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Lahore, Pk

Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan

Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan

• Leading the development and submission of proposals for new projects and initiatives, including identifying funding sources and writing compelling proposals.• Conducting research and gathering information about the requirements of the proposal. • Creating the proposal outline and structure, ensuring that it meets the requirements and guidelines provided by the requesting organization. • Develop a clear and concise outline for the proposal ensuring that the introduction, approach… Show more • Leading the development and submission of proposals for new projects and initiatives, including identifying funding sources and writing compelling proposals.• Conducting research and gathering information about the requirements of the proposal. • Creating the proposal outline and structure, ensuring that it meets the requirements and guidelines provided by the requesting organization. • Develop a clear and concise outline for the proposal ensuring that the introduction, approach, and technical methodology sections are logically organized and coherent.• Develop a theoretical framework, methods, tools, and techniques. • Researching and understanding clients’ requirements, ensuring proposals are tailored to their specific needs.• Collaborating with the chief finance officer to gather required information and develop compelling content. • Writing and editing proposal content, ensuring it is clear, concise, and persuasive. • Organizing and structuring proposal documents, ensuring all requested sections and appendices are included. • Managing multiple proposals simultaneously, ensuring deadlines are met and priorities are appropriately managed.• Analysing complex issues, summarizing, and drawing conclusions, making recommendations, and clearly communicating to relevant stakeholders. Show less

● Support the DEW Pakistan team and its clients in developing technical proposals, project design documents and data collection tools.● Lead capacity development initiatives by designing need assessment, training design, handouts and relevant presentations and facilitating the training. ● Review project design and implementation strategies for GESI and mainstreaming gender ● Develop methodological approaches for projects to support the ongoing work of the… Show more ● Support the DEW Pakistan team and its clients in developing technical proposals, project design documents and data collection tools.● Lead capacity development initiatives by designing need assessment, training design, handouts and relevant presentations and facilitating the training. ● Review project design and implementation strategies for GESI and mainstreaming gender ● Develop methodological approaches for projects to support the ongoing work of the organization.● Conducting research and gathering information about the requirements of the proposal.● Creating the proposal outline and structure, ensuring that it meets the requirements and guidelines provided by the requesting organization.● Develop a clear and concise outline for proposals ensuring that the introduction, approach, and technical methodology sections are logically organized and coherent.● Develop a theoretical framework, methods, tools, and techniqu Show less

Islāmābād, Pakistan

Deliver strategic support to senior management in conceptualizing and designing gender-transformative programmes. Provide technical guidance, oversight, capacity building of staff, generating evidence and reports based on gender analysis. Formulate accurate and detailed project progress reports, designs of research studies, and other knowledge products. Collaborate and cultivate relationships with donor agencies, relevant government departments, civil society organizations, and technical… Show more Deliver strategic support to senior management in conceptualizing and designing gender-transformative programmes. Provide technical guidance, oversight, capacity building of staff, generating evidence and reports based on gender analysis. Formulate accurate and detailed project progress reports, designs of research studies, and other knowledge products. Collaborate and cultivate relationships with donor agencies, relevant government departments, civil society organizations, and technical experts.• Provision of strategic level support to the leadership• Led Organizational Gender and Safeguarding assessment and analysis• Provided necessary support to the Senior Management Forum regarding gender-sensitive decision-making •Collaborated with work & enterprise, civil society, agriculture & food security, health & nutrition, and MERL units for ensuring gender-sensitive programming and timely implementation of the organizational gender action plan • Provided oversight to Civil Society and Work & Enterprise team for achievement of agreed outcomes • Collaborated with the members of the AKF Global Programme team, representatives from AKDN agencies, and government departments• Led annual review and planning of multiple projects • Managed two GAC-funded projects (on economic and social empowerment of women) and project teams• Provided Advisory support to the Programme teams on Gender Mainstreaming and Safeguarding• Provided capacity-building support to the staff of AKRSP and other AKDN agencies • Prepared and provided substantive inputs into key strategic areas of intervention by thoroughly analysing national, regional, and international gender and equality context.• Took a lead role in ensuring that the organization's PSEAH and other safeguarding measures including the Code of Conduct are understood and being implemented• Represented the organization at various national and international forums and meeting Show less

Melbourne, Australia

While working as Project Manager-GRAISEA, I got selected for the Australia Awards Scholarship Program 2019-20. The scholarship provided an opportunity to obtain an academic qualification in Development Studies with capstone of Management and Monitoring of Development Programmes. The theoretical understanding, academic writing and analytical thinking skills gained during this period augmented my professional capabilities to design, implement and evaluate development initiatives in an effective… Show more While working as Project Manager-GRAISEA, I got selected for the Australia Awards Scholarship Program 2019-20. The scholarship provided an opportunity to obtain an academic qualification in Development Studies with capstone of Management and Monitoring of Development Programmes. The theoretical understanding, academic writing and analytical thinking skills gained during this period augmented my professional capabilities to design, implement and evaluate development initiatives in an effective manner. Show less

Islamabad, Pakistan

Liaised with stakeholders, civil society organizations, private sector, and academia on issues of climate change and gender justice for establishing pro-poor and gender-sensitive climate adaptation plans at provincial level. Interacted with technical experts and consultants for creating research reports/ knowledge products and carrying out gender assessments to understand relationships between men and women, access to resources, activities, and the constraints they face relative to each other… Show more Liaised with stakeholders, civil society organizations, private sector, and academia on issues of climate change and gender justice for establishing pro-poor and gender-sensitive climate adaptation plans at provincial level. Interacted with technical experts and consultants for creating research reports/ knowledge products and carrying out gender assessments to understand relationships between men and women, access to resources, activities, and the constraints they face relative to each other. Headed food security, climate change, and women empowerment projects with the assistance of donors, partner organizations, project teams, and thematic experts. Helped field teams in gender sensitive quantitative and qualitative data collection, analysis, and reporting. Developed monitoring frameworks, logframe, gender sensitive indicators, and learning tools.KEY ACCOMPLISHMENTS• Designed country level gender responsive strategies and action plans to ensure smooth execution at different stages of grant-level cycle.• Built alliances with key actors to advocate for gender sensitive programming and policy actions for addressing the gender roles, relations, needs and interests of women and men, girls and boys to meet their immediate needs and achieve equal rights, opportunities, and outcomes.• Used capacities in directing and tracking multi-country projects and leading campaign effectively, such as Gender Transformative and Responsible Agribusiness Investment in South East Asia-(GRAISEA) and GROW for decreasing injustices faced by women small-scale food producers in food value chains, increasing resilience to climate impacts, and contributing to equitable land rights.• Accomplished project interventions to promote rights of women small-scale food producers.• Established effective information sharing mechanisms among partners in the country, Program Monitoring Unit (PMU) and the head office in Netherlands and UK to attain positive outcomes. Show less

Islamabad,Pakistan

Established project log frames for effective monitoring, evaluation, and learning using feminist approaches focusing on analyzing gender inequality to monitoring and evaluation. Arranged capacity building workshops on performance management plan, result based project management, life skills-based education, leadership, communication & decision-making skills for Rutgers WPF and other organizations, while acting as a consultant. Coordinated women empowerment projects by collaborating with partner… Show more Established project log frames for effective monitoring, evaluation, and learning using feminist approaches focusing on analyzing gender inequality to monitoring and evaluation. Arranged capacity building workshops on performance management plan, result based project management, life skills-based education, leadership, communication & decision-making skills for Rutgers WPF and other organizations, while acting as a consultant. Coordinated women empowerment projects by collaborating with partner organizations, project teams, and consultants for ensuring the smooth execution of project activities in respective districts by providing technical backing to project implementation teams. Reviewed and evaluated concept notes & EOIs submitted by consultants/ local organizations for partnerships.KEY ACCOMPLISHMENTS• Engaged in resource planning for allocating tasks to team members based on their capacity, skill sets, and the best fit for the job to keep projects on budget and work on track.• Planned and conducted advocacy meetings and initiatives with relevant ministries and government departments to promote specified sexual and reproductive health (SRH) services of women for addressing the patterns of social discrimination, gender inequalities and exclusion that hinder women, men, and adolescents from exercising their reproductive rights.• Represented organization at national and international meetings, workshops, and forums to make various policies and programmes to promote women empowerment.• Contributed to the planning, effective management, & quality assurance of three different projects on sexual and reproductive health and rights of women and youth in Sindh. Show less

Islamabad,Pakistan

Master Of Arts - Ma, Development Studies

Masters, Information Technology