I am an accomplished senior management professional with over 20 years of experience in project management, monitoring, and evaluation across diverse development sectors, including NGOs, INGOs, and UN agencies. My professional journey is defined by my commitment to driving meaningful change, with a special focus on women’s empowerment, capacity building, and social mobilization. I have led multidisciplinary teams, ensuring that projects are not only executed efficiently but also deliver on their intended impact.
My expertise lies in designing and implementing comprehensive M&E frameworks, including logical frameworks (LFAs) and complaint response mechanisms. I excel in generating detailed monitoring reports, analyzing performance metrics, and aligning project outcomes with organizational goals. I have a proven track record in building strong partnerships with stakeholders, managing government relations, and advocating for policy changes that enhance project success. My work has often centered on emergency response initiatives, where I’ve led efforts in data collection, distribution management, and livelihood restoration.
I bring a wealth of experience in building partnerships, managing government relations, and leading emergency response projects. My work has centered on data collection, distribution management, and livelihood restoration for internally displaced persons (IDPs). I am adept at forging linkages with government departments, advocating for policy changes, and leading teams through complex challenges, from rapid surveys to field-level operations in crisis settings.
My passion lies in driving sustainable development initiatives through effective project management and robust M&E practices. I am dedicated to fostering environments that promote social welfare and operational excellence, leveraging my skills in strategic planning, stakeholder engagement, and team leadership to contribute meaningfully to the missions of humanitarian organizations.
Ensured effective distribution of work responsibilities and streamlined processes at the field level for the UN-IOM Project Assistant (Livelihood) team in collaboration with IRC.
Key Result Areas:
Emergency Response Coordination: Deliver immediate support and resources to affected communities by streamlining response efforts and ensuring efficient resource distribution while participating in emergency response initiatives.
Rapid Survey/Data Collection: Conduct rapid surveys and data collection for internally displaced persons (IDPs) to gather critical information to inform project planning and implementation of upcoming rehabilitation phases.
Distribution Management: Achieve fair and organized aid distribution to targeted IDPs by overseeing the field-level process.
Reporting & Documentation: Create and maintain up-to-date records of all field activities to ensure compliance with organizational standards and donor requirements.
Planned and managed the enhancement of the non-formal education project and ensured the timely completion of all activities across 150 centers in Khairpur, Ghotki, and Karachi in line with predefined guidelines.
Key Result Areas:
Project Management: Achieved project objectives while managing and executing the Non-Formal Education project across 150 centers in Khairpur, Ghotki, and Karachi.
Monitoring & Evaluation: Played an integral role in overseeing the design and execution of monitoring and evaluation activities to track project progress, assess outcomes, and identify areas for improvement.
Partnership & Advocacy: Strengthened partnerships and advocacy efforts while managing policy, resource mobilization, and facilitating effective knowledge management and sharing across the organization. Delivered timely and comprehensive reports to UNICEF and other donors regularly.
Staff Recruitment & Training: Led the recruitment, onboarding, and management of project staff, ensuring the team possessed the necessary skills and resources, resulting in successful and timely project delivery.
Served as M&E Expert for the National Socio-economic Registry project with Aurat Foundation, covering 14 districts in Sindh, and developed M&E LFA, framework, and complaint response mechanism.
Key Result Areas:
Systems Development: Created and implemented internal review, reporting, monitoring, and feedback systems to streamline communication and data flow between field teams and management and ensure effective oversight of the NSER survey activities in Cluster-5.
Team Leadership: Led a high-performing team of 20 M&E Officers for effective monitoring and project oversight as well as produced weekly and monthly donor reports.
Field Monitoring: Conducted field monitoring visits to assess the implementation of survey activities. Examined field team performance in terms of coverage and quality to ensure compliance with organization standards.
Technical Assistance: Facilitated field teams to address challenges and enhance capacity. Regularly updated the team leader on the overall progress of M&E activities in the field to highlight key issues.
Project Reporting & Documentation: Produced detailed internal monitoring reports and briefs as well as recorded field processes, findings, and recommendations for improvements.
Introduced a dashboard for quick progress reviews and led online sessions with the MER country team. Designed household surveys, baseline reports, and an ODF Sustainability Plan. Received a Shield from the management for exceptional performance.
Key Result Areas:
Strategic Leadership & Support: Achieved desired results by managing department operations, developing strategic plans, and overseeing budget, staff, protocols, and processes in accordance with strategic objectives and effective implementation.
Project MER Activities: Functioned in close collaboration with the project team to review data tracking tools, maintain data quality, reliability, and consistency, and ensure project MER activities adhered to the plan and deliverables progressed.
Project Management: Supervised and completed projects by managing all activities from planning to implementation, including scope definition and quality standards. Monitored and ensured active participation of girls, women, and excluded groups in all project activities.
Monitoring System Development: Implemented effective monitoring systems and conducted visits to verify project progress and capture valuable learnings, ensuring enhanced project outcomes and informed decision-making.
MIS Management: Set a benchmark of excellence by developing processes for joint monitoring with partners (government authorities/donors) and utilizing MIS to share insights and learning. Produced field monitoring reports in the prescribed format and uploaded agreed action plans to MIS, ensuring effective progress tracking and collaboration.
Quality Services: Delivered quality service aligned with company vision and strategy by executing best practices. Tracked and managed monthly action plans and offered status reports to the project managers to support continuous learning.
Team Coordination & Leadership: Enhanced project effectiveness by providing design plan inputs, coordinating teams, and managing staff. Executed activities while delivering capacity-building support, including supervision, training, and mentoring to optimize planning, management, and implementation processes.
Monitoring & Evaluation: Oversaw health facilities under PPHI Sindh to ensure compliance with health standards and performance indicators. Conducted regular monitoring visits to assess the effectiveness of health services.
Data Collection & Analysis: Rendered a keen eye for detail to analyze and compile qualitative and quantitative data from health facilities while using SPSS to derive actionable insights.
Community Engagement: Developed and implemented a complaint response mechanism for all health facilities within the district to address patient and community concerns effectively.
Database Management: Developed performance indicators and assessed field teams while updating the DHIS database and ERP systems. Evaluated health facility progress, conducted studies on cost and medicine issues, and prepared monthly and quarterly progress reports.
Performance Analysis: Conducted targeted studies on the performance of BHUs and DGs, and analyzed outcomes to inform improvements and enhance overall effectiveness.
Succession Path:
August 2012 - March 2015: Coordination Manager
July 2011 - July 2012: M&E Officer
Coordination Manager August 2012 - March 2015:
Achieved desired results while directing project implementation phase across five Sindh districts with a team of 55 members.
Established sustainable entrepreneurship initiatives and forged grassroots linkages with multinational companies, such as Telenor, Asia Care Health Insurance, Tameer Bank, Shell-Tameer, and ENGRO Foods to enhance local engagement.
Oversaw communication, status reporting, risk management, and escalation of unresolved issues to achieve project delivery within budget, on schedule, and within scope.
Built and led CIIP Provincial and District Advisory Committees, providing advocacy at provincial and district levels. Coordinated with district administrations to form and implement committees across all five districts.
M&E Officer (July 2011 - July 2012)
Conducted impactful studies on various pilot activities and business analyses, including salary disbursement through Easypaisa, CIIP RMT’s business planning, and strategies for reaching marginalized women during disasters.
Enhanced health fitness and insurance access for CIIP RMTs, analyzed RMT salary disbursement, addressed absenteeism in Phase IV training, and evaluated women’s business status in the CIIP Project.
Succeeded in managing the community infrastructure improvement project and oversaw the monitoring and evaluation department of the CIIP project.
Created M&E plan and performance indicators to ensure effective project implementation. Recorded and shared key learnings with staff, utilizing insights to improve future decision-making and project outcomes.
Directed the survey team (Baseline of 1400 women) phase-wise to complete assigned tasks in a timely manner. Conducted monthly and quarterly survey, created study reports, and updated the CIIP Database regularly.
Project: Basic Education Community School (BECS)
Managed 272 non-formal community schools and 30 literacy & skills development centers in District Khairpur. Supervised project activities, assessed progress and supervisor performance, and conducted quarterly evaluations of partner NGOs to ensure effective project implementation and outcomes.
Project: Democratized Education Management and Ownership” DEMO District Khairpur Sindh
Strengthened School Management Committees by organizing village-level public dialogues through "Village Assemblies," enhancing SMC engagement and effectiveness in managing local schools.
Project: SMC Strengthening Pilot Project District Khairpur
Successfully implemented a pilot project in Government Girls' and Boys' Primary Schools in Taluka Gambat and Sobho Dero, involving collaboration between LEAD-Pakistan, SDSSP, and DG Khairpur.
Project: Scale Up Project
Secured funding from the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA) through CARE Pakistan for a Scale-Up project. Executed scaling activities in flood-affected districts (Thatta, Qamber Shahdadkot, Ghotki), covering twenty Union Councils. Liable for reconstructing community infrastructures including kacha roads, culverts, and irrigation water points.
Project: Emergency Health Assistance/ Mosquito Net Distribution
Efficiently distributed 1,000 mosquito nets in three union councils of District Ghotki (Wast Jewan Shah, Jhangal Mahar, Kamoo Shaheed) as a response to the 2012 heavy rains, supported by Care International/Takhleeq Foundation.
Project: Livelihood
Enhanced recovery and long-term food security for flood-affected communities in District Mirpur Khas. Improved household livelihood capacity to ensure sustained access to basic needs. Integrated DRR and agricultural support to reduce vulnerability in hazard-prone areas.
Project: UNDP/ SNEP Project
Positioned as a Master Trainer in UNDP Project Support to National Election Pakistan (SNEP) and conducted the training session for the Presiding Officer on “rules and procedure of Election” 2008.