Lena Kanaan

MANAGER at JUNIORS NURSERY

• Qatar
• My current job since January 2012

!Established and implemented policies and procedures for the general
operation and instructional leadership of nursery, in accordance to the
guidelines and standards of the Ministry of Social Affairs. Successfully obtained
the certification and introduced Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS)
curriculum through consultancy and workshops. Proudly achieved ranking of
Top 20 Nurseries in Doha.
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Core Responsibilities
❖ Remodelled, refurbished and expanded interior and exterior of building to
ensure safe and appropriate nursery environment to promote learning and
development suitable to accommodate young children.
❖ Oversee processing of all pertinent documents in reference to the criteria of
Immigration Office, Ministry of Social Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs in
compliance with the laws and regulations (visas, residency, ID’s and
passports to all personnel under and to be under sponsorship.
❖ Managing and supervising a team of over 30 employees in two branches.
❖ Ensuring that appropriate equipment and resources are available and
maintained in accordance to developmental and safety standards.
❖ Recruiting and inducting qualified and experienced staff members and
making sure training and employee development is provided.
❖ Conducting regular staff meetings to ensure quality of workflow and
addressing any concerns and/or issues before / as they arise and also to
maintain good morale.

EXECUTIVE SECRETARY at SUPREME COUNCIL OF INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY

• Qatar
• January 2009 to January 2011

EXECUTIVE SECRETARY at ALMANA GROUP

• Qatar
• January 2008 to January 2009

EXECUTIVE SECRETARY at GAS PROCESSING CENTRE

• Qatar
• January 2007 to January 2008

Executive Secretary

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of the Regulatory
Authority at ictQATAR, facilitating day-to-day administerial duties and ensuring
productivity throughout the department as well as liaison of communication
between telecommunications operators in the State of Qatar and the
Regulatory Authority.
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Main Duties
❖ Providing excellent support to high profile executives and consultants inside
and outside ictQATAR.
❖ Managing ASG calendar and agenda, scheduling meetings and coordinating
events.
❖ Preparing and editing correspondence, reports and presentations.
❖ Dealing with incoming and outgoing e-mails, faxes and post.
❖ Organizing and maintaing files and records in a highly efficient manner.
❖ Handling phone calls and inquiries .
❖ Translating customer complaints of telecom operators from Arabic to English
and vice versa.
❖ Assisting (preparing files and putting together evidences) in support of ASG
during legal cases between telecommunications operators and the
Regulatory Authority.

Executive Secretary

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performing daily administrative tasks and duties ensuring efficient workflow
and providing secretarial support to executives and other departments.
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Responsibilities
❖ Managing and maintaining filing systems.
❖ Managing calendars and scheduling meetings .
❖ Conducting written and verbal communications and correspondence,
preparing reports, minutes and editing presentations.
❖ Providing translation of e-mails, documents and letters from Arabic to English
and vice vera.
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Executive Secretary

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to the Director of the newly established Gas Processing

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Responsible for greeting VIPs on the directors behalf, as required.
❖ Establishing and maintaining filing systems archives.
❖ Handling all phone calls, emails and all types of correspondence (drafting
letters, editing reports etc) and communications.
❖ Managing calendars, scheduling meetings and coordinating events.
❖ Upholding strong rapport between GPC and outside parties (gas companies,
processing centres, universities etc) especially on an international level.
❖ Exhibit efficiency when handling tasks according to priority and deadlines.