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Global

• Leveraging the Alumni UK platform to disseminate insights and resources related to SDG 8, inspiring alumni engagement, and facilitating discussions to advance understanding and action around economic growth and decent work.• Spearheading the growth of a dynamic and impactful alumni network, fostering connections to enhance members’ effectiveness as agents of change through collaboration and knowledge exchange with peers and the UK.• Partnering with fellow Alumni UK Ambassadors to Advise, Create, and Engage (ACE), driving collective initiatives and content development to enrich the alumni experience.• Establishing and nurturing a dedicated SDG network by actively promoting alumni learning through platform features such as Groups and the Message Board, fostering a sense of shared purpose and active participation.

Berlin, Germany

• Supported the ACT Secretariat in the designing and operationalizing Supply Chain Industrial Relations Frameworks, particularly in Cambodia, fostering collective bargaining agreements (CBAs) supported by binding brand commitments.• Supported the ACT Cambodia Programme, the first initiative to operationalize brand-supported CBAs, ensuring alignment of global brand commitments with local labor practices and industry realities.• Facilitated high-level engagement with global brands, manufacturers, unions, and government bodies to address systemic supply chain challenges in Bangladesh. • Contributed to developing advocacy frameworks to influence minimum wage-setting processes and support higher minimum wages in Bangladesh, and other priority countries.• Developed outreach materials showcasing ACT’s alignment with emerging legislation, emphasizing its pioneering role in achieving sustainable supply chain practices; EU CSDDD, HRDD, and CSRD.• Skilled in integrating and tracing the applicability of global sustainability directives, including the EU CSDDD, CSRD, and HRDD, within garment supply chains to ensure compliance and ethical practices.Achievements:• Developed and managed participation in Global Sustainability events; OECD Garment and Footwear Forum, International Labor Convention, and Better Work Cambodia.• Conducted comprehensive desk research on garment industry dynamics and labor markets for Bangladesh and Türkiye, supporting the development of Country Systematic Analysis Terms of Reference (TORs)• Supported in the development and design of the ACT Purchasing Practice survey, the largest Global Brand Purchasing Practice assessment survey• Authored strategic reports, business cases, concept proposals, video scripts, and presentations for global forums and funding bodies, showcasing ACT's transformative approach to industrial relations and its alignment with sustainability directives.

Karāchi, Sindh, Pakistan

• Supported the ICCIA HQ team in developing the “ICCIA Economic Development Programme” focused on private sectordevelopment, digital transformation and building climate resilience.• Led the digital chambers platform and mobile application development including roadmap, needs assessment for chambers,project planning and identification of pilot chambers to initiate the project.• Conducted business and technology audits, developed RFPs and liaised with vendors from the MENA region for the developmentof the ICCIA Arts and Crafts Platform.• Developed the Green Waqf Initiative, an innovative climate resilience and agri-business development project roadmap,implementation strategy, website, and partnerships with governmental and non-governmental organizations.• Led the development of SME growth training, workshops and forums including curriculum design, event planning andimplementation.• Developed partnerships with government and non-government stakeholders in the OIC region, especially the Chamber ofCommerce; Chad, Comoros, Mauritania and Pakistan.Achievements:• Supported the ICCIA holding company in raising a feasibility grant of $250,000 and developing of RFP to establish a microfinancebank in the G-5 Sahel region, which includes Mauritania, Chad, Niger, Burkina Faso, and Mali.• Led the partnership management and stakeholder engagement efforts for the development of the Green Waqf innovativereforestation project in Mauritania.• Supported ICCIA in conducting business and technology audits for the ICCIA Trade Development Platform.• Supported Digital Transformation of the SME training and workshop partnering with OIC Business Intelligence Centre in Jeddahand Istanbul.• Supported ICCIA in designing a two-day Digital Transformation for SMEs training for SMEs and Member chambers in Mauritania.

Pakistan

Economic Policy Associate Programme focused on:1, Macroeconomic Policies2, International Trade3, Capital Flows and Currency Crisis4, Economic Transformation

Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain

Project Title: Assessing the impact of Proximity and Mobility as Economic Dynamizers.• Analyzing the barriers to project cross-pollination at coworking spaces in Barcelona and Catalunya region.• Survey of 20 coworking spaces, both urban and rural to gauge the success factors of coworking spaces.• Analyzing the urban and economic impact of coworking spaces in Urban Barcelona.

Karachi,Pakistan

• Identifying partnership opportunities with the private sector as well as government, NGOs and developing concept notes & managing partnerships.• Supported the project team in developing and implementing outreach strategy focusing on project outcomes, objectives & activities Designing and implementing advocacy & outreach communication campaigns.• Liaise with project stakeholders, research institutions, NGOs and think tanks to gather data/information & inputs for relevant and timely research to guide the delivery of outputs/reports.• Planning & organizing of consultations/conference/seminar/workshops for advocacy & partner engagement. • Supporting the project team in on-going research to monitor & evaluate the performance of capacity-building initiatives and reporting to country team & donor.• Supporting the Youth Empowerment coordination team in designing private sector engagement strategy and managing partnership with 26 private sector companies (52 factory units) in Karachi for capacity building and employment of vulnerable youth.• Supporting the project team in managing technical training programme in 30 partner garment companies & 12 TVET Institutes of Karachi.• Supported the project team in managing, implementation of youth entrepreneurship and social innovation programmes to facilitate business skills training of 1,000 vulnerable female youth with market & financial linkages.• Facilitated economic empowerment of over 10,000 youth through job placements in industry and micro enterprise development.• Supporting in the development of annual plans, grant agreements, proposals, & project documents- Supported the programme team in developing proposals for USAID, UNDP Regional office and Govt. of Sindh- Supported the project team in developing & managing database of 14,000 youth beneficiaries- Supported the project team in developing Project documents, Grant Agreements, LOAs, MCGAs, RFPs, MoUs and PC-I

Karachi

• Execution of Project deployment in South Region (Punjab).• Streamlining internal processes of newly acquired projects.• Managing correspondence with the Service Delivery, Supply Chain, and Technology and Finance. department to ensure on time execution of projects.• Ensuring Project customers satisfaction by providing alternative solutions in case of bottlenecks.• Simultaneously catering multiple projects spread of several deployment sites.• Ensuring projects delivery meet SLA agreed between the company and client.• Follow-up with delivered Project clientele for review of the delivered project and cater the customer if there is a need for improvement.

Karachi, Pakistan

• Research and mapping for the commercial potential of Hydration salts and Pro-biotics, the project scope included interviews with General practitioners and OTC medicine.• Developing branding and marketing strategies for the product in collaboration with Product and development heads.• Budget and cost analysis for a marketing campaign - social and print media.• PESTEL and BCG matrix analysis on the feasibility of the product.

• Monthly Bank Reconciliations.• Processing and Managing Operational Expenses.• Liaison with related customers over bill queries.

Ma - History Of Global Markets

Activities and Societies: Masters Dissertation: Dual Impact of international garment retailers and Pakistans political economy.

Global Markets, Local Creativities - Erasmus Mundus International Masters

Globalization and focus on the defining patterns of Globalizing forces; Technology Transfer, Impact of Supranational organizations.

Global Markets, Local Creativities

Urban Development with a focus on emerging industries and family businesses

Master Of Business Administration - Mba, Business Administration And Management, General

Bachelor Of Business Administration (Bba), Honors, 3.33

Matriculation