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Key Qualifications

Ahmed Taha has over 20 years of professional expertise in Finance, Financial Management/Analysis, Leadership, Project Management, and Business Development, Procurement Process Rules and Regulations, with a solid working background in all relevant design, development and practice facets pertaining to key thematic development areas relating to Environment, Development and Healthcare sectors, as well as fully liaising program planning and achievements to donors, stakeholders, and governmental bodies, working with multiple development partners such as European Union (EU), United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), USAID and the Government of Egypt through its Cabinet of Ministries, Egyptian Environmental Affairs Agency, Ministry of Environment and Ministry of Social Solidarity. I have also acquired extensive experience and very strong background in all facets of financial management, financial analysis, accounting and internal auditing procedures.

Over the years, he has been selected to work with/ at one of the most talented group of hospitals in healthcare private business, Madinah National Hospital at Kingdom of Saudi Arabia since Feb. 2012 till Sep.2016 as a Finance Director/ Financial Analyst.

He had also working as a Deputy Project Director/ Finance and Admin. Director in two projects funded by UNDP, and UNWFP at the Ministry of Social Solidarity; and was working as a Project Director/ Financial Advisor at one of the UNDP/ GEF funded project at the Ministry of Environment, Also, I have been nominated to manage and Head of Green Climate Fund Unit, and he has appointed to be an Advisor to H.E. the Minister for Environmental Projects, Finance related matters, Financial Analysis and Business Development. This has added to provided me with further multidisciplinary experience in the field of Environment and social development and further strengthened my experience in working with junior, middle and high-level government officials.

he developed cover cumulatively sharpened abilities of innovation, financial management, financial analysis, scope management, time management, cost management, quality management, leadership, team building, people management, motivation, influencing, conflict management, coaching, communications management, delivery and getting things done, strategic planning, risk management, analytical financial management, data management, donor/beneficiary relationship management, stakeholder management, result-based management, report writing, and knowledge management. He has often had the unique talent for delivering highly technical financial reporting nd analysis and information into terms and concepts that end users can readily grasp. He is multi-task oriented, enjoys a challenge, and continually stays abreast of the latest advancements in the development field.

PERSONAL INFORMATION:

Nationality:

Egyptian

Address

(1)11, Qourash st., behind El Salaab Group Makram Ebaad Str., 12th floor, Nasr City, Cairo, Egypt

(2)6A, Ahmed Fakhary st., Nasr City, Cairo, Egypt

Birth date:

December 19th, 1970

Gender:

Male

Military Status

Exempted

Civil Status:

Married

Number of Dependants:

5

PROFESSIONAL PROFILE:

Obtain a more suitable position where I can use my skills, education and experience, seeking new challenges in financial management which effectively utilizes my acquired knowledge and professional experience.

WORK EXPERIENCE:

01/09/2019 – 31/03/2020 (On part time bases): CFO

Employer : EG – ART for Contracting and Decoration

Background:

EG-ART is a leading contracting and decoration company present in Cairo, Egypt. The company deals with more than 30+ well-known clients in the construction field.

Since its start in 2012, the company leads and manages an intrinsic chain of store brands.

Because we highly keep an eye on our client satisfaction, EG-ART gained its reputation very fast especially in the field of decoration, fit-out, construction, refurbishments, finishes, commercial & industrial, retail, residential and electro-mechanical works.

Duties and Responsibilities:

Providing leadership, direction and management of the finance and accounting team

Providing strategic recommendations to the CEO/president and members of the executive management team

Managing the processes for financial forecasting and budgets, and overseeing the preparation of all financial reporting

Advising on long-term business and financial planning

Establishing and developing relations with senior management and external partners and stakeholders

Reviewing all formal finance, HR and IT related procedures

Provides leadership in the development for the continuous evaluation of short and long-term strategic financial objectives.

Ensure credibility of Finance group by providing timely and accurate analysis of budgets, financial trends and forecasts.

Take hands-on lead position of developing, implementing, and maintaining a comprehensive job cost system.

Direct and oversee all aspects of the Finance & Accounting functions and the procurement process of the organization.

Evaluates and advises on the impact of long-range planning, introduction of new programs/ strategies and regulatory action.

Establish and maintain strong relationships with senior executives to identify their needs and seek full range of business solutions.

Provide executive management with advice on the financial implications of business activities.

Manage processes for procurement planning, financial forecasting, budgets and consolidation and reporting to the Company

Provide recommendations to strategically enhance financial performance and business opportunities.

01/10/2019 till NOW (Full time): Senior Financial Compliance Manager/ Auditing Manager

Support to the Technical and Vocational Education and Training Reform Programme in Egypt – TVET Egypt

European Union – Egypt Joint Programme.

Employer : European Union & Ministry of Trade and Industry – Ministry of Education – Ministry of Tourism

Background:

The Project "Support to the Technical and Vocational Education and Training Reform Programme in Egypt – TVET Egypt aims at improving the structure and the performance of the TVET system to better respond to the Egypt's new socio-economic needs, in particular, youth employability and increased competitiveness in the context of the country’s current and future development. This Project entails the three following components:

1.Improving the governance of the Egyptian TVET system

2.Enhancing the relevance and quality of TVET

3.Supporting the transition to employment

The Project builds on the achievements of the previous EU-Egypt supported project "Reform of the Technical Vocational Education and Training system in Egypt (TVET I)".

Duties and Responsibilities:

Identify risks and design models and processes to assess and discover risks and issues

Conduct periodic and regular field and document related audit checks across all functions and components of the program

Produce reports highlighting issues and providing potential solutions

Active engagement with senior staff to gain a good understanding of the Programme and to communicate recommendations of any audit mission

Analyze audit reports and provide insights on root causes and propose replies, corrective actions and improvements to the system and ensure they are followed by the team

Ensure compliance with internal (audit methodology and risk management) and external (regulatory) requirements

Run periodic alignment meetings with EU and governmental bodies to ensure compliance with all regulations and policies

Assess and report the level of adherence and compliance with audit requirements across different functions and components

Update and follow up on the implementation of internal programme manuals, systems and procedures in compliance with GoE and EU rules and regulations

Follow up and coordinate with all audit missions

Conducting compliance risk assessment training workshops

Conducting internal reviews and audits

Conducting environmental audits to ensure the company meets environmental requirements

Advising internal management and business partners on the implementation of compliance programs

Developing risk management strategies

Following up on compliance issues that require investigation

Evaluating compliance systems and ensuring adequate software is in place

Reporting on compliance and monitoring and evaluation of the programme based results and indicators

Managing 6 grants contracts (Management, technically and financially) with total amount of 6 Million Euros through contracts signed between development agencies and Ministry of Trade and Industry and funded by EU to support SME’s and innovations projects in different sectors where emphasizing on Innovation and Knowledge-Based Economies in Egypt i.e. Ready-made garments, Information Communication Technology, Agribusiness, Tourism, Food Industry and construction& Energy;

Through the managing of the grants; Focused on: Identify market dynamics and opportunities and assess and map the supply and demand of services in targeted areas;

Select key value chains with the highest potential for growth, profitability and employment where a Special emphasis should be placed on finding safe value chains for handicap, where their entry into the labour market will not cause tension with host communities (due to competition) and where international labour standards are generally respected;

Improve youth (aged 18- 30) employability via intensifying the existence and sustainability of young entrepreneurial start-ups, Visualize Entrepreneurship potentials and Empower capacities of start-ups;

Educate young and female entrepreneurs and researchers to identify gaps in the value chain needs and opportunities, creating linkage with the markets, channels of import and export, efficiently managing the available resources, quality and risk control and management, and technological management;

Identify existing gaps in the value chain of efficient approaches of technology transfer and management, and further to commercialize these technologies within new and existing SMEs in Egypt;

Analyzed the supporting functions that are required to make the value chain work, including both existing and missing support functions (e.g. infrastructure, information, related services);

Clarify the rules and regulations (e.g. standards, laws, informal rules and norms) related to the value chain;

Outline any gaps that must be filled in order for the SMEs to sustainably gain employment through the value chain, and how the value chain can be developed;

Assess the competitiveness of the value chain(s) and determine how to create competitive advantages for the targeted sectors in the context of local and regional trends, having in mind the context of the start-ups population;

Assess the cost, profit, marketing, and supply and demand dynamics of the value chain;

Recommend value chain development plan(s) that benefit both innovative projects and lead to improvement of living conditions and wage/self-employment;

Technical assessment of value chain, bottlenecks and opportunities;

Analysis of technological upgrading required in the value chain to match required market conditions (fi post-harvest technologies, processing, small-scale irrigation etc.)

Financial return on investment assessments of recommended upgrading strategies;

Cost – benefit, margins, cash-flow, product volumes analysis and modelling;

Develop value chain intervention strategies for the pilot projects with selected SME’s;

Participate in developing and reviewing information materials, technical papers and guidelines related to agricultural economics, agribusiness, tourism value chain and food system development on topics, such as agro-industrial; market and policy analysis, business enabling environment, institutional strengthening; inclusive business models, entrepreneurship, marketing and market linkages; value chain finance, business support services; public-private platforms and partnerships;

Contribute to the appraisal of capacity building needs related to the development, competitiveness, inclusiveness and improved impacts of different sectors including ecotourism and value chain development; and contribute to developing training materials and to training courses and activities;

Contribute to the collection and dissemination of relevant data and information related to ecotourism, agribusiness, food value chains and systems, including for example, trends and developments, approaches, impacts, lessons and good practices;

Contribute to the organization of and/or participate in meetings, conferences, workshops, consultations and field visits as needed; contribute to building collaborations and partnerships;

Mar. 2018 – Jun. 2019: 1) Project Financial Advisor and Managing Director, Strengthening Protected Areas Financing and Management Systems Project; funded by GEF UNDP.

2) Advisor to the Minister for Environmental Projects, Financial Related matters, and Business Development

3) Finance and Admin. Director/ Business Development Coordinator, Head of the GCF Unit.

Employer : Ministry of Environment

Location : Cairo, Egypt.

1)Project Financial Advisor and Managing Director Strengthening Protected Areas Financial and Management Systems Project.

Background:

Strategically situated at the intersection of three continents, Egypt’s terrestrial and marine habitats support biodiversity of substantial global significance. Even though country terrestrial species diversity is relatively low due to Egypt’s general aridity, many species are very narrowly distributed, making habitat conservation crucial to their survival. Marine biodiversity is also significant, with Egypt’s Red Sea coral reefs showing considerable endemism. There is also important genetic diversity. At least 143 species of threatened animals are to be found. Three main categories of persisting threats and associated causes of biodiversity loss have been identified. These are: (i) conversion and/or destruction of natural habitats; (ii) degradation of natural habitats, and; (iii) unsustainable utilization of biodiversity resources. Protected areas have a potentially critical role to play in reducing the above threats to Egypt’s biodiversity. Egypt’s system of protected areas (PAs) is divided geographically into five management units: Sinai, Cairo, Western Desert, Red Sea and Upper Egypt. Currently, Egypt’s 27 PAs cover 148,023 km2, or about 15% of the nation’s total land area. The proposed long-term solution for biodiversity conservation of Egypt’s protected areas is an effective and sustainable PA system operated by an autonomous NCS that has the financial wherewithal and management capacities needed for effective management. The foundation of the long-term solution is a sustainable financing system resting on the following three pillars: (i) Legal, regulatory and institutional frameworks that support sustainable PA financing; (ii) Tools and practices for revenue generation and mobilization, and; (iii) Business planning and other tools for cost-effective management.

The project objective is the establishment of a sustainable protected area financing system, with associated management structures, systems and capacities needed to ensure the effective use of generated revenues for priority biodiversity conservation needs.

The project is financed by the Global Environmental Facility, the Ministry of Environment and the United Nations Development Programme.

Duties and Responsibilities:

Under the overall direction and supervision of the Ministry of Environment and UNDP Egypt CO the National Project Manager (NPM) has the responsibility for the delivery of the project’s outcomes and activities in accordance with the project document and agreed work plan. S/he will serve on a full-time basis and will be committed to the day-to-day management of the project and for its successful implementation in line with the UNDP-GEF standards.

The specific tasks and responsibilities include the following:

• Provide overall general coordination, management and supervision of project implementation;

• Manage the project office, including staff facilities and services, in accordance with the project work plan;

• Prepare and update project work plan, and submit these to the Steering Committee for clearance and ensure their implementation consistent with the provisions of the project document.

• Assume direct responsibility for managing the procurement and the project budget under the supervision of the Implementing Partner and the UNDP CO to ensure that:

-Project funds are made available when needed, and are disbursed properly;

-Accounting records and supporting documents are kept;

-Required financial reports are prepared;

-Financial operations are transparent and financial procedures/regulations for NEX projects are applied;

-The project is ready to stand up to audit at any time.

-local and international experts are involved in a timely fashion

-organization of training and public outreach, purchase of required equipment etc. are carried out in accordance with UNDP rules and procedures;

• Ensure the timely mobilization and utilization of project personnel, subcontracts, training and equipment inputs, whether these are procured by the Implementing Partner itself or by UNDP:

-Identify potential candidates, for project staff as well as national and international consultants,

-Prepare the ToR, in consultation with the implementing partner and subcontractors;

-Prepare training programmes (in consultation with the implementing partner) designed for staff, with particular emphasis on developing an overall training plan.

-Draw up specifications for the equipment required under the project; procure such equipment according to UNDP rules and procedures governing such procurement.

-Ensure that they mobilize and deliver the inputs in accordance with their implementation agreement and contract, and

-Provide overall supervision and/or coordination of their work to ensure the production of the corresponding project outputs.

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• With respect to project review cycle:

-Ensure timely preparation and submission of required reports in the GEF-UNDP project cycle, including technical, and financial, reports;

-Submission of annual Project Implementation Reviews and other required progress reports to the Project Board, Implementing Partner and the UNDP in accordance with the section “Monitoring and Evaluation” of the project document;

-Act as a principal representative of the project during review meetings, and evaluations.

• With respect to project communication:

-Ensuring effective dissemination of and access to information on project activities and results, (including an regularly updated project website);

-Establishing links with international organizations to define fields of cooperation and attracting additional financing in order to fulfill the project objectives;

-Report regularly to and keeps Implementing Partner and UNDP CO up-to-date on project progress and problems, if any.

• Ensuring successful completion of the project in accordance with the stated outcomes and performance indicators summarized in the project’s logframe matrix and within the planned schedule and budget.

• Perform others coordinating tasks as appropriate for the successful implementation of the project in accordance with the project document

2)Advisor to the Minister for Environmental Projects, Financial Related matters, and Business Development.

Duties and Responsibilities

Government rules and procedures, including financial management

Provide advisory services in meetings with different government bodies- Economic Relations Division, Planning Commission, Ministry of Finance; Controller of Accountants General Office on Government Cost Sharing

Support on training related to financial management and financial analysis as per government and donors rules and regulation.

Support projects in introducing government co-financing

Finalize micro-assessment reports for all selected including through meeting and follow up with government officials as well as funded projects.

Orientation to relevant government people on various donor’s financial management procedures

Training of project and CO staff on project finance management, updating books of accounts and record keeping

Coordination with government for joint reviews, meetings and reporting

Selective filed visits and spot-checks on project preparedness on financial management

Any other request by Business Development and Partnerships cluster on project finance assurance and related issues

3)Business Development Coordinator, Finance and Admin. Head of the GCF Unit.

Background:

Egypt is currently striving towards achieving its economic development, social inclusion and environmental stability. From that perspective, the Ministry of Environment is embarking on institutional strengthen measures to better enable the integration of environmental aspects in other sectorial development polices and plans. Additionally, the Ministry is closely monitoring its progress towards the fulfillment of the obligations in the multilateral environmental agreement giving special attention to the RIO conventions. The Minister is embarking on raising the portfolios of Climate Change and Biodiversity during this year as well as supporting the sustainable development process in close cooperation in the ministry of Planning, Follow up and Administrative reform to ensure that the environmental aspects are fully integrated in the sustainable development strategy and its associated processes.

Accordingly, the office of the Minister of Environment entails number of specialized units established to fulfill certain tasks under the direct supervision of the Minister. These units are the Sustainable Development Unit, the Biodiversity Unit and the Green Climate Fund unit. The coordination and inter linkage between the outputs of those units are conducted through the advisor of the minister of Multilateral Environmental Agreements to ensure complementarity in fulfilling Egypt’s international environmental commitments. In this regard, the Advisor of the Minister for the Multilateral Environmental Agreements is seeking support in number of tasks including, but not limited to the following:

-Coordination of donors support to the Conference of Parties of the Convention of Biological Diversity (CBD/COP 14) expected to take place in November 2018 in Sharm El Sheikh including the coordination of the African Summit.

-Hosting of regional workshops and meetings for Africa and other regions as related to climate change.

-Close follow up with some bilateral portfolios with development partners such as Italy, EU, Mexico, Germany and others including all logistic support and if needed budget planning.

-Organizations and follow up on recommendations of daily meetings related to sustainable development, climate change, biodiversity, international cooperation as well as logistic preparations to all the missions abroad.

-Support in resource mobilization to carious environmental activities as instructed by the Ministry of Environment especially in relation to coordination with development partners and preparation of workshops.

Scope of work:

The business development coordinator will be supporting the advisor to the minister for multilateral environmental agreements in coordinating all the environment related resource mobilization, international cooperation. He/she is expected to engage with various stakeholders, including but not limited to the following:

-Senior and middle level government officials inside and outside the Ministry of Environment.

-Development partner wither bilateral of multilateral

-Key staff within the office of the Minister of Environment.

-Conventions Focal Points.

-Representatives from various embassies.

-Suppliers such as travel agencies, OUDA, …

Duties and responsibilities:

-Support the advisor of the Minister in conducting meeting with development partners including reporting to the Minister and Mapping of the contributions of the development partners for the CBD/CoP 14 and others with its regular update on excel sheets.

-Undertake all tasks related to the preparation of regional climate change meetings including preparations of budget, follow up on expenditures, logistic activities, coordination with suppliers and government officials and preparation of memos and progress reports to the Minister.

-Support the Advisor of the Minister in preparation of project proposals specially the financial part to ensure that the proposed funding matches the activities proposed.

-Coordinate with various departments in the Egyptian Environmental Affairs Agency to ensure their input is appropriately provided to prepare all files for the Minister’s meeting.

-Follow up with OUDA on preparation of the budget of various portfolios such as Italian cooperation and other future activities.

-Assist in attending meetings related to sustainable development ensuring preparation of presentations and if needed delivering them on behalf of the Advisor to the Minister in close coordination with the sustainable development unit.

-Review the financial parts (grants/loans) for all funding proposals and/or agreements submitted through the office of the Minister of Environment to the development partners or presented from development partners.

-Support in review of the budget section in the GCF steering committee and coordination with the Climate Change Central Department for submission of comments on proposal prior to the committee meeting.

-Prepare Arabic progress reports and memos to be regularly submitted to the Minister for updates on various assignments.

Oct. 2016 – Mar. 2018: Deputy Project Director/ Finance Director/ Financial Management Coordinator.

Employer : United Nations Development Programme ( UNDP )

United Nations World Food Programme (WFP)

1)Strengthening Institutional and Human Capacities of Ministry of Social Solidarity; joint project between UNDP and MoSS.

2)Enhancing Access of Children to Education and Fighting Child Labour Project.

Location : Ministry of Social Solidarity, Giza, Egypt.

Projects objectives:

UNDP project aims to improve the delivery of social protection to the most vulnerable populations in Egypt by strengthening the social policy function, institutional set up, staff capacity to better engage with citizens and provide efficient and timely pro-poor services to the poor, women, youth and the disabled.

The project builds on the successful partnership between UNDP and MoSS since 2006 aiming to strengthen MoSS capacity to better deliver social protection services to the poor, women and the disabled.

The project is planned to focus on the implementation of the following four components:

(a) Establish a MoSS technical unit to strengthen the Ministry’s capacities to integrate and coordinate social policies within MoSS and across other ministries and to formulate and analyze relevant information, to.

(b) Provide institutional support by strengthening the existing or newly established units at MoSS to enhance service delivery and support MoSS in the following functions: CSR and volunteerism, handling complaints, M&E, external and internal communication, gender mainstreaming, NGO management and support;

(c) Enhance the capacity of Ministry staff and social workers on social protection and pro-poor programs, and policies to modernize Management Information Systems for better delivery of social services; and;

(d) Reform and upgrade MoSS capacity to provide social services to people living with disabilities.

UNWFP and the Government of Egypt are cooperating in the implementation of the ‘Enhancing access of children to education and fighting child labour’ project that targets children involved in the labour market and provide these children with access to quality educational opportunities, food incentives and livelihood opportunities to improve the lives of their families. The project has a total funding of Euro 59,500,000 from the European Union and a duration of 4 years. Its implementation started in 2013.

Activities V and IV of the project aim to support livelihoods as a means to reduce dependence of poor households (especially female-headed) on child labour. Specifically, ACTVITY V is to train 50,000 household heads (especially women) to design, implement and manage income-generating activities, revolving microcredit for women, and apprenticeship programmes. This is complemented with ACTVITY IV,that provides small revolving micro-loans to enable about 10,000 (out of 50,000) trained female household heads to start their income generation activities.

In March 2015, a 48 months Memorandum of Understanding was signed between the Ministry of Social Solidarity (MOSS) and the World Food Programme (WFP) concerning the implementation of the project. Article 8.1.4 of the mentioned MOU stipulates that MOSS is to support WFP in the provision of Provision of training to household heads (especially women) to design, implement and manage income-generating activities, revolving microcredit for women, and apprenticeship programmes.

Duties and responsibilities:

1)Contribute creative ideas for programme/project development and serve as senior national programme advisor to the Ministry and draft portions of programme and budget proposals, project proposals, programme background, country strategy papers, objectives, project reviews and evaluation. Monitor progress of projects

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