Summary

With over a decade of experience in progressively challenging roles, I have honed my program management, monitoring and evaluation, staff leadership, project coordination, problem-solving, procurement, understanding of organizational policies and management skills to a high degree. I have worked in different programs and projects such as flood response 2010, WASH, Active Citizens, Trans Education, Women Skill Development, R&D and Flood Response 2022. 


Throughout my career, I have established a track record of success by leveraging a collaborative leadership style to accomplish all short- and long-range objectives. An engaging and articulate communicator, I am able to clearly convey complex information and propose novel solutions to build consensus with key project stakeholders. Furthermore, as a Social activist, always tries to mobilized community members and


Advocated for the rights of marginalized groups by lobbying government officials, meeting with community leaders, and collaborating with other activists to develop and implement effective strategies for social change.


A few of my key strengths include:


·  Directing my team and their activities, including planning, execution, assessments, and evaluation exercises, as well as maintain regular coordination with donors for completion of agreed activities and budget management.


·  Support in designing vulnerability analysis, assessments, disaster preparedness, and integrating response strategies in health and sanitation areas within programs, consistent with the nature of the region's risks and vulnerabilities.


·  Conducting field visits to analyze program implementation and identify required corrective actions, as well as supporting M&E Officer and partners/community in planning training programs for capacity building and program sustainability.


·  Proficiency in data management and the ability to extract information from data.

Projects

Restoration of Livelihood Project as Project Lead
Critical Early Recovery Project as Project Lead
Humanitarian Assistance to Most Vulnerable Flood Affected People as PC
Accelerated Sanitation and Water for All-II (Phase Two) as DTL
Active Citizens-Digital Model as Project Manager
Covid-19 Pandemic Response as District Team Lead
Accelerated Sanitation and Water for All-II (2018-2020)
South Asia WASH Results Program
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Experience

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Project Coordinator
Lodhran Pilot Project
Mar 2023 - Present | Multan, Pakistan

1- Managed the Budget of 1,960,000/- as per project document
2- Led the research conducted on South Punjab People’s Agenda and Development Priorities, and presented the findings and recommendation at Conference at BZU, Multan
3- Led and organized Elite Women League with six teams in South Punjab.
4- Initiated Taloo-e-Sehar Program for Women Champions of South Punjab, distributing scooties and providing civic education training.
5- Organized celebrations for International days in universities and communities, including 16 Days of Activism and International Women's Day conferences.
6- Conducted panel discussions, including a hybrid model on Sexual & Reproductive Health and Rights.
7- Maintained overall coordination with government line departments.
8- Prepare all reports, Internal & Externals, Newsletters, and donor reports

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Coordinator Emergency Flood Reponses/District Coordinator
Lodhran Pilot Project (LPP)
Sep 2022 - Feb 2023 | Multan, Pakistan

·   Coordination with Govt. Dept. for coordinated flood response
·   Design and implement assessment tools as per organization and donor requirement
·   Lead the overall activities of flood response of different projects
·   Plan and distribute tents and instant cash grant to selected households
·   Lead the process of 3200 Beneficiaries MPCA, distribution of 300 tents, Mosquito nets and 2200 MHH Kits
·   3250 families assisted with MPCA of 12,000/- PKR
·   1325 Families are supported with agriculture support
·   550 families assisted with 15000/- cash grant as winterization kits
·   Distribution of 2200 bags of Multi-nutritional feed for animal
·   Coordination with School Education Department for smooth execution of Trans Education Project in Multan and Bahawalpur.
·   Budget management of UNESCO funded Trans education project

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District Team Lead
Lodhran Pilot Project (LPP)
Jul 2020 - Sep 2022 | Jhang, Pakistan

·   Deliver support to the Social Organizers and M&E Officer in examining the case/ comparative studies and success stories and creating weekly and monthly reports to donor in a timely manner.
·   Direct more than 26 Social organizers and their activities, such as planning, execution, assessments and evaluation exercises and examining LPP demand and supply distribution for achieving targets.
·   Design vulnerability analysis, assessments, disaster preparedness, and integrate response strategies in health & sanitation areas within programs, and coherent to the nature of region’s risks and vulnerabilities.
·   214 villages of Jhang are ODF certified through nominated ODF committee by DC office.
·   More than 50,000 sapling trees and distributed and ensure their sustainability through community structure
·   More than 20,000 toilets constructed in certified villages within donor’s timeline and ensure their sustainability as well
·   Develop case studies of Nida Mumtaz (WASH Club Member) which was highlighted at UNICEF page and later invited at President House.
·   Develop Monthly, Quarterly, Annual Reports for donors and within Organization

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Project Manager
Lodhran Pilot Project (LPP)
Jan 2021 - Jul 2021 | Multan, Pakistan

Active Citizen-Digital Model
-Lead Project Activities funded by British Council in District Lodhran, Multan & Bahawalpur.
-Planning, Organizing, Leading and Controlling project by assuring quality aspect of program and develop design, and implementation strategy
-Coordination with different key stakeholders, govt. institution for identification of youth and engaging them in training and Social Action Projects
-Responsible for submission of monthly/quarterly reporting to donor, and designing risk mitigations,

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Program Officer-Social Mobilization/Knowledge Management Officer
Lodhran Pilot Project (LPP)
Jun 2018 - Dec 2020 | Jhang, Pakistan

Promoted as KMO-Knowledge Management Officer with effect from 01st July 2019 in ASWA-II Project.
• Deliver excellent, first-rate support to the Social Organizers and M&E Officer in examining the case/ comparative studies and success stories and creating weekly and monthly reports to donor in a timely manner.
• Direct Social organizers and their activities, such as planning, execution, assessments and evaluation exercises and examining LPP demand and supply distribution for achieving targets.
• Design vulnerability analysis, assessments, disaster preparedness, and integrate response strategies in health & sanitation areas within programs, and coherent to the nature of region’s risks and vulnerabilities.
• Steer field visits to analyze program implementation on required corrective action as well as help M&E Officer and partners/community in planning training programs for capacity building and program sustainability.
• Develop emergency assessments and response action plans and facilitate technical knowledge management decisions to ensure timely action for preparation of any study regarding project activities.

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Sanitation Marketing Specialist
Lodhran Pilot Project (LPP)
Jun 2018 - Jun 2019 | Jhang, Pakistan

Assigned the role of acting MER (6 months) and acting KMO/program Officer (5 months) and established Community Investment Grant Strategy aligned with the sanitation marketing in ASWA II Project, Ahmad Pur Sial, District Jhang to facilitate vulnerable community.
• Actively liaised with teams’ members to discuss, plan, and share progress of all activities. Built linkages among sanitation marts at district/ sub-district level with large scale manufacturers.
• Facilitated management in developing and executing sanitation marketing strategy and project activities as per itemized cost estimation and project document.
• Delivered excellent first-rate technical support to team members in receiving sanitation business at district and sub-district level and executing activities in accordance with project documents.
• Directed baseline survey, examined overall work-done at community level, and produced an analysis report against key indicators.
• Played an integral role in educating sanitation marketing and CLTS to sanitation entrepreneurs/ masons on running successful creation and implementation of sanitation models.

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District Officer-WASH / Sanitation Marketing Officer
Plan International Pakistan
May 2014 - May 2018 | Muzaffargarh, Pakistan

• Cooperated with partners, such as implementing and sector partners, relevant government authorities at all levels, partners and stakeholders and presented platform for knowledge transfer & exchange of best practices.
• Oversaw monitoring of WASH activities of South Asia WASH Results Programme (SAWRP) and assured effective and successful implementation of Advocacy & BCC strategies.
• Identified, prioritized, and facilitated communities to devise potential DRR strategies that are less sensitive to existing and potential hazards and more resilient to disasters.
• Created updated sanitation marketing strategy and modules of training of entrepreneur (Urdu and English).

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Logistician
CESVI
Dec 2010 - Oct 2012 | Multan, Pakistan

• Led supplies for manufacturing of shelters, wash room for the surround areas of the Kot Addu during projects.
• Headed the responsibility for managing field office, daily basis activities, and petty cash, allocating vehicle, and maintaining average running reports and logbooks.

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Marketing Associate
Aasaan Foundation
May 2007 - Dec 2010 | Multan, Pakistan

• Led 1500 small scale businesses to Public and Cooperate sector to establish backward and forward connections for making more profitable and sustainable and examining results of connection building intervention.

Education

Virtual University of Pakistan
Masters, Masters in Science, MS in Business Administration‎
Management
2020
Virtual University of Pakistan
Masters, Masters in Business Administration, Bachelors of Science in Business Administration‎
Marketing, Marketing Management
CGPA 2.6/4
2013
WAPDA Degree College, Tarbela Dam
Intermediate/A-Level, Faculty of Science (Pre-medical), F.Sc (Pre-Medical)‎
Biology, Physics, Chemistry
Percentage 57%
2004
WAPDA Boys High School,Tarbela Dam
Matriculation/O-Level, Matric in Science, Matriculation‎
Biology, Physics, Chemistry
Percentage 67%
2002

Skills

Expert Adaptive Leadership
Expert Analytical Review
Expert Analytical Skills
Expert Budget Preparation Skills
Expert Budgeting
Intermediate Budgeting and Financial Analysis
Expert CLTS
Intermediate Collaborative Leadership
Expert Communication Skill
Expert Community Engagement
Expert Complaint Response Mechanism
Expert Computer Literacy
Expert Configuration Switches
Expert Cooordination Skills
Expert Coordination and Communication
Intermediate Corporate - Procurement / Administration Departmen
Expert Data Management
Intermediate Digital Communication Skills
Expert English Proficiency
Expert Executive Presentation Skills
Expert Financial Management Skills
Expert Fluent in English
Expert Handling Assignments
Expert Influential Communicator
Expert Knowledge Management Systems
Expert Knowledge of CLTS/PATS Plus approach
Intermediate Knowledge of Research and Assessment Studies
Expert Legitimate Knowledge
Expert Liaison With Stakeholder
Intermediate Logistics
Expert Networking Skills
Expert Organizational And Administrative
Expert Pay Close Attention to Detail
Expert Planning and Coordination
Intermediate PR Campaign Management
Expert Presentation Skills
Intermediate Pricing Negotiation Skills
Expert Project Implementation
Expert Public Dealing
Expert Record Keeping
Intermediate Relationship And Partnership
Expert Sanitation Marketing
Expert Security Principles
Expert Social Mobilization
Expert Social Studies Subject Command
Expert Target Setting
Expert Team Management
Expert Understanding of Logical Framework
Expert Verbal and Written Communication
Intermediate Warranty Quality Assurance Process

Languages

Intermediate Punjabi
Expert Urdu
Intermediate English

Syed Contacts

Muhammad Ramzan
Sojhal Savail Farmers Foundation -SSFF
sundus naseem
Plan International Pakistan
Ashfaque Akbar Khaskheli
Marvi Rural Development Organization (MRDO)
Malik Asghar Malik
The Palladium Group