Summary

16 years of progressive field based programmatic experience in working with communities, government authorities, development agencies and bi-lateral donors in humanitarian assistance and social development sector in thematic areas of health, polio, TB control program, Education, livelihoods, food security, WASH, community development, human rights, GBV, protection issues, formal and non-formal education, health, advocacy and capacity building. Advance knowledge of program management, project design, logical framework, fundraising, grass root implementation, monitoring evaluation, program reporting and operating under insecure working environment. Extensive experience of humanitarian interventions for complex emergencies, facilitating setting up of the provincial Education cluster with UNICEF and USAID in Balochistan and representation with Government in shelter, food security, community restoration, education, protection and camp management clusters in response to floods, drought and earthquake emergencies. At organizational level have been performed strategic planning and overseeing functions of operations, human resource and external communication. Developed and implemented projects through securing funding and establishing partnerships with USAID, BPRM, UNHCR, UNICEF , UN OCHA, UNDP, UNFPA, WFP, FAO, Oxfam./p


Projects

Education and Child Protection Program of European Union
Polio Eradication/Health Data base management Program
USAID Small Grants education
Pakistan Reading Project

Experience

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Program Manager
People\\\'s Primary Health Care Initiatives, Balochistan
Feb 2024 - Aug 2024 | Quetta, Pakistan

·       Liaison and coordination with donors and other relevant stakeholders at provincial and district level.
·       Serving the administrative tasks, like procurement, logistics and operations.
·        Ensuring mapping of inclusive emergency response projects in close cooperation with network members and country offices.
·       Lead and where appropriate (or required) provided technical support, capacity development and engage with the Head office/partners/network members to design and deliver an appropriate humanitarian. response which are in line with our humanitarian approach.
·       Supporting development and implementation of emergency response projects for office, network members and implementing partners.
·       Developing and preparing monthly and quarterly progress reports.
·       ToRs development for base, mid and end line assessment.

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Project Manager Emergency Response
Muslim Aid Pakistan
Oct 2022 - Jan 2024 | Killa Saifullah, Pakistan

·         Monitoring the humanitarian risk and provide information to senior management
·          Ensuring mapping of inclusive emergency response projects in close cooperation with network members and country offices
·         Lead and where appropriate (or required) provided technical support, capacity development and engage with the Head office/partners/network members to design and deliver an appropriate humanitarian response which are in line with our humanitarian approach
·         Supporting development and implementation of emergency response projects for office, network members and implementing partners
·         Providing technical advice in inclusive and integrated Humanitarian Response
·          Leading and supporting the initial phase of humanitarian responses in collaboration with relevant Network members, partners and Country offices
·         Preparation weekly, monthly and quarterly project plans.
·         Writing weekly, monthly and quarterly progress reports and presentations.

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Emergency Response Manager
Nations Capacity Building Program
May 2021 - Sep 2022 | Quetta, Pakistan

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Program Manager
Legends Society
Dec 2019 - Mar 2021 | Quetta, Pakistan

• Improved success of program by making proactive adjustments to operations.
• Coached team members on productivity strategies, policy updates and performance improvement plans to accomplish challenging goals.
• Met with project stakeholders on regular basis to assess progress and make adjustments.
• Planned and executed meetings to connect organizational representatives, community members and clients.
• Delivered training for staff development, change management and materials, process and technical controls.
• Scheduled and supervised staff meetings to discuss new ideas and update participants on program details and milestones.
• Developed detailed plans based on broad guidance and direction.

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Project Manager
Muslim aid pakistan
Jul 2019 - Sep 2019 | Pishin, Pakistan

1. Project related reporting 
2. Coordination with concerned department at provincial and district level.
3. Coordinarion with national, provincial and district level.
4. Regular field monitoring visit and technical support to staff.
5. Condution of progress review meeting with social and technical team on weekly and monthly basis.

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Program Manager Education
Institute of Rural Management
Dec 2016 - Apr 2019 | Quetta, Pakistan

1. Project coordination.
2. Reporting 
3. Team management
4. Field monitoring visits
5. Coordination with concerned department at all levels.

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Provincial Grants Manager (Education)
International Rescue Committee (IRC ) Pakistan
Mar 2016 - Oct 2016 | Quetta, Pakistan

Project and Team Management:
• Ensure the smooth implementation of the USAID-Pakistan Reading Education Project at provincial and district level
• Supervise USAID-PRP Implementation Teams ensuring that performance and development plans are followed.
• Participate in the completion of the annual project work plan and initiate base line assessment in close partnership with all stakeholders.
• Provide direction and trainings to district implementation teams as and when needed
• Analyze and collate Education program information at provincial level for dissemination to the donors and stakeholders
• Identify performance gaps within the program team and take corrective actions.
• Lead the planning of project activities at the provincial and district levels and set high quality performance targets ensuring adherence to technical standards, best practices and donor guidelines
• Lead and support IRC and IP staff in project activities in target districts.
• Spearhead the development of enrollment campaigns in collaboration with Provincial Education Departments and stakeholders
• Provide technical support in development of education related technical trainings program for IPs, Government and stakeholders
• Lead the community support activities including establishment of community support groups for education support
• Encourage and strengthen the capacity of IRC and partner staff to train school management committees (SMCs) on roles and responsibilities
• Carry out annual performance reviews for all program staff directly reporting to the position.
• Conduct regular assessments of staff and stake holders training needs and design capacity building trainings.

Program Quality and Management
• Lead the planning of project activities and set high quality performance targets ensuring adherence to technical standards, best practices and donor guidelines.
• Ensure establishment of a results-oriented internal monitoring & evaluations, accountability and learning

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Provincial M&E Officer/ Data base management Coordinator
Chip Training & Consulting, Islamabad
Jan 2015 - Jul 2015 | Quetta, Pakistan

• Design & development of Program/Project M&E strategy;
• Development of M&E Frameworks and Plans for Programme/projects – this will also entail the preparation of a M&E validation workshop for all staff at national and provincial level;
• Collect all relevant data and facilitate the implementation of feasibility and baseline studies where appropriate;
• Develop a field monitoring plan based on agreed upon progress and target indicator sets;
• Review periodic technical reports of projects, provide appropriate comments and prepare consolidated quarterly reports;
• Design and prepare problem solving and development of remedial actions ensuring any disparity between planned and actual outputs are addressed;
• When required, provide technical support and training to the partners to strengthen M&E systems, the recommended reporting and monitoring formats & guidelines or/and provide any on-site support, and, if required, develop a M&E capacity strengthening strategy plan for provincial offices.
• Facilitate the implementation of regular and periodic project evaluations.

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Regional Manager, USAID Small Grants education Program
Balochistan Boy Scouts Association
Aug 2010 - Nov 2014 | Quetta, Pakistan

- Ensuring school baseline assessments, surveys and estimations
- Hiring and supervision and training of project staff
- Building rapport and close coordination with education department officials and authorities
- Planning, reporting, representation and implementation of USAID Small Grants Program project rehabilitation of government primary schools
- Capacity building of teachers, parents teacher school management committees members and students on best school WES practices
- Supervision and monitoring of school construction activities
- Contract management and selection of construction firm
- Financial management and procurement of project

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Project Coordinator, Education and Child Protection Program of European Uni
Society for empowering human resource(SEHER)
Jan 2007 - Jun 2010 | Quetta, Pakistan

- Managing all aspects of the project, including technical support and supervision, and the development of effective operational, monitoring, evaluation and reporting systems
- Ensuring that the project is implemented in a consultative, participative and gender sensitive manner
- Identifying staffing needs, undertaking recruitment of staff and managing their performance and development
- Managing and motivating the team, ensuring that they have clear objectives and receive meaningful feedback on their performance
- Preparing regular reports on project activities for internal and external audiences
- Representing and liaising with key stakeholders including community leaders, local authorities, government, donors and representatives of international and national NGOs
- In consultation with the ED in accordance with SEHER strategic plan, lead the process of program development including needs assessments and analysis, preparation of draft project concept notes, proposals and budgets.
- Prepare strategies, annual, quarterly and monthly work plans in the light of various project objectives as well as the overall organizational objectives.
- Decide and manage how to effectively use the approved budget.
- Facilitate the correspondence concerning to organization matters, project etc.
- Prepare-meeting minutes and share with the concerned staff.
- Monitor and evaluate the team/program/project officer’s performance on quarterly and annual basis.

Education

University of Balochistan
Masters, Masters in Business Administration, MBA‎
Computer Science, Marketing and Financial Management, Project Management, Financial Management
2008

Skills

Expert Project Administration
Expert monitoring and evaluation
Expert Ability to communicate effectively orally and in
Expert Ability to Work Independently
Expert Ability to work with minimum supervision
Expert Account Management
Expert Accounts Administration
Expert Aesthetic Procedures Knowledge
Expert Alignment With Third Party Field Monitoring
Expert Analytic Reporting
Expert Analytical Skills
Expert Approach With Diverse Groups Of People
Expert Binding Knowledge
Expert Budget Preparation Skills
Expert Capacity Building
Expert Case Management
Expert Child Protection
Expert Client Relationship
Expert Clusters
Expert Communication Skills
Expert Communication Writing Skills
Expert Computer Skills
Expert Conservation Awareness
Intermediate Content Expertise In Health And Wellness
Expert Cooordination Skills
Expert Coordination Abilities
Expert Coordination Skilla
Expert Coordination Skills
Expert Credit and Collection
Expert Customer Interaction Management (CIM)
Expert Customer Service Systems
Expert Data Analysis
Expert Data Collection and Analysis
Expert Data Comparison
Expert Data Management
Expert Debt Collection
Expert Decision Making
Intermediate Digital Project Management
Expert Disaster Risk Reduction
Expert Drafting
Expert End to End Project Management
Expert Evaluation Skills
Intermediate Evaluation and Reporting
Expert Evaluation Skills
Expert Excellent Communication
Expert Excellent Presentation Skills
Expert Field Management
Expert Financial Management Skills
Intermediate Fluent in English
Expert Formulating and conducting surveys

Languages

Expert Pashto
Expert Urdu
Expert English

Asmat Contacts

Rafiq Dummar
International Rescue Committee (IRC ) Pakistan