Communications Officer for Secretary General of GECF
Gas Exporting Countries Forum (GECF)
Total years of experience :15 years, 5 Months
Key Responsibilities
• Directly support the Secretary General of GECF.
• Plan and Organize high level meetings like Executive Board and Ministerial Meetings as well as Summits.
• Handle communication with high level officials like Heads of State, Ministers, Ambassadors and CEOs of corporations.
• Assist with the preparation of press releases and reports.
Key Responsibilities:
• Support the Center Director.
• Directly and independently lead research projects.
• Draft scopes of work for research that show a strong understanding of the local context, an appropriate use of research tools, and realistic timeline and team compositions.
• Lead outreach and public relations efforts of research center.
• Participate in local, regional and international conferences and workshops on behalf of the Center.
• Support graduate students with thesis work.
• Plan and handle logistics of the Center events including round-tables, workshops and conferences
• Assist with organization of events: (Handled all logistics)
1. International panel on “Syrian Refugee Crisis: The International Community’s Moral Responsibility” (QFIS, December 4, 2012).
2. Distinguished speaker lecture by Ilyasah Shabazz on “The Transformative Power of Education: Continuing the Legacy of Malcolm X” (Qatar Foundation, 9 Dec)
• Assist Center Director with preparation of Book “Islam and Muslims” (the first textbook on Islam in English, approximately 1, 100 Pages, three volumes)
• Work on several indexes in Volume Three: concept index, Quranic citations index and indexes of names, places, proper nouns and Arab terms.
Key Responsibilities:
• Supervised more than 500 graduate students sponsored by various Saudi Universities and government agencies under the King Abdullah Scholarship Program.
• Developed a corporate wellness program and emergency management and business continuity plan for the organization.
• Initiated and designed an employee newsletter.
• Served on several committees including the interior design, quality control, and graduation committee.
• Founder and co-Chair of Employee committee representing over 400 employees with management.
Key Responsibilities:
• Prepared and edited press releases for session during the UN Conference on the Status of Women 2008.
• Drafted president’s speeches
• Conducted research on important topics including; human trafficking and empowerment of women.
Concentration: Global Negotiation and Conflict Management and the Middle East Region Nominated for President's Management Fellowship Associate Editor for School Journal Director of Arabic Language Club Selected for Internship with U.S. State Department
I received academic honors during one semester. Minor in International Relations
