Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Accomplishments
LEADERSHIP ROLES
CONFERENCES
HOBBIES
REFERENCES
Timeline
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Jacqueline Adjoa Amponsah

Parliamentary Hansard Reporter/Editor
Accra

Summary

Hardworking and quality-driven Editor with 8+ years of experience in writing, editing and proofreading stories, and coordinating publishing tailored contents. High speed typist with expertise in modern IT software, research and analytical tools, database management and content creation. Expertise and proficiency in writing guidelines, and database administration. Willingness to take on added responsibilities with a positive attitude to meet team or organizational goals. Keen attention to detail and meeting stringent deadlines.

Overview

8
8
years of professional experience
7
7
years of post-secondary education

Work History

Parliamentary Verbatim Reporter and Editor

Parliamentary Service of Ghana
Accra
03.2022 - Current
  • High Speed Verbatim transcription of proceedings on the floor of Parliament and at Committee sittings
  • Editing of transcribed proceedings
  • Proofreading of edited Hansards to verify content is aligned with established guidelines
  • Assess documents for accuracy of grammar
  • Participating in team projects and writing of reports.

Case Worker/Child and Victim Advocate

Abuse Relief Centers (Now Operation Underground Railroad)
Tema
09.2020 - 07.2021
  • Worked productively on cases of sexual and physical abuse
  • Accompanied victims/survivors to hospitals, police and courts
  • Worked on media relations and advocacy against abuse
  • Gained extensive knowledge in data entry, analysis and reporting
  • Managed projects from start to finish even within tigth deadlines

Peer Partner (volunteer)

University of Ghana
Accra
08.2019 - 06.2020
  • Helped international students to integrate into Ghanaian and university lifestyle
  • Strengthened communication interpersonal skills through regular interactions with international students


Department of English,

University of Ghana, Department of English
Accra
10.2019 - 05.2020

Assisted Department lecturers in research and academic work

Assisted in the evaluation of students' performance

Tutored students struggling with courses and course materials

Developed online resources to supplement traditional course materials

Published a research article in an academic journal

Research Assistant

Andrew Melon Foundation (University of Ghana)
Accra
09.2019 - 12.2019
  • Collected research data through surveys and leading focus groups
  • Created surveys and questionnaires to collect data for research projects.
  • Reviewed documents and data to identify trends and patterns
  • Performed statistical, qualitative, and quantitative analysis, and transcription of data


Proofreader

Eneza Education Ghana
Accra
10.2017 - 08.2018
  • Created, Proofread and published lessons in English/Literature-in-English
  • Corrected grammatical errors of lessons or documents
  • Fine-tuned documents for grammatical accuracy


Undergraduate Teaching Assistant -National Service

Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology
Kumasi
09.2017 - 08.2018
  • Checked assignments and tests, and assisted in grading students
  • Assisted lecturers to plan and implement lessons
  • Assisted in tutoring struggling students individually and in small groups to reinforce learning concepts
  • Devised strategies for engaging students in class discussions

Volunteer

American Relief Centres (NGO)
Tema
06.2016 - 08.2016
  • Went on outreaches in towns and schools to educate people on physical and sexual abuse
  • Gave self-defense training to female students
  • accompanied victims/survivors of abuse to the police/courts
  • Designed and taught English lessons to victims/survivors in shelters

Intern Trainee

FocusFM (KNUST)
Kumasi
01.2016 - 04.2016

Reported news

Conducted Interviews

Edited news contents

Intern Trainee (Radio Reporter)

FocusFM (KNUST)
Kumasi
09.2015 - 11.2015

Reported News

Conducted of interviews

Edited news content

Intern Trainee (Proofreader)

Parliament of Ghana
Accra
06.2015 - 07.2015

Proofread transcribed parliamentary proceedings

Correct grammatical errors in documents


Education

Bachelor of Arts - English

Kwame Nkrumah University of Science And Technology
Kumasi, Ghana
09.2013 - 05.2017

High School Diploma -

Apam Senior High School
Apam, Ghana
09.2010 - 06.2013

Verbatim Reporters Certificate - Typewriting, Computing, Parliamentary Procedure

Government Secretariat School
Accra, Ghana
08.2021 - 01.2022

Certificate - French Studies

Alliance Francaise
Accra, Ghana
04.2023 - 05.2023

Certificate in Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint - Computing

NIIT (now OpenLabs)
Tema, Ghana
08.2013 - 09.2013

Certificate, Français Langue Etrangère (FLE) 300 - French

Alliance Française, Ghana
Tema, Ghana
06.2014 - 08.2014

Certificate, Français Langue Etrangère (FLE) 200 - French

Alliance Française, Ghana
Tema, Ghana
06.2013 - 08.2013

Skills

    Parliamentary Practice and Procedure understanding

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Accomplishments

  • Published a research article in an international academic Caribbean journal
  • Used Microsoft Excel to develop case tracking spreadsheets and parliamentary hansards.
  • Collaborated with team of 7 in the development of an institutional Style Guide and Editorial Policy
  • Served as a secretary in various departmental and institutional teams

LEADERSHIP ROLES

  

April 2015- April 2016: Deputy Electoral Commissioner, Faculty of Social Sciences -KNUST 

April 2016- April 2017: Costume Head – Mass Drama KNUST 

April 2016- May 2017: Class Representative- KNUST English  

CONFERENCES

  

31st Jul. - 2nd Aug. 2019: Linguistics Association of Ghana Conference, UMaT, Participant

6th – 7th Feb. 2020: African Pragmatics Association Conference, UG, Participant and Rapporteur

22nd -24th Oct. 2019: School of Languages Conference, UG, Rapporteur

10th – 13th Jul. 2019: Ghana Studies Association Conference, UG, Participant

HOBBIES

  

Typing, dancing, proofreading, reading, teaching, listening to music, watching intriguing movies 

REFERENCES

  • Mr. Harold W. Hubert, Editor of Debates/Ghana Parliament, hwhubert@parliament.gh, +233243237851
  • Dr. Esther Serwaah Afreh, Senior Lecturer/English- KNUST, esafreah@gmail.com, +233244603489
  • Dr. Kwabena Opoku-Agyemang, Lecturer/English – UG, kwabena.oa@gmail.com, +233561564771


Timeline

Certificate - French Studies

Alliance Francaise
04.2023 - 05.2023

Parliamentary Verbatim Reporter and Editor

Parliamentary Service of Ghana
03.2022 - Current

Verbatim Reporters Certificate - Typewriting, Computing, Parliamentary Procedure

Government Secretariat School
08.2021 - 01.2022

Case Worker/Child and Victim Advocate

Abuse Relief Centers (Now Operation Underground Railroad)
09.2020 - 07.2021

Department of English,

University of Ghana, Department of English
10.2019 - 05.2020

Research Assistant

Andrew Melon Foundation (University of Ghana)
09.2019 - 12.2019

Peer Partner (volunteer)

University of Ghana
08.2019 - 06.2020

Proofreader

Eneza Education Ghana
10.2017 - 08.2018

Undergraduate Teaching Assistant -National Service

Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology
09.2017 - 08.2018

Volunteer

American Relief Centres (NGO)
06.2016 - 08.2016

Intern Trainee

FocusFM (KNUST)
01.2016 - 04.2016

Intern Trainee (Radio Reporter)

FocusFM (KNUST)
09.2015 - 11.2015

Intern Trainee (Proofreader)

Parliament of Ghana
06.2015 - 07.2015

Certificate, Français Langue Etrangère (FLE) 300 - French

Alliance Française, Ghana
06.2014 - 08.2014

Bachelor of Arts - English

Kwame Nkrumah University of Science And Technology
09.2013 - 05.2017

Certificate in Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint - Computing

NIIT (now OpenLabs)
08.2013 - 09.2013

Certificate, Français Langue Etrangère (FLE) 200 - French

Alliance Française, Ghana
06.2013 - 08.2013

High School Diploma -

Apam Senior High School
09.2010 - 06.2013
Jacqueline Adjoa AmponsahParliamentary Hansard Reporter/Editor