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Sondos Alafranji

Abu Dhabi

Summary

Dedicated and detail-oriented Administrative Assistant with five years of experience supporting executives and teams in fast-paced office environments. Proven track record of efficiently managing administrative tasks, organizing schedules, and facilitating smooth office operations. Skilled in calendar management, travel coordination, expense reporting, and document preparation. Adept at utilizing office software and systems to streamline workflows and enhance productivity. Strong communication and interpersonal abilities, able to interact effectively with individuals at all levels. Experienced English-Arabic translator with a demonstrated history of working in the translation industry. Skilled in translation, proofreading, content writing, PowerPoint making, and training. Seeking to leverage my administrative expertise and contribute to the success of a dynamic organization.

Overview

8
8
years of professional experience

Work History

Linguistic Consultant

RWS Group
04.2022 - 01.2023
  • Working as a freelancer on translation, annotation and proofreading projects on hourly basis

Project Coordinator

Apollo EdTech LLC
06.2022 - 11.2022
  • Worked remotely on the preparations of Qatar World Cup 2022
  • Prepared VIP guests' itineraries
  • Prepared emergency plans

Administrative Assistant

Hamad Bin Khalifa Executive Education Center
05.2021 - 05.2022
  • Established up-to-date policy documents, guide documents, marketing plans, and standard operating procedure documents
  • Created memorandums raised to higher management
  • Translated training-related documents and created creative PPTs for required trainings and meetings
  • Created implementation plans for the newly adopted technologies and software
  • Delivered demos and training sessions for the newly adopted technologies and software
  • Organized, attended and summarized meetings
  • Led and guided a team of student workers

English Instructor

University College of Applied Sciences
08.2017 - 06.2019
  • Teaching English courses for diploma and BA college students
  • Adopting modern teaching methods and technologies and created friendly, fun teaching environment
  • Creating and implementing lesson plans
  • Preparing exams and quizzes
  • Contributing in seminars, conferences and clubs' events
  • Participating in creating the English Club

Public Relations Assistant

The Islamic University of Gaza
01.2015 - 06.2016
  • Welcomed and interviewed foreign delegations
  • Translated essays and news articles for the university's website
  • Responsively replied to enquirers through email and phone

Education

Master of Arts - Digital Humanities

Hamad Bin Khalifa University
Qatar
05.2021

Bachelor of Arts - English Teaching

The Islamic University of Gaza
Palestine
06.2017

Skills

  • Critical thinking and problem solving
  • Leadership skills
  • Teamwork
  • Effective time management and multitasking
  • Computer skills and Microsoft Office
  • Adaptability and fast learning

Accomplishments

    Below are the trainings I conducted while working as an administrative assistant at Hamad Bin Khalifa Executive Education Center:


  • Clickup Adopting: a series of SOPs, demos and training sessions that I delivered to the office team members to transfer the office work from the traditional work environment to a more sophisticated work environment in terms of task and data management.
  • DocuSign Adopting: a series of SOPs, demos and training sessions that I delivered to the office team members to transfer the office work from the traditional work environment to a more sophisticated work environment in terms of signing documents and contracts and documenting them.

Languages

Arabic
Bilingual or Proficient (C2)
English
Bilingual or Proficient (C2)

Timeline

Project Coordinator

Apollo EdTech LLC
06.2022 - 11.2022

Linguistic Consultant

RWS Group
04.2022 - 01.2023

Administrative Assistant

Hamad Bin Khalifa Executive Education Center
05.2021 - 05.2022

English Instructor

University College of Applied Sciences
08.2017 - 06.2019

Public Relations Assistant

The Islamic University of Gaza
01.2015 - 06.2016

Master of Arts - Digital Humanities

Hamad Bin Khalifa University

Bachelor of Arts - English Teaching

The Islamic University of Gaza
Sondos Alafranji