Edona Begu

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  • About me

    Global Data Sharing Program Manager at Expedia Group

  • Education

    • Charles University in Prague

      2015 - 2017
      Master's degree Public and Social Policy 1 ~4.0

      Completed with distiction.

    • Rochester Institute of Technology

      2009 - 2013
      Bachelor of Applied Arts and Sciences with Highest Honors Public Policy and Management

      Aktiviti dan Persatuan:AUK Honour Society

  • Experience

    • American University in Kosovo

      Feb 2011 - Jun 2012

      • Research online and in daily news papers for possible jobs, internships or academic programs • Maintain and update the contact databases• Support workshops and events organized by Co-op and Career Services• Provide information and contact students about their Co-op • Support events organized by Academic Services• Inform students for academic programs • Provide student with letters of confirmation• Arrange students meetings with academic advisors• Maintain and update-to-date students academic records

      • Co-op and Career Services Assistant

        Sept 2011 - Jun 2012
      • Academic Services Assistant

        Feb 2011 - Jan 2011
    • USAID Basic Education Program - FHI360

      Jul 2012 - Jan 2012
      Assessment Intern

      • Interpreted for International Assessment Expert• Established and maintained contacts with BEP’s stakeholders• Assisted in organizing workshops and conferences • Organized and managed the bookbinding activity in Children’s Book Fair• Updated the databases with school information• Translated lesson plans, reports, and other documents

    • USAID Basic Education Program -FHI360

      Jan 2013 - Sept 2015
      Program Manger

      • Manage the work of one of the three components of the Program worth approx 19 million dollars ;• Coordinate with local partners and the Ministry of Education Science and Technology to achieve the objectives of this component• Contribute to project weekly, quarterly, annual reports• Coordinate the preparation of training and materials• Monitor and supervise the work of consultants and sub-contractors• Provide required information on the activities and outcomes of the component•Supervised training of more than 3000 teachers in ‘Assessment for Learning’ course•Certified more than 7000 teachers together with MEST in ‘Assessment for Learning’ Tunjukkan kurang

    • USAID Basic Education Program - FHI360

      Feb 2013 - Jan 2013
      Program's Monitoring and Evaluation Coordinator

      • Consistently update Program’s database• Provide timely and accurate data for quarterly reports, annual report and statistical report • Identify and analyze the problems, successes, lessons learned, best practices, effectiveness and efficiency• Conducted studies related to Performance Monitoring Plan • Write reports regarding the studies conducted • Monitored Program implementation in school• Actively contribute to Program’s activities and events (e.g. bookmaking, Children’s Book Fair, Girls and Technology, Assessment Conference) Tunjukkan kurang

    • Kosova Education Center

      Jul 2017 - Feb 2019
      Program Data Leader, World Bank's Education Development Program

      • Designed the Monitoring and Evaluation framework for supervision of the implementation of 160 projects including the progress of activities, the procurement procedures and the financial reporting;• Responsible to report the success of the 160 projects to World Bank(WB) and Ministry of Education, Science and Technology (MEST);• Oversee the procurement of goods and services in accordance with WB's procedures; • Successfully supported 140 prtojects in preparation of project proposals which were approved by WB and MEST;• Organized trainings for all key stake holders and and staff;• Organized the logistics of traings for 140 institutions and more than 1000 stakeholders;• Supported projects with continuous feedback and field visits; Tunjukkan kurang

    • British Council

      Feb 2019 - Jan 2020
      Program Manager - Regional Education Development Program

      • Develop, update and implement the training plans in coordination with Ministry of Education, Municipal directorats and Schools;• Initiated and supported Ministry of Education in initiating policy changes such as the integration of Programing/Coding in national curricula;• Prepare the documents for accreditation of training Programs;• Coordinate and monitor the training of School Directors and teachers in “Critical Thinking, Problem Solving and Micro: bit”;• Monitor the project expenses related to organisation of training/events to make sure fund do not exceed the budget thresholds;• Keep track and report accurate data regarding the organized training and events data;• Oversee and coordinate the work of trainers during the trainings and mentoring visits; • Prepare operational plan for the development of educational materials; • Support the organization and delivery of capacity-building and any other project events; Tunjukkan kurang

    • Pharmexon Consulting SRO

      Jul 2020 - Jan 2021
      Regulatory Affairs Project Manager

      -Managing the lifecyle of multiple projects and clients;-Planning and coordinating the work with internal and external teams, making sure that timelines and projects are being delivered on time;-Give clear instructions and complete details about projects to internal and external teams;- Following the EU regulation and other relevant regional regulations as per project/client needs;-Efficient communication with clients, regulatory agencies and other stakeholders; Tunjukkan kurang

    • Amazon

      Jul 2021 - Jan 2023
      Program Manager
    • Expedia Group

      Feb 2023 - now
      Global Data Sharing Program Manager
  • Licenses & Certifications

    • Lean Six Sigma Yellow Belt Certification

      6SIGMAstudy - The global certification body for six sigma certifications
      Jan 2020
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    • Scrum Fundamentals Certified (SFC)

      SCRUMstudy - Accreditation Body for Scrum and Agile;Download Free Scrum Body of Knowledge(381 pages)
      Apr 2020
      View certificate certificate
  • Honors & Awards

    • Awarded to Edona Begu
      AUK Honour Student American University in Kosovo Mei 2013 Meeting the conditions of AUK Honour Society for outstanding academic performance and successful completion of the Honour Project with topic 'Female School Dropout: Gender Differences in Students’ School Retention Rate in Kosovo' published in http://scholarworks.rit.edu/theses/8072/
    • Awarded to Edona Begu
      Rochester Institute of Technology Outstanding Undergraduate Scholar Rochester Institute of Technology Dis 2012 For outstanding academic performance and extracurricular activities.