Abeer Iskander, Part time Trainer

Abeer Iskander

Part time Trainer

Aspire Experiential Solutions

Location
Egypt - Cairo
Education
Bachelor's degree, Business Administration
Experience
27 years, 3 Months

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Total years of experience :27 years, 3 Months

Part time Trainer at Aspire Experiential Solutions
  • Egypt
  • My current job since January 2015

Facilitated the following training workshops:

 Emotional Intelligence
 Project Management
 Business Writing

Part time Instructor at The American University In Cairo - School of Continued Education
  • Egypt - Cairo
  • My current job since January 2015

Worked as a part time instructor for the following courses :

 Project Management
 Organizational Behaviour

Associate Director, Project Management Office, Operations at MENAP
  • July 2011 to November 2013

♦ Associate Director, Project Management Office, Operations - MENAP Jul '11 - Nov '13
Reporting regionally to the Project Management Office Director of APMEA (Asia Pacific, Middle East & Africa)
❖ Job Duties
* Planning the milestones of the different projects across MENAP with key stakeholders, for multiple years.
* Responsible for timely completion of these projects by devising appropriate strategies, practicing risk management, developing contingency plans and continuously reviewing progress.
* Responsible for leading the process of problem solving in the different projects across different units.
* Responsible for continuous motivation of the different teams across units in all stages of the project to achieve operational excellence.

Associate Director, Project Management Office, Operations - MENAP at The Nielsen Company
  • Egypt - Cairo
  • July 2011 to November 2013

 Planning the milestones of the different projects across MENAP with key stakeholders, for multiple years.
 Responsible for timely completion of these projects by devising appropriate strategies, practicing risk management, developing contingency plans and continuously reviewing progress.
 Responsible for leading the process of problem solving in the different projects across different units.
 Responsible for continuous motivation of the different teams across units in all stages of the project to achieve operational excellence.

Associate Director, Project Manager
  • June 2011 to November 2013

* Associate Director, Project Manager MENAP Jun 2011 - Nov 2013

at The Nielsen Company
  • United Arab Emirates
  • January 1996 to January 2013

• Nielsen Egypt 1996-2013
The Nielsen Company is a global information and media company with leading market positions in marketing information, media information, online intelligence, mobile measurement, trade shows and business publications. The privately held company is active in more than 100 countries, with headquarters in New York, USA.

Associate Director, Client Service at MENAP
  • January 2009 to June 2011

* Associate Director, Client Service 2009- Jun 2011

Associate Director, Client Service, Retail Measurement Services - Egypt at The Nielsen Company
  • Egypt - Cairo
  • January 2009 to June 2011

1. Externally :
 Building strong business relationships with strategic clients to provide solutions to support their success as well as develop Nielsen’s business.
 Ensuring that a high level of client satisfaction is maintained for the different services and solutions provided both in terms of quality of data and servicing.
 Leading new initiatives and projects driving business development.
2. Internally :
 Working on and submitting the annual operating plan, for the Retail Measurement line of business, as well
as actively participating in three-year strategic planning for the business.
 Setting revenue targets for different teams and monitoring progress through monthly and quarterly KPI
reviews.
 Coaching and developing different team members to ensure a second line of managers is created.
 Actively involved with the operational team to change the product designs to both match the clients needs
and ensure high ROI.
 Led several regional projects with regards to account management and business development within the
MENAP region.

at Telecom Trade
  • January 2009 to January 2010

* Roll out of the Telecom Trade survey - 2009/2010
* Successful implementation of the Trade Census and achieving High ROI - 2007/2008

❖ Participated in the following Events

Associate Director, Client Service at Retail Measurement Services
  • to June 2009

♦ Associate Director, Client Service, Retail Measurement Services - Egypt 2009- Jun '11
Reporting locally to Country Managing Director and functionally to the MENAP (Middle East, North Africa & Pakistan) Executive Director.
❖ Job Duties
1. Externally: * Building strong business relationships with strategic clients to provide solutions to support their success as well as develop Nielsen's business.
* Ensuring that a high level of client satisfaction is maintained for the different services and solutions provided both in terms of quality of data and servicing.
* Leading new initiatives and projects driving business development.

2. Internally: * Working on and submitting the annual operating plan, for the Retail Measurement line of business, as well as actively participating in three-year strategic planning for the business.
* Setting revenue targets for different teams and monitoring progress through monthly and quarterly KPI
reviews.
* Coaching and developing different team members to ensure a second line of managers is created.
* Actively involved with the operational team to change the product designs to both match the clients needs and ensure high ROI.
* Led several regional projects with regards to account management and business development within the
MENAP region.

❖ Participated in the following Projects
* Implementation of Hand Held Terminals instead of manual collection of data - 2007

presenter of one of the knowledge cafes at The Next Big Thing
  • January 2008 to January 2009

• Two Consumer 360 Conferences in Egypt (2008, 2009)
* Unlocking Growth Potentials - presenter of one of the knowledge cafes
* The Next Big Thing

Business Unit Head
  • January 2006 to January 2009

* Business Unit Head, Client service 2006-2009

at Trade Census Event
  • January 2008 to December 2008

• Trade Census Event (2008) - Speaker of the event


❖ Career Path Within Nielsen

Group Account Manager at The Nielsen Company
  • Egypt - Cairo
  • January 2004 to December 2008

Responsible for managing a group of accounts in the client service departments to contribute to the overall target of the organization.
Managing a team of research managers handling several accounts.

Group Account Manager, Client service at Business Unit Head, Client
  • January 2004 to January 2006

* Group Account Manager, Client service 2004-2006

Senior Research Executive at The Nielsen Company
  • Egypt - Cairo
  • June 2000 to December 2003

Handling the research projects independently for a group of key clients.
Responsible for training and managing a junior research executive

Account Manager, Client Service
  • January 2001 to December 2003

* Account Manager, Client Service 2001-2003

Senior Executive, Client Service
  • January 1998 to January 2001

* Senior Executive, Client Service 1998-2001

Research Executive at The Nielsen Company
  • Egypt - Cairo
  • July 1996 to May 2000

Handled the day to day requests and research projects for a number of clients and reported to the research manager.

Research Executive, Client Service
  • January 1996 to December 1997

* Research Executive, Client Service 1996-1997

Education

Bachelor's degree, Business Administration
  • at American University in Cairo
  • February 1993

♦ Bachelor of Arts - Majoring: Business Administration, Minor: Economics Feb 1993 American University in Cairo

Bachelor's degree, Business Administration
  • at American University in Cairo
  • February 1993

Specialties & Skills

Project Management
Delegation
Problem Solving
Strategic Planning
Leadership Development
ACCOUNT MANAGER
ASSOCIATE
OPERATIONS
PROBLEM SOLVING
PROGRESS
PROJECT MANAGER
TRAINING

Languages

English
Expert

Memberships

Project Management Institute
  • PMI Member
  • November 2013

Training and Certifications

Certified facilitator (Certificate)
Date Attended:
August 2017
PCT (Professional Certified Trainer) (Certificate)
Date Attended:
March 2015
Emergenetics Profile Certification (Certificate)
Date Attended:
September 2016
Project Management Professional (Certificate)
Date Attended:
May 2014
Valid Until:
May 2020