Jihad & Abdallah Abou Jaoudeh Bldg. Nationality: Lebanese
Broumana Mobile: +961 3 093695
Metn, Lebanon E-mail: [email protected]
Rita Jihad Abou Jaoudeh (D.O.B. 1991)
Objective: Seeking a position in the field of Health & Safety, Sustainable Development, and/or Quality Assurance, where I can further develop and implement the skills I gained from my education in order to safe guard public health and the environment
Employment
Oct. 2012 – Present Project officer – University of Balamand
- Monitoring and coordination of UNICEF, Back to School project with Syrian Refugees in Lebanon
- Coordination of UNFPA Y-peer education project with Syrian Refugees in Lebanon
- Data collection and coordination of Marshall Legacy Institute (MLI) project with landmine survivors in Lebanon
- School Health project (Awareness sessios) in association with Ministry of Social Affairs
Education
Oct.2009- September 2012 BSc. Public Health and Development Sciences
University of Balamand, Lebanon
Faculty of Health Sciences (FHS)
2008- 2009 Lebanese Baccalaureate in Sociology and Economics
2003- 2009 Valley International School (VIS) Metn, Lebanon
1993 – 2003 Broumana High School (BHS) Metn, Lebanon
Student Employment
January 2012
- Prepared Coding Guides for a national project regarding the water system in the country
April 2012
- Assisted in social projects done in the community of Ayta el Shaeb – South Lebanon to assess the status of women in the region (Interviewing the women, analyzing the data, data entry)
April 2011
- Assisted in educational sessions done in Akkar schools for promoting awareness among students in the region about violence and accepting others.
Oct.2010 – Oct. 2011
- Office of Students’ Affairs : Planning activities, organizing activities/events, Responsible for student affairs
Oct. 2009 – June. 2010
- Co-curricular activities office: Assisted in the administration and analysis of data generated by surveys done at schools about school health and violence among children.
TRAININGS AND CERTIFICATES
June 2012 – September 2012
- Internship at the co-academic program, University of Balamand. Worked on 2 projects; one aimed at providing physical assistance and computer skills training for landmine survivors, and another aimed at assessing the situation of the Migrant Domestic Workers in Lebanon.
June 2012
- Planned, executed and participated in the annual student retreat in the Faculty of Health Sciences (UOB/FHS), with the theme of “Leadership and Motivation”
February 2012
- Continuing education course on Torture (UOB/FHS and co-academic program), aims at providing participants with an overview of what torture is and how it could be prevented.
- Level 2 Award in Food Safety provided by Boecker, introduces participants to the food safety concepts and how to deal with food in a safe manner to provide the best quality of food services.
December 2011
- Completed an online course and was certified regarding the issue of ethics in public health in the age of terrorism, offered by University at Albany, State University of New York
September 2011
- Volunteered with the UN at the Second Meeting of State Parties for the Convention of Cluster Munitions in Beirut- Lebanon
June – August 2011
- Trained on first aid provided by the Lebanese Red Cross and UOB-FHS
February – May 2011
- Participated in The Youth Economic Forum (YEF) workshop in Tripoli – North Lebanon. A project for policy reform in Tripoli, in which I was a part of a group that proposed a project about recycling which was covered by the media and universities.
- Participated in a Photovoice project at the Faculty of Health Sciences, that aimed at highlighting social issues around Lebanon
2008
- Participated in the civic education program for Youth in Hamline University (Minnesota – USA), selected students from certain countries for an intensive training on tolerance, equality, and acceptance.
2005 – 2006
- Participated in the model – UN workshop for youth in LAU
COMPUTER SKILLS
Microsoft Excel
Ø Microsoft Word
Ø Microsoft PowerPoint
Ø SPSS (data entry)
HOBBIES AND PERSONAL SKILLS
Ø Reading
Ø Swimming
Ø Acting
Ø Team work
Ø Time management
Ø Working under stress
Ø Technical Report Writing
Ø Presentation Skills
Languages
English – Excellent
Arabic – Excellent
French – Fair
REFERENCES
Available upon request