Summary

Mr. Mushtaq Ahmad, with M.A. English (Linguistics and Literature) from National University of Modern Languages has around eight-years of experience in governance, decentralisation, bilateral cooperation, development planning and research related projects/programmes mainly with the focus on communications and outreach, media, government liaison, PR, project planning & implementation, reports writing, development of concept notes, TORs, proposals and assessments, facilitation and moderation of events such as trainings, workshops, seminars, and exposure visits etc.


Projects

Support to Local Governance Program
Disparities in M Health Care in Pakistan: Gender Class and Social Exclusion
Support to Development Planning in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

Experience

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Associate Project Officer- Interpretation and Translation
UN IOM
May 2022 - Present | Doha, Qatar

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Migrant Resource Center- Outreach Counsellor
International Center for Migration Policy Development
Apr 2021 - May 2022 | Islamabad, Pakistan

Development of community outreach and awareness-raising activities on safe and informed migration
Development of key messages, visibility and outreach materials 
Support the development of a results-based implementation work plan for the activities pertaining to the establishment and operationalisation of the Migrant Resource Centre in Islamabad
Support, propose pathways to implement new initiatives with respect to outreach, awareness-raising, visibility, networking and trust-building;
Develop linkages and partnerships with Universities, vocational centres, technical training institutes, educational consultants and overseas employment promoters
Engage NGOs/CSOs at the local level for community outreach 
Support the effective delivery of Migrant Resource Centre outputs in a timely and qualitative manner
Contribute to the Migrant Resource Centre achievements assessment and lessons learned generated

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Communication and Outreach Specialist
Associate in Development Pvt Ltd. (AiD)
Sep 2020 - Dec 2020 | Islamabad, Pakistan

Conduct provincial level baseline consultations and compilation of baseline in the province of KP and Punjab under the supervision of DRR specialist.
Interview the national level electronic media and insurance companies’ representatives, and advise the perception survey Research Assistants in interviewing representatives of the media (electronic & print) and insurance company in all the provinces including GB and AJ&K.  
Assist the DRR specialist in stakeholder consultations at federal level for baseline data collection, training of Provincial Research Assistants and drafting of pilot report based on federal level consultations.
Advise the perception survey district field teams for data collection on print and electronic media at district level.
Ensure all communication and media related data is interlinked and mainstreamed effectively.
Provide recommendation for effective use of communications channel and key messages to strengthen stakeholder engagement and public awareness about NDRMF, DRR and Financing. NDRMF will include the recommendations in the NDRMF Communication Strategy.
 

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Advisor (Local Governance)
Support to Local Governance Programme of the German International Cooperation (GIZ)
Jan 2017 - Dec 2019 | Lahore, Pakistan


On behalf of Support to Local Governance (LoGo) Programme of GIZ, act as a focal person for the Local Councils Association of the Punjab in the province.
Responsible for implementing the activities under work package LCA of the State Citizens Dialogue Component of the LoGo programme
Contribute actively to the general programme planning, including preparation, organisation and moderation of planning exercises, implementation, management, monitoring, quality management, evaluation, communication, and documentation
Support with capacity development to Local Councils, especially female and youth representatives, to comply and represent society with regulations of the Local Government Act
Facilitate constructive dialogue between Local Councils Association and the Local Government Department, to enhance the performance of local councils and enshrine consultation in law-making concerning Local Council interests
Facilitate engagement of media, civil society and public entities in structured dialogue platforms
Support awareness-raising on the Local Government Act and laws related to local governments
Identify capacity development measures for Local Councils to strengthen their public relations and provide them with tailor-made capacity development measures to improve capacities on public relations and dialogue
Co-operates with and ensures regular contacts and dialogues with counterparts, cooperation partners and relevant stakeholders within the result-area as well as the programme’s environment and other projects in order to enhance and maintain good working relationships
Communicates the objectives and indicators commissioned of the programme to all relevant stakeholders and exchanges ideas to nurture innovations for the efficient and effective implementation of the programme

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Jr. Communication and Events Officer
German International Cooperation (GIZ)
Apr 2014 - Dec 2016 | Islamabad, Pakistan


Producing PR materials for the project
Making sure that all the PR materials comply with the corporate procedures/protocols
Keeping close liaison with the Country Office on the matters related to Communication
Assisting the technical team in aspects related to the engagement of international and national consultants, and provides support to these experts in their activities
In consultation with the Principal Advisor, Technical Advisor State-Society Relations, and the other technical team members, preparing and carrying out qualitative research projects (developing survey instruments, field trials, training field staff, organisational preparation in the field, collecting and analysing data), assisting in the preparation of project stories etc.
Assisting the technical team in elaboration of work plans for, and overviews of projects activities, deadlines etc. and presents this regularly at team meetings
Providing support to the Principal Advisor and other Technical Advisors for the planning, organisation, establishment, running and documentation of project events
Providing support to the team for the implementation of project activities in the field

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Research Associate
Real Medicine Foundation (RMF- International)
Jul 2013 - Nov 2013 | Islamabad, Pakistan

Assist in planning, implementing and evaluating research plans of the organization
Participate actively in transcription and translation work of the projects
Translate Urdu data into English on daily basis
Assist in conducting field activities of the research projects according to work plans as well as on need basis
Record field notes while doing daily field activities
Develop a field record on daily basis
Transcribe the audio recordings as and when required
Assist in activities related to the knowledge dissemination workshops both provincial and Federal as and when required
Develop and maintain a contact list of all Punjab health departments, policy makers, MNCH program, donors, NGOs and others in the field.

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Information/ Communication Officer
BEST (NGO)
Feb 2012 - Dec 2012 | Peshawar, Pakistan


Prepared and supervised the production of publicity brochures, handouts, leaflets,
promotional videos and photographs.
Organized events including press conferences, exhibitions, open days and press tours.
Maintained information on the organisation's website.
Worked within the organization's policy and practice guidelines as set out in the BEST's policy manual.
Developed and maintained relationships with journalists and media outlets
Led the production of BEST's communication materials including the newsletters, brochures and other promotional materials.
Led and monitored the implementation of the BEST's style guide for all external and internal communications materials.
Ensured periodical reporting of the progress and documentation of lessons learnt and case studies
Prepared regular reports on activities, outputs and outcomes and extract relevant reports as required
Assisted in developing monitoring plans in coordination with the monitoring team for ensuring that Monitoring data is incorporated into reports as required

Education

University of Peshawar
Masters, Masters in Arts, M.A.‎
Journalism and Mass Communication
Percentage 58%
2017
National University of Modern Languages
Masters, Masters in Arts, MA English‎
English Literature and Linguistics
Percentage 54%
2012

Skills

Expert Quality Assurance
Expert Emergence respo
Expert learning and development
Expert monitoring & evaluating programmes
Expert Narrative Developing
Expert Outlook
Expert Proficiency in social media
Expert Project Implemention
Expert Ability To Follow Instruction
Expert Ability to work in and with a diverse team
Beginner Accounnts Management
Expert Accounts / Manager
Expert Achievable Development Plans
Expert Adaptive Leadership
Expert Admin Assistantce
Expert Admission Advisory
Expert Advance Level English
Expert Advance Writing & Proof Reading
Expert Advanced
Expert Advisory Skills
Expert Advocacy
Expert Advocate of Teamwork
Expert Aesthetic Procedures Knowledge
Expert AI Programs
Expert Analytical
Expert Analytical Review
Expert Analytical Skills
Expert Analytical Thinking
Expert Analytical Writing
Expert Analyze Data
Intermediate Arabic Proficiency
Expert Article Creation
Expert  Adobe Premiere Pro
Expert Binding Knowledge
Expert Budgeting and Financial Analysis
Expert Budgeting and Forecasting
Expert Business Partner Relations Management
Expert Calm Under Pressure
Expert Campaigning And Negotiation Skills
Expert Canva Command
Expert Capability To Negotiate
Expert Capacity Building
Expert Capacity Development
Beginner Child Protection
Beginner Child Psychology
Expert Close Attention to Detail
Expert Coaching Skills
Expert Communication & Outreach
Expert Communication & PR
Expert Communication and PR

Languages

Expert Pashto
Expert Urdu
Expert English

Mushtaq Contacts

Javaria Najeeb
Impact by Psyche consultants
SHARON CHEN
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Atika Mazhar
THALI (NGO)
Sadia Bashir
Pepperonz General Trading LLC
Aneeqa Noor Noor
Your Engineering Solutions (YES)