In September 2019, I joined Helvetas Swiss Intercooperation for their ME4PS project operational in KP and NMDs in consortium with ACTED. I am responsible for assessing the project interventions and identifying systemic theory of change, learnings and studies to derive project impacts and mainstreaming policy input and to improve public-private partnerships through new strategies, interventions, innovative approaches and technical support. To build and sustain effective close working partnerships with government counterparts, national, provincial and district level stakeholders as well as allies, donors and academia. This profile also includes promoting critical thinking, innovative approaches and contributing to develop policies and procedures to ensure optimum efficiency and efficacy of sustainable development.
 
Key Achievements
·  Introduced and managing an apprenticeship model named Taroon for the unemployed educated youth resulting in job placement and improved decent work agenda.
·  Successfully developed partnerships with KPITB, NIC, IT Association of KP and Marble Association.
·  In the process of developing a successful App for KP-TEVTA to strengthen linkages with different stakeholders and improved market reach.
·  Successfully developed improved market approaches for different value chains in partnership with the government departments and supported a value-added return on investment analysis for the interventions.

 
In 2018, I was a recipient of the Atlas Corps Fellowship by the US State Department. Through this fellowship, I was placed with the Halcyon Incubator and their International Policy Development as my host organization. In my role, I was responsible for research, learning content development and launching new programs to engage social entrepreneurs from around the world encompassing the Social Enterprise Ecosystems Report 2019-2020.
 
Key Achievements

 

·  Brought in a pipeline $500,000 from Taibah University-KSA, Korean Innovation Center-Korea, Togolese Republic and EL Space-Tunisia.
·  Developed Halcyon’s Methodology for licensing and a dashboard to analyze market trends for business development in new thematic areas including social inclusion, social impact, health solutions, FinTech, and gender equality.
·  Developed Social Enterprise Ecosystem Report 2018-2019-2020 to measure ecosystems around the US.
·  Managed the monitoring and reporting of the progress of the program and indicators, and contribute to processes to measure, learn from and improve impact and operations.
·  Successfully leveraged partnership with US State Department’s GIST Network, Queen Rania’s Center of Entrepreneurship, King Abdullah Fund, French Ministry of Social Solidarity & Social Innovation.

 

I was working with WFP as a Project Coordinator in close partnership with a variety of federal and provincial government departments, as well as sister agencies to ensure the improvement of food security and nutrition among displaced and returnee populations in KP/FATA region in Pakistan to reinforce the resilience of communities living in the most hazard-prone areas and to address malnutrition among the most vulnerable segments of the society, particularly pregnant and nursing women and children under the age of five; and support an environment for women to achieve social and economic equality.
 
Key Achievements

 

·  Provided leadership, facilitation, coordination and technical assistance on social protection to federal and provincial Government, private sector, UN agencies, donors and other relevant stakeholders to alleviate poverty in the KP/FATA region.
·  Led the analysis, advocacy and documentation of the Food for Education program and its impacts and results on socio-economic, nutrition and education outcomes;
·  Led the completion of all reporting obligations and identified lessons learnt and best practices established for use in scaling up of cash and food program interventions;
·  Coordinated and liaised with relevant stakeholders including government, donors, national and international   NGOs/networks, and academia for knowledge sharing of evidence-based good practices and strengthen networking across relevant social protection stakeholders;

 

Planned and oversaw the day-to-day monitoring and/or assessment tasks of the M&E Assistants to meet key deliverables based on timeline and scope agreed with the donor. Monitoring of WFP implemented activities for IDPs in the FATA agencies. Ensured the development of appropriate monitoring, tracking and reporting systems, tools and templates that enhance monitoring of project outputs and quality, generate quality evidence on project impact and promote and ensure use of data for decision-making processes.

• Coordinated reporting activities;
• Provided technical support, training and clarification on reporting policies;
• Wrote a regular situation report for UNWFP Headquarters summarizing UNWFP’s activities in an emergency operations; assisted in the preparation, writing and editing of all other reports required by Headquarters;
• Gathered and analyzed information about donor policies, trends and preferences;
• Prepared donor appeals and reports including the Standard Project Report for the Annual Reporting Exercise, in conjunction with Programme and Logistics Officers;
• Compiled field level information required for operational reports to donors;
• Liaised as needed with Donors, NGOs and other UN agencies;
• Contributed to preparedness actions such as early warning, risk analysis and contingency planning and make recommendations.
• Periodically monitored the management of risks and report on any actions taken;
• Performed other related duties as required. Participate in country-level programme training for implementing partners and UNWFP staff as necessary, as well as brief staff and implementing partners on report submission, Project’s progress and achievements, project control and risk management.
• Provide input to the mid- and end-year programme review process on issues related to project control and risk management.
• Maintain professional relationships with implementing partners.
• Keep up-to-date with all UNWFP rules, regulations and procedures necessary to perform these duties.

• Prepared overall program plan.
• Reviewed plans of individual projects.
• Oversaw the implementation of all projects.
• Coordinated the activities of all project teams.
• Conducted research into all legal issues regarding the project.
• Communicated with all stakeholders of the program as well as the individual projects on a regular basis.
• Organized training for the individual project teams.
• Requested periodic project reports from individual project leaders.
• Documented all project events and milestones.
• Identified processes and procedures for improvement.
• Assume overall oversight of the humanitarian response including emergencies response.
• Lead country wide guidelines for programs on beneficiary selection criteria, sensitization materials, monitoring strategies and other technical issues;
• Lead on country or regional level strategic planning, action plans, and monitoring to ensure an effective humanitarian response and a smooth transition to recovery phase.
• Develop new business opportunities and support fundraising, including development of high quality concept notes, proposals and budgets for donors.
• Prepare and oversee programme implementation ensuring that delivery of programme activities are within the agreed timescale and budget (for example, monitoring against log frames).

• Maintained administrative workflow by studying methods; implementing cost reductions; developing reporting procedures.
• Developed administrative staff by providing information, educational opportunities, and coaching.
• Resolved administrative problems by analyzing information; identifying and communication solutions.
• Maintained rapport with customers, managers, and employees by arranging continuing contacts; researching and developing new services and methods; setting priorities; resolving problem situations.
• Maintained suggestion system by directing and controlling administrative technical aspects in accordance with management directives.
• Guide employee actions by researching, developing, writing, and updating administrative policies, procedures, methods, and guidelines; communicating developments to management.
• Taught Functional English and Management subjects to the Management Sciences campus.

• General duties involve transcribing information into data and verifying that the resulting data can be used accurately by data processing systems.
• Using a typewriter style keyboard with special purpose keys and numeric keys operating the personal computer.
• Transcribing batches of documents independently applying standard procedures and instructions.
• Assist co-workers with work load and questions pertaining to data conversion.
• Proficient in all computer programs. Considerate in dealing with superiors, subordinates, and fellow co-workers. Answered multi line phone in a professional manner. Attended motivational meetings and training classes to better work performance. Unofficial spokesperson for work area to bring attention to upper management of issues that may be occurring in the work area to improve performance by the employees.

Conducted data collection through one to one interviews and FGDs through participatory research tools. Designed, managed and delivered specific projects within the research program. Supported the Director of Research in developing new projects and policy ideas as part of the Foundation’s future research program.