Mai ElGabry

Full CV / Resume

CURRICULUM VITAE

 

1. Family name: Ms.  El Gabry

2. First name: Mai

3. Date of birth: 6 June 1980

4. Nationality: Egypt

5. Civil status:

 

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Egypt

: + 20 1022817392

E-mail:

 

 

6. Education:

 

Institution

Date from - Date to Degree(s) or Diploma(s) obtained:

(Jan 2011-Apr 2011) Training called “Euromed without Borders” in Bulgaria

(Mar 2010-Mar 2010) Participated in the International Seminar cum Workshop on “Youth NGOs as Social Entrepreneurs” in International Youth Centre, Kuala Lampur, Malaysia as representative of Egypt and was awarded a plaque by the Deputy Minister of Youth and Sports in Malaysia

(Jan 2010-Apr 2010) Training called “Euromed Essentials” in Greece

(Jan 2009-Dec 2009) Training in "Building Quality in Youth Exchanges" as part of Euromed program in Finland

(Jan 2008-Jan 2009) Leadership in Development Program. British Council

Cairo University, English Department

(Sep 2002 - Jun 2004) Diploma

Translation (English/Arabic - Arabic/ English)

Cairo University, English Department

(Sep 1997 - Jun 2001) Bachelor's

English Literature / Linguistics and Culture (American and British)

 

7. Language skills: Indicate competence on a scale of 1 to 5 (1 - excellent; 5 - basic)

 

Language Reading Speaking Writing

Arabic 1 1 1

English 1 1 1

French 3 3 3

 

8. Membership of professional bodies: - Intercultural Youth Dialogue Association (IYDA)

- World Faith Organization

- Rotaract (Cairo Club)

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9. Other skills:

 

10. Present position:

Country Expert

11. Years of professional experience:

14

12. Key qualifications:

The expert has eighteen years experience in editing, translation, and development of which three years are in international relations. She is an active Youth Leader participating in three NGOs; Rotaract, Ofok and World Faith. International Relations included communicating with representatives from national and international NGOs, including but not limited to; Human Rights Watch and Amnesty International. In international relations, job assignments included gathering information about human rights cases and putting them in report form. Job assignments also included supervising the Organization`s page. Translating and editing the organization’s reports and documents.  Also responsible for writing and translating the organization’s press releases and Newsletter. Also, responsible for editing the organization’s books, including the organization’s annual book. Preparing materials for promotion campaigns. The scope of her work in Environmental Quality International (EQI) includes the fields of: community development, sociological studies, gender equality, economics, finance, microfinance, business development, institutional development and agricultural development. She works closely with international organizations including but not limited to: UNDP, CARE, IFC and GTZ. She currently works as a Training Specialist in USAID. She is responsible for inside and outside written communications and training logistics. Her work also covers diverse topics and issues including: human rights law and politics. She is a human rights activist. She worked in international relations in the Egyptian Organization for Human Rights, providing information about human rights issues on the national and international levels. During her work in the organization, she helped promote volunteerism by lecturing refugees on human rights advocacy. She worked through out her career with multinational professionals. She is also a distinguished English is a Youth Activist working in two organizations: Rotaract and Ofok. Knowledge about research is an additional strength. She is a talented and unique Writer, writing in subjects like society and arts.

 

13. Specific experience in the region:

 

Country Date from - Date to

Jun 2017- Aug 2019

Egypt Jun 2017 - Jun 2017

Jan 2017 - Mar 2019

Jan 2014 - Dec 2014

Jan 2013 - Dec 2014

Jan 2011 - Dec 2012

Jan 2009 - Mar 2010

Jan 2009 - Dec 2011

Jan 2009 - Jan 2010

Jan 2008 - Jan 2009

Jan 2008 - Dec 2014

Jan 2008 - Sep 2012

Jan 2007 - Jan 2008

Jan 2005 - Jan 2007

Jan 2002 - Jan 2005

Jan 2002 - Dec 2003

Turkey Jan 2009 - Apr 2009

 

 

 

14. Professional experience:

 

Date from -

Date to Location Company and reference person Position Description

January 2017- Current) Egypt Egypt Oil and Gas Magazine Communication Specialist Writing and editing articles. Conducting interviews.

January 2017 – January 2017) Egypt Caritas

Interpreter (Freelancer)Interpreted for Trainers in a TOT

June 2017 - June 2017 Egypt Gottenberg University

Communication ExpertPolicy research. Conducting qualitative and quantitative research and analysis.

December 2016 - May 2017 Egypt TransBridge

Content WriterWorked as a freelancer, writing content for the company's site.

December 2014 - December 2016 Egypt Heya

Project ManagerEducating girls in general and about genital mutilation in specific.

January 2014 - December 2014 Egypt Democracy International

Interpreter (Freelancer)Interpreting for Observers from Democracy International in the Egyptian elections.

January 2013 - December 2014 Egypt MSE

Communication Manager- Responsible for managing a team of editors.

- Responsible for proofreading.

January 2008 - December 2014 Egypt Rotaract (Cairo Club)

Rotaract Member (Volunteer)Responsible for International Relations Committee. Conducting informal education method in cultural exchange.

August 2011 – February 2012 Qatar MEBS

Communication OfficerResponsible for translation and editing. Translates and edits text, audio, and video information. Conducts consecutive accurate translations, and summarizations of material (textual, video, and audio) into idiomatic English, to include the ability to maintain the integrity and meaning of materials.

January 2008 - August 2011 Egypt Ofok NGO

Ofok Ambassador (Volunteer)I share the NGO`s vision of qualifying as well as certifying Youth including boys and girls, encouraging them to further promote themselves, building their skills and becoming a successful example in their community. I have a strong background in Community Development, have excellent communication skills and comfortable serving as a public speaker,self motivated, highly organized and is able to work independently. My duties include: recruiting members activities, Projects and Initiatives, lead members, coordinate members projects and prepare reports to the project manager.

January 2009 - December 2011 Egypt Intercultural Youth Dialogue Association (IYDA)

Communication ManagerResponsible for making connections with local and international NGOs. Business development; seeking project opportunities and networking international NGOs. Seeking grant opportunities and writing proposals. Won a youth exchange project with Germany under Euromed IV program and a project with Poland.

January 2009 - March 2010 Egypt Sanabel Microfinance Network

Communication Specialist / InterpreterTranslating and editing training manuals, reports and site material.

January 2009 - January 2010 Egypt World Faith Organization

President (Volunteer)The company is an interfaith social action organization, which mobilizes religiously-diverse young adults to participate in service-learning projects, engages in interfaith dialogue through action, and utilizes the media to counter religious extremism and demonstrate how religion can inform work for unity and peace, rather than hate, war, and division. Currently, implementing a project about Tolerance between Muslims and Christians in Egypt, in collaboration with Dreamers on Tomorrow Organization.

November 2009 - December 2009 Malta Euromed

Participant- Presented a research about Youth Policies in NGOs in Egypt.

January 2009 - October 2009 United Arab Emirates Etisalat

Communication Specialist- Overall manage and formulate identity of communication being released to customers, making sure it is simple easy to absorb and recall. Ensuring consistency with other collaterals being published on the same subject including leaflets, SMS messages, text, bill inserts, press release, newsletter, magazines and marketing messages to result in increased usage and customer retention activities.

- Responsible for securing the proper usage of the appropriate terms and languages to communicate with different levels of mindsets, lifestyles and behaviors according to the target audience specified to each service.

- Responsible for managing all customer communication marketing activities, excludes campaign communications such as advertisement. We regularly send out various communications to our customer base and potential customers, these marketing communications messages, need to be consistent with the all other market communication activities and should be handled effectively in order to ensure we are targeting and ing various customers segments.

- Preparation of press release on Marketing Communication for products, services and promotion. site communication management; ensure Etisalat external site messages are regularly updated and relevant for our customers and potential customers, this includes look and feel and making communications effective and relevant. Work closely with technical team on look-feel of the site. Ownership of all SMS sent from Etisalat and management of the same to ensure we are not spamming customers and that messages are effective and targeted. Preparation of marketing communication messages for Bill Inserts, Bill Messages; e-mail Shots, PCPM, etc. Develop effective Direct Marketing strategy. Create and own the external Newsletter to consumer customer and Enterprise Magazines and corporate marketing annual report.

- Manage daily relationship with PR Agency on press releases, feature articles, interviews and response to crisis management

- Coordinates and facilitates inter-agency and external publications collaboration on campaigns.

- As a senior member of the department, assists and participates in overall objective setting and performance monitoring.