DEMONSTRATED ACHIEVEMENTS
Community Development Expert | Women & Youth Empowerment | Capacity Building & Leadership | SOGIE | Public Health
Accomplished social worker credited with +9 years experience developing and delivering highly valued projects. Worked with Oxfam Novib & Oxfam Great Britain on grants from donors including Dutch MFA (implemented 5 years' project for gender & sexual minorities), IKEA Foundation (raised 4.0 Million Euros for economic empowerment of youth), GAC (supported in new proposal development), DANIDA (raised 2.1Million Euros for institutional development of grassroot organizations) and run a SDGs Youth engagement project from unrestricted funding source. Served at various positions over last 10 years from community outreach work to Project Management level.
Worked as consultant for evaluation and needs assessment of Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) Development for transgender organizations and communities in South Asia region.
- Completed project report as a consultant for Oxfam Great Britain for Youth In Difficult Circumstances Project. Included a thorough review of project documents and compiling a narrative report for a 5 years project.
- Worked as co-consultant for with a UNWOMEN policy analysis assignment on Beijing +25, Pakistan Stakeholder report. The assignment is a review of 5 years progress for pro-women laws and implementation and gaps. It included compiling analyses sheets, conducting data validation workshop with stakeholders and providing recommendations addressing gaps for CEDAW.
- Working as co-consultant for assignment on Beijing +25, Afghanistan Report through UNWOMEN (same scope of work as for Beijing +25, Pakistan Report.
- Ensured individuals obtain, improve, and retain the skills, knowledge, provision of IEC, BCC tools, mentorship, institutional empowerment, and movement needed to complete jobs competently.
- Ensured access to equitable gender justice for gender and sexual marginalized youth groups in metropolitan geographies of Punjab and Sindh. Managed Partnerships & grants, documented Stories of Change and reporting, and built collaborative rapport and advocacy with government and other stakeholders for efficient delivery of project.
- Delivered a fast-run Youth Engagement for SDGs national campaign in 11 government & national universities across Pakistan.
- Performed duties as strategic overlay to perform duties on a role of DPM for mainstream Youth Economic Empowerment project. Ensured strong coordination and communication with implementing partners and PMU.
- Supported in design and planning of Education and Training Hubs at rural areas, running boot camps for youth groups on economic, business, life skills and communication skills, connecting youth with urban markets, employment and on job trainings.
- Provided technical feedback to IPs on designing and formulating local youth groups and committees (UCCs), media campaigns, seminars and bridging gaps through youth interaction by providing research support on youth issues.
- Delivered analytical and implementing support for Youth Life Skills Program and coordinated extensively Youth In Difficult Circumstances project- organizing thematic groups meetings and youth seminars on life skills, subject issues of Life Skilled Based Education.
- Built synergies between youth groups across national youth assemblies and providing mentorship, career and academic guidance, counselling and support.
- Accomplished short-term research assignment such as supporting lead researcher in data collection, field organizing, connecting with trans/hijra groups and transcribing, and analysing data from interviews.
- Designed information materials for HIV/AIDS in the form of Behaviour Change Communications for HIV/AIDS.
- Established and executed local community centres and Drop In Centres (DICs) for targeted communities including female and transgender groups for STIs & HIV/AIDS prevention, testing and care support including psycho-social support.
- Provided technical support to research studies pertaining to HIV/AIDS and thematic issues of FSWs, HSWs & MSMs through formal and informal research techniques, evaluating their needs and guiding management with regards to special needs of community groups.
- Prepared & delivered SRHR and life skills workshops, livelihood skills trainings based on target community needs.
- Prepared monthly, quarterly and other donor reports and presented the research findings to management and donors.
- Conducted formal and informal interviews with target communities including female and transgender groups and reported on various health awareness, education and training needs.
- Planned and conducted awareness sessions with target groups on social wellbeing, health and education pertaining to HIV/AIDS.
- Managed information and contacts for referral, care and support for target community members living with HIV.
- Supported in designing outreach plans and presented reports to seniors on target beneficiary progress.
- Managed and coordinated student activities including organizing and implementing academic calendars, series of seminars for new takes/enrols, counselling sessions and networking with businesses, industry for students’ placement.
- Cultivated and maintained professional relations with various stakeholders including parents/guardians, campus promotion and maintaining critical standards for quality purposes.