Assistant Administrative

Zarghoona W. Azizi

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EDUCATION:

Bachelor of Education/Fine Arts

University of Maryland

MEMBERSHIPS:

Phi Beta Kappa

Montgomery College Alumni Association

SUMMARY OF SKILLS:

• Developed and presented advice, briefings, training and translations to U.S military and civilian personnel, including the Commanding General, Afghan Ministries, Parliament, Governors, Provincial and Local level members, Afghan National Army (ANA), Afghan National Police (ANP), Female Engagement Team (FET), Military Professional Resources Institute (MPRI), Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR), Department of Defense Inspector General (DOD IG) personnel and Key leader Engagement (KLE) team. Presentations include perspectives of Afghanistan’s culture, customs, sociology, history, religion, women’s rights, and languages. Assist Afghan radio Byan with advertisements and interviews.

• Advanced understanding, experience, and in-depth knowledge of Southwest Asian culture, Afghan history and society, fluently speak, read, and write several languages including, English, Pashto, Dari, Farsi, and Urdu.

• Familiar with programs such as Microsoft Word, Excel, and Power Point, and I possess extensive knowledge of office equipment and supplies.

WORK EXPERIENCE:

October 2010- Present

Women’s Affair Advisor;-Army; Combined Joint Task Force-1, Combined Joint-9; Regional Command-East; Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan

• Provided assistance, advice and briefs to US military, civilians, and Afghan population on women’s issues according to the Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, Bonn Agreement, and the Afghanistan National Development Strategy and National Action Plan for the Women of Afghanistan (NAPWA).

• Engaged in and provided advice to prominent Afghan women in the Afghan Ministries, Parliament, Afghan women business owners order to build and develop relationships that will positively influence the viability of women’s roles in Afghan culture. I have also assisted the Ministry of Women’s Affairs (MoWA) the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan’s (GIRoA) implementation of international treaties including the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women.

• Provided gender policy and implementation recommendations to the Ministry of Women’s Affairs on topics of integration in technical sectors such as health, education, democracy and governance, economic growth, agriculture, infrastructure, and stabilization for women and girls.

• Developed and provided numerous oral presentations in several provinces, districts, and villages promoting women Shuras for empowering Afghan women. Participated in gender conferences, meetings and workshops, and Key Leader Engagement (KLE) events as well as training FET teams.

• Participated in U. S Government (USG) inter-agency gender meetings in both Kabul and Bagram Airfield to provide engagement opportunities among the coalition forces, USG, and relevant GIRoA officials and Ministries, to help integrate women/gender issues within the mission portfolio.

• Provided technical and operational assistance to elected US soldier Female Engagement Team (FET)

• Coordinated training activities, workshops and other events, including the preparation of modules and training material as well as the coordination of travel, accommodations and other logistics needs for FET

• Draft report, storyboard, and executive summery for each participation with Afghans.

• Assist Afghan Radio, Byan, as a radio personality and with production of thought provoking interviews and advertisements for enlightening the Afghan population, especially women. The primary focus was on women rights, violence against women, governance, development, health, education, religion and the general well being of all Afghans.

• Conducted broad sector, intra-cultural interviews of rural and urban Afghan women to include the Director of Women’s Affairs (DoWA) and influential Afghan women, for increased awareness of women issues.

August 2009 – September 2010

Support Technician Specialist– DOD IG, Audit Policy & Oversight - Arlington, VA

• Provided Audit Policy & Oversight support in performing a wide variety of clerical and administrative duties; processed documents and outgoing correspondence using tracking database; prepared weekly activity reports; conducted preliminary and follow-up review of contracts that were under review by a Single Audit Team; maintained the security and integrity of case files and administrative records; preprinted and maintained sensitive and classified documents; maintained weekly time and attendance records and the Defense Civilian Pay System database; provided guidance on employees’ leave and time schedule status; assisted employees with the Defense Travel System database; and use automated procurement system to request of supplies, equipment, and services.

February 2009 - August 2009

Operations Officer and Cultural Advisor – SIGAR– American Embassy, Kabul, Afghanistan

• As cultural advisor in providing professional advice and assistance on cultural, social, religious, political, economic, and tribal matters critical to a war-torn country. Analyzed and provided the appropriate cultural context and recommended strategic responses to inter-tribal relationships, and produced written reports, summaries and briefs on official meetings.

• As operations officer, coordinated visitor schedules and itineraries by identifying attendees and arranging for billeting and transportation.

• I have provided simultaneous and consecutive verbal interpretation in Pashtu and Dari in support of the SIGAR mission. I also, assisted, designed and translated the SIGAR Hotline poster and SIGAR logo in Pashtu and Dari.

• Acted as the executive assistant and maintained data collection, storage and retrieval systems for effective and efficient SIGAR operations.

March 2007 – February 2009

Support Technician – DOD IG, Policy & Oversight - Arlington, VA

• Provided support for three directorates and performed a wide variety of clerical and administrative duties, including processing documents and outgoing correspondence; maintaining the security and integrity of case files and administrative records; preparing and maintaining sensitive and classified documents; maintaining weekly time and attendance records and the Defense Civilian Pay System database; providing guidance on employees’ leave and time schedule status; assisting employees with the Defense Travel System database; and preparing and printing training materials.

July 2005 – March 2007

Administrative Support Assistant – DOD IG, Defense Hotline - Arlington, VA

• Reviewed incoming complaints and input the required data into the Defense Hotline’s automated tracking system. I also reviewed automated and hard copy records to ensure the accuracy and completeness of data.

• Responsible for tracking and responding to requests for Hotline marketing materials, as well as preparing personnel performance plans and annual performance ratings.

• From March 2006 – December 2006, I deployed to Qatar to assist in establishing the DOD IG’s first Middle East Field office. I provided support and assistance to audit team in understanding the Afghanistan culture and the region’s sociology, religion, politics and tribal matters.

• Maintained the field office, submitted automated equipment maintenance requests, and followed-up on these request with the host base. I coordinated military air transportation for transiting OIG personnel in and out of Afghanistan and Iraq and in January 2007, received a cash award for my exemplary service.

July 2004 – July 2005

Mail Clerk Assistant – DOD IG - Arlington, VA.

• Received and handled classified and unclassified mail and correspondence and maintained the correspondence control information database.

• Processed and reviewed outgoing correspondence in accordance with U.S. Postal Service and DOD regulations and guidance and maintained logs of incoming and outgoing mail.

January 2003 – June 2004

Records Manager Assistant - DOD IG, Defense Criminal Investigative Service (DCIS) - Arlington, VA

• Maintained the security and integrity of investigative cases files and administrative records.

• Responsible for performing quarterly inspection of all investigative and administrative cases files, ensuring all information was in compliance with established policies, procedures and regulations.

• Organized and packaged cases files for retirement in accordance with the National Archives and Records Administration and Records Management Regulations.

• As a Property Custodian, I was responsible for conducting a quarterly inventory for equipment valued over $15,000.00.

June 2002 - September 2002

Office Automation Specialist – DOD IG DCIS - Arlington, VA

• Received and screened incoming calls and visitors; coordinated and planned agency meetings, conferences, and business travel; prepared training materials and all pre-and post-conference correspondence; received all incoming and outgoing mail and routed items directly to the appropriate office for actions; and maintained personal suspense reports of all tasks to ensure completion of projects.

• Provided recommendations concerning administrative matters and worked to reduce time and cost in the office.

• Received and reviewed organizational documentation and disseminated it to appropriate Program Managers and Supervisors.

June 2000 - August 2000

Administrative Assistant - Department of Education, Office of Special Education Programs – Washington, DC

• Developed a questionnaire to compile information on minority students; submitted ideas for marketing and collecting information related to Individual Education Programs; and created and maintained an information storage and office filling system, which improved overall efficiency when retreating documents.

JOB-RELATED TRAINING:

Records Operations

Managing Electronic Records

Introduction to Records Management

Managing Projects Vital Records

Information Technology Management

Information Security Seminar

COIN (Counter Insurgency)

DSF (District Stability Framework)

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