Experience

Karandaaz Pakistan

• Pakistan
• Financial Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Head Innovation Investment, and Monitoring & Evaluation

  • Jan 2020 - Present

  Leading on Karandaaz Women Ventures programme and the Innovation Challenge Fund. Responsible for programme strategy and execution for gender finance, climate finance and the Challenge Fund to support market driven solutions to complex SME finance issues. As the Head of Evaluation I lead on results and impact measurement strategy, measurement/reporting and managing sponsor relationship. Leading on Karandaaz Women Ventures programme and the Innovation Challenge Fund. Responsible for programme strategy and execution for gender finance, climate finance and the Challenge Fund to support market driven solutions to complex SME finance issues. As the Head of Evaluation I lead on results and impact measurement strategy, measurement/reporting and managing sponsor relationship.



Department for International Development (DFID)

• United Kingdom
• Government Administration
• 700 & Above Employee

• Governance Advisor, Economic Growth Group

  • Mar 2012 - Dec 2019

  Provided advisory support on economic governance to multiple DFID programmes, which include Macro Economic Stability & Growth (MSG), Financial Markets and Jobs (FMJ), and Economic Inclusion & Poverty (EIP). Led the tax reform interventions and technical support provided by the U.K. Government to GoP to FBR. Provided advisory support on economic governance to multiple DFID programmes, which include Macro Economic Stability & Growth (MSG), Financial Markets and Jobs (FMJ), and Economic Inclusion & Poverty (EIP). Led the tax reform interventions and technical support provided by the U.K. Government to GoP to FBR.



World Bank

• United States
• International Affairs
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Social Protection Specialist

  • Aug 2009 - Dec 2012

  Technical design and delivery of the national safety net programme for Pakistan. Developed graduation strategy and programme for conditional cash transfer intervention, and the national health insurance intervention within the ambit of federal provincial devolution Technical design and delivery of the national safety net programme for Pakistan. Developed graduation strategy and programme for conditional cash transfer intervention, and the national health insurance intervention within the ambit of federal provincial devolution



Asian Development Bank (ADB)

• Philippines
• International Trade and Development
• 700 & Above Employee

• Programme Analyst, Governance Unit

  • Dec 2006 - Jul 2007

  Design and implementation support to the Governance Unit project. Provided delivery planning and project monitoring support to $350million Access to Justice (A2J) programme, and $300million Decentralization Support Program (DSP) Design and implementation support to the Governance Unit project. Provided delivery planning and project monitoring support to $350million Access to Justice (A2J) programme, and $300million Decentralization Support Program (DSP)



Leadership for Environment and Development (LEAD)

• Islāmābād, Pakistan

• Coordinator Project Development

  • Mar 2005 - Nov 2006

  Established the Business Development Unit for LEAD, Pakistan. Responsible for identification of business opportunities; successfully developed technical and financial proposals and secured project awards that the organisation's intervention portfolio. Established the Business Development Unit for LEAD, Pakistan. Responsible for identification of business opportunities; successfully developed technical and financial proposals and secured project awards that the organisation's intervention portfolio.



UNDP

• United States
• International Affairs
• 700 & Above Employee

• Young Professional Officer (YPO), Democratic Governance Unit

  • Mar 2004 - Feb 2005



WWF

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

• Policy & Research Assistant

  • Jan 2003 - Feb 2004