Maram Abudamous

PROFESSIONAL PROFILE Industrial Engineer with around 22 years of solid working experience with private and socio-economic development sectors, and with diversified knowledge and experience in projects and programs’ management, strategic business planning, marketing, women empowerment, designing and exploring innovative & effective ways to strengthen the local economy and improve sustainable livelihoods in the local communities. Further, she presents strong consulting professional with a Master of Science degree in Management and Implementation of Development Projects from The University of Manchester, UK. Passionate about youth and economic empowerment, education reform, livelihood community development, governance, and volunteerism. KEY COMPETENCIES • Program Management: portfolio management of projects and programs for 15+ years, governing and motivating result-oriented teams of different seniority levels (30+ team members). • Workforce Development/Employment: demand-driven upskilling and re-skilling youth programs to fulfill the private sector’s needs. • Women Empowerment: special programs to equip women on all level and link them to various potential socio-economic opportunities. • Business Process Re-engineering: optimize Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) and business workflow. • Monitoring & Evaluation (M&E): improve the management of output, outcomes, and impact. • Strategic Business Growth: business improvement; operations, resources, processes, and systems. • Stakeholders Management: developing, expanding, maintaining, and coordinating large cloud of partners, stakeholders, internal and external parties.