manager for Network & Interaction at MSF
  • Qatar - Doha
  • June 2009 to December 2009

MSF UAE Office Qatar - Doha June 2009 - December 2009
Manager for Network & Interaction
Nature of Work: Developed contacts with civil societies, universities, intellectuals, authorities, institutions, etc, within Qatar and the GCC and among communities originating from countries where MSF intervenes. Supported MSF mission in Yemen during the 6th war in the North of the country with regard to expat evacuation and negotiations with the Saudi authorities.
Note: position terminated early to take over Comms Director Position in Abu Dhabi.

Head of Mission at Medecins Sans Frontieres
  • Yemen - Sanaa
  • June 2007 to January 2009
Communication Officer at MSF UAE Office
  • United Arab Emirates - Abu Dhabi
  • May 2004 to April 2007
HR Manager at Qatari Investors Group
  • Qatar - Doha
  • January 2003 to April 2004
Administrative Coordinator at The IRC
  • Sudan - Khartoum
  • January 2000 to August 2001

The IRC Sudan -Khartoum January 2000 - August 2001
Administrative Coordinator

Education

Master's degree, Public Policy and Administration
  • at Institute of Social Studies
  • January 2002

Institute of Social Studies The Hague, The Netherlands 2001-2002 * MA in Social Studies, Specialisation in Public Policy and Administration- Major Human Resources Development (Scholarship funded by the World Bank)

Master's degree, Gender and Development Studies
  • at Ahfad University for Women
  • January 2000

Ahfad University for Women Khartoum, Sudan 1999-2000 * MSc in Gender and Development Studies

Bachelor's degree, French Language
  • at University of Khartoum
  • January 1996

University of Khartoum Khartoum, Sudan 1991-1996 * B.A Honours in English Language and English Literature, Faculty of Arts, with a joint major in French Language.

Specialties & Skills

Working Under Pressure
Spokesperson
Negotiation
Security Analysis
Analysis
ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT
DATABASE
DOCUMENTATION
EMERGENCY RESPONSE
ESTIMATION
RECRUITMENT
SECURITY

Languages

Arabic
Expert
English
Expert
French
Intermediate