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Global Data Consumer
- Consultant
2017 - 2018
Carry out primary and secondary research to provide a comprehensive coverage of the beverage market.
- Collect data, trends and opinion by interviewing key industry players face to face or over the phone.
- Collect data, trends and opinion by regular desk research and fieldwork, and continually seek new sources of information.
- Expand and build on a strong network of clients and key contacts, travelling to visit and maintain as appropriate.
- Analyze and manipulate figures, sense-check numbers and trends and enter them into an internal custom-designed system (Source 2).
- Interpret primary and secondary research, providing insight and value-added information and making actionable recommendations for clients.
- Write clear insightful reports to support and complement research data.
- Monitor trade and financial press/media, carry out store checks, revise historical data where required.
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Exchange Data International
- Research Analyst
2015 - 2016
* Africa Data Department:
- Updating and processing data onto the AFED Database in a timely manner for macro & micro economic indicators.
- Maintaining and enhancing the existing database to ensure data integrity.
- Responding to client queries regarding the data within the assigned sources.
- Maintaining and building relationship with Africans local sources responsible.
- Formatting and coding various sources documents and data dumps.
- Partaking in live research for French and Arabic speaking countries.
- Updating data from local and multilateral sites.
- Help maintaining the website, by either adding new codes or making edits to existing codes.
- Maintain a list of websites to be visited and updated on a daily/weekly basis to ensure the timely collection of country updates.
- Maintaining data in SQL databases.
- Running queries and updating data.
* Fixed Income Department:
I was responsible for Fixed Income data collection and collating for processing.
The data required for the Fixed Income Product falls into three main categories:
* One-time Reference Data:
It covers all of the static data relating to Fixed Income securities. When obtaining data from sources I try to ensure that I cover all of the critical & essential fields.
* Ongoing New Issues:
Obviously in addition to sourcing historical data it's also vitally important that I obtain information for all new government and corporate issues launched. Again, I try to ensure that all of the critical & essential fields are covered.
* Offering documents:
I try to obtain offering documents (i.e. prospectuses, pricing supplements and term sheets) for all corporate and government securities.
* Ongoing collection of data from existing suppliers in place.
* Research of additional sources for designated regions
* Handling of client queries in a timely manner.
* Liaison with institutions such as Lead Managers, Issuers, Central Banks and Numbering Agencies to fulfill data requests and query resolution.
* Translation of source data, dependent on language capability
* Research and translate missing data items and offering documents to improve the field coverage.
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Thomson Reuters/Zawya
- In Country Research Analyst
2012 - 2015
* Creating and updating company profiles for Zawya's business database for different sectors.
* Maintain the company database through regular updates (news and phone calls).
* Monitor daily news published on Zawya's Website and other news sources.
* Stay up to date on all relevant corporate news and updates.
* Establish a sound understanding and knowledge of business environment in the region.
* Achieve productivity targets set by the team.
* Maintain a certain standard of quality set by the team.
* Conducting online research and phone interviews with CEOs, CFOs, and Project Managers to collect information for the database.
* Verifying, monitoring, and analyzing new companies being established in MENA region, as well as construction projects currently taking place in the oil and gas, real estate, power and water, infrastructure and industrial manufacturing sectors.
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Tour Guides Association
- Coordinator
2008 - 2012
* Discuss agencies' requirements and provide advice on local destinations, tours accommodation.
* Plan, prepare and cost itineraries for clients.
* Liaise with agents, accommodation owners and other transport providers.
* Serve agencies in person, on the telephone and by email.
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Agadir Translation Bureau
- Translator
2006 - 2008
Working as part of an in-house team of translators, undertaking various translation assignments in three languages Arabic, French, and English.
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Freelancer
- Translator
2006 - maintenant
A wide range of experience over a long period of freelancing work for different translation agencies.
- Editing articles, news, press releases and tourist brochures.
- Translating the entire materials of different events.
- Translating and reviewing all types of legal and judicial documents.
- Translating and reviewing financial, business and banking documents.
- Translating Arabic and English documents and checking or proofreading documents translated by freelancers.
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Euromonitor International
- Research Analyst
Londres
2006 - 2012
Global information provider of International market intelligence on industries,
countries and consumers.
Research Analyst: North Africa & Middle East
Main duties include:
* Research duties:
Undertaking research in various consumer products projects (foods, drinks, Cosmetics & Toiletries, Retailing, Over the counter products, Alcoholic drinks, Tourism, Financial cards etc.)
Using all research techniques (primary & secondary research), conducting research Interviews, and analysing collected data and writing reports.
Monitoring market trends, marketing, promotional strategies, mergers & acquisitions.
Translating national statistics, business associations and chamber of commerce publications and reports.
* Data checking using EMMA Software.
Knowledge and Skills:
* Good knowledge of all Industries (Technology, Communications and Media,
Foods, drinks, Cosmetics and Toiletries, Over the counter products, Tourism, Financial cards etc...)
* Familiarity with major marketing and retailing trends, analysis of supply and demand drivers, product development etc.
* Excellent research (primary & secondary) and analytical (qualitative & quantitative) skills.
