Faiza Batool Email & Phone Number

Islāmābād, Pakistan

• Providing strategic communication direction for 7+ ongoing projects under the Energy, Climate Change & Just Transition portfolio, ensuring alignment with the country communication strategy.• Developing and executing an inclusive communication strategy for the Energy, Climate Change projects, ensuring adherence of internal and external communication to the principles of diversity, equity, and inclusion. • Successfully implementing communication standards outlined in corporate design guidelines of GIZ and its commissioning parties, upholding a unified corporate image and adequate visibility.• Developing compelling communication materials, including articles, press releases, and multimedia content, highlighting the outcomes and impact of Energy and Climate Change initiatives.• Establishing and maintaining a robust knowledge management system for all projects, streamlining information sharing, enhancing internal communication and team collaboration through MS Teams. • Implementing monitoring and evaluation mechanisms, to assess the effectiveness, reach and impact of communication activities, facilitating informed decision-making, fostering continuous improvement in communication strategies and gauging public perception.• Cultivating partnerships with federal and provincial governments, relevant stakeholders in public and private sectors, think tanks and academia, leveraging resources and identifying opportunities to strengthen partners' capacity through targeted communication activities and training.• Fostering relationships with key media outlets and journalists, coordinating media engagements and project site visits in collaboration with the GIZ country office, enhancing visibility and coverage of Energy and Climate Change initiatives. • Planning and organizing logistics for virtual and in-person events and workshops with internal and external stakeholders raising public awareness and garnering support for Energy and Climate Change initiatives.

Islamabad, Pakistan

• Shaped the narrative of European Union as a strategic and bilateral partner of Pakistan through public diplomacy and mass media channels, reaching wider audiences.• Developed, implemented, and evaluated comprehensive communication strategies, leveraging paid, earned, and owned media, enhancing visibility of the European Union’s activities in Pakistan.• Led projects on people-to-people initiatives including presentation and promotion of Erasmus+ opportunities and public diplomacy events such as EuroVillage and EU-Pak Roadshow, cultivating a positive public perception towards European Union.• Facilitated high level visits and meetings between EU delegates and government officials, handled media stakeouts and issued press releases, ensuring accurate dissemination of information.• Fostered collaborative partnerships with government, civil society, development partners and media organizations, ensuring effective engagement with key stakeholders.• Identified impactful activities and results and produced multimedia content including reports, project factsheets, presentations and infographics etc., ensuring proper documentation and publication.• Managed and coordinated external communication service providers, maintaining high-quality of deliverables and cost-effective solutions.• Designed and executed social media campaigns around key strategic moments, amplifying the impact of projects and initiatives.• Monitored and evaluated mainstream media coverage and social media metrics, ensuring maximum impact and continuous improvement of communication efforts.

Islamabad, Pakistan

• Drafted press briefings based on political, economic, and other news of interest for the Ambassador/ Head of Delegation of the European Union to Pakistan.• Composed Daily Press Reviews based on Local Urdu and English press for the information of the Head Quarters in Brussels, the Embassies of EU Member States in Pakistan, and other partners.• Provided support in promoting people-to-people initiatives of the European Union in Pakistan with focus on Erasmus+.• Provided support in advocacy and public diplomacy initiatives of the EU Delegation such as Human Rights Film Festival.• Developed and designed multimedia content for the official social media accounts and website of the Delegation.• Attended as observer and produced meeting minutes and summary reports of the meetings with Government, international partners, and other stakeholders as well as internal meetings of the section.

Islamabad, Pakistan

• Mapped and future casted global development funding trends and identified bilateral and multilateral donor agencies for business development opportunities.• Led the project subcontracted by IPAS for the Development & Design of SBC/IEC materials & messages for male Family Welfare Assistants (FWAs) and Male Mobilisers of Population Welfare Department (PWD).• Worked directly under Team Lead-Research and conducted primary & secondary research through Human Centered Design and formative research techniques for Social and Behavior Change Communication campaigns.• Collaborated with stakeholders to conduct field visits and research sprints, training field workers, monitoring field activities for data management and quality assurance.• Developed and translated training manuals for field workers and conducted Training of Trainers (ToT).• Worked closely with design team for IEC material development and prototype testing for SBCC campaigns and assuring its alignment with research outcomes.

Islamabad, Pakistan

• Worked with LMS and CMS to maintain student and course records.• Evaluated and graded class assignments and examinations.• Worked closely with exam branch to conduct mid terminal and final examination.• Documented student attendance records, grades and other evaluation records.

Master Of Science (Ms), Mass Communication/Media Studies, A

Majors in Communication Research MS Dissertation titled as: Second Screen Phenomenon and News Consumption in Pakistan.

Bachelor Of Science (Bs), Mass Communication/Media Studies, A

BS Media & Communication is a 4 year degree program with Majors in Media Management & Communication. Core Courses include Media.