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Ann Al-Rubaie

About the Candidate

SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS

  • 15 years’ experience working effectively in a multidisciplinary and multicultural team environment.
  • Experienced in relationship management, decision-making, public speaking, negotiation, organization, problem-solving, and logistics.
  • Ability to use sound judgment when dealing with sensitive and confidential matters, solve problems, handle pressure, meet deadlines, and apply guidelines and procedures.
  • Strength in administrating and coordinating skills, and office management including organizing, and scheduling meetings, and ability to manage multiple calendars, and leading discussion points. Prepares correspondence, memos, reports, statistics, statements, and other materials. Also, operates office equipment, answers telephones, and performs clerical/computer duties according to established procedures.
  • Positive attitude and experience with employee management, and ability to prioritize multiple demands.
  • Excellent oral communication and interpersonal skills.
  • Supported the Media Team through coordination of announcements and messaging for the public.
  • Establish and coordinate administrative policies and procedures for political officials, committees, and boards of directors.
  • Highly organized with the ability to self-manage, multi-task, and balance conflicting priorities.
  •  Proficient user of Microsoft Office programs (MS Word, Excel, Outlook).
  • Languages: Arabic and English.

PROFESSIONAL HISTORY

Interpreter (Volunteer)                                                                          Dec 2021- Present

Somali Center for Family Services/Child and Family worker SNAP

·       Provide virtual translation services from Arabic to English for newcomers from different countries and backgrounds.

 

Interpreter (Volunteer)                                                                          Mar 2021- Sept 2021

Ottawa Community Immigrant Services Organization (OCISO)

·       Provided virtual translation services from Arabic to English for newcomers from different countries and backgrounds.

 

 

 

 

Ann Al-Rubaie | 647- 913-4340 | annbaban@yahoo.com

Community Helper (Program Assistant)                                                               2016-2019

Embassy of the Republic of Iraq in Nairobi

·       Collected and distributed donations to provide for the needs of the orphans.

·       Communicate with the diplomatic missions and UN staff about the daily challenges of the orphans.

·       Generate suitable ideas and solutions to find the best care for orphans, as well as jobs and education.

·       Helped orphans get health care in critical cases.

 

Diplomat (Coordinator and Administrator)                                                 2005-2019

Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Baghdad, Iraq

·       Facilitated document processing based on the country’s rules and laws that were accepted by lawyers and courts dealings in Iraq, including:

o   Issuing passports (50 passports per day),

o   Certifying documents (at least 70 documents per day),

o   Issuing birth certificates (50 per day), and,

o   Power of attorney documents (at least 70 per day).

·       Participated in internal committees and led meetings.

·       Anticipated and follow up on outstanding agenda items, taking action to ensure information is provided to the members.

·       Prepared draft decisions for discussion with international organizations.

·       Meeting Coordinator/Administrator for preparation for UN General Assembly meeting through administrative activities and coordinating work, drafting the critical issues for the meetings, giving briefings about anticipated risks, scheduling events with all its requirements (calendar, correspondence, reports), gathering information from different sources.

·       Provided interpretation services when needed in English and Arabic

·       Assembled data and prepare periodic and special reports, manuals, and correspondence.

·       Trained new staff on how to process the work and deal with communities from different cultures and backgrounds.

 

EDUCATION & PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

Bachelor of Science in Mathematical Science                                                       1998

Al- Mustanserya University, Iraq

 

TRAINING

·       Nonviolent Crisis Intervention Training, 2022, CPI/PQCHC, Ottawa, ON

·       Internationally Trained Professionals Program Participant, 2021-Present, PQCHC, Ottawa, ON

·       Security Policies Training, 2006, GCSP Institute, Switzerland

·       Protocol Training for diplomats (protocol), 2005, CASIN Institute, Switzerland

 

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