Ruba Afani, Consultant

Ruba Afani

Consultant

International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC)

Location
United Arab Emirates - Abu Dhabi
Education
Diploma, Corporate Social Responsibility
Experience
11 years, 1 Months

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Work Experience

Total years of experience :11 years, 1 Months

Consultant at International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC)
  • Lebanon - Beirut
  • April 2018 to December 2018

Consultant (short term project)
“Voices from Within” Stories from the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement Covering a Decade of War Surgery in the Middle East and North Africa
 Desk research, stakeholder mapping, interviews, and production of narrative of at least 30 pages for the war surgery report covering 10 years in MENA
 Support all activities for the launch of the report
 Support all activities in disseminating the report
 Support the digitization of the report

Regional Communications Advisor at Humanitarian Leadership Academy
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • December 2016 to December 2017

Regional Communications advisor (GCC and Levant)
 Develop a regional communications strategy and plans
 High networking to actively engage stakeholders / pave partnerships
 Develop a stakeholder mapping for the ME region
 Oversee English / Arabic content on all fora including an online platform
 Spokesperson / Media relations
 Develop concept notes/thematic and position papers
 Event management

Project Coordinator and Communication Advisor at Abu Dhabi Food Control Authority and Health Department
  • United Arab Emirates - Abu Dhabi
  • September 2013 to November 2016

Project and Communications Coordinator/ Advisor
Project lead institution changed from ADFCA to HAAD:
 Communicate with all governmental and academic stakeholders
 Plan and develop communication plans
 Manage all internal and external communiqués related to project
 Project stakeholder mapping
 Coordinate and align project tasks and deliverables with stakeholders
 Project management including development of project plans and timelines and budget
 Events management

Head of Communiaction Department / Spokesperson at ICRC
  • Jordan - Amman
  • August 2006 to July 2012

Plan and develop communication strategies, programs, agendas, budgets, and services according to requirements and needs.

Deliver presentations on the institution and its operation to various stakeholders and interlocutors including Jordan Armed Forces, International Police Observers, Gendermerie, academic circles, media, NGOs etc..

Train colleagues and peers on safety and security and presentation of the institution.

Education

Diploma, Corporate Social Responsibility
  • at INTERNAIONAL SCHOOL OF COMMUNICATION
  • December 2017
Diploma, Diploma in Social Media and Online Reputation Management
  • at Shaw Academy
  • November 2015
Diploma, Webmasters (Web design and development)
  • at Dalhousie University
  • February 2001
Bachelor's degree, BA French and BSc Computing science
  • at Dalhousie University
  • June 1999

Specialties & Skills

Leadership
Project Management
Interpretation
Mass Communication
Budgeting
Management

Languages

Arabic
Expert
English
Expert
French
Intermediate

Training and Certifications

People Leadership Management (Training)
Training Institute:
Aschridge Consulting
Date Attended:
January 2011
Duration:
40 hours