To provide leadership and coherence in the realization of Plan’s Gender Equality Policy so that the organization becomes the centre of excellence for Gender equality through organizational practice, profile and programming.

To steer the mainstreaming and promotion of Gender Equality in organization with particular emphasis on girls’ issues that are defined by gender discrimination including gender based violence, stereotyping and unequal power relations between men and women, and boys and girls in the interest of promoting the rights of children.

To represents Plan in inter-agency gender networks and build relationship with government and non-government institutions at national and sub-national levels for effective sharing of learning and complementation of technical and financial resources.

To take lead in developing and coordinating ‘Because I am a Girl’ (BIAAG) campaign (program part) so that it is translated into effective and innovative programs and other initiatives benefiting children.

Roles & Responsibilities:
Worked as Gender Specialist: to establish Gender and Child Rights Cells (GCCs) – in collaboration with the Provincial Disaster Management Authorities’ (PDMAs) of Punjab, Sindh, KPK, FATA, AJK and Baluchistan. Provided technical support to GCCs and also developed Strategic plans for respective GCCs.

To build the technical capacity of respective GCCs staff and relevant line departments on mainstream gender in disaster, capacity building trainings were designed, planned and conducted trainings. (It was a fixed contract)

Roles & Responsibilities:
Working as the Deputy Gender Advisor under the following objectives:
to provide support for IRC Program and Program Support Units for gender mainstreaming , to provide support to PEFSA-II alliance for gender mainstreaming assessment, program and process monitoring, to develop and implement capacity building process for IRC staff and PEFSA-II partners, to support gender advisor for gender mainstreaming of IRC Program and program support teams for enabling working environment, to advice and manage conceptual and technical role of IRC's gender mainstreaming managers. In accordance with my role I performed the following responsibilities:

Contributed to HR unit for the hiring of GMM-Sind recruitment process, worked as the MRP focal point for the Country Office, supported for the 16 days of activism campaign, participated in Program Unit (PU) meetings/workshops, Identified gender issues at organization as well as program/field level.

Contributed in the development of gender related documents like: gender guidelines/checklist, gender work plan for PEFSA-II, monthly progress report format, gender indicators, TORs for alliance partners, TORs for gender working group, gender resources, , review training manuals, IRC presentations, TNA and post gender training assessment forms.

Conducted TNAs for the gender trainings, helped in design and development of gender trainings /sessions, resource material on basic gender concepts for PEFSA-II project staff and facilitated / conducted gender trainings for IRC and alliance partners. Follow-ups and TOTs for the PEFAS-II alliance partners.

Supported gender advisor while Interacted with IRC staff and alliance partners, conducted meetings, participated in FGDs and GWG meetings with alliance partners, represented IRC on different gender forums and gender networks, provided technical support for IRC gender mainstreaming and enabling working environment.

Guided and managed gender mainstreaming managers, KPK and Sindh by providing technical knowledge, strategic support, to develop action plans, day to day advice, highlighting gender issues, conducted meetings/FGDs/gender trainings with/for alliance partners, gender working groups at provincial level, gender provincial networks' meetings, to solve the gender issues and mainstreaming gender at provincial level. Provided support for objectives' settings and Performance reviews.

worked as Gender Mainstreaming Manager: to support the rolling out of the Gender Response Strategy, with a focus to create awareness and increase knowledge on the subject of gender, its key considerations in programming, as well as enhance programmatic design and implementation capacity of all partners and CARE staff involved at all levels and stages of the project life cycle from a gender perspective for better impact.
Responsible to provide support at the provincial level with the role to ensure systemic capacity building support for both partners and staff and to provide an analysis of the results thereof with specific focus on consideration in programmes as well as measure impact of the initiatives through a gender lens.

Roles & Responsibilities:
Worked as the national Manager: European Commission (EC) funded project: “Promoting Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms in Pakistan”. The project aim to secure civil and political rights through strengthening the capacity of the local l government, civil society organizations and citizens that assist in establishing good governance, respect to rule of law and freedom of speech and information, responsible for the project implementation at program level as well as financial management level.

Worked as Gender Specialist in the USAID Pakistan Jobs project (in Sindh & Punjab) to meet the 50% overall gender targets in the project.

Responsible for NWFP region in the USAID Pakistan Jobs project,
Due to security concerns (as per CARE policy go area) so, soon after the project initiation, the project implementation in KPK was stopped by CARE-PK.

Lecturer, Political Science Department, GC University, Lahore

Roles & Responsibilities:
Provide leadership to position the Organization at forefront of the human development sector. Develop strategic plan to advance the Organization’s mission & objectives and to promote resources and growth as an institution. Oversee Organization operations to insure quality, services, and cost-effective management of resources,

Organizational as well as programmatic management, assist BOG in formulating policies & supervise the implementation of plans and programs of the Organization, Program development and management on advocacy, capacity building and partnership for community empowerment, human rights, women rights child rights concerns in Punjab NWFP & Sindh, including management of people, partnerships and advocacy support network units,

Extensive working experience in partnerships with International/National Support Organizations like; OXFAM, CIDA, Action Aid, Heinrich Boll Foundation, SPARK, Norwegian Human Rights Fund (NHRF), Church World Service (CWS), British High Commission, TVO, PAK-India Peace Forum etc,

Strengthening multi-sectoral national and regional networking and sharing of experiences for community development, human resource development, women empowerment in South Asian region, a follower of participatory management approach, with outstanding ability to create motivated teams from people of different cultural backgrounds,

Develop training manuals on human rights, women and children legal rights, domestic violence against women, advocacy support network for women, organize and conduct extensive issue(s) based seminars and capacity building human rights training workshops facilitate as resource person in projects of TAHAFFUZ in partnership with different human rights support organizations.

Roles & Responsibilities:
Advocacy & Action Project (UNICEF) responsible for 25 districts in Punjab: Advocate women’s issues from district level to policy level by involving stakeholders, Lobbying with the legislators for women representations in decision making bodies, as a result all four provincial assemblies passed the resolution in favor of women political participation, Formed Citizen Action Committees (CACs) for women rights comprising on representative from civil society organizations, journalists, lawyers, trade union activists, District Government representatives, CAC with minimum 25 members from each district worked as a voluntary support group addressing local women issues.

Participation of women for the development of family/children
To enhance their status for the betterment of their children
Violence against women which naturally affects the Children

Assist CACs in planning activities / initiatives for advocacy at the district level on women/children issues, enhance capacity of members of CACs by organizing action planning workshops, issue sensitizing seminars, workshops on gender & development, communication skills, conflict resolution and teamwork for result oriented advocacy on women issues, formation of District Coordination Units (DCUs) in 25 districts of the Punjab, organizing, supporting and monitoring of activities related to CACs to the relevant line departments and resources,

Lobbying with concerned departments at the district, provincial and federal level in order to ensure women’s access and participation in the development of their families, improving linkages between partner NGOs and government departments or other institutions to avail opportunities offered by government for the betterment and development women and children.

(National Election Cell, Aurat Foundation, Head Office-Lahore):
Coordinate with political parties, arrange meetings with candidates vs. communities especially women for voters education, liaison with media and other support structures, information collection, development and dissemination on issues pertaining to constitutional and political rights of women and Children.

Roles & Responsibilities:
Contributed a great deal in the development of program approaches, strengthen CBOs, formulation of issue based networks, facilitated CBOs/NGOs in formulating their development programs, building-up their human resources to implement and monitor/evaluate those programs,

Identifying problems, formulating long-term strategies, mobilizing local resources, designing development programs according to the community needs for women and children empowerment: health, education, income generation, formers co-operatives, sanitation and water supply, skill development, environment conservation programs in accordance with the basic human rights

Responsible as a key person in the management of projects in Punjab and NWFP, acted as supervisor for quality control and coordinator for reporting system, monitoring and budgeting,

Maintaining liaison with NGOs, regional and national civil society networks with a view to orient them about the alternative development, create linkages among them for a better coordination and collective action on issues effecting society,
Plan /conduct trainings of CBOS/NGOs / community groups on;
 Alternative development concepts
 Situation analysis tools & Community surveys
 Identification and prioritization of local problems
 Strategic, organizational and project management,
 Sectoral training in health, education, income generation,
 Human rights issues, communication & advocacy skills.

Subbing: creed news and stories from various information sources.

Designed, conduct and supervised a national level research on: women and land study project, data collection, tabulation and statistical analysis, helped in compilation of a consolidated report based on the research findings.