niaz ahmed, Community Development Advisor/Project management

niaz ahmed

Community Development Advisor/Project management

LetEmbrace limited UK

Lieu
Pakistan - Karachi
Éducation
Master, Sociology & Rural Development
Expérience
8 years, 0 Mois

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Total des années d'expérience :8 years, 0 Mois

Community Development Advisor/Project management à LetEmbrace limited UK
  • Pakistan - Karachi
  • janvier 2015 à décembre 2016

Assess needs and develop innovative national outreach activities and initiatives
• Develop lecture series/workshops to inform national stakeholders about locally-relevant research findings, policy developments and best practices
Participate in the organization of conferences and seminars, as assigned
Prepare monthly and quarterly resource budget.
Initiate, arrange and allocates material and labor resources for the assigned project.
Schedules review of project performance, expenditures, analyzes variances, initiates corrective actions.
Reports delays to management (internally) and to customer (externally).
Controls waste and ensures optimum resource utilization.
Pre-empts and minimize project-related problem and actively seeks solutions.
Complete projects within allocated resources.
Manage project deliverables though effective delegation to site engineers and supervisors.
Manage job variation requests.
Ensures project deliverable as per contract and customer satisfaction
• Write reports on programs and contribute content and news to website and newsletters
• Other reasonable tasks as assigned
• Coordination in the development of, and keeping updated an effective development and relationship systems of project
• Ensure that Monitoring and follow up mechanisms are developed and implemented in collaboration with implementing partners and target communities.
• Ensure that appropriate baseline information is available for project implementation and impact indicators are identified to measure achievements and outcomes.
• Ensure that project targets are properly identified as per organizational policy and project commitment.
• Organize regular internal review meetings with the implementing partners, the project and the area offices
• Suggest improvement and modifications of implementation guidelines and monitoring procedures and instrumentation.
• Identify potential risks in project implementation and suggest ways to reduce risks to acceptable levels.
• Provide support to partner organizations at the project location for smooth operation of the project and ensure compliance with all requirements as stated in the project document.
• Ensure transparency, accountability and strict compliance of procedure relating to services and procurement as per the contractual obligations.
• Ensure that all procurement is done by the partner as per the agreed terms and conditions and ensure that all record etc are maintained at all level.
• Build the capacity of the staff involved in monitoring, evaluation, and data collection. This includes initiating, organizing, participating in, and conducting training sessions and evaluation workshops.
• Organize and manage the data of project, documentation and reporting as per requirements of the project

Regional Monitoring , Evaluation Documentation Officer à Action Aid International
  • Pakistan - Karachi
  • octobre 2013 à décembre 2014

• Contributing in the development of, and keeping updated an effective M&E system of the recovery and rehabilitation project
• Ensure that Monitoring and Evaluation systems and follow up mechanisms are developed and implemented in collaboration with implementing partners and target communities.
• Ensure that appropriate baseline information is available for project implementation and impact indicators are identified to measure achievements and outcomes.
• Ensure that project targets and beneficiaries are properly identified as per organizational policy and project commitment to reach the most affected poor people, women and children.
• Routinely monitoring the entire Projects’ progress, activities, results and ou
• Outtcome along with adjustments reflecting changing circumstances.
• Organize regular internal review meetings with the implementing partners, the project and the area offices
• Suggest improvement and modifications of implementation guidelines and monitoring and evaluation procedures and instrumentation.
• Identify potential risks in project implementation and suggest ways to reduce risks to acceptable levels.
• Provide support to partner organizations at the project location for smooth operation of the project and ensure compliance with all donor requirements as stated in the project document.
• Ensure transparency, accountability and strict compliance of procedure relating to services and procurement as per the contractual obligations.
• Ensure that all procurement is done by the partner as per the agreed terms and conditions and ensure that all record etc are maintained at all level.
• Build the capacity of the staff involved in monitoring, evaluation, and data collection. This includes initiating, organizing, participating in, and conducting training sessions and evaluation workshops.
• Organize and manage the data of project, documentation and reporting as per requirements of the project

Program/Projects Coordinator à South Asia Partnership Pakistan
  • Pakistan - Lahore
  • mai 2013 à septembre 2013

• Assist in the development of a monitoring & evaluation system for the project and indicators for input and output monitoring within the view of the project objectives for timely reporting.
• Complete adherence of SAP-PK’s vision, mission, strategic objectives and policies at all level
• Supervise the project as team leader and ensure the implementation of project activities as per given framework
• Ensure implementation of project activities according to agreed work plan;
• Provide regular feedback and information on project activities and its operational aspects;
• Liaise with local partners and organizations for the effective and timely implementation of results and project targets
• Ensure efficient use of resources and budgets;
• Collect or facilitate the collection of data and monitoring reports of the project
• Ensure that accurate and timely financial and narrative reports are prepared and submitted to head office
• Ensure transparency and accountability through community participation
• Establish community linkages and coordinate with government departments particularly DDMA
• Facilitate regular contacts and coordination with government, CSOs and other key stakeholders of the project
• Participate in regular planning and review meetings related to the project;
• Accept any other assignment given by the supervisor.
• To lead projects with close coordination with implementation partners at field and program level.
• Ensure proper action on qualitative and process-oriented gender-sensitive indicators of inputs, outputs, and outcomes for project monitoring and evaluation as well as guide and coordinate the review of the project log frame including the provision of technical advice for the revision of performance indicators.

Monitoring Evaluation , Documentation, Accountability & Learning Officer à CARE International
  • Pakistan - Hyderabad
  • octobre 2012 à avril 2013

• Assist in the development of a monitoring & evaluation system for the project and indicators for input and output monitoring within the view of the project objectives for timely reporting.
• Ensure proper action on qualitative and process-oriented gender-sensitive indicators of inputs, outputs, and outcomes for project monitoring and evaluation.
• Guide and coordinate the review of the project log frame including the provision of technical advice for the revision of performance indicators.
• Ensure that HAP principles and Sphere Standards followed in the field during project implementation
• Assist in the implementation & documentation of targets and performance indicators to be included in monitoring system for project activities, annual reviews and reports.
• Perform any other duties as required by the project and Project Manager for achieving project objectives.
• Assist the Monitoring, Evaluation & Accountability in the contribution towards design, development and management of monitoring tools and methods.
• Regular field visits and submit reports and incorporate recommendations needed to improve quality of program interventions.
• Ensure the accountability to beneficiaries’ becomes a core element and success indicator for all project activities.
• Assist the management of complaint and response mechanism in the assigned area and make sure that complaints are logged and addressed to in a professional and timely manner.
• Provide regular feedback to the Monitoring, Evaluation & Accountability to improve overall project interventions.

Manager (Community Development & Support Services) à World Vision International
  • Pakistan
  • septembre 2010 à septembre 2012

• To represent WVP into Stakeholders organizations on project and program integration.
• Lead the team to present organization and manage stakeholders meetings at grass root level and provide guideline for community structure as capacity building in program besides lead representatives for successful program implementation.
• Responsible for organizational Plan, direct, coordinate, and lead activities of Sustainable Communities Initiative projects to ensure that goals, objectives and all elements are accomplished within set time frame and funding parameters.
• Review funding application to determine time frame, funding limitations, procedures for accomplishing project, staffing requirements, and allotment of available resources to various phases of project, and arrange for assignment of project personnel and overall management.
• Responsible for supervision of all consultants, the Partnership Coordinator of Contact, and all planning/administrative staff assigned to the Project to ensure it is on schedule and within budget.
• Responsible for overall quality, monitoring, accountability and management of the projects, to provide technical advice to resolve problems of program
• Recommend for program/project implementation and recognize and solve potential problems and evaluate project/program effectiveness.
• Network with local, regional, state and national agencies; institutions; non-profit organizations; and private sector business interests for future program development.
• Conduct monitoring & evaluation of social mobilization in coordination with Quality Enhancement (QEU) Monitoring & Accountability unit.
Reporting, communication, assessment, base coordination with M&E and Accountability unit.

Community Mobilization Manager à SRSO (USAID Project)
  • Pakistan
  • janvier 2009 à août 2010

• Formation of Community organizations
• Initiate the dialogues and conduct training with community.
• To get contacts regarding the project:
• To monitor and ensure the all social mobilization activities.
• To facilitate the community.
• Participate in the planning of project activities with RSP FALAH officer and implement social mobilization activities.
• Conduct awareness sessions after received the training on compliance Monitoring plan on USAID FP requirement.
• Provide information to the potential clients on the available services validated and confirmed by the project.
• Reporting, planning, assist in data collection and documentation of the progress, lessons learnt, case studies etc
• Participate in the meeting and training events of USAID project meeting in the/ province as required.
• Liaison with line department and to motivate team to achieve targets and planning with team.
• Develop links in line department and stakeholders.

Éducation

Master, Sociology & Rural Development
  • à University of Sindh
  • janvier 2014

Master in Rural Development

Master, Sociology
  • à SALU Khairpur
  • décembre 2009

Specialties & Skills

Public Relations
Public Management
Emergency Management
Advocacy Relations
Social Media Monitoring
Monitoring,Accountability,mobilization,coordination,Liaison,Social Public Relations,Documentation

Langues

Anglais
Expert

Formation et Diplômes

Advocacy,Mobilzation, (Certificat)
Date de la formation:
September 2011
Valide jusqu'à:
September 2011

Loisirs

  • Social Activities