Abdul Ahad Karim Email & Phone Number

Islāmābād, Pakistan

• Led proposal development and business lead generation process. Worked as an intrapreneur to enable the company's expansion and adopt innovative processes by strategizing business development in a competitive consulting environment. • Worked as an Evaluation Project Officer for a complex, multi-year evaluation of the Government of Philippines-UNICEF Joint WASH Program utilizing frameworks such as OECD-DAC Criteria, Stakeholder Analysis, Market Research, SWOT, PESTLE, Matrix Management, Value-for-Money, PANEL, and Triple-Bottom Line Accounting.

Islāmābād, Pakistan

• Managed and led Scaling Up Nutrition (SUN) Business Network's portfolio of USD 0.5 Million to engage and sensitize businesses on the overall nutrition agenda, and build meaningful partnerships in line with the global trends and targets.• Ideated, designed & led the Scaling Up Nutrition (SUN) National SUN Pitch Competition – an activity to surface and support innovative businesses in the food system through capacity-building – and enabled businesses to raise investment, and scale up and adopt sustainable business practices. • Scoped, facilitated, and brokered partnerships between ‘8’ businesses, and Government/corporate/donor partners by leading discussions in a dynamic multi-stakeholder environment.• Conducted detailed Needs Assessment of ‘30’ companies through developing comprehensive research tools including surveys, focus group discussions, and one-on-one interviews, utilizing innovative applications such as Kobo Toolbox.• Carried out a Rapid Market Assessment (RMA) to assess the impact of COVID-19 on food value chains in Pakistan, and then identified business needs to garner support and advocate with the Government/Business community by organizing and moderating a high-level webinar.• Coordinated, organized, and led as Master of Ceremony an international workshop on tackling Industrially Produced Trans-fats to sensitize more than 50 businesses, and brainstorm way forward. • Spearheaded the 'Keeping Food Markets Working' (KFMW) Program of GAIN in Pakistan - an emergency response to support vulnerable businesses during COVID-19.• Boosted SUN Business Network’s communications by initiating a quarterly newsletter to provide updates. • Engaged Businesses to expand Network’s outreach and secured membership from ‘14’ new companies.

Islamabad

• Secured funding projects amounting to USD 2 Million from institutional donors including the Embassy of the Kingdom of Netherlands, UNICEF, TDEA, and NCA under different thematic areas by responding to ‘21’ RFPs & RFIs and designing/drafting full-length innovative, development projects.• Initiated and implemented business development process innovation, based on Global best practices and organizational context, to streamline the business development function. • Responsible for organization, management & analysis of project/primary data, including needs assessments, mapping surveys & monitoring reports, to identify key gaps and develop innovative proposals. • Responsible for stakeholder management through effective communication, follow-ups and sharing updates. Undertook networking and communication tasks with external clients including donors, development funders, and partners.• Prepared and presented periodic internal reports to higher management, including the board, on business development targets, achievements, and challenges.• Drafted minutes, coordinated with vendors and ensured transparency/compliance with the company's policies as secretary of SPO’s procurement committee.

Islamabad

• Raised USD 300,000 from institutional donors such as Telenor Pakistan, SIPS Fund & Malala Fund to implement an innovative Ed-tech project and provide quality education to 100,000 students across Pakistan.• Oversaw and led team efforts to co-create a child-centered award-winning Ed-tech project by adopting a participatory and rapid iterative process. Traveled across Pakistan, especially to post-flood areas, to re-populate schools and improve retention and educational outcomes. Closely worked with District Governments and Plan International to launch the project.• Designed and conducted field research to collect data using multiple tools such as surveys, focus group discussions, and in-depth interviews. Led advocacy efforts to boost enrolment by engaging parents, school administrations, and students.• Established and ensured internal as well as budgetary controls to fulfill donor requirements, generated variance reports, and developed overall organizational efficiency. Developed key performance indicators (KPIs) and research metrics and produced donor reports.

Master Of Science - Ms, Development Economics And International Development

Bachelor'S Degree, Accounting And Finance

Activities and Societies: LUMS Community Service Society