Primary point of focus for planning, implementation and management of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Education Sector (KESP-II) interventions at district level. Responsible for planning and implementation of KESP technical assistance activities via offices of District Education Officers male and female. Coordinate and assist different teams formed under project for effective service delivery to the government counterparts and ensuring communication of results to all stakeholders by means of periodic reporting, documenting case studies and success stories and conducting steering committee meetings. Providing continuous sustenance and technical backstopping to the computer operators on maintaining Education Management Information System EMIS up to date and draw meaning full results from the compiled data. Continuous monitoring of the data compiled by Education Monitoring Authority on their dash board and look for anomalies in the data and for reporting gaps besides Suggesting revisions/improvement both in the android application of the EMA and monitoring protocols for the Data Collection and Monitoring Assistants DCMAs in addition to continuous capacity building of the team on updates in the web application or reporting protocols/ procedures.      
Key Achievements
·         Supported Teaching & Learning team in planning and implementation of program activities including periodic teachers and student assessments/surveys, follow-up on Teacher rationalization compliance and other teaching & learning activities.
·         Provided support to Schools & Facilities team for district level activities of conditional grants release & tracking of implementation progress and other Schools & Facilities team activities.
·         Provided assistance to the Equity team for validation of the recipients of Education Voucher scheme, Girls Stipend Program and other equity team interventions.
·         Facilitated Governance & Management team for district level activities like preparation, Implementation, progress tracking and revision of annual plan of action for the district office (District Education Plan DEP), Budget preparation, tracking of budget execution and progress of selected ADP schemes (identified by Directorate of E&SE).
·         Supported M&E Team in data collection for Research, monitoring and evaluation activities of the program at district level.
·         Provided support to the Communication team for collection of information i.e. success stories, photographs (before/after of infrastructure schemes) and coordinating important updates from ESED and KESP TA.
·         Support provided to the Delivery teams in planning and organization of district level capacity building events and workshops.
·         Prepared District Education plans for the DEO offices (male & female) FY 2019, 2020, 2021 
·         Developed program review and stakeholder’s coordination mechanism by developing terms of reference, specifying roles and responsibilities of education officials, preparing meeting calendar and agendas and reporting tools.
·         Led regular collection, interpreting and dissemination of data on key education indicators for informed/evidence-based decision making by the government officials 
·         Capacity building of the officials on use of modern equipment and web-based applications under the school quality management initiative
·         Designed and rolled out performance evaluation tools for different tiers of the government officials on key education indicators through scorecard and presenting it in meeting with district administration on monthly basis Chaired by deputy commissioner
·         Pretested and rolled out web-based distance learning program intended for the newly hired teachers by configuring android application, updating of the item bank, providing orientation to the trainees and troubleshooting along with regular tracking progress of the e-learning program.
·         Maintained close coordination with Education monitoring authority for eradication of reporting gaps and adoption of standard monitoring protocols in addition to periodic training and orientation of data collection teams on revisions in the web application.
·         Planning, implementation and supervision/validation of data collection process at district level for surveys and studies like out of school children survey, Enrollment attendance gap survey, Teacher competency survey and various other assessments for establishing student learning outcomes such as Grade 2 assessment, Grade 5 assessment and grade 8 assessment.
·         Developed learning materials in local languages by dubbing educational videos for KP E learning portal.
·         Training of DHO office teams on corona alert web portal.
·         Monthly and quarterly reporting of education performance indicators. 

Responsible for project monitoring and evaluation at the district level in Chitral; Primary point of contact for matters related to M&E; Responsible for implementing monitoring plans for program components and track changes physically/financially for timely course correction by maintaining up to date MIS; Provision of training and coaching to community leaders and activist ; focal point for internal evaluation of the Program at field level; additional charge for coordinating activities under other grants as well such as KFW, PPAF and Aus-AID; Developing strategies for emergency response, designing and implementing rehabilitation program in coordination with government agencies with support from top management at the head office.
Key Achievements:  
·         Assisted in the Development of result framework of the extension phase of the project.
·         Carried out Socio economic profiling of rural communities in the program area.
·         Prepared village/ union council development plans using PRA tools.
·         Conducted cost benefit analysis of the development interventions to be undertaken and reflected on their feasibility and outreach.
·         Supported monitoring of the work plan and ensured periodic reporting of all project activities in accordance with the anticipated results framework.
·         Designed and delivered trainings on M&E/ Reporting to CRPs/ community activists for sustaining community institutions in the long run.
·         Coordinated Institutional Maturity Index study twice (baseline and mid-line) in the district.
·         Prepared project briefs/PowerPoint presentations on results of the interventions for multi stakeholder fora.





Facilitated visit of the donor missions to the project area and their interaction/dialogue with the community

As Data Management Officer I had a key role in the research process my responsibilities ranged from recruitment selection and training of the team through development of the tool, mapping of the field area setting data collection intervals and ensuring compliance of data collection protocols, controlling data entry with double entry method and validation with MS Excel, all the way to sharing the results and findings by means of  dissemination events at district and tehsil levels with all the stakeholders. I had to constantly engage with the technical and field teams simultaneously while keeping all the records and maintaining database updated for effective communication/reporting with the project management as part of daily work routine.  Support provided to the technical teams in the preparation of checklist for the qualitative component of the study and selection of localities and target group through randomization and matching. Conducted focus group discussions and prepared draft reports based on the qualitative data collected. Prepared case studies and visual documentary on the whole process.
 
Key Achievements:
•       Provided support in the development of tools for both qualitative and quantitative components of the study and facilitated the recruitment, selection and training/mentoring of data collection and data entry teams.
•       Developed data collection plans and protocols and supervised the data collection process to ensure compliance
•       Ensured data quality by close monitoring of the data collection and the data entry process.
•       Designed and conducted FGDs with the target group
•       Documented case studies and success stories.
•       Organized multiple events separately at tehsil and district level for disseminating major findings of the research.

As M&E Officer I was responsible for providing assistance in the development of the LFA for the project, setting annual targets, preparing work breakdown structures, annual work planning and maintaining project data base updated, coordinating and recording management meeting for reflection on results and achievement and follow up of inputs and suggestions. Assisted project manager in the preparation of all donor reports quarterly and annually. Carried out field visits for documenting success stories and lessons learnt. Facilitated impact assessment study of previous phase of the project with core office team. Prepared project proposals for small grants from government subsidiary company for promotion of local arts and crafts benefiting women enterprise groups extending technical and material support and access to the national level market. maintain database at regional level. Assist field staff in designing and conducting capacity building trainings for the guild members in designing of the product and the use of appropriate measures for procurement of raw material and proper finishing of the final product. Supervised and conducted two panel surveys for the core office i.e. Socio-Economic Survey of Northern areas and Chitral SESNAC and Institutional Development Survey IDS and also have been an integral part of any research activity carried out by the organization in the district.
Key Achievements:
•       Assisted Manager M&E in development of project log frames, M&E Plans and data collection tools.
•       Maintained database of Program interventions.
•       Conducted capacity building sessions for field staff on M&E techniques. 
•       Provided regular support to field staff in conducting field monitoring and documentation etc. 
•       Conducted regular monitoring visits to the field. 
Conducted data collection and analysis of pre- and post-project assessment studies.