概要


M&E, Research, and Training professional and Behavior Change Specialist with a Masters in Social Science and more than 7 years experience with national and international organizations on thematic areas of Civil Society, Employment, Education, Gender, Maternal, Newborn and Child Health, Mental Health, SRHR, Poverty, social injustice and Public Health.


Professionally equipped with diversified research experience in quantitative and qualitative analysis; with an advanced research degree, proven data intelligence skills, field level data collection/Survey and management experience, proposal and report writing capability, and an in-depth knowledge of Monitoring & Evaluation assignments. I am also a certified trainer of soft skills, in particular empathy, mindfulness, forgiveness, courage, self-compassion, humility, gratitude, integrity and altruism.


项目

TDF Nature Series
MagnifiScience Studio
MagnifiScience Center
Pursakoon Zindagi
LANSA
Being An Adolescent In Karachi
Independent Research Project
Independent Research Project
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工作经历

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Content Lead
The Dawood Foundation
Mar 2020 - 代表 | Karachi, Pakistan


The development and optimization of the content department
Managing the team of Content Writers and Researchers
Formulating a cross-platform content strategy.
Brainstorm with team members to develop new ideas.
Proof reading for context accuracy , grammar, sentence formation etc., before delivering it to Stakeholders
Must ensure that the content is designed to support business objectives and aligned with the strategy
Prepare Business proposals and Sales Pitches as and when needed
Oversee all documentation pertaining to Exhibits and other Narratives being displayed in the upcoming Science Centre
Provide editorial, creative, and technical support to team members.
Track web analytics to ascertain content engagement levels.
Must conduct regular research to keep up to date of new content strategies in the market
Manage content across all platforms,
Liaise with Marketing and PR department to deploy the content in the relevant channels for optimal engagement
Acting as a mentor to the content writers and researchers and ensuring their further professional development
Motivating the team whilst keeping them engaged in their activities and helping them reach their maximum potential

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Assistant Manager
Charter For Compassion
Apr 2019 - Feb 2020 | Karachi, Pakistan


Compassionate school network - in Karachi, Sukkur and khairpur

Trained teachers in all three areas from a variety of schools on soft skills.

Certified trainer - Poverty Eradication initiative
Healthy Life Skills Development in context of Child Nutrition, Development, Safety, Wash and Healthy Behavior Change

Certified Master Trainer- Aazia Rafiq, WHO

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Graduate Student Researcher
SZABIST
Aug 2017 - Aug 2018 | Karachi, Pakistan


Independent Research Project on “Identity Construction in Adolescence, Online and Offline: A Phenomenological Case Study of Karachi”;
Independent Research Project on “Humor, Health, Well-being and Risky Behaviors: An Exploratory Case Study of Karachi”.

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Lead Research Coordinator, Monitoring And Evaluation Component
Aahung
Sep 2016 - Nov 2016 | Karachi, Pakistan

A. Life Skills Based Education Curriculum (LSBE)
 Evaluated Aahung’s LSBE curriculum
designed to address issues of violence and body protection, nutrition, early age marriage, puberty, HIV and AIDS and build essential life coping skills in young people.
 Conducted in-school activities with the students to understand the impact of LSBE; including a skit written and produced by them, story writing and other exercises using flash cards, charts and drawings.

B. Improving Institutional Provision of Comprehensive Sexual and Reproductive Health and Post Abortion Care Education and Services in Sindh, Pakistan – A project by Safe Abortion Action Fund
 Evaluated the attitude of healthcare
practitioners towards abortion by interviewing midwives and nurses at hospitals.
 Conducted FGDs and in-depth interviews while noting down observations specific to each participant.

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Research Associate
Rutgers WPF Pakistan
May 2016 - Aug 2016 | Karachi, Pakistan

A. Empowering Girls – Transforming Communities: From Awareness to Action (A2A)
 This project aimed to empower young girls to take up social activism and take a stand against Child Marriages.
 Was responsible for logistical planning of the trips in and outside Karachi.
 Maintained a budget sheet
 Took out a randomized sample of
participants for interviews
 Administered qualitative interviews, both KIs and FGDs
 Supervised fieldwork and conducted quality control in parts of Sindh (Sanghar and Karachi)
 Took part in recruitment and training of fieldworkers
 Jointly edited and wrote the final report

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Research Associate, Mental Health Program
Interactive Research And Development
Feb 2016 - Apr 2016 | Karachi, Pakistan

A. Pursakoon Zindagi
Jointly trained counselors for 7 days to
diagnose and treat individuals suffering
from depression and anxiety.
Observed counselors at the field and
inputted data on an observation sheet.
Inputted data on client feedback and took
out major themes.
Coded patient complaints using thematic
analysis.

B. Prevalence of Schizophrenia and Paranoia in Landhi, Shah Faisal Colony and Korangi
Singlehandedly wrote the literature review
and research proposal.
Filled out forms for the ethics review
aboard.
Developed survey instruments as well as
questions for in-depth interviews.

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Monitoring And Evaluation Officer
Creative Associates International
Jul 2015 - Aug 2015 | Karachi, Pakistan

A. Karachi Youth Initiative (KYI) – Project of USAID
 Wrote and edited final monitoring and evaluation reports on approximately 30 grants.
 Made surprise visits on site to see progress of each grant, while filing out the site visit report.

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Research assistant
Collective for Social Science Research
Nov 2013 - Jun 2015 | Karachi, Pakistan

A. Being an Adolescent in Karachi (BAK) – commissioned by UNICEF
Jointly wrote and edited the desk review and
research plan.
Independently completed the ethics review.
Jointly constructed survey instruments
Recruited fieldworkers.
Took repeated training sessions for field
supervisors and enumerators.
Supervised quality control checks.
Exchanged ideas with skilled research
experts from UNICEF: Marc Sommers and
Haris Gazdar
Attended the steering group meeting for
project approval with the Planning and
Development Department of Pakistan.
Jointly conducted quantitative and
qualitative analysis.

B. Women’s work in agriculture, a project by LANSA (Leveraging Agriculture for Nutrition in South Asia) in collaboration with UKAID
• Administered qualitative interviews in
Interior Punjab and Sindh.
• Weighed and measured food that cotton
picking mothers ate along with weight and height measurement of mothers and newly borns.
• Developed survey questionnaire.
• Wrote a report using qualitative assessment.

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Intern
UNDP
Sep 2013 - Oct 2013 | Karachi, Pakistan

Worked on the PEPGI - Promoting Employment Productivity in Garments Industry - Project.

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Undergraduate Student Researcher
SZABIST
Aug 2012 - Aug 2013 | Karachi, Pakistan


Undergraduate thesis aimed to find "The Psychosocial Consequences of Gender Discrimination Against Working Women in Karachi, Pakistan" using a mixed method research approach.

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Intern
The Citizen’s Foundation
Jan 2012 - May 2012 | Karachi, Pakistan

My objective was to input data using a new database system from a variety of forms showing different TCF school needs. This system helped to notify TCF of the difficulties faced by their employees and students. As a group we also constructed a fund-raising bake-sale for TCF at Szabist University in which we raised up to 12,000 rupees.

学历

Shaheed Zulfikar Ali Bhutto Institute of Science & Technology (SZABIST)
哲学硕士, Masters in Social Sciences‎
Psychology
Completed
2018
Shaheed Zulfikar Ali Bhutto Institute of Science & Technology (SZABIST)
证书, Ngo Management‎
NGO management
Completed
2017
Shaheed Zulfikar Ali Bhutto Institute of Science & Technology (SZABIST)
学士, , BSc in Social Sciences and Economics‎
Psychology
2013

技能

熟练 Content Wiring Skills
熟练 Knowledge of Spreadsheets
中级 Monitoring and Evaluation
中级 Qualitative Analysis
中级 Quantitative Analysis
初学者 Training Developement

语言

熟练 乌尔都语
熟练 英语