Huma Abbasi
Lawyer | Professional Master Trainer | M&E Specialist | Youth Advocate
About
A high-impact Lawyer and Professional Master Trainer with over 12 years of experience (started career at age 13) bridging corporate law, international development, and social advocacy. Expert in Monitoring & Evaluation (M&E), stakeholder analysis, and legal policy. Successfully delivered 250+ training sessions to 30,000+ individuals across 70+ national and international organizations. Proven track record in public-private partnerships and rights-based advocacy.
Experience
Master Trainer - Bargad (Organization for Youth Development) - Pakistan
(2026-01)
Project: Building the Ecosystem for Youth Mental Health and Wellbeing in Pakistan.
- Leading a national advocacy network of 300+ youth members across Punjab, Sindh, and KPK.
- Designing and delivering high-level modules on the Mental Health Landscape in Pakistan, focusing on Social Change, Advocacy Strategies, and Stakeholder Analysis to influence national health policy.
M&E Consultant – EMO Project - IBA (Institute of Business Administration)
(2024-01 - 2025-12)
Project: Education Management Organization (EMO) Initiative.
- Executing Monitoring & Evaluation (M&E) frameworks for the Sindh Government's EMO model, ensuring private partners meet educational quality and administrative benchmarks.
- Conducting field-based audits and technical reporting to ensure transparency in public-private educational partnerships.
Associate (Corporate Legal Consultant) - MTC - Mohsin Tayebaly & Co.
(2024-01 - 2025-12)
- Provided corporate and commercial legal advisory to national and multinational clients for one of Pakistan's top-tier law firms.
- Drafted, reviewed, and negotiated complex contracts, agreements, and compliance documents.
- Conducted legal research and prepared case briefs on corporate, commercial, and regulatory law.
Project Lead & Management Consultant - Thinkers Tribe
(2023-01 - 2024-12)
- Strategic Oversight: Managed project lifecycles for social interventions, ensuring alignment with international donor KPIs.
- Operational Excellence: Directed cross-functional teams to deliver high-impact results in community development.
Master Trainer & Project Lead - Concern Worldwide
(2023-01 - 2023-12)
- Humanitarian Resilience: Supervised staff training and M&E activities in Umerkot and Tharparkar districts.
- Directed field interventions focusing on community resilience and monitoring project reach.
Professional Trainer & Rights Advocate - Charter for Compassion
(2021-01 - 2023-12)
- Empathy-Based Training: Conducted rights-based training and workshops focused on empathy, social justice, and peacebuilding.
- Youth Policy: Represented youth interests in policy forums to foster compassionate leadership and social-emotional learning.
Professional Trainer & Stakeholder Specialist - HANDS Pakistan
(2020-01 - 2022-12)
- Legal Literacy: Led training on community-based rights and legal empowerment for marginalized groups.
- Crisis Response: Designed and executed COVID-19 awareness and psychosocial support training programs.
- Stakeholder Engagement: Facilitated dialogues between community leaders and project administrators to ensure local buy-in.
Regional Supervisor (Compliance & Verification) - VTT Global
(2019-01 - 2023-12)
- Auditing: Managed large-scale school verification and compliance audits across Sindh to ensure funding transparency.
- Data Integrity: Developed field-monitoring protocols to ensure accuracy in provincial educational reporting.
Lead Trainer (Legal & Gender) - Dharti Development Society
(2019-01 - 2023-12)
- Developed and delivered specialized training on Family Law, Gender-Based Violence (GBV), and Labor Law.
Founder & Chairperson - Young Leaders Organization
(2016-01)
- Built a premier youth-led platform delivering 250+ workshops on constitutional rights and leadership.
Education
LL.B. - Bachelor of Laws - Shaheed Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto University of Law (SZABUL) (2019-01 - 2024-12)
