Technical Advisor
Helvetas Swiss Intercooperation
Total years of experience :11 years, 9 Months
In September 2019, I joined Helvetas Swiss Intercooperation for their ME4PS project operational in KP and NMDs in consortiumwith ACTED. Iamresponsible for assessing the cross sectoral project interventions and identifying systemic theories ofchange, 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
• Developed and managing an apprenticeship model named Taroon Internship Program (TIP) for the unemployed educated youth resulting in digital job placement and improved decent work agenda.
• Successfully developed partnerships with KPITB, NIC, IT Association of KP, Marble Association and KPTEVTA.
• Successfully developed an App for KP-TEVTA to strengthen linkages with different stakeholders and improved market reach and successfully trained their 94 institutes to adopt Google Classroom methodology.
• 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.
• Successfully authored several studies and knowledge materials regarding Technical Skills Development, Tourism Development, Improved Employability, Sustainable Environment, Livelihoods & Livestock Value Chains and Improved Market System Development.
• Successfully signed MoUs with Higher Education Department, Civil Secretariat, Shaheed Benazir Bhutto Women University, IT Association of Pakhtunkhwa to name a few to work in collaboration for multiple projects.
• Support the Director in the execution of Halcyon Incubator Intensive programming which includes coordination with sponsor organizations, program scheduling, and publicizing their activities.
• Support the Director in the execution of the Halcyon Dialogue program which includes identification of expert participants, sponsor coordination, topic research and logistics around producing Dialogue discussions and showcase events.
• Support the Director in Halcyon’s international expansion and identification of future sponsors for Incubator Intensives. This work includes research on countries of interest and potential sponsor organizations, hosting of international delegations at Halcyon, and coordination of calls and meetings with potential sponsors.
• Work with other Halcyon Directors and staff to help execute on their respective portfolios (i.e., Arts Lab, By the People events, incubator fellows programming).
• Plan and oversee 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.
• Lead in planning and implementing activities to meet key deliverables based on timeline and scope agreed with the donor.
• Ensure 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.
• Coordination and facilitation of all project stakeholder related activities in FATA and Peshawar.
• Organized events and trainings for community and relevant stakeholders which is related to advocacy and referral methodology.
• Conduct and facilitate focus group discussions with stakeholders in FATA and Peshawar district.
• Liaison with UN Agencies and government authorities.
• Collect, analyze, and compile project progress (Daily, Weekly, Bimonthly, monthly, quarterly and final) report within the set time frame.
• Experienced with qualitative and quantitative data collection and analysis methodologies required.
• Coordinate reporting activities;
• Provide technical support, training and clarification on reporting policies;
• Monitor and review regular sources of information and data required for preparation of reports, e.g., information from NGOs, news clippings, surveys, information from field monitors, food statistics reports;
• Write a regular situation report for WFP Headquarters summarizing WFP activities in an emergency operation; assist in the preparation, writing and editing of all other reports required by Headquarters;
• Gather and analyze information about donor policies, trends and preferences;
• Prepare donor appeals and reports including the Standard Project Report for the Annual Reporting Exercise, in conjunction with Programme and Logistics Officers;
• Act as public information focal point in the absence of in-country Public Information Officer;
• Prepare press releases, media briefs, talking points, donor visibility materials and organize advocacy campaigns in the absence of in-country Public Information Officer;
• Compile field level information required for operational reports to donors;
• Liaise with Headquarters (Analysis, Assessment and Preparedness Division) and provide local input on the production of maps;
• Liaise as needed with Donors, NGOs and other UN agencies;
• Contribute to preparedness actions such as early warning, risk analysis and contingency planning and make recommendations.
• Periodically monitor the management of risks and report on any actions taken;
• Perform other related duties as required.
As a data transcriber, I spend my spare time of the day entering data into a computer. I might receive the data via a form or other printed/written document, or I might complete transcription from an audio recording device. Especially in the case of transcription from an audio device, I need to check my work for proper spoken English and spelling. Sometimes I work with correspondence and other documents that have to do with words, while at others I focus solely on numeric transcription, such as into a spreadsheet or database.
• Prepare overall program plan.
• Review plans of individual projects.
• Oversee the implementation of all projects.
• Coordinate the activities of all project teams.
• Conduct research into all legal issues regarding the project.
• Communicate with all stakeholders of the program as well as the individual projects on a regular basis.
• Organize training for the individual project teams.
• Request periodic project reports from individual project leaders.
• Document all project events and milestones.
• Prepare program budget, detailing budgets for individual project.
• Developing and implementing contingency plans for the program.
• Managing risks for the programs.
• Developing and communicating project goals and deliverables.
• Managing conflict between individual project groups.
• Evaluate and access all project teams.
• Identifying and evaluating all resources needed for the project.
• Develop and implement the project life cycle development plan.
• Determine timelines and deliverables for each project.
• Facilitate decision making regarding the projects.
• Providing mentorship for each project manager.
• Ensure each project follows the organizations laid-down procedures.
• Ensure that each project is within budget.
• Accessing training levels of the team members and recommending appropriate training.
• Identifying processes and procedures for improvement.
• Maintain administrative workflow by studying methods; implementing cost reductions; developing reporting procedures.
• Develop administrative staff by providing information, educational opportunities, and coaching.
• Resolve administrative problems by analyzing information; identifying and communication solutions.
• Maintain rapport with customers, managers, and employees by arranging continuing contacts; researching and developing new services and methods; setting priorities; resolving problem situations.
• Maintain suggestion system by directing and controlling administrative technical aspects in accordance with management directives.
• Provide information by answering questions and requests.
• Maintain continuity of work operations by documenting and communicating needed actions to management; discovering irregularities; determining continuing needs.
• Guide employee actions by researching, developing, writing, and updating administrative policies, procedures, methods, and guidelines; communicating developments to management.
I developed and implemented strategic and operational plans for protection, education and social sector projects .
• Responsible for cross-checking and entering data collected by the M&E Officers and Data Entry Officers.
• Ensure regular entry and filing of data into the database or other electronic templates provided by the Database Officer from the hard copies tools.
• Analyze and report regularly to the Database Officer on the progress and inaccuracies of the data and Program managers.
• Data Validation: Ensure that the data of the hard copies are returned to the respective teams and the ambiguous data forms returned to the respective community workers for accuracy.
• Ensure that the data of the hard copies are returned to the respective teams and the ambiguous data forms returned to the respective community workers for accuracy.
• Develop Periodic reports of the data Processed.
Attaining SDGs, Technology adoption in women entrepreneurs
• Got highest marks in presentations in the entire MBA batch. • Gave basic education to 4 people as a social work. EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATION MBA (Marketing) Institute of Management Sciences Peshawar (IM|S) (2007-09)
BFA Dept of Fine Arts, Peshawar University (2003-06)
Matric Presentation Convent High School Peshawar (1989-2000)
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