NOOR T. UMAROV
11/6 Alisher Navoi Street #23
Dushanbe, 734026
Republic of Tajikistan
Tel.: (+992 372) 35-54-21
E-mail: [email protected]
EXPERIENCE:
United Nations Development Programme/Tajikistan, April 1999- October 1999
Dushanbe, Republic of Tajikistan
National Programme Officer. Formulate projects for implementation of UNDP Country programme. Backstop and monitor day to day implementation and evaluation of progress made on ongoing projects. Advise and facilitate Government counterparts and NGOs on following and understanding UNDP policies and procedures. Focal point for UNAIDS, UNIDO, UNSO, UNEP, WHO, WTO, SPECA, UNESCAP, UNECE. Responsible for Environment, UNAIDS, and Governance Theme Groups.
Red Crescent Society of Tajikistan, June 1998- April 1999
Dushanbe, Republic of Tajikistan
Project Management Coordinator. Responsible for identifying, reviewing, and preparing project proposals. Maintain database of beneficiaries of humanitarian aid.
Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Republic of Tajikistan, March 1997- June 1998
Dushanbe, Republic of Tajikistan
First Secretary of International Organizations Department (UN Section). Maintained contact between government and parliament officials and representatives of international organizations (UN Agencies) that work in Tajikistan. Represented official governmental points of view in diplomatic correspondence.
Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Republic of Tajikistan, May 1993- August 1994
Dushanbe, Republic of Tajikistan
Second Secretary of International Organizations Department. Maintained contact between government and parliament officials and representatives of international organizations (UN Agencies, NGOs) that work in Tajikistan. Represented official governmental points of view in diplomatic correspondence.
Ministry of Economics, Republic of Tajikistan, October 1992- May 1993
Dushanbe, Republic of Tajikistan
Expanded knowledge of economic issues through translation of relevant documents from Russian into Tajik
Federation of Trade Unions, Republic of Tajikistan, May 1991- August 1992
Dushanbe, Republic of Tajikistan
Learned in depth the structure, regulations and responsibilities of Trade Unions through translation of relevant documents from Russian into Tajik
Tajik State Medical University, September 1988- May 1991
Dushanbe, Republic of Tajikistan
Deputy Head of University's Youth Organization. Was responsible for work with international students
Soviet Army, July 1986- July 1988
Afghanistan
Served as Dari-Russian Military Translator-Interpreter
TECHNICAL EXPERIENCE:
Monterey Institute of International Studies, August 1995-December 1996
Audiovisual Center, MIIS, Monterey, California, USA
Responsible for coordination and translation of international and domestic conferences and seminars at MIIS.
Responsible for maintenance of audiovisual equipment on campus and taping SCOLA Language Video Programs
Monterey Institute of International Studies, August 1996-December 1996
DOS Computing Lab, MIIS, Monterey; California, USA
Lab Assistant
Monterey Institute of International Studies, January 1996-May 1996
Multimedia Lab, Graduate School of Translation and Interpretation, MIIS; Monterey, California, USA
Lab Assistant
Computers: Experienced in different word-processing, spreadsheet, database, statistics and E-mail programs on IBM and Macintosh computers (Microsoft Office 97, Corel WordPerfect 7 Suite, Lotus SmartSuite 97, CCMail, Eudora, etc.)
Languages: Fluent in Russian, Tajik, Dari, Persian, English; With dictionary- German, Uzbek, Arabic, Pushtu
EDUCATION:
Master of Arts  in Theory and Practice of Human Rights, October 2000
University of Essex; Colchester, Essex, United Kingdom
Certificate (Salzburg Seminar Session 359 "Human Rights: An International Legal Perspective"), August 1998
Salzburg Seminar; Salzburg, Austria
Certificate (Second UNU/ILA International Leadership Program), July 1998
Organized by United Nations University/International Leadership Academy (UNU/ILA); Amman, Jordan
Certificate ("Summer School on OSCE" under the patronage of OSCE), July 1997-August 1997
Organized by Austrian Study Center for Peace and Conflict Resolution (Stadtschlaining), Netherlands Helsinki Committee (The Hague), and Berghof Research Center for Constructive Conflict Management (Berlin);
Austrian Study Center for Peace and Conflict Resolution (ASPR), Stadtschlaining, Austria
Master of Arts in International Policy Studies, December 1996
Graduate School of International Policy Studies, Monterey Institute of International Studies; Monterey, CA, USA
Certificates (English as a Second Language), March and May 1995
Monterey Institute of International Studies; Monterey, California, USA
Certificate (English as a Second Language), December 1994
English Language Institute, Oklahoma State University; Stillwater, Oklahoma, USA
Certificate (Course on Export Marketing for Enterprises from Tajikistan), November-December 1990
Organized by Council of Ministers of Republic of Tajikistan and Blanz Corporate Advisers Oy (Finland); Dushanbe, Republic of Tajikistan
Diploma (Iranian Philology), June 1986
Faculty of Oriental Studies, St. Petersburg (formerly Leningrad) State University; St. Petersburg, Russia
Language practice, Soviet Army, Afghanistan, October 1983- October 1984
AWARDS:
Freedom Support Act Graduate Fellowship Program in Public Policy, administered by USIA, July 1994-December 1996
Open Society Institute/Foreign&Commonwealth Office/University of Essex Scholarship, October 1999-October 2000
INTERNSHIP:
United Nations, June-August 1996
Promotion and Public Services Division, Department of Public Information, UN, New York, New York, USA
Made a significant contribution in the area of a survey related to a study on the implementation of education about UN within schools and institutions of higher learning conducted in UN Information Centers and UN Information Service. Organized and produced a database of Academicians, Parliamentarians, business and professional communities around the world.
PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES:
Conference "Afghanistan: Country without State?", Participant, June 2000
Staatliches Museum f?r V?lkerkunde, Munich, Germany
CEU/OSI students' mid-year conference 'What Do We Have in Common? Challenges on the road to the 21th century', Participant, March 2000
Open Society Institute (OSI), University of York, York, United Kingdom
American Councils for International Education (ACTR/ACCELS) Central Asian Regional Alumni Conference, Participant, May 1999
American Councils: ACTR/ACCELS, Almaty, Kazakhstan
Enterprise Development Conference for Alumni of the Edmund S. Muskie/Freedom Support Act Graduate Fellowship Program, Participant, March 1999
American Councils: ACTR/ACCELS, Innovation and Development Center, Kyiv, Ukraine
Annual NIS Conference of Center for Nonproliferation Studies at Monterey Institute of International Studies "Proliferation Problems and Nonproliferation Initiatives: Approaching XXI Century", Participant, November 1998
Academy of Sciences, Almaty, Kazakhstan
Second Annual Regional REECAS Conference, Presenter, April 1996
Russian, East European, and Central Asian Studies Center, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA
First Annual Regional REECAS Conference, Participant, May 1995
Russian, East European, and Central Asian Studies Center, University of Washington; Seattle, Washington, USA
OTHER ACTIVITIES:
During 1997-1998 participated in World Cup-98 and Asian Games-98 with Tajikistan National Football Team and in Asian Youth(U-19) Championship with Tajikistan National Youth Football Team as English interpreter
Worked as English interpreter with Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN) during official visit of spiritual leader of Ismaili Muslims His Highness the Aga Khan IV to Tajikistan in September 1998
Translated different project proposals and other official documents from English into Russian for international organizations in Tajikistan and the book "Majlisi Oli (Parliament of Tajikistan)" from Tajik into English for Majlisi Oli.
Prepared Tajik  section of 'Central Asia Phrasebook' published  by Lonely Planet Publications in 1998
Worked as freelance English interpreter with representatives of European Union(TACIS) and Islamic Development Ban
Published an article in Central Asia-Caucasus Analyst (web journal of Central Asia-Caucasus Institute, Nitze School of Advanced International Studies, Johns Hopkins University, USA)
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