Sarmad Iqbal, Manager EveryOne Campaign & Advocacy

Sarmad Iqbal

Manager EveryOne Campaign & Advocacy

Save the Children International

Location
Pakistan - Islamabad
Education
Master's degree, Economics
Experience
22 years, 11 Months

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Total years of experience :22 years, 11 Months

Manager EveryOne Campaign & Advocacy at Save the Children International
  • Pakistan - Islamabad
  • My current job since April 2013

Political Advocacy
Campaign Management
Integrating Advocacy across programming
Grant Management
Donor Liaison

Advocacy & Campaigns Coordinator at Save the Children International
  • Pakistan - Islamabad
  • July 2012 to March 2013

• Integrate Advocacy in Save the children Programming
• Develop Strategic framework of Advocacy for the organization
• Streamline Every one Campaign to achieve results, through supporting the Manager by ensuring DIP, Financial Plans, Forecasts are ready and followed.
• Alignment and Capacity building of partner for Policy advocacy work
• Engagement with Political leaders to ensure consistency of advocacy work
• Ensure media engagement through the use of conventional approaches and social media to generate discussions

Advocacy Programme Manager at World Vision International - Pakistan
  • Pakistan - Islamabad
  • July 2011 to July 2012

• My Portfolio stood at 4millions USD with World Vision on Advocacy
• Operationalization and technical support to programmes on Advocacy engagement.
• Facilitated Area offices in developing their exit strategy
• Facilitated the process of national strategy development and incorporating advocacy based goals and targets
• Trained 435 WV and IP staff on Citizens Voices and social accountability methodology
• Advocacy during emergencies (Flood response 2011)
• Facilitated areas offices in defining their Advocacy goals and developing an operational plan to achieve the goals
• Conceptualized, developed and initiated Research to support the “Child Heath Now” - as part of the global health campaign of WVI.

Advocacy & Urban Programme Manager at World Vision International - Pakistan
  • Pakistan - Islamabad
  • November 2008 to July 2011

• Conceptualized, developed and operationalized programme to support street Children in Kasur and Rawalpindi.
• Facilitated and Assisted the Non State and State Actors in reviewing Child Protection legislation and Standards.
• Advocacy during emergencies (IDP 2009, Flood response 2008, 2010)
• Established emergency response programmes and base to respond to flood 2010 and managed programmes worth 14m USD

Advocacy Programme Manager at World Vision International - Pakistan
  • Pakistan - Islamabad
  • October 2008 to November 2008

• Developed Advocacy Strategy for WVP
• Engaged State and non-state actors for the review in child protection legislation and SOP
• Developed and operationalized advocacy based programmes
• Built a team of Advocates within WVP
• Advocacy during emergencies (IDP 2009) - worked as interim response manager for the response.

Advocacy Officer - National at World Vision International - Pakistan
  • Pakistan - Islamabad
  • May 2007 to October 2008

• Establish and Operationalize Strategy
• Networking - Representation - Liaison
• Research - Information collection - Analysis - and Dissemination

Expert-Conflict Mediation at Deutche Welt Hunger Hilfe (German Agro Action)
  • Pakistan
  • December 2006 to May 2007

• Resolved some major conflicts among communities and Organization around relief
• Developed a mutually agreed (communities and Organization) beneficiary selection criteria
• Maintaining a close coordination and Liaison with (IP) Lasoona & SRSP.
• Communication and Liaison Building with Government Authorities.
• Overseeing the project implementation process.
• Capacity Building of Social Mobilization Teams of IP’s in terms of community Development (Conflict management, Mediation techniques etc)
• Strategic Planning & Survey.
• Situation analysis & Risk Assessments of the target communities.

Advocacy Officer at World Vision International - Pakistan
  • Pakistan
  • June 2006 to December 2006

• Maintaining coordination and Liaison among World Vision, Government and Agencies.
• Advocate on the Protection risks to IDP's in Residual Camps and of Landlessness, Red Zone, Child Protection & Gender. •Prepared strategic paper for Advocacy unit of World Vision
• Collecting updated information on protection risks at Residual Camps and response of international aid communities.
• Media Campaigns, Seminars and Event Management from Union council to the National level.

Programme Officer at Aurat Publication and Information Services Foundation
  • Pakistan - Peshawar
  • May 2003 to June 2006

Liaison & Communication
• Liaison among Aurat Foundation & District, Provincial & Federal Government Depts.
• Building Coalition with Govt. Representative and CSO to push the Agenda of Women Rights.
• Liaising with NGO’s, CBO’s and civil society organizations.
• Ensuring Strong civil society organizations to support women at the community and district levels.
• Help build & sustain networking of community organization.
• Relation with Provincial, National and local media (Print & Electronic).
• Gather information, Case studies for Advocacy support to the cause of Women Rights.
• Media Campaigns for the purpose of Awareness raising among masses.
• Strengthening the capacity of the legislative watch group at federal and provincial level.
• Support CBO’s in the formulation of Advocacy based Project Proposals.
• Report (weekly, monthly, six monthly).

Advocacy
• Advocacy intervention for legislative reforms & positive policy decision’s on women’s legal rights.
• Advocacy & Lobbying with public servants, public representatives for gender responsive development planning.
• Supportive legislation and increasing women's access to government services.
• Campaigns for Awareness: Effective participation of Women in Local Government Elections & Violence against Women.
• Seminars / Dialogue / Public Meetings and corner meeting from Union council to the National level for gathering support and pushing forward AF Agenda.

Project implementation & Capacity Building
• Maintaining strong check over Partner NGO’s/CBO’s through monitoring.
• Provided support in the implementation of Projects of Resource centers & Citizen’s Action Committees.
• Monitor and evaluate the advocacy based projects.
• Gender sensitization & Capacity building of Citizens groups and Organization.
• Organized and conducted trainings for Councilors on Local Govt. System & amendments.

Assistant Manager Marketing at Mashal Industries
  • Pakistan - Peshawar
  • July 2001 to April 2003

• Managed Marketing and Production.
• Monitored the production process.
• Prepared reports on daily basis.
• Prepared marketing strategies for the Industry.

Education

Master's degree, Economics
  • at Department of Economics, University of Peshawar
  • December 2000

Micro Economics, Macro Economics, Project Planning, Research Methodology, Econometrics, Economy of Pakistan, Monetary Economics, and Statistics

Bachelor's degree, Economics
  • at Edwardes College Peshawar
  • September 1998

Economics, Statistics

Specialties & Skills

Program Management
Team Management
Public Diplomacy
Advocacy Relations
Communication Strategies
Human Rights Advocacy
Public Speaking
Donor Relations
Operational Management
Team Management
Capacity Building

Languages

English
Expert
Urdu
Expert
Pushto
Expert
Persian
Beginner
Hindi
Intermediate
Polish
Beginner

Memberships

Anti Trafficking Action Coalition
  • Focal Person from Pakistan
  • January 2007
United Nations Girl Education Initiative
  • Focal Person from Pakistan
  • July 2007
Coalition on the Rights of the Child "CRM"
  • Core Group Member
  • June 2007
Technical Advisory Committee on the NPA for Child
  • Advisory Role
  • August 2007
Development Partners for Nutrition
  • Member/Focal person from Save the Children
  • March 2013