Simona Ristoska - Mirkoska Email and Phone Number

My overall responsibility is to provide technical level support to digital communication and innovation initiatives. I'm responsible for coordinating UNICEF digital and social media channels and innovation initiatives with a focus on youth engagement. Also for planning and implementing the editorial calendar for the UNICEF North Macedonia website, social media channels (Twitter, Facebook, YouTube and Instagram) and other digital platforms developed to support campaign initiatives. This work includes creating compelling public-facing content, planning and implementing social media marketing campaigns to mobilize supporters to act as advocates, donors, or volunteers by engaging them in key campaign moments and coordination monitoring and analysis. I'm serving as a primary focal point on innovation. This work will include coordinating activities related to the conceptualization and implementation innovation initiatives designed to ensure meaningful youth engagement in North Macedonia.

The Executive Assistant supports the overall and smooth functioning of the Representative's office and functions. Provides direct administrative and secretarial support and serves as a link to key management functions in the office. The Executive Assistant is responsible for management of information and coordination of matters. The position is a key interface with a broad range of contacts including high-ranking officials, both within and outside the Organization.

Responsibilities:▪ Assisting the RTA (Resident Twinning Adviser) with project co-ordination and management;▪ Assisting the RTA in organisation of experts’ missions, training, seminars, workshops; Project Steering Committee meetings, and other project events;▪ Overall management of the office administration, including filing (filing of all data available for each single activity including presentations, translations, templates, time sheets etc.), organising training, expert missions, local travels, general desk office work etc.;▪ Organisation of meetings in cooperation with Beneficiary Country partners, preparing meeting agenda and taking minutes;▪ Assisting the RTA in drafting and editing monthly, quarterly and final project reports and any other relevant documents;▪ Arrangement of travel, booking accommodation and study visits;▪ Developing and maintaining close working contacts and relationships with Beneficiary Country officials involved in each of the activities and the project management;▪ Keep the overall planning up-to-date and maintain the administration of the Petty cash account of the project;▪ Drafting of written materials with relation to the project in Macedonian and English;▪ Support to the RTA in his liaison with Delegation of the European Union to Skopje and Macedonian Institutions at the national and local level;▪ Act as a translator and interpreter from English to Macedonian and vice versa for the RTA and short term experts on any issues relevant to the project when needed

To be a part of an organization like Economic Chamber of Macedonia implies constant communication with business sector, being informed of the latest information or changes especially in the field of economic, law and political sector. My main activities included:- Organizing events, seminars, workshops, fairs and conferences within the Education and Human Resources Development Center;- Communication with companies, international organizations, state and public institutions, local self-government, NGO’s, universities;- Writing project proposals;- Research and analysis; - Participation in working groups.- Creating and implementing internship programs for the internal needs of the Chamber (assist in recruitment, interviewing, and selection process, creating training programmes for the interns, intern orientation)From July 2015 until February 2016 I fulfilled the role of Coordinator of Centre for education and human resources development and my main responsibilities included:- Creating monthly and quarterly plans for seminars, workshops and other events of the Centre;- Communication with trainers and experts in different fields;- Working in team and coordinating the activities of the Centre;- Preparing daily workloads for staff and co-ordinating the daily allocation of work;- Arranging weekly team meetings, focussing on targets and achievements;- Ensuring all administrative records are entered and updated correctly.

Additionally to the regular activities and responsibilities arising from the specific role of the Chamber as business association, for period of two years I have been intensively working on development of the Business center of training and education. This Center was established by the Chamber in order to meet the needs of the Macedonian companies of qualified workforce and its main focus is creating adult learning programs for deficient vocations. ▪ Contributing in creating an flexible and effective adult education system in the country by participating in number of working groups in collaboration with main stakeholders, creating documents, strategies, action plans and concept notes;▪ Writing learning curriculums;▪ Promoting the adult learning programs and presenting the activities of the Business center of training and education;▪ Creating promotional materials;▪ Preparing necessary documentation for the process of verification of programmes in the Adult Education Center of Macedonia and for the process of licensing of institutions in the Ministry of Education and Science of Macedonia;▪ Writing students files, keeping administrative records, organizing trainings and exams, according the standards for adult education,.

I was engaged in the activities of the Department of Marketing and Sales. Most of the tasks I performed were part of the Call Center project organized to promote new financial product on the market, these activities included informing potential customers, presenting the company and post – sales service to customers. Simultaneously I was engaged in other activities related to the firm administration. This experience allowed me to learn more of the Macedonian Stock Exchange and to further complete my knowledge of trading securities.

I was part of the team that worked on developing and implementing the “Key Account” project of the Sales Macedonia Department within Sales and Marketing Sector. I gained knowledge in planning, organization and presentation of activities and tasks within the project, as well as the goals of marketing and trade marketing. Because of the valuable team work experience I learned how to communicate effectively in business sphere. The internship responsibilities included working on field, learning how to approach professionally different types of potential customers, research, conduct analysis, grouping data and extracting information.

Activities of the cash counter, payment, crediting of legal entities and individuals, working with bank cards, providing information on credit cards and loans, issuing statements, arranging documentation.