Safaa Benjima
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Professional Experience
Since January 2017
FEMIP Traineeship programme at the Trust Funds and Blending Division, European Investment Bank, Luxembourg.
-Day to day Management of different Trust Funds: pipeline management, monitoring and reporting on grant operation, communication with donors.
-Drafting of Grant Application for Regional Blending Facilities and fundraising strategy papers
-Producing relevant documentation, notes and presentations related to the Trust Funds and blending activities of EIB.
-Participating in meetings with other International Finance Institutions and the European Commission.
April to August 2015
Internship at Groupe Ménara Holding, Marrakech, Morocco.
-Financial department: Set up a financial plan for new extraction site - assisted with weekly and monthly financial reports - research and data gathering.
-Sales and marketing department: market analysis and research on competition, Updating customer relationship management database, receiving and handling clients’ complaints, producing of a customers’ satisfaction survey.
August 2014
Internship at the Department of Multilateral Cooperation and International Economic Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation of the Kingdom of Morocco, Rabat, Morocco.
-Drafting position papers for the Moroccan delegation attending the 69th UN General Assembly - Producing reports, briefings and analysis for superiors.
July 2014
Internship at the Department of Bilateral Cooperation, Ministry of Tourism of the Kingdom of Morocco, Rabat, Morocco
-Preparing comprehensive studies on bilateral relations with partner countries (Malaysia, China, and Montenegro): reports and recommendations - Correspondences in French and Arabic.
July 2011
Internship at the Customers Management and Logistics Department in Atelier IKS subsidiary of Petit Bateau, Marrakech, Morocco
Certifications
June 2016
Policy Officer in European and International Organizations
Title registered in the French National Register of Professional Qualifications on Level I, European Qualification Framework Level 7.
Education
2015 - 2016
Master in Advanced European and International Studies - Mediterranean Branch
Centre International De Formation Européenne (CIFE) – Nice/Tunis/Istanbul.
Modules: Sustainable development and Climate Action, Conflict Management and Peace Making, Regional integration and transformation, Mediterranean Politics and Societies, Project management and communication.
2014 – 2015
2013 - 2014
Master’s Degree in Law, Economics and Management, mention International Business. Master 2 at Université d’Aix-Marseille - Sciences Po Aix, Aix en Provence, France.
Main Subjects: International Finance, Management of Innovation, Corporate Finance, Business Plan, Marketing, Country Risk Analysis, Evaluation of Development Projects, Development Strategies, Globalization, Lobbying.
Master 1 at School of Governance and Economics (EGE) Rabat, Morocco.
Main subjects: Private Public Partnerships, Financial and Corporate Law, Procurement and Public Contracts, Accounting and Financial Analysis, Banking Law, Competition Law, Contract Design, International Trade Law.
2012 - 2013
Exchange Year at University of Malaya Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Main subjects : International relations in South Asia, Southeast Asia and Central Asia, International Law, Theory and Practice of diplomacy, Politics and Governments in South East Asia.
2010 – 2013
Bachelor of Political, Economic and Social Sciences from School of Governance and Economics (EGE) Rabat, Morocco.
Main subjects: Political science, International Relations, Geopolitics and History (Africa, MENA region, Europe), Economics, Law, Islamic Finance, Political Philosophy, European Integration.
2010
Baccalauréat in Mathematics from Abou Abbas Essebti high school, Marrakech, Morocco.
Extracurricular Activities
Model United Nations (MUN): delegate at the New York National MUN (2014), Harvard National MUN (2012), Paris MUN (2012), Marrakech MUN (2012) and Alexandria International Model Arab League (2011).
Volunteering and associative work:
-Volunteer in the “Breaking the Siege Campaign” as a translator
-Contributor to Journal EGENIAL (Arabic articles)
-Responsible for logistics in the Pourparlers Diplomatie Association (organizing MUN conference, workshops, seeking for sponsorship)
Languages: Fluent in Arabic, French and English. German: beginner.
Computer skills: Good command of Microsoft Office tools (Word, Excel, Power Point), statistical tools, initiated to SAP.