Manal Ahmad Mahmoud Ayed, economic researcher

Manal Ahmad Mahmoud Ayed

economic researcher

Ministry of Tourism

Location
Jordan - Amman
Education
Master's degree, Economics
Experience
18 years, 0 Months

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Total years of experience :18 years, 0 Months

economic researcher at Ministry of Tourism
  • Jordan - Amman
  • My current job since January 2016

Assured ministry compliance to Results criteria according to EFQM model.
 Developed and oversight performance management system for all units to track progress on set
projects and programs.
 Established set indicators to measure performance at all organizational levels.
 Conducted opinion surveys (customer satisfaction, employees satisfaction …)
 Designed research and evaluation methodologies to assess the impact of programs.
 Conducted analysis of data from day-to-day M&E activities.
 Prepared high-quality reports for internal and external stakeholders.
 Built an organizational knowledge base through research and partnerships.
 Explored and provided recommendations for innovative technologies to streamline monitoring,
evaluation and other operational functions.
 Built people skills through training and technical assistance on KPIs design, monitor and evaluation
processes.
 Designed, conducted statistical surveys related to tourism sector
 Designed and conducted researches and prepared analytical reports on Tourism performance sector
 Created tourism sector policy and related reference plans (strategy plan, action plan, M&E reports ..).
 Designed and prepared annual report, quality presentations, and regular newsletters.

researcher at ministry of public sector development
  • Jordan - Amman
  • May 2013 to January 2016

- prepared strategic plans for a number of governmental organizations amidst comprehensive campaign for the whole governmental body.
- Participated in monitoring & evaluating government performance using wide range of KPIs, and prepared regular reports (quarterly, semi-annual and annual reports) to interested parties.
- Participated in building KPIs for wide range of organizations
- Performed any administrative tasks as requested.

Senior Researcher at Government performance Adminstration - PM
  • Jordan - Amman
  • May 2008 to May 2013

- prepared strategic plans for a number of governmental organizations amidst comprehensive campaign for the whole governmental body.
- Participated in monitoring & evaluating government performance using wide range of KPIs, and prepared regular reports (quarterly, semi-annual and annual reports) to interested parties.
- Participated in building KPIs for wide range of organizations
- Performed any administrative tasks as requested.

Research Assistant at IMF, International Monetary Fund - Iraq (Jordan)
  • United States
  • September 2006 to September 2007

(A) News analyst
 Searching for Political & economic news & news press clips; (editorials, commentaries, opinion, reports, analyses) in both English &Arabic languages.
 Editing news material to ensure it fits within requested guidelines, selecting the most pertinent between them, & organizing it into appropriate formats.
 Ensuring the accuracy of news, comparing between different sources, analyzing background information related to stories in order to be able to provide complete &accurate information
(B) Financial Analyst
 Analyzing financial information, related to financial exchange markets & exchange rates, to evaluate economical developments.
 Assembling spreadsheets & drawing charts and graphs, to illustrate changes on daily, weekly & monthly bases
 Submitting analytical reports, on weekly & monthly bases, to interpret general economic trends, through the political & economical actions observed.
 Maintaining knowledge and staying abreast of developments in the fields of finance, and economic theory
(C) Staff Asst.
 Preparing invoices, reports, memos using word processing, spreadsheet & database.
 Performing basic bookkeeping work & auditing financial statements.
 Distributing incoming correspondence, including faxes and e-mails
 Organizing & maintaining clear and consistent filing system both electronic & paper.
 Conducting inventory of, and regularly replenish, office equipment and supplies - ordering supplies
 Handling incoming and outgoing e-mails
 Performing related duties & responsibilities as required

Researcher Assistant at AED, Academy for Educational Development
  • United States
  • January 2004 to November 2004

provide oversight of the research team, &ensure the seamless implementation of the study.
 Monitor research members’ performance, in a gov't clinic-survey, &link between research team & research director.
 Communicate with the public sector's clinics directors & staff, to ascertain &troubleshoot issues related to the field implementation process.
 Revise related documents; Arabic to English, & vice versa.
 Assemble research team members; interview & hire them.
 Contribute to the preparation of presentations for, &participate in, the research training course.
 Prepare all textual materials, &accounting sheets regarding member’s payments &other expenses.
 Monitor data entry process, distribute files, record keeping, provide technical assistance to set-up data entry program, save completed SPSS files, transmission completed files via email to D.C, &maintain an on-going electronic filing system of data files.
 Report inconsistencies with the established data collection & processing system on daily & weekly bases

Education

Master's degree, Economics
  • at Yarmouk University
  • August 2006

Papers: Total Quality Mng. in the Jordanian industrial sector, 2002. Cost-benefit analysis to establish Mental Health Hospital in northern Jordan, 2002. The effect of foreign tourist expenditure on the Jordanian economy (1992-2002). The Jordanian agreement to join WTO-textile and clothes, Descriptive Study.2002. Monetary approach to the Jordanian BOP (1968-2005).

Bachelor's degree, Economics
  • at Yarmouk University
  • June 1995

Specialties & Skills

statistical analysis packages(SPSS,Eviews)
Finanicial Analyst
strategic planning, restructuring, streamlining, and KPIs designing
financial analysis using computers

Languages

Arabic
Expert
English
Expert

Training and Certifications

training (Training)
Training Institute:
project managment professional
Date Attended:
December 2011