• Senior Financial/budget Specialist Chemonics USAID- JORDAN CITIES
Chemonics international
Total years of experience :18 years, 0 Months
Developed activities for strengthening governorate/ municipal capacities in financial management at target municipalities, as part of the Organizational Development (OD) Component Team and implemented financial diagnostic methodologies and tools to validate the municipal financial management systems and demonstrate existing deficiencies of adopted approaches and procedures, Provided technical support and expert advice to and at the request of the Decentralization Advisory Unit team with regards to the revision and development of governorates’ budget preparation cycle and related process map. Participated in delivering informative session to USAID/Jordan DRG Team about the General Public Budget and governorates’ budget preparation process. I was honored to be the recipient of Chemonics 2018’s Annual corporate performance Award.
Developed and implemented Corporate Marketing and sales strategies “Market Map “and plans. Identified, created and developed commercial opportunities to increase corporate sales “income and growth”. Identified new market opportunities, taking the lead on constructing robust and successful business proposals that secured new contracts and sustainable long-term client relationships. Built and Developed good relationships within the local and international business community expanding customer data base and supporting sales of new products and services to current and new customers and markets.
Identified products and market challenges, and design the needed training program, to empower sales staff to enhance their market skills, to enabling them to approach new market, as well as attracting new investor.
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• Establishing planning and commercial directorate in ACWCI.
• Developing and implementing Corporate and Directorate business development strategies and plans.
• Identifying, creating and developing commercial opportunities to increase corporate income and growth
• Identifying new market opportunities, taking the lead on constructing robust and successful business proposals that secure new contracts and sustainable long-term client relationships.
• Developing and following up the implementation of the marketing strategy that incorporates national direction, local and strategic priorities
• Developing strong working relationships and understanding of cement and mining industry.
• Contributing to the development, communication and promotion of corporate core purpose, vision, mission and values.
• Providing active input to driving the development of corporate strategy.
• Managing the directorate budget to meet the strategic and operational business plans.
• Managing the supply chain in the corporate including: procurement, warehousing and logistics.
• Managing sales and marketing departments in the corporate.
• Supervising the adoption of commercial, client service focused approach to all business processes and activities.
• Prepare and control the operational budget (Sales, Production & Financial)
• Analyzing risks and opportunities
• Providing accurate sales forecasts
• Reviewing contracts, & Business cases
• Forecasting the market’s demand at macro level
• Representing the corporate in the events relevant to the industry on the local, regional and international levels.
* Training of trainers (TOT), quality service improvement program, Amman - Jordan from 10 -12 August, USAID, ARD.com
* English language - British council 2008 TOFFEL
* Good communication and negation skills
* Poverty reduction and income generation for development - Thailand 21- 4 /9-5/2006
* Training of trainees (TOT) for municipal manager, USAID, ARD.com 26-31-2/2006
* Gender, concept and practices (UNIFEM) United Nation Development fund for women, Amman from 24-25 February
* Advanced participation methodology local governance development program ARD. Inc Company USAID.
* Monitoring and evaluation techniques local governance development program January 28 - 29/2005 USAID.
* Rapid Research by Participation: Development Bank 11/2006
* Preparing Report: 23-26 /9 /2006
* Poverty concept and Indictors 16-19/9/2006
* Team Building 26-29/8/2006 Development Bank
* Change management 2-5/9/2006 Development Bank
January 2003 Arab Company for White Cement Industry
Financial Consultant
March 2010 Director of Planning and Commercial Affairs Department
Responsibilities
1. Identifying new commercial opportunities and driving growth
2. Develop and implement Corporate and Directorate business development strategies and plans.
3. Create and develop commercial opportunities to increase corporate income
4. Identify new market opportunities, talking the lead on constructing robust and successful business proposals that secure new contracts and long term client relationships for the Trust.
5. Implement the marketing strategy that incorporates national direction, local and strategically important priorities,
6. Develop strong working relationships and understanding of mental health services
7. Contribute to the development, communication and promotion of corporate core purpose, vision, mission and values.
8. Active input to driving the development of corporate strategy.
9. Manage the directorate budget to meet the Trust's strategic and operational business plans.
10. Assist in embedding a commercial, client service focused approach to all business processes and activities.
11. Prepare and conduct the operational budget (Sales, Production & Financial budget)
12. Analyzing risks and opportunities
13. Providing accurate forecasts
14. Reviewing contracts, & Business cases
15. Forecasting the market's demand at macro level
Achievements
• Developed the costing system in the corporate
• Contributed in transferring the financial corporate situation to profit position.
• Contributed in enhancing the specification of corporate products.
• Contributed and conducted the enhancement of developing the factory management
• Contributed in restructuring the production department "Factory"
• Founded the corporate training center and supervised the preparation of its material. It is specialized in Cement industry.
• Conduct training course at Arab company training centre in the field of: 1. Institutional development
2. Managerial Accounting
3. Strategic planning
4. Financial analysis
5. Monitoring and evaluation
March, 2003 Ministry of planning and international cooperation
(MOPIC) - Local Development department
Official title: Senior Researcher
Responsibilities: 1. Prepared the socio economic profile of the Municipalities and government
2. synergized all local development initiatives, programs, and projects such as but not limited to: a. Worked with municipalities to prepare a local development plans and strategies taking into consideration the socio economic and environmental aspects.
b. Worked to help the civil societies to put there agenda of prioritize that needed for local development with regard to the poverty reduction, enhancing local economic activities, and environmental protection within their communities.
3. Worked with different institutions, donors, and stakeholders which have the interest in the local development issues, for example, but not limited to: i. Worked with the World Bank institute in preparing coordinating and launching the components of the Regional and local development project I get the chance to assessing the capacity building of the municipalities from different aspects financial, human resource, and urban planning aspects. In addition to that, I get the chance to assess the financial institutions and instruments of the municipal sector. These assessments helped in designing the project components which aim to a) Improved the equity and adequacy of central-local resource transfers and diversify the financing options through financial intermediaries
b) Restructured (CVDB) to improve its efficiency and diversify its financial products and service offerings to municipalities
c) Strengthened municipal financial management and service delivery capacity and improving regional planning and inter-municipal coordination to take advantage of economic of scale and strategic development opportunities.
➢ Worked as a member in the technical team who works on the EU support program for poverty alleviation through local development which focus on achieving the following: - Supported government initiatives aimed at establishing effective measures for local development.
- Enabled local government institutions of achieving their developmental role through participatory planning.
- Participated in enhancing decentralization in local governance, and increasing the level of accountability of local authorities.
- Achieved a greater degree of social security by concentrating on the development of poor regions.
- Improved the living conditions of the citizens through improving the provision of specific services which are relative to their needs and priorities.
- Member of technical teams at local development department- ministry of planning and international cooperation.
- Member in project monitoring unit - at municipal development unit in (MOPIC) local governance development program, this program aims to the following: * Public - Privet partnership
* Local development
* Municipal strengthening
* Financial Restructuring
December 1997 Development unit, Ministry of Municipal Affairs
official title: financial and Economic Analyst
Responsibilities: * Prepared feasibility studies for municipality project which depends on its relative advantage
* Prepared partnership with the private sector to finance these projects, as mentioned above * Prepared contact with social civil institutions to elect the most profitable project regarding the poverty and unemployment problem.
Free lance consultant
I worked with different international consultation company in field of local development, financial analysis, strategic planning
Additional professional activities ( training course)
* Trading of Trainers (TOT), public privet partnership (PPP) Amman- From 17-19 August USAID. ARD .com
I have earned a master’s degree Financial management from the Arab Academy for Finance and Banking in 2005 .
* Nov. 2005 Arab Academy Amman, Jordan Masters Degree in Financial Management Rating Excellent
* 1990 Yarmouk University Irbid, Jordan Bachelor's Degree in Administration Science Public Administration (Major) Business Administration (Minor)