Development & humanitarian professional with 14 years of experience with diverse projects. Successful at developing the vision, direction and strategies required to manage regulatory work issues, generate effective relationship management initiatives, influence environment and build a positive corporate reputation. Having a wealth of experience and Possess a strong training and rural development acumen with a clear sense of purpose and urgency when faced with diverse situational challenges. Skilled at improving community relations, building relationships with stakeholders and establishing a working rapport for upward & downward accountability.
Responsibilities:
Ø CE and Gender Officer managed project activities regarding demand generation, maintained a close coordination with IRMNCH&N and PWD in the assigned district.
Ø Conducted coordination and orientation meetings/session with LHW, public & private stakeholders in District and visit local community organization regarding promotion of BMGF project activities and ensure strengthening of referral system.
Ø Participated in monthly review meeting of Lady Health Superviousers at district level and ensure strong active beneficiary referral mechanism.
Facilitate in analysis of household/community demand and gender norms for family planning services and providers behavior in responding to unmet needs for family planning and document findings
Ø Closely coordinate with district team and support coordination with relevant stakeholders at district levels including mapping of other CSOs and coordination for creating synergy for BCC implementation strategies
Ø Responsible for implementation of community engagement, demand generation, and gender strategies for program as informed by formative assessment and SBCC and Gender strategy
Ø Participate and technically support LHWs program in district and health facility based meetings
Ø Follow up and guide LHWs in conducting women support group on RH/FP and hold community based sessions for raising awareness and orientation on selfcare
Ø Strengthen referral from community to health facility with regards to self- injection
Ø Work with male mobilizers and social organizers in Population Welfare Department to engage with community influencers, youth groups and male members of community for advocacy on FP/RH and orientate on gender mainstreaming
Ø Collate, analyze and share data for informed decision making with internal and external team members
Ø Coordinate and support team to create linkage of Community Health Workers (CHW) and health facility staff in the program areas and create sustainable mechanisms around gender sensitive BCC
Ø Generate positive and negative case studies and success stories related to demand generation and SBCC
Ø Represent the project in district meetings, where needed
Ø Perform other duties as directed
Major Achievements:
Ø District Field Officer managed program implementation, team management and maintained a close coordination with CEO Health and MS in the assigned district Hafizabad and Gujranwala.
Ø Provided strong leadership and administrative management support to ensure that all program activities are well-coordinated and contributed to the implementation of ECHO funded project.
Ø Keep focused on achieving targets and monitor and supervise social mobilization team and social mobilization activities at field.
Ø Prepared of detail Project Implementation Plan (defining all activities, tasks and sub-tasks and responsible persons/teams).
Ø Facilitated MC project team in preparation of Project Financial Plan (according to the DIP and then internal cost plan) with support of MC’s team.
Ø Ensured quality implementation of program activities in the district as per budget and workplan
Ø Served as a focal person for Mercy Corps at the district level, ensuring active follow up on key tasks, active sharing of learning and challenges, coordination and engagement with key stakeholders
Ø Provided support to Program Coordinator during all phases of the project including setting up, project implementation, procurement, implementation, monitoring and reporting.
Ø Conducted regular visits of all identified health facilities of targeted district and provide feedback to Project Coordinator and Senior Technical Advisor
Ø Prepared event reports, training reports, monthly progress reports of awareness sessions, success stories on bi-monthly/quarterly basis and submit to PC for review and record
Ø Prepared work plans on monthly basis for project activities and procurement plan for distribution of PPEs, IEC and Cash support items.
Ø Coordinated regularly with selected Health Facility / Incharge/MSs, District Manager PPHI, Security Focal persons, Local NGOs, District Health Department of Punjab for smooth implementation of project related activities as per work plan.
Ø Ensured that objectives and indicators as outlined in the grant agreement are met in time.
Ø Follow all MC SOPs on Safety and Security while conducting the activities in the assigned areas.
Ø Ensured that the SOPs and guidelines for program activities are followed in the field
Ø Ensured coordination with other similar programs in the area
Ø Conducted his/herself professionally and personally in such a manner to bring credit to Mercy Corps and in no way jeopardize its humanitarian efforts.
Ø Responsible to submit reports in a timely manner, of his/her own supervised activities according the Organizations existing reporting procedures.
Ø Other relevant duties as assigned.
Management and Admin Tasks:
Ø Proper filing of all related activities documents
Ø Worked closely with the communities at the field level
Ø Participated in the plan and design of the activities with other project staff of the project and implementation plans
Ø Communicated effectively with the project team members, other staff and the capacity building coordinator, through sharing information and discussing relevant concerns.
Ø Actively participated in staff meetings and other ad-hoc meetings or workshops
Ø Ensured that all necessary logistics and administrative issues are managed on Organization procedures and policies
Security
Ø Ensured compliance with security procedures and policies as determined by country leadership.
Ø Proactively ensured that team members operate in a secure environment and are aware of policies.
Ø Ensured that the COVID-19 preventive measures and guidelines are followed during project implementation
Major Achievements:
Ø Participated in gathering of data during needs assessments, baseline survey and other assessments related to the area of intervention.
Ø Conducted meetings with community influential and leaders (political and religious) in area of intervention and with existing CSOs/NGOs not only to introduce MdM, PWD and the project main activities but also engage them in project activities to achieve the results.
Ø Make sure that all members of the community (community influential and leaders (political and religious, teachers and village council members) are involved in all aspects of the program implementation, from planning to evaluation.
Ø Sensitized and educate communities including men, women, youth, adolescents and community stake holders for improved awareness through participatory approaches (PRA Tools i.e. social mapping, transect walk, seasonal calendar etc.
Ø Conducted sessions in order to create awareness by using participatory approaches in the community about reproductive health and rights / family planning, available services in health facilities and accountability.
Ø Organized, activate and supervise Support Groups (Male /female) attached with each family welfare center to advocate for improved reproductive health services delivery and motivate them to take ownership and management at local level for the facilities.
Ø Assist the support groups in building a coordination link between community and FWCs.
Ø Raised awareness among the support group associated with each FWC on reproductive health and rights / family planning, Islam and family planning available services in health facilities and accountability.
Ø Established a referral system from the community level towards family welfare centers (FWC) and Family Welfare Clinics (FWC)
Ø Mediated and work with community groups to ensure accountability and best use of project resources in the best interest of organization.
Ø Organized campaigns e.g. Week’s celebrations on Family planning, mother and child health care, breast feeding, population day, International women day, Human Rights Day etc.
Ø Coordinated with local CSOs on awareness campaign of reproductive health and rights.
Ø Facilitated community consultation, meetings, training, demonstration activities, village mapping, community action plan and capacity building of the community
Ø Ensured active community support for the project activities and ownership.
Ø Identified and proactively communicated issues that might affect the project implementation and engage community support with guidance of line supervisor.
Ø Developed and build up sound relationship and coordination among community stakeholders, district level government, CSOs and MdM.
Ø Facilitated the monthly meetings of Support Group and participate /represent MdM.
Ø Organized trainings and build the capacity of community and Support Group members attached each health facility.
Pre-Marital Counselling Description
Ø Participated in gathering of data private health practioners, baseline survey and other assessments related to the area of intervention.
Ø Liaising with project stakeholders concerning project details and deliverables.
Ø Conducted awareness sessions related to pre-marital counselling in the targeted areas.
Ø Build capacity of FWC staff on pre-marital counselling and on job training for better counselling techniques.
Contribution to Covid-19
Ø Assist Line supervisor in development of a clear work plan for the community mobilization activities of the projects with the aim to complete the activities within the time frame of the project. Facilitate the IEC material distribution among the communities.
Ø To assist in the effective implementation of policies and procedures to ensure that the public are adequately protected against risks to their health and harm from Covid-19.
Ø Liaise with COVID19 technical team and focal point to the provinces, to ensure support is being adequately provided and activities are ongoing.
Ø Support in the coordination of the COVID19 movement task force meetings, define action points, and follow up on its achievements.
Ø Conducted the awareness sessions on Ehsas Emergency Cash Distribution points with joint effort of Population Welfare Department and DoH.
Ø Distributed the basic PPEs and maintain record of these items.
Major achievements:
Ø Formation of Farmer Milk Cooperatives in 35 Targeted Villages through social mobilization process
Ø Organized the capacity building trainings of FMCs on organizational Management & Leadership, Finance Management and business cycle management.
Ø Linkages development of FMCs & Cooperative department and initiated the FMCs registration process
Ø Support to FMCs in record keeping and preparation of financial assistance cases
Ø Facilitate to Technical Coordinator Cooperatives for implementing activities of partners and associates.
Ø Facilitate in project activities e.g. seminars, conferences, and workshops. (As per project work plan)
Ø While working in WEE project provided the facilitation to Partner and monitor the activities of partner (NRSP, Lead Foundation & ECI etc.)
Ø Provided the support to team in resolution of community conflicts.
Ø Support provided to Project Manager, District Project Coordinator, technical coordinator cooperative and partners in implementation of project.
Ø Identified locations for ECCD centers.
Ø Conducted the hiring process of care givers.
Ø Conducted trainings for care givers
Supported communication colleagues in designing IEC material for ECCD centers.
Major Achievements
Ø Prepared training calendar and share with other team members for feedback facilitation;
Ø Organized / lead training and community mobilization activities at district level.
Ø Prepared and share training and community mobilization work plan and reports
Ø Coordinated with government departments to get nominations of participants and facilitators for trainings.
Ø Coordinated with technical/thematic leads of diarrhea prevention and control project to ensure quality implementation of training activities as per project requirement
Ø Maintained an up to date database of trained participants
Ø Conducted post training follow up of the trainees;
Ø Identified and recommend training and community mobilization needs from learning assessment in the field.
Ø Coordinated with implementing partner and government departments to ensure timely and quality implementation of community mobilization specially IPC activities.
Ø Organized and conduct trainings of the private practitioner as per annual work plan
Ø Conducted coordination and orientation meetings/session with LHW, public & private stakeholders in District and visit local community organization regarding promotion of BMGF project activities and ensure strengthening of referral system.
Ø Participated in monthly review meeting of Lady Health Superviousers at district level and ensure strong active beneficiary referral mechanism.
Major Achievements:
Ø Identifyied credible, energetic & potential youth.
Ø Signed Term of Partnership Between the project & the Youth groups.
Ø Identified suitable individuals for the Livelihood Training Program
Ø Conducted market assessment to identify suitable trades and skills for the livelihood trainings
Ø Explored the technical service providers for skill development training and develop linkages with them for conducting technical training for the targeted beneficiaries.
Ø Monitore the trainings being provided by the training institutions to ensure that quality trainings are provided to the selected beneficiaries
Ø Provided where necessary guidance to the newly trained beneficiaries in establishing small scaled enterprises
Ø Ensured timely implementation of the livelihood trainings
Ø Ensured that the youth group district network management structure is established through a democratic process or appointment of the management setup.
Ø Conducted trainings on the topics of leadership skills gender issues for district youth network.
Ø Conducted the session on capacity building & awareness campaign of the community
Ø Monitor the Gap Assessment in the community.
Ø Ensured that the youth of remote areas are accessing the TVET institution for their skill development towards employment/self-employment
Major Achievements:
Ø Identifying credible, energetic & potential youth.
Ø Signing of Term of Partnership Between the project & the Youth groups.
Ø Identify suitable individuals for the Livelihood Training Program
Ø Conducted market assessment to identify suitable trades and skills for the livelihood trainings
Ø Explore the technical service providers for skill development training and develop linkages with them for conducting technical training for the targeted beneficiaries.
Ø Monitor the trainings being provided by the training institutions to ensure that quality trainings are provided to the selected beneficiaries
Ø Provided where necessary guidance to the newly trained beneficiaries in establishing small scaled enterprises
Ø Ensured timely implementation of the livelihood trainings
Ø Ensured that the youth group district network management structure is established through a democratic process or appointment of the management setup.
Ø Conducted trainings on the topics of leadership skills gender issues for district youth network.
Ø Conducted the session on capacity building & awareness campaign of the community
Ø Monitor the Gap Assessment in the community.
Ø Ensured that the youth of remote areas are accessing the TVET institution for their skill development towards employment/self-employment
Major Achievements:
Ø Motivated the people for participation in the Changa Pani Programme
Ø Identified the female activist from community
Ø Prepared Projects reports
Ø Mobilized community how to use water
Ø Conducted social survey
Ø Contributed in the Improvement of health and hygiene of targeted communities
Ø Preparation of socio economic data