Sales Associate

Posted on: 2006-11-27

Resume Soni Rana 5506 Eighth St. South, Arlington, VA 22204 Phone: 703 868 4925 [email protected] Profile: I have worked as a Coordinator and Program & Communication Officer in Non-governmental Organizations, which are at national level in Nepal. Worked part-time and in contract at travel/trade organizations to publish their magazines. Professional Experiences: - Coordinator of MahilaWeb1 program and Sancharika Samuha website Manage and monitor the MahilaWeb program. Initiate programs to share information via the website. Develop network and linkage with organizations (national, governmental and international) working for the empowerment of gender. Conduct meetings and share information with Steering Committee members, staff and national, governmental, and international organizations. Write proposals and submit to prospective donor agency. Coordinate training programs for partner NGOs. Collect information from concerned organizations and upload in the websites. I worked from March 2000 to December 2001. Please check: www.mahilaweb.org.np and www.sancharika.org for reference. - Program and Communication Officer at South Asia Partnership-Nepal3 (SAP/Nepal) Coordinate and plan programs for regional offices and partner NGOs. Build linkage and network with concerned organizations, national and international. Provide counseling and guidance to partner organizations. Monitor and evaluate the programs of partner NGOs. Collect, translate and edit, submitted information and articles, and write articles for the bi-lingual newsletter (English and Nepali), annual reports, and souvenir from concerned departments and partner organizations. Worked for around 3 to 4 years during mid 1990s in Nepal. Part-time and contract jobs: - Have worked in contract to publish newsletters and workshop reports for Trekking Agents Association of Nepal (TAAN) during mid 1990s to 2001. - Worked part-time to publish news bulletin at Himalayan Expeditions Inc. and other organizations during late 1990s to 2001. Education: - Associate Degree in Liberal Arts from Northern Virginia Community College, Alexandria, VA – May 2006. - Studied Undergraduate in Business Administration at National American University, Denver CO from September 2002 to March 2004. - Bachelors Degree in English and Economics from Tribhuvan University, Kathmandu, Nepal in 1992. Skills: - Computer literacy. Languages: - English (good), Nepali (native), Hindi (proficient), and Spanish(basic) Professional Accomplishment: Presented paper at international conference on Information Technology Communications and Development in Kathmandu, Nepal on “Using Information Communication in Development – Perspectives on Nepali Women’s Experiences.” Organized by Friedrickh Ebert Stiftung, Nepal. (November 2001) Index - MahilaWeb1: Mahila means women in Nepali language and web was taken as network (like spider’s web). It was the first website, which, had in-depth information of women and gender in Nepal. - Sancharika Samuha2: Sancharika means women communicators in Nepali language and Samuha means group. It is a national level NGOs in Nepal. - South Asia Partnership-Nepal3: South Asia Partnership –Nepal is a national level NGO in Nepal.