I am Riaz Ahmed Raisani, my core academic competencies include public finance and Information technology. Started my career in 99/2000, in my 19 years career i worked in different provincial departments, national and international UN organizations. Have good knowledge of Government offices and UN working environment, have experience of working in multi-cultural and multi-ethnic working environment. Program/ Project designing and implementation have been my commanding areas. connecting project to ground realities and creating ownership by targeted communities are my core professional values at work. Have good command on donor relations and donor priorities and achieving program /project aim objectives.
Participate regularly to share my views with Voice of America as regular panelist on different subject in general and about Balochistan in specific. I can work independently and in team as well, have no limitations to visit and work anywhere in field.
Management
· Established Rescue Provincial Head office
· Established control room of rescue 1122
· Selection of medical emergency training institute
· Training of 3 batches of EMTs from Emergency Services Academy (1122) Punjab
· BLS Training of Medical Officers from CPSP Karachi
· Establishment of MERC centers on main highways of Balochistan
· Establishment of communication and ambulance dispatch mechanism
Coordination
· Focal person for Emergency Services Academy Punjab
· Focal person for Government of Punjab
· Focal person for AKU Karachi
· Focal person from JPMC Karachi
· Focal person for Edhi and Amaan Ambulance services
Policy Management
· Established blue print of rescue services for province
· Developed coordination and dispatch system for MERC center
· Developed SOPs and TORs for all segments
· Standardization of medical emergency training of EMTs and Medical Officers
· Establishment of R&A section for Data Management and analysis of RTAs
· Established Task force of the provincial stake holders on prevention of RTAs
· Wrote 3 full page supplements in leading news papers
· Developed several video documentaries
· Established coordination between 1122 services of Punjab and KPK
Analytical Work
· Collection and data management of RTAs on scientific standards
· Trend analysis of Road Traffic Accidents on main highways of Balochistan
· Sharing finds with analytical data to concern stakeholders to establish Prevention Mechanism
· Draft proposal of establishment of Provincial Task force on Prevention i.e. Home Department, Transport Department, Motorways Police Balochistan, National Highways Balochistan, PDMA and MERC 1122.
· After approval of the Chief Minister Balochistan, four meetings of the Provincial Task Force have been conducted, with detailed deliberations on analytical data following decisions taken
1. To control the over speeding issue trackers have been installed in Public Transport (coaches), recommendations have been finalized for approval of the competent authority to impose penalties on over speeding
2. Internal Video Cams Installed to stop unauthorized driving of Public Transport
3. External Video Cams installed to record accident patterns
4. Black spots (spots where frequent accidents accrued) identified by MERC analytical data were given to NHA for rectification of engineering issues
5. Area wise vehicle type accident analysis report was shared with Motorways Police to enhance patrolling within those areas and timings
6. MERC planned training of vehicle drivers on basic techniques of First Aid and providing First Aid boxes to all commercial public transport vehicles.
7. Transport department to notify while making it mandatory keeping first aid boxes available in all public transport vehicles
8. Coordination have been improved between stakeholders at provincial level and on highways
· Developed a virtual forum of National Stakeholders working on Road Safety for sharing data and ideas. Coordination improved between national stakeholders to collaborate on issues / events of similar nature
· Helped in making it a national drive to “Make Roads Safe” in Pakistan.
COVID Operations
· Led the COVID operations for district Quetta from MERC Balochistan in 2010 & 2021
· Services included social mobilization against COVID virus, COVID test sampling, COVID test result management, contact tracing, patient shifting from home to local hospitals, COVID Patients Dead Bodies management, Coordination, planning and implementation
· extended services included management of ALS ambulance services, where most critical patients were shifted to advanced and specialized medical health facilities in Sindh.
· Development of public awareness massages, social mobilization
· Frequent & extensive trainings of staff involved in COVID operations
· Logistic Management of protective material and VTMs (2020) Vaccines (2021)
· Data management and analytical work
· Management of Rapid Response Teams (RRTs) in Mass Vaccination centers, Door to Door vaccination, Drive through mass vaccination center.
Management
· Overall supervision of Basic Health Units (BHUs) of district/s
· Ensure best service delivery of the 08 components of PHS at all BHUs
· Ensure MNCH services with targeted ANC/ PNC and institutional deliveries
· Ensure achievement of immunization target
· Ensure successful Polio campaign
· Regular Social Mobilization / mass awareness of the rural segments/ females/ students
· Ensure uninterrupted medicine supply and availability of staff
Coordination
· Member of the Divisional Health Management Committee
· Member of the District Health management Committee
· Member of the Provincial / Divisional Family Planning Task Force
· Member of the Provincial immunization committee / vaccine logistic committee
· Focal Person for Provincial EOC Balochistan
Policy
· Tracking gaps in service delivery through gap analysis surveys by Public Health Specialists and shared findings with quarter concern with recommendations
· Gap analysis of capacity assessment of the paramedics and other medical staff of the health centers, shared findings with capacity building recommendations to higher ups
· Analyzing failure portion of basic components and suggested solutions
· Drafting PPP report of service delivery
· Overall supervision of all the departments of the organization
· Chairmen Procurement Committee and Recruitment Committee
· Focal Person of strategic planning for the organization (Programs Sections)
· Designing of Annual Training Schedule of the organization based on Needs (through TNAs).
· Finalizing the layout for the proposals, concept notes on different subject for donors
· Help in developing work plans, budgets and M&E plans for the projects (where required)
· Finally check all the proposals, concept notes prepared by the program section before submission to donors (where required)
· Overseeing all the ongoing projects,
· Managed Livelihood Programs running in collaboration with Benazir Income Support Program.
· Developed a database of young talented professionals/ Designed and developed internship programs
· Designed and developed GBV volunteer network / Developed Legal Aid Clinic for GBV victims
· Heading research and analysis section of ADO
· Designed and developed the financial management system of the ADO
· Designed and developed policies for ADO
· Communication and coordination with government offices, UN offices and INGOs and local partners
· Frequent Field Visits to ensure the progress of projects
· Designing and conducting Seminars, Workshops and Trainings on different subjects
· Review and approval of the training materials to be conducted by ADO staff
· Head of employee performance evaluation committee
· Overseeing the technical & vocational training centers of ADO
· To administrate the financial management project for government of Balochistan.
· To study the Pension disbursement and management system, suggest a comprehensive E-disbursement system.
· Physical verification of the pensioners through Bio-metric database to identify the ghost pensioners.
· Data collection of the pensioner from all the districts/ Refine the data
· Conversion of the refined collected data through physical verification of the pensioners into a data base,
· Conversion of manual pension system onto e-disbursement system
· Preparation of annual budget, being the DDO ensuring proper disbursement of the budget in accordance with rules and procedures. Reconciliation of Budget on monthly bases.
· Quarterly planning in consultation with Secretary Finance Department, government of Balochistan.
· Ensuring gender balance working environment and promoting team work.
· Approval of the M&E plan and regular check on monitoring indicators & evaluation reports.
· Coordination with Government Departments for Project activities at Secretary, Commissioner and Deputy Commissioner Level.
· Quantifiable Analysis progress
· Meetings with head of the departments (Secretaries, DGs), Commissioners and DCOs (EDOs/DDOs) regarding project activities and regular field visits.
· Frequent Communication with the inline departments and trainings for the EDOs/DDOs .
· Conflict resolution/ financial management/M&E planning/Presentations/ Econometrical activities for progress assessment and progress presentation.
· Meetings with high profile officials (e.g. ADB head of departments/head of mission and missions)
· Approval of Logistic Management plan and transportation & visit schedules of the field teams.
· Monthly and quarterly progress report writing.
· Giving utmost priority to the focused aims and objectives of the project and
Keeping my seniors and the donors (as directed by the organizations) involve/informed in the project activities.
To study alternative methods to accelerate the conversion of historic general provident fund (GP Fund) data into a computerized environment in a timely and accurate way
The key activities include:
· Develop written procedures for the three alternative methods
· Develop Proformas for reporting of GP Fund data conversion progress using the same format the
· Office of the Accountant General is currently using
· Define and secure agreement on goals and objectives of testing alternatives with Finance Department and Office of the Accountant General
· Obtain list of employees of the selected government offices from the SAP/R3 system
· Collect historic GP Fund data, as well as data of advances and loans from GP Fund accounts, using the three alternative methods
· Verify gathered data for certification by the Office of the Accountant General
· Document progress made in the data gathering and verification in monthly reports
· Analyze and report on findings of the pilot project
· Assist ADB in the purchase of office equipment (4 desktops including UPS, 1 laptop, 3
printers/scanner/fax, 3 flash drives, and anti-virus software using Shopping method)
· Conflict resolution/ financial management/M&E planning/Presentations
· Econometrical activities for assessment of the progress and for report writing
· Meetings with high profile officials (e.g. ADB head of departments/head of mission) & international experts working on conversion of Balochistan provident fund into investment fund
· Meetings with head of the departments (Secretaries, DGs) and DCOs (EDOs/DDOs) regarding project
· Regular field visits within capital city and the targeted districts
· To supervise the Data Collection Project of G.P Fund and Pension data
· Planning (quarterly, monthly and weekly bases) & coordination with Government Departments for data collection
· Analysis of the collected data, Computerization & then verification from manual records of the collected data
· Meetings with head of the departments (Secretaries, DGs) and DCOs (EDOs/DDOs) regarding project activities
· Regular field visits within capital city and the targeted districts
· Communicating the verified lists to the concern departments heads for providing deficient information
· Training of the EDOs/DDOs for preparing their financial cases (of missing credits & GFP accounts allotment cases)
· Conflict resolution/ financial management/M&E planning/Presentations
· Econometrical activities for assessment of the progress and for report writing
· Meetings with high profile officials (e.g. ADB head of departments/head of mission) & international experts working on conversion of Balochistan provident fund into investment fund
· Regular meetings with my supervisor and other relevant officers at AG office to update them about progress of the project through graphical & statistical presentations and brief them about my future strategies
· Weekly, monthly and quarterly progress reports for all the concern stakeholders (e.g. AG Balochistan, Secretary Finance, Program Director BRMP and ADB)
· Analysis of the Provincial Budget through releases and expenditure receipts in accordance with BLGO
· Analysis of the actual salaries through HR Profarmae of the districts for abstracting the differences in salaries and releases and to develop MIS of Government employees.
· In financial monitoring successfully consolidated the SOEs of the 17 districts, bringing out the actual position of the Total development, Total Non-salary, Total Expenditure, Total Receipts, Total Opening Balance of 2005-06 &2006-07 as directed in BLGO.
· Analyzed the Budget Estimates (Budget Book) of (14 districts) Zargoon Town (Quetta), Jhal Magsi, Musakhail, Kech, Dera Bughti, Lasbella, Mastung, Wasak, Pishin, Gawadar, Killa Abdullah, Ziaret, Bolan and Kalat Districts in accordance with BLGO
· Prepared an analysis report for Chief Secretary on reporting capacity of the TMA's and UA's in tabulated form by their SOE of 2005-06 and Budget Estimates of 2005-06.
· Successfully devised a scientific formula for disbursement of Provincial Development Fund (PSDP) into three tiers of the local Government based on a through study/analysis of different service delivery functions e.g. health facilities, education facilities, roads, population of each tier as per BLGO directions.
· Designed MIS based Software for the employees of the districts of Balochistan.
· Designed the official Web Portal of the Finance Department.
· Carried out different special tasks as and when assigned by Finance Department
Official correspondence/ Report writing
Administration
Monitored and Evaluated the overall progress of the institute and its campuses
Appointed faculty/staff
General Administration & Official Codependence
Presided Staff Meetings
Designed Curriculum for different Diploma and short courses
Planning and proper implementation of new developments
Teaching
Taught Computer Sciences, English for two years to regularly ICS classes
IT subjects to Advance Diploma in IT classes, specialized courses, online certification classes (e.g. Networking, Fundamentals of IT, web Page designing, Cyber Securities, Operating Systems, IIS, Programming Languages, MIS, SAD, Databases, E-Commerce, hardware etc)
Different subjects of Management Sciences (e. g. Principles of Management, Marketing, MIS, Planning Techniques, Business Communication etc)
Module development
Designed many modules/courses; following are the salient ones
Designed different short term new courses for students of IT & management sciences
Designed courses for professionals (e.g. Doctors, Lawyers, Businessmen etc)
Designed courses for government officers (e.g. this course included basics of English language & basics of computer) to enhance their performance.
Designed courses for ladies (house wives) (e.g. This course included English Language, Basics of computer, Usage of internet, Fashion Designing, usage of digital household equipments etc)
Designed courses for teachers for improving teaching techniques/methodologies.
Designed a package as Skill Development Program for students to improve study techniques (this course was specially designed for those students who face problems/difficulties in study and scoring good marks.
§ Analysis of District Management Information System of Kalat and Kech districts.
§ Successfully completed web for District Management Information System (DMIS) for Kalat And Kech districts
§ Established a management information system (MIS) to monitor program activities and physical and financial progress as well as improved the coordination between the UNICEF and Project Office Kalat.
§ Follow up all program activities and worked in close coordination with UNICEF Quetta office and NGO’s & CBO’s to achieve program targets.
§ Submitted Monitoring Reports as per Monitoring framework of the project.
§ Follow-up for a period of six months of completed projects for trouble shooting.
Conducted successful trainings for representatives of Focus District Project (FDP), UNICEF and Government officials of Kalat on completion of the Project