Senior Associate, Climate and Environment

• Sep 2022 - Present

Consultant, Climate Change and Sustainability Services - MENA

• Mar 2022 - Sep 2022

Net Zero Strategy and Climate Risk: ~ Guided the client on setting Science Based Targets in line with the SBTi sector guidance and helped them identify the material scope 3 emission categories. ~ Provided an overview and guidance on carbon offsets and markets; focusing on their credibility, reliability, and strategic use keeping the climate science and policy in mind. ~ Created a decarbonization strategy by identifying carbon abatement levers, their emissions reduction potential, and feasibility in mind. ~ Conducted physical and transition risk assessment for the client. Used EY’s proprietary tool, Climate Analytics Platform, to assess climate related physical risks to the business under different IPCC’s RCP scenarios. Sustainable Finance: ~ Business development in the MENA region ~ Created proposals for financial sector organizations, including banks, insurance companies, SWFs, and other institutional investors. Proposals focused on sustainability strategy and disclosure, climate risk and opportunities assessment, and responsible investment. Sustainability Strategy and Disclosure: ~ GRI gap assessment ~ TCFD gap assessment ~ Materiality assessment ~ Benchmarking and Maturity analysis ~ Setting targets and goals ~ CDP disclosure Show less

Graduate Student Consultant, Sustainability Strategy

• Sep 2020 - May 2021

• Created corporate-wide sustainability goals for Cree that aligned with its Economic Social and Governance (ESG) principles and UN SDGs. • Created peer benchmarking report and conducted a maturity analysis. • Engaged internal stakeholders for data and insights, gap analysis, and project buy-in. • Focused on transitioning to net-zero, and strengthening alignment with GRI, SASB, UN SDGs, and TCFD. • Communicated project insights and results with the board via presentations and reports. Show less

Graduate Student Consultant, Climate Risk

• Jan 2020 - Apr 2020

• Supported with the preparation of the Commodities Future Trade Commission subcommittee report to guide US agencies, committees of Congress, regulators, and institutional investors on the integration of climate-related physical and transition factors in financial sector oversight as well as risk management by financial institutions. • Catalogued and codified the models, tools, and data available to investment institutions and regulators to analyze and manage climate risk and opportunity. • Key tasks included research, data mining and mapping, and conducting stakeholder interviews. • Research area included sustainable finance, ESG integration, materiality, and ESG reporting. Show less

Government Partnership and Campaign Lead

• Feb 2019 - Jun 2019

• Led RB’s strategic partnership with the Government of Pakistan for its flagship sustainability program. • Working with the Federal Secretary of our partner, Ministry of Climate Change, led the public-private partnerships portfolio of the ‘Clean Green Pakistan’ initiative to enhance its impact and projection. • Engaged the corporate sector for partnerships. Created partnership plans, finalized MOUs, and managed partners for on-ground project implementation. • Partnered with Nestle and Procter & Gamble, securing millions of USD investments for the cause. • Contributed to policy meetings held by the Ministry of Climate Change. Show less

Graduate Trainee Officer

• Jul 2018 - Oct 2018

Worked in the Sales and Distribution Department with the Grid and GIS Executive. Our two-person team was responsible for the Grid and GIS-related analyses and insights; helping the company identify new potential markets, increase the robustness of regional and field teams, and identify any violations by the sales teams. Worked in the Sales and Distribution Department with the Grid and GIS Executive. Our two-person team was responsible for the Grid and GIS-related analyses and insights; helping the company identify new potential markets, increase the robustness of regional and field teams, and identify any violations by the sales teams.

Training Liaison Assistant

• May 2018 - Jul 2018

UNOPS, as the contractor, worked on UNDP’s project of capacity building of staff for General Elections 2018 in Pakistan. Under the supervision of the Project Manager and in coordination with Communication and Coordination Assistant, TLAs developed and maintained the real-time information flow during the Training and Orientations roll out by gathering data from the field representatives, spread across half the country. UNOPS, as the contractor, worked on UNDP’s project of capacity building of staff for General Elections 2018 in Pakistan. Under the supervision of the Project Manager and in coordination with Communication and Coordination Assistant, TLAs developed and maintained the real-time information flow during the Training and Orientations roll out by gathering data from the field representatives, spread across half the country.

Intern

• Sep 2017 - Nov 2017

Nizam Bijli provides the under-served & the off-grid with affordable, Pay-As-You-Go solar energy, coupled with mobile payment, monitoring, and data-driven credit scoring. My responsibilities included: (i) Content Creation (ii) Field and Corporate Marketing (iii) Market Research (iv) Field Visits of Rural Sindh to gain Market and Consumer insights Nizam Bijli provides the under-served & the off-grid with affordable, Pay-As-You-Go solar energy, coupled with mobile payment, monitoring, and data-driven credit scoring. My responsibilities included: (i) Content Creation (ii) Field and Corporate Marketing (iii) Market Research (iv) Field Visits of Rural Sindh to gain Market and Consumer insights

Executive Council Member, IBA Go Green Society

• Sep 2015 - Aug 2016

Internation Eco Intern

• Aug 2015 - Oct 2015

Intern

• Jun 2015 - Aug 2015