Summary

Expert in Program Management, Partnerships Management, Social Protection, Child Protection, Monitoring & Evaluation and Information Management.

Projects

Strengthening CRVS (Civil Registration & Vital Statistics) in Pakistan thro

Experience

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Head of Programmes
Islamic Relief Worldwide (IRW)
Oct 2020 - Present | Khartoum, Sudan

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Country Program Manager
Representative of Nineveh Voluntary Organization for IDPs (RNVDO)
Jul 2019 - Sep 2020 | Erbil, Iraq

Under current roleUnder current the roleofCountry Programme Manager, my major responsibility include the program management & coordination, monitoring & evaluation, partnership building, capacity development, business development, financial management, human resource management, organization representation, program quality assurance, technical support & guidance to all project managers, donor coordination, organizations visibility and representation.

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Senior Manager Nutrition (Partnerships)
ACF International | Action Against Hunger
Apr 2019 - Jul 2019 | Karachi, Pakistan

Programme for Improved Nutrition in Sindh (PINS)

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MHPSS Program Manager
SEED Foundation
Mar 2018 - Nov 2018 | Erbil, Iraq

Being a MHPSS Programme Manager my major role include to lead the MHPSS Programme in Kurdistan Region through Grants Management, Monitoring & Evaluation, Capacity Building & Supervision, Finance & Administration and Communication, Coordination & Organizational Representation.

The major achievement under the roles include grants management funded by wide range of donors, monitoring & evaluation of different programme related interventions, capacity building of programme team, efficient financial & administration management and effective communication, coordination as well as organizational representation at different forums including different working groups/clusters such as Protection, Child Protection, GBV and MHPSS in Duhok

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Program/Project Manager
Plan International Pakistan
Oct 2015 - Mar 2018 | Islamabad, Pakistan

Being a project manager of Strengthening CRVS (Civil Registration and Vital Statistics) in Pakistan through Appropriate use of Digital Technologies (DBR) my major role include to Lead the Plan‘s DBR project team in-country in close collaboration with Country Count Every Child Focal person,Take ownership of the key project documents and ensure that they are delivered to a high quality and on time, Develop and own the Programme Design documents (including roles and responsibilities, scope and costing), Lead the DBR solution requirements gathering exercise, Create a detailed project work plan and monitor progress against plan and budget, Identify project risks and issues and implement mitigation strategies, Provide status updates to CO and IH management, Work closely with the DBR Central Team to ensure that the project is delivered according to the DBR methodology, Develop relationships with key partners (Government, UN agencies, Private sectors and CSOs) to promote a collaborative working environment with MoUs where appropriate, Ensure child rights based approach to programming and Work with the in-country resource mobilisation manager to identify potential funding sources for DBR.



The major achievements are;

 Established and strengthened strong partnerships with national, provincial Govt., UN Agencies, I/NGOs and Private Sector
 Hired, oriented and trained 15 project staff members including Specialists, Coordinators & Officers
 Reviewed, improved and submitted quarterly & half-yearly project progress reports to the donors
 Reached to 2.3 million population through Communication for Behavioral Impact (COMBI) approach

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Projects Manager
Strengthening Participatory Organization (SPO)
Nov 2012 - Oct 2015 | Islamabad, Pakistan

Being a project manager of Political Parties Development Program my major role include to ensure that political parties of the country should have institutional set up in place, to build capacity of political parties to have proper constitution for their outreach by focusing young generation in their program development, to facilitate the formulation of Policy Working Groups for the political parties to have their policies in places and to support political parties for Issues Identification Workshops (IIWs) as they can prioritize their issues and connect the Civil Society Orgnizations (CSO)/Academia, Think Tanks to speak on the identified issues.

As well as under the role of manager of Capacity Building of Women Organizations under GEP mainly I was engaged in ensuring that grassroots level organizations (CBOs/NGOs) have gender friendly policies. The project has been successfully implemented in all four provinces viz, Punjab, Khyber Pakhtoonkhawa, Balochistan, Sindh and Azad Jamuu & Kashmir and Giligt Baltistan.

The major achievement of the projects are political party development program has significantly contributed in the placing institutional setup of political parties and 65% of the major issues identified through Issues Identification Workshops (IIWs) became the part of their manifesto. Capacity Building of more than 90 NGOs/CBOs across the country. Development of Strategic Plans is the major achievement capacity building of the CBOs/NGOs project. Material Developed in the local languages like Sindhi, Urdu etc for the training participants.

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Grievance Redressal Coordinator-Sindh
The World Bank
Apr 2012 - Oct 2012 | Karachi, Pakistan

Under the role of Grievance Redressal Coordinator of Citizens’ Damage Compensation Program (CDCP), my major role include to work closely with different stakeholders like Govt. of Sindh, NADRA, DFID,USAID, The World Bank and Cabinet Division of Govt. of Pakistan, additionally to put in place the grievance mechanism at the Provincial Disaster Management Authority (PDMA) and project districts (14) in Sindh province and the capacity building of district and provincial authorities in early disposable of grievances.

The major achievements of the project include the successful placement of Grievance Redressal System at district and provincial level and disposal of grievances up to 75% of the total caseload. The guidelines for the District Review Committees (DRCs) were developed in Sindhi and Urdu languages.

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Information Management Officer (IMO)-Child Protection
United Nation Children's Fund (UNICEF)
Oct 2011 - Mar 2012 | Karachi, Pakistan

Being Information Management Officer-Child Protection Sub-Cluster I have been mainly engaged in strengthening inter-agency information exchange before and during emergencies, coordination among all inter-cluster activities with a Child Protection (CP) presence as appropriate - either Child Protection Working Group (CPWG) Coordinator or other CPWG focal person, liaising with CP agencies and stakeholders, developing CP reporting formats for baseline, end line and other data management, providing inputs for weekly and monthly CPWG/UNICEF SitReps and other reports, preparing briefs and presentations as and when needed streamlining methods to share information using internet, email groups, written reports.

The major achievement include the established and strengthened closed coordination among the clusters, done orientation on Child Protection Mainstreaming in other Humanitarian Sectors, translated and rolled-out the SOPs on Missing, Separated & Unaccompanied children, collected and collated all Child Protection related information, prepared Sitreps and other required reports participated and represented the Child Protection Sub Cluster in different meetings and forums trough out the Sindh Province. The development and translation of SoPs about the missing children in Sindhi lagnague was one of the major contribution made by me during my association with Unicef.

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Programme Coordinator-Partnerships
Oxfam GB Hyderabad
Jan 2011 - Sep 2011 | Hyderabad, Pakistan

Under Program Coordinator-Partnerships role, mainly I have been engaged in identifying the partners for possible collaboration in relief and rehabilitation phases, significant work to identify, establish and maintain contacts with the local partners for ensuring meaningful engagement of Oxfam in field area, ensuring that the project activities are in line with Oxfam's strategic areas, Building capacity of partners in monitoring and implementation of relief phase, appraising the Project and transferring appraising skills to the local partners, ensuring the accountability system is in place with all partners, capturing lessons learned from working with partners in a Humanitarian Response and streamlining the partner's work and documentation in a way that partners appreciate the contribution. Additionally under partnerships I have been doing contract management of all the partners, reviewing their financial & technical reports along with concerned departments and facilitating in the release of their payments as per agreed schedule.

The major achievements include establishment and strengthening of strong partnerships with PEFSA-I & II Partners for the implementation of EFSL Projects at Sindh Program Office level, supporting partners in developing project proposal on the community need based, supporting partners to implement the WASH and Emergency Food Security and Livelihoods (EFSL) Projects, developing and implementing Capacity Building Plan of the partners on the need assessment basis and represented and participated in different meetings and forums.

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Area Coordinator
Plan International Pakistan
Sep 2010 - Jan 2011 | Thatta, Pakistan

Being Area Coordinator I have been mainly engaged in leading Protection and Child Protection Cluster in Thatta District, conducting regular meetings of Protection and Child Protection Cluster, Information Management and Dissemination regarding protection/child protection issues like missing children, children with disabilities, orphan children etc., representing Plan at District level, Clusters, Government meetings and its reporting, facilitating implementing partners and district government in the formulation of /strengthen District Disaster Management Authorities, coordinating and facilitating external and internal stakeholders regarding relief and emergency efforts.

The major achievement include established strong and effective linkages with relevant line departments, led Protection Cluster at District Level and coordinated and facilitated external and internal stakeholders regarding relief and emergency efforts.

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Program Implementation Manager/Site Manager
World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF)
Mar 2008 - Sep 2010 | Thatta, Pakistan

Being a Site Manager of the Indus For All Program my role specifically was focused on defining project scope, goals and deliverables that support WWF-Pak goals in collaboration with senior management and different stakeholders, effectively communicate project expectations to team members and stakeholders in a timely & clear fashion, lead & manage Programme Implementation site by applying administrative and technical procedures as required by WWF-Pak, maintain the records of all financial transactions made under the site level implementation of the programme, liaise with NGOs/ civil societies organizations to promote understanding and effective project implementation at district level, closely working with District Disaster Management Authority (DDMA).

The major achievements include successful implementation of the Livelihood Development Projects under thematic areas like agriculture, livestock, fisheries, women and cross-cutting of total budget PKR 40.70 million, the livelihood projects covered women issues thematic area covered 22% and 29% with fisheries and the cross cutting issues were focused for around 10%, successfully implemented the Natural Resources Management Projects under different thematic areas viz. Eco-Tourism, Alternate Energy etc and supported communities for the development of project proposals.

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Regional Project Officer-UBR
Plan International Pakistan
Apr 2007 - Feb 2008 | Khair Pur, Pakistan

Being a Regional Project Officer, my major included the implementation of the Universal Birth Registration (UBR) Project with District Governments Khairpur Mirs and Nawabshah (Shaheed Benazirabad) Districts in close and effective coordination, project management, implementation and monitoring of different activities regarding birth registration project at grassroots level/Union Council Level such as Advocacy & Awareness, Coordination with Civil Society Organizations, Community Based Organizations, District and Local Government such as DCOs, Zila Nazims, LGSO, UC Secretaries, data collection, analysis and report writing and information dissemination to different stakeholders regarding the project progress.

The major achievement of the project was increased in birth registration from 8 per cent to 34 per cent in both project districts. The successful launch of awareness campaign in Sindhi language through innovative solagons specifically developed in Sindhi language by keeping into consideration the target beneficiaries.

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Regional Program Manager
Human Development Foundation (HDF)
Jun 2001 - Mar 2007 | Tando Mohd Khan, Pakistan

Under the role of Regional Program Manager I have been mainly engaged in implementation and management the HDF integrated economic development model of Education (Non-Formal Basic Education & Adult Literacy), Health (Primary Health Care), and Economic Development (Micro credit) in the regional program area, monitoring of day to day operational activities of the programs and training and development.

The major achievement was successfully implemented the integrated Economic Development Program, including education, health and micro-credit, opened 50 non-formal basic education schools managed by communities, expanded integrated services from 1000 Households to 5000 Households and successfully written and got approved in various projects like WES.

Education

University of Sindh
Masters, Masters in Business Administration, MBA‎
Human Resource Management
CGPA 3.4/4
2008
Shah Abdul Latif University Khairpur
Masters, Masters in Arts, Masters in Arts‎
Sociology
Percentage 52%
2001

Skills

Expert learning and development
Expert monitoring & evaluating programmes
Expert Ability to work in and with a diverse team
Expert Configuration Switches
Expert Contemporary understanding of issues and
Expert experience in reviewing
Expert Good understanding of current thinking
Expert Handling Assignments
Expert in depth understanding of national & Int.
Expert Knowledge of capacity building
Expert MIT Knowledge
Expert Operational experience and track record of
Expert Proven experience of developing quality proposals
Expert Pursuing News Stories
Expert Strong knowledge of CHS and SPHERE standards.

Languages

Intermediate Punjabi
Expert Sindhi
Expert Saraiki
Expert Urdu
Expert English

Zahid Contacts

Tofique Ahmed
World Food Program
Asad Ali Qureshi
Roltic Pvt. Ltd
Wajid Shams Mmeon
Laar Humantarian & Development Program (LHDP)
Muzammil Hussain Solangi
Health department