Fatima Zahra Aboulahjoul-Idrissi

About the Candidate

A committed professional with a passion for learning and sharing expertise. With over 15 years of experience in data analysis, report writing, partners management, risks management and project management in different fields. Certified Project Management Professional (PMP).

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Project Officer – Asia & Middle East Region
TFO CANADA
January 2020 to Present

Provide key trade related information about the Canadian market to Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) and Trade Support Institutions (TSIs) in Asia and the Middle East.

Develop project reports, including data collection, preliminary analysis and results-based management (RBM)

Conduct market research for export opportunities in the region for women-led/owned businesses

Design work plans for partners, including budget and projects activities

Support capacity building trainings of SMEs and TSIs (Gender sensitivity, Environment and CSR, Exporting to Canada etc.)

Maintain relationships and communication with project stakeholders, trade support institutions, embassy representatives, consultants and suppliers

Provide project administration and logistics support (procurement, contract management, budgeting, expenses tracking, etc.)

Credit Risk Manager
SOFAC
March 2017 to July 2019

Actively supported the credit risk team with performance reviews and achievement of department goals

Guided the network of SOFAC (direct agencies and 44 indirect agents) toward new growth and profitable customer and market niches

Performed data analysis

Ensured full and proper documentation and reporting

Created new reports and calculated KPIs to measure the quality of online applicants

Monitored credit trends and monthly dashboards

Prepared and reviewed loan policy manuals

Provided risk analysis with recommendations and suggested actions to be taken

Senior Data Analyst
BMCI BNP PARIBAS GROUP
April 2016 to February 2017

Prepared and delivered presentations about risk indicators and performance to the executive committee

Reviewed and identified potential improvement to loan policies and procedures

Provided analytical insights to optimize credit risk strategies considering the objectives and constraints

Credit Risk Manager/ Portfolio Risk Manager
SALAFIN BMCE BANK OF AFRICA GROUP
December 2007 to March 2016

Tracked and managed multiple projects according to specifications and budget restrictions

Prepared statements, documentation and executed functional testing

Developed dashboards and monthly reports of performance and risk indicators

Developed business plans, financial analysis and annual budget

Developed, tested and implemented scorecards using statistical techniques

Conducted credit risk analysis using SPSS, ACCESS, EXCEL and SQL databases

Worked closely with the sales teams to support the development of new targets and new products

Worked with IT staff on implementation of effective decision-making system and credit policies

EDUCATION
Master of Sciences in Applied Economics
National Institute of Statistics and Applied Economics (INSEA) (Canadian Equivalency of master’s degree as assessed by World Education Services) – 2007

* Have World Education Services (WES) accreditation which validates the equivalence of my foreign diplomas to Canadian standards: secondary school diploma, bachelor’s and master’s degree.

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Result-Based Management (RBM) Certification – Spur Change RBM program 201. Online course. Relevant skills: Logic Model, Monitoring & Evaluation (M&E) | Nov 2021

Capacity building/Collaboration – AIS Group : Develop criteria for risk classification for companies (scoring model and rating system) and provide recommendations on the credit limit to be granted for car loans| Dec. 2018 – Feb. 2019

Capacity building/Collaboration – AIS Group : Develop a credit score and a behavior scoring model for individuals | Mar. – May 2014

SKILLS
Multilingual: English, French and Arabic
Data Analysis – Statistical software (SPSS and SAS Basics)
Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook)
Writing (reports and specifications)
Database management (ACCESS)
Survey tool (SurveyMonkey)
SharePoint
Project management software (MS Project)