أحمد جواد, Monitoring and Evaluation Specialist

أحمد جواد

Monitoring and Evaluation Specialist

Management Systems International

البلد
باكستان - روالبندي
التعليم
ماجستير, International Development and Human Security
الخبرة
11 years, 3 أشهر

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الخبرة العملية

مجموع سنوات الخبرة :11 years, 3 أشهر

Monitoring and Evaluation Specialist في Management Systems International
  • باكستان - إسلام أباد
  • أشغل هذه الوظيفة منذ مارس 2018

- Design and implement assignment work plans for multiple third-party monitoring and assessment (TPM/A) assignments of USAID initiatives in Pakistan

- Develop data collection plans and managed teams of field staff and consultants to ensure smooth field operations

- Present findings of TPM/A assignments to the senior management and mission-wide technical teams of USAID Pakistan, and make recommendation regarding future implementation of USAID programming in Pakistan

- Conducted a data quality assessment of results reported by 17 implementing partners of USAID

- Review implementing partners’ information management systems to gauge the strengths and weaknesses of the data, and report on information flow and data reliability

Monitoring and Evaluation Specialist في Management Systems International
  • باكستان - إسلام أباد
  • أشغل هذه الوظيفة منذ مارس 2018

- Design and implement assignment work plans for multiple third-party monitoring and assessment (TPM/A) assignments of USAID initiatives in Pakistan

- Develop data collection plans and managed teams of field staff and consultants to ensure smooth field operations

- Present findings of TPM/A assignments to the senior management and mission-wide technical teams of USAID Pakistan, and make recommendation regarding future implementation of USAID programming in Pakistan

- Conducted a data quality assessment of results reported by 17 implementing partners of USAID

- Review implementing partners’ information management systems to gauge the strengths and weaknesses of the data, and report on information flow and data reliability

Monitoring and Evaluation Manager في Atlas Relief and Development International
  • تركيا - اسطنبول
  • سبتمبر 2017 إلى مارس 2018

- Designed a peacebuilding program (~ EUR 500, 000), in collaboration with the Government of Netherlands, to amplify minority voices in Syria to ensure their appropriate representation in future political discourse in Syria

- Developed Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) plans, in accordance with the corresponding programmatic theories of change, to manage the M&E activities of ARDI for three ongoing projects

- Authored five reports for the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs to assess the needs of, and challenges faced by, four minority communities in Syria - namely, the Alawites, Christians, Druze, and Ismailis

Monitoring and Evaluation Officer في Development Alternatives Inc.
  • باكستان - كراتشي
  • يونيو 2017 إلى سبتمبر 2017

- Developed Monitoring and Evaluation Plans (MEPs) for small grants provided to DAI implementing partners for C/PVE initiatives in Karachi
- Designed data collection tools to assess the impact of DAI-funded C/PVE initiatives on the vulnerable communities in Karachi
- Prepared five Final Evaluation Reports (FERs), assessing the progress C/PVE initiatives made against their pre-established objectives

Summer Research Consultant في Mayday Rescue
  • تركيا - اسطنبول
  • يونيو 2016 إلى أغسطس 2016

- Established a framework for a conflict stabilization model by analyzing the conditions that allow for an emergency response organization to operate in conflict situations

- Conducted a literature review and interviews to document the establishment and operations of Syria Civil Defense (SCD)

- Evaluated the expansion prospects of SCD by assessing its operational, organizational, and financial capacity

Senior Research Associate في Pakistan Microfinance Network
  • باكستان - إسلام أباد
  • يناير 2015 إلى أغسطس 2015

- Conducted qualitative research on mobile banking in Kenya to draw lessons applicable to Pakistan’s digital banking initiative

- Evaluated 20 proposals for data collection to facilitate mobile money market for the Agent Networks Analysis project

- Liaised with a team of evaluators by facilitating data collection from 40 microfinance providers to setup a Randomized Controlled Trial (RCT) for a three-year project to gauge the socio-economic impact of microfinancial services in Pakistan

- Developed a proposal advocating for the digitization

Monitoring & Evaluation Officer في Innovative Development Strategies (Pvt.) Ltd
  • باكستان - إسلام أباد
  • أكتوبر 2013 إلى ديسمبر 2014

- Designed five research instruments to assess the impact of Waseela-e-Taleem (WT) program - the largest national social development program (~ USD 980m per year) aimed at primary education outreach - on its beneficiaries

- Trained and managed a staff of 50 people to facilitate data collection from 10, 260 beneficiaries

- Cleaned data, prepared summary tables, and conducted basic regression analysis using Stata to aid data analysis

- Prepared five analytical reports assessing impact of WT program its beneficiaries

- Presented findings of the evaluation of the WT program to GoP and made for the improvement of future programming

- Provided technical input to the program teams of BISP to ensure effective incorporation of recommendations into WT’s program design

Finance Summer Intern - Corporate Procurement في Prudential Financial
  • الولايات المتحدة
  • يونيو 2012 إلى أغسطس 2012

• Completed projects aimed at spend optimization; results will lead to estimated savings of up to $10m per year
• Participated in three separate sourcing projects with Enterprise-wide implications; requiring development of bid requests,
subsequent pricing analysis and objective evaluation of other performance criteria
• Prepared quarterly performance reports, leveraging Excel functionality

Residential Assistant في Trinity College
  • الولايات المتحدة
  • يناير 2009 إلى ديسمبر 2010

• Led the residential team of over 200 students by managing the annual budget to plan events and assisting in community
building
• Approved spending and managed costs to ensure projects' success

الخلفية التعليمية

ماجستير, International Development and Human Security
  • في Tufts University
  • مايو 2017
بكالوريوس, Economics and Political Science
  • في Trinity College
  • يناير 2013

• GPA: 3.196/4.000 • Related coursework: Elements of Statistics, Basic Econometrics, Mathematical Economics, Urban Economics, Corporate Finance, Public Finance

Specialties & Skills

Critical Thinking
Results Oriented
Microsoft Office
Teamwork
Critical Analysis
FINANCE
LOTUS NOTES
MICROSOFT OFFICE
MS OFFICE
OPERATIONS
OPTIMIZATION
QUANTITATIVE
TRAINING

اللغات

الأوردو
متمرّس
الانجليزية
متمرّس

العضويات

Trinity College Cricket Club
  • President and Co-Founder
  • January 2012
Budget Committee Member: Responsible for allocating $900, 000 to various Trinity organizations
  • Member
  • January 2011