Summary

A dynamic Program & Research Manager with 10 years of experience leading large-scale public health programs and research studies funded by international agencies in Pakistan's leading healthcare, education, and research organizations. Highly skilled in program management, clinical research, stakeholder cultivation, training, and development. Passionate about designing and executing programs and research that improve people's lives globally. Looking to transition into an executive leadership role.


Projects

Zero Tb Pakistan [Global Fund]

Experience

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LEAD - HEALTH & WELLBEING PROGRAM.
Habib University Foundation
Jul 2024 - Present | Karachi, Pakistan

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Program & Research Manager
Indus hospital & Health network
Sep 2022 - Jun 2024 | Karachi, Pakistan

As a Senior Manager leading the cross-sectional research project on post-tuberculosis health & economic assessment and rehabilitation, also led the public health initiative program on tobacco (Voice Against Tobacco).
• Grant conceptualization, writing, budgeting, and initiation.
• Taking ethical, biological, and nonbiological approvals from all the required national and international committees.
• Development of protocol and standard operating procedures.
• Designing study forms, questionnaires, translations, and their replication on the Android application (Redcap).
• Overall program planning, execution, controlling, and closure.
• Augmentation, engagement, and management of donors and other involved collaborators, partners, and stakeholders.
• Procurement of resources, creation, and maintenance of supply chain management of all programs/research activities.
• Development and presentation of financial reports annually.

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Visiting Faculty (Psychology & Public Health)
SZABIST
Jan 2023 - Feb 2024 | Karachi, Pakistan

Teaching the following courses in the Department of Public Health, Biotech, and Psychology. 


Sociology of Health and Diseases - BS First Year.
Behavioral Science of Public Health course - BS Fourth Year.  

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Research Lead.
The Aga Khan University (AKU)
Oct 2021 - Jul 2022 | Karachi, Pakistan

Led the cross-sectional research on pediatric Neurological and psychological development in lower-middle-income countries. Also led the multinational clinical trial of azithromycin & cefixime drug under the guidelines and collaboration with international donor agencies and partners.
• Research grant conceptualization, protocol writing, program planning, and final budgeting.
• Designing and final approval of all study forms and their replication on Android application.
• Ethical and nonbiological review write-up, defense, and final approval from the committees.
• Management of project officer - BMGF and all related stakeholders of the program.
• Training of all psychologists on psychometric testing of GSED, MDAT, RIAS, and EPDS.

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Program Officer & Psychologist
Indus health network - Global Fund Program
Apr 2017 - Mar 2021 | Karachi, Pakistan

Led successfully the programs of Childhood Tuberculosis, Post Exposure Tuberculosis, and COVID-19 in Indus Hospital, two prisons, community camps, and ten outreach public & private hospitals under the guidelines and supervision of Global Funds.
• Planning, implementation, and supervision of all outreach operations across the cities.
• Team management, goal cascading, and performance assessment of sites and individuals.
• Stakeholders augmentation, engagement, and management.
• M&E of online data on HMIS, and Android Applications. 

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Clinical Psychologist
Kazim Trust
Mar 2020 - Jun 2020 | Karachi, Pakistan

As a Clinical Psychologist leading therapeutic services along with providing psychotherapeutic sessions, training programs, and administration of Psychometric assessments.

Providing individual and group counseling and psychotherapeutic sessions to adults and children coming with behavioral, social, psychological, and learning difficulties.
Introduced an innovative career and student counseling model (COPE) a three-dimension systematic model of assessment, counseling, and training of students, teachers, and parents.
Augmentation, engagement, and management of all new and old donors and stakeholders
Liaison with private and public institutions for different mental health programs
Administration, interpretation, and evaluation of clients through psychometric testing.
Design and delivering workshops and training programs on multiverse topics related to psychological, behavioral, and learning deficits to the general population.

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Psychologist & HEC Focal Person
Zainabia Education Network
Jan 2016 - Apr 2017 | Karachi, Pakistan

Designed and introduced a counseling model (COPE), an innovative three-dimensional systematic model of assessment, counseling, and training of students, teachers, and parents of the community.
•    Provided individual and group counseling sessions to students, teachers, and parents.
•    Assessment and evaluation of students through formal and informal psychometric testing.
•    Augmentation, engagement, and management of all new and old donors and stakeholders.
•    Development of policy and guidelines for scholarship provision to students of the community.
•    Monitoring and evaluation of whole counseling data and development of resource books.

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Officer Cadet
PAKISTAN AIR FORCE
Mar 2016 - Jun 2016 | Risalpur, Pakistan


Recruitment, and selection of commissioned, non-commissioned and civilian officers through the deployment of formal and informal psychometric testing of all armed forces of Pakistan.

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Research Assistant
Pakistan Institute of Learning and Living
Feb 2015 - Dec 2015 | Karachi, Pakistan

Mobilized in multiple drug trial and research projects including mental-health in school, postnatal depression maternal & child health, resistant psychosis, at-risk mental state, and self-harm.

Data collection and screening of participants in different ongoing researches and drug trials
Delivered interventions in large scale postnatal research to new mothers under LTP model
Administration, interpretation, and evaluation of client through psychometric testing
Liaison with government departments and management of all stakeholders 
Mediation in research support of data processing operations for large survey researches.
Training and mentoring of the field team and internship students.

Education

Shaheed Zulfikar Ali Bhutto Institute of Science & Technology (SZABIST)
Masters, Masters in Science, MSPH‎
Public Health
CGPA 3.6/4
2024
Shaheed Zulfikar Ali Bhutto Institute of Science & Technology (SZABIST)
M-Phill, MS‎
Clinical Psychology
Completed
2020
University of Karachi
Diploma, Post Magisterial Diploma in Psychology‎
Clinical Psychology
Completed
2018
Pakistan Institute of Management
Diploma, Advance Diploma in Project Management‎
Project Management Professional
Completed
2018
University of Karachi
Masters, , M.A‎
Psychology
Grade A
2014
University of Karachi
Bachelors, , B.com‎
Commerce
Grade A
2011
PECHS Govt College
Intermediate/A-Level, , I.com‎
Commerce
Grade B+
2009
The FALCON HOUSE GRAMMAR SCHOOL
Matriculation/O-Level, , SSC‎
Biological Sciences
Grade A
2006

Skills

Expert Client Engagement
Expert Closing Skills
Expert Conflict Management & Resolution
Intermediate Contract Negotiation
Beginner Customer Success
Expert Goal-oriented
Expert Lead Qualification
Expert Quality Assurance
Intermediate Relationship Building
Intermediate 360 Assessments
Expert Academic Consulting
Expert Academic Program Development
Expert Academic Program Management
Expert Academic Research
Expert Administrative Skills
Expert Admissions Counseling
Expert Aesthetic Procedures Knowledge
Expert Analytical Skills
Beginner Biological Data Analysis
Intermediate Boutique Knowledge
Expert C++
Expert career counsel
Expert Career Counseling
Expert Career Development Coaching
Expert Career Development Programs
Expert Case Management
Expert Certified Lactation Counselor
Expert Child Abuse Protection
Intermediate Child Counseling
Expert Child Life
Expert Child Mental Health Management
Expert Child Nutrition Care
Beginner Child Psychiatry
Intermediate Client Dealing 
Expert Clinical Psychology
Expert Cognitive Psychology
Expert College Education Planning
Intermediate communication & networking
Expert Communication And Written Skill
Expert Communication Training
Expert Community Leadership
Expert Company Presentation Skills
Expert Configuration Switches
Expert Conservation Awareness
Expert Cooordination Skills
Expert Coordination Abilities
Expert Counseling
Expert Counseling & Psychotherapy
Beginner Creative Desing Skills
Expert Creative Writing

Languages

Expert Punjabi
Intermediate Sindhi
Expert Urdu
Expert English