Samar Hammadeh, Assistant Marketing & Communications Manager

Samar Hammadeh

Assistant Marketing & Communications Manager

ALDAR Properties PJSC

Location
Syria - Damascus
Education
Diploma, Digital Marketing
Experience
18 years, 7 Months

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Work Experience

Total years of experience :18 years, 7 Months

Assistant Marketing & Communications Manager at ALDAR Properties PJSC
  • United Arab Emirates - Abu Dhabi
  • March 2008 to October 2011

•Managing and following up marketing related projects
•Content management and update of al raha beach website (updating the photos, project’s overviews, related press releases, forms, location map, contact information of all the stakeholders)
•Liaising and coordinating with both projects stakeholders and advertising agency in creating the marketing brochures, collaterals and creative production
•Liaising and coordinating with both projects handover teams and advertising agency to create the “welcome pack” for the owners
•Liaising and coordinating with the stakeholders of both projects to collect projects’ information and milestones to create the annual marketing plan and monthly reports for the corporate communication team and marketing strategy
•Working with advertising agencies on both projects branding (indoor and outdoor)
•Creating communications and creative briefs for advertising agency for both projects
•Proof reading of marketing collaterals for both projects
•Working on submissions of international awards for al raha beach project (Cityscape awards and International Properties Awards) from creating briefs to the final production and submission
•Managing and liaising al raha beach site visits
•Keeping an up to date inventory of latest renderings, flythroughs, fact sheets and marketing & communications information of al raha beach project
•Providing support for day to day work in al raha beach to produce monthly reports
•Assisting in setting and organising meetings and events’ planning for al raha beach
•Liaising with the architects and development managers to get latest updated plans, and construction information of al raha beach project
•Tracking and reporting any newsworthy event from our consultants and contractors in al raha beach project
•Any other assignment related to the marketing and communications team which may arise from time to time for both projects

HR Specialist/Employee Relations Specialist at ALDAR Properties PJSC
  • United Arab Emirates - Abu Dhabi
  • June 2005 to February 2008

Managing and dealing with all issues related to benefits and compensation of more than 450 employees in ALDAR
•Managing and processing the benefits and allowances
•Managing, maintaining and processing the payrolls
•Implementing, executing and maintaining the employee relations matters and data through ORACLE
•Managing and processing the leaves and business per diems
•Managing and dealing with the health and life insurances
•Making sure that policy and procedures are followed by the employees
•Giving Induction Lecture for new employees related to their benefits, rights and internal rules
•Providing statistics related to employees
•Dealing with the banks regarding the offers provided to the employees

Accomplishments:
•Helping the HR Manager to build up the Employee Relations Section in ALDAR
• Establishing and building up the database of the employees on ACCESS that helped later in expedite the process of implementing the ORACLE HRMS application
• Establishing the numbering system of the employees
• Establishing the filing system of the employees’ files
• Starting the induction for new employees related to their benefits and allowances
• Implementing ORACLE in ALDAR for employee relations
• Establishing the first Manual’s user of ORACLE HRMS application
• Building up the employment letters issued for all official entities

Arabic Teacher for Foreigners at Horizon International Flight Academy
  • United Arab Emirates - Al Ain
  • December 2004 to April 2005

Teaching Arabic for some Flight Instructors working in the Academy in the evening.
The students were able to read and write about 14 letters of the Arabic alphabet. We did some conversations useful for everyday life. It was good accomplishment for me.

Human Resources Assistant at Horizon International Flight Academy
  • United Arab Emirates - Al Ain
  • October 2004 to April 2005

Human Resources Assistant/Employee Relations Officer:
•Dealing with all issues related to Horizon employees
•Dealing with recruitment process and electing new employees
•Maintaining employees’ data
•Managing the health and life insurances

Accomplishments:
•Establishing and building up the database for the candidates on ACCESS
•Establishing the numbering system of the employees

Executive Secretary at Horizon, International Flight Academy
  • United Arab Emirates - Al Ain
  • February 2004 to October 2004

Executive Secretary:
-Dealing with all secretarial issues for both General Manager and Deputy
General Manager

Employee Relations Assistant at Tawam Hospital
  • United Arab Emirates - Al Ain
  • August 2003 to February 2004

Employee Relations Assistant:
- Dealing mainly with issues of new arrivals; preparing their files, ID cards, data entry, letters and reports for concerned departments, making arrangement for picking them up and meeting them at the airport.
- Dealing with English memos and letters and all letters related to the employees and their service and requests and those assigned for me by the supervisor.

- Adminstrative and secretarial tasks related to this post and those assigned for me by the supervisor.

Administrative Secretary/Administrative Assistant at Tawam Hospital
  • United Arab Emirates - Al Ain
  • January 2003 to August 2003

Administrative Secretary/Administrative Assistant:
-I covered in various Departments in the Hospital carrying out all the Departmental Secretary’s and Administrative Assistant’s tasks.

Administrative Secretary at Tawam Hospital
  • United Arab Emirates - Al Ain
  • December 2002 to January 2003

I am working as an Administrative Secretary for the Deputy Medical Director of the Hospital. My tasks cover the following:
1 - Handling all the tasks given by him.
2 - Handling all his correspondence.
3 - Processing the paperwork of new physicians recruitment.
4 - Processing the paperwork of the hospital physicians vacations.
5 - Processing the paperwork of the hospital previliges for Faculty of Medicine Professors.
6 - Maintain the filing system in the office.

Administrative Assistant at Tawam Hospital
  • United Arab Emirates - Al Ain
  • September 2002 to December 2002

I worked as an Administrative Assistant for the New Hospital Director/CEO performing the following tasks:
1 - Handling all the tasks given by him.
2 - Handling all his correspondence.
3 - Managing his calendar and appointments.
4 - Managing the filing system in his office.

Administrative Secretary at Tawam Hospital
  • United Arab Emirates - Al Ain
  • October 2001 to September 2002

I covered as a Departmental Secretary for Medical Records Dept., Paediatrics Dept., & Medicine Dept. carrying on all the tasks given to my from the Head of Departments and doing all the tasks of the Departmental Secretary

Administrative Assistant at Tawam Hospital
  • United Arab Emirates - Al Ain
  • September 2000 to October 2001

I worked as an Administrative Assistant for the Medical Director of the Hospital carrying on the following tasks:
1 - Handling all the tasks given by him.
2 - Handling all his correspondence.
3 - Processing the paperwork for cash in-lieu requests, contract renewal, notification of termination, and new contracts for Hospital physicians.
4 - All Executive Secretary tasks.
5 - Managing the file system of his office.

Administrative Secretary at Tawam Hospital
  • United Arab Emirates - Al Ain
  • April 2000 to September 2000

Being a float administrative secretary in the hospital allows me to work in several departments of the hospital like Radiotherapy, Paediatrics, OB/GYN, Medicine and Medical Administration.

Secretary, Public Relations Assistant & Customer Service Representative at Damascus Chamber of Commerce
  • Syria - Damascus
  • March 1993 to April 2000

Worked for the Information Section/Customer Services and as an Assistant for Public Relations Section:
• Helping the Chamber’s members in obtaining the information they need easily through the database of companies’ profiles and international fairs received (using ACCESS).
• Preparing and editing the layout of the Chamber’s bimonthly bulletin “Business Opportunities” which is distributed to the Members and World Chambers.
• Assisting in editing and proofreading books published by the Chamber.
• Assisting in preparing for seminars held by the Chamber.
• Assisting in receiving trade missions and delegations.
• Being one of Chamber’s representatives in “MOTEX” and “SYRIA MOTEX” trade fairs.

Executive Secretary:
• Dealing with all secretarial tasks related to this post and those assigned for me by the Director-General.
• Assisting in preparing, editing and translating books published by the Chamber in Arabic & English languages.
• Assisting in translating and preparing the Chamber’s electronic directory for 2 years.
Accomplishments:
•Contributor towards the first electronic directory
•Creator of a vast electronic database of companies’ profiles that help the members in their trade using ACCESS
•Contributor towards editing and proofreading the published book by the Chamber
•Representative of the Chamber in the exhibitions and conferences

Education

Diploma, Digital Marketing
  • at MMC Academy
  • January 2013
Diploma, Project Identification and Appraisal
  • at Cambridge University Via Knowledge Horizon
  • December 2009

The ability to put the project statement, budget and risk management to start the project planned.

Bachelor's degree, Gestión y Dirección de Actividades Turísticas
  • at Universidad Nacional De Educación a Distancia (National University for Distance Education)
  • September 2009

Management of Tourist Activities....

Diploma, Teaching English for Adult
  • at British Council and Cambridge University
  • March 2007

Learning methods to teach English language for adults. These methods can be applied on teaching any language

Diploma, Essentials of HR
  • at Zayed University & American Society for Human Resources Management
  • May 2006

A course to study in depth the essential elements of Human Resources.

Bachelor's degree, Credentials for the Syrian Bacherlor Degree in English Literature
  • at Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia (National University for Distance Education)
  • March 2006

2 exams have been done to credential my BA degree obtained from Damascus University on 1993.

Diploma, Professional Secretary
  • at International Correspondence Schools
  • September 1998

A study by correspondence that covers all the secretarial tasks.

Diploma, DELE BASICO
  • at Cervantes Institute (Spanish Cultural Center)
  • July 1997

An exam that covers the advanced level in Spanish language. By having this Diploma, the student has an advanced level in Spanish language

Diploma, Legal Translator
  • at Ministry of Justice
  • June 1995

An examination for people who want to be legal translato. By this certificate any translation done by the certificate holder is authorized and recognised by the Ministry of Justice.

Bachelor's degree, English Literature
  • at Damascus University
  • December 1992

A 4-year study covers the English Literature history, poetry, theatre, prose and linguistics in all eras. In addition to study some works taken from the world literature.

Diploma, Photography
  • at Ahmad Walid Ezzat
  • December 1992

A study that cover photography techniques

Specialties & Skills

Marketing Management
Customer Service
Administration
Employee Relations Management
Translation
MS Word
MS Access
Typing 55 wpm
ORACLE System
MS Excel

Languages

Spanish
Expert
English
Expert
French
Beginner
Arabic
Expert

Memberships

International Council for Shopping Centers
  • member
  • August 2008
NFNLP
  • member
  • August 2010

Training and Certifications

Certificate issued by HRMS USA and Zayed University UAE (Certificate)
Date Attended:
January 2006
Valid Until:
March 2006