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Ikhlas Hassouneh

Head of Public Relations & Secretary of the Board at Palestine Deposit Insurance Corporation (PDIC)

Hebron, Palestine

Work Experience

  • Head of Public Relations & Secretary of the BoardFull Time

    Palestine Deposit Insurance Corporation (PDIC)

    Feb 2017 - Present -8 yrs, 4 months

    Palestine , Jerusalem

    • Job Details: Establish and develop the marketing and PR Annual plans.  Update and establish PDIC’s internal systems, procedures and instructions.  Prepare the department’s annual budget.  Manage media presence through articles, press releases, and radio and TV interviews.  Prepare and Manage budgets and campaigns RFQ’s.  Manage PDIC’s social media and website.  Manage and update information and engaging with users on social media.  Prepare, write, translate and edit annual reports, speeches, articles, Presentations, and press releases.  Establish relationships with key internal and external stakeholders.  Liaise with and answering enquiries from media, individuals and other organizations.  Manage special events, workshops and board data and meetings.  Coordinate with external vendors and partners.  Set and implement public awareness campaigns and follow up.  Carry out the specifications, design, and printing of all promotional materials.  Holding up internal and external events including website, social media, newspapers, radio spots and broadcasting, media presence, internal and external signs, all printing materials and branding emails.  Prepare, manage and follow up PDIC BOD meetings, materials, decisions and minutes of meetings.  Follow up and ensure that all KFW’s project requirements are delivered on time.  Contribute to KFW project scopes and objectives with input from all relevant parties.  Measure projects performance using appropriate tools and techniques.  Edit and maintain comprehensive projects documentation.
  • Head of Unit / Governor’s OfficeFull Time

    Palestine Monetary Authority

    Nov 2008 - Feb 2017 -8 yrs, 3 months

    Palestine , Jerusalem

    • Job Details: Setup and coordinate meetings and conferences, besides arranging the Governor and the Deputy Governor’s Agendas and meetings arrangements.  Follow up on the Governor and the Deputy Governor Business travels.  Setup arrangements for PMA missions-advisors and/or consultants’.  PMA Advisors contracts establishment, updating and follow ups.  Create and modify documents and correspondences.  Create and Supervise the Governor’s Office Archiving System.  Governor's Mail follow up and Invitations correspondences.  Prepare and update Governor's Office Annual Budget.  Update Governor's Office Financial and Administration Procedures,  Prepare and update Business Continuity action plan for the Governor’s Office  Arrange PMA events in parallel with the Public Relations Department.  Attending meetings in and/or outside PMA upon request.  Participating in the PMA departments’ annual plans preparations.  In charge of The Governor’s Office Logistics arrangements.  Manage a team of employees to carry on all correspondences, internal follow ups, MOU’s, and Governor’s office work responsibilities.  Supervise the Governor’s Office employees Performance of general clerical duties to include but not limited to: photocopying, faxing, mailing, inward, outward and archiving.  Arrange the Governor’s Office structure and the employees’ job descriptions.  Preparations for the Board of Directors & Governor’s Office Annual Budget.  Representing the Governor’s Office in some committees.  Support staff in work when needed.  Arranging Board of Directors meetings and follow up the meetings decisions implementations  Preparing Minutes of Meetings when needed.
  • Project AssistantFull Time

    Land Administration Project-A project implemented in cooperation between Palestinian Land Authority-World Bank and Finish Government Project

    Apr 2007 - Nov 2008 -1 yr, 7 months

    • Job Details: Establish the filling formats for the project.  Establish administrative reporting procedures and formats.  Procurement and financial specialists back up.  Establish the procurement formats for the project.  Prepare daily accountancy and monthly accountancy reports to the financial specialist.  Prepare, enter, edit and proofread correspondence invoices, presentations brochures, publications, reports and other related documents.  Order office supplies and maintain an inventory.  Develop and implement general office procedures.  Report monthly to the team leader or/and when requested during the course of implementing the project.  Data Entry.  Perform other administrative and record keeping support may be required to complete the project.  Translation.
  • Data ManagerFull Time

    Medecins Sans Frontieres (Doctors Without Borders)

    Aug 2006 - Jan 2007 -5 months

    Palestine , Hebron

    • Job Details: Make sure that the receptionist clearly briefs all person's coming to the two consultation rooms/clinics on inclusion criteria for this project and redirect those whose requests are not relevant to the project.  To make a data base/system to register all people coming to the offices with all the information needed, for requests relevant to the project and ensure that they have the correct documentation.  To make sure that the receptionists in the clinics organize the appointment times for the patients in line with the Doctors diary.  To verify the economic situation of most of the patients to determine if they are legible for MSF assistance (though documentation from local institutions, charities and home visits),  To assist cases referred by the MSF main Doctor with finding an alternative support for the drug they require.  To manage a system for all patients files and patient information confidentially.  To work with the main MSF Social Worker to keep up to date with all developments relating to funding of local institutions and NGOs.  To work with the MSF Doctor to ensure the proper closing of the patient cases at the end of the project.  Make special data bases as project needs.  Flexibility to move in between the two consultation rooms/clinics in Hebron and Yatta.  Arrange the filling system, data base and communication between the team in general and the two clinics.  Prepare monthly reports and statistics.  Attending daily team meetings, monthly supervisions in Jerusalem and any other required MSF meeting in any field.  Prepare and update patients' computer data base / Daily.  Visit Local Institutions and NGO's.
  • Education

    • MBA in Business Administration

      Indiana University of Pennsylvania

      Jan 2016 - Jan 2017 - 1 Year

    • MBA in Business Administration

      Arab American University

      Jan 2016 - Jan 2017 - 1 Year

    • Bsc in Accounting in Accounting

      An-Najah national university

      Jan 2000 - Jan 2003 - 3 yr

    • High School - Thanaweya Amma

      University Graduates Union School

      Jan 1999 

    Achievements

    Published Article: Intercultural Communication, Signature Management & Business Magazine 3rd issue, May-June 2018

    Skills

    • Time Management
    • team management
    • Board of Directors
    • Executive Management
    • Event Management
    • Project Management
    • Human Resources Systems and pROCEDURES

    Languages

    • Arabic

      Fluent
    • English

      Advanced
    • French

      Beginner

    Training & Certifications

    • Event Management

      YWCA·2014
    • Time Management

      EY·2012
    • Monitoring and Evaluation

      The Palestinian Ministry of Planning & UN·2011
    • Professional Letters, memories, press releases and reports writing skills

      Global·2010
    • Diplomatic Protocol and Public Relations Course

      The Chinese and Palestinian Ministries of Foreign Affairs·2009
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