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Islamabad, Pk

Islamabad

• Design and implement comprehensive M&E frameworks and plans to measure program effectiveness and impact.• Develop M&E tools, indicators, and methodologies to collect program data accurately.• Oversee the collection, analysis, and reporting of data to monitor program progress.• Ensure the accuracy, consistency, and integrity of data through quality control processes.• Prepare detailed reports on program performance, including progress towards objectives, challenges faced, and recommendations for improvement.• Document best practices, lessons learned, and case studies to inform future program strategies.• Facilitate communication and coordination to promote transparency and accountability.• Conduct regular assessments of M&E processes to ensure adherence to quality standards

Provide valuable inputs in the development of the study plan, offering insights from practical field experience to ensure the plan's feasibility and effectiveness in various community contexts. Contribute expertise in the development of data collection tools, offering insights into culturally appropriate and contextually relevant methods, ensuring the tools align with the study objectives Act as the primary point of contact between the research team and local communities, ensuring clear communication and understanding of the study's purpose and goals. Conduct data analysis, utilizing both qualitative and quantitative methods, and provide support to the Team Lead in compiling results and findings. Provide support in the compilation of the comprehensive study report, assisting in organizing data, summarizing findings, and ensuring alignment with the study methodology

Peshawar District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan

• Ensuring the project activities related to SME Matching Grants component are conducted in compliance with Operations Manual. • Managing the matching grants portfolio in an organized and transparent manner with the ability to present it to the senior team members on a short notice to facilitate decision making. • Make field visits to different areas of the target region for creating awareness about the project, verifying status of SMEs through different sources, and the process of grants to the SMEs.• Ensure that deliverables in the Grant Approval document are completely followed by the SMEs.• Conduct pre-award assessments and post-award monitoring and evaluation. Ensure the effective and efficient use of all resources. • Maintain database of SMEs all over the target area as well as maintain full record of beneficiaries / applicants. • Establish and manage relationships with partners and key stakeholders• Support the project team in ensuring and maintaining comprehensive project documentation (including Activity, Monthly and Review Reports

Peshawar

• Represented SIF in community and relevant stakeholders, mobilize and organize available resources to attain project objectives;• Knowledge about the return strategy of TDPs and Afghan Refugees, information about their areas of origins, and orient them about it. Also help them in development of their return plans. • Liaised and ensured access to community, identified potential beneficiaries, Training Centres for employable skills and Economic Development;• Responsible and capable to guide target beneficiaries for appropriate skills after analysing potential, motivation and career path Counselling;• Identified resources for training and employment opportunities both in local market as well as abroad (place of origin); Disseminated information and counselling to guardian and parents • Organized Events for instance Job fair, Stakeholders Meeting and ensure meaningful participation;• Assisted Management with feedback and timely reporting for observation and analysis in field activities and maintaining data base for follow up impact or lesson Learnt• Counselled and motivated to trainees for optimal learning and job placement;• Identified and document the most significant cases (case studies)• Built and maintained good rapport with all stakeholders and ensure accessibility towards most vulnerable families

Islamabad, Pakistan

• Developed procedures to conduct needs assessment activities to ensure the design and delivery of training activities are based on the needs of employers and target training institutions.• Developed standards of technical/vocational training programs that are recognized, and institutionalize curricula, examination and certification systems.• Monitored and evaluated performance of service providers, manage and review quality of training, and ensure training meet acceptable standards for improved organizational training capacity that are recognized by employers and stakeholders on the national level.• Determined levels of technical trainings and certifications needed to respond to (e.g., Basic, Intermediate, and/or Advanced Level) labor market demand. • Introducd innovation and creativity in the planning of all activities to promote confidence building, critical thinking, improved literacy, and lifelong learning skills.• Facilitated research and planning of specialized training activities to meet the needs of diverse audiences, with emphasis on women.• Developed gender sensitive selection criteria for trainees to promote inclusive, female friendly community engagement and technical and workforce readiness skills development.• Designed quantitative and qualitative survey instruments and conduct periodic surveys and group meetings with selected program participants to determine participant needs and interpret and record results to facilitate program changes and corrective actions as needed

Islamabad

• Provided direction and support to placement team to adhere all quality standards during the project implementation and manage the training and placement team as to adherence of Project activities.• Engaged micro, small and medium enterprises, business associations/ trade unions and cooperatives in the identification of occupations and occupational skill sets for potential employment opportunities.• Supervised, monitored and evaluated internship and apprenticeship programs in order to ensure that the interns and apprentices trainees receive quality training in terms of time, access and hands-on practical opportunities during the training programs.• Being head of selection panel I developed and monitored quality indicators and standards for the selection of trainees• Designed and Supervised Labor Demand Surveys in Peshawar, Islamabad/Rawalpindi and Afghanistan to identify 30 employable vocational skill trades for the training of 1000 unemployed and unskilled trainees.• Supervised Job Placement and establishment of Micro Business Development of successful Afghan Refugees in Afghanistan and Pakistan.• Supervised of Community Mobilization Process, in order to motivate and attract Afghan Refugees towards participation in project activities.• Produced timely reports on progress giving both quantitative and qualitative data/information measuring progress against set benchmarks/indicators; highlighting program achievements, constraints and key recommendations.• Coordinate with Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability and Learning Department (MEAL) to monitor activities, and evaluate Project progress.• Work closely with internal departments, project partners and external stakeholders and ensure good working relations prevail.

Manshera

• Played a leading role in providing support, guidance and advice on Job Placement, Micro enterprise development and Monitoring and evaluation of ongoing project progress to achieve the project goals.• Designed the Placement strategy and develop employment database of trainees and supported them in preparing business plans for self-employment and establishment of Micro Businesses• Linked TVET graduates with employment opportunities, value chain and livelihood development.• Conducted meetings with training and placement staff, develop action plans, manage follow ups of training and placement and disseminate/share information with the project manager; where required• Carried out research on "Impact of Skills Training on the lives of Refugees” for Church World Service-Pakistan/Afghanistan under Vocational Training and Market Development Project (VT&MDP) assessed and analyzed results, compiled a final report on the results, findings of the study along with recommendations.• Supervised of Community Mobilization Process, in order to motivate and attract unemployed and unskilled men and women, towards vocational skill trainings and employment.• Repaired monthly plan of activities for the project team and monitoring for timely and efficient implementation of agreed plans.• Kept close working relationship with BPRM (Bureau for Population Refugee and Migration) line departments and other organization working in the target areas and strengthen bridges for partnership.• Focal person for HAP (Humanitarian Accountability Partnership)

Manshera

• Managed of Field Unit office including programme performance, personnel and accounts.• Introduced and implemented internal lending and provided effective plans for utilization of community savings.• Formed female earning and savings groups and link them to the market, eliminating or reducing the role of middlemen.• Formed earning and savings groups where relevant and link them with trade unions.• Organized and conducted Micro Enterprise and financial management trainings for partner communities• Mobilized and organized local communities in the most appropriate form of organization.• Trained concerned local person in maintaining record, organizing saving and developing plans (prior to actual training) for the utilization of skill training at the community level.• 100% net increase in overall disbursement & active clients.Won MIX Award in Silver category for Micro Finance.

Haripur

• Established ACCs (an umbrella organization of the village committee’s disaster management committee at VC and ACC level.• Contributed to enhanced awareness/reputation of labour rights as a means to improve employment and income perspective of youth. • Carried out Participatory organizational Maturity Mapping exercises with village and union council level partner organization. Establish VCs and ACCs• Established disaster management committees at UCs level. Conduct VDP/PRA exercises, prepare and finalize Village Development Plans (VDPs). Facilitate training on record keeping. Conduct Community Management Skill Training.• Ensured Community Contribution and involvement in the promotion of Labor Rights.• Conducted accountability forum meetings at UC, Tehsil and Dist level.

Abbottabad

• Implemented effective sales & marketing strategies related to all product ranges • Lead the team of sales representatives• Built new client relationships offering the companies branded product range• Maintained and increased sales of company's products• Increased business opportunities through various routes to market• Developed and increased sales revenue to meet or exceed assigned targets • Participated in sales forecasting and planning in an effective manner • Delivered sales presentations and closing sales in a professional and effective manner

Master Of Science - Ms In Project Management, Project Management

Master In Business Administration (Marketing), Strategic Management, Sales Force Management, Entrepreneurship,

Activities and Societies: Founded a Group with the name of Umeed-e-Saher