Rita AL Tarawneh, Protection Associate( Community Based)

Rita AL Tarawneh

Protection Associate( Community Based)

United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees

Location
Jordan - Amman
Education
Master's degree, MSc International Relations
Experience
14 years, 5 Months

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Total years of experience :14 years, 5 Months

Protection Associate( Community Based) at United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
  • Jordan - Amman
  • My current job since July 2014

Day-to-day outreach and follow-up to provide on-going social support to asylum-seekers registered at UNHCR.
-Observe, monitor and report updates and disputes from field to higher management.
-Maintain contact with partners.
-Contribute to aspects of procurement such as ToRs etc.
-Provision of social counselling, with strong focus on facilitating and supporting positive relations -between asylum-seekers and refugees with local communities.
-Awareness raising, motivation and provision of programme information to beneficiaries and host communities.
-Maintenance of good working relationships with local service and assistance providers. Facilitate refugee and host community access to such assistance by making necessary referrals.
-Monitoring of the general context through regular field access and coordination to identify issues affecting refugees, hosts and inter-community relations.
-Monitoring and reporting progress and impact of activities according to the monitoring and evaluation schedule, including weekly/monthly reporting on progress of activities to the Community Service Supervisor.
-Ensuring that relevant monitoring tools for project activities are maintained and up to date.

Project Assistant MENA Region at National Democratic Institute
  • Jordan - Amman
  • September 2012 to July 2014

Prepare relevant documents for the program’s training sessions including handouts, agendas and presentations.
-Drafting invitation letters, MOUs, background documents, prepare briefs and progress reports on the program.
-Translate documents and provide verbal interpretation (English to Arabic and vice versa).
-Liaise with the program’s partners and stakeholders including local civil society organizations, media institutions, political parties, women organizations and international organizations.
-Planning and organizing program events and training sessions and activities.
-Research information, news and resources related to civil society strengthening.
-Provide regular updates and analyses of media coverage on program-related topics and developments.
-Report on program activities and developments to program manager.
-Participated as a member of the International Observation Mission in Jordan’s 2013 Parliamentary Elections and By-elections.
-Managing the logistical and financial preparation of program-related events and meetings.

Public Relations Supervisor at AL OWN CONTRACTING AND MINING WORK CO LTD.
  • Jordan - Amman
  • March 2010 to August 2012

- Constructed newsletters/ brochures
- Communication strategies
- Events/ conferences
- Public Awareness
- Promoted & Marketed events
- Enacted a Public Relations plan

Internship at MINISTRY OF PUBLIC SECTOR DEVELOPMENT
  • Jordan - Amman
  • June 2008 to August 2008

Internship

PERSONAL TRANLSATOR FOR A UAE DELEGATE at Private Tranlsator
  • Italy
  • May 2007 to May 2007

PERSONAL TRANLSATOR FOR A UAE DELEGATE

Education

Master's degree, MSc International Relations
  • at Kingston University London
  • January 2011

EXPERIENCE Internship Jordanian Ministry of Public Sector Development 6/2008-8/2008 Minister's office/Administrative Assistance/ Worked on the "Public Sector Development Program"(PSDP) Official translator Arabic and English 5/2007 Unidroit Principles of International Contracts, Rome-Italy Private translator to UAE delegate Organizer Expo Plus Company 2006-Conferences organizing staff Organizer Expo Jordan 2006-Conferences organizing staff Organizer The Event of Re-Build Iraq 2005 and 2006-Organizing Staff ACADEMIC CONFERENCES The value of Networked Journalism 6/2010-BBC College of Journalism/POLIS Journalism and Society London School of Economics International Day of UN Peacekeepers 7th Annual conference: Keeping the Peace, Protecting the People 5/2010-Royal United Services Institute, Whitehall-London

Specialties & Skills

Society
Awareness
Communication Strategies
Economics
Brochures

Languages

Arabic
Expert
English
Intermediate
Greek
Expert