Saudi women are not only shining in the local jobs market, but have also landed high-profile jobs in international organizations. Nihad Abdulwase, an arts graduate from the Dar Al-Hekma University, is one such example. She works with the Paris-headquartered UNESCO as an official of visual communication and graphic designer.

Nihad, who joined UNESCO in Nov. 2014, also went on to earn another certificate in French from the Sorbonne University besides a master’s degree in commercial brands from a business college in Paris.

Nihad said she met many people during her study at the Sorbonne University of various nationalities. “I wanted to work in international organizations because the image about Islam in the West was wrong. UNESCO offered me the best chance to achieve my goals because it’s a chance to change the wrong image about Islam and Saudis.”

She focuses on social media of UNESCO by designing communication material such as digital cards and data that target the audience.

During the past six months, Nihad worked on projects on global days and her material were translated into English, Arabic, French, Spanish, Russian and Chinese.

She designs up to five digital cards saying she enjoyed working on the International Day of the Arabic Language which is celebrated on December 18 every year.

Nihad is set to launch the first Instagram account for UNESCO in Arabic where the photographs of Historical Jeddah within heritage sites of UNESCO will be published.