
Ikhlas Hassouneh
Head of Public Relations & Secretary of the Board at Palestine Deposit Insurance Corporation (PDIC)
Hebron, PalestineWork 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 PennsylvaniaJan 2016 - Jan 2017 - 1 Year
MBA in Business Administration
Arab American UniversityJan 2016 - Jan 2017 - 1 Year
Bsc in Accounting in Accounting
An-Najah national universityJan 2000 - Jan 2003 - 3 yr
High School - Thanaweya Amma
University Graduates Union SchoolJan 1999
Achievements
Published Article: Intercultural Communication, Signature Management & Business Magazine 3rd issue, May-June 2018
Skills
Languages
Arabic
FluentEnglish
AdvancedFrench
Beginner
Training & Certifications
Event Management
YWCA·2014Time Management
EY·2012Monitoring and Evaluation
The Palestinian Ministry of Planning & UN·2011Professional Letters, memories, press releases and reports writing skills
Global·2010Diplomatic Protocol and Public Relations Course
The Chinese and Palestinian Ministries of Foreign Affairs·2009