Experience

California Interagency Council on Homelessness

• United States
• Government Administration
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Grants Program Implementation Analyst

  • Mar 2023 - Present

  The California Interagency Council on Homelessness's mission is to develop policies, identify resources, benefits, and services to prevent and work toward ending homelessness in California. My job responsibilities include; a) Developing and supporting policy implementation, capacity building projects, and special grant initiatives b) Supporting the development and administration of grant policy and specialized grants projects. c) Managing independent and complex projects that supports innovative initiatives, to increase statewide capacity in ending and preventing homelessness. d) Reviewing and analyzing data, reports, and grantee information to identify innovative and promising service delivery models. e) Conducting analysis and research on innovation grant efforts, grant policy, and technical assistance to identify best practices and timely responses to inquiries from stakeholders. f) Establishing new grants and contracts by developing and designing policies to support grant and contract application processes. Providing guidance, training, and policy support to grantees and stakeholders to ensure timely and appropriate policy implementation. Show less



International Rescue Committee

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

• Senior Manager Women Protection and Empowerment

  • May 2021 - Mar 2023

  I was part of a USAID-funded Women’s Economic Empowerment (WEE) Project implemented across Pakistan and handled managing the Women Protection component. The project worked with government departments to develop and implement gender responsive protection and empowerment policies and mechanisms. My duties involved; a) Providing technical oversight and support to grantees, offering guidance and assistance in project implementation ensuring alignment with project objectives. b) Engaging in representation and advocacy with stakeholders, including partners, grantee organizations, government departments, and media, to promote project initiatives. c) Supervising and developing staff, fostering professional growth and ensuring effective team performance. d) Managing budgets and grants, ensuring proper allocation of funds and compliance with financial guidelines. e) Contributing to program development, actively participating in the planning and implementation of new projects. IRC has been working in Pakistan for approximately 40 years, managing and delivering large, complex programs to meet the needs in health, education, safeguarding, environmental health and livelihoods for displaced, poor and disaster-affected communities. Show less



Afghanistan Relief and Sustainable Development Organization

• Afghanistan

• Resource Mobilization and Communication Advisor

  • Jul 2017 - Mar 2023

  ARSDO is one of the leading local Non-Profit Development Organizations in Afghanistan. I remotely work with ARSDO and advise the organization and provide technical oversight and support on matters related to strategic planning, gender responsive program development and management and partnership building. The organization is currently having an annual average portfolio worth of $100,000; out of which 50% is the result of my efforts which includes participation in donor’s meeting, proposal writing and developing marketing material such as brochures and profiles etc. Show less



Federal Ombudsperson Secretariat For Protection Against Harassment At Workplace

• Pakistan
• Government Administration
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Monitoring and Evaluation Officer

  • Nov 2020 - May 2021

  Ombudsperson Secretariat for the Protection against Harassment of Women at Workplace - (Peshawar Pakistan) November 2020 to May 2021 The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Ombudsperson Secretariat was established in 2019 for the implementation of the Protection against Harassment of Women at the Workplace Act, 2010. I was incharge of a) Conducting awareness campaigns to promote public understanding of the act/law and sensitized the public on its importance. b) Developing and implementing institutional development and outreach programs, collaborating with donor agencies and government departments. c) Establishing clear and concise monitoring and evaluation frameworks to assess the effectiveness of programs and initiatives. d) Fostering partnerships with various stakeholders to ensure the successful implementation of outreach programs and institutional development efforts. I was able to diversity and increase the donors’ base of the department by 25%. The position was sponsored by the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Governance and Policy Project of World Bank. Show less



University of Peshawar

• Pakistan
• Higher Education
• 400 - 500 Employee

• Director Fundraising

  • Jun 2018 - Jul 2020

  University of Peshawar (www.uop.edu.pk) is one of the biggest and oldest public sector universities in Pakistan. My job responsibilities included; a) Establishing and leading the Fundraising Office, spearheading efforts to make the university a self-sustaining institution. b) Developing and implementing policies and strategies to diversify and increase funding streams from various sources, including alumni, philanthropists, donor organizations, the corporate sector, and government agencies. c) Writing and editing proposals to secure funding for the university, effectively responding to a range of funding opportunities. d) Collaborate with diverse teams, including faculty, post-docs, residents, students, and staff, in the development of technical and non-technical grants, cooperative agreements, contracts, and supporting documents, ensuring alignment with project objectives and requirements. I activated the Alumni Association of University of Peshawar and organized youth centric events in partnership with USAID, USIP and different UN agencies. The efforts of the fundraising office led to the provision of full scholarships to more than 100 students and sponsored multiple university’s initiatives. Show less



Khwendo Kor

• Peshawar

• Program Director

  • Nov 2011 - Jun 2018

  Khwendo Kor (www.khwendokor.org.pk) is a women rights based Non-Governmental Organization and being Director Programs in Khwendo Kor (KK) I was leading all its programs and was responsible for strategic planning and its integration, system, policy and program development, management and implementation, performance management, budgeting and grant management. The programs of Khwendo Kor were around Gender Based Violence, Women Rights to Education, Health, Livelihood Opportunities, Civil and Political Rights and Women and Child Protection during Humanitarian Crises. These programs consisted of 15 to 20 projects across the country. Working for women/ girls’ rights was throughout my focus however I have also worked directly with children, men (especially young men) and transgender. Stationed at Peshawar-Pakistan I was responsible to managing field offices and projects across Pakistan Show less



Khwendo Kor (KK)

• Peshawar

• Resource Mobilization and Communication Coordinator

  • Oct 2010 - Oct 2011

  I was responsible to write concept papers, proposals/ projects contributing to women empowerment and liaise with donors for its acceptance. I was also in charge of designing promotional material such as brochures, newsletters, annual reports, website, and presentations. I was responsible to write concept papers, proposals/ projects contributing to women empowerment and liaise with donors for its acceptance. I was also in charge of designing promotional material such as brochures, newsletters, annual reports, website, and presentations.



De Laas Gul (DLG)

• Peshawar- Pakistan

• Programme Officer

  • May 2010 - Oct 2010

  De Laas Gul is a Non-Governmental Organization implementing Human Resource Development Programme at grass root level and being Programme Officer I was responsible to write concept papers, proposals/ projects for its programmes and liaise with potential donors for its acceptance. I was also in charge of designing promotional material such as brochures, newsletters, annual reports, website and presentations. Logistic arrangement for special and piolet projects was also my responsibility. De Laas Gul is a Non-Governmental Organization implementing Human Resource Development Programme at grass root level and being Programme Officer I was responsible to write concept papers, proposals/ projects for its programmes and liaise with potential donors for its acceptance. I was also in charge of designing promotional material such as brochures, newsletters, annual reports, website and presentations. Logistic arrangement for special and piolet projects was also my responsibility.



Institute of Management Sciences (IMS)

• Peshawar- Pakistan

• Visiting Faculty Member

  • May 2009 - Jun 2010

  Teaching Principles of Economics, Managerial Economics, Macro Economics and Micro Economic Analysis to BBA, MBA and BSc Hons Teaching Principles of Economics, Managerial Economics, Macro Economics and Micro Economic Analysis to BBA, MBA and BSc Hons



De Laas Gul (DLG)

• Peshawar- Pakistan

• Field Coordinator

  • Jan 2008 - May 2009

  I was in charge of child labor schools under a project funded by International Labor Organization. My responsibilities included school management, ensuring quality education as per the agreed curriculum, guiding and training teachers, conducting different indoor and our door child related activities, conducting examinations, compiling data of teachers and children and prepare reports of all the activities for head office and donors. I was assisting the Project Manager in all project related activities i.e. planning, procurement, maintenance, supervision, monitoring and reporting. Show less



UBL - United Bank Limited

• Pakistan
• Banking
• 700 & Above Employee

• Trade Loan Officer

  • Jan 2007 - Jun 2008

  I assisted in granting of letter of credit and letter of guarantee to the customers and punching the whole date in SWIFT (Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication) Software. I assisted in granting of letter of credit and letter of guarantee to the customers and punching the whole date in SWIFT (Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication) Software.