Accomplished Community Engagement and Awareness Manager with a proven track record at Royal Commission For AlUla, adept in strategic planning and operations management. Spearheaded major public awareness initiatives, significantly enhancing community engagement with understanding their interest and culture . Skilled in project management and staff leadership, demonstrating exceptional negotiation abilities and a commitment to excellence. Collaborative leader with dedication to partnering with coworkers to promote engaged, empowering work culture. Documented strengths in building and maintaining relationships with diverse range of stakeholders in dynamic, fast-paced settings.
Developing Engagement Strategies: Designing and implementing comprehensive plans to build positive relationships with community members, organizations, and stakeholders.
Cultural Competency: Ensuring outreach efforts are inclusive, culturally sensitive, and tailored to diverse community needs.
Advocacy and Representation: Actively representing the organization at community forums, conferences, and public meetings.
Resource Development: Securing resources and funding to support community engagement initiatives.
Team Leadership: Overseeing a team of engagement and awareness officers or coordinators, providing guidance and support.
Monitoring and Evaluation: Assessing the effectiveness of engagement activities and campaigns, utilizing feedback to improve future efforts.
Stakeholder Management: Building and maintaining partnerships with community groups, local authorities, NGOs, and other relevant entities.
Leading public awareness initiatives including
Arabian leopard day and AlUla Catwalk.
· Manage initiatives and Events with Nature &
Wildlife department and conservations team.
· Manage and develop the relation between nature
reserves and local communities and to implement
awareness & educational programs
· Business owner of the Project ( Environmental
Awareness, Education, and Outreach Plan for
Communities) .
· Manage and develop community engagement
programs such as; awareness & educational
programs.
. Business owner of the project ( Junior Ranger ) .
Developed and maintained relationships with
community.
Developed and implemented business strategies
to achieve business goals and stay competitive.
Communicated clearly with employees, suppliers
and stakeholders to keep everyone on same
page and working toward established business
goals.
Developing awareness curriculum to be used at
public school as a recourses.
Achieved strategic business growth by identifying
market opportunities and implementing new
- Managing Vendors and tourism operators in nature reserves.
- Managing the development of visitors' experience; develop strategies including improvement of tourism in nature reserves.
- Manage and develop innovative visitor programs and ensure alignment with Nature & Wildlife sites and conservations.
- Engaging and managing the design and implementation of the visitor center in Sharaan.
- Supervision on visitors' comments and suggestions related to the visitors' experience also and provide the proper response and solve any complaints/concerns.
- Ensure the implementation of high service delivery standards to visitors and apply recognized standards and established policies, procedures, and practices.
- Initiate strong relations and communicate with locals and other governmental entities to provide a high standards visitors experience for the visitors in nature reserves in Alula.
- Conduct benchmarking research and oversee the marketing function for tourism in nature reserves, compel data and plans on ecotourism to be applied in nature reserves here in Alula.
Strategic planning
IUCN Membership