Samar Saeed

As a Local Fund Agent (LFA) of Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria (GFATM-http://www.theglobalfund.org/en), UNOPS is responsible for oversight, verification and reporting on performance of grants disbursed by GFATM in Pakistan. As a Program Assistant appointed by the Global Partner Services Office (GPSO)Geneva of UNOPS, work responsibilities mainly include:

- Communication and Administration:
 Communicating and coordinating with Principal Recipients of Global Fund grant, Sub-Recipients, technical partners and UNOPS Regional Offices to facilitate UNOPS in its role as LFA.
 Tracking and reporting (monthly basis), to UNOPS Geneva Office, the progress of LFA in accordance with the annual work plan and budget.
 To act as UNOPS Pakistan focal point for administrative matters, payroll and leave management.
 Developing presentations, note verbal, minutes of meeting and communication material as and when required.
 Providing administrative and planning services for visits of GFATM and UNOPS missions to Pakistan. Also providing travel and logistics support to the country team.
 Maintaining and updating documents and files for the Team Leader
 Facilitate procurement of goods and services including day-to-day procurement.

- Monitoring and Evaluation:
 Assistance to the Team Leader UNOPS-LFA and Program/M & E Specialist in review of reports submitted by Principal Recipients (PRs) of GFATM grant such as
o Progress Updates/Disbursement Requests
o Request for Continued Funding
o Assessment reports on Procurement, Monitoring & Evaluation
o Training Plan
 Assistance in capacity assessment of Principal and Sub-recipients for GFATM grants
 Monitoring and evaluation of GFATM grant portfolio through periodic on-site data verification (OSDV)/ field visits to service delivery points and Rapid Service Quality Assessment (RSQA)
 Financial verification of expenses incurred by the PRs at the time of PUDR review and budge review.

United Nations Office for Project Services July 2012-Present

As a Local Fund Agent (LFA) of Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria (GFATM-http://www.theglobalfund.org), UNOPS is responsible for oversight, verification and reporting on performance of grants disbursed by GFATM in Pakistan. As a Program Assistant appointed by the Global Partner Services Office (GPSO) Geneva of UNOPS, work responsibilities mainly include:
❖ Communication and Administration: ➢ Communicating and coordinating with Principal Recipients of Global Fund grant, Sub-Recipients, technical partners and UNOPS Regional Offices to facilitate UNOPS in its role as LFA.
➢ To act as UNOPS Pakistan focal point for administrative matters, payroll and leave management.
➢ Developing presentations, note verbal, minutes of meeting and communication material as and when required.
➢ Providing administrative and planning services for visits of GFATM and UNOPS missions to Pakistan. Also providing travel and logistics support to the country team.
➢ Maintaining and updating documents and files for the Team Leader
➢ Facilitate procurement of goods and services including day-to-day procurement.

❖ Monitoring and Evaluation:
➢ Assistance to the Team Leader UNOPS-LFA and Program/M & E Specialist in review of reports submitted by Principal Recipients (PRs) of GFATM grant such as o Progress Updates/Disbursement Requests
o Request for Continued Funding
o Assessment reports on Procurement, Monitoring & Evaluation
o Training Plan
➢ Assistance in capacity assessment of Principal and Sub-recipients for GFATM grants
➢ Monitoring and evaluation of GFATM grant portfolio through periodic on-site data verification (OSDV) / field visits to service delivery points and Rapid Service Quality Assessment (RSQA)

Worked as Programme Officer in the Monitoring &Evaluation and Communications Section of Institute of Rural Management (IRM) since 2008. Job responsibilities included

• Developing the Annual Report of the organization (content writing, statistical analysis and supervising designing & printing)
• Preparing monthly and quarterly progress reports of on-going projects
• Providing editorial services for quarterly newsletter and ensure its timely publishing & printing. This also includes conducting interviews of accomplished personalities, writing articles and editorial, designing layout and other related tasks.
• Developing project proposals, conceptual notes and Expression of Interests for resource mobilization
• Developing need assessment reports and operational updates during disaster relief activities.
• Preparing articles/briefs related to organizational work for organizational profile, Wikipedia, Journals and other media.
• Developing case-studies, brochures, letters, reports and content for website.
• Coordination with mass media (electronic and print) and development of press releases
• Coordination of training, educational and advocacy events
• In-house information gathering, classification, analysis and presentation
• Ensuring effective internal & external communication.

Human Resource Development Network Aug - Nov 2011
Worked as freelance consultant at HRDN for developing project proposals, conceptual notes and Expression of Interests for resource mobilization

Higher Education Commission Jun- Aug 2008
Worked on a special assignment for HEC's Foreign Faculty Hiring Programme (FFHP) from June- August 2008
• Prepared the Proceedings of Vice Chancellors Conference on "Resource Generation and Diversification" held on 12-14 May, 2008.

• Organized Vice Chancellor Committee Meeting held on July 28, 2008.
Sky hog Travels Sep 2007- Feb 2008
Worked as Marketing Assistant with Sky hog Travels where duties mainly involved developing brochures, preparing the content of official website and dealing with the clients.

American Express Travel Related Services June- Aug 2006
Worked as Intern with American Express Travel Related Services in 2006.

Trainings and Field Exposure
• Extensive Field visits all over Pakistan for Onsite Data Verification and Rapid Service Quality Assessment of GFATM funded programs in Pakistan for AIDS, TB and Malaria.
• Participation in 15 day Training Workshop organized by NRSP-Institute of Rural Management for training in Social Mobilization.
• International Exposure Visit to Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia as a part of "Young Professional's Leadership Programme" to meet ddevelopment professionals and organizations working for uplift of vulnerable groups in Malaysia.
• Attended Workshop on Ms. Project organized by Human Resource Development Network (HRDN)
• Participation in workshop on "Gender and Development" conducted by NRSP-Institute of Rural Management
• 15 day field attachment in Bahawalpur Region of NRSP to work with NRSP's Social Mobilization and Micro-credit programme.