Summary

A dedicated and motivated project management professional with overall 3.5 years of work experience. During this time, I have worked with telecommunication, NGOs, and government organization on various development sector projects. Decision-maker with excellence in communication, research, and creative problem solving and skilled in areas including project management, planning, monitoring evaluation, project costing budgeting, data analysis, MS Office, MS Project, and also in other research methodology tools.

Experience

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Program Coordinator
Kaarvan Crafts Foundation
May 2022 - Present | Lahore, Pakistan

> Developing Baseline Surveys for data collection for Donar funded Projects
> Detailed Project Implementation for effective execution and implementation of
the project.
> Designing and Maintaining Risk Registers
> Developing M&E Plans for Donar funded projects
> Monthly and Quarterly Narrative Reporting
> Collect and consolidate the progress of the project against targets of Work Plan
and Indicators of Logical Framework on agreed frequencies
> Project appraisal (capital budgeting techniques) to determine the financial
viability and suggesting relevant changes for improvement.
> Data Analysis and Reporting for Baseline and End Result surveys.

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Planning Officer
Planning & Development Department, KPK, Peshawar (UNDP Project)
Mar 2021 - Oct 2021 | Peshawar, Pakistan

 Assisted in preparation of annual development plan (ADP 2021-22) for SP&GM section.  Preparation of PC-1 is consistent with the social protection and gender mainstreaming strategic objectives including their forecasted timelines, cost estimates.  PC-1 Appraisal.  Worked on PCFMS (Planning Commission Forms Management System).  Spot reporting (Note-sheets, Letters, DFA).  Setting baselines for future target objectives of the section.

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Associate (Initiatives & Reporting)-Monitoring & Evaluation
Punjab Skills Development Fund (PSDF)
Nov 2020 - Mar 2021 | Lahore, Pakistan

Prepared monthly field visit plan for the entire M&E department and field visit reports for top management.  Perform data analysis and reporting on a regular basis.  Prepared and reconciled stipend distribution sheets for provision of stipend to trainees.  Prepared fake and ghost trainee and other violation reports adjusting the invoice payments.  Help in program monitoring and contract execution in allotted Schemes/Training Service Providers/Regions.  Efficient data management, DBMS handling, and systems automation.  Reviewed more than 500 invoices per month prepared by a third party for payment.  Successfully resolved more than 400 queries per month related to payments from TSPs.  Identified and removed stipend distributed to dropout and expelled trainees amounting to rupees 3 million due to error in Management Information System.  Identified duplicate payments and suggested controls to eliminate them to the finance department. 

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Consultant
GIZ-Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit
Aug 2019 - Feb 2021 | Islamabad, Pakistan


 Provided consultancy to job seekers and employers and liaison for provincial VC&JP.
 Data cleaning and maintaining 7000 TVET institutes on skilling Pakistan portal.
 Statistical analysis on the TVET data of institutes and trades.
 Worked on the feasibility study of the TVET sector.
Establishing linkage with the provincial VJ&JP officers and encouraging them to use NSIS for jobs ad placements of the pass-outs.
Support in research of hi-tech and hi-end trades and developing a feasibility study for training development projects.
 Act as an agent on behalf of NAVTTC to address the queries of the employers and the job seekers.
Enable employers to post jobs on the job portal and assist them in finding skilled workers having relevant skills.
Assist and guide job seekers in uploading their profiles according to the system requirements so that employers get all necessary information required for hiring.
Collecting feedback of the users and maintaining logs to improve the user experience.

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Planning Executive
National Vocational & Technical Training Commission Pakistan (NAVTTC)
Mar 2018 - Aug 2019 | Islamabad, Pakistan


Drafting ToRS, concept clearance papers, PC-1s (setting-up objectives, cost estimates/budgeting, physical and financial phasing, RBM).
 Verification and preparation of quarterly and final payment demands for financial releases.
 Inter and Intra-coordination of all sections of P&D Wing.
 Developed M&E indicators for institute selection.
 Field monitoring of institutes and assessments of trainees.
 Prepared, maintained, and supervised desk monitoring reports for PMYSDP.
Research reports on hi-tech, hi-end trades and BICs with market demand and supply analysis.
 Preparation of PC-1 for the Prime Minister's Special Package to implement of “Skills for All” Strategy as Catalyst for TVET Sector Development in Pakistan.
 Implemented MS Project in NAVTTC for Skills for All” Strategy as Catalyst for TVET Sector Development in Pakistan and also trained team members.

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Intern
Pakistan Telecommunication Company Limited (PTCL)
Nov 2017 - Feb 2018 | Quetta, Pakistan


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Intern
Pakistan Telecommunication Company Limited (PTCL)
Sep 2017 - Oct 2017 | Islamabad, Pakistan

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Intern
Zia Masood Kiani & Co. (Chartered Accountant)
Jun 2016 - Aug 2016 | Islamabad, Pakistan

Worked as an Intern at Zia Masood Kiani & Co. (Chartered Accountant) (June 2016-Aug 2016)
Tasks:
• HR and Financial Management Consultancy Department-Payroll procedures of UNICEF
• Audit Department- Stock-Take
• Tax Department- Filing Tax on IRIS

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Intern
UNDP-PAKSTRAN
Jun 2015 - Aug 2015 | Islamabad, Pakistan

Worked as an Intern at UNDP-PAKSTRAN (June 2015-Aug 2015)
Tasks:
• Handled the website and social media pages of PAKSTRAN
• Prepared maintained events and activities updated report for monitoring department
• Admin and office work.

Education

Bahria University
M-Phill, MS in Project Management‎
Project Management
Completed
2020
COMSATS Institute of Information Technology
Bachelors, Bachelors in Science, BS Accounting & Finance‎
Management Accounting, Strategic Financial Management, Accounting & Finance
CGPA 3.8/4
2017
Univesity of Cambridge
Intermediate/A-Level, A-Levels, ‎
Accounting, Economics, Business Studies
Percentage %
2013
University of Cambridge
Matriculation/O-Level, O-Levels, ‎
Biology, Chemistry, Physics
Percentage %
2011

Skills

Expert Accounts Administration
Expert Analytical and Organizational skills
Intermediate Cloud, Server
Expert Configuration Switches
Intermediate Configuring Software
Expert Cooordination Skills
Expert Coordination Skilla
Beginner Delievry Planning
Expert Fluent English
Expert Japanese & Korean Language Proficiency
Intermediate Knowledge of ITC
Intermediate Legal Affairs Management
Expert Legal Documents Management
Expert Microsoft Office 1
Expert Microsoft Project
Expert Negotiation and Communication
Beginner Negotiation Skills
Expert Networking & Coordination
Expert Networking and Coordination
Intermediate Nvivo
Intermediate Office Support
Expert PC-1 Appraisal
Expert Planning Commission forms (PC-1)
Expert powerpoint presentations
Expert Program Management
Expert Project Administration
Expert Ratio Analysis
Intermediate Reasrch and Development
Expert Receptionist Duties
Expert Record Keeping
Beginner Schedule Appointment
Beginner Social Welfare Management
Expert SPSS
Intermediate Strategic Thinking
Intermediate Structural Draft
Expert Team Management
Intermediate Time and Meeting Management

Languages

Expert Urdu
Expert English