Faiza

Environmental scientist and MEL practitioner with hands-on experience designing indicator frameworks, conducting qualitative data analysis, and tracking programme-level outcomes across NGO and consulting environments.

At Grant

Thornton, drove a measurable 25% increase in CSR programme engagement through evidence-based stakeholder strategy. At NARC/CEWRI, produced a GIS-based land use analysis covering 29 years of change that three NGO partners adopted for rural programming. Brings field research credibility, structured reporting discipline, and a genuine commitment to results-based development impact.

Outreach Consultant Intern - CSR & Programme Support at Grant Thornton Pakistan (2024-11 – 2025-01)

• Built stakeholder engagement strategies using Power/Interest Grid analysis, contributing directly to a 25% increase in participant engagement across CSR outreach programmes, tracked against pre-programme baseline figures.
• Developed client use case analyses for four priority accounts across technology, legal, and manufacturing sectors, applying the Who/How/What consulting methodology to translate stakeholder needs into structured service briefs.
• Produced programme-level MEL inputs: outcome tracking frameworks, indicator documentation matrices, and evaluation reporting inputs aligned with organisational learning cycles.
• Drafted structured reporting documentation for CSR programme deliverables, supporting consistent evidence capture across the programme cycle.

Research Intern - Environmental & Spatial Analysis at National Agricultural Research Centre (NARC) / CEWRI (2022-07 – 2022-08)

• Applied Maximum Likelihood Classification (MLC) using ArcGIS 10.5 to multi-temporal Landsat 5 and 8 imagery, producing a 29-year LULCC assessment of four land cover categories in Larkana District, under supervision of Dr. Arshad Ashraf (PSO, CEWRI); report approved by Director Dr. Bashir Ahmad.
• Quantified 57% expansion in built-up area and 14.6% decline in vegetation cover over the study period, generating a replicable evidence base that three NGO partners subsequently integrated into rural land-use planning programmes.
• Coded and analysed 100+ qualitative interviews on climate adaptation and agricultural resilience using structured thematic analysis, synthesising findings into a final report accepted at institutional level.
• Co-authored a soil conservation policy brief submitted to three NGO partner organisations for integration into rural capacity-building curricula, demonstrating applied evidence-to-action communication.

Graduate Research Assistant - Environmental Science at International Islamic University Islamabad (IIUI) (2024 – Present)

• Executing structured literature reviews on low-cost biosorbent applications for wastewater treatment, synthesising evidence across 60+ peer-reviewed sources to support ongoing research methodology development.
• Contributing to research design, hypothesis formulation, and academic documentation aligned with peer-reviewed journal submission standards.
• Managing data organisation and preliminary analysis across an active environmental performance evaluation research programme.

Part-Time Science Teacher & Environmental Educator at Private Academies (2021 – Present)

• Designed and delivered interdisciplinary science curricula across Environmental Science, Biology, and Chemistry for secondary-level students, incorporating learning outcome monitoring that improved average academic performance by approximately 20%.
• Founded and led the Green Warriors sustainability initiative, a student-led behaviour-change campaign that reduced campus plastic waste by 40% over one academic term, demonstrating capacity to design, implement, and measure community-level change programmes.

MS Environmental Science in Environmental Science – International Islamic University Islamabad (IIUI) (2023 – 2025)

BS Environmental Science in Environmental Science – International Islamic University Islamabad (IIUI) (2019 – 2023)