Team Leader, Community Engagement - K-Electric - Karachi, Pakistan
(2020-01)
- Community engagement & management of various community stakeholders
- Carrying out community development projects including clean drinking water, schools & parks renovation, plantation drives, health camps etc.
- Manage community stakeholders and ensure timely resolution of complaints.
- Bridging gaps between KE business centers and high resistance communities
- Carrying out emergency response projects including heatwave drives, COVID response projects etc.
- Identification & partnerships with CSR partners
- Support women empowerment projects including Roshni Baji program.
- Development of monthly & quarterly reports for management.
Program Coordinator - Roshni Research & Development Welfare Organization - Karachi, Pakistan
(2017-05 - 2019-12)
- Plan, design and provide direct supervision of the implementation of project activities to ensure that deadlines are met and activities produce quality outputs.
- To assist the Project Manager in the development of missing children program activity plans and to implement project activities as per project plan.
- Identify and develop project-specific relationships with partner organizations and support the Project Manager in ensuring best practices and quality in all missing children project initiatives.
- Actively coordinate with Monitoring and Knowledge Development section to ensure that appropriate monitoring and impact assessment mechanisms and tools are being implemented within missing program component.
- Ensure that line management is updated with latest information on key developments in the programme and partnerships.
- Technical input on development, printing and dissemination of IEC material.
- Regular monitoring visits to the field, and would do process monitoring and provide feedback to partners. Ensure all the objectives along with indicators as outlined in the project proposal are met while ensuring high quality.
- Take full responsibility of the Quarterly Bi –annually and annual reports. Support to prepare budgets and regularly update them, take approval as per organizational procedures and ensure quarterly budget variance remains within tolerance level.
- Roll-out advocacy strategy for missing children component as per the direction of Project Manager.
- Provide assistance to Project Manager to develop effective functional networks with other actors working for the furtherance of children's rights.
- Represent Roshni Helpline before the Government and its departments, partner organizations, donors and the public, as well as within the wider organization, as appropriate for experience sharing and learning from the project.
- In coordination with Project Manager liaise with government officials and be in frequent contact with ministries, sindh police and relevant officials for purposes of policy advocacy.
- Include Roshni Helpline approach to child participation in all project work, wherever practicable, and seek to develop and incorporate child-friendly methodologies to promote child participation in project implementation.
- Apply in all project work approaches to child- rights based programming, diversity / non-discrimination, children as stakeholders, impact assessment, and organizational learning.
- Participate as appropriate in assessments and responses in the case of humanitarian emergencies.
- Ensure child protection policy of Roshni Helpline across all the activists of Project.
Assistant Project Officer (USAID Gender Equity Program) - Roshni Research & Development Welfare Organization - Karachi, Pakistan
(2016-05 - 2017-04)
Ensure timely and adequate implementation of activities according to the project activity plan and effective delivery of results
- Prepare a detailed work plan and performance monitoring plan to implement proposed activities, and ensure coordination with Hub partners and USAID Gender Equity Program Strategic Plan.
- Design, oversee, and coordinate the implementation of relevant project activities with implementing hub partners.
- Maintain close communication with hub partners and stake holders, including government, civil society organizations and donors. Maintain regular contacts with beneficiaries to ensure relevance and quality of projects' outputs.
- Provide overall supervision of the work of implementing partners and external consultants to ensure the production of the expected outputs.
- Assume responsibility for the smooth functioning of all operational activities related to project implementation.
- Hold consultations with the project partners and other stakeholders in order to ensure timely information about the project implementation.
- Organize and run effective coordination meetings and ensure communication flow among partners.
- Ensure timely implementation of all project activities and monitor the proper use of funds according to signed agreements and work plans.
- Provides support to implementing partners to manage activities.
- Responsibility for monitoring and reporting, as well as for timely submission of quality progress monthly/quarterly reports and agreed-upon monitoring deliverables.
- Regularly review planned activities, and make necessary modifications / ratifications when needed in response to any emerging circumstances.
- Support development of high quality publications and communication products, such as brochures, infographic reports and project factsheet, human interest stories and maintain contacts with printing companies and other suppliers. Oversee and coordinate the development and production of information products and communication materials in support to the project.
IT Executive - Majdi Food Company - Dubai, United Arab Emirates
(2014-03 - 2016-03)
- Meeting and liaising with clients to discuss briefs/requirements and/or project progress.
- Making technical recommendations.
- Producing, demonstrating and receiving feedback about ideas.
- Creating multimedia designs in liaison with animators, programmers, writers, video producers, sound engineers and artists.
- Developing and using skills and expertise in appropriate design packages such as Photoshop, In Design and After Effects.
- Keeping up-to-date with technological and software developments.
- Testing products for errors and making amendments.
Social Media Specialist - Majdi Food Company - Dubai, United Arab Emirates
(2014-03 - 2016-03)
- Work with Corporate Communications Manager, Director of Marketing, and others in defining social media objectives and strategies.
- Write dynamic and compelling content to aid with sales and marketing strategies and objectives.
- Research, develop and implement social media tools and strategies that are consistent with Majdi brand, Majdi Class Service, strategic and business objectives. Collaborate with stakeholders in accomplishing these objectives.
- Define quantifiable objectives for specific social media platforms.
- Monitor and regularly report on social media key performance indicators and metrics.
- Provide regular and up-to-date content for social media outlets.
- Manage digital conversations with current and prospective customers by monitoring and responding to social media comments and feedback.
- Integrate social media messaging with marketing, sales and recruiting campaigns.
- Contribute to integrated marketing and sales projects.
- Maintain cutting-edge awareness of industry trends and best practices.
- Prepare, implement, and monitor budgetary items for social media.
Research Associate - Society for Empowerment & Advocacy Welfare Organization
(2012-01 - 2014-02)
- Assist. to carry out various researches for the organization
- Data management & analysis for the research
- Research tools & database development
- IEC material & content development
- Report writing
