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Langford, Bc, Ca

Langford, Bc, Ca

Victoria, British Columbia, Canada

Victoria, British Columbia, Canada

- develop comprehensive budget estimates, project work plans and resource allocation strategies for multiple eLearning and web development projects, ensuring alignment with client goals and timelines;- coordinate up to 10 projects for diverse clients, including government, universities, non-profits, and local businesses at the same time;- manage contractors globally, overseeing instructional design, graphics, animation, and web development;- streamline project workflows and monitor… Show more - develop comprehensive budget estimates, project work plans and resource allocation strategies for multiple eLearning and web development projects, ensuring alignment with client goals and timelines;- coordinate up to 10 projects for diverse clients, including government, universities, non-profits, and local businesses at the same time;- manage contractors globally, overseeing instructional design, graphics, animation, and web development;- streamline project workflows and monitor project budgets, track expenses and hours using Asana and Everhour to increase efficiency and timely delivery of project milestones and stay on budget;- facilitate communication via Zoom, email, and Slack to ensure project updates, work assignments, and coordination with team members and project stakeholders;- build and maintain relationship with stakeholders, by providing regular status and budget updates, outlining project risks and offering mitigation strategies, solving any issues if the come up;- plan and coordinate client conferences, providing technical support for online events;- support strategic planning processes, aligning sales, marketing, SEO and Google Analytics efforts with broader organizational goals. Show less

Victoria, British Columbia, Canada

– responsible for recruitment of more than 600 voting officials for advanced polling days and the general election day in a short period of time;– conducted telephone interviews, established training schedule, maintained a database of applicants and employees;– trained and supervised the recruitment officer’s work.

Victoria, British Columbia, Canada

– recruitment of Statistics Act Staff for an assigned area, including creating interest in census jobs by planning and conducting an outreach to meet customized regional recruitment targets;– screening, initiating security checks, interviewing and checking references to create a pool of qualified candidates to fill 131 non-supervisory and 9 supervisory positions;– running online training sessions for new employees;– operating several online systems (Online Recruitment Application… Show more – recruitment of Statistics Act Staff for an assigned area, including creating interest in census jobs by planning and conducting an outreach to meet customized regional recruitment targets;– screening, initiating security checks, interviewing and checking references to create a pool of qualified candidates to fill 131 non-supervisory and 9 supervisory positions;– running online training sessions for new employees;– operating several online systems (Online Recruitment Application, Geography Geo-Coding Services and Collection Management Portal) to efficiently process applicants and monitor the recruitment progress;– handling and shipping candidate files to the regional pay unit. Show less

Victoria, British Columbia, Canada

– coordinated and supported recruitment and selection activities for more than 200 election officials, including contacting more than 600 applicants, conducting telephone interviews, scheduling training, maintaining a database of applicants and employees;– delivered in-person training sessions for election officials;– trained and managed an assistant recruitment officer to ensure that recruitment activities met industry best practices, legislative requirements and Elections BC policies… Show more – coordinated and supported recruitment and selection activities for more than 200 election officials, including contacting more than 600 applicants, conducting telephone interviews, scheduling training, maintaining a database of applicants and employees;– delivered in-person training sessions for election officials;– trained and managed an assistant recruitment officer to ensure that recruitment activities met industry best practices, legislative requirements and Elections BC policies and procedures;– reported on recruitment progress to the District Electoral Officer and Deputy District Electoral Officer on a regular basis. Show less

Victoria, British Columbia, Canada

– responsible for managing online recruitment database which contained more than 2,000 job applications;– hired approximately 700 voting officials for advanced polling days and the general election day in a short period of time;– provided statistics to the HQ twice a week.

Victoria, Bc

– conducted research on Islam and politics in “Arab spring” countries utilizing analysis of written sources (news content, official documents and analytical texts) in three languages (English, French and Russian) as a main methodological tool;– identified, collected and analyzed, mostly, qualitative data, including primary data obtained while conducting individual interviews;– wrote multiple literature reviews and research papers and delivered internal (for faculty members and… Show more – conducted research on Islam and politics in “Arab spring” countries utilizing analysis of written sources (news content, official documents and analytical texts) in three languages (English, French and Russian) as a main methodological tool;– identified, collected and analyzed, mostly, qualitative data, including primary data obtained while conducting individual interviews;– wrote multiple literature reviews and research papers and delivered internal (for faculty members and participants of various discussion groups) and external (public lectures) presentations on the relevant research topic as well as on a broad range of issues related to Islam in Russia and in other Post-Soviet countries. Show less

Victoria, Bc

– sorted and processed around 250 ballot packages per hour, including assessment of documentation completeness and quality;– created audit notes to accurately describe problems and issues;– prepared ballots for counting and used tabulators for capturing ballot counts (more than 50,000 ballots per day).

Moscow, Russian Federation

- performed research and political analysis on the topic of Islamic radicalism and extremism in the Middle East, Europe, Russia and the United States as well as international counterterrorism cooperation, resulted in more than ten peer-reviewed research papers, three book chapters and one co-authored handbook;- assisted with designing and, then, implemented a survey among representatives of more than 50 religious community groups in Moscow to collect data on how they perform their social… Show more - performed research and political analysis on the topic of Islamic radicalism and extremism in the Middle East, Europe, Russia and the United States as well as international counterterrorism cooperation, resulted in more than ten peer-reviewed research papers, three book chapters and one co-authored handbook;- assisted with designing and, then, implemented a survey among representatives of more than 50 religious community groups in Moscow to collect data on how they perform their social mission;- lectured undergraduate and graduate students on my research topic;- evaluation of students’ papers, including master’s theses and applications for international exchange programs;- responsible for quality control of school textbooks for religious studies. Show less

Moscow, Russian Federation

Participated in four Election Observation Missions to Russia in the same capacity (February – March 2018; August – September 2016; October 2011 – March 2012):- translated from English into Russian, edited and prepared for release OSCE/ODIHR Interim Reports, Statements of Preliminary Findings and Conclusions, and press-releases, checking for accuracy of the information provided and maintaining its confidentiality prior to publication;- assisted the Head of Mission in election observation… Show more Participated in four Election Observation Missions to Russia in the same capacity (February – March 2018; August – September 2016; October 2011 – March 2012):- translated from English into Russian, edited and prepared for release OSCE/ODIHR Interim Reports, Statements of Preliminary Findings and Conclusions, and press-releases, checking for accuracy of the information provided and maintaining its confidentiality prior to publication;- assisted the Head of Mission in election observation during voting days;- arranged from two to four high-level meetings per week with senior officials, representatives of the media, civil society and resident diplomatic community;- responsible for writing meeting memos during business trips;- drafted and distributed correspondence and invitations for briefings to more than 60 ambassadors per event. Show less

Moscow, Russian Federation

Consultant (June 2010 – July 2011):– event planning and program coordination, including project management and event oversight;– contributed to the launch of the International Trade Fair for Heritage Preservation, Restoration and Museum Technology “Denkmal Moscow” by writing a draft concept for this exhibition and negotiating conditions with international partners;– analyzed strategies and provided policy advice on heritage preservation and international cooperation of the… Show more Consultant (June 2010 – July 2011):– event planning and program coordination, including project management and event oversight;– contributed to the launch of the International Trade Fair for Heritage Preservation, Restoration and Museum Technology “Denkmal Moscow” by writing a draft concept for this exhibition and negotiating conditions with international partners;– analyzed strategies and provided policy advice on heritage preservation and international cooperation of the department;– formal correspondence in Russian, English and French, including typing, formatting, proofreading.Chief Specialist (July 2008 – June 2010):– transcribed one to four minutes of meetings of department officials and external clients per day;– responsible for overseeing Chair’s assignments’ completion;– tracked all deadlines. Show less

Moscow, Russian Federation

- developed and presented a course of lectures on the topic of Russian foreign policy to undergraduate students- facilitated and graded oral exam for a class of 30

Doctor Of Philosophy - Phd, Radical Islam: Analysis Of Approaches And Possibilities For U.S.-Russian Cooperation

Specialist (Combined Ba&Ma), International Relations And National Security Studies