Communications Manager
QANDIL Swedish Humanitarian Aid Organization
Total years of experience :14 years, 6 Months
Manages overarching communication, outreach and marketing of QANDIL’s work;
- Works closely with QANDIL’s project managers and supervisors to collect accurate information about initiatives and activities, and to report them in communications;
- Pays regular visits to sites in urban and rural areas where projects are conducted;
- Develops a well-organized archive of QANDIL’s publications and communications;
- Collects information, takes pictures, and writes in flawless English on the activities;
- Develops internal and external publications like newsletters, releases, email announcements, and publications, including drafting annual donor reports and disseminating them on time;
- Ensures that the public views QANDIL and its activities favorably and positively;
- Builds up contacts and launches awareness raising campaigns when appropriate;
- Approaches media outlets to set up interviews with QANDIL representatives about key activities and initiatives;
- Attends fairs and conferences to promote QANDIL and its humanitarian aid work;
- Perform other related work as required.
Participated in the mapping of the service providers for vocational and farming trainings, for employment and other organization/programmes for external referral (in the community or neighbor community) and update IM.
Organized and conduct information meetings on Community Revitalization Progrram (CRP) services with applicants referred to the programme.
Interviewed and screened CRP beneficiary basis on the approved set of criteria and using the beneficiary form.
Provided counseling to the beneficiaries according to his/her interest and match with his/her background. Use all the documents like one stop shot, list of trainings courses, list of potential jobs, etc.
Coordinated with BDS focal point to schedule the beneficiaries for small business cases, Vocational training (VT) and Farming Training (FT) for BDS trainings according the needs.
Ensured that the (your) cases are recorded in the tracking sheet on a daily basis;
Assist beneficiary in the development of business plans, service plans for trainings, job placement. Submit the service plan to the hub for approval.
Taught the government counterpart in the work on various types and process of services.
Conducted outreach visits in the field and keep updated your cases in the portal and the tracking sheet.
Maintained communication with Community Management Team (CMT) members and Community Revitalization Initiative (CRI) monitors to address the reliable target needs through all the components of the CRP activities.
Performed other required duties assigned by direct supervisor and/or operation officer/HOH/Hof JOC/CoM.
Through a special series of programs, I Hosted foreign diplomats, mostly Consul Generals, into face-to-face interviews in order to discuss the up-to-date matters and issues in the Kurdistan region of Iraq. The main focus of the program was to understand the participation of foreign representations and institutions in the economic, political and social activities in the region.
8/2009-7/2013 Kurdish News Network (KNN) Sulaimani, Iraq
Presenter, Documentarian, Economic Desk Producer, International Press Observer
• Presented "Special Edition, " an English-Kurdish program hosting international figures to discuss various global issues and topics, especially those related to politics
• Produced documentaries
• Produced news on regional and international economic landscape
• Prepared Kurdish articles (OP-ED) from international press
• Translated works for Department of Information Bank
Serviced existing accounts, obtains orders, and establishes new accounts by planning and organizing daily work schedule to call on existing or potential sales outlets and other trade factors.
Adjusted content of sales presentations by studying the type of sales outlet or trade factor.
Focused sales efforts by studying existing and potential volume of dealers.
Submited orders by referring to price lists and product literature.
Kept management informed by submitting activity and results reports, such as daily call reports, weekly work plans, and monthly and annual territory analyses.
Recommended changes in products, service, and policy by evaluating results and competitive developments.
Resolved customer complaints by investigating problems; developing solutions; preparing reports; making recommendations to management.
Maintained professional and technical knowledge by attending educational workshops; reviewing professional publications; establishing personal networks; participating in professional societies.