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EDUCATION: (1) Master of Science in Project Planning and Management
Commissionerate Afghan Refugees Peshawar
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Director CoordinationCommissionerate Afghan Refugees Peshawar Jul 2022 - PresentKhyber Pakhtunkhwa PeshawarRejoined my previous employee and am currently working as Director Coordination under the direct supervision of Commissioner Afghan Refugees (CAR) Peshawar; Main duties included:• Planning the overall reporting system comprising project wise progress reports, progress analysis, and financial progress versus physical progress• Develop the overall M&E frameworks for a variety of projects; i.e. annual program review, participatory impact assessments, process monitoring and operations monitoring• Prepare the real time output and outcome evaluation tools for project activities• Review monitoring reports, analyze them for impact evaluation and to identify the causes of potential bottlenecks in project implementation• Receive updates of projects implementation activities from Refugee Affected and Hosting Areas (RAHA), Community Development/Education Unit, Project Directorate Health, Repatriation Cell and Care &Maintenance Section of Commissionerat Afghan Refugees (CAR) and then prepare monthly, quarterly, mid-term and annually consolidated progress reports for submission to major donors, i.e. UNHCR, KFW and European Commission• Conduct periodic monitoring trips to project sites and do random checks using the standard monitoring formats• Regular liaison with implementing partners as well as a variety of government departments including the Provincial Government representatives in Pakistan• Regular correspondences with government officials as well as establish positive relationships with representatives of print/electronic media, implementing partners and public interest groups• Prepare power point presentations, graphs charts and tables, etc.• Update the MIS system as well as the official website of Commissionerat Afghan Refugees on regular basis• Attend monthly coordination meetings and present monthly progress review of RAHA, Community Development Unit/Education, Health, Repatriation and C&M Sections of Commissionerat Afghan Refugees (CAR)
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Monitoring And Evaluation ConsultantUnited Nations Childrens Fund (Unicef) Aug 2013 - Jun 2014Baghdad, Iraq• Under the guidance of Chief of PME, design Situational Analysis of children in emergency focusing on the Syrian Crisis in the North & Central Zones of Iraq• Develop methodological tools & design approaches to monitor the interventions made by UNICEF & its partners• Develop comprehensive assessment of emergency interventions based on primary sources of data including the preparation & implementation of M&E Plans to collect data on a set of indicators for reporting on SITREPs & program implementation in WASH, Education, Child Protection & Nutrition sectors• Establish real time information for reporting, fundraising and advocacy including the development of data collection system from the field as well as compilation and analysis of data at national level.• Review & oversight reports submitted by UNICEF sections and ensure that indicators, targets, milestones are on track; this also include developing baselines, indicators & targets for program sections.• Conduct Technical Evaluation of Request for Expression of Interests (REOI) and Request for Proposals (RFPs) • To assess the commitment & institutional capacities of the national and local partners and incorporate it in reporting, including the details of lessons learnt• To monitor the programming and advocacy environment and bring cross cutting issues for the children to the attention of Chief of PME • Coordinate with UNHCR, UNOCHA, DHS and other UNCT members and to better develop the ICO database with priority indicators and ensure linkages with selected indicators by the clusters/priority working groups• Develop capacity of M&E by conducting M&E trainings for data collection and monitoring • Conduct real time evaluation of appropriateness, relevance, connectedness, coverage and coordination of the response• Coordinate and conduct the Monitoring Results for Equity System (MoRES) through workshops in various governorates and then prepare final reports and develop social protection schemes for Iraq -
Monitoring & Reporting CoordinatorCommissionerate Afghan Refugees (Car) Peshawar Headquarters Sep 2012 - Jul 2013Kp, Phase 5, Hayatabad, PeshawarWorked as Monitoring & Reporting Coordinator under the direct supervision of Commissioner Afghan Refugees (CAR) and Additional Commissioner Afghan Refugees (ACR HQs) Peshawar; Main duties include:• Planning the overall reporting system comprising project wise progress reports, progress analysis, and financial progress versus physical progress• Receive updates of projects implementation activities from Community Development Unit/Education, Health, Repatriation and C&M Sections of Commissionerat Afghan Refugees (CAR) and then prepare monthly, quarterly, mid-term and annually consolidated financial and narrative reports for submission to UNHCR• Regular liaison with implementing partners as well as variety of government departments including the Provincial Government representatives• Prepare minutes of meetings, draft press releases and establish positive relationships with representatives of media, implementing partners and public interest groups• Prepare draft of letters/correspondences for sending to government officials on regular basis• Prepare the real time output and outcome evaluation tools for project activities• Review monitoring reports, analyze them for impact evaluation and to identify the causes of potential bottlenecks in project implementation• Conduct visits to Voluntary Repatriation Centres (VRCs) including periodic monitoring trips to project sites and do random checks using the standard monitoring formats• Prepare power point presentations, graphs charts and tables, etc.• Update the MIS system and website on regular basis• Attend monthly coordination meetings and present monthly progress review of Community Development Unit/Education, Health, Repatriation and C&M Sections of Commissionerat Afghan Refugees (CAR)• Will directly work under the supervision of CAR/ACR (HQs)
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Programme ManagerParticipatory Rural Development Society Pakistan May 2011 - Apr 2012Participatory Rural Development Society, University Town PeshawarWorked as Program Manager; Major responsibilities included:•Preparing concept papers and proposals for submission to major donors •Developing Monitoring and Evaluation Plans and other M&E Tools for impact assessments, mid-term and final review of various projects•Responsible for planning and monitoring overall progress of health, education & CBI projects, resolving issues and initiating corrective actions as appropriate•Manage and oversees the projects staff, including project managers, project officers, project assistant and other local staff in four projects, namely (i) Emergency Education Services to 4000 children through Temporary Learning Centres in Swat (UNOCHA), (ii) Community Recuperation Services Under the UNDP Peace and Development Programme in Swat & Malakand, (iii) Effective and Accountable Delivery of Gender-responsive Basic Health Services in Charsadda (CIDA), (iv) Afghan Refugee Education Programme in Peshawar Valley (IRC).•Provide insight and guidance for the smooth running of the projects on time and within budget, in accordance with the projects/programmes plans•Effectively utilizing each team member to his/her fullest potentials•Preparing weekly and monthly implementation work plans as well as monthly and quarterly progress reports of various projects and submitting to donors•Writing project completion/close out reports for submission to donors•Developing qualitative/quantitative survey questionnaires, situational analysis index/formats and training enumerators for data collection •Representing organization in cluster meetings at district and provincial levels and representing organization at federal level in donors meetings.
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Project Manager (Health & Education Project Of Fff Jordan)National Research And Development Foundation (Nrdf) Peshawar, Pakistan Jun 2010 - May 2011Abdara Road, Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, PakistanMy responsibilities were the following:• Overall management of the project (health and education project); i.e. establishment and functioning of 22 NFE centres for 1300 out of school children including their health screening; 8 functional literacy & life skills training centres for 800 community women; arranging 8 medical camps during the project span for target communities; supervising 120 sensitization meetings of community including health and hygiene sessions; arranging 60 trainings for community women on civil rights, democracy, proactive citizenship, gender equality and empowerment, district development programmes and function; and formation and training of 6 CCBs for monitoring the service delivery of the government district development programmes.• Supervise the work of 39 project staff members and provide relevant guidance. • Maintain a close liaison with project partners including/donors and relevant government departments of health and education at provincial and district level;• Preparing monthly and quarterly work plans for implementing project activities and submitting monthly and quarterly progress reports to donor (i.e. Foundation For The Future, Jordan)• Review the activities on monthly basis with other staff;• Ensure that the planned activities are implemented as per the work plan;• Monitoring the activities, receiving feedback on them and proposing recommendation for future work;• Ensure that all the financial and other record is properly maintained as per the standard requirements; • Ensure that finance are made available for the completion of project activities;• Prepare M&E Plan using LFA, design survey tools, conduct baseline, train and supervise enumerators• Preparation of concept notes and project proposals for submission to major donors
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Monitoring & Evaluation OfficerNational Research And Development Foundation (Nrdf) Peshawar, Pakistan Jan 2009 - May 2010Abdara Road, Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, PakistanMy major responsibilities included:• Preparing monitoring and progress related formats, especially using Logical Framework Approach (LFA)• Routinely monitoring all the Projects’ progress, activities, results and outcome along with adjustments reflecting changing circumstances• Ensuring that all aspects of the monitoring – process monitoring, outcome monitoring, impact assessment etc – are fully implemented and executed as per monitoring plan document• Properly compiling field based data and providing feedback on the achievement of quality indicators and other M&E related aspects of the project implementation• Designing analytical formats .i.e., charts, tables, graphs etc. for various M&E and other reports• Identifying potential risks in project implementation and suggest ways to reduce risks to acceptable levels• Accompanying the senior management staff during their visits to the selected districts/agencies for holding meetings with health officials as well as community members.• Maintain a close liaison with relevant stakeholders/government line departments• Making recommendations for improvement in field operations.• Playing a vital role and supervising a team of professionals and enumerators in conducting surveys for collecting primary data on health and education.
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Credit OfficerSarhad Rural Support Programme (Srsp) Peshawar, Pakistan Apr 2004 - Aug 2005Battagram, PakistanMy major responsibilities included: • To maintain, update and report on the micro finance and credit programme• To prepare work plan for appraising the loan requests as recommended by the Community Organizations through a written resolution. • Carrying out the loan appraisal of the intended borrowers and assessing the viability of the loan;• Collection of loan installments in the Community Organization monthly meetings, deposit of the same within 24 hours in designated bank accounts and providing deposit slips for record maintenance to the concerned DPO.• Motivation on the importance of collective saving and its best utilization.• To collect progress related information from Social Organizers and report to the Section Head.• To provide monthly, quarterly and annual progress reports• To supervise support staff and to maintain proper files/record maintenance of activities undertaken
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Monitoring & Evaluation OfficerFrontier Development Organization (Fdo) Jan 2001 - Mar 2004Small Industrial Estate, Jamrud Road , Hayatabad, Peshawar, PakistanMy major responsibilities included: • Assist in developing project monitoring tools and other M&E reported formats• Conduct regular visits to project sites to monitor implementation of M&E processes, and make random checks to ensure accuracy and integrity of data collected.• To ensure that all field activities are implemented as planned and in accordance with performance indicators, and take proactive measures to ensure timely and effective implementation• Maintain and update M&E folders, including M&E schedule, data collection tools and guidelines for Education programs• Write monitoring reports, share key findings, highlight issues of concern, and suggest improvements/solution to issues. • Prepare presentations and other support documents relating to project objectives and activities.• Conduct baseline data collection • Support and participate project / program Mid-term and end evaluations (both internal and external) as required• Liaison with government line departments and making frequent contact with relevant officials for purposes of policy advocacy.• Assist in preparation of projects close out reports and ensure final report and lesson learned are shared with project staff where appropriate, and successful project close is carried out
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Community Mobilizer(Education Project)Frontier Development Organization (Fdo) Sep 1999 - Dec 2000Small Industrial Estate, Jamrud Road , Hayatabad, Peshawar, PakistanMy major responsibilities included: • To enable communities to identify their needs & priorities, evaluate the needs and facilitate meetings according to their requirement taking into consideration the organization’s set policies and procedures.• To conduct Surveys in the selected areas, prepare updated village profiles and village development plans for project activities.• To motivate, mobilize and organize communities for creating awareness about the usefulness of literacy, especially promotion of girl’s education.• Identification and initiation of Community Based Schools in project area.• To regularly maintain record of literacy centres along with learner’s details• To build partnership between Government Dos, Head Teachers & Communities.• To prepare working strategy papers and to submit weekly/monthly/quarterly field reports to Programme Manager.• To take decisions at the field level and convey those decisions to the Head Office.
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Afsar Ali Education Details
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University Of Bradford, United KingdomProject Planning And Management -
University Of Peshawar PakistanEnglish Literature
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Afsar Ali works for Commissionerate Afghan Refugees Peshawar
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Afsar Ali's current role is Director Coordination at Commissionerate Afghan Refugees Peshawar, Government of Pakistan.
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Afsar Ali attended University Of Bradford, United Kingdom, University Of Peshawar Pakistan.
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