Rabia Shah, Consular Officer

Rabia Shah

Consular Officer

Embassy of Brazil

Location
Pakistan
Education
Master's degree, Human Resource Management
Experience
15 years, 0 Months

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Total years of experience :15 years, 0 Months

Consular Officer at Embassy of Brazil
  • Pakistan - Islamabad
  • My current job since September 2016

Conducting interviews of the applicants.

Expertly handle public questions online/telephone regarding applications and visa types.

Process applications for the issuance/denegation of visas.

Notarized legal business and educational documents.

Recording and processing the issuance & replacement of passports.

Analyzed applications to process correctly and uncover fraud by conducting in-depth verification.

Reporting incidents to supervisors and tracked trends thoroughly to prevent any criminal activity.

Administrative Assistant at Turkish Coordination and Corporation Agency (TIKA)
  • Pakistan - Islamabad
  • July 2012 to September 2016

Correspondence with the Government Officials and Ministries.

Maintaining and Filling office records.

Edit and proof reading of the documents.

Writing and filing the record of the minutes of meetings of the existing projects.

Coordinated with local bank officials to any project issues.

Planning and scheduling appointments and preparing presentation materials

Communications Officer at Interfaith League against Poverty
  • Pakistan - Islamabad
  • March 2011 to June 2012

Managed the Programme’s media related activities, including organizing meetings with media representatives, editors, senior columnists, media channels/newspapers and with other stakeholders.

Organized media events such as: press conferences, interviews of key Programme staff and stakeholders on public & private channels of TV & radio, newspapers and magazines etc.

Represented and projected the contribution of ILAP in the domain of humanitarian assistance on various forums including the early recovery group meetings of UN with regards to WASH, Livelihood, Food aid and Agriculture and Shelter.

Ensured regular publications (case studies, Programme updates, newsletters, etc.) are printed, and updated on website in a timely and consistent manner. Composed press releases on behalf of I-LAP.

Maintained regular liaison internally with program sections and externally with partner organizations for communication needs.

Manager Business Development at Daily Times, Islamabad
  • Pakistan - Islamabad
  • October 2007 to November 2008

Prepared a schedule of the upcoming supplements for the newspaper.

Communicated effectively with clients to identify needs and evaluate alternative business solutions while continuously seeking opportunities to increase customer satisfaction and deepen client relationships.

Directed and coordinated activities with team, advertising agencies and clients in order to ensure project goals are accomplished within defined scope, time, and cost constraints.

Managed the project budget. Identified with their pricing model and billing procedures.

Reported day-to-day operational aspects to the General Manager on daily basis while keeping a track on team efforts and expenses on monthly basis.

Program Assistant at AEPAM
  • Pakistan - Islamabad
  • June 2007 to November 2007

Planning and formulating strategies to improve the present educational system.

Training of Head Teachers regarding school management.

Writing course guides on different aspects of Management.

Teacher at Stepping Stone
  • Pakistan - Islamabad
  • September 2006 to December 2006

Teaching Grades I - V

Subjects included Science, History, Geography, English and Islamiat.

Education

Master's degree, Human Resource Management
  • at Preston University
  • May 2008

Majors: Management of Training, Human Resource Development, Total Quality Management. Scholarship Award on the basis of 1st quater result.

Master's degree, International Relations
  • at Quaid-e-azam University
  • February 2005

Majors: International Law, Comparative Politics, Politics of South Asia.

Specialties & Skills

International Relations
Science
History
Geography
communication, writing,computer

Languages

English
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