Managing Director
Logistics Solutions
Total years of experience :36 years, 4 Months
26 Years with national and international organizations)
Location 2, Habibi Street, Main Boulevard, Banigala, Islamabad.
Tenure January
Location 10, Lehtrar Road, Khanna Dak, Islamabad.
Tenure July 1, 2013 December 31, 2014
Consultancies conducted:
1. PAIMAN Alumni Trust Islamabad as Director
Supported the Chairman and Executive Director in the overall project management and implementation of the Programmes
Member of Board of Directors
Ensured that the organizational structure, operational policies and processes have been effectively delivering according to the strategic objectives set by the Board
Ensured effective monitoring and evaluation of programmes and performance to report its impact to the Board.
2. United Nations Habitat / Global Land Tools Network (GLTN) as Land Tenure Researcher/Consultant, Nairobi, Kenya Consultancy: Pakistan Country Report on Scoping Land Tenure and Land (Funded by GLTN/UN-Habitat)
•Produced a Research study on Land Governance in Pakistan (Pakistan Country Report on Scoping Land Tenure and Land).
3. Development Solutions and Innovations (DSI) Limited as Land Governance Expert, Islamabad, Pakistan
Consultancy: Local Land Governance in Pakistan (Funded by Swiss Development Cooperation)
•Submitted summary on realistic key entry points supporting local state and peace building along the pillars of peace and stability in the present context of FATA and KPK; and feasible entry points for Swiss Development Cooperation (SDC) in the sector of Local Land Governance in Pakistan.
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Organization: United Nations Human Settlements Program (UN-Habitat)
Contact No. 051- 835 73 58
Designation Manager Land & Property Rights (HLP), Provincial Manager (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa &
Federally Administered Tribal Areas), Project Manager
Location Level 5, Serena Business Complex, Khayaban-e-Suhrawardy, Islamabad, Pakistan
Housing, Land & Property Rights (HLP)
Overall project management and implementation of the Programme in the target areas.
Liaised with the Provincial Government and facilitated UN-Habitat in negotiations and entering into agreements with public, private and citizen organizations.
Convened meetings of Land Management Committee of UN-Habitat Pakistan to discuss land matters and to share progress of land programmes of UN-Habitat Pakistan.
Supervised HLP training intervention for different stakeholders. Organized learning experience workshops to evaluate HLP training sessions.
Designed with the IT Unit the Digitization of Land Revenue Record (DLRR) through Service Delivery Centres (SDC) of UN-Habitat in the country. Strengthened UN-Habitat’s operational mandate of supporting the implementation of pro poor shelter policies that will enable the poor to access land and housing.
Planned large scale capacity building and training to be able to implement good land policies through pro poor land tools.
Researched, developed tools and identified best practices on the implementation of equal rights to land, housing and property rights, particularly for women, including inheritance and marital property rights and elements of urban upgrading related to regularization, land use, a range of pro-poor flexible tenure types and affordable land management options.
Disseminated tools, best policies and practices and incorporated them in UN-Habitat’s advocacy works.
Conducted 35 training sessions on HLP training manual (pro-poor tools), under which 1, 317 participants were trained out of which 76% (1, 002) were female lawyers.
1. Member of Monitoring and Evaluation Team
2. Member of National Protection Cluster
3. Member of Strategic Advisory Group (SAG) of National Protection Cluster
4. Chairperson of Housing, Land & Property Rights (HLP) Task Force of National Protection Cluster
5. Regional Land Administration Expert for South Asia (UN-Habitat/Global Land Tool Network).(3 Years)
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2. As Provincial Manager (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa & Federally Administered Tribal Areas), Pakistan Settlements Flood
Recovery Programme, funded by Government of Japan (Budget US$ 45 Million) and Korea Inrernational Cooperation
Agency (KOICA)
Overall project management and implementation of the Programme which included components of Shelter, WASH, Infra-structure, Social Moblization, Behavoural Change, Community Organziations etc, in the Province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Federally Administered Tribal Areas of Pakistan.
Assisted the CPM and UN-Habitat in the selection and recruitment of project personnel and short term consultants.
Reported to the Country Programme Manager on all administrative, financial and technical matters.
Liaised with the Provincial Government and facilitate UN Habitat in negotiations and entering into agreements with public, private and citizen organizations.
Carried out operational management of projects, ensuring outputs according to the project document, and procedures in the Project Cycle Operations Manual and SOPs.
Prepared and revised the project work plans, budgets and financial plans.
Head of Monitoring and Evaluation Team.
Supervised the project operations and the office staff, both in the provincial office as well as at the field/project offices.
Coordinated and supervised project technical personnel and liaise with the Chief Technical Advisor, Team Leaders/specialists etc at the Country Office for coordination of different programme activities, operations, implementation issues and respective areas of interest.
Identified and resolved implementation problems.
Regularly Co-chaired with Provincial Disaster Management Authority (PDMA) KPK Working Group meetings. Vetted numerous project proposals of organizations applying for No Objection Certificate (NOC) from PDMA.
Successfully completed PSFRP, under which 2, 000 shelters, around 1, 900 latrines and a number of Community Infrastructures (including Micro Hydel Power Plants and Suspension Bridges) were completed in Districts of Charsadda, Nowshera, Upper Dir and Lower Dir for Extremely Vulnerable families including women headed and child headed households.
Rehabilitation of 29 flood affected primary schools in District Nowshera.
1. Convener of Land Management Committee of UN-Habitat Pakistan / Protection Cluster
2. Member of National & Provincial (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province) Protection Cluster/Working Group
3. Chairperson of Housing, Land & Property Rights Task Force of National & Provincial (KPK) Protection Cluster
4. Co-Chair Provincial Early Recovery Working Group on Housing (KPK).
As Project Manager (ERRA'S Programme for Virtually Landless People of the Earthquake affected areas of KPK and AJK), funded by United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and Department for International Development (DFID)-UK.
Independently managed the Project in all aspects of project management, coordination and monitoring.
Worked closely with Social Protection ERRA, State and Provincial officials, Land Verification Unit and Grievance Redress
Committee members in NWFP and Pakistan Administered Kashmir.
Helped in managing the overall project, applying administrative and technical procedures as required by the Project Steering
Committee.
Implemented all tasks delegated by the Country Office. In this context, coordinated planning, organization, and
implementation of proposed project activities.
Frequently visited areas to liaise with ERRA Social Protection, State/Provincial, District and Tehsil level Officials for effective
implementation.
Head of Monitoring and Evaluation Team. Monitoring the effectiveness of reporting systems for the field staff.
In close coordination with the Finance Department reviewed budgets regularly and made subsequent suggestions for
revision of different aspects of the project work plan if needed.
Under this Programme more than 14, 400 families benefitted and got access to safer land to built safer houses, out of the
total co-owners 45% were women including children.
Description The Decentralization Support Programme (DSP) of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa has awarded a TIP namely Institutional Strengthening of District Monitoring Committees to RMDG. As a Consultant, my tasks were monitoring and evaluation; I have conducted TNAs and submitted the reports on gaps analysis, which forms the basis of under process guidebook for the members of District Monitoring Committees and under process training curriculum for the members and stakeholders of District Monitoring Committees. ____________________________________________________________________________________
Assisted the Senior Maritime Expert and the Consultant for Transport, Communications, Tourism and Infrastructure Development Division (TCTIDD).
Assisted the secretariat in analysis for developing regional ports as logistics centre taking into account structural changes in maritime environment and their impact on ports.
Reviewed major functions, facilities, operations and operating body, legal restrictions of integrated logistics centers.
Assisted the secretariat in conducting cases studies of leading ports in development as logistics centers.
Identified the opportunities and challenges for the ports in the ESCAP region.
Assisted the secretariat in organizing the regional seminar.
Analyzed the findings and the draft study including formulation of guidelines for port development and management strategies to integrate port systems into the total logistics chain.
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Organisation Punjab Rural Support Programme (PRSP)
Designation Programme Officer (Planning, Monitoring, Evaluation & Research)
Location Faisalabad, Pakistan
Tenure Mar-2000 To Dec-2000
Description PRSP is an NGO, which is the biggest provincial Rural Support Programme in Pakistan. Its main objective of poverty alleviation among the rural poor is accomplished through its micro-credit schemes and community mobilization. PRSP is working under the framework of the South Asian Poverty Alleviation Programme (SAPAP).
Formulated short/long term expansion/implementation and financial plans.
Monitored field activities in rural areas.
Assessed programme strengths and shortcomings.
Verified utilization of programme resources at site.
Documented field observations-monitoring reports.
Assessed programme impact, inclusive of cost benefit analysis
Planned, designed and implemented innovative ideas to improve programme performance.
Collected need based baseline data.
Prepared community, village/union council profiles.
Documented programme achievements and dissemination of results.
Prepared monthly/quarterly/yearly progress reports.
Programme promotion and establishment of linkages with multiple service providers in the public and private sectors.
(Planning, Monitoring, Evaluation & Research)
Established a manufacturing unit of Corrugated Galvanized Iron Sheets at Gadoon Amazai Industrial Estate, NWFP
Supervised all the activities of the project from planning, production and marketing of the product
Supervised and monitored construction and commissioning of the Galvanized Iron Sheets Project.
Inventory Control, staff management, administration, co-ordination and policy management.
Documentation of field observations-monitoring reports
Verification of utilization of project resources at site.
Daily feedback to Head Office, and liaison with the regional offices.
Professional Work Experience (Key responsibilities and achievements)
Organization Logistics Solutions
Employer Contact No. +92 51 873 64 81
Under the supervision of Principal Scientific Officer conducted a research study on Chromosomal Analysis of Children suffering from Down’s Syndrome in Pakistan.
Supported Cyto-genetics department in conducting tests and research.
Managed independently the Cyto-genetics laboratory for 6 months.
Daily feedback to the Principal Scientific Officer and maintained liaison with all relevant departments of NIH.
Maintenance of record.
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Projects
Company Pakistan Special
Title Monitoring & Evaluation of Small Grants Projects of The World Bank
Role Monitoring Consultant
Tenure Sep-2004 To Nov-2005
Description The World Bank granted small grants to seven NGOs working in the area of disability in the country; my job was to monitor the activities of all the seven NGOs and to submit quarterly report on their performance/progress, on behalf of Pakistan Special.
Company Resource Monitoring Development Group-RMDG (for Decentralization Support Programme
- Khyber Pakhtunkhwa)
Title Institutional Strengthening of District Monitoring Committees in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Contact No. 051-2112512
Designation Technical Advisor funded by Devolution Trust for Community Empowerment (DTCE), Government of
Pakistan through various international donors
Location Islamabad, Pakistan
Tenure Dec-2006 To May-2007
Description
Conducted TNAs and submitted the reports on gaps analysis, which forms the basis of under process guidebook for the members of District Monitoring Committees.
Developed training curriculum for the members and stakeholders of District Monitoring Committees.
Ongoing advisory role on the capacity building intervention of RMDG.
Conducted midterm evaluation
Undertook regular visits to the focused districts to monitor the quality of training imparted by the resource group
Contact No. 92-51-2800133
Designation National Project Manager (Emergency Shelter Programme) and National Project Manager
(Community Based Livelihoods Recovery Programme) funded by European Union (Budget Euro 10
Million)
Location Garhi Habibullah, District Mansehra, KPK, Pakistan
Tenure Nov 2005 To Nov-2006
Description
A). As National Project Manager (Community Based Livelihoods Recovery Programme) Garhi Habibullah, Mansehra
Established the project office in the target areas.
Directly supervised the staff in the project office.
Maintained communication with the partners on all matters pertaining to the project.
Oversaw the establishment of monitoring benchmarks for the project outcomes and facilitated a smooth monitoring process for project site.
Supported and provided technical advice to the staff and partners in tasks related to mobilizing and executing early recovery interventions under the project.
Created sustained synergies with the government, other UN agencies and the NGO community working on early recovery.
Oversaw the process of Community Based Organizations (CBOs)’ identification to ensure the targeting of aid to the most vulnerable and needy sections of the community.
Chaired Tehsil Balakot Coordination Hub Meetings to avoid duplication/overlapping of services by different partners in the focus area.
Attended General Coordination Meetings at Mansehra
Attended District Livelihoods Working Group Meetings
Mobilized Line Departments in identification of their needs.
B). As National Project Manager (Emergency Shelter Programme), Mansehra. KPK, Pakistan
Maintained close coordination and liaison with all the partners at Mansehra Hub and at Head office level as well.
Chaired the Early Recovery Cluster at Mansehra Hub, before the arrival of Programme Manager.
Closely monitored the benchmarks for the project outcomes and also facilitated the Monitoring and Evaluation Unit in making the M&E System more efficient and effective.
Supported the field partners (IPs) wherever support was needed in lack of their administrative or operational capacity.
Constantly and regularly oversaw the process of community mobilization carried out by the Social Organizers to ensure the targeting of NFI’s to the most vulnerable and needy sections of the community;
Supervised the entire project team for discharge of their respective responsibilities and following up on the deadlines and work plans;
Established close communication and coordination with District/ Provincial Government officials at all tiers of Local Government System.
Prepared and documented all the activities/ reports carried out by the PMU, including Monthly/Mid Term Progress Report, M&E Mid Term Report, Achievements Report, Need Assessment Survey Report, IP’s Performance Evaluation Report.
More than 21, 000 shelters were built for the extremely vulnerable families including women/child headed households.
Head of Area Security Management Team (ASMT) at Mansehra Hub, KPK.
Contact 92-51-224-8185
funded by NORAD (Budget US $ 3 M )
Location Islamabad, Pakistan
Tenure Jul-2002 To May-2004
Description The Women’s Political Participation and Gender-Sensitive Poverty Reduction Strategy Project (W3P),
envisaged as a part of a larger National Programme for Women’s Political Participation developed by the
Ministry of Women’s Development (MoWD), was a component of the Gender Equality Umbrella Project
(GEUP). It was a two-year US $ 3million project. The executing/implementing agency for the project was
GEUP, United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS); its line agency was the Ministry of Women’s
Development, Social Welfare and Special Education (MoWD), Government of Pakistan; and cooperating
agency was the Economic Affairs Division (EAD), Government of Pakistan. Under this UNDP/NORAD
funded Government of Pakistan's initiative 48, 000 elected women councilors were trained in the country to
acquire skill and knowledge of legislation and good governance. The job of the Research Analyst was to
maintain quality and standardization of training imparted.
Conducted numerous regular training sessions throughout the country followed by Research & Evaluation Report for each session.
Conducted a number of inter-active training workshops as Master Trainer for both Research Analysts and Lead Mentors.
Member of Monitoring and Evaluation Team.
Participated in formulation of M&E System.
Involvement in policy making, curriculum and documentary development, training methodology, coordination and evaluation.
Member of Coordinating Team for Conference Secretariat assisting the Third Summit Meeting of Regional Steering Committee of the First Ladies of Asia-Pacific Region (RSC-AP).
Location Islamabad, Pakistan
Tenure Jan 2002 To Jun-2002
Description IYF is a non-profit NGO, working for the development of youth in Pakistan.
Supervised all operational activities under different projects/assignments
Member of the Board of Directors
Provided appropriate administrative and programme support to the staff
Carried out all the operational activities of the NGO
Conducted survey on disability for Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) in the district of Mansehra, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province..
Project formulation and execution
Training material development
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa & Islamabad Capital Territory)
Location Peshawar, Pakistan
Tenure Dec-1998 To Mar-2000
Description
Liaised and worked closely with Government of Pakistan, National (previously Prime Minister's) Programme for Family Planning & Primary Health Care, Provincial and District Programme Implementation Units of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa & Islamabad Capital Territory (ICT).
Monitored all the activities of the Programme in the target areas.
Reviewed Health Management Information System of the programme.
Regularly submitted district monitoring reports to the Country Office.
Member of the National Monitoring & Evaluation Team.
Provided advisory support on administrative and technical matters to the Governmental counterpart (the Provincial Co-coordinator) at the Provincial Programme Implementation Unit (PPIU) level.
Conducted field visits every month to monitor programme activities at all levels and assessed the impact of services provided to the community through all the service outlets.
Member of the Provincial Monitoring Unit of PPIU, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
Monitored logistics management at all the tiers of Programme implementation.
Examined and analyzed the Health Management Information System (HMIS) and Logistics Management Information System (LMIS) at all levels to improve the quality of reports.
Submitted detailed evaluation report on completion of each field visit, providing information on the contraceptive projection, assisting in developing work plans in close co-ordination with Ministry of Health counterpart representatives.
Location Islamabad, Pakistan
Tenure Jan-1992 To Nov-1998
Description Minerva Trading Corp. is a leading national trading and services company having international marketing
experience of 50 years (Marketing of products and services of foreign-based companies under agency
agreement for representation in Pakistan).
Independently ran the branch office in the region.
Marketing of products of the foreign Principals in the region
Public relations.
Daily feedback to the Head Office. Correspondence with Governmental/ Private Organizations, follow-up of cases.
Main Clients: OGDCL, UNIDO, WAPDA, CDA, KW&SB, PAEC, RDA-WASA, HMC, NLC, Siemens, Family Health Project, Dept. of Health etc.
Location Islamabad/Gadoon Amazai, Pakistan
Managed the Oil & Gas sector for the company, including marketing of our products etc
Marketing of oil & gas equipment /machinery/spares for rigs etc.
Marketing of railways related machinery/equipment etc
Protocol assignments and public relations.
Daily feedback to Head Office, and liaison with the regional offices.
Maintenance of record.
Correspondence with Governmental/private organizations especially with the concerned ministries, including follow-up of cases, and look after of the company’s interests, etc.
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Majors Monitoring & Evaluation of Projects and Programmes
Majors Human/Plant Genetics, Biometry, Medicinal Plants, Ecology, Plant Physiology Thesis on Chromosomal Analysis of Children suffering from Downs’ Syndrome in Pakistan
courses: Majors Chemistry, Statistics, Botany