Maha Ismail, Director

Maha Ismail

Director

Cairo Center for Development Benchmarking

Lieu
Egypte - Le Caire
Éducation
Doctorat, Euro- Mediterranean Program
Expérience
22 years, 1 Mois

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Expériences professionnelles

Total des années d'expérience :22 years, 1 Mois

Director à Cairo Center for Development Benchmarking
  • Egypte - Le Caire
  • Je travaille ici depuis mai 2015

Cairo Center for Development Benchmarking (CDB) is a research and consultation company that works on research consultation, training and publishing in the MENA region. The aim of the institution is to promote best practices and the outstanding models for development. For CDB Development doesn't refer only to the non-governmental sector; it is the common space shared by businesses, the government, civil society, and international organizations.

IDSC Technical Office Director à Information and Decision Support Center(IDSC)- Egyptian Cabinet of Ministers
  • Egypte - Le Caire
  • mai 2013 à janvier 2014

 Supporting the Chairman's efforts to manage IDSC external relationships with main partners including the Cabinet of Ministries, Government ministries, international Institutions, NGOs, and Private sector.
 Review IDSC' departments work and monthly achievements and prioritizing the coming work according the cabinet needs.
 Suggesting and advising on Chairman's letters, memos and reports before sending to Prime- Minister or any of the Cabinet members.
 Routinely Scanning IDSC environment and external image to define chances and threats.
 Building internal incubators for creative ideas and project before launching.
 Help with coordination of IDSC events calendar to meet government needs, the Chairman priorities and the strategic plan.
 Offering advice and sustainable solutions to problems related to internal departments and staff.
 Developing and executing IDSC internal competitions between departments and employees.

Political Research Manager à Information and Decision Support Center(IDSC)- Egyptian Cabinet of Ministers
  • Egypte - Le Caire
  • février 2012 à avril 2013

Main Tasks and Responsibilities
Develop Work plans and Activities
Providing policy advice in key political issues including the laws and the treaties.
Managing and delivering all research projects to a high standard
Building and developing projects, contacts and funding sources.
Networking of funders, academics, policy makers, associates and supporters.
Proposes topics and content structures to the decision makers.
Set individual employee goals and provide routine evaluations of progress toward these goals.
Work closely with team members to manage advanced output.

Public Policy Analyst- Monitoring and Evaluation Department à Information and Decision Support Center(IDSC)- Egyptian Cabinet of Ministers
  • Egypte - Le Caire
  • janvier 2011 à janvier 2012

Main Tasks and Responsibilities
Developing strategies' monitoring systems
Setting performance indicators
Testing monitoring and evaluation systems
Strategy Evaluation and revisions
Develop the Monitoring and Evaluation Framework.
Reviewing the quality of social and economic data.
Designing and Identifying Key Performance Indicators.
Preparing Monitoring and Evaluation reports.

Public Policy Analyst- Social issues department à Information and Decision Support Center(IDSC)- Egyptian Cabinet of Ministers
  • Egypte - Le Caire
  • janvier 2007 à décembre 2010

Main Tasks and Responsibilities
Writing Projects Proposals and developing work plans.
Designing social research projects and managing team work.
Designing questionnaires, managing focus group discussions, interviews and surveys.
Using social data analysis tool and statistics.
Writing social reports and presentations, memos, Petitions, and opinion statements.

Public Policy Analyst- Developmental Issues Department à Information and Decision Support Center(IDSC)- Egyptian Cabinet of Ministers
  • Egypte - Le Caire
  • mai 2003 à décembre 2006

Main Tasks and Responsibilities
Analyzing development issues as to contribute to laying down the government economic policies.
Using statistical packages for economic modeling and developing indicators.
Writing position papers and policy proposals.
Preparing work plans and Implementing ISO 9001 Standards.

Research assistant à Parliamentary Studies Unit, Cairo University
  • Egypte - Le Caire
  • juin 2000 à septembre 2002

• Writing researches about Egyptian Parliament, Political Parties & discussed laws in parliament
• Reviewing books and papers

Research assistant à Faculty of Economics and Political Science, Cairo University
  • Egypte - Le Caire
  • octobre 2000 à avril 2002

• Writing political research papers
• Conducting surveys
• Reviewing books and papers
• Taking part in studies about Egyptian Parliamentary Elections

Éducation

Doctorat, Euro- Mediterranean Program
  • à Faculty of Economics and Political Sciences- Cairo University
  • janvier 2016

Euro- Mediterranean Program, Faculty of Economics and Political Sciences- Cairo University. The program is based on a consortium including prestigious universities including Cairo University and four European universities: the Paris Institute of Political Studies, Universiteit van Amsterdam, Universitat de Barcelona and the Freie Universitat Berlin. The primary objectives of the Ph.D. in Euro Mediterranean Advanced Studies (DocEuroMed) are:  To provide the students with an interdisciplinary background on EU policies toward the Mediterranean region.  To improve the negotiation skills of the students.  To develop researchers proficient in undertaking major research activities and projects in the European and Mediterranean field of study

Master, Public Administration
  • à Dubai School of Government in cooperation with Kinney school of Government
  • décembre 2010

The Master of Public Administration (MPA) program at the Dubai School of Government is an interdisciplinary, professional program that prepares students for high-level positions in the government, quasi-government, or the nonprofit sectors. It has a twofold objective: to train students in the modern theory and techniques of public sector management, and to help them better understand the political and social context in which public policies are designed and implemented and public services are provided. DSG’s focus is to provide a Master’s program that meets the highest international standards of quality.

Diplôme, Decision Support Systems
  • à Information Technology Institute (ITI)
  • mars 2003

The diploma included design support courses including Stochastic Modeling, operation research, time series analysis (Box–Jenkins), Transportation, decision making theories, game theory and Business Dynamics.

Baccalauréat, Political Sciences
  • à Faculty of Economics and Political Sciences, Cairo University
  • juin 2000

Specialties & Skills

Government
Research Management
Managing High Performance Teams
Strategic Management
Political Economy
Political Economy Analysis
Government
Strategic Management
Data Collection: focus group discussions, interviews
Public Policy Analysis

Langues

Arabe
Expert
Anglais
Expert
Français
Débutant
Italien
Débutant

Adhésions

at Mohamed Bin Rashid School of Government Alumni Association
  • Member
  • December 2010
Faculty of Economics and Political Sciences' Graduates Services Association.
  • Vice-Chairman
  • November 2011

Formation et Diplômes

(Certificat)
Date de la formation:
May 2009
Valide jusqu'à:
May 2009
(Certificat)
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February 2006
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March 2006
(Certificat)
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May 2005
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May 2005
(Certificat)
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March 2006
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March 2006
(Certificat)
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April 2006
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April 2006
Managing By Objectives (Certificat)
Date de la formation:
June 2012
Valide jusqu'à:
June 2012
Yes (Certificat)
Date de la formation:
March 2007
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June 2007
YES (Certificat)
Date de la formation:
May 2009
Valide jusqu'à:
June 2009

Loisirs

  • Writing fiction stories
  • Reading
  • Sports: Meditation, Walking and Running