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Israa Mahfouz

Business Development Specialist at Aman for Financial Services

6th of October, Giza, Egypt

Work Experience

  • Business Development SpecialistFull Time

    Aman for Financial Services

    Jan 2021 - Present -4 yrs, 6 months

    Egypt , Cairo

    • Job Details:External Development Projects: Aman App: it serves as a virtual assistant to Aman Card Customers with many features to support their transactions & financials Robotic Process Automation: this year we are focusing mainly on efficiency and further automation to our process which led us to invest in RPA
  • Business Development Senior ExecutiveFull Time

    Aman Financial Services

    Jan 2020 - Dec 2020 -11 months

    Egypt , Cairo

    • Job Details:I had the opportunity to manage a number of projects internally and externlly that gave me exposure and increased my skills in many ways. Internal Development projects: - I was responsible for the company's documentation of the process and creating the operation and company manual - I got involved in Data Analysis with the goal to make our operations more efficient and automised External Development Projects: - Aman Installment Card: i was responsible for the project starting from market research until implementation and launching. It involved launching a new product to the market to acquire more customers. - Aman Whatsapp: it was a channel mainly targeted to serve our customers in a more efficient way that the available call center. The idea is that the channel has an imbedded chatbot that answers the customers from the pre-set menu. I supervised and executed the project for the 3 Aman Companies.
  • Business Development RiserFull Time

    Raya Holding

    Jan 2019 - Jan 2020 -1 yr

    Egypt , Cairo

    • Job Details:I was part of Raya's Rise Graduate Program, where i got accepted in batch 2019. I was at the business development track with a landing plan at Aman Financial Services. My main job description was following the learning and development plan by achieving my quarterly goals and challengs set to be on a personal and professional levels. I got assessed each quarter by doing a presentation infront of the board that includes my Direct Manager, the CEO, and HR team where i had to present what i achieved the past quarter. I got the opportunity to work on a challenging project which was the developing of Aman Card. My Role included: - Searching and contacting vendors for offers - Drafting a proposal with a comparison of all the offers - Managing the project phases and drafting deadlines for each department - Coordinating the project internally and externally to launch the project - In charge of internal process documentation - Responsible for starting new projects and acquire vendors to achieve customer convenience
  • Sales & Marketing Summer internInternship

    Four Seasons

    Jul 2016 - Sep 2016 -2 months

    Egypt , Giza

    • Job Details:I was at the marketing and sales department. My main role was assisting sales agents in day-to-day work. I also had to prepare the paper work for the budget meeting every week. I revised and arrange the files for their top producers which envolved revising sales and contracts.
  • Education

    • Bsc(Hons) International business, Finance and Economics in finance

      The Univerity of Manchester

      Jan 2015 - Jan 2018 - 3 yr

    • College Diploma in foundation in humanities and social sciences

      INTO manchester

      Jan 2014 - Jan 2015 - 1 Year

    • High School - American diploma

      The International School of Choueifat

      Jan 2014 

    Activities

    • Media secretary at Unicef on campus manchester

      Volunteering

      May 2017 - May 2018 -1 yr

    • English Teacher at Enactus

      Volunteering

      Nov 2016 - Dec 2016 -1 month

    • Presenter at EET Global

      Volunteering

      Jun 2015 - Jun 2015 

    • usher at EIBTM Exibition at EET Global

      Volunteering

      Nov 2011 - Nov 2011 

    Achievements

    ➢ Honor list in high school for achieving a grade more than 85% ➢ Achievement award for participation in the school’s library reading program for 4 years ➢ Outreach club in school ➢ Making and selling recycled accessorizes and decorative jars at school carnival to raise money for children cancer hospital ➢ Organized events (school prom) ➢ Designing flyers for school parties and events ➢ Taught beginners English classes to employees at EET Global ➢ Attended EIBTM exhibition in Barcelona, Spain and IMEX Exhibition in Last Vegas, USA ➢ Achievement award for completing the “six book challenge” in foundation year ➢ Introductory creative art course ➢ Volunteering in a charity organization “Muslim Hands” Arabic calligraphy course teaching myself sign language

    Skills

    • Social Media
    • Hard Skills
    • Microsoft Office
    • Business Development
    • Economic Statistics
    • History
    • travel and tourism
    • Marketing
    • Accounting
    • Education
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    Languages

    • Arabic

      Fluent
    • English

      Fluent

    Training & Certifications

    • Entrepreneurship in Emerging Economies

      Harvard Business School Edx·2020
    • IELTS

      BRITISH COUNCIL·2013
    • SAT

      2013
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