EXPERIENCE
Production Assistant Middle East Broadcasting Center (MBC)
Dubai – U.A.E
JAN 2019 - MARCH 2019
Working in a leading free-to-air Pan Arab News and Entertainment Channel MBC, my roles and responsibilities were:
Generating weekly reports on progress of new production projects
Liaising with different centralized departments in MBC to ensure smooth workflow of daily tasks
Coordinate with writers internationally for new scripts and translations
Assist in setting up budgets for new projects
View and analyze roles of production crew for each project
Establish regular meetings with media government officials to assess production cost in different territories in UAE
Relationship Manager - Gulf Finance House, Kingdom of Bahrain.
April 2014 – October 2015
A member of the Wealth Management team dealing with the bank’s investors in Kuwait, my roles and responsibilities are as follows:
Maintaining solid and smooth relationship with investors in Kuwait and Dubai
Liaising and executing meetings with Dubai government officials and investors in education and health sectors
Providing detailed updates concerning investors progress reports
Meeting with potential investors to advise on potential investment opportunities
Monitoring and analyzing statistics of private schools’ growth in Dubai and communicating them with investors
Participating in various banking and investment conferences for networking purposes
Sharing weekly visit reports and forecast of future meetings with CEO PR – International Media & New Projects
Nov. 2011 to Sep. 2013
Working at the President’s Office in The Information Affairs Authority (IAA), the government’s body in charge of the affairs of internal and external formal media in the kingdom, my roles were:
Managing the business development of the Authority to enhance business performance
Maintaining relations between international media entities and the Authority.
Creating customized media related reports on regular basis
Organizing Press Conferences alongside other team members
Receive Media Delegations and preparing visit reports RASHA AL KOOHEJI
TRILINGUAL
PROFILE
A knowledgeable business
professional with managerial
experience within a variety of
industry sectors, primarily based
within the GCC. Possesses
excellent communication and
interpersonal skills with a proven
ability to achieve targets, goals
and objectives.
OBJECTIVE
To continue my career within an
organization that provides
opportunities for ongoing
development, where my skills are
utilized to full potential while
meeting fresh challenges.
CONTACTS
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Liaising with different government entities on hosting media delegates in Bahrain.
Participating in major international events held in Bahrain such as F1 and Airshow and managing all necessary logistics
PA to Chief Corporate Affairs Officer – VIVA Telecom May 2011 – November 2011
Follow up on the team deliverables to ensure delivery of all TRA reports are on time
Follow up on the team deliverables to ensure the preparation of all board material, logistics and the on-time reporting to STC International.
Effectively manage the CCAO time and ensure that critical events/meetings/needs are addressed
Follow up on the team deliverables to ensure delivery of all CEO reports and deliverables are on time
Manage all administrative responsibilities and ensure that critical milestones and events are managed with 100% accuracy Office Manager to CEO – TECOM Business Parks
Sep. 2007 - Dec. 2009
Reporting directly to the CEO of TECOM Investments, based in Dubai, a subsidiary of Dubai Holding, my roles and responsibilities were:
Preparing mid and end year TECOM Executive Committee reports on completed, closed and pending actions.
Supporting selected businesses in TECOM Business Park brands.
Representing the CEOs’ office, I had to deal with around 2500 clients in different TECOM business zones.
Planning TECOM Business Parks Management Office yearly budget in liaison with the Finance Department.
Acting as key contact in TECOM management office handling complaints from universities in Knowledge village, broadcasting channels in Dubai media City and IT companies in Dubai internet City, and channeling them accordingly.
Assisting in the transition of new entities to TECOM Business Parks such as Dubai Industrial City in 2009.
Personal Assistant - PR, Marketing & Commercial, Middle East Broadcasting Center – UAE
Nov. 2005 – Jul. 2007
Working in a leading free-to-air Pan Arab News and Entertainment Channel MBC, my roles and responsibilities were:
Assisting in working on business plans to set up new channels
Assisting our Head of Strategy in preparing presentations for certain channels
Participating in various events & workshops
Managing PR campaigns and press releases as well as other advertising tools
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Office Manager to GM - Robert Bosch Packaging Technology Division (ME)
2003-2005
Working at the Representative Office for the GCC region
(Pharmaceutical Packaging Department), my roles and responsibilities were as follows:
Arranging after sales schedules in MENA for Field Service Technicians.
Liaising with Hotels for provision of visitors including key personnel.
General administration support and assistance in the preparation of proposals.
Warehouse Administrator - Gulf Business Machine - IBM (Dubai) 2001-2003
Working in the logistical support arm for IBM, my roles and responsibilities were as follows:
Implementing and creating customer database, administration procedures, accounts maintenance, credit control, and collection), Customs correspondence, shipment clearance and deliveries Business Development Consultant, Alliance Insurance Company
(UAE)
2000-2001
Establishing new clients for the company and maintaining existing clients.
Processing and marketing insurance inquiries from prospective customers in to sales.
Offering and introducing different products to companies. Reporter, Bahrain Tribune (Kingdom of Bahrain)
1998-1999
Worked with the news team to generate ideas and develop stories, arranged and conducted interviews.
EDUCATION
Bachelor Degree in English Literature
University of Bahrain - 1998
French Language Studies
University of Stendhal, Grenoble - 1993
French Language courses
Institution of CLA, Besancon, France- 1997
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LINGUISTIC SKILLS
Arabic
Native proficiency
English
Full professional proficiency
French
Professional working proficiency
TRAINING & DEVELOPMENT
Business Reporting Skills
BIBF – VIVA BH - 2011
Mini MBA in Telecom
Informa / VIVA BH - 2011
Up your Service
Dubai Media City - 2008
Time Management
Dubai Media City – 2008
The Perfect PA
Dubai Media City – 2007
REFEREES: AVAILABLE ON REQUEST