概要

Climate change and environmental sustainability specialist with 4+ years of experience in green innovation, climate financing, and program management.

项目

Pakistan’s climate change fight needs a strong social narrative to succeed

工作经历

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Specialist Green Innovation
Karandaaz Pakistan
Feb 2024 - 代表 | Islamabad, Pakistan


Manage PKR 300M+ Green Portfolio focusing on climate mitigation and adaptation solutions
Develop climate rationale for green interventions and conduct due diligence for project selection
Lead stakeholder negotiations and oversee post-investment monitoring of climate initiatives
Support development of Green Innovation Strategy aligned with environmental sustainability goal

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Technical Specialist
Climate Resourcing Coordination Center
May 2022 - Jan 2024 | Islamabad, Pakistan

Climate Resource Coordination Center (CRCC) is a technical assistance unit funded by Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO).
Developed a concept note for the Green Climate Fund (GCF) on Enhancing Green Exports Through Green Financing in partnership with EXIM Bank of Pakistan:

Provided specialized technical assistance to implementing entities in developing programme concept note that meet the GCF requirements;
Coordinated and led stakeholder consultations with industrial associations, exporters and local financial institutions and documented the inputs to inform the design and development of the prefeasibility study and concept note;
Conducted pre-feasibility and viability assessment of the project idea and drafted a pre-feasibility study report for the concept note;
Ensure that Environmental and Social Safeguards (ESS) and Gender is mainstreamed into project design.

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Program Associate
Akhtar Hameed Khan Foundation (AHK-F)
Jan 2022 - Apr 2022 | Islamabad, Pakistan

Led the Enterprise and Revolving Credit Program which aims to women microentreprenuers in urban slums by providing them with interest-free loans.

Led the development of enterprise program by launching a Financial Literacy Training for women microentreprenuers in urban slum of Dhok Hassu, Rawalpindi.
Managed a team of 3 including project coordinator, loan officer and social mobilizer in overseeing the loan application cycle and loan recovery including social and business appraisals;
Coordination and liason with partner organizations.
Conducted field visits and spot checks for verification of loan applicants 

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Program Officer (Research)
Muslim Hands
Jun 2021 - Dec 2021 | ICT, Pakistan

As part of the Global Operations team tasked with developing a data driven and evidence based systems;

Assisted in developing a results monitoring framework for different programs
Coordinated with the consultant on development of the Management Information System (MIS) for knowledge management;
Coordinated in ingesting and updating timely and accurate data on the MIS as well as ensuring proper functionality of MIS features and dashboard
As a coordinator for country offices in Mali and Malawi, coordinated the development of M&E  targets, tracking systems, tools, and templates that enhance M&E of project output for respective country offices and obtained data of ongoing projects for reporting in the MIS;
Assisted in developing KAP (Knowledge, Attitude, Practice) surveys on WASH, Education, Disaster Risk Reduction, Health, Livelihoods, Food Security
Developed Key Informant Interview Guides for Livelihoods and Food Security
Assisted in developing qualitative assessment tools including FDGs for different KPIs in program areas like Health, Livelihood and Disaster Risk Reduction

Project Implementation:

As a focal person for Lahore and Peshawar districts, provided technical assistance and project management support in the implementation of Muslim Hands baseline KAP surveys 
Conducted spot checks during field visits to monitor the quality of KAP surveys and enumerators
Developed summary reports after field visits that include graphs, charts and tables
Ensured quality assurance of all data (completeness, reliability, validity, timeliness, and integrity).
Liaised with internal counterparts including the regional offices teams and field staff to support effective implementation and monitoring of the survey
Acted as a point of contact for resolution of a range of operational queries and problems on the field

Capacity Building and Development:

Designed Training Needs Analysis for gauging the knowledge and skills of staff on Project Life Cycle
Designed Training Modules on different stages of Project Life Cycle
Assisted in designing capacity assessment tools for core capacity domains including Project management, Organizational management, Human resource management and Financial management
Designed assessment tools to analyse policies and highlight grey areas

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Program Associate
FINCON Services
Jan 2020 - Jun 2021 | Islamabad, Pakistan


 Identify new program opportunities through careful research
 Researching, writing and drafting technical proposals and concept notes
Assist with entire grant portfolio process from brainstorming to submission.
Assist in the development of Inception and Final Reports

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Strategy and Planning Executive
Iris Digital
Oct 2018 - Dec 2019 | Islamabad, Pakistan


Worked on the digital platforms of Jazz Pakistan;
Social listening, monitoring and reporting data from various social media platforms
Assisting in digital campaigns and digital marketing strategy execution.
Analysis and reporting of latest industry trends for business implications.
Increasing awareness, traffic and engagement on digital platforms
Maintaining regular reports to measure campaign performance against KPI's
Analyzing campaign performance and proposing necessary optimizations
Presenting post-campaign recommendations to improve future performance

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Intern
Center for Global and Strategic Studies (CGSS)
Feb 2018 - Apr 2018 | Islamabad, Pakistan


Compiled analytical and research papers.
Transcribed speeches and lectures presented in the International conferences organized by CGSS.
Served as a senior conducting officer with Kazakhstan delegation during International conference Pakistan: A land of opportunities for Central Asian Republics jointly organized by CGSS and the National Security Division from 20th to 24th March 2018 in Islamabad.

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Research Intern
Sustainable Development Policy Institute (SDPI)
Sep 2017 - Dec 2017 | Islamabad, Pakistan


Assisted in writing research and working papers, policy briefs and memos by providing first drafts and secondary data.
Performed data entry to build data bank of the organization including details of the all projects undertaken till to date.

学历

National Defence University, Islamabad
哲学硕士, MPhil Public Policy and Governance‎
Public Policy and Governance
Completed
2021
National University of Science and Technology
学士, 理工学士, BS Public Administration‎
Public Administration
CGPA 3.2/4
2017

技能

中级 Adaptive Learning
中级 Admin Assistantce
初学者 Advocacy
中级 Analytical Review
中级 Analytical Skills
中级 C++ Knowledge
初学者 Capacity Assessment
中级 Capacity Building
中级 Client Relationship
中级 Climate Science
熟练 Cloud, Server
中级 Communication and Reporting
初学者 Compliance
熟练 Configuration Switches
中级 Configuring Software
初学者 Consensus Building And Negotiating Skills
初学者 Coordination Skilla
中级 Customer Service Systems
初学者 Data Analysis
中级 Data Analytics
中级 Data Collection
熟练 Data Collection and Analysis
中级 Data Management
中级 Data Research
初学者 Development Spending
中级 Digitization
中级 Documentation
初学者 Donor Communication
中级 Donor Management
初学者 Donor Mapping
熟练 Drafting Documents
中级 Ecellent Communication Skills
中级 Economic Growth
熟练 Email List Management
初学者 Environment Monitoring
初学者 Environmental System
中级 Evaluation Skills
熟练 Excellent Drafting Skills In English
熟练 Excellent Writing Skills
中级 Familiarity With Budgeting Using MS Excel
初学者 Financial and Budgeting Skills
初学者 Financial Compliance
中级 Flexibility
初学者 Frameworks
中级 Fundraising
中级 Good Interpersonal Skills
熟练 Good IT Skiils
中级 Grants And Finance
熟练 Grants Management
中级 Handling Assignments

语言

熟练 英语
熟练 乌尔都语