Almost two decades of professional career in Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability, learning, Assessments, Data Analysis, and project Management. Having diversified experience with the dual mandate (emergency and development context programming) with leading international/national organizations including Human Development Foundation (HDF), Mercy Corps, Muslim Hands Global team UK, AKAH(AKDN), Save the Children International (SCI), Caritas, NRC, Muslim Aid, Saibaan Development Organization (SDO), Vision, ILO, UNDP, ODCI, FCDO, and IRC (USAID).
National and International experience of MEAL and project management, Asia and Africa continents including, Pakistan and Somalia, remotely working with Bangladesh, Afghanistan, Niger, Mali, Sri Lanka, Yemen, Senegal, Mauritania, Gambia, Sudan, Malawi, and Lebanon.
Learning in the humanitarian context (emergencies) including Earthquake Oct 2005, IDP response program 2009-10, Flood 2011- 2022 and drought response nationally and internationally.
Furthermore, development context programs are not limited to climate change, DRR, Education, Early childhood care education (ECCE) and Pakistan Reading Project (PRP), Health, FP-PAC, HIV/AIDS, MNCH, Legal Assistance, Nutrition, WASH, Construction, Protection, GESI, Livelihood, Agriculture, Food Security, Food for work, Cash Grants, vocational and micro enterprise Food Vouchers, cash for work, (LGBTI) themes.
As an initiative-taking team coordinated in designing and execution of MEAL/M&E online system and played a vital role in designing data collection tools for evaluation detail need assessments, baselines, midlines, endlines, outcome and impact level research studies. Experience of digital platforms and software’s such as ONA, ODK kobo connect, Tola Data, MAXQDA, Comm Care, SPSS and Power BI and online MIS platforms.
Continued member of organizational high-level bodies/committees including Steering, advisory, Grievance, proposals, and procurement committees. Strong data analysis and donor reporting skills for unilateral and multilateral donors, and other stakeholders. Conducted impact and strategic studies for Saibaan organization. Additionally, rich experience in qualitative and quantitative online and offline data collection, analysis and report writing. Having working experience with transgender people, gay people, and lesbian (LGBT) communities.
Research fellow with Torque Communities reference # RFCM100, Our Team (torquecommunities.org) and evaluation expert at Madiba Group: Our experts. Knowledge Management and access to information initiatives.
· Establishment and strengthening of robust MEAL system and manual for the Human Development Foundation at head office and field level.
· Provide technical leadership in developing priorities, strategy, and design and implementation of MEAL frameworks and plans in the HDF.
· Lead on the development of an organizational MEAL system ensuring accountability to beneficiaries
· Promote all aspects of MEAL to support the creation of an organizational culture which prioritizes quality programming.
· Build strong relationships with colleagues and provide support as required to ensure MEAL system is understood.
· Development of online MIS and contribute in proposal development process.
· Establishment and strengthening of result-based management (RBM) approach for establishing robust MEAL system and development of manual for the Human Development Foundation at national level.
· Providing technical back stopping in program strategies, design, and implementation in Health, Education, WASH, and agriculture.
· Development of online MIS & contribute to proposal development process. Programs reviews & report to management.
• Designed and ensured that the MEL framework and plans are in place and implemented, whilst sticking and incorporating the MEL principles, minimum standards and related aspects included in the PM@MC tool kit during flood emergency response project 2022-23. Thematic areas with special focus on WASH , food security and health.
• Hired MEL team and provided technical guidance for adhering monitoring and evaluation frameworks as per MC MEL standards.
• Carried out baseline, PDM and online data collection, analysis including ONA and Tola Data.
• Ensure that accountability (CARM) mechanism is placed.
• Assist teams in the collection of quantitative & qualitative data from various sources and compile them.
• Development of LFA and MEL plans and participation in the proposal development process.
• Carried out surveys and assessments on ODK connect and digital platforms.
To advance the dimensions of Muslim Hands target country offices in Asia and Africa continents including,Bangladesh, Afghanistan, Niger, Mali, Sri Lanka, Yemen, Somalia, Senegal, Mauritania, Gambia, Sudan, Malawi, and Lebanon.
Capacity building for a robust program and organizational management system in the country offices which ensures that country offices are enabled to perform the quality assurance in programmatic activities.
Plan and execute capacity building initiatives in domains: Need assessments, Project implementation, MEAL, Technical reporting, Strategic and Operational planning, Resource mobilization and Proposal development. Use of the policies, procedures, and practices to enhance the capacity of country offices. Implemented client feedback system. Worked in the thamtic areas inlcduing WASH, Health, education and food security proposal devleopment and MEAL system estalishmenment
• Being field support unit lead providing quality technical support during project design and implementation of Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) project including construction/retrofitting and community-based disaster risk reduction (CBDRM) components and WASH interventions.
• M&E of project activities and progress towards achieving the project output and outcome.
• As a regional project lead, keeping liaison with internal and external stakeholders for smooth functioning of project.
• Remain committee member regarding investigations of fraud and corruption. Supervised investigation of grievance and PSEA cases. Leading Ethics violations, including fraud and corruption. Collected, analyzed and document the results of fraud and corruption investigations and communicated observations and recommendations with the collaboration of the Director.
Prepare final reports to fully document the investigation and resolution of incidents.
• Established including designing as well as rolling out MEAL system in Muslim Aid at country and field level.
• Member of country strategic team (CLT) and developed country strategy. WASH, education, and livelihoods.
• Led projects evaluations as required and conducted baseline & end line assessments, as per MEAL calendar.
• Developed and maintained a MEAL framework and manual for organizational learning developed tools & guidelines, dissemination of learning & good practices. Carried our project reviews on quarterly and annual basis.
• Received cases through the Community Accountability Mechanism regarding ethics violation referrals received.
• Proposal development committee member and liaisons with the donors.
• Responsible for smooth implementation and orientation of MIS online system.
• Established robust M&E system which includes designing, developing plans, hiring of M&E team.
• Conduct baselines outcome level study and lead Child rights Situation Analysis (CSRA) study at national level.
• Developed organization 5 years strategy and conducted ten years impact studies. Livelihood, WASH, and water related.
• Assist the management team in determining effective and efficient solutions to operational issues that ensure compliance with policies and donor regulations, mitigate the risk of fraud or corruption, and facilitate the achievement of program objectives.
• Development of program and M&E team capacity on project database and ensure data regularly reported.
• Implementation of USAID M&E ADS system/rules at the provincial level in fifteen districts
• Responsible for overall Monitoring and Evaluation of project in respective target areas
• Developed performance monitoring plan and tracking of PMP indicators.
• Development of data collection tools and data management systems according to the need of PRP
• Fulfilling USAID reporting on Train net and Pak info on the quarterly basis
• Member of procurement, material development and grants committees
• Assist the provincial management team with the implementation of code of conduct policies and procedures, acting as a catalyst for change and acceptance and supporting smooth implementation.
• Conduct and/or coordinate regular anti-fraud and anti-corruption prevention for staff and partners.
• Managing projects MEAL staff of GFATM R-9, ICH, FP-PAC and Education programmes
• Placing and strengthening accountability system as focal person in developmental programmes
• Development of MEAL framework for ECCE and MEAL systems according to context of projects
• Supervised and carried out need assessments & conduction of baseline and mid-line surveys
• Coordination and liaison with project heads and MEAL focal points and regular field monitoring visits.
• Hiring and capacity building of MEAL team project wise at provincial level
• Production monitoring reports and accountability trackers
• Worked to institutionalize M&E system and indicators for input and output monitoring at province
• Develop/refine/institutionalize Project M&E mechanisms for timely reporting to PMUs/PSCs/NSC
• Support Information Systems Assessments on agreed: (1) indicators and targets for monitoring; (2) objective criteria (and data sources) for the evaluation, and (3) means for obtaining the needed information.
• Ensuring implementation & documentation of targets and performance indicators to be included in monitoring system for project activities, annual reviews and reports.
• Support FPMU/PPMU in timely preparation and submission of reports to UNDP/donors, etc. Develop and institutionalize a feedback system to provide regular feedback to districts and UCs on their performance/activities.
• Liaise with the Federal Unit for monitoring, reporting and evaluation activities particularly those relate to baseline survey, website content management, software/database maintenance, etc.
• Support the Federal GVC Analyst on collection of data on GV cases from various sources including police, judiciary and MAs.
• Regular liaise with the PPMUs and selected district administrations for backstopping the monitoring and reporting system and conduct M&E trainings and when required at Provincial/sub-district level.