Summary

Mr. Muhammad Umar Buriro is a young development professional Practitioner. Having comprehensive related working experience with Non-Government National and United Nations UN -International organizations, in the field of social development sector in different projects/programs.
10-years Professional Experience in different Projects on, Youth empowerment, Education, Health, WASH , Monitoring Evaluations, Advocacy on Human Rights Based Approach GBV, Legal Rights, Minority Rights , Children and Women Protection, PESA Disaster Risk Reduction, Humanitarian Response and Coordination and good liaison with stakeholders in Pakistan

Projects

Child Protection Strengthening

Experience

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Child Protection Officer
International Rescue Committee (IRC ) Pakistan
Nov 2022 - Present | Larkana, Pakistan

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Project Coordinator -INL-Legal
Global Neighbourhood For Media Innovation-GNMI
Nov 2021 - May 2022 | Karachi, Pakistan

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Liaison Coordinator
The Aware Foundation
Jan 2020 - Aug 2021 | Larkana, Pakistan

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Regional Manager
Poverty Eradication Initiative (PEI) Pakistan
Nov 2017 - Dec 2019 | Larkana, Pakistan

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Assistant Regional Manager
Marie stopes Society
Dec 2016 - Aug 2017 | Larkana, Pakistan

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Child Protection Officer /Manager Child Protection Unit-CPU
DevCon an association for rural development
Jan 2016 - Nov 2016 | Larkana, Pakistan

• Ensure the effective utilization of database for Child Protection issues and advocate of the sustainability of CPU in district Larkana region.
• Effective case management of identified and referred cases of child protection to relevant agencies/ government departments for assistance and follow up till the case is resolved.
• Ensure establishment of Child Protection desk in relevant Government ,i.e. Child Protection health desk at Medical Superintendent –MS & District Health officer (DHO) offices
• Ensure establishment of Child Protection desk in relevant Government ,i.e. Police ,Labor ,Judiciary ,Probation and parole department
• Conduct awareness sessions on family planning for healthy life and field visit to monitor child rights violations and assessment of cases in the district.
• Conduct coordination meeting with District Child Protection Committee, other line agencies and CRAN; document and share meeting minutes and follow up on the actions agreed.
• Ensure facilitation for child labor & street children regarding medical checkups/treatment for children & families particularly for maternal newborn children
• Ensure the effective operationalization of interagency coordination and referral mechanisms.
• Identify capacity needs and facilitate capacity building process of Govt. line departments and other stakeholders to roll out interagency protocol.
• Extend support to Social Welfare Department in initiatives launched by Deputy Director -Social Welfare for the welfare of the children.
• Ensure the monitoring of News papers, TV channels, Social Media related to CP cases in the District and maintain the database accordingly.
• Take full responsibility of the Monthly, Quarterly, Bi –annually and annual reports.
• Development of District Child Protection Unit Plan.
• Create and maintain strong linkages between community and service providers.
• Represent the Organization before the Government and its departments, partner organizations, donors

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District Project Manager
CSSP /DAI-Edace Project
Jul 2015 - Dec 2015 | Larkana, Pakistan

• To ensure the accomplishment of all activities of DAI-EDACE project on improving social harmony & protection of civic rights in project area district Larkana
• To develop good liaison with relevant stake holders i.e. (District Government administration, Education department, Law enforcement agencies, Religious & minority leaders ,Judiciary, media, social & political leaders & other stakeholders )
• To facilitate assessment of local NGOs as implementing partner organizations
• To ensure identification and formation of youth interest groups
• To ensure identification & selection of master trainers for replication of trainings
• To facilitate for the development of thematic manuals on Violence against women-(VAW), Right to Information( RTI) Freedom of Information (FOI), Rule of law /Para Legal and Interfaith harmony and Peace in society
• To ensure follow up Referral& legal aid cases of Human Rights & minority Rights violations
• To ensure implementation of action month of awareness campaign activities on VAW,FOI,PARA LEGAL,& Role of Ombudsmen through local partner organizations
• Promote advocacy campaign for the approval of Sindh youth policy
• Increase Public outreach to change attitude and behavior through media
• To ensure dissemination of IEC material & media outreach
• To ensure monitoring & evaluations of project activities & Develop project activity reports
• Actively participate in relevant coordination and planning meetings

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District Project Manager
CSSP /The Asia Foundation
Jun 2014 - Jun 2015 | Larkana, Pakistan

• To ensure the accomplishment of all project activities of Human Rights Fund –III project with the co-guidance of The Asia Foundation & CSSP management to protect religious minorities as per ICCPR convention (Rights to expression ,assembly & thought-REAT) REAT network in Larkana-Sindh
• To develop good liaison with relevant stake holders i.e. (District administration, Law enforcement agencies, Religious & minority leaders ,Judiciary, media, social & political leaders & other stakeholders )
• To support Strengthening Early Warning System of Human Rights Defenders(HRDs)to protect minority rights violation in project area
• To provide technical assistance & Maintain district based toll free REAT helpline-0800-00900
• To ensure follow up Referral& legal aid cases of Human Rights & minority Rights violations
• To shift and establish REAT helpline-0800-00900 Toll free number at Police Department
• Promote advocacy campaign for legal and policy change
• Increase Public outreach to change attitude and behavior through media
• To ensure dissemination of IEC material & media outreach
• Actively participate in relevant coordination and planning meetings
• Develop project activity reports

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Provincial Advocacy Coordinator
SPO /Oxfam GB
Jan 2014 - Apr 2014 | Dadu, Pakistan

• To ensure the accomplishment of Advocacy Campaign activities of Girls Education project of Oxfam-GB ,Dubai Care & SPO in Dadu –Sindh
• To Lead Advocacy Campaign on article 25A Right to Education
• Develop ICE Material for Advocacy Campaign specially on importance of girls education
• Organize advocacy dialogue/seminars at taluka ,district,Provincial level
• Develop and Maintain data base for girls education project, theaters script
• Conduct consultation meetings with relevant stakeholders including government officials ,education department, Health department , community notables ,elected representatives
• Develop assessment /monitoring mechanism and script for video documentary
• Prepare work plan for field work and ensure its proper implementation
• Sensitize all relevant stakeholders about right to education 25-A,1973,SEA 2013,SFIA2006
• Develop Radio messages,theater script for mass awareness on Right to education 25A

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Provincial Manager-DRR
National Humanitarian Network (NHN)
Jun 2012 - Dec 2013 | Hyderabad, Pakistan

• To ensure the accomplishment of activities of National Humanitarian Network (NHN) provincial secretariat in province Sindh
• Participate in all concerned meetings including GCCM, ICCM & coordination
• Coordinate with NDMA, PDMA, DDMAs and ministry of relief and rehabilitation
• Organize need based consultative workshops, trainings, seminars, and conferences
• Maintain and keep all records and documents of the NHN
• Coordination with all stakeholders (Government agencies, District Administration ,Health department ,Police ,UN agencies, UNCHR,WFP,WHO,UNOCHA and others NHN, PHF, affected population, elected representatives, media, civil society, philanthropists)
• Represent members of national/local humanitarian organizations (all organizations – NGOs, CBOs etc – working in humanitarian sectors) at all relevant forums.
• Advocacy on operational issues through policy briefs and campaign
• Capacity and Resource Mapping for effective humanitarian response
• Facilitating capacity building of members and partners
• Promoting principles of accountability, Sphere standards, and complaint handling mechanisms in humanitarian response
• Act as a forum for information sharing, voicing, policy and action research, knowledge management and voice concerns and needs of stakeholders and disaster affected people

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Provincial Coordinator -DRR
Internation Organization for Migration-UN-IOM
Jun 2011 - May 2012 | Hyderabad, Pakistan

• To ensure the accomplishment of Humanitarian Communication Project of UN-IOM agency in southern part of Sindh
• Support cross cutting Two-way communications between humanitarian clusters/working groups of UNOCHA /concerned government departments ,District administration ,Health department, UN agencies WFP-WHO-IOM,INGOs ,USAID ,& local NGOs
• Conduct awareness sessions for affected communities on Health & nutrition, Wash, Shelter-ORS, food security, livelihood and community restoration
• Highlighting gaps and needs of affected communities to the aid providers
• To support in assessment mechanism & monitor the running activates of relief & rehabilitation particularly medical camps ,vaccinations of mother & child
• Promote Humanitarian assistance matrix 3Ws–who is doing what and where? Information services for affected communities
• Collection of feedback to improve messaging and better target the needs
• Formal and informal dissemination of public messages (including Humanitarian Call Centre Help line toll free number )
• Liaising with Government and line departments e.g. NDMA,PDMA and DDMAs
• IDP vulnerability profiling exercise for conflict affected communities
• Increasing outreach through selected Human Network groups from community
• Support to develop Public Service announcements(PSA),through print & electronic media
• Support to develop service hand book, a yellow pages directory of Humanitarian services
• Collection of frequently asked questions (FAQs of region or issue specific)

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District Project Coordinator
Society for the Protection of the Rights of the Child (SPARC)
Oct 2010 - May 2011 | Jamshoro, Pakistan

• Act as a Project focal point /Facilitator in district to ensure the accomplishment of Child Protection emergency Project activities in Jamshoro district during super flood 2010 with the supported by TROCAIRE
• Establishment of Child Friendly Spaces-CFS centers in IDPs tent city
• Ensure medical checkup ,& facilitate Health & Nutrition of mother and children
• Ensure filed visits psychiatrist to overcome the traumatic condition of children particularly Doctors for maternal newborn & child health (MNCH)
• Conduct community mobilization sessions ,meetings and training sessions during field visit
• Work with community committees to ensure the identification and selection of the most vulnerable population and provide information to ensure accountability and transparency
• Maintains records, prepares reports, and compose correspondence timely
• Monitoring and evaluation of child friendly space CFS Centers
• Ensure wash activities & supply of relevant commodities for CFS centers
• Development of recreational activities in child friendly space CFS centers

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Program Coordinator
Civil Society Support Program-CSSP
Oct 2009 - Sep 2010 | Hyderabad, Pakistan

• To support & ensure the activities of empowering the Voice of New Generation VNG-first phase youth development training program
• Develop the training resource material for civic education and political awareness
• Lead advocacy campaigns & research on youth related issues
• Organize & conduct trainings on role of youth in civil society to promote healthy activities
• Organize and support the exposure visits of 50 youth-VNGs for costal belt Sindh
• Organize and coordinate National Youth Conference NYC-2010 for 500 youth delegates
• Coordinate and ensure participation of Government officials, political representatives, civil society members, youth leaders and all other stakeholders countrywide
• Establish links with National, International organizations, institutes for NYC 2010
• Ensure the logistic support to all delegations of NYC 2010.
• Liaise with Press for profile-raising events and coverage
• Develop a voice of youth magazine for national youth conference 2010

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Program Officer
Sindh Rural Support Program (SRSP)
Jan 2008 - Sep 2009 | Hyderabad, Pakistan

• Manage overall provision of HR & administrative services, &ensure Need Identification
• Compliance of policies and programs for the entire organization
• To support in implementation of the projects in different districts of sindh
• Develop and Maintain healthy public relation with Government and Non Government Organizations for optimal functioning of the organization.
• Plan for employee’s performance appraisal
• Plan for Training's of employees and maintain contact with outside resources for training.
• Develop assessment and monitoring mechanism
• Prepare work plan for field work and ensure its proper implementation
• Review and revisit the community to assess quality of work

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District Literacy Coordinator-Education
National Commission for human Development (NCHD) Pakistan
Jun 2007 - Dec 2007 | Kamber Ali Khan, Pakistan

• Conduct baseline survey to know socio-economic conditions of area
• Mobilization in community for opening of adult literacy centers-ALCs
• Establishment of 40 adult literacy centers at Union Council –UC- level.
• Interaction with community & stakeholders to increase literacy rate
• Organize and conduct 40-teachers training of adult literacy centers
• Supply of teaching material and books at literacy centers
• Ensure the 90% attendance at adult literacy centers -ALCs
• Monitoring and evaluation of all adult literacy centers - ALCs
• Preparation of weekly work plans and all reports

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Internee-HRD
Pakistan International Airline (PIA)
Jun 2007 - Jul 2007 | Karachi, Pakistan

Education

University of Sindh
Masters, , Msc Rural Development‎
community development
CGPA 3.6/4
2014
University of Sindh
Masters, , Masters in Public Administration‎
Human Resource Management
2007
Shah Abdul Latif University
Bachelors, , Bachelors in Commerce‎
Commerce
2004
COMSATS Institute of Information Technology
Diploma, Computer Science-DIT‎
Computer Science
Completed
2004

Skills

Expert DRR
Expert Family Health
Expert Health, Long-term Care, and Disability Insurance
Expert Liaison Management
Expert Project Administration
Expert طلاقة في اللغة الإنجليزية

Languages

Intermediate Punjabi
Expert Sindhi
Expert Urdu
Intermediate English

Endorsements

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Himadullah Sohoo
Senior Executive (Social Media Management), BOL Media Group

Muhammad Umer has a unique combination of creativity, strong work ethic, and management skills.

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Muhammad Umer blends creativity and innovation with organization and strategy.

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Shoaib Chang
Project Coordinator Support, Medecins Sans Frontieres
Worked with you at SPO /Oxfam GB

Muhammad Umer blends creativity and innovation with organization and strategy.

Muhammad Contacts

FIDA KARIM
Population Services International
Waseem Ullah Memon
International Rescue Committee
Harish Kumar Drawar
Grace Public School
Kazim Chandio Chandio
Storage Keys LLC
Mehvish Javed
Mercy corps