Experience

National Poverty Graduation Programme

• Pakistan
• Strategic Management Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Program Director

  • Feb 2022 - Present

  NPGP is the the flagship poverty graduation programme with USD 150 million portfolio -funded by IFAD and Govt. of Pakistan. As Programme Director, I am providing strategic and operational oversight and guidance to 32 PMU staff and staff of 8 partner organizations across 23 districts to help sustainably graduate 3200000 households out of poverty. NPGP is the the flagship poverty graduation programme with USD 150 million portfolio -funded by IFAD and Govt. of Pakistan. As Programme Director, I am providing strategic and operational oversight and guidance to 32 PMU staff and staff of 8 partner organizations across 23 districts to help sustainably graduate 3200000 households out of poverty.



Community World Service Asia

• Non-profit Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Associate Director Disaster Management

  • Feb 2010 - Present

  • Develop and execute strategic operational plan of Disaster Management Programme (DMP) to ensure timely and cost efficient implementation of DMP. • Supervise local partner’s capacity assessment and selection process for DMP projects. • Developed and executed social mobilization and community empowerment as well as local resource development strategies in all the recovery and rehabilitation projects under Disaster Management Programme. • Developed DRR Strategy for CWSA. • Designed and managed capacity building programme for PDMAs and DDMCs of Herat, Farah and Badghis provinces of Afghanistan. • Resource mobilization for DMP projects in the areas of food security, health, livelihood, DRR and shelter. • Developed successful project proposals for ECHO, Danida UNDP, UNOCHA-ERF, AusAid, USAID-OFDA, DEC, CBHA, Christian Aid, DanChurch Aid, Canadian Food Grain Bank, World Renew Canada, UMCOR and Act Alliance. • Facilitate external evaluations, reviews and audits of the programme/organization including ISO, HAP and other external audits/evaluations commissioned by the donors or by the organization itself. • Independently handling donors’ communications including progress reporting, situation updates and CN/proposals. • Liasion with federal and provincial stakeholders such as UN clusters, DRR forum, PDMAs, NDMA and other concerned departments. • Promote synergies with other department to achieve improved organizational performance. Show less



Pakistan Poverty Alleviation Fund

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

• • Apr 2019 - Feb 2022

  Overall operational management of programmes and projects under Graduation Group of PPAF. One of the flagship programme is National Poverty Graduation Programme funded by IFAD and Govt. of Pakistan with a total budget of US$150 million

• • Sep 2016 - Apr 2019

  Head of MER and ESM Units, managing 10 team members from Senior Manager to Senior Management Executive.Ensuring compliance to PPAF and donor guidelines by PPAF programme teams as well as partner organizations across Pakistan.Overall management of monitoring, evaluation and research functions as well as environmental and social management framework complaince related to all programmes (funded by WB, German Development Bank, Italian Development Cooperation and Govt. of Pakistan).Management of external evaluations of PPAF's prorammes.Providing technical support to programmes in development of result and M&E framework. Show less



Community World Service Asia (formerly CWS-P/A)

• Associate Director Disaster Management Programme

  • Jul 2010 - Sep 2016

  • Develop and execute strategic operational plan of Disaster Management Programme (DMP) to ensure timely and cost efficient implementation of DMP. Member of Start Fund Committee (Rota-3) of Start Network. • Supervise local partner’s capacity assessment and selection process for DMP projects. • Developed and executed social mobilization and community empowerment as well as local resource development strategies in all the recovery and rehabilitation projects under Disaster Management Programme. • Developed DRR Strategy for CWSA. • Designed and managed capacity building programme for PDMAs and DDMCs of Herat, Farah and Badghis provinces of Afghanistan. • Resource mobilization for DMP projects in the areas of food security, health, livelihood, DRR and shelter. • Developed successful project proposals for ECHO, Danida UNDP, UNOCHA-ERF, AusAid, USAID-OFDA, DEC, CBHA, Christian Aid, DanChurch Aid, Canadian Food Grain Bank, World Renew Canada, UMCOR and Act Alliance. • Facilitate external evaluations, reviews and audits of the programme/organization including ISO, HAP and other external audits/evaluations commissioned by the donors or by the organization itself. • Independently handling donors’ communications including progress reporting, situation updates and CN/proposals. • Liasion with federal and provincial stakeholders such as UN clusters, DRR forum, PDMAs, NDMA and other concerned departments. • Promote synergies with other department to achieve improved organizational performance. Show less


PPAF
• United Kingdom
• Retail
• GM-MER

  • 2016 - 2016

ICVA GROUP
• Security and Investigations
• 1 - 100 Employee
• Associate Director Community World Service Asia

  • 2010 - 2016


Church World Service Pakistan/Afghanistan (Now Community World Service Asia.

• Manager Organizational Development

  • Feb 2010 - Jun 2010

  • Developed organizational learning framework for CWS-P/A. • Developed Organizational Capacity Assessment for CWS-P/A. • Conducted Organizational Capacity Assessments of newly potential implementing partner NGOs of CWS-P/A. • Developed “Participation Policy” of CWS-P/A. • Assisted HAP team in developing tools for ensuring quality and accountability in CWS-P/A operations. • Developed organizational learning framework for CWS-P/A. • Developed Organizational Capacity Assessment for CWS-P/A. • Conducted Organizational Capacity Assessments of newly potential implementing partner NGOs of CWS-P/A. • Developed “Participation Policy” of CWS-P/A. • Assisted HAP team in developing tools for ensuring quality and accountability in CWS-P/A operations.



CHIP-Civil Society Human and Institutional Development Programme

• Director Programmes

  • Aug 2008 - Dec 2009

  Programme Development & Management: • Strategic programmatic and financial management of CHIP’s programmes (Health, Education, Inclusive Development and Social Inclusion of Persons with Disabilities) in three provinces of Pakistan. • Managed Project on Secretariat to Facilitate Networking Among Partner NGOs by Misereor. • Technical facilitation and backstopping of field teams and partner NGOs on social mobilization and community capacity building strategies, effective outcome monitoring and performance measurement. • Conducted organizational capacity analysis (OCA) for selection of partner NGOs for implementation of CHIP’s programmes in KP, Sindh and Punjab. • Developed successful concept notes and project proposals for World Bank-Development Marketplace, UNICEF, Misereor, Gavi-CSO Alliance, Sightsavers International, UNIFEM, UNICEF and Dark & Light Blind Care Society-Netherlands. • Managed Project on Local Resource Mobilization funded by Misereor (Germany). • Financial and programmatic monitoring of partner NGOs in Sindh and NWFP. • Management of donors’ communication. • Facilitate project evaluations commissioned by the donors. .Advocacy and Networking • Designed and facilitated 3 provincial consultative workshops on “Barriers to Inclusive Development and National Plan of Action for PWDs 2006” in Baluchistan, Sindh and Punjab. The workshops were attended by representatives from Federal Planning Commission, Federal Ministry of Social Welfare and Special Education, DPOs, Provincial Line Departments, NGOs, Media, Academia etc. • Developed formal functional relations with EDOs (Health, Education and CD) in the target districts and signed MoUs with them for ensuring their continued support in implementation of CHIP programmes. Show less



Empowerment Thru Creative Integration-ECI Pakistan

• Manager Projects

  • Jan 2008 - Apr 2008

  Managed micro-enteprise development projects funded by The Asia Foundation/NORAID, Plan International and PPAF Managed micro-enteprise development projects funded by The Asia Foundation/NORAID, Plan International and PPAF



SACHET-Society for Community Health Education and Training

• Director Projects

  • Mar 2007 - Dec 2007

  • Developed project proposals (log-frame) budget and operational plans of donor funded projects sought from Plan International, UNFPA, OXFAM & NORAID.. • Managed SACHET’s national education program which include Dr. A.Q Khan scholarship program and adult literacy centers for women/adolescent girls. • Managed donor funded projects’ (UNFPA, UNAIDS, Plan International) of operations in District Islamabad, Chakwal and Mansehra. • Managed performance of 5 project coordinators who subsequently managed performance of over 60 staff members in 4 districts. • Developed liaison with district education department to establish adolescent friendly corners in 10 schools. • Supervised advocacy and IEC material development for adolescent reproductive health and violence against women related projects. • Developed and executed M&E mechanism to ensure efficient and effective delivery of SACHET’s programs. • Supervised recruitment process of all program staff. • Developed Job Descriptions of staff to be hired as well as advertisements to be posted on web and newspapers. • Managed performance cycle of program staff. • Prepared annual budget of programs and operations. • Developed mechanisms of financial controls and ensuring their applications in projects and program. Show less



UNDP

• United States
• International Affairs
• 700 & Above Employee

• City Manager Gujranwala/Rawalpindi

  • Jul 2005 - Mar 2007

  • Developed PC-1 on improvement of urban slums of central Punjab to be submitted to Director General Katchiabadis, Govt. of Punjab Lahore. • Overall designing and management of city level project interventions in line with project objectives to address urban poverty alleviation issues that include establishment of ICT, Non Formal Education and Adult Literacy Centers, Vocational Training Centers, low-cost sanitation system and water purification plants. • Managed two city offices (Rawalpindi & Gujranwala) simultaneously for more than 7 months. • Conducted livelihood analysis and developed urban livelihood strategy for slum dwellers of Gujranwala. • Developed urban mobilization strategy for city office Gujranwala. • Facilitated formation of City Development Forum represented by all the stakeholders (Local Governments, Chamber of Commerce, NGOs, Media and Academia) for maintaining continuous dialogue and enhancing coordination by sharing resources and responsibilities among stakeholders for common agenda of urban poverty alleviation. • Organized capacity building trainings for 175 CCBs of Gujranwala. • Designed and executed 15 community-based projects like Solid Waste Management, Women Empowerment Center, Sewerage Schemes, Water Purification Plant, Women Income Generation Centers and ICT center within a year. Show less



Plan International

• United Kingdom
• Non-profit Organizations
• 700 & Above Employee

• Acting Programme Unit Manager & Senior Community Development Officer

  • Aug 1999 - Jul 2005

  • Developed annual operational plan and budget of the programme unit Mansehra and Islamabad. • Lead strategic planning process of the Programme Unit. • Facilitated community mobilization and capacity building process for effective delivery of sustainable community development programmes. • Facilitated development of village development plans through PRA exercises. • Developed project outlines (project proposals) in education, habitat, health livelihood and child rights domains for programme unit Mansehra and Islamabad and sought approval by the Country Director. • Overall management of the Program Unit’s resources and programs. • Ensured timely achievement of PU’s spending, program and sponsorship related targets. • Organize capacity building and orientation workshops for partner organizations. • Technical monitoring and evaluation of programs of partner NGOs like Adult Basic Education Society, ECI (Pvt. Ltd), SACHET and NCHD. • Built and strengthened liaison with partner NGOs and line departments like CDA and Federal Education Department etc. Show less

• Senior Social Organizer/Team Leader with Solid Waste Management Environment Enhancement Project

  • Nov 1997 - Jul 1999

  • Facilitated and supervised a team of 8 social organizers in conducting capacity building trainings for communities on solid waste management in 35 municipal wards of Rawalpindi city. • Capacity building of Community Organizations on community-based solid waste management. • Capacity building of RMC sanitation staff on establishing and managing effective solid waste management system. • Assisted Project Manager in designing and conducting 2 staff trainings. • Developed liaison among sanitation staff of RMC, SWEEP team and communities of Rawalpindi city. • Established linkages with partner community organizations and RMC sanitation department. • Established primary and secondary collection system of waste in 35 municipal wards in collaboration with local communities and RMC staff Show less