Sara Mokhtar, Business Development Executive

Sara Mokhtar

Business Development Executive

DETAC Group for Facility Management (DeFM)

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

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Work Experience

Total years of experience :8 years, 3 Months

Business Development Executive at DETAC Group for Facility Management (DeFM)
  • Egypt - Cairo
  • June 2012 to October 2014

 Develop effective working relationships with customers through regular meetings to identify and obtain further business development opportunities.
 Provide regular feedback to senior management about marketplace & competitor activity.
 Respond to incoming requests for information (RFIs), Requests for proposals (RFPs) in a professional and creative manner.
 Understand clients business needs and work with expert teams to develop a tailored business proposal. While taking into consideration the proper SLA quality.
 Develop new business and long term account opportunities through prospecting and cold calling.
 Develop presentations and participate in meetings with clients and external vendors.
 Work with department heads & operational staff to meet customer needs and the agreed KPI's for each service.
 Identify, develop & execute communication strategies for key media contacts and client reference.
 Responsible for organizing and putting together high profile events and conferences.
 In charge of keeping the company website updated with relevant content and articles, as well as the proper branding for the Company's image.
 Managing photo session opportunities that effect positively on company's branding materials.

English Instructor at berlitz
  • Egypt - Cairo
  • November 2011 to June 2014

 Almost 3 years of instructing in English and business language levels.
 Designed, wrote and conducted lesson plans that are convenient for student's level of knowledge.
 Set students expectations while pointing out the course goals to be successfully fulfilled.
 Involved motivational material that awakens students inspiration to unfold new aspects of the language (Example: Short inspirational videos, articles, pictures and open discussions)
 Marked, prepared and provided appropriate feedback on oral or written performances verbally or through distributed reports.
 Stressed on finding students conversational and personal weak spots and work towards better results.
 Tutored students on an individual basis for intensive progress.

Public Relations Advisor at Nile Water Sector, Ministry of Water Resources and Irrigation
  • Egypt - Cairo
  • March 2006 to May 2011

 Planned and directed public relations programs designed to create and maintain a favorable public image for the NWS and its projects.
 Created, managed and delivered press releases, media relations content, speeches, case studies, meeting minutes & executive bios.
 Organized & Planned Ministerial conferences, workshops, Nile basin country events & VIP tours.
 Established or maintained cooperative relationships with representatives of related governmental authorities and international organizations.
 Dealt with inquiries from the public, the press and related organizations.
 Designed, wrote and presented leaflets, presentations, in-house articles, yearbooks, reports, & brochures.
 Spoke publically (Spokesperson) at press conferences, Nile Day events, receptions
 Liaised with key spokes people.
 Created and supervised branding materials both in printable and soft copied forms.
 Trained committee members while implementing and revising the PR plan.
 Registered and welcomed participants in annual ministerial conferences, setting an energetic social tone that engages them in fruitful meeting contributions.
 Provided multi-faceted-support to the Minister of Water Resources and Irrigation, NWS Chairman, interacting with politicians, ambassadors with discretion at all times.

Education

Bachelor's degree, Accounting, Business Administration
  • at Cairo University, Faculty of Commerce
  • June 2005

Specialties & Skills

Media 100
Conference Coordination
International Relations
Public Relations
Public Relations Skills
Communication Skills
Teaching English
Event Planning
Team Work
Branding
Native English Speaker
Written Communications

Languages

English
Expert

Memberships

Commercial Syndcate
  • a member
  • August 2011

Training and Certifications

(Certificate)
Date Attended:
October 2011
Valid Until:
October 2011
(Certificate)
Date Attended:
January 2012
Valid Until:
February 2012
Professional Certificate in Office Management (Certificate)
Date Attended:
May 2008
Valid Until:
April 2009
Short Course in Project Finance (Certificate)
Date Attended:
July 2009
Valid Until:
July 2009
Management - AUC (Certificate)
Valid Until:
January 2008

Hobbies

  • Reading , Writing,
    I love reading books that inspire me and expand my knowledge, that effects my perspective positively in life. I love to write random thoughts from my inner inspiration, I think its healthy and it reflects your being.