Saima Usmani

Development-sector professional with more than seven years of experience across community mobilization, training and facilitation, monitoring and evaluation, documentation, data management, and engagement with government and community stakeholders. Experienced in organizing field activities, conducting awareness sessions, maintaining hard and soft project records, preparing routine reports, supporting outreach teams, and using digital data platforms including LogAlto and LimeSurvey. Brings a strong education background, hands-on work with schools and communities, and a practical, collaborative approach suited to project implementation and beneficiary engagement.

Social Mobilizer - Bedari - Tehsil & District Khushab

(2023-10 - 2026-06)

• Supported field implementation through regular community meetings, outreach and coordination with project participants.
• Conducted trainings and awareness sessions on human rights, gender equality, value of education, public health services, climate change and gender-based violence.
• Coordinated meetings and communication with government officials and departments in support of project activities.
• Prepared and maintained activity documentation, including monthly and quarterly reports, event request forms, data entry, photographs and supporting records.
• Uploaded project data to LogAlto and maintained organized digital records on Google Drive.
• Completed monthly hard-copy documentation and file closing, supporting project compliance and record readiness.

Resource Person & Social Mobilizer - Society for Human Empowerment and Rural Development (SHER) - Tehsil & District Khushab

(2020-11 - 2022-12)

• Managed and supported Aawaz Aagahi Centres (AAC), including community-level information and referral support.
• Supported AAC outreach teams in community engagement and field activities.
• Shared project and service information with community members through outreach and awareness activities.
• Contributed to routine reporting and documentation of project activities.

Master Trainer & Lead Facilitator - British Council / SHER Mitha Tiwana - Tehsil Sahiwal, District Sargodha

(2021-01 - 2021-06)

• Delivered structured training sessions and workshops for participants.
• Led interactive facilitation and supported effective knowledge transfer through participatory learning approaches.
• Helped create engaging learning environments and supported participants throughout training activities.

Monitoring & Evaluation (M&E) - SHER – TACS (Take a Child To School) - Mitha Tiwana, Tehsil & District Khushab

(2018-03 - 2020-10)

• Supported monitoring and evaluation processes for the Take a Child To School programme.
• Collected, organized and reported programme data to track progress and support informed decision-making.
• Used M&E tools and methodologies to assess implementation progress and programme outcomes.
• Contributed to programme improvement through accurate field information and reporting.

M.A. - Urdu - University of Sargodha (2019)

M.Ed. - Allama Iqbal Open University (AIOU), Islamabad (2016)

B.Ed. - Allama Iqbal Open University (AIOU), Islamabad (2013)

B.A. - Computer Science - Government College for Women, Khushab (2012)