Experience

AASA Consulting

• Pakistan
• Business Consulting and Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Management Consultant

  • Feb 2021 - Present

  • Key member of the middle management team, responsible for planning, execution/operations and monitoring of all Projects (E,g. EMO, ADB, RSPN). • Additional responsibility in business development activities, such as, marketing of research services, preparation of EOIs and Proposals. • Lead person in Qualitative research services from the Proposal making to planning and execution of activities. • Responsible for development of new opportunities either by establishing Association, Alliances and Joint Venture with potential partners. • Writer for AASA Newsletter - The Outlier • Supervising the development and functioning of the EMO Application, with BMC Solutions. • Program Design and Delivery; Career Coach and Counselor – USAID Project – Career transition support services • Responsible for developing and leading training programs. • Training Facilitator (Other projects) – E.g., Anthropometric measurement (RSPN); Brainstorming challenge 2022, year of growth Show less



Upwork

• United States
• Software Development
• 700 & Above Employee

• Freelance Consultant

  • Oct 2020 - Present



The Dawood Foundation

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

• Content Team Lead

  • Mar 2020 - Sep 2020

  • The development and optimization of the content department • Managing the team of Content Writers and Researchers • Formulating a cross-platform content strategy. • Brainstorm with team members to develop new ideas. • Proof reading for context accuracy , grammar, sentence formation etc., before delivering it to Stakeholders • Must ensure that the content is designed to support business objectives and aligned with the strategy • Prepare Business proposals and Sales Pitches as and when needed • Oversee all documentation pertaining to Exhibits and other Narratives being displayed in the upcoming Science Centre • Provide editorial, creative, and technical support to team members. • Track web analytics to ascertain content engagement levels. • Must conduct regular research to keep up to date of new content strategies in the market • Manage content across all platforms, • Liaise with Marketing and PR department to deploy the content in the relevant channels for optimal engagement • Acting as a mentor to the content writers and researchers and ensuring their further professional development • Motivating the team whilst keeping them engaged in their activities and helping them reach their maximum potential Show less



Charter for Compassion Pakistan

• Pakistan
• Non-profit Organization Management
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Assistant Manager, Behaviour Change/Compassionate School Network

  • Apr 2019 - Feb 2020

  A. Compassionate School Network ○ Conducted 9 Compassionate Skill trainings on Mindfulness, Courage, Altruism, Gratitude, Integrity, Empathy, Self-Compassion, Forgiveness and Humility in underserved schools. ○ Developed Training Manuals, Intervention Plan ○ Implementation/Activity Planning B. Mumkin - Empowering Women ○ Conducted trainings on Mindfulness, Courage, Altruism, Gratitude, Integrity, Empathy, Self-Compassion, Forgiveness and Humility in vocational training centers at Nanak wara, Orangi Town and Sultanabad. ○ Qualitative Study - FGDs ○ Developed an Intervention Plan based on study ○ Implementation/Activity Planning C. After School Art Engagement for Peace in Khairpur - Grant by DAI, funded by USAID ● Worked as Project Manager ● Documentation: Milestone Reports; Schedules; Work Plans; Weekly Reports ● Activity planning and implementation at Khairpur schools built by USAID. D. Education Management Organisation (Sukkur/Khairpur District) ● Orientation of 9 Compassionate Skill trainings with school teachers. ● Developed an Arts Consortium for Art Educationists. o Objective: Incorporate the arts in teaching methodology o SOPs o Social Media Strategy ● Qualitative Study - FGDs, IDIs ● Developed an Intervention Plan based on study ● Implementation/Activity Planning E. Collaborative Library Project - funded by Jubilee Life Insurance ● Fieldwork – Survey ● Final Report ● Intervention Plan based on Study ● Orientation of 3 main activities at JLIOversaw the building of libraries at 10 underserved schools ● Oversaw implementation of activities by JLI volunteers o Big Brothers, Big Sisters Mentorship Program; Dramatic Readings; Compassionate Talks O Volunteer Program - Beta testing F. Role Models Project - grant by DAI, funded by USAID ○ Community Mobilization: Mobilised more than 35 schools in Chakiwara, ChakraGoth, Khadda Memon Society, Ibrahim Hyderi and Mauripur. O Training sessions with students/teachers Show less



Shaheed Zulfikar Ali Bhutto Institute of Science and Technology

• Pakistan
• Higher Education
• 300 - 400 Employee

• Graduate Student Researcher

  • Aug 2017 - Aug 2018

  Independent Research Project on “Identity Construction in Adolescence, Online and Offline: A Phenomenological Case Study of Karachi”; Independent Research Project on “Humor, Health, Well-being and Risky Behaviors: An Exploratory Case Study of Karachi”. Independent Research Project on “Identity Construction in Adolescence, Online and Offline: A Phenomenological Case Study of Karachi”; Independent Research Project on “Humor, Health, Well-being and Risky Behaviors: An Exploratory Case Study of Karachi”.



Aahung

• Lead Research Coordinator, Monitoring and Evaluation Component

  • Sep 2016 - Dec 2016

  An evaluation of Aahung's Life Skills Based Education curriculum designed to address issues of violence, body protection, nutrition, early age marriage, puberty and build life coping skills in young people. • participatory research • transcriptions Improving institional provision of comprehensive sexual and reproductive health and post abortion care education in Sindh, Pakistan. • qualitative interviews • transcriptions An evaluation of Aahung's Life Skills Based Education curriculum designed to address issues of violence, body protection, nutrition, early age marriage, puberty and build life coping skills in young people. • participatory research • transcriptions Improving institional provision of comprehensive sexual and reproductive health and post abortion care education in Sindh, Pakistan. • qualitative interviews • transcriptions



Rutgers Pakistan

• Non-profit Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Research Associate

  • May 2016 - Aug 2016

  Empowering girls, transforming communities: Awareness to Action (A2A) es: • Logistics • Budget • Sampling • Pilot • Qualitative interviews: KIs;FGDs • Field work in Sindh (Sanghar and Karachi) • Recruitment and training of fieldworkers • Supervision of fieldworkers • Report writing Empowering girls, transforming communities: Awareness to Action (A2A) es: • Logistics • Budget • Sampling • Pilot • Qualitative interviews: KIs;FGDs • Field work in Sindh (Sanghar and Karachi) • Recruitment and training of fieldworkers • Supervision of fieldworkers • Report writing



IRD Global

• Singapore
• Hospitals and Health Care
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Research Associate

  • Feb 2016 - Apr 2016

  Mental Health Program Project: Pursakoon Zindagi (A Peaceful Life) Diagnosis and treatment of individuals suffering from depression and anxiety • Counselor training • Counselor observation • Client feedback • Patient complaint coding Project: Prevalence of Schizophrenia and Paranoia in Landhi, Shah Faisal Colony and Korangi • Literature Review • Research Proposal • Ethics Review • Survey instruments • Qualitative research Mental Health Program Project: Pursakoon Zindagi (A Peaceful Life) Diagnosis and treatment of individuals suffering from depression and anxiety • Counselor training • Counselor observation • Client feedback • Patient complaint coding Project: Prevalence of Schizophrenia and Paranoia in Landhi, Shah Faisal Colony and Korangi • Literature Review • Research Proposal • Ethics Review • Survey instruments • Qualitative research



Creative Associates International

• United States
• International Trade and Development
• 700 & Above Employee

• Monitoring and Evaluation Officer

  • Jul 2015 - Aug 2015

  Karachi Youth Initiative (KYI) - Project of USAID Duties: Final Evaluation Reports (FERs) Karachi Youth Initiative (KYI) - Project of USAID Duties: Final Evaluation Reports (FERs)



Collective for Social Science Research

• Pakistan
• Research Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Research Assistant

  • Nov 2013 - Jun 2015

  Worked on the 'Being an Adolescent in Karachi' (BAK) project commissioned by UNICEF. The purpose of this study was to assess the state of adolescents in low-income areas of Karachi through quantitative and qualitative research. Worked on a LANSA (Leveraging Agriculture for Nutrition in South Asia) project. LANSA is a research programme consortium (RPC) funded by the Department for International Development (DFID) UK. The consortium is based on the premise that nutritional trends have been stagnant over much of South Asia despite economic growth and improvements in agricultural productivity. LANSA aims to generate evidence on how agricultural growth in South Asia might become more pro-nutrition. The research programme of the consortium will identify policy actions which can lead to agriculture having a much larger impact on food security and under nutrition across the region. Show less



UNDP

• United States
• International Affairs
• 700 & Above Employee

• Intern

  • Oct 2013 - Oct 2013

  Worked on the PEPGI - Promoting Employment Productivity in Garments Industry - Project. Worked on the PEPGI - Promoting Employment Productivity in Garments Industry - Project.



Shaheed Zulfikar Ali Bhutto Institute of Science and Technology

• Pakistan
• Higher Education
• 300 - 400 Employee

• Undergraduate Student Researcher

  • Aug 2012 - Aug 2013

  Undergraduate thesis aimed to find "The Psychosocial Consequences of Gender Discrimination Against Working Women in Karachi, Pakistan" using a mixed method research approach. Undergraduate thesis aimed to find "The Psychosocial Consequences of Gender Discrimination Against Working Women in Karachi, Pakistan" using a mixed method research approach.



The Citizens Foundation

• Pakistan
• Non-profit Organizations
• 700 & Above Employee

• Intern

  • Jan 2012 - May 2012

  My objective was to input data using a new database system from a variety of forms showing different TCF school needs. This system helped to notify TCF of the difficulties faced by their employees and students. As a group we also constructed a fund-raising bake-sale for TCF at Szabist University in which we raised up to 12,000 rupees. My objective was to input data using a new database system from a variety of forms showing different TCF school needs. This system helped to notify TCF of the difficulties faced by their employees and students. As a group we also constructed a fund-raising bake-sale for TCF at Szabist University in which we raised up to 12,000 rupees.