Sahar E. Abdulsamad Email & Phone Number

Muscat, Muscat Governorate, Om

Muscat, Masqaţ, Oman

Muscat, Masqaţ, Oman

Muscat, Masqaţ, Oman

• Convert/translate text from one language to another (Arabic/English).• Ensure translated content conveys original meaning and tone.• Proofread translated texts for grammar, spelling and punctuation accuracy.• Follow up with internal team members and clients to ensure translation meets their needs.• Reviewing text for translation errors and making corrections.• Reviewing translated material for cultural appropriateness and accuracy.• Maintaining translation memories to ensure consistency in terminology and style across projects.• Reviewing and revising translated documents for grammar, punctuation, spelling, and syntax errors.

Khartoum, Sudan

•Provide high-level administrative support and assistance to theAmbassador and other assigned staff.•Perform administrative tasks including drafting letters, memos, invoices, reports, and other documents for senior staff.•Develop event plans, timelines, and budgets. Coordinate logistics such as venue selection, catering, transportation, audiovisual equipment, and accommodations.•Prepare reports, presentations, and correspondence accurately.•Create and manage event budgets, including cost estimation, negotiation with vendors, and tracking expenses, and ensure that events are executed within the allocated budget.•Coordinate and manage branding and communication campaigns and Press releases.•Compile, proofread, and revise drafts of documents and reports.•Arrange travel and accommodations for H.E and executives.•Schedule and attend meetings on behalf of executives, taking notes and recording minutes.•Receive incoming communication or memos on behalf of senior staff, review contents, determine importance, and summarize and/or distributes contents to appropriate staff.•Perform office tasks including maintaining records, ordering supplies, and performing basic bookkeeping.•Perform additional duties as assigned by executives.

Khartoum, Sudan

• Created, translated, edited, and distributed content that communicates AAAID’s activities, including: Publications, Press releases, Website content, Annual Reports and Newsletters, speeches and interviews, and other marketing material.• Established and maintained effective relationships with media channels, as well as sustained an updated contact database.• Participated and led in event concepts and implementation with the Communications Department team members for events in over 5 Arab countries (Sudan, UAE, Egypt, KSA, Mauritania).• Organized and managed logistics in the different countries where events are executed (procurement, storage, distribution, tracking, disposal and post-event clean up)• Worked as communication channel between top management and different event organizers in different countries. • Liaised and negotiated with vendors as per the different regulations of each country where the event is executed (Venues, catering, sound and lighting etc..)• Handled budgeting and invoicing for entire events in over 5 Arab countries (Sudan, UAE, Egypt, KSA, Mauritania).• Gathered and analyzed data about different topics, concerned parties, competitors, and market conditions in a specified field as per project and for publication and event use.• Measured the effectiveness of promotional and marketing campaigns and strategies in the related countries where the event is taking place (Post-event reports, social media reaction).• Devised and evaluated methods for collecting data from interested parties, investors, affiliate companies (surveys, questionnaires, campaigns) throughout the 12 Arab countries that have AAAID’s projects and affiliate companies.• Converted complex data and findings into understandable tables, graphs, and written reports for higher management and performance tracking. • Prepared reports and presented results to higher management.

• Responsible for all negotiations concerning inquiries for rooms totaling ten and above.• Handled negotiations for rooms and groups regarding room rates that included Meetings, Incentives, Conferences and Exhibitions (MICE Accounts) • Ensured comprehensive and up-to-date knowledge of Rotan Hotel properties and their unique selling points, features, amenities, services and policies.• Negotiated room rates with existing and potential clients according to group size and duration of stay and hotel room availability.• Worked within the hotel sales strategies and recognized future potential opportunities. • Maintained MICE generating accounts through various sales activities (face to face sales calls, telephone calls, sight inspections, entertainment) jointly with Sales Accounts Managers.• Searched for sales leads within different industries to attain desired KPIs.• Responded to all customer inquiries in a prompt and timely manner.• Maximized conversion while maintaining a professional and efficient level of service.• Created strong professional relations with existing and potential clients.• Maintained proactive contact with clients to strengthen relationships through entertainment and social events appearances. • Organized and set appointments for hotel show-arounds for potential clients.

Malaysia

Worked in providing research and reports regarding hotel chains and hotel business investors in the Far East.