Focused, highly personable communication and advocacy professional with almost three decades of professional experience and an exceptional track record in media engagement , public policy and strategic communications. I have worked across the globe with WFP, UNICEF, WHO, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, the BBC and as head of policy programs for Facebook in South Asia and Central Asia.• Demonstrated success in multi stakeholder engagement, building relationships with senior government officials, community influencers and the private sector across South Asia, Europe, the Middle East and North America to secure strong brand reputation, influence decision makers, affect policy change and disseminate research and evidence to key audiences.• Expertise in communication and advocacy campaigns to improve child health in Pakistan and India with particular focus on polio eradication, maternal child health and new vaccine delivery• Expertise in managing media relations, internal communications, digital media, community engagement, capacity building, report writing and driving innovative communications strategies to affect behavior change, social norms and practices.• Expertise in working in multi-disciplinary teams to deliver results, set team direction and meet deadlines on complex assignments, ranging from on the ground news coverage of the Iraq war for the BBC, to multi-million dollar family health and immunization advocacy programmes in India for the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and overall responsibility for the polio eradication communication and communications for the development strategy, risk management and brand oversight with UNICEF Pakistan.