Lidija Davidovska, Language is my homeland

About

I am a former university professor of American Literature with a PhD in American Studies from the University of East Anglia, Norwich (UK). Besides long experience of teaching literature related courses, I have been doing lots of translations from/to Macedonian-English. I also have long clerical, project, press and public and writing experience. looking for a remote job in any of these areas.

Experience

US Embassy

Aug 2006 – Jan 2007

Skopje

Program Assistant

Export Control and Border Security (EXBS) • Coordinating and implementing general operation of EXBS project • Administering necessary procedures for donations and other assistance to the Government of the Republic of Macedonia • Providing logistics for implementation of all project activities • Organizing training programs for project implementers locally and abroad • General procurement duties • Bookkeeping, estimation of operating expenses, monthly budget reports • Monitoring Macedonian media • Attending mid to high level meetings • Translating relevant documents • General administrative and liaison duties Achievement: Initiated and implemented a new project for the Macedonian Customs Office in the area of English Language Training

USAID/Macedonia

Aug 2005 – May 2006

Skopje, Macedonia

Legal Translator/Interpreter USAID/Court Modernization Project August 2005 - May 2006

Court Modernization Project • Translated laws, legislative, court and administrative documents • Translated tenders documentation; • Interpreted consecutively and simultaneously at meetings and seminars

British Embassy

Mar 2001 – Mar 2005

Skopje, Macedonia

Press and Public Affairs Assistant

• Evaluated applications for small grants and projects • Involved in all stages of projects, grants and donation processing • Evaluated project implementation • Regular contacts with project implementers • Involved in public diplomacy strategy planning and activities • Monitored the printed and electronic media • Prepared daily press summaries for the Embassy diplomatic staff • Organized Embassy sponsored visits to U.K • Contacts and liaison with the media and the public • Organized interviews and press statements for the British Ambassador • Organized Embassy public and promotional events • Web master of the Embassy web site; • Organized displays and dissemination of promotional materials Achievement: Successful completion a promotional film on UK produced by the Macedonian production company, “Tomato Productions”; completion of the project multi-ethnic “Life Radio”; publication of two monographs on British diplomatic representation in the Balkans.

British Embassy, Skopje

Sep 1999 – Mar 2001

Skopje, Macedonia

Management/Consular Assistant

Management/Consular Assistant British Embassy • General assistance to the Embassy Management Officer • Assisted in Embassy procurement • General maintenance of Embassy property • In charge of the locally engaged staff employment records • Customs clearance • Supervised drivers and cleaners • Management filing Consular work: • UK passport renewal • Assisted British citizens in distress • Prison and hospital visits of UK citizens in Macedonia • Consular filing and general administrative duties • Information and travel advice to UK citizens • Participation at annual conferences Achievement: completion of construction works on the Visa Section of the British Embassy in 1999.

Education

University of East Anglia, Norwich, UK

Sep 2009 – Jul 2013

PhD, American Studies/Literature

University of Montana, Missoula, US

Sep 1982 – Mar 1985

M.A., English Literature

Lidija Davidovska

Language is my homeland

Skills

Languages