Experience

LASOONA

• Pakistan
• Non-profit Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Communication Officer

  • May 2023 - Present



CHIP Training and Consulting

• United Kingdom
• Business Consulting and Services
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Project Coordinator

  • Jan 2021 - Mar 2021

  The overall purpose of my job was to manage project by coordinating and liaising with client and staff for field activities in order to achieve project objectives in an efficient and effective manner, overseeing recruitment, handling HR matters, address all types of complaints and grievances, compliance of the SOPs for smooth execution of the project interventions. My responsibilities included: • Communication and coordination with the client regarding all project-related… Show more The overall purpose of my job was to manage project by coordinating and liaising with client and staff for field activities in order to achieve project objectives in an efficient and effective manner, overseeing recruitment, handling HR matters, address all types of complaints and grievances, compliance of the SOPs for smooth execution of the project interventions. My responsibilities included: • Communication and coordination with the client regarding all project-related activities. • Overall supervision and management of project activities. • Review of the provincial level project staff monthly plans and its approval from the focal persons • Review of operational plans of CTC and Implementation progress of previous months • Review of operational plans and budgets of the regional offices • Ensure project data is updated in HRIS • Support the project team in ensuring and maintaining comprehensive project documentation. My achievements during my current job assignment include the recruitment of more than 100 staff of the Polio Eradication Initiative under the UNICEF program at different cadres. I have been involved in conducting tests and interviews and preparing recommendation scoring sheets for the UNICEF perusal. Show less The overall purpose of my job was to manage project by coordinating and liaising with client and staff for field activities in order to achieve project objectives in an efficient and effective manner, overseeing recruitment, handling HR matters, address all types of complaints and grievances, compliance of the SOPs for smooth execution of the project interventions. My responsibilities included: • Communication and coordination with the client regarding all project-related… Show more The overall purpose of my job was to manage project by coordinating and liaising with client and staff for field activities in order to achieve project objectives in an efficient and effective manner, overseeing recruitment, handling HR matters, address all types of complaints and grievances, compliance of the SOPs for smooth execution of the project interventions. My responsibilities included: • Communication and coordination with the client regarding all project-related activities. • Overall supervision and management of project activities. • Review of the provincial level project staff monthly plans and its approval from the focal persons • Review of operational plans of CTC and Implementation progress of previous months • Review of operational plans and budgets of the regional offices • Ensure project data is updated in HRIS • Support the project team in ensuring and maintaining comprehensive project documentation. My achievements during my current job assignment include the recruitment of more than 100 staff of the Polio Eradication Initiative under the UNICEF program at different cadres. I have been involved in conducting tests and interviews and preparing recommendation scoring sheets for the UNICEF perusal. Show less



The Kaizen Company

• United States
• International Trade and Development
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Training Coordinator

  • Jan 2019 - Dec 2019

  In my recent role as Training Coordinator at USAID Training for Pakistan Project -III (TFP-III), I was responsible for implementing projects and tracking overall project implementation of the organization. In my recent role as Training Coordinator at USAID Training for Pakistan Project -III (TFP-III), I was responsible for implementing projects and tracking overall project implementation of the organization.



World Learning

• United States
• Non-profit Organizations
• 500 - 600 Employee

• Program Officer

  • Dec 2015 - May 2018

  Responsible for planning, design, organization, and implementation of capacity-building and training interventions for USAID Development offices of Economic Growth and Agriculture, Health, Stabilization and Governance and Education. - Manage the complete training cycle of training proposal development, training needs assessment, training implementation plan, pre-program and debrief sessions, training impact assessments and monitoring - Ensure timely implementation of all the… Show more Responsible for planning, design, organization, and implementation of capacity-building and training interventions for USAID Development offices of Economic Growth and Agriculture, Health, Stabilization and Governance and Education. - Manage the complete training cycle of training proposal development, training needs assessment, training implementation plan, pre-program and debrief sessions, training impact assessments and monitoring - Ensure timely implementation of all the activities related to short-term training programs, organize and facilitate project meetings/consultations and continuous follow-up with selected participants and maintain strong liaison with manager - Ensure timely submission of exchange program data in USAID TraiNet and VCS system - Assure compliance with all US government/USAID and World Learning regulations regarding program administration and compliance - Develop detailed scopes of work; engage partners to ensure targeted and appropriate program content; identify resources/organizations to execute capacity-building interventions in-country and internationally. In my current role as Program Officer at USAID Training for Pakistan Project (TFP), I implement projects and track overall project implementation of the organization. I lead the execution of different capacity projects (skill development) with diverse stakeholders including senior government officials. Show less Responsible for planning, design, organization, and implementation of capacity-building and training interventions for USAID Development offices of Economic Growth and Agriculture, Health, Stabilization and Governance and Education. - Manage the complete training cycle of training proposal development, training needs assessment, training implementation plan, pre-program and debrief sessions, training impact assessments and monitoring - Ensure timely implementation of all the… Show more Responsible for planning, design, organization, and implementation of capacity-building and training interventions for USAID Development offices of Economic Growth and Agriculture, Health, Stabilization and Governance and Education. - Manage the complete training cycle of training proposal development, training needs assessment, training implementation plan, pre-program and debrief sessions, training impact assessments and monitoring - Ensure timely implementation of all the activities related to short-term training programs, organize and facilitate project meetings/consultations and continuous follow-up with selected participants and maintain strong liaison with manager - Ensure timely submission of exchange program data in USAID TraiNet and VCS system - Assure compliance with all US government/USAID and World Learning regulations regarding program administration and compliance - Develop detailed scopes of work; engage partners to ensure targeted and appropriate program content; identify resources/organizations to execute capacity-building interventions in-country and internationally. In my current role as Program Officer at USAID Training for Pakistan Project (TFP), I implement projects and track overall project implementation of the organization. I lead the execution of different capacity projects (skill development) with diverse stakeholders including senior government officials. Show less



Fata Disaster Management Authority FATA Peshawar

• Non-profit Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Communication and Reporting Specialist

  • Apr 2015 - Dec 2015

  Managed, analyzed and produced monthly and quarterly operational reports on humanitarian protection. - Served as Communication and Reporting Specialist on Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC) project for the Internally Displaced Persons of Federal Administrated Tribal Areas - Gathered information for reporting from the field on emergencies, displacement, relief provided and protection concerns; prepared situation reports on the latest displacements and returns -… Show more Managed, analyzed and produced monthly and quarterly operational reports on humanitarian protection. - Served as Communication and Reporting Specialist on Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC) project for the Internally Displaced Persons of Federal Administrated Tribal Areas - Gathered information for reporting from the field on emergencies, displacement, relief provided and protection concerns; prepared situation reports on the latest displacements and returns - Planned and organized trainings on Humanitarian Protection, Community Based Disaster Risk Management, and Communication & Reporting - Processed salaries that include preparation of salary invoice to be submitted to the donor for release of salaries - Reviewed all payment requests to certify that appropriate supporting documents have been provided - Prepared of cash book for all the receipt and expenses for the project In projects implementation, I managed to utilize the funds through optimal budgeting while ensuring value for money and kept the track of funds consistently to ensure the smooth funds management. Show less Managed, analyzed and produced monthly and quarterly operational reports on humanitarian protection. - Served as Communication and Reporting Specialist on Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC) project for the Internally Displaced Persons of Federal Administrated Tribal Areas - Gathered information for reporting from the field on emergencies, displacement, relief provided and protection concerns; prepared situation reports on the latest displacements and returns -… Show more Managed, analyzed and produced monthly and quarterly operational reports on humanitarian protection. - Served as Communication and Reporting Specialist on Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC) project for the Internally Displaced Persons of Federal Administrated Tribal Areas - Gathered information for reporting from the field on emergencies, displacement, relief provided and protection concerns; prepared situation reports on the latest displacements and returns - Planned and organized trainings on Humanitarian Protection, Community Based Disaster Risk Management, and Communication & Reporting - Processed salaries that include preparation of salary invoice to be submitted to the donor for release of salaries - Reviewed all payment requests to certify that appropriate supporting documents have been provided - Prepared of cash book for all the receipt and expenses for the project In projects implementation, I managed to utilize the funds through optimal budgeting while ensuring value for money and kept the track of funds consistently to ensure the smooth funds management. Show less



Community World Service Asia

• Senior Project Officer

  • May 2013 - Nov 2014

  Contributed to planning and running an effective Strengthening Humanitarian Assistance (SHA) project in the sub-region (Pakistan/ Afghanistan) and at a regional level (Asia Pacific) both during emergency and non-emergency scenarios. - Conducted and followed up advocacy and lobbying activities related to Quality & Accountability (Q&A) initiatives with all potential stakeholders (through Accountability Learning and Working Group – Accountability and Learning Working Group (ALWG); sub-ALWG;… Show more Contributed to planning and running an effective Strengthening Humanitarian Assistance (SHA) project in the sub-region (Pakistan/ Afghanistan) and at a regional level (Asia Pacific) both during emergency and non-emergency scenarios. - Conducted and followed up advocacy and lobbying activities related to Quality & Accountability (Q&A) initiatives with all potential stakeholders (through Accountability Learning and Working Group – Accountability and Learning Working Group (ALWG); sub-ALWG; National Humanitarian Network; Pakistan Humanitarian Forum, Protection cluster) to raise awareness on standards and principles of Q&A and to expand network - Maintained coordination with partners and other Q&A initiatives such as Sphere, HAP (Humanitarian Accountability Partnership), People in Aid, Core Humanitarian Standards - Supervised Project Officer(PO)-SHA in production and dissemination of Q&A materials (handbooks, posters, shirts) - Review, planning, monitoring and evaluation of activities of SHA at sub-regional and regional level - Supervise PO-SHA in completing pre and post work for the workshops and ensure documentation

• Project Officer

  • May 2013 - Mar 2014

  - Involved in planning, implementation, and monitoring of project activities in various countries including Pakistan, Afghanistan, Turkey, Nepal, and Kenya - Conducted recruitment and screening of participants of the “Multi-Regional Security Risk Management trainings for Security Focal Persons” in Nepal and Turkey - Part of the course management team for the “Training of Security Persons” in Nepal and Turkey and for the “Global Conference on the Role of Security Risk Management in… Show more - Involved in planning, implementation, and monitoring of project activities in various countries including Pakistan, Afghanistan, Turkey, Nepal, and Kenya - Conducted recruitment and screening of participants of the “Multi-Regional Security Risk Management trainings for Security Focal Persons” in Nepal and Turkey - Part of the course management team for the “Training of Security Persons” in Nepal and Turkey and for the “Global Conference on the Role of Security Risk Management in Effective Humanitarian Aid” in Kenya - Provided follow up and support to humanitarian organizations on mainstreaming organizational development in risk management and developing security plans - Gathered, summarized and consolidated news, security and risk management updates and trends to be fed to the communications department for newsletters and e-alerts



USAID Trade Project

• Training Analyst

  • May 2011 - Apr 2013

  Structured and compiled training test and interview tools for selection of candidates for the “Women In Trade” initiative of the project. Assisted the Human Capital Management Team in designing the marketing materials including brochure and poster for the “Women In Trade” program Conducted tests and interviews for the “Women In Trade” initiative of Trade Project. Managed a team of interns for the collection of data for the Women In Trade (WIT) Portal. Verified the data… Show more Structured and compiled training test and interview tools for selection of candidates for the “Women In Trade” initiative of the project. Assisted the Human Capital Management Team in designing the marketing materials including brochure and poster for the “Women In Trade” program Conducted tests and interviews for the “Women In Trade” initiative of Trade Project. Managed a team of interns for the collection of data for the Women In Trade (WIT) Portal. Verified the data collected by the interns to ensure the accuracy and consistency before deployment on the portal.

• Trade Policy and Infrastructure Development Assistant

  • Jun 2010 - Jun 2011

  Assisted the Component Managers in developing a Strategy and Implementation Plan and closely monitoring the progress and coordinating performance of the infrastructure development at Pakistani border stations of Chaman and Torkham Contributed to the overall Trade Project development Strategy by providing relevant project inputs including the writing of reports and studies Liaise and coordinated with public and private sector stakeholders relating to policy and infrastructure… Show more Assisted the Component Managers in developing a Strategy and Implementation Plan and closely monitoring the progress and coordinating performance of the infrastructure development at Pakistani border stations of Chaman and Torkham Contributed to the overall Trade Project development Strategy by providing relevant project inputs including the writing of reports and studies Liaise and coordinated with public and private sector stakeholders relating to policy and infrastructure developments Facilitated the organizing of public and private sector round-table meeting that was aim to initiate and develop a consultative mechanism to support national trade facilitation reforms



Trade Project

• Trade Policy and Infrastructure Development Assistant

  • 2010 - Mar 2011

  Assisted the Component Managers in developing a Strategy and Implementation Plan and closely monitoring the progress and coordinating performance of the infrastructure development at Pakistani border stations of Chaman and Torkham Contributed to the overall Trade Project development Strategy by providing relevant project inputs including the writing of reports and studies Liaise and coordinated with public and private sector stakeholders relating to policy and infrastructure… Show more Assisted the Component Managers in developing a Strategy and Implementation Plan and closely monitoring the progress and coordinating performance of the infrastructure development at Pakistani border stations of Chaman and Torkham Contributed to the overall Trade Project development Strategy by providing relevant project inputs including the writing of reports and studies Liaise and coordinated with public and private sector stakeholders relating to policy and infrastructure developments Facilitated the organizing of public and private sector roundtable meeting that was aim to initiate and develop a consultative mechanism to support national trade facilitation reforms Show less Assisted the Component Managers in developing a Strategy and Implementation Plan and closely monitoring the progress and coordinating performance of the infrastructure development at Pakistani border stations of Chaman and Torkham Contributed to the overall Trade Project development Strategy by providing relevant project inputs including the writing of reports and studies Liaise and coordinated with public and private sector stakeholders relating to policy and infrastructure… Show more Assisted the Component Managers in developing a Strategy and Implementation Plan and closely monitoring the progress and coordinating performance of the infrastructure development at Pakistani border stations of Chaman and Torkham Contributed to the overall Trade Project development Strategy by providing relevant project inputs including the writing of reports and studies Liaise and coordinated with public and private sector stakeholders relating to policy and infrastructure developments Facilitated the organizing of public and private sector roundtable meeting that was aim to initiate and develop a consultative mechanism to support national trade facilitation reforms Show less



Engineering Development Board

• Government Administration
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Assistant Manager

  • Mar 2007 - May 2010

  - Conducted trade data analysis using market intelligence tools - Worked with engineering sector organizations for product development and export diversification and promotion of engineering goods - Contributed to the preparation of Export Development Plans for the engineering sector of Pakistan - In coordination with tariff sector, organized and finalized recommendations on customs tariff proposals and trade policy issues - Worked with Business Development Group in organizing the… Show more - Conducted trade data analysis using market intelligence tools - Worked with engineering sector organizations for product development and export diversification and promotion of engineering goods - Contributed to the preparation of Export Development Plans for the engineering sector of Pakistan - In coordination with tariff sector, organized and finalized recommendations on customs tariff proposals and trade policy issues - Worked with Business Development Group in organizing the participation of Pakistani engineering companies in leading specialized Industrial Trade fairs such as Hannover Messe, Korea Machine Fair, and EMO Hannover. Profiling and selection of companies, online catalog entries, organizing pre-departure workshops Show less - Conducted trade data analysis using market intelligence tools - Worked with engineering sector organizations for product development and export diversification and promotion of engineering goods - Contributed to the preparation of Export Development Plans for the engineering sector of Pakistan - In coordination with tariff sector, organized and finalized recommendations on customs tariff proposals and trade policy issues - Worked with Business Development Group in organizing the… Show more - Conducted trade data analysis using market intelligence tools - Worked with engineering sector organizations for product development and export diversification and promotion of engineering goods - Contributed to the preparation of Export Development Plans for the engineering sector of Pakistan - In coordination with tariff sector, organized and finalized recommendations on customs tariff proposals and trade policy issues - Worked with Business Development Group in organizing the participation of Pakistani engineering companies in leading specialized Industrial Trade fairs such as Hannover Messe, Korea Machine Fair, and EMO Hannover. Profiling and selection of companies, online catalog entries, organizing pre-departure workshops Show less