MARWA KASSEM
MOBILE: (+2) (0) 1223131277 EMAIL: marwa.kassem@gmail.com
ADDRESS: 62E Mayfair Compound, Sherouq City, Egypt
WORK EXPERIENCE
Sep 2013 – Present
Freelance Training Consultant
Human Resources Senior Training Consultant
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Cairo, Egypt
Prepare and deliver training workshops for corporate & non-corporate clients in Egypt &
The Middle East with a focus on capacity building and human development.
Apr 2012 – Sep 2013
Egypt Network for Integrated Development (ENID) - UNDP
Cairo, Egypt
Program Manager for Empowerment of Women & Youth
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Evaluate existing best practices in areas such as adult education, entrepreneurship,
microcredit, business development services and training as an integrated package
supporting self-employment of women and youth, particularly female-headed households.
Identify training sites and make all necessary arrangements for the training to be carried
out at those sites.
Develop and deliver comprehensive and interactive training materials and coordinate and
monitor their usage.
Manage trainers/consultants and monitor implementation of training and prepare reports
as required.
Build capacity of local entities for sustainable growth i.e. civil society engagement, peer-topeer education/mentoring etc.
Mar 2009 – Nov 2011
Founder & Senior Trainer
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Geneva, Switzerland
Prepare proposals and maintain customer relations within Europe & The Middle East.
Design, coordinate & deliver training workshops, coaching & consultancy projects.
Horizons’ Highlights:
o Oct-Nov 2009: Consultancy Project within World Heath Organization (WHO) to
prepare the bi-annual Training Program for the organization.
o 2009-2011: An on-going program on Public Speaking delivered to delegates at World
Trade Organization (WTO).
o 2010-2011: A series of public workshops on “Women’s Leadership” delivered within
Switzerland and The Middle East.
Nov 1, 2007 – Nov 15, 2008
Partner & Senior Trainer
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Horizons Training
Intellectual Evolution (IE– Egypt)
Cairo, Egypt
Establish and maintain corporate framework, business plan and legal entity of organization.
Design & deliver training workshops and consultancy projects for multinational clients
within Egypt and The Middle East including;
o Sudan: A long-term program on Presentation Skills
o Arab Women: Public Workshop on Emotional Intelligence for Business Women
o Egyptian Youth: Workshops on employability for graduates of Egyptian Universities
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Sep 1, 2003 – Oct 30, 2007
Human Resources Senior Trainer
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Innovative Group – Egypt
Cairo, Egypt
Prepare and deliver training workshops for corporate clients in Egypt & The Middle East.
Jan 4, 2003 – Feb 29, 2004 Office of The Prime Minister, Cabinet of Ministers Cairo, Egypt
Economic Researcher (Special Economic Research Unit)
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Conduct research & prepare presentations pertaining to various projects; Export
Promotion of Processed Food Products, Trade Agreements, World Bank/African
Development Bank Mission, CPI, FDI, Agricultural Subsidies, among others.
May 8, 1999 – Dec 14, 2002
Merchandiser/Business Development
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World Trading Company (Egypt)
Cairo, Egypt
Liaison between customer and factory to follow through with the production and export
of ready-made garments, which focused on communication and logistics control.
Aug 1997 - May 1999 Egyptian Center for Economic Studies (USAID Project) Cairo, Egypt
Research Analyst
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Collect and analyze information pertaining to working projects, which entailed conducting
surveys and field studies when applicable. Projects include; Business Environment in
Egypt, Taxes, Tourism, US Free Trade Agreement, Euro-Med. Agreements, Trade &
Environment, Egypt-US Economic Relations.
EDUCATION
2011
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Tias Business School, Tilburg University
Tilburg, The Netherlands
Advanced Human Resources Executive Program (Post-Graduate Diploma)
1999-2000 École Supérieure Libre Des Sciences Commerciales Appliquées
Cairo, Egypt
 Masters in International Business Administration (MIBA): 2 semesters completed
1994-1997
The American University in Cairo (AUC)
Cairo, Egypt
 Bachelor of Arts - Cum Laude. Major: Political Science, Specialization International Relations.
 Summer Sessions (4 university-level courses) at Georgetown University
Georgetown, USA
LEARNING & DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES
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Strategies for Leadership for Executive Women: Participant Oct 2010
IMD, Switzerland
Transforming the Trainer: Participant 15-17 Sep 2009 Master Trainer Institute, Switzerland
The Future of U.S.-Egypt Relations: A Next-Generation Dialogue: Participant
30 Jul-1 Aug 2009 Istanbul, Turkey
Emotional Intelligence (Goldmines Training): Participant 13-15 Apr 2008
Cairo, Egypt
Leadership from The Ground Up Conference: Attendee
13 Oct 2004
Cairo, Egypt
E-commerce Strategies and Practices Program: Attendee 11-20 Feb 2002
Cairo, Egypt
Export Marketing Workshop: Attendee
5-7 Dec 1999
Cairo, Egypt
Export Focused Marketing Workshop: Attendee
Nov 1999
Cairo, Egypt
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International Business Into the 21 Century: Attendee
13-17 Jun 1999
Cairo, Egypt
Youth for Europe Program: Egyptian Representative 21-31 May 1998 Alexandropoulos, Greece
IT COMPETENCE
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IBM compatible: Certified by IBM – Egypt on “Introduction to PC and PC DOS”
Sep 1993
Highly proficient use of Windows, MacOS, iOS, Excellent user of Microsoft Office (Word, Excel,
PowerPoint)
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LANGUAGES
Fluent English; written and spoken, Fluent Arabic; written and spoken, Basic Comprehension French;
written and spoken
COUNTRIES VISITED
Austria, Bahrain, France, Greece, Iraq, Italy, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Malaysia, Nepal, Oman, Qatar,
Singapore, Spain, Thailand, The Netherlands, Turkey, United Arab Emirates
COUNTRIES LIVED IN
Egypt (Dec 2011-Present, 1989-2009), Switzerland (2009-2011), USA (1985-89), Sudan (1979-82)
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Birth Date: August 28, 1977
Nationality: Egyptian
(References furnished upon request)
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