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Deena Wahba

Associate to the Deputy Minister for International Relations at Ministry of Finance

Sheikh Zayed, Giza, Egypt

Work Experience

  • Associate to the Deputy Minister for International RelationsFull Time

    Ministry of Finance

    Jun 2022 - Present -3 yrs, 1 month

    Egypt , Cairo

    • Senior Risk AnalystFull Time

      Export Development Bank of Egypt

      Jan 2019 - May 2020 -1 yr, 4 months

      Egypt , Cairo

      • Job Details:• Prepared a Risk Assessment Report for new commitments, annual reviews and increase packages including all the required qualitative and quantitative analysis to conclude rationale associated with final recommendations to be submitted to the designated lending authorities. • Reviewed and assessed risk studies for large corporates and mid-cap to ensure their compliance with CBE regulations and EBE Internal Credit and Risk policies and EBE procedures. • Conducted a thorough financial and industrial analysis along industries' characteristics, all inherent risks and their mitigations based on a scientific approach. • Prepared EBE Corporate Portfolio Analysis on a quarterly basis including but not limited to the following: utilisations, exposures, collaterals, provisions, risk ratings, percentage of industry/sector concentration as per CBE regulations, concentration by risk ratings, concentration of top 50 clients and their related entities, past dues, magnitude of SMEs against total portfolio…etc. • Conducted several stress testing scenarios on the Portfolio reflecting macroeconomic and microeconomic indicators and discussed conclusions and recommendations in the Credit Risk Committee. • Reviewed and validated Expected Credit Loss through data entered by credit authorities such as correct industry code, financials, magnitude of exporting and/or importing and profitability margins. • Attended all relevant Credit Committees related to cases in hand on a bi-weekly basis being Main Credit Committee and High Executive Committee to defend the risk recommendation whether it is aligned or not with the corporate side request. • Followed up on all the account conduct of the assigned portfolio and conducting any amendments, temporarily increases and fulfilment of any condition(s) subsequent.
    • Programme AssistantFull Time

      Plan International

      May 2017 - Jun 2018 -1 yr, 1 month

      Egypt , Cairo

      • Job Details:Worked closely with the community in Ezbet Khairallah to ensure the proper implementation of the project activities, supervised 4 implementing NGOs with a target beneficiaries of 1000 girls and 300 boys. Documented all project interventions such as case studies, photos, videos…etc, for periodical donor reports. Acted as back-up photographer for project interventions and events that were published in Plan’s official Facebook page and with the donor. Assisted in the production of media campaign for the project with the implementing agency to produce ATL and BTL awareness advertisements for the project. Coordinated technical and logistical arrangements for visiting news, media and international personnel. Created and designed a new model for showcasing the success stories. Ensured brand visibility of ‘Because I am a Girl’ and Plan International in the field and in project activities. Ensured that the submitted reports from the partners and the field are in line with the donor’s requirements in terms of quality and language. Built and maintained good relationship with donors and state, township government authorities and attended regular meetings to promote partnerships.
    • Communications and Partnerships (Donor Relations)Internship

      United Nations World Food Programme

      Sep 2016 - Mar 2017 -6 months

      Egypt , Cairo

      • Job Details:Assisted with research on donor background, policy and trends as preparation and background material for international and regional meetings. Assisted in the preparation of official WFP documents, particularly correspondence and briefing material. Conducted analysis and prepared reports on themes of importance to WFP fundraising (e.g. donor policies in regards to development activities, nutrition, resilience, livelihoods, climate change, food security, etc.). Assisted in the implementation of the global forecast exercise in coordination with country offices in the region. Provided updates on resourcing of major WFP operations, expected forecasts and confirmed contribution. Assisted in preparation of donor visibility materials as requested by donors.
    • Education

      • MSc in Political Science

        British University in Egypt (BUE)

        Jan 2021 - Jan 2023 - 2 yr

      • College Diploma in Risk Management

        American University in Cairo (AUC)

        Jan 2019 - Jan 2019 - 0 Month

      • BSc in Political Science

        British University in Egypt (BUE)

        Jan 2012 - Jan 2016 - 4 yr

      • High School - Thanaweya Amma

        Gamal Abd EL-Nasser experimental language school

        Jan 2012 

      Skills

      • Research
      • Communication
      • Analysis
      • MS Offcie
      • Risk Assessment
      • Credit Risk
      • Policy Development
      • International Relations
      • Political Science
      • Financial Data Analysis
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      Languages

      • English

        Fluent
      • Arabic

        Fluent
      • German

        Advanced
      • French

        Beginner

      Training & Certifications

      • Political Economy of Institutions and Development

        Universiteit Leiden·2021
      • Private Equity and Venture Capital

        Università Bocconi·2021
      • Firm Level Economic

        University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign·2020
      • Foundations of Leadership

        University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign·2020
      • The Sustainable Development Goals

        Københavns Universitet - University of Copenhagen·2020
      • Global Diplomacy

        University of London·2020
      • Introduction to Risk Management

        TU Delft - EdX·2018
      • Management Essentials

        American Chamber of Commerce·2018
      • IELTS

        British Council·2017
      • Transmedia Storytelling: Narrative Worlds, Emerging Technologies, and Global Audiences

        UNSW Australia - Coursera·2017
      • Introduction Child-Centered Community Development

        Plan International·2017
      • Photography Basics and Beyond

        Coursera – Michigan State University·2017
      • Resilience in Children Exposed to Trauma, Disaster and War: Global Perspectives

        University of Minnesota - Coursera·2017
      • Viral Marketing and How to Craft Contagious Content

        Coursera - The University of Pennsylvania·2017
      • Organizational Behaviour

        AUC·2015
      • Human Resources Management

        AUC·2014
      • Interpersonal Skills

        AUC·2014
      • Marketing

        AUC·2014
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