Rawia Kharruba

A superb and adaptable Senior Program Assistant with extensive years of excellent work ethic, program management, and administration. An innovative thinker, persuasive communicator, and highly skilful motivator, with an insistent focus on objectives, an unwavering commitment to the project requirements, and the ability to execute multiple priorities in efficiency-paced environments. Demonstrated the ability to provide advice, information, and recommendations to management regarding programs and policies intended to promote the effective prevention of diseases and addresses systematic, social, and structural barriers to care. Highly committed to helping humanitarian organizations achieve maximum benefit from employee and material investment through detail-oriented planning, procedure, optimization, training development, and on-time/ on-budget project deliveries without jeopardizing the quality of the intended interventions. A hopeful, solutions-oriented approach to problem-solving with a passion to learn and research new administrative solutions to complex implantation and intervention problems.

August 2017 – Present                       IOM, UN Migration Agency Tripoli, Libya

Senior Project Assistant (Child Protection) 

• Act as the child protection team leader by coordinating all team member’s daily activities and related tasks to child protection. 
• Handle child protection BID (Best Interest Determination) reports and ensure accuracy of the information collected, sending family tracings requests to IOM country of origin missions, and clearing Child Protection cases before departure. 
• Represent IOM Libya in the child protection working group and GBV working group, by coordinating closely with relevant child protection UN agencies and INGO to develop durable solutions for children.
• Supervise and advise caseworkers during the drafting and revising of BID reports before submission to child protection panellists. 
• Assign as the Team Leader-Tripoli Field child protection Team.
• Coordinate all child travel processes with VHR and resettlement colleagues in Libya and destination country including family tracing, and legal processes until children are reunited with their families and legal guardian.
• Assist in the draft of reports, proposals, analyses, and indicators collected on child protection trends in Libya, to develop SOPs when needed.
• Supervise all child protection training and BID case management to staff, local NGOs, embassy representatives, community leaders, and other stockholders.
• Contribute to knowledge management and capacity building by providing technical expertise in the field of child protection to partners and government authorities 

December 2015 – November 2017   Libya African Investment Company (LAICO)

Office Coordinator of the investment department   

• Drafted official communication letters and e-mails of the department overseeing the twenty-one active LAICO subsidiaries in Africa.
• Compiled and drafted meeting minutes of Investment Dept, board members reports, and project situation report of each subsidiary profile. 
• Performed the staff evaluation for all members of the twenty-one active LAICO subsidiaries in Africa.
• Acted as HR focal point for the staff development for the company: in charge of planning and coordinating the activities and communication with external partners to support the staff yearly capacity building drafted plan.

August 2014 – July 2015                     World Languages and Cultures School, University of Scranton, PA U.S. 

Teaching Assistant

• Instructed Arabic for undergraduates (intermediate and advanced levels) through Fulbright Foreign Language Teaching Assistant FLTA.
• Contributed to the development and draft of the Arabic syllabus.
• Performed private tutoring to undergraduates.
• Organized and planned cultural events with the international student office.
• Studied modern teaching methodologies- using Tech tools 
• Enrolled Women through American studies, policy and social change course, and became a member of the women’s center, conducting research on women’s studies, supporting student projects, participating the social events at the university

2015 – 2016                                          Petroleum Training and Qualifying Institute

English Teacher                  

• Instructed speaking course at an intermediate level including designing the syllabus. 
• Planned tests and assessment methods for checking students’ skills.
• Provided presentation skills activities, listening, and speaking-related activities
• Combined various English teaching methods and techniques to help students improve their results.
• Worked as a substitute for English classes of intermediate and advanced levels

August 2015                                          Aldahra Training Center

English Teacher                  

• Collaborated with a teaching team focused on student achievement and data-driven instruction.
• Ensured that all work undertaken meets the requirements of prescribed standards and that progress is made to develop each of the agreed standards over time.
• Facilitated and encouraged a learning experience that provides students with the opportunity to achieve their potential.
• Planned and prepared lessons and resources related to the delivery of courses across key stages.
• Built, monitored, and assessed curriculum to meet student academic needs.
• Facilitated and encouraged a learning experience that provides students with the opportunity to achieve their potential.
• Inputted and reviewed progress data for all students in line with the schools’ agreed assessment calendar.

March 2013 – March 2014                  UNSMIL/ UNEST- Translator

UNSMIL/ UNEST- Translator           

• Translated and Interpreted within the Electoral Unit, delivering communication messages between HNEC and UNEST sensitive meetings of politicians and government authorities.
• Worked in operations room during Libya’s elections 2014, by updating and linking electoral districts with HENEC/UNEST operations officers and drafting timely situation reports. 
• Supported HNEC and UN Women on training preparations and delivering training on women’s participation in elections,
• Supported in development of media materials within HNEC, by giving advice and recommendations on various topics, including domestic policy, current legislation, youth participation, the role of women, and local issues
• Worked as a private tutor of English/ Arabic to international co-workers

2012 – Present                                     

Freelance Translator          

• Translated and Interpreted for Local ministries (Justice, MoFA, Planning, Oil and Gas companies), Economic and Development Council.
• Interpreted and served as translator/ student advisor at U.S. Educational Fair, the University of Tripoli in 2010
• Interpreted and coordinated project at TEMPUS Education conference in Tripoli University, under EU Commission Libya in 2011.

Academy of Postgraduate Studies, Libya                                                                                                                   2018 – Present 

MA student of Translation  

University of Scranton, PA, U.S.                                                                                                                                    2015

MBA coursework: International Business, Business Ethics, Operations Management

University of Tripoli                                                                                                                                                          2012 – 2013 

BA in Translation and Interpretation 

Farmer School of Business, Miami University OH, U.S.                                                                                         2010

Social Entrepreneurship