Ameen Mitwally

Designed and implemented marketing campaigns to schools to promote learning modules about climate change to high school students, managed social media presence.

Conducted independent analytical and research work for an independent think tank and academic clients alongside ongoing professional development. Engagements spanned political economy analysis of Gulf states and structured research support for academic researchers. Period also included methodological development in influence-network analysis (Gephi, yEd) and structured OSINT monitoring through custom Feedly architecture covering MENA political and regulatory developments.
Ayaan Institute Fellowship (UK-based think tank): produced a 2, 500-word analytical paper on the political economy of Saudi Arabia, drawing on Arabic-language primary sources and structural political-economic analysis.
Academic Research Support (Upwork, November 2024 - July 2025): supported a doctoral researcher with literature review, source identification and verification, and structured organisation of research material.

Supported senior analysts at a UAE-based regional policy research institutes public and private research portfolio. Produced literature reviews, gathered and verified empirical data, and used open-source tools to compile background material for institute publications.

Provided real-time political and security risk monitoring for a UK-based political risk consultancy, focused on the Gaza conflict and humanitarian-adjacent operating environments. Produced analytical products for private-sector and INGO clients drawing on Arabic-language press, official statements, regional and local social media, and ground-source reporting. Delivered real-time monitoring of the Gaza conflict for client briefings serving private companies and international NGOs operating in or adjacent to the conflict zone, with relevance to humanitarian access, civilian protection, and operational continuity. Produced concise written briefings on security and political developments under tight deadlines, calibrated to client decision-making cycles.

Selected through a competitive, merit-based process for the in-house think tank of the European Union, which advises EU institutions on foreign and security policy. Engagement was brief but provided direct exposure to multilateral policy research workflows and the analytical standards expected in EU-level policy briefings.
● Supported the MENA programme on regional security research, contributing analytical inputs and Arabic-language source material to inform EU-level policy briefings.
● Gained direct exposure to multilateral institutional analytical workflows and the structured research standards of an EU advisory body.

Supported public affairs and corporate responsibility at a leading regional MENA platform, monitoring regulatory and policy developments across multiple Arab jurisdictions and contributing to government and stakeholder engagement initiatives.
Monitored regulatory and policy developments across MENA markets and maintained the company policy tracker, informing executive decisions on regulatory exposure—directly transferable to monitoring foreign policy and donor strategy developments across the Arab region.
Supported governmental outreach for executive-level meetings and contributed to brand and stakeholder engagement initiatives across the region.

Conducted research on business-related human rights violations in Syria, supporting international advocacy and policy development. Engaged directly with foreign ministries, sanctions authorities, and civil society organisations—the closest analogue in my experience to the multilateral and government stakeholder engagement central to UNDRR’s work.
● Authored 12 monthly monitoring reports on Syrian business activity with potential business-and-human-rights implications, drawing on Arabic and English primary-source research, corporate registry data, and incident verification.
● Authored research papers on business-related accountability that informed the position of state actors and international organisations on sanctions regime design and corporate due diligence obligations in conflict zones.
● Delivered briefings and webinar presentations to international stakeholders, including representatives of foreign ministries, sanctions authorities, and civil society organisations—developing skills in concise stakeholder-facing communication and engagement with multilateral policy processes.
● Mapped corporate actors, beneficial ownership structures, and stakeholder networks relevant to sanctions and accountability, applying methodologies directly transferable to actor mapping for partnerships and resource mobilisation.

Supported government relations strategy in MENA, delivering political/regulatory research, developing policy-tracking tools, leading stakeholder engagement, coordinating C-suite support for global events, and managing CSR programs with full budget oversight.
Designed and implemented a custom OSINT monitoring system tracking regulatory and political developments across MENA jurisdictions; the methodology was recognised internally as best practice and adopted by SAP’s global government relations function—directly applicable to monitoring foreign policy, donor strategy, and partner positioning.
Conducted political and regulatory research, produced stakeholder maps, and authored briefings for C-level executives ahead of high-level engagements, including the World Economic Forum.
Supported logistics and stakeholder coordination for executive-level engagements, including a country-manager networking engagement with the Minister of Health and event support for international forums.

Contributed Yemen-focused open-source intelligence to a UK-based threat intelligence platform serving corporate, government, and NGO clients—with direct relevance to a country whose humanitarian and disaster-risk profile is among the most acute in the Arab region.
Monitored armed conflict and extremist activity in Yemen using Arabic-language sources, regional press, and ground-source open-source material; produced structured incident reporting for the platform’s client-facing intelligence feed.
Applied geolocation, source verification, and event-coding methodology to deliver verified open-source intelligence in a high-volume, contested information environment.

Led business development and client relationship management at a corporate training provider in the UAE. Conducted prospect research, managed CRM data and client account records, performed market segmentation analysis across sectors, and coordinated client-facing workshops with cross-functional teams.