Provide Technical Assistance on community-based infrastructure projects undertaken under the Pakistan Community Support Project (PCSP) related to CASA 1000 Power Transmission Line Project. (PCSP has been initiated to create goodwill in the project area prior to initiation of CASA1000 Project).
Supervise the work of local implementing partner Special Development Unit of P&D Department of Government of KP from development of  technical feasibilities to implementation of subprojects undertaken under Community Physical Infrastructure component (link roads, drainage, sewerage, water supply, irrigation, water resource management, small span bridges & culverts, mini dams etc.)
Responsible for reviewing, verifying and recommending approval for infrastructure project proposals.
Responsible for contributing in improving the civil works design, and implementation of infrastructure projects.
Monitoring of infrastructure projects to ensure in-time initiation/completion and follow-up of quality work as per specifications/drawings i.e. workmanship, quantum of work, quality control tests etc.
     

PPAF falls under the domain of Poverty Alleviation and Social Safety Division (PASSD), Government of Pakistan. I represent PPAF at various fora of the Government. All matters related to PASSD are routed through me. Being the coordinator, I participate in government meetings, respond to electronic and conventional mails, draft suitable responses to the queries raised by the elected political members of the National Assembly pertaining to the matters under the domain of Poverty Alleviation.

Responsible for Planning, Monitoring, Evaluation and Reporting portfolio of the organization related to water supply, drainage/sewerage and solid waste management.
Responsible for preparing Data collection procedures, Monitoring, Evaluation Plans, Quarterly and Annual Progress Reports, Annual Plans, logical/results framework, project performance tracking, key performance indicators, data flow charts.
Supervised the formulation of M&E manual through consultants.
Responsible for developing concept notes, key performance indicators, project briefs and other technical documentation for the various activities.
Study world acclaimed good practice and translate these into tailor-made solution keeping in view ground realities.
Supervised the preparation of Master Plan for water and sanitation sector of Peshawar.
Responsible for developing terms of reference, scope of work and technical specifications for the potential bidders related to provision of technical services like EIA study, Waste Characterization Study etc.
Involved in identifying technically, socially, environmentally viable and feasible sites for Sewerage Treatment Plant and Sanitary Landfill Site.
Participated in developing strategic plan to identify way forward for RDF (reduced Residual Fuel), Waste to Energy initiatives.

Responsible for the planning monitoring and seamless operations pertaining to water supply, drainage/sewerage and solid waste management services in the Zone.
Assign tasks to the field managers as per needs and emergent situations
Responsible for the HR related issues of over 500 zonal employees (staff hired from private sector as well as staff inducted on deputation from government departments like Municipal Corporation & Peshawar Development Authority).
Close liaison with local government, district government and elected members of provincial/national assembly, members of district/ tehsil, and neighborhood/village councils.
Represent WSSP on zonal matters at various forums.
Ensure water revenue collection to the desired threshold.
To ensure that trust between WSSP, public representatives and beneficiary community is restored and un-served/under-served, gender focused population in WSSP jurisdiction has adequate access to clean drinking water and sanitation services and disaster resilient infrastructure.
Develop IEC material like pamphlets, brochures, leaflets, banners, etc. on WATSAN/WASH related interventions
Organize various campaigns for awareness raising amongst communities, general-public, elected representatives regarding solid waste management, sanitation and proper use of water supply system, sanitation & efficient solid waste management.
Special campaigns for effective revenue generation.
Capacity Building of community members, elected representatives.
Arrange various International Days around WATSAN/WASH.
Arrange awareness raising Social Walks, workshops, seminars for various stakeholders.

Responsibilities:
GM-CEO Secretariat:
In CEO Secretariat I was responsible for all matters related to internal and externa coordination with partner organizations, government departments and donor agencies. As a senior member of the team I was focal person for calling internal meetings on the directives of CEO for updates, progress review and on any other emergent issue. Documentation in the CEO secretariat was also looked after by me.
GM-Water & Infrastructure:
Responsible for strategic visioning of the department
Funds allocation to the PPAF Partner Organizations keeping in view their absorption capacity and needs of the communities
Ensure equitable distribution of funds amongst the provinces/federating units of Pakistan
Ensure that the infrastructure projects like rural roads, water supply & sanitation, conventional/high efficiency irrigation, renewable energy projects (micro hydropower/solar energy), delay action/check dams etc.) are implemented following the Environmental & Social Management Framework (ESMF) of PPAF. This also includes 2011 cyclone triggered floods rehabilitation intervention in the coastal areas of Sindh.
Provided strategic leadership to a team of professionals having expertise in water resource engineering, hydrology, geotechnical engineering, GIS/remote sensing, civil engineers. Formulated and devised drought/disaster management plan/strategy under the theme of climate change and resilient communities for water scarce areas by developing water balance model keeping in view various climatic factors, water consumption and water percolation / evaporation / transpiration. Based on the dynamics of water availability, different types of physical infrastructure projects were designed like delay action dams, check dams, pipe irrigation systems, high efficiency irrigation systems, various types of land reclamation structures like earthen embankments, gabion structures etc. Under the plan comprehensive way forward wad developed for crop rotation, cropping pattern and so on. Deliberate efforts were made to introduce low delta crops.
Coordination with line departments and donor agencies (USDA, World Bank, KfW, Embassy of Government of Italy etc.)
Responsible for sector development initiatives (water and infrastructure sector).
Networking with other organizations for leveraging their expertise in the operations of PPAF.
Representing PPAF at various forums (National and regional) with specific emphasis on water and infrastructure.
Hiring/head hunting of appropriate human resource for the department and task allocation to the staff members accordingly.
Guide the department members in technical and financial matters and keep a vigilant check on timely accomplishment of targets.
Facilitate the donor missions.
Performance appraisal of the unit members.
Head - Disaster Preparedness and Management (DPM) Unit:
Provided strategic guidance to the staff members with respect to disaster management activities.
Participated in various disaster related interventions like:
Rehabilitation and resettlement of Bugti families. Interventions were devised to for repatriation of the families from Rajanpur to Dera Bugti and thereafter a comprehensive rehabilitation program was initiated for them.
Rehabilitation of 2013-earthquake affected families of Awaran.
Rehabilitation plans for the cyclone affected families of Thatta and Badin.

Contract Administration of over USD 50 million pertaining to physical infrastructure projects in respect of PPAF Partner Organizations.
Appraising the Funding Proposals of NGOs including desk and field appraisal. The appraisal process focuses on:
Assessing organizational capacity.
Reviewing social mobilization process.
Reviewing previous work experience.
Meetings with the NGO's management and staff to ascertain their work procedures, policies and strengths/weaknesses etc.
Participating in the community meetings for getting firsthand knowledge of the organization's social mobilization standards.
Responsible for managing and administering the PPAF's partner organizations relationship through the MEs/SMEs working under my supervision.
Assigning tasks to the MEs/SMEs working under my direct control.
Contract Administration and management pertaining to physical infrastructure projects like rural roads, water supply & sanitation, conventional/high efficiency irrigation, renewable energy (micro hydropower/solar energy), delay action/check dams etc. in respect of PPAF Partner Organizations following following the Environmental & Social Management framework (ESMF) of PPAF.
Reconstruction & Rehabilitation of schools and health units affected by the 2005 mega earthquake.
Supervising Appraising Missions to assess the Funding Proposals of NGOs including desk and field appraisal.
Monthly and Quarterly reporting.
As a manager of PPAF's Water management Center (WMC), supervised a team of professionals having expertise in water resource engineering, hydrology, geotechnical engineering, GIS/remote sensing, civil engineers with a view to devise drought/disaster management plan/strategy under the theme of climate change and resilient communities. Based on the dynamics of water availability, different types of physical infrastructure projects were designed like delay action dams, check dams, pipe irrigation systems, high efficiency irrigation systems, various types of land reclamation structures like earthen embankments, gabion structures etc. Under the plan comprehensive way forward wad developed for crop rotation, cropping pattern and so on. Deliberate efforts were made to introduce low delta crops.

Supervision and coordination of consultants and contractors activities engaged in DHA Phase II (Extension) project.
Top supervision of various activities related to earth work, roads/roads infrastructure, drainage, water supply networks, and residential buildings.
Strict monitoring to ensure quality work with respect to agreed technical specifications and drawings.
Trouble shooting site related issues pertaining to consultants/contractors.
Ensuring timely achievement of deliverables and milestones.
Verifying contractors invoices against work done at site.
Progress and Technical reporting to the EMAAR’s top management.

Contract preparation for signing with the NGOs.
Vetting/reviewing Technical Feasibility of community driven infrastructure projects submitted by the PPAF's Partner Organizations regarding Drinking Water Supply, Sanitation, Link Road, school/BHU buildings, Irrigation, Integrated Area Upgrading Projects, Drought/Disaster Mitigation initiatives, Delay Action Dams, Check Dams, Flood protection (gabion and concrete structures) Renewable Energy Projects etc.
Making sure that the approved Community Physical Infrastructure (CPI) projects are in consistency with the Environmental Management Framework (EMF) of PPAF and the World Bank.
Considering social viability of projects as per pre laid standards of the PPAF.
Attending community meetings to ascertain their needs.
Monitoring ongoing projects to ensure adherence to the agreed Implementation Plan, Technical Specifications and Design.
Extensive field visits to remote areas of Pakistan to monitor infrastructure projects, establishing close interaction with communities.
Providing technical assistance to the Partner Organizations/CBOs for smooth running of projects.
Reporting on the visits/missions.
Managing information/data of projects.
Preparation of monthly, quarterly and annual reports of unit.
Providing administrative assistance to the unit head and coordination with other units whenever required.
Ensuring consistency with operational policies and procedures of PPAF.
Preparation of annual and quarterly budget/work plan of Unit in consultation with Unit Head.

Involved in top supervision and ensuring quality construction of primary schools, spread throughout Hazara Division, through scheduled and random spot monitoring visits.
Ensuring strict adherence to the design, drawings and specifications.
Ensuring use of specified construction material through different site/laboratory tests.
Reviewing the bills, pertaining to school construction for onward payment to the civil works contractors.
Developing various formats for internal monitoring and quality control of on-going project activities.
Coordination of project activities with different line agencies and dissemination of information related to the programme to the quarters concerned.
Counter-checking of various deliverables submitted by the consultants such as design reports, working drawings related to construction.
Evaluation of technical and financial proposals submitted by the respective consultants/contractors.
Preparation of Bid/Contract Documents for the contract packages related to different school projects.
Involved in tendering process for civil works contracts and thereafter evaluating/recommending the most viable proposals to the competent authority for award to the contractors.
Preparation of weekly, monthly and quarterly project reports.
Routine office correspondence regarding technical/administrative matters.

lanning, Organizing, Scheduling, Monitoring overall project activities using GANTT CHART and Critical Path Method.
Developing a monitoring system by creating formats for physical as well as financial progress to give a comprehensive and global overview of the project.
Ensuring quality and timely construction of school projects, scattered throughout Peshawar Division, through periodic monitoring visits, also maintaining strict quality control over construction material by performing field/laboratory tests.
Guiding junior engineers in technical matters and suggesting viable solution for site oriented problems.
Evaluating contractors performance.
Project briefing to various Missions.
Appraisal and reporting of technical and non-technical matters.
Monitoring the activities of MIS section to process raw data into useful information.
Evaluating project impact on the community.
Chairing monthly staff meetings, assessing the problems/bottlenecks and working out their solutions. Assigning work schedule/job to staff members.
Managing and monitoring the Project's accounts and financial matters.
Looking after the Project Office administrative matters.

Responsible for design, cost estimation, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of various community-based physical infrastructure projects (irrigation, link road, DWSS, sanitation, flood protection works etc.).
Close interaction with community people to assess their needs and propose specific solution in terms of a physical infrastructure scheme.
Arranging workshops, field days for the local communities in order to deliver up-to-date knowledge of the practices and methodologies involved in civil works execution.
Attending C.O (Community Organization) meetings regularly.
Empowering the communities by creating linkages with other line agencies so that their needs other than physical infrastructure could be addressed.
Weekly, monthly and quarterly reporting of all the activities related to Physical Infrastructure and Technology Development (PITD) sector.

Participated in routine office work including revision of Project Digest (PC-I) and preparation of technical/cost estimates for the new Ombudsman's Secretariat building (5-Storied), Islamabad.

Design and planning of Slum upgrading component comprising drainage/sewerage, water supply, solid waste management and street paving etc. During design phase, meetings with local communities used to be convened to accommodate their priorities in the area development schemes.
Planning and design of Transmission and Distribution System of water supply schemes of major cities of NWFP.
Feasibility Study for Greater Abbottabad Water Supply Scheme based on surface and underground water sources.

Evaluation and monitoring of different Projects like Roads, Buildings, Irrigation and Drinking Water Supply Schemes in Mohmand Agency under Mohmand Area Development Program (MADP).
Liaison between Planning & Development Department, Government of N.W.F.P., and line the agencies working in Mohmand Agency.
Preparation of various reports such as weekly, monthly and quarterly reports regarding ongoing construction activities.

Supervision of Remodeling Works like Kabul River Canal Head Regulator, Surface Drains in different areas. Construction of protection banks on River Swat and Kafoor Dheri Shala Khawar.