As the WASH and Shelter Adviser, my role involves leading sectoral assessments, designing comprehensive programmes, and creating master budgets to address water, sanitation, hygiene, shelter, and construction needs in humanitarian contexts. I coordinate with Save the Children’s thematic areas and external agencies to document assessment findings, focusing on children's needs. Working closely with the MEAL team, DCD OPs, and other sector leads, I develop integrated response plans and contribute to the overall strategy. Ensuring high-quality WASH engineering designs and hygiene promotion programmes is crucial, as is supporting fundraising efforts through the development of concept notes, proposals, and donor engagement. Overseeing the implementation of WASH and Shelter programmes, I ensure timely delivery of activities, compliance with donor requirements, and recruit both national and international staff. I focus on enhancing programme quality by developing and overseeing the global humanitarian plan and sector strategy, including strategic portfolio management, resource mobilization, and proposing new programmes. I also develop capacity-building training modules for implementing partner staff and government departments to promote disaster-resilient and climate-friendly WASH/Shelter construction practices. My responsibilities extend to engaging with the WASH/shelter cluster and other stakeholders, developing emergency preparedness plans, and supporting the design and implementation of humanitarian responses. Aligning regional and global policies with local plans, I manage the construction of resilient WASH infrastructure in schools and health facilities, while handling staff management, technical support, recruitment, and coordination, ensuring comprehensive construction guidelines and monitoring frameworks are in place.

 
The WASH Specialist contributes within the Federation Handicap International (HI) Pakistan Program to implementation of the mandate and the 5-year strategy of HI. He/she ensures optimal quality and impact of the WASH /infrastructure projects implemented in the program and represents HI in National Humanitarian coordination, in line with HI’s global WASH Specialist.
Contribute in Proposal writing, Preparation of BOQs /Drawings for overall infrastructure in HI Pakistan and support logistics in bidding /tendering process and billing with control on quality check monitoring and also share weekly, monthly, Quarterly reports to HO/HQ for smooth running of project by providing technical assistance to technical team on WASH related activities and recommend and make guidelines where needed and implement at field level, Especially Accessible Hand pumps, Water quality, Solar water pumps, Toilet blocks, Filtration Plants/ROs and also health and hygiene awreness sessions and provide training to all staff on WASH/DRR/Accessibility under guidance of Global WASH specialist and ensure HI global WASH strategies. Attend WASH Working group, Pakistan humanitarian forum and CAR/PDMA and other stake holder for proper coordination and avoid duplication.

Assessments and need based verification of new and rehab work in emergency WASH Sindh, PATS Punjab and KPK Involvement of SMC, MHM, School WASH Club, Village Organization, Community Organization during need assessment and in monitoring of construction work by explaining scope of work to SMC and community members for WASH infrastructure specially in design and construction of HH latrines that are appropriate for targeted communities and are low cost. Liaising with the engineers available at CO and other PU offices for guidance and approval of drawing/designs and BOQs. (Application of knowledge required for the role, Plan Pakistan Partners, Local and National agencies and network. Providing Training and Monitoring checks to all Partners organizations and contractors. Working closely with Plan Pakistan all technical team in Punjab, Sindh and KPK Province to ensure all works are according to Plan and quality. Was a part of project team by monitoring of partner organization Mojaz foundation and PVDP of WASH funded by GFFO and Unicef.

Rehabilitation and construction of Govt. technical centre for girls Gulbahar having 3 months courses of   Computer, knitting sewing and Beautician, providing furniture and daily based monitoring visits for quality assurance. Meeting with TVETA and UNHCR officials for contract management and monitoring mechanism to ensure Distribution of cash of work and travel allowances for students. Checking both construction materials and livelihood materials quality and making field visit Plans for Staff. Billing and finalizing project within time limits. Renovation with creativity and provision of  best quality of work was achieved, after completion UNHCR management give me shield of best performance award.

Preparation of feasibility report for Community Physical Infrastructures, conducting surveys in the community for drinking water supply schemes, Preparation of cost estimate for maintenance of schemes, conduct supervisory & monitoring visits of schemes, contacts with local communities, technical advises to the community. Training of O and M. Ensuring quality of material, Hand over WSS to PHE department.        

Take lead on assessment for WES project rehab and new and have detailed assessment plan with PHE dept. in schools, preparation of Bill of quantities, helping logistic and procurement team during purchasing of material, Installation of Hand pumps and implementation of WatSan activities according to the work plan. Ensuring quality and quantity of work. Facilitate hygiene promotion team in the field.

Working with the Director of Programmes Development and Quality, develop WASH strategy, emergency response plans and master budgets and contribute and provide technical checking of WASH engineering design and hygiene promotion program as necessary, and proactively promote high quality WASH technical approaches within country program.

Construction of Rural Houses (Permanent shelter of 1 room with Kitchen and Latrine) and provide Technical support to the community. Implementation and monitoring of community infrastructure and building their capacity for executing all site works according to Design and specifications and Weekly Reporting to UNHCR.

Managed WASH emergency and early recovery projects of AUSAID, DANIDA, OFDA, ECHO, DFID in 03 districts of Sindh during 2010 flood and post response. Conducted need assessments, Baseline and KAP surveys in the flood affected area. Developing DIP's for different grants, Capacity building of staff, implementation of projects activities according to the set objectives & indicators, and representation of the organization in WASH cluster and working groups meeting were also part of the job.

Conduction of assessment with team for T shelter activities, Preparation of BoQ's, helping logistic and procurement team during purchasing of material, Installation shelters in communities according to the work plan. Ensuring quality and quantity of work. Participation during reports development. Facilitation of donors during field visit.

Providing technical support to engineering staff for constructing Plinths for pre-Fabricated structure in Earth Quake destruction in schools which was supervised under UNESCO.Preparation of BOQs and Drawings and implementation.Monitoring on Field engineers to ensure work on site as per design and drawing, submitting weekly, bi weekly and monthly progress report and making of Bill as per site completion.