1. Marwan Ashraf Zaki
Address: 1203 Maple Walk Hampstead Village Dainfern, Johannesburg
Email: marwan.as.zaki@gmail.com
Skype: marwan.zaki3
Contact: (0027) 074 867 4595 / (002) 0120 8777 826
Obtained Residence Permit in South Africa
Bachelor’s Degree certified by SAQA
Summary:
Graduated in May of 2013, with a Business Bachelor’s degree in Entrepreneurial Studies from
the American University of Paris. International profile due to living in 4 countries worldwide.
Egypt, Morocco, France, South Africa. Obtained a business bachelors in Entrepreneurial Studies
from the American University of Paris. It is my belief that I will be a great contribution to the
work place because of my team player and target driven attitude that is coincided with my
competitiveness to achieve my targets and goals. Furthermore, living with so many backgrounds
has given me the ability to communicate effectively with a wide array of audience.
As a young professional, I am looking for opportunities to increase my job experience
throughout the business sector. Looking to join the multinational or private label organisations.
Relevant Experience:
United Nations Development Programme – Governance & Innovation Programme
(September, 2015 – Present): Governance Programme Manager assistant, tasks involved:
• Communication focal point in organising a study tour in venture with UNDP Egypt
involving 17 delegates, all judges, for a week the tour aimed to strengthen democratic
process through South-South cooperation.
• Organised the 2015 Foresight Exchange workshop that took place in Johannesburg. A
very successful workshop on the use of Foresighting tools and concepts and applying
them to public service delivery; the workshop was attended by close to 100 high level
civil servants regionally; accomplished through the guidance of the Regional Innovation
advisor and the coordination with 20 UNDP offices regionally.
o Logistical Arrangements
o Daily Substance Allowance calculations
o Drafting concept Note/ logistical Note
• I am also an active member of the Innovation task team which aims to find innovative
solutions to better face bottlenecks faced by programmes in UNDP.

2. United Nations Development Programme - Inclusive Growth Programme (October, 2014 –
September, 2015): Junior Consultant in the Supplier Development Programme. A 10 month
intensive business development programme aimed at upscaling small and medium enterprises.
Day to day tasks involved:
• Daily management of 26 SMEs and 24 candidate consultants
• Managing trainings and workshops with the SDP methodology advisor
• Coordinating business relations between the consultants and the SMMEs
• Envisioning the Program’s marketing video and seeing it to completion
• Enforcing milestone reporting on operational effectiveness through the main reporting
tool, the SDP website, including weekly online report submissions from the consultants
Annie Malan Promotions (AMP) (November, 2013 - May, 2014): Completed a 7 months
campaign coordinator internship in AMP. Insured the implementation and follow up on all
operational aspects of the Marketing campaign; primarily working with FMCG products. Day to
day activities included:
• Envisioning Campaign proposals and submitting drafts.
• Campaign feedback reports and client management.
• Follow up and micro-management of campaign promoters insuring the campaign’s
success
• Some of the multinational campaigns involved working with
o Shell
o FoodCorp
o Plush
o C&A
Swiss Egyptian Industrial Company (June-Augest, 2013): 3 months training period in the Swiss
Egyptian Company, a company with a core concentration around FMCG manufacturing
specifically in the Dental Care sector. Main responsibilities included:
• Implementation of sales strategy to hyper markets such as Carrefour.
• Insuring the correct planning process of various marketing campaigns.
• Providing feedback reports and situation analysis of product positioning.
Extracurricular Activities: Modelling United Nations Conference
Participated in the Rome International Model United Nations (RIMUN). A re-creation of the real
United Nations’ General Assembly where hundreds of high schools participate and represent
different nations.
• Chosen by my fellow classmates to be the ambassador of the Russian Republic delegation.
• Delivered the grand opening speech on behalf of the Russian delegation in front of 950
attendants in the supreme court of Rome where the event was held.
• Coordinated between students and their respective committees.

3. • Lead committee’ meetings resulting in the passing of two resolutions.
Education/ Development:
University Education:
• Obtained a Bachelors degree of Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies from the
American University of Paris (France)
High School
• Obtained American Diploma from the Rabat American School (Morocco)
Middle School
• Obtained Middle School Diploma from Alexandria Language School (Egypt)
Skills:
• Project Planning and Development
• Project Management
• Negotiation Skills
• Expert in Keynote Presentations, Word, and Excel
• Multi- Lingual: English, Arabic, French
References:
Walid Badawi: UNDP Country Director (walid.badawi@undp.org)
Bongani Matomela: UNDP Governance Programme Manager (bongani.matomela@undp.org)
Rogelio Garcia: UNDP’s SDP Senior Advisor (rogelio@b4w.com.mx)
Maritsa Nel: AMP Office Manager (maritsa2110@gmail.com)
Ashraf Zaki: Manufacturing Director of Colgate Palmolive (Ashraf_Zaki@colpal.com)