zeenat ali, USAID

zeenat ali

USAID

IRC

Location
Pakistan - Rawalpindi
Education
Diploma, leadership and management
Experience
13 years, 7 Months

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Total years of experience :13 years, 7 Months

USAID at IRC
  • Pakistan - Islamabad
  • December 2014 to November 2017

 Develop materials required for in-service teacher training under the project. This may include training manuals, modules, activity books, scripted lesson plan, decodable readers, leveled readers etc
 Work with the reading adviser, technical adviser and provincial/regional review committees to develop a scope and sequence for Urdu
 Use innovation and creativity in the material development process, taking into account recent research and best practices in reading instruction
 Ensure that all the materials developed are contextually relevant, error free, is in line with the national curriculum and is appropriate for early grade reading
 Work with the typists and graphic designer to produce attractive and reader friendly material
 Work with the reading adviser and other experts to train project staff, government officials and other counterparts under in-service teacher training program
 Ensure that all the material is ready for printing in due time before start of each cohort
 Monitor trainings, TIG meetings and visit schools to evaluate the quality and effectiveness of the material

Senior Coordinator at Children
  • January 2012 to July 2014

Senior Coordinator
Save the Children Jan 2012 to July 2014
* Overall responsible to design and implement LB program
* Review and update literacy Boost training manuals as per the training needs
* Conduct TNA and develop training materials accordingly
* Professional development of district based professional development coordinators to develop local resource base.
* Development of school teachers, community learning workers and project team through field visits and assessments.
* Develop strategy for successful roll out of program activities
* Progressively take part in assessments, midline reviews and conduct action research at least once per year.
* Develop training and field schedules, and other field plans as and when required
* Reporting to Donor and head office on monthly and quarterly bases
* Provide technical assistance to district teams in rolling out of community component and in school support.
* Close liaison with the donor agencies

Professional Development Coordinator
  • December 2010 to December 2011

Professional Development Coordinator Dec, 2010 to Dec, 2011

* Lead in providing ECCE technical support to project team in effective implementation of access to quality- gender sensitive ECCE opportunities for establishing community based ECCE classrooms;
* Prepare ECCE classroom materials kits including teaching learning materials in local language;
* Need assessment in planning and conducting ECCE training session for teachers;
* Conduct initial training for ECCE teachers in child development, emergent literacy and numeracy as well as child centred teaching;
* Organize regular refresher trainings for ECCE teachers;
* Ensure the ECD program is integrated with ECD and implementation in partnership with local communities and government department
* Document case studies and success stories to share the best practices and lesson learnt from ECCE program
* Set up ECCE related materials and book bank in each school and train school teachers and administrators on how to use these resources;
* Develop ECD manual and share for enriching purposes;
* Lead the conduct of trainings, mentoring and support capacity building programs and awareness raising campaigns among the district education staff, project staff, PTC members and communities to deliver quality programs;
* Review all reporting requirements are met in accordance with guidelines

Senior Program Officer, Education at Hashoo Foundation Islamabad and Rawalpindi
  • January 2010 to January 2011

Hashoo Foundation Islamabad and Rawalpindi

Senior Program Officer, Education 2010 to 2011

* Develop plans, budgets, design and conduct teacher trainings, workshops and camps to build teacher's capacity on content and methodology.
* Lead and supervise four different teams of education, early childhood development, skills development and youth development programs.
* Develop curriculum for ECD and Montessori teachers' trainings
* Review ECD and HF School curriculum & ensure its implementation through facilitating and monitoring the school heads and ECD trainers
* Develop and review monitoring indicators and tools in schools to assess students
* Provide technical guidance to staff to carry out daily program activities
* Supervise the facilitation of training and ensure that training curriculum and delivery are of high quality.
* Prepare monthly, quarterly, biannual and annual narrative quantitative and narrative reports of the programs.
* Supervise and conduct annual performance appraisals for all direct reporting staff and their teams.
Maintain a transparent coordination and communication with all stakeholders.
* Monitor and support teachers in academic activities such as reviewing syllabus focused to up-dated new trends in ECD & Primary education by quarterly visits to HF Schools
* To monitor the academic operations at HF Schools
* Prepare annual budget and projections for ECD and HF Schools.

Program Coordinator - Education at Hasoo Foundation
  • January 2007 to January 2010

Program Coordinator - Education 2007 to 2010 Hasoo Foundation
* Coordinate with educational institutions in order to conduct appraisal of scholars and to keep record of their academic progress
* Developed and review monitoring indicators and tools in schools to assess students
* Monitored and support teachers in academic activities such as reviewing syllabus focused to up-dated new trends in ECD & Primary education by quarterly visits to HF Schools
* To monitored the academic operations at HF Schools
* Coordinated with educational institutions in order to conduct appraisal of scholars and to keep record of their academic progress.

Program Coordinator - Education at HOAP
  • January 2006 to January 2007

Program Coordinator - Education 2006 to 2007 HOAP
* Reviewed and implement HF School curriculum & ensure its implementation through facilitating and monitoring the school heads and ECD trainers
* Review and implement monitoring indicators and tools in schools to assess students
* Monitored and support teachers in academic activities such as reviewing syllabus focused to up-dated new trends in ECD & Primary education by quarterly visits to HF Schools
* To monitored the academic operations at HF Schools
* Coordinated with educational institutions in order to conduct appraisal of scholars and to keep record of their academic progress.
*. Developed plans, budgets, design and conduct teacher trainings, workshops and camps to build teacher's capacity on content and methodology.
* Prepared annual budget and projections for ECD and HF Schools.
* Looked into the academics activist/tasks of Scholarship and Child Education Support Program
* Developed monthly and yearly plans

Teachers' Trainer and Educator at Aga Khan Education Service Pakistan
  • January 2004 to January 2006

Aga Khan Education Service Pakistan
Teachers' Trainer and Educator 2004-2006
* Plan and design training on ECD approaches
* Conducting trainings for the teachers of Aga Khan Education Service, Government and private schools Chitral,
* Plan and design training on content and pedagogies.
* Conducting trainings for the teachers of Aga Khan Education Service, Government and private schools Chitral

Education

Diploma, leadership and management
  • at IED- Pakistan
  • September 2007

* Diploma in leadership and management from IED Karachi

Master's degree, Social work and education
  • at Peshawar University and Mater in Education
  • March 2007

* Master in Social work from Peshawar University and Mater in Education from AIOU

Master's degree, Education
  • at Catholic University
  • September 2005

* M Ed P-1 Notre Dam Institute of Education Karachi * International Graduates in Education from Catholic University

Bachelor's degree, classroom management and Evaluation and Modelling
  • at Notre Dam Institute of Education and Karachi University
  • March 2003

* B. Ed Notre Dam Institute of Education and Karachi University

Bachelor's degree, Education
  • at Peshawar University
  • March 1995

* Bachelor of Arts from Peshawar University * Intermediate from Peshawar Board

Diploma, Project Management for Professional
  • at Peshawar University

* Certificate 10days on Project Management for Professional from COMSAT * Social work Certificate from Peshawar University

Diploma, Early Childhood Development

* Certificate on TOT from CHIP Islamabad * Certificate on Early Childhood Development from AKESP and HOAP * Certificate on Gender Sensitization from KZR Islamabad * Strategy planning and managing from CHIP Islamabad * Certificate on PRA * Certificate on report writing * Certificate on Change Management

Specialties & Skills

Report Writing
Appraisals
Budget Development
Early Childhood Education
Curriculum Planning
APPRAISAL
BUDGETS
LIAISON
OPERATIONS
PROGRESS
TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE
TRAINING
TRAINING MANUALS

Languages

Urdu
Expert
English
Expert
Pushto
Expert
Punjabi
Intermediate

Training and Certifications

proposal writting (Training)
Training Institute:
CHIP
Date Attended:
January 2009
Duration:
36 hours
Gender and sensitization (Training)
Training Institute:
KZR
Date Attended:
April 2004
Duration:
300 hours
STATAGIC PLANNING & MANAGMENT (Training)
Training Institute:
CHIP
Date Attended:
September 2009
Duration:
18 hours
B,Ed (Training)
Training Institute:
Karachi Unversity
Date Attended:
September 2004
Duration:
1848 hours
planning and budgeting (Training)
Training Institute:
EEF
Date Attended:
September 2010
Duration:
36 hours
DRR (Training)
Training Institute:
Focus
Date Attended:
February 2013
Duration:
24 hours
project Managment (Training)
Training Institute:
Comsate University
Date Attended:
April 2007
Duration:
60 hours
M.Ed (Certificate)
Date Attended:
June 2005
Valid Until:
April 2007
Child Protection (Training)
Training Institute:
Save the children
Date Attended:
November 2012
Duration:
24 hours
Early Childhood Care and Education (Certificate)
Date Attended:
May 1999
Valid Until:
November 1999
security and safety (Training)
Training Institute:
UNDP
Date Attended:
December 2012
Duration:
24 hours

Hobbies

  • Book reading, watch TV, attend worshops, play with kids