GİZEM KARAALİ KARADAĞ
Hockey Federation / International Relations & Events
Ankara
Summary
Completed Msc. Marketing from Kingston University London. Majority of professional development focused on management, communication & international event management, international relations and international projects coordinator. EuroHockey Development Committee Member since 2017.
Overview
25
25
years of professional experience
6
6
years of post-secondary education
Work History
International Relations & Events
Turkish Hockey Federation
08.2016 - Current
- Responsible for representing Turkiye for international tournaments
- Coordinating international events and preparing activity plan
- Ensuring the coordination between Turkish Hockey Federation and European Hockey Federation and Federation of International Hockey and facilitating the coordination with federations of other countries
- Planning event budget, transportation, and accommodation
- Establish an organizing committee, recruit volunteer organizers, establish key tasks, develop an action plan and establish meetings of the organizing committee
- Liaise regularly with all teams and officials
- Recruit volunteers to assist with the tournament, including team liaison officers, official's liaison officer, transport coordinator, hotel coordinator, English speaking announcer, pitch manager and assistants, ball patrol
- Prepare duty rota depending on people's availability and ensure that all volunteers are fully briefed on their duty and function
- Responsible for managing and implementing international projects, European Commission Proposal writing for Turkish Hockey Federation
- Coordinator of the EU Project of 'Empowering Young Coaches Through Global Mobility'
- SGG 'Solidarity Through Great Governance' European Commission Project partner & Project Coordinator of Turkish Hockey Federation - Responsible for creating the strategic plan of the Turkish Hockey Federation
- Executing ISO 9001:2015 Quality Management System, responsible for the coordination and assisting the quality management processes regularly, ensure efficiency of the workflow
- Manage to gather and analyze the data to identify the strengths and weaknesses of current operations and develop new strategies to optimize procedures
- Responsible for creating new methods and implement solutions
- Participated to: Event Manager - Eurohockey U21 Championship II-B, Women Turkiye (16-20 July 2024)
- Head of Delegation - EuroHockey 5s U16 Championships Boys & Girls Croatia (3-6 July 2024)
- Head of Delegation - Eurohockey Championship II, Men Ireland (23-29 July 2023)
- Event Manager - EuroHockey U18 Championship II, Men Turkiye (10-15 July 2023)
- Event Manager - EuroHockey Championship III, Women Turkiye (26-30 July 2022)
- Event Manager - EuroHockey U16 Championship, Boys Turkiye (7-9 July 2022)
- Event Manager - EuroHockey Indoor Club Trophy, Men Turkiye (14-16 February 2020)
- Head of Delegation - Eurohockey Indoor Championship II Men Switzerland (17-19 January 2020)
- Head of Delegation - Eurohockey Indoor Championship II Women Croatia (24-26 January 2020)
- Event Manager - EuroHockey U21 Championship Women Alanya (14-21 July 2019)
- Event Responsible - EuroHockey U18 Championship Boys & Girls Konya (15-21 July 2018)
- International Hockey Federation (FIH) Event Specialist Workshop Switzerland (8-10 March 2018)
- Event Manager - EuroHockey Indoor Championship II, Men Turkiye (12-14 January 2018)
- Event Manager - South East Europe Championship Boys & Girls Turkiye (15-17 December 2017)
- Representative of Turkiye - South East Europe Forum Serbia (3-5 November 2017)
- Representative of Turkiye - EuroHockey Youth Leadership Event Netherland (15-19 August 2017)
- Head of Delegation - Women's EuroHockey Junior Championship II Czech Republic (16-22 July 2017)
- Head of Delegation - Women's EuroHockey5s U16 Championship France (12-15 July 2017)
- Head of Delegation - Men's EuroHockey5s U16 Championship Poland (5-8 July 2017)
- Head of Delegation - Women Hockey World League Round 2 Spain (12-14 February 2017)
- Team Manager - Women's EuroHockey Junior Championship Austria (20-22 January 2017)
- Team Manager - Men's EuroHockey Junior Championship II Slovenia (13-15 January 2017)
- Facilitated collaboration between domestic and international teams, fostering strong working relationships and improved productivity.
- Defined clear targets and objectives and communicated to other team members.
Development Committee Member
EuroHockey (European Hockey Federation)
09.2017 - Current
- Taking a place for planning development programs to strengthen gender equality in sports and relevant areas
- Developing relationships and fostering a positive image of the organization within the community
- Making planning of trainings and decisions to support the nations
- Planning and organizing Development programs and trainings for the umpires and coaches
External Relations Responsible
Eltemtek Engineering A.Ş.
06.2015 - 08.2016
- Public / Private sector communication and organization activities
- Overseas communication and organization activities
- Lobbying and networking activities
- Project development
- Taking part in PUSEM (Project Specialist Certification Education Centre) by Ministry of Energy and Natural Resources and responsible for external relations with the Ministry and other government institutions and taking place as a support staff and giving consultancy to Privatization Administration for privatization of TEMSAN A.Ş
- (Turkey's Electro mechanic Industry A.Ş.)
International Trademark Officer
Group Ofis Trademark and Patent
09.2012 - 12.2012
- Making pre-search and providing consultancy about the trademark infringement for foreign clients
- File an appeal due to infringements, and providing information about the imitations of client's trademark
Costumer Service Representative
Six Flags Great America
06.2008 - 09.2008
- Worked in Six Flags Great America via work & travel program for 3 months in fast food department at Johnny's Rocket
Assistant Office Staff
Turkish Republic Copenhagen Embassy
02.2000 - 03.2000
- Volunteered in a fair of presentation of Turkey with the Copenhagen Tourism Consultancy
- Presented and demonstrated Turkey and deal with visitors and distribution of brochures and promotion materials
Education
Master of Science - Marketing
Kingston University, London
London, United Kingdom 09.2013 - 11.2014
Bachelor of Science - Management
Atılım University
Ankara, Turkiye 09.2005 - 06.2010
Skills
- Operational management
- Event coordination
- Planning and coordination
- Project Coordination
- Training and development
- Time management
- Events logistics management
- Teamwork and collaboration
Preferreddutystation
Able to Relocate
Timeline
Development Committee Member
EuroHockey (European Hockey Federation)
09.2017 - Current
International Relations & Events
Turkish Hockey Federation
08.2016 - Current
External Relations Responsible
Eltemtek Engineering A.Ş.
06.2015 - 08.2016
Master of Science - Marketing
Kingston University, London
09.2013 - 11.2014
International Trademark Officer
Group Ofis Trademark and Patent
09.2012 - 12.2012
Costumer Service Representative
Six Flags Great America
06.2008 - 09.2008
Bachelor of Science - Management
Atılım University
09.2005 - 06.2010
Assistant Office Staff
Turkish Republic Copenhagen Embassy
02.2000 - 03.2000
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