Volha Ramanava is a Belarusian citizen seeking work as an English instructor or consultant. She has 6 years of experience teaching English to students of various ages and levels of proficiency. Her previous roles also include working as an office manager, interpreter, and consultant for organizations such as the UN. She holds a Bachelor's degree in Linguistic Support of Intercultural Communication as well as certificates in Advanced English and Teaching English to Adults.

1. PERSONAL INFORMATION Volha Ramanava
Minsk, Belarus
+375 29 1810171
vramanava@yahoo.com
Skype olgetta_rom Sex Female | Date of birth 10/02/1989 | Nationality
Belarusian
WORK EXPERIENCE
January 2016 until present
September 2015-November
2015
October 2015
September 2014- June 2015
October 2010 – September
2014
English Instructor
IBA Group
http://www.education.iba.by
 Conducting English classes for IBA Minsk employees and external clients
 Preparing exam materials to assess students’ progress
 Testing potential students
Consultant to Support the UN70 Belarus Express Initiative
United Nations in Belarus
www.un.by
 Communication with partners to ensure their adequate and efficient
participation and support of the UN70 Belarus Express.
 Contributing to the organization of the events within the project.
 Coordinating the school project on Sustainable Development Goals around
Belarus.
Interpreter/guide
OSCE /ODIHR
 Interpretation for the OSCE/ODIHR observers on the Presidential Election
Observation Mission in Belarus from 09 till 12 October 2015.
Office Manager
QSI International School of Minsk
Tel.+375 17 2651216, minsk@qsi.org, www.qsi.org
 Managing the school internal and external communication.
 Dealing with problems and queries from the staff, students and parents.
 Preparing school documents and working on acquiring visas and permits for
the overseas staff.
 Translating weekly newsletters for Russian-speaking families (English-Russian).
English Teacher
International House Minsk
Tel.: +375 17 2936555, +375 17 2930668, dos@ih.by, www.ih.by
 Preparing lessons: writing lesson plans; adjusting the given syllabus to
students’ needs; selecting extra material for the lesson from various grammar
and course books; designing grammar, vocabulary and speaking worksheets.
 Teaching at various levels. Started from Elementary, Pre-Intermediate and
Intermediate and in 1 year moved to Upper-Intermediate and Advanced. 1-to-
1 and group classes of junior, teenage students and adults (15 classes/week).
 Sharing teaching ideas with colleagues and assisting new teachers.
 Participating in monthly professional development seminars at the school.
 Conducting tutorials with students to give them feedback on their progress.
 Designing work plans for each semester in groups shared with another teacher.

2. EDUCATION AND TRAINING
September 2013-May 2014 Certificate in Advanced English (CAE)
Grade A
04 July 2011- 29 July 2011 Certificate in English Language Teaching to Adults (CELTA)
September 2010 –
December 2010
Internship
Promostyle Advertising Agency
Minsk,Belarus
www.promostyle.deal.by
 Conducting situational research including Internet monitoring.
 Planning a public relations (PR) campaign aimed at promoting the new product
introduced by the agency.
 Creating promotional materials and the content of the new web-site.
February 2010 –June 2011
June 2010 – August 2010
Volunteer Work
Ponimanie
Minsk,Belarus
office@ponimanie.org, www.ponimanie.org
 Writing the script for a social commercial of a new service Child Helpline
Belarus later shown on TV.
 Consecutive and simultaneous interpretation at an international conference
‘Safe Belarus for Children’ (English-Russian, Russian-English).
 Translating the text of the presentation for the conference from English into
Russian.
 Assisting the NGO’s members in organizing seminars and workshops on child
protection and violence prevention for those concerned.
Sales Assistant
Work and Travel Program USA
James’ Candy
Atlantic City, NJ 08419 USA
www.jamescandy.com
 Dealing with customers, working at the cash register, answering phone calls.
International House, Minsk Belarus
 guided preparation for the aspects of the exam
 sitting the exam
International House, Minsk Belarus
 theory of communicative approach to teaching
 lesson planning (thorough language analysis, selecting appropriate material for
the lesson, altering it and designing worksheets)
 teaching practice
September 2006- June 2011 Bachelor of Arts in Linguistic Support of Intercultural
Communication
(Intercultural Communication Specialist and Secretary Translator)
Minsk State Linguistic University, Minsk Belarus
 English, French, Italian
 cultural studies
 communication strategies
 cultural aspect of professional communication
 theory and practice of public relations (PR)
 communication technologies in PR-activities
 translation and interpreting (English and French)

3. Communication skills
 interpersonal skills: ability to quickly build good rapport with people and
communicate with them efficiently
 intercultural skills: ability to deal with people of various cultural backgrounds
developed throughout my career in international organizations
Organisational / managerial
skills
 administrative and problem-solving skills (gained in the position of the office
manager and the UN consultant)
 talent for organization (assisting with the organization of meetings and other
events as a volunteer, office manager and consultant)
 leadership skills and team work (group projects at university, cooperation with
colleagues in the teaching position, office manager and consultant position)
Job-related skills
 communicative approach to teaching, careful lesson planning, designing
worksheets; effective mistakes correction; evaluating students’ progress
 proficient in customer service and business communication
 translation and interpretation skills
 a talent for researching and analyzing data
 flexibility and stress resistance mastered in the course of my professional career
 ability to prioritize work tasks and attention to detail
Computer skills  good command of MS Windows, including Microsoft Office programs; Google
documents and business applications; iOS and Android
 effective use of the Internet for research
 experienced user of photo editing software
Other skills  enjoy travelling, couchsurfing (a member of Couchsurfing community),
cooking, photography,salsa, Pilates and cycling.
Driving licence
References
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Available upon request
PERSONAL SKILLS
Mother tongue (s) Russian, Belarusian
Other language(s) UNDERSTANDING SPEAKING WRITING
Listening Reading
Spoken
interaction
Spoken
production
English C1 C1 C1 C1 C1
CAE exam
Italian, French B1 B1 B1 B1 B1
University Certificates
Common European Framework ofReference forLanguages