I have a bachelor degree in Biological Sciences from Forman Christian College University, Lahore. I am currently seeking an entry-level position in the social development sector with a well-reputed firm. Previously, I have worked as an intern with a mangement consulting firm in Islamabad called Associates in Deveopment, AID PVT Ltd. AID is an Islamabad based consultancy firm working in the fields of social development, engineering and environment. My position as an intern revolved around proposal development mainly, which entailed routinely developing and updating project sheets in coherence with the project requirements, coordinating with the relevant consultants to acquire information about their scope of work, editing and organizing profiles of the relevant consultants according to the required formats and specifications. In addition, I also maintained communication with other departments regarding proposal development work as the process is highly diverse and requires inputs from all departments. Moreover, I was involved in business development too. I regularly looked for new business opportunities for the firm by going through advertisements published on development sector websites and portals and communicated the relevant opportunities with the concerned departments.
My skills developed on this job include:
- Advanced Written Communication
- Team Work and multi-departmental collaboration
- In-depth Research
- Usage of professional software i.e. Microsoft Word and Excel
- Screened project opportunities by going through EOIs and RFPs advertised in development sector portals/websites.
- Participated in proposal development mainly by formatting CVs, writing CV summaries of relevant personnel and preparing project sheets.
- Developed case studies and environmental impact checklists for ongoing projects