regional director
the WHO Foundation
Total years of experience :28 years, 5 Months
Regional Director for Philanthropy and Partnerships in MENA
Senior External Relations, Partnerships, Commujications and Resoirce Monilization Officer and head of unit.
Short term consultancies for Tamkeen Sustainability Advistors, American University in Cairo, National Homehealthcarw Foundation, etc.
Associate Director for Advancement
June 1997-July 2001
ROYAL NORWEGIAN CONSULATE GENERAL
Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Office Manager/Commercial Officer/Assistant to the Consul
1. Processed all visa applications.
2. Processed all applications for Norwegian passports.
3. Processed all requests for Asylum in Norway.
4. Processed all Commercial Inquiries.
5. Liaised with the Royal Norwegian Embassy in Riyadh.
6. Liaised with the Norwegian Authority in Oslo regarding visa, immigration and passport regulations (UDI)
June 1997-July 2001
NORDIC MARINE S.A. (a ship-broking company)
Jeddah Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Senior Administrative/Finance Officer
1. Handle all accounts of the company (daily expenses, cash box, bank accounts, etc ), including calculate the companies commissions once deals were finalized.
2. Handle routine correspondence wit the mother company in Oslo (Anders Wilhelmsen and Co. A/S)
3. Handle routine correspondence wit shop-broking companies, internationally.
4. Handle routine correspondence with ship-owning companies, locally and regionally.
5. Ad hoc assignments as directed by the Managing-Director.
April 1992-Sept 1996
April 1992-Sept 1994
Feb 1991-March 1992
EGYPT'S SOCIAL FUND FOR DEVELOPMENT (SFD)
A UNDP PROJECT - Cairo, Egypt
Promotion & Donor Relations Officer
1. Provide Public Relations support for resource mobilization.
2. Prepare & participate in Donors' meetings.
3. Design the promotional campaign for SFD for its first two years.
4. Create the design and edit the first SFD News Bulletin, as well as all promotional publications.
5. Ad hoc assignments as directed by the Managing-Director.
Post Graduate Research PhD Researcher (Part-time) in the School of Psychology, College of Life & Environmental Sciences, University of Exeter, United Kingdom. Research on Social Identity Theory and Sustainable Charitable Giving in the Arab World.
Master of Arts degree in Journalism Research & Mass Communication (JRMC) . Thesis Title Portrayal of Persons with Mental Disabilities in Egyptian Films: A Content Analysis of Egyptian Feature Films Produced 1950s-2000s. Thesis nominated for the 2008 Frank G. Wisner Award.
American University in Cairo (AUC) Bachelor of Arts degree in Journalism & Mass Communication (JMC) and a minor in Psychology.
L'Ecole Française du Caire, Maadi General Certificate of Education (GCE) from the British Council in Cairo simultaneously with a Baccalauréat A2 degree (Languages and Literature) from L'Ecole Française du Caire (Maadi)
