Zahra Malik Martin, Program Manager/Learning Coordinator

Zahra Malik Martin

Program Manager/Learning Coordinator

Fitch Learning

Location
United Arab Emirates
Education
Master's degree, Marketing
Experience
12 years, 4 Months

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Total years of experience :12 years, 4 Months

Program Manager/Learning Coordinator at Fitch Learning
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • My current job since November 2014

Fitch Learning, DIFC, Dubai UAE
Fitch Learning is the global leader in financial education specialising in delivering
technical training at all levels to the financial community, Responsibilities
included:
- Analysing and updating existing processes and suggesting improvements
- Managing learning programs and projects from implementation to
completion
- Instructional design and development
- Ensuring the project is delivered to the client flawlessly with exceptional
customer service
- Preparing, executing, and monitoring project plans
- Developing, deploying and analysing training effectiveness evaluations
- Performance analysis to identify development needs and objectives

Associate Business Manager at APCO Worldwide
  • United Arab Emirates
  • January 2014 to September 2014

APCO Worldwide is a PR firm specialising in global communication, stakeholder
engagement and business strategy. Responsibilities included:
- Analysing regional and client profitability
- Building budgets and providing financial analysis to project managers
- Evaluating the monthly P&L to reconcile variances between forecast
budget and actual revenue.
- Producing timely and reliable financial reports on a monthly basis or as
required by the senior management including the CFO, Managing Director
and/or Deputy Managing Director.
- To effectively communicate and be the main resource between the
finance department and the client facing teams.
- Leading the monthly revenue recognition process for IMEA.
- Delivering key project financial management training to project managers.
- Actively involved in the sales process through client meetings and working
with teams to create presentations, proposals and contracts to facilitate
and close the sales process.
- Solely responsible for building and maintaining the rolling forecast process
for UAE and Qatar.

Financial Analyst at Fonix (Orca Digital)
  • United Kingdom
  • September 2011 to September 2013

Formerly knowns as Orca Digital) builds and manages telecoms and
media platforms, their products include telecoms & mobile payments, live
streaming and TV clip sharing platforms. Responsibilities included:
- Presenting monthly reports for strategic planning analysing Direct and Online
trends - direct to the CEO
- Using large data sets to investigate key trends and KPIs
- Ability to create aesthetic reports containing different types of data and
presentation methods to present to senior management
- Shaping marketing campaigns through data analysis, modelling and
forecasting reports.
- Calculation of client revenue/invoices, maintenance of reconciliations and
contract compliance
Employment

Education

Master's degree, Marketing
  • at Brunel University
  • January 2011

2:1 Merit

Bachelor's degree, Business & Management
  • at Brunel University
  • January 2010

2:1 Merit

High school or equivalent, A level
  • at Beal High School
  • January 2006

History, Law, Psychology

High school or equivalent, A level
  • at Beal High School
  • September 2004

Specialties & Skills

Client Relationship Management CRM
Budget Forecast
Project Management
Microsoft Excel
Analysis
CUSTOMER RELATIONS
CUSTOMER SERVICE
DATA ANALYSIS
EXECUTIVE MANAGEMENT
FINANCIAL
FORECASTING
INSTRUCTIONAL DESIGN
MANAGEMENT
MARKETING

Languages

English
Expert
Urdu
Expert

Hobbies

  • Travelling and Experiencing new cultures