Summary

A highly experienced developmental professional with a diversified experience in Health, Nutrition, Education, Water, Sanitation and Protection related programs.
Currently serving as a Project Assistant (Livelihood and Social Cohesion) at the United Nations - International Organization for Migration (IOM).

Strong background in working in emergencies and disasters, including the natural and human-induced crises. Proficient in program planning, implementation, monitoring and evaluation with government institutions, development partners, donors, INGOs, and civil society organizations through effective advocacy, analytical, and management skills.

Core Competencies:
• Project & Program Management
• Conflict Resolution Techniques
• Event Planning and Execution
• Monitoring and Evaluation
• Community Mobilization
• Coordination, Capacity & Time Management
• Networking with Stakeholders and Partners.


Projects

Lifebouy Lifesaver Project

Experience

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Project Assistant (Livelihood & Social Cohesion)
International Organization for Migration (IMO)
Sep 2022 - Present | Karachi, Pakistan

International Organization for Migration is the leading intergovernmental organization in the field of migration and is committed to the principle that humane and orderly migration benefits migrants and society.
Key Responsibilities:


Periodic monitoring and evaluation of all the projects aiming to improve the socio-economic condition of Afghan Migrants.


Monitoring the performance of Implementing Partners (IPs), to ensure consistency and timely implementation of activities.


Coordination with all project partners including government stakeholders for effective implementation of the project activities.

Monitoring the progress of project activities and submiting the reports on the progress, accomplishments, difficulties & lessons learnt.


Providing support in designing and implementing livelihoods needs, market and value chain assessments questionnaires and methodology through community engagement mechanisms such as Focus Group Discussions, household surveys, and Key Informant Interviews.

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Project Coordinator
Go Read.Pk
Mar 2022 - Sep 2022 | Karachi, Pakistan

GoRead.pk is an initiative to bring carefully selected, socially conscious, joyful stories to children in underprivileged communities of Karachi.
Key Responsibilities:

Conducting field visits, community meetings, signing contracts with community members.
Establishing and managing Hanging Library Systems through partnerships with community Librarians.
Responsible for overseeing the successful day to day execution of the project, focusing on sites where story readings are taking place and conducting spot checks.
Conducting regular reflection and development sessions with GoReaders
Maintaining all programmatic documents and schedules and building new documents as needed
Building and executing Monitoring & Evaluation tools & systems to effectively assess impact (i.e. pre and post tests, focus group discussions, learning circles)
Identifying and establishing partnerships with new Community Organizations and subsequent Site Leaders in new communities to scale the program to other areas of Karachi

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District Coordinator
Interactive Research & Development (IRD), Pakistan
Aug 2021 - Dec 2021 | Karachi, Pakistan

Project: Sindh Deworming Initiative – Sindh Deworming Initiative aims to treat 4.6 million School Age Children of (5-17) in 07 Districts of Karachi.
Key Responsibilities:

Coordinate with the education, health and other relevant departments data of Private/Public schools, Deeni Madaris, Health care facilities and health professionals to prepare for Mass Drug Administration (MDA)
Monitor and coordinate with the District Health Office in distribution of training, community sensitization materials, drugs and reporting forms to the training venues and subsequently to schools.
Coordinate with the health department focal person for the drug storage and its distribution to the training venues/schools and ensure the availability of required drug throughout the Campaign.
Actively supervise the payment process to Lead/Master Trainers and Health staff  with Finance and Admin teams of IRD as per agreed mechanism

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Project Officer
Sindh Rural Development Organization
May 2020 - Jan 2021 | Hyderabad, Pakistan

Project: FEMPOWER! – Fempower is a Shirkat Gah supported project which strengthen women’s movements in 10 countries of Asia with a focus on building a common agenda for feminist change in the target countries.  
Key Responbilities:

Mobilize and sensitize the community on program activities and create Community Based Organizations (CBOs)
Support the development of agreements and MoUs with community
Preparation and facilitation of women’s leadership programs
To deliver TOT training to the Community leaders.
Assist District Program Manager in compiling monthly, quarterly and annual progress reports by providing updated and accurate information from field. In addition, collect and share success stories from the field to highlight impact of the program.

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School Coordinator
Children’s Museum for Peace & Human Rights (CMPHR)
Aug 2019 - Apr 2020 | Karachi, Pakistan

Project: Badal Do! -- Badal Do is a unique initiative that is helping teachers become advocates of Peace, Social inclusion, Diversity, and Tolerance in classrooms and beyond inculcating reflective practice as an essential Skill.Key Responsibilities:

Visiting schools on a fortnightly basis to monitor program quality and track progress (notable areas; Lyari, Saeedabad, Chakra Goth, Shireen Jinnah and Baldia town)
Report school wise progress, challenges, and success stories and create a photo and video bank of activities
Provide support to school management in smoothly implementing the Badal Do! Activities.
Pitched and on-boarded new school to meet program targets.
Provide feedback to the consortium partners as how the different activities are being adopted by schools and what are the outcomes.
Provide Badal Do! Training at schools where required.

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School Support Associate
Creative Associates International
Nov 2018 - Jul 2019 | Umer Kot, Pakistan

Project: Pakistan Reading Project -- The USAID Funded Pakistan Reading Project (PRP) is improving the reading skills of children of grade 1 & 2, by providing reading instructional materials for classrooms, training teachers regarding new reading techniques.
Key Responsibilities:

Worked in close collaboration with Teachers, Head teachers and concerned education officers in preparing and implementing reading improvement plans and strategies.
Provide support to utilize Reading Learning Material.
Conducted physical verification of Government and SEF schools of district Umerkot.
Organized MEGA community events to promote reading culture.

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Education Officer
Indus Society for Rural Development (ISRD)
May 2018 - Nov 2018 | Tharparkar, Pakistan

Project: Rural Development -- The Indus Society for Rural Development (ISRD) aims to improve food security and household income in rural areas, promote good health through increasing awareness on the causes of various diseases, as well as promotion of Quality Education, adult literacy and vocational skills for vulnerable young people and women and to support environmental conservation.Key Responsibilities:

Enrolled 650 out of school children in 3 schools running in Tharparkar region.
Prepared in detail weekly/monthly plans including field travels/school visits while adhering to quarterly/annual work plan targets and indicators.
Convinced the community leaders to enroll their children in schools.
Conducted meetings with parents in villages to give awareness about education.

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Team Lead - (Brick for Life Campaign)
The Indus Hospital
Jan 2018 - May 2018 | Karachi, Pakistan


Project: Brick for Life -- Brick for Life is a fundraising campaign to support the expansion of the Indus Hospital, Korangi Campus Expansion project.Key Responsibilities:
Responsible for fundraising & awareness at different places of Karachi
Raised 1 Million for Indus expansion program
Organized awareness camps for donation in different schools and malls of Karachi.

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Intern - Thar Schools
Charter For Compassion
Sep 2017 - Dec 2017 | Karachi, Pakistan

Project: Thar Schools -- Charter for Compassion Pakistan is a cooperative effort to restore not only compassionate thinking but, more importantly, compassionate action to the center of our lives.

Responsible for administrative tasks of schools of Thar foundation managed by Charter for Compassion (CFC).
Conducted awareness drives in Tharparkar "Enroll your child in School"
Conducted meetings with local community members to enroll their child in Schools.
Responsible for hiring, training and supervising of teaching and non teaching staff.

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Intern
State Bank of Pakistan
Jul 2017 - Aug 2017 | Karachi, Pakistan


Conducted awareness sessions on fresh Currency notes.
Conducted research in tax department and gave solution for increasing number of taxpayer in Pakistan.
Responsible for data entry in different departments (Prize bond, Cash Department and Securities Department).

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Intern
Akhuwat Karachi
Jun 2017 - Aug 2017 | Karachi, Pakistan


Worked for the NJV School, Conducted career counselling and motivational sessions for students of Interior Sindh
Making arrangements of Akhuwat Talks.
Helped in Akhuwat Clothes Bank Project.
Managed & Promoted Social Media of Akhuwat Karachi

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Intern
Be there Welfare Foundation
Jun 2017 - Jun 2017 | Karachi, Pakistan

Responsibilities:

Conducted Iftaar drives in underprivileged areas of Karachi
Responsible for raising donation through social media

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Intern
The Citizen Foundation
Jun 2016 - May 2017 | Karachi, Pakistan


Conducted career counselings, Motivational sessions and university test preparations for scholarship.
Mentoring & Coaching of Students.
Helping students in filling scholarship forms for different universities

Education

Shaheed Zulfikar Ali Bhutto Institute of Science & Technology (SZABIST)
Masters, Masters in Science, MS Social Sciences‎
Social Sciences, Sociology
CGPA 3.8/4
2022
Institute of Business Management (IoBM)
Bachelors, Bachelors in Business Administration, BBA‎
Marketing
CGPA 2.8/4
2018
Super Tech Public Higher Secondary Colleges Samaro
Intermediate/A-Level, , HSSC‎
Physics, Chemistry & Mathematics.
Percentage 85%
2013
SuperTech Public Higher Secondary School Samaro
Matriculation/O-Level, , SSC‎
Physics, Chemistry & Mathematics.
Percentage 80%
2011

Skills

Expert Public Speaking
Expert Advocacy skills
Beginner C++
Intermediate Capacity Building
Expert Communication Report Writing
Expert Community Mobilization
Expert Configuration Switches
Expert Cooordination Skills
Expert Coordination Abilities
Expert Cross Team Communication Skills
Intermediate Data Management
Expert Database Impact
Beginner Donor Reporting
Intermediate Email List Management
Expert Fluent in Sindhi
Intermediate Grants Management
Expert Knowledge of Bending Machine
Expert Microsoft Applications Experience
Expert Persuasion Customer
Expert Policies Implementing
Expert PR Campaign Management
Expert Program Analysis
Expert Qualitative Analysis
Expert Record Keeping
Expert Security Principles
Expert Solid Presentation Skills
Beginner Statistical Software
Expert Stress Management
Expert Team Management
Expert Time Management
Expert Training

Languages

Beginner German
Expert Urdu
Expert Sindhi
Intermediate English