Project Manager
NRC
Total years of experience :17 years, 7 Months
• Led and oversee a team of seven diversified personals and provided strategic direction to achieve the agreed result in three locations of the Project.
• Financial and program management by developing procurement, spending plan and monitored on monthly basis through coordination with finance and logistic departments and reviewing of BvAs.
• Conducted field monitoring visit to track the progress align with result framework.
• Prepared quarterly donor reports both program and financial.
• Contributed in the development of country strategy, preparedness, and integration with other thematic areas in the education program in addition to coordination with key stakeholders.
• School Support Centers were established in Camps in closed coordination with MoE and Camp Management.
• Led the education sector (comprising of 56 organizations) for Syrian Response and regularly coordinated with MoE, sector members and other UN agencies and provided them directions for effective response implementation. Contributed in developing Regional Response Plan. Provided guidance about Education in Emergencies, need assessments. Conducted monitoring and evaluation visit. Developed capacity of members and ensured the implementation of INEE MS.
• Managemt education in Emergency Program through PCA development in addition to provide technical guidance, monitoring and evaluation. Conduct program visit and liase with MoE, donors for resource mobilization. Provide inputs for SitRep, donor breif, annual reports and present UNICEF at ISWG. Supported to MoE for DRR strategy and plan of action and implementation of DRR activities in 50 selected schools across the country.
• Ensure the timely budget submission and review the financial utilization to achieve desired goal and results.
• Advocate with Govt. donor for resource mobilization, policy dialogue for refugee education.
• Provide direction to all sector members for common agreed vision and goal through a consultative process.
• Provide necessary technical assistance to the four Provincial Child Labor Units in order to strengthen their capacity in four Provinces, and to improve their coordination mechanism within and outside their boundaries.
• Assist the Chief Technical Advisor in providing technical advice on mainstreaming child labour concerns in the country’s development efforts, in particular on education, youth employment and poverty alleviation.
• Provide technical guidance to partners on various thematic areas and emerging issues on child labour.
• Act as the officer-in-charge when the Chief Technical Advisor is away from the duty station.
• Review and analyse country specific development plans and priorities, socio-economic data, reports and other relevant information; identify potential areas of interventions and provide written analysis.
• Contribute creative ideas for action programme development and draft portions of project and budget proposals, APSOs, project background, country strategy papers, project reviews and evaluations.
• Assist the CTA in providing thematic support to the other IPEC projects and coordinating all IPEC activities in the country. Such work includes preparation of briefs, background information, periodical progress reports, and subject matter related technical reports as well as compiling of statistical data on the status of Project/IPEC activities.
• Assemble and edit basic data required for planning and negotiation of project activities, considering different approaches and alternative methods for project design, management, problem identification and problem resolution; clarify information; and answer queries concerning project activities and related documents.
• Supervise the development and maintenance of computerized information systems for use in monitoring and reporting on activities and performance.
• Supervise the preparation of conferences, seminars, workshops, training sessions and meetings; serve as a focal point for selected technical subjects; and attend meetings, workshops and inter-agency meetings; and present reports and papers.
• Serve as public relations liaison and relations officer of the Project and promote ILO activities; draft, edit in, or translate into local language(s) news releases, official correspondence, statements and speeches and other public information material.
• Plan, organize and facilitate consultative meetings, seminars and workshops; act as interpreter; and participate in policy dialogue and technical consultations; draft speeches; and address meetings on behalf of the ILO.
Lead the establishment of an operational cluster in order to ensure effective coordination of education response activities in KP and FATA;
Co-chair with education authorities in the area to coordinate the education cluster partners’ response;
Ensuring that needs are identified and that cluster activities address the identified needs, fill gaps and prevent overlap and duplication in the area;
Ensuring that information is shared amongst cluster members and between sectors/clusters in order to improve planning, integration and implementation, under the guidance of the National Education Cluster Coordinator. This includes contributing to regular OCHA situation reports, and taking an active part in OCHA co-ordination meetings at the level.
Providing facilitation and coordination support to technical working groups established under the sub-cluster (as required);
Liaison with other clusters on operational implementation in the area (for example, WASH, Shelter, Child Protection);
Supporting capacity development of the sub-cluster partners, including on the Minimum Standards for Education in Emergencies, and on preparedness, contingency planning and DRR;
Ensuring appropriate attention to priority cross-cutting and cross-sectoral issues (e.g. gender, ECD, HIV and AIDS, Early Recovery) in response efforts in the area;
In all the above, ensuring appropriate coordination with national/local authorities, state institutions, local civil society and other relevant actors.
Undertake field visits to UNICEF project sites for the participation in, and monitoring of project activities including the teachers training program implemented by FATA Education Directorate to meet planned targets in a timely and effective way. Plan and supervise all trainings on going by NGO partners and government counterparts with UNCIEF funding according to the project needs and ensure coordination between IPs and Government on the same
Being the head of south Punjab team I was the main link person between the SOHIP provincial and Regional components. Provide technical and managerial inputs from the provincial office to the Regional Office and vice versa.
Provide technical expertise and coordination for implementation of SOHIP strategies in health promotion, gender & equity and health systems management capacity & systems strengthening.
Worked closely with the identified government and non-government counterparts and other project colleagues at provincial and districts levels to help improve and refine the districts health and population services and systems to be gender-sensitive, health promotive and preventive in their scope and more effective and efficient by adopting improved systems of supervision, planning, management and accountability.
Worked with Districts Teams to analyze operational research, identify lessons learned and present experiences in the health systems strengthening at semi-annual EDO/DHMT forums at Punjab Level and other venues as appropriate.
Additionally, manage the national and international consultant for research and identifying the gaps in system.
Conduct and arrange capacity building for senior/mid-level manager in the region.
Achievements:
District Health Management Team establised & bye-laws formulated in consultative way which was approved by the district assembly, operational manual for district head quarter hospital developed
Community accountibility & goverance model established with the active participation of district government.
120 mid-level managers trained on leadership and management.
DHIS system strengthened and about 400 staff members were trained including gender and health promotion.
150 Health care providers trained on gender, Gender audit completed for health department. Booklet for gender mainstreaming champion published.
Gender sensitive protocol for health care provider and client developed.
•Manage the district team and develop their capacity.
•Provide directions and assistance to district Government particularly DCO and EDO Education for achieving the Universal Primary Education and facilitate them in preparing District Implementation Plan.
• Arrange regular review meetings at district as well as tehsil level for program Review and ensure the timely implementation of all planned activities with support of DCO and EDO.
•Furthermore, conduct Joint monitoring visit with DCO, EDO and DEOs for tracking the progress.
• Review the budget and get the budget approved for the pre-defined activities.
•Ensure the effective utilization of financial and human recourses to achieve the deliverable.
Achievements:
•District support unit established and staff hired. District implementation plan developed for entire education sector.
•Door to door surveyed completed and 100 %.budget was disbursed
•Enrollment increased and effective cooridnation mechnism established and progress review meetings institutionalized at all levels
•Capacity building of front line worked completed and about 500 persons were trained. Regularly advocate with district govt for Uuniversal Primary Education.
•Capacity building of EDO Education and DEOs on Planning, implementation and monitoring skills and support the Education department in developing reporting mechanism at all level.
•Coordinate with District Government particularly District Nazim, DCO and EDO for monthly review meetings and provide analytical review of the program implementation and budget utilization.
• Assist the Education department & other Partners in preparing requests for advance, distribution of Funds and submission of accounts to UNICEF as per UNICEF Financial rules.
• Conduct regular monitoring visit of UPE activities and hold review meetings at district and sub district level and report on status of the program achievements.
•Review the progress of individual staff members on quarterly basis and suggest solutions for improvement.
Achievements:
•Strategy for UPE developed and about 400 education personals trained on social mobilization. Additionally, mapping for door to door survey completed within short period of time
•Enrollment increased from 49-76 % validated by 3rd party. Data base at village level developed and out of school children identified for the next three years.
•Monthly progress review meetings institutionalized at all levels with the effective participation of line departments.
•Monitoring system was established and regular monitor reports complied. District information system established and fully functioned.
•Carrying out need assessment based on participatory approaches, develop strategies for institutional development and provide directions for program plans with guideline for implementation.
•Identification of potential area for program expansion, Liaise with provincial counterpart and donors.
• Assist the Executive Director in program planning, implementation and budget preparation.
• Develop a capacity building plan and conduct trainings for staff with regular fellow up for mentoring and problem solving.
•Development of system, procedures and policy, present to the executive body and get it approved. Practical demonstration for the implementation, provide supervision, ongoing coaching and support to other staff members.
•Promote linkages with NGOs, line departments networking and advocacy for the cause.
•Ensure the effective leadership and facilitation for organizational development and resource mobilization.
Achievements:
•Monitoring system developed and staff trained on newly developed monitoring system.
•SWOT analysis for the organization completed and strategic plan developed.
•HR, Financial Guideline developed and approved.
•Two projects approved and staff recruited in addition to capacity building of key staff members.
•ToR for executive body developed and establishment of new executive body completed.
•Supervise field staff and manage the district office.
•Involve all stakeholders for district level planning and convert the strategic plan into operation plan.
•Develop the monitoring tool and conduct monitoring visit by setting the standard indicators with the consultation of head office.
•Ensure the project implementation through the team synergy and continuously motivate the team for achieving the common goal, preparation of weekly and monthly work plans.
• Staff training needs assessment, arrangements of trainings and performance appraisal of Field staff.
•Looking after all social implications/dimensions in all projects being implemented in the communities.
•Provide technical and practical support to Education Department & District Literacy Deptt. in EFA planning and implementing.
•Advocacy and awareness raising through, seminars Organizing joint review meetings
•Coordination with donors, line agencies, head office and produce annual reports of the project
Achievements:
•Project initiated and completed with the high level achievements enrollment increased up to 85 %,
• 50 non formal centers were established. Endowment funds initiated and six NFEs were registered as private schools.
•Negotiated with donors and district govt. for sustianbility. Regular professional development program initiated by establishing linkages with govt. elementary college for teachers.
•Community was mobilized and village education commitees formulated to support the NFEs in 50 villages.
•Team was organized and targets were achieved jointly.
•The elimination of Child Labor from Hazardous Occupations project was dovetailed with the UPE project, ensuring development of child labor profile in all location, where 100 % enrollment was achieved.
•Ensure the implementation strategy of Social Mobilization for Universal Primary Education (UPE).
•Help the social mobilzers in planning, area scheming, teacher and staff trainings.
•It also included advocacy of child right and development of profiles and case studies.
•Start negotiation with community and key person, arrange broad base community meeting for identifying volunteers for data collection and enrollment campaigns, about 1000 child profile and 12 case studies were carried out.
Advocacy & Marketing Leadership Team building Strategic planning & Management. Community Mobilization Financial Management
Principle of Marketing Basic Management Fundamental of accounting. Business Communication. Strategic Management. Human Resource management. Performance management.
Community Development, Case Work. Public policy & administration. Social Research. Statistics. Behavioral Psychology. Family Planning