Sara Alshaibani, Project Management Specialist

Sara Alshaibani

Project Management Specialist

National Archives, Department of the Ministry of Presidential Affairs

Location
United Arab Emirates
Education
Bachelor's degree, International Business - European Track
Experience
10 years, 8 Months

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Work Experience

Total years of experience :10 years, 8 Months

Project Management Specialist at National Archives, Department of the Ministry of Presidential Affairs
  • United Arab Emirates - Abu Dhabi
  • My current job since September 2014
Governance and Support for Project Portfolio Management at FGB (First Gulf Bank)
  • United Arab Emirates - Abu Dhabi
  • My current job since September 2015
Project Management Specialist at National Archives, Department of the Ministry of Presidential Affairs
  • United Arab Emirates - Abu Dhabi
  • November 2013 to September 2015

Project Management Tasks:

- Acting as a Steering Committee Member for the Archives New Center for Restoration & Preservation Project

- Approving LPO’s, issuing payments and analyzing variances in costs

- Creating and Updating Project Plans

- Creating Action Plans

- Creating Risk Registers, Communication Management Plans and Charters

- Creating Project and multiple year Departmental Budgets

- Creating Departmental and Project Organizational Structures

- Creating and editing monthly Project Progress Reports

- Creating and presenting Project Briefs

- Coordinating activities for multiple company projects

- Maintaining and updating all project documentation both in electronic and paper format

- Maintaining Contact Information

- Creating and distributing meeting agendas

- Writing and distributing Minutes of Meetings


Communication and Event & Delegation Planning Tasks:

-Helped oversee the organization of a Symposium with international speakers for IT specialists of UAE Government ministries titled “ Permanent Records Management in M-Government”

- Planned and helped oversee the organization of a Symposium with international speakers for Director Generals and Executive Directors of UAE Government ministries titled “Symposium on Records Management for the 21st Century”

- Planned and helped oversee the organization of an International Consultation for 25 participants

- Coordinating communication with international organizations including UNESCO, ICA, and Manchester City Football Club

- Writing Reports on Delegations

- Organization of Delegation Trips and creation of trip schedules (including the booking of tickets, setting up of Visa Waivers, car reservations, research on best flight & hotel rates and options, price comparisons)

- Creation of Event Budgets


Archiving Related Tasks:

- Created an Archive Evaluation Checklist / Form based on ISO standards

- Evaluated a company Archive and wrote an archive evaluation report with suggested companywide improvements

- Benchmarking various world archives websites and comparing offered services

- Researching archival and project related information


Legal Tasks:

- Drafting and editing MOU’s, contracts and other legal documents

- Negotiating contract terms and conditions

- Summarizing Contracts

Intern at Abu Dhabi Investment Company (ADIC, Invest AD)
  • United Arab Emirates
  • June 2010 to July 2010

- Researched information for an iPad application

- Conducted interviews and wrote articles for the company’s internal magazine

- Electronically organized newspaper articles about the company

- Translated Polish website information into English

Education

Bachelor's degree, International Business - European Track
  • at University of Wisconsin-Madison; Madison
  • May 2013
Bachelor's degree, Management and Human Resources
  • at University of Wisconsin – Madison
  • May 2013

Graduated with Distinction – University of Wisconsin – Madison Recipient of UAE’s Distinguished Student Scholarship (DSS)

Specialties & Skills

Event Marketing
Management
Governance
Project Management
Customer Service
BENCHMARKING
BUDGETING
COMMUNICATION SKILLS
CONSULTING
CONTRACT MANAGEMENT
DIRECTING
DOCUMENTATION
PROJECT MANAGEMENT
WEB SITE PRODUCTION

Languages

English
Expert
Polish
Intermediate

Training and Certifications

UN Protocol (Training)
Training Institute:
United Nations Institute for Training & Research (UNITAR)
Date Attended:
April 2015
Duration:
40 hours
TRADE, Benchmarking Training (Training)
Training Institute:
Global Benchmarking Network
Date Attended:
March 2014
Duration:
24 hours

Hobbies

  • Culture & Arts
    Protégé in the Cultural Excellence Fellowship Program, by ADMAF & British Council (November 2014 – Current)