Communication delegate, spokesperson

Act as spokesperson and manage media inquiries related to the company's activities. Plan and put in place communication strategies in order to introduce the company to the public. Produce leaflets, fact sheets.

1 Dec 2006 – Now:
Employer: International Federation of the Red Cross and the Red Crescent Societies (IFRC)
Position: Freelancer
Location: Luanda, Angola.
Descriptions :
· Write articles about IFRC’s humanitarian activities in Angola mainly related to the spread of Cholera.

26 July 2006 - 26 August 2006:
Employer: World Health Organization
Position: Information officer for Lebanon crisis, department of Health Action in Crises
Location: Switzerland.
Descriptions:
· Monitoring of Arabic, English and French media and produce daily press reviews about the Lebanese crisis.
· Prepare media messages to be conveyed to the press by WHO's communicators in the field from headquarters.
· Propose a communication strategy for WHO Beirut office to gain a higher profile primarily in the Arabic media.

January 2005 – January 2006:
Employer: International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC)
Position: Media relation delegate for Iraq delegation
Location: Jordan /Iraq.
Descriptions:
· Act as spokesperson and manage media inquiries related to ICRC's mandate and activities in Iraq.
· Plan and put in place communication strategies in order to introduce the organization to the public.

June 2004 – January 2005:
Employer: ICRC
Position: Press officer for the Middle East and North Africa (MENA)
Location: Switzerland.
Descriptions:
· Act as spokesperson for ICRC's activities in 17 Arab countries notably the ones suffering from armed conflict.

August 2003 – June 2004:
Employer: IFRC
Position: Information officer for MENA
Location: Geneva, Switzerland.
Descriptions:
· Promote IFRC's activities and relief operations in areas hit by natural disasters such as: Earthquakes in Iran Dec 2003, in Morocco in February 2004…

March 2003 – August 2003:
Employer: IFRC
Position: Information delegate for Iraq
Location: In a Red Crescent camp at the Iraqi – Jordanian borders.
Descriptions:
· Provide information to journalists about IFRC and Jordan Red Crescent relief operation to the displaced who had flown the war in Iraq.
1999 – 2002:
Employer: Al-Mustaqbal newspaper in Lebanon
Position: Reporter
1997– 1999:
Employer: Al-Anwar newspaper in Lebanon
Position: Reporter

May 2006: Certificate in Advanced English (ESOL), from Cambridge University, UK

February 2006- May 2006: High certificate in advanced English from Bell International language school in Cambridge,UK

2002: Diploma in "International Public Service" organized by the organization "La Froncophonie" in Yaoundé, Paris and Geneva. This seven month diploma was held in cooperation with the "Institute of International Relation" in Cameroon, "Ecole National d'Administration" (ENA) in France, and the "United Nation Institute for Research and Trainings" (UNITAR) in Switzerland.

2000 - 2001: Diploma of higher education (Diplome D etudes Supperieures, DES) in "Francophone journalism" organized by "Paris-2" University, Institute Francais de Press (IFP), and the Lebanese University.

1995 – 1991: Bachelor degree in "Political Sciences", Faculty of Law, Lebanese University.

1994 – 1990: Bachelor degree in "Journalism", Faculty of Information, Lebanese University.

Prize: Won the United Nation Development Program (UNDP) first prize for the "Best report on sustainable human development in Lebanon for the print Media" organized in 1998.
Languages: Fluent: Arabic, French, and English.
Basic: Portuguese.
Interests: Reading, traveling.