Arabic Translator
Resume:
Linda Bannourah
Jacksonville, FL 32225
Cell: 216-***-**** Email: ***************@*****.***
Objectives: To obtain a Job in the Middle Eastern issues and Translation
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
7/2006 – 12/ 2006 UNRWA – Community Mental Health Program in Gaza and the west Bank
Media Project for six months
Media Consultant
• Collaborate and build partnerships with local radio and television networks throughout the West Bank in order to implement different activities.
• Development and plan of different activities such as featuring mental health issues on Schools intercom produce Radio Soap Opera, implement different radio program shows for students and adults, TV & Radio spots and advertising.
• Designed two training manuals, one for the Training of Trainers (TOT) and the other as a guide for running the radio production sessions with the children
1/- 6/ 2006 Enfant refugees de Monde – Refugee Children of the World/France- Ramallah Project
Network Animator; On Local Level:
• Develop the contacts between the children and animators of different camps by organizing common activities between the 2 activities and play centers, organizing meetings between the teams of the 2 centers, and organizing common activities between the children of 2 centers and the children of other centers supported by local and international organizations.
• Develop the relationships with the international and local NGOs.
On regional level (Gaza, Lebanon, and Palestine)
• Participate in the preparation of regional workshop, and develop in Link with the regional coordinators the exchange of competence among different members of ERM mission
My Experience in Media
12/2001- 12/2005 Ma'an Media Network, Bethlehem, Palestine
Projects Coordinator – Projects Development & management Dep.
• Supervise implementation of Ma'an media projects, and make sure the project is done according the plan; such as a TV Soap Opera, and some documentary projects and conflict resolution projects.
• Organise training for Palestinian journalists;
• Report all project process and work stages to the donors
• Prepare contract, agreements and budgets for project requirements and sharing in the employment process.
• Follow up the budget and expenses of each project and had been part of the decision’s maker committee at Ma’an.
• Implemented different Talk shows, TV Features and some other production works that was broadcasted at Ma’an
10/2001-12/2005 Bethlehem TV – Bethlehem, Palestine/ in addition to local newspapers
Journalist
• Research, report and produce TV news; produced deferent feature stories, lots of these TV feature were broadcasted at Ma’an such as honour Crimes and some other social and political issues
• Write articles for local press;
• Moderate TV talk shows on sensitive local social, economical and political issues;
• Present TV daily morning show.
7/2001-10/2004 Radio Bethlehem 2000 – Bethlehem, Palestine
Radio Anchor- Journalist
(I started as volunteer since Feb. 1999, and was trained as talk shows moderator in addition to newsroom, that was how I started in the media)
• Talk shows moderator;
• News Editor and news show.
Different Experience before Media
4/2000 - 1/2001 Oasis Hotel Casino Resort – Jericho, Palestine
Department Administrator
This department included 50 international and local employees working 24/24 hours.
• Develop the department data base; and human resources;
• Prepare weekly work plan of the department employees;
• Prepare meetings, and Reporting Process.
11/1997-04/2000 Qaraman Office Automation Ltd, Bethlehem, Palestine
Administrative Assistant
• Assist the office manager; and had been an active member of the administration team and play a big roll in the company decisions and prepare professional tenders
• Developed the company filling system organise meetings, and reporting.
VOLUNTARY WORK
11/2003-ongoing Palestinian youth Forum, Bethlehem, Palestine
Board Member: Public Relations" Media" and Projects Officer)
• Develop youth programs; and create educational program.
• following up with donors, and be responsible of the public relations and create different contacts and relations with different organizations
• Supervise implementation of the organization projects
• Develop projects proposals and projects documents with the team
EDUCATION
10/2003- Al Quds Open University - Bethlehem - Palestine
BA in Community Development (psychology and Social Science),Did not graduate because I came to the USA
1995- 1997 Notre Dame Centre (Bethlehem University)- Jerusalem- West Bank
Associated Degree Hotel Accommodation Operation
2 years studying in the hotel accommodations operation
TRAININGS
5/2005 Advanced training in Conflict Reporting, Washington DC, USA
‘Hands on’ practical experience in ‘common ground’ journalism and conflict reporting.
12/2004 Conflict Reporting, Jericho, Palestine
‘Hands on’ practical experience in ‘common ground’ journalism and conflict reporting.
5-6/2004 TV Reports, Bethlehem, Palestine
How to do TV reports and feature stories, how to find resources, ideas, how to chose topics, scrip writing, (all the TV report steps).
06/2003 Camera Filming and Lighting
Filming the TV News, Reports, Feature stories, and documentary
How to use natural lighting in filming
12/2003 Peace Journalism, Bethlehem, Palestine
Presentation of the concept of Peace Journalism and exposed its advantages of using it to report about conflicts.
02/2003 Talk shows Moderator, Ramallah, Palestine
How to moderate a TV talk show, and how to find the common ground points between guests, how to chose guests, how to prepare the show.
7-8/2000 Human Resource Development Course, Ramallah
The Birzeit University Centre for continuing education – Birzeit University
LANGUAGES
Arabic : mother tongue
English : very good level in writing and speaking
Hebrew : basic communication skills
I gave trainings in journalism and media for schools students, one of these trainings was with the American organization Seeds for Peace Organization, and I gave this training on May 2005, in Bethlehem.
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