Jacqueline Shahinian

Experience

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  ‎Al-Haq Organisation | مؤسسة الحق‎

  Dec 1986 - Jun 1998

  Paralegal, Coordinator of the Legal Advice Programme

  Interview victims of human rights violations; collect affidavits to intervene on behalf of victims of human rights violations; manage the database of the Legal Services Unit; intervene on behalf of victims of human rights violations to the relevant authorities; document, file and archive; manage the daily post and correspondence; assist in drafting and distribute reports; translate to foreign fact-finding mission members from Arabic to English and vice-versa; train staff to become paralegal; participate in workshops and "know-your-rights" education programmes in schools and refugee camps Show less

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  French General Consulate, Commercial Section

  Mar 1996 - Sept 1996

  Administrative Assistant and Accountant

  Manage the accounting; prepare payments; translate from Arabic to English and French and vice-versa; order office supplies; create and manage the database of Palestinian ministries; liaise with the Palestinian authorities to facilitate official visits and missions; orient and assist interns upon their arrival; answer the phone; respond to daily correspondence

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  International Service for Human Rights

  Jul 1998 - Jan 2000

  Administrative and Programme Assistant

  Organise the documentation and reviews; liaise with other NGOs and UN agencies; prepare the interns' programme; answer the phone; welcome visitors; assist the Director and Deputy-Director in their travels and missions; responsible for the daily post and correspondence

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  IUCN

  Mar 2000 - Aug 2003

  Secretary and Programme Assistant

  Draft consultants' contracts; follow-up on payments; organise meetings and seminars; assist in the Head of Programme's travel arrangements, visa requests, expense reports and hotel bookings; assist in the dissemination of reports and documents; liaise with other offices in the region; translate from Arabic to English and French and vice-versa; manage the office agenda

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  World Council of Churches

  Aug 2003 - Dec 2006

  Administrative and Programme Assistant

  Assist the Head of programme and other staff in their travels, hotel bookings, visas; manage the office agenda; verify translations; organise workshops and events internally and externally; guide interns upon their arrival; update the distribution lists; assist in drafting reports; take notes and minutes during meetings and consultations; prepare vouchers and make payments; answer the phone

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  Norwegian Refugee Council

  Jan 2007 - May 2019

  Administrative Assistant

  Draft employment contracts; request work and residency permits; announce new staff to AVS and LPP; manage the personnel files and database; responsible for purchase of office supplies and furniture; liaise with external suppliers; manage the scanning, filing and archive; organise meetings and events; handle the catering and meeting rooms; organise staff travel, visa requests, expense reports, hotel bookings; verify translations from Arabic to English and French; manage the post and deliveries; welcome visitors; answer the phone; manage the office weekly calendar; handle daily correspondence; manage the petty-cash and payments to suppliers and staff Show less

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  International Geneva Welcome Centre (CAGI), NGO Service

  Mar 2020 - Dec 2020

  Administrative Assistant

  Welcome and receive visitors; respond to the telephone; manage the email correspondence; manage the Service's contacts and update the database; manage the meeting-room bookings; manage the vacant positions announcements on the Service's website; update the NGO files in paper and electronically; make research on NGOs; provide logistical support and assist in organising events within the Service and with other CAGI Services

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  OMCT - World Organisation Against Torture

  Sept 2021 - now

  Administration, Human Resources and Programmes Assistant

  Management of the office and secretariat; Coordination and support to Human Resources; Logistical support to events and. meetings; Logistical support to Programmes; Support to the SOS-Torture Network management and communication with members; Support to the Torture Victims' Emergency Fund