Senior Manager- Media and Communications Associate
International Organisation for Migration
Total des années d'expérience :18 years, 8 Mois
Short Term Contract- to help them build their Communications department in Damascus, because of the current continues unrest situation IOM work in Syria has expanded.
1- Develop a communications strategy for the CO in consultation with the CoM and programme units head.
2- Support programme teams to produce well presented and effective publications and other knowledge products to communicate key lessons learnt and best practices, advises CO on branding and publications policy.
3- Produce IOM documentary movies.
4- In the public domain the Communications Officer maintains and updates the CO’s website with relevant and current project related information products.
5- Develops and maintains a IOM events calendar, ensuring that major events are indentified early; supports senior management and relevant programme teams to develop and manage messages and information material to ensure the success of major events. Based on this develops an annual work plan and budget to realize these opportunities in a timely manner.
6- Raising awareness about IOM’s role in the country and at international level, positioning the organization as a trusted and credible partner and mobilizing resources are important priorities for the Country Office.
7- Ensure communications products like information kits, IOM Results Pages, donor brochures, posters, and Documentary films are well presented, results focused, informative, clear and concise.
8- Develops and maintains contacts with key print and electronic media (including radio, TV, news websites and blogs) to supply them with newsworthy material about IOM’ work in the country.
9- Ensures that all outreach information material to be used by the media is written in a way that concepts and issues can be readily understood by the public.
10- Works with local media partners to promote, pro-bono if possible, IOM’s global advocacy campaigns.
11- Researches and identifies media stories, writes and edits media releases, and feature stories within tight timeframes which consistently meet agreed corporate standards.
12- Managing and initiating peace building strategy.
A special short term contract: working as a specialist to upgrade, initialize and upload the new content for the CO new website (CQ5). The project was to cope with the rest of UNDP office all over the world. The UAE CO website is expected to migrate to the new corporate platform; the migration resulted in consistency among practices in terms of branding, content and overall image. The assignment was to help the UAE office in undertaking the main editorial and content management tasks required for the proper maintenance of the website. The web upgrade project has been identified as a UNDP corporate top priority.
• UNDP web master. www.undp.org.sy
• Writing Success stories write and edit media releases (English & Arabic) and feature stories.
• UNDP brand Management.
• Produce documentary movies and/or commissions films for capturing project results/issues for UNDP.
• UNDP Intranet “Share-point” sight owner.
• Providing training for UNDP projects Communications staff.
• Build UNDP media relations and communications strategies to achieve impact on desired targets groups and stakeholders.
Voluntary work with: o 2010-2011 Support the Youth Commission for Volunteerism Syrian (NGO)
2009 December -Dec 2011 Communications & Follow-up Manager for Syrian Environment Association, Syrian NGO
• Organising SEA events
• Writing press release and building relation with Media
• Follow up for all SEA projects and activities.
• Leading and developing SEA Communications and Media Team
• To maintain records of media stories and to evaluate their effectiveness,
• Reporting Monitoring and Evaluation.
2009 November- May 2011 Project Manager for Beeatoona "Lebanese NGO"
• The project aims to raise the awareness among schools students about the hazel of batteries. Project long aim is to reach with the students and their community the idea and the culture of waste sorting. Then supporting the schools to establish their own environmental club in each targeted school.
www.beeatoona.org
www.sea-sy@scs-net.org
• 1996-2011 Arabic Calligraphy Teacher for: o British Council, Damascus, Syria (International Arabic Students)
o Japanese Embassy Japanese staff.
2010 Jan -May 2010; Livelihoods Team Leader with International Rescue Committee (IRC)
• Carry out project activities in compliance with the cooperative agreement and IRC, donor, and national regulations.
• 2010 Participated in the One Day on Earth project a short video about Damascus: http://www.onedayonearth.org/profile/MalakAtkeh
www.onedayonearth.org
• 2007 Translated 30 episodes of a television programme for Al-Badya Company
• Develop promotional plans for individual services, products, projects and events undertaken by the Council locally and regionally
• Support the British Council’s media relations and communications strategies to achieve impact on desired targets groups and stakeholders.
o 2009 Massar - Syrian (NGO for Youth)
o 2001-2002 & 2009 Syrian Environment Association Syrian (NGO)
2002-20006, 2008-2009 British Council, Damascus, Customer Services Assistant: duties included: • Handle Teaching Centre, educational, exams and UK education/information enquiries (face to face, telephone, email, and fax), referring those customers requiring further, specialised services to the appropriate member of staff/team/service point.
• Assist with Placement Test and TC registration and exams procedures.
• UK Educational Advisor
• Promoting for Education UK
• Deliver Information Services and English Language Learner support.
2002- 2009 AlAdib For Design Company, English Editor
2007 September 2008 March British Council Acting Marketing & Communications Manager
• Marketing Budget holder
• Develop promotional plans for individual services, products, projects and events
undertaken by the Council locally and regionally.
• E-news letter
• Mastering British Council website
• Support the British Council's media relations and communications strategies to achieve
impact on desired targets groups and stakeholders.
• IT power user
• FABS Power user.
2006-2008 British Council, Marketing, Communications & Admin Work: duties included:
• Support the British Council's media relations and communications strategies to achieve impact on desired targets groups and stakeholders.
• Researching the needs of internal & external customers, activities' evaluation and the country scorecard.
• Conducting Teaching Centre (questionnaires, focus groups)
• Organise students' activities.
• Brand management
• Web Master: www.britishcouncil.org/syria
• Web Master: British Council web 2006-2008
• Photoshop 2001
• British Council e-news letter since 2006-2008
• Web Master: UNDP Syria
• Intranet Owner: "Share point" UNDP Syria
• Film editing.
o 2003-2004 Rainbow, Syrian (NGO) for orphan children
IT skills
• 2011 October: Ongoing MSc in "Corporate Communications and PR", Second year Distance Learning, Robert Gordon University, Aberdeen Business School, UK