Experience

Pakistan Institute of Development Economics, Islamabad

• Pakistan
• Government Administration
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Research Associate

  • Sep 2021 - Present

  I work as a Research Associate/Monitoring & Evaluation Expert in the Project titled "Promoting Rule of Law and Enhancing the Criminal Justice System in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa including Newly Merged Districts and Baluchistan".Scope of Work includes:• Support in report writing through socio-demographic analysis of the surveyed regions. • Conducting extensive in-depth Interviews with stakeholders i.e., judiciary, police, lawyers, religious figures (including minorities), human rights and social activists, elders, notables, local government, and representatives of district administration in remote areas of Pakistan. • Administering and monitoring the successful execution of knowledge, aptitude, and practice (KAP) survey and focused group discussions (FGDs) across 12 districts of Balochistan and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) by interviewing 3,459 respondents.• Corresponding with provincial teams from different regional and ethnic backgrounds.• Assistance in training sessions of enumerators & supervisors.• Managerial tasks

• Research Associate

  • Sep 2021 - Present

  I work as a Consultant/Research Associate for the project "Assessment of Demand and Supply of Forest Products and Services, to Quantify Contribution of Forests to Rural Livelihood and National Economy". The Project is World Bank funded, carried out under the ambit of Pakistan's Ministry of Climate Change REDD+ (Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation) Program. REDD+ is a concept adopted by the parties to United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC).Scope of Work:• Assisted the project team lead in designing a sampling framework for 9 different surveys across the country. • Developed a comprehensive field reporting and forecasting model to ensure daily & weekly reporting and timely execution of fieldwork from December 2021-February 2022.• Simultaneously led and monitored 9 teams of 36 members across 6 geographically dispersed regions and 74 districts. Successfully overachieved field survey targets by 32 %.• Managed correspondence with provincial coordinators, core and technical teams, and government departments.• Conducted focus group discussions, qualitative case studies, and in-depth interviews for providing input in the analysis of forest-based employment, livelihoods, marginalized groups' dependence, and gender dimension across the supply value chain.• Assisted in deliverable-based progress reporting, statistical and qualitative data analysis, report writing, literature review, and managerial tasks.



National Commission on the Status of Women, Ministry of Human Rights, Government of Pakistan

• Intern

  • Apr 2021 - Jun 2021

  I served as an intern in the Program wing under Director (Program) at the National Commission on the Status of Women (NCSW), Ministry of Human Rights, Government of Pakistan.Scope of Work included:• Involved in research for the preparation of reports on cases of violence against women in print media during COVID-19.• Supported in research on NCSW priority areas i.e., voice, violence against women (VAW), and economic empowerment. I served as an intern in the Program wing under Director (Program) at the National Commission on the Status of Women (NCSW), Ministry of Human Rights, Government of Pakistan.Scope of Work included:• Involved in research for the preparation of reports on cases of violence against women in print media during COVID-19.• Supported in research on NCSW priority areas i.e., voice, violence against women (VAW), and economic empowerment.



Directorate General of Monitoring & Evaluation, Civil Secretariat

• Field Supervisor

  • Aug 2017 - Jun 2018

  Was employed as Field Supervisor (Paid Intern) at Directorate General of Monitoring & Evaluation, Planning, and Development Department, Government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan• Participated in the surveys, field, and monitoring visits conducted by the Directorate General of Monitoring and Evaluation and reports submission to high-ups.• Surveyed the annual developmental program schemes in the province and carried out their geo-mapping.• Participated in educational institutions’ facilities survey in different regions.• Served in the HR section at the Directorate General of Monitoring and Evaluation.