Syed Qasim Anwar, Manager Public Relations

Syed Qasim Anwar

Manager Public Relations

Green Crescent Trust

Location
Pakistan - Karachi
Education
Diploma, Management
Experience
11 years, 5 Months

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Total years of experience :11 years, 5 Months

Manager Public Relations at Green Crescent Trust
  • My current job since March 2015

 Liaising with answering enquiries from media, individuals & organizations
 Writing & editing in-house magazines, speeches, articles and annual reports
 Maintaining and updating information on the organization’s website, updating & engaging with social media
 Acknowledge all donations and pledges by written correspondence or other means
 Data and reporting requests, production of donor lists, progress reports gathering information on donor policies and priorities, and subsequently update donor profile
 Drafting donor specific strategy, inputs of regular reports on technical cooperation
 Preparation of briefings for senior management
 Preparation of reports that show the results achieved and its value added
 Preparing Annual Review Meetings with multi-bilateral donors, thematic meetings and resource mobilization events, Governing Body committees,
 Developing & maintaining donor agencies, to maintaining networks & active engagement in knowledge sharing, information dissemination on priorities & promotion of technical cooperation programme
 Facilitation of negotiation & signing of new funding agreements, working in close cooperation with other units ensuring proper stakeholder management
 Implementation of the Trust Public-Private Partnership resource mobilization strategy, includes collaborating in development & update promotional materials

Revenue and Reservations Manager at Pearl Continental Hotel Karachi
  • Pakistan - Karachi
  • June 2013 to September 2014

Working knowledge of reservations procedured according to International Hotel Manual system

Allocate daily task to reservations associates and daily review reservations booked

Maximize the sale of rooms and other hotel services

Annual budgets, capital for upgrading the hotel, business forecast etc.

Supervising group reservations, various revenue reports like forecast, BOB etc

Maintain cordial relations with commercial clients

Resident Manager at Grand Holiday Villa Hotel
  • Sudan - Khartoum
  • January 2012 to November 2012

 Establish and maintain pro active human resource function
 Maintains company policies & procedures making sure staff obey
 Inspect hotel for cleanliness and appearance
 Manage and maintain all year or seasonal lodging facilities
 Execute marketing, sales & operational plans producing results to meet/exceed business plan
 Ensure good safety practices of employees and guest
 Maintain preventive maintenance programs to protect physical assets
 Monitors the hotel performance through guest satisfaction & financial reports

Education

Diploma, Management
  • at Pakistan Institute of Tourism and Hotel Management
  • April 1992

Specialties & Skills

Staff Training
Hospitality Management
Hotel Management
Hotel Contract Negotiation
Grand Openings
Opera and Fidelio Literate
Hospitality Management
Training & Development

Languages

English
Expert
Urdu
Expert

Hobbies

  • Movies, Travelling