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A skilled professional with over 5 years experience in Programme Development, Management, Implementation and Coordination.

 

CAREER PROFILE

 

• Seasoned professional, with outstanding project planning, execution, monitoring and resource balancing skills with ability to support multiple simultaneous projects in a matrix organizational structure.
• Quickly and accurately assimilates internal donor processes and nuances then, where appropriate, suggests and/or implements more efficient alternatives.
• Excel at communicating with stakeholders to provide accurate reporting and information regarding the ongoing projects, risks and initiatives.
• Experienced in coordinating, negotiating and managing people and resources in support of timeline and project deliverables.
• Effective in training, motivating and mentoring (both in office and field) junior managers, engineers, developers and technicians.

 

EXPERIENCE

 

Initiative to base Development on Rights And Knowledge (IDRAK)

http://sites.google.com/site/idrakpak/

Position(s) held:                   Acting Executive Director, Executive Director

Duration:                               May 2009 – June 2009, December 2009 – Present

 

IDRAK is a non-profit organization focused towards community development and turnkey projects relating emergency response, disaster management and water & sanitation in Pakistan.

 

1. Water Quality Testing and Sanitary Inspection in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) funded by CREA Pakistan (Pvt) Ltd. and FATA Secretariat Special Project (FSSP)/USAID (CREA-332011-IDRAK)

http://sites.google.com/site/idrakpak/water-quality-monitoring/partnership-with-fssp-usaid

March 2011 – July 2011

 

Development, overall management and donor coordination of a project instigated to ensure safe water delivery by over 50 water supply systems of varying nature constructed by FSSP. The water safety was assessed through critical parameters (i.e. physical, chemical and biological parameters) identified by World Health Organization (WHO) and Pakistan Council for Research in Water Resources (PCRWR). In addition to the physical and chemical analysis of the water samples; analysis of environmental hazards that cordon the safe delivery of water through sanitary inspection (on WHO protocols), a preventive inspection tool, was also a project objective. The project targeted water supply systems in eight selected agencies and frontier regions (Bajaur, Mohmand and Orakzai) of FATA. The project is in progress even in exigent security environment of the targeted area.

 

2. Water Quality Testing and Sanitary Inspection in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) funded by FATA Secretariat Special Project (FSSP)/USAID

http://sites.google.com/site/idrakpak/water-quality-monitoring/partnership-with-fssp-usaid

November 2010 – January 2011

 

Development, overall management and donor coordination of a project instigated to ensure safe water delivery by over 155 water supply systems of varying nature constructed by FSSP. The water safety was assessed through critical parameters (i.e. physical, chemical and biological parameters) identified by World Health Organization (WHO) and Pakistan Council for Research in Water Resources (PCRWR). In addition to the physical and chemical analysis of the water samples; analysis of environmental hazards that cordon the safe delivery of water through sanitary inspection (on WHO protocols), a preventive inspection tool, was also a project objective. The project targeted water supply systems in eight selected agencies and frontier regions (Bajaur, Mohmand, Orakzai, Malakand, FR Kohat, Hangu, Swat and Buner) of FATA. The project was successfully implemented within the set timeline even in challenging security conditions of the project area.

 

3. Pakistan IDP Emergency Response Programme funded by United Nations High Commissioner for refugees (UNHCR)

http://www.unhcr.org.pk/Response.html

May 2009 – December 2010

 

A programme initiated in response to displacement due to conflicts between Pakistan’s armed forces and Taliban in late 2008. The number reached 553,925 Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) by mid-April 2009, which was recorded to be above 1.4 million by UNHCR and Social Welfare Department of Khyber Pakhtunkhawa (KPK) till May 19, 2009; resulting in the biggest displacement of people in years. UNHCR as the lead agency for the Protection, Camp Management and Shelter Cluster, launched a programme covering multiple assignments right from the initial emergency to early recovery of the conflict affected IDPs, returnees and stayees in areas of displacement and return in the province of KPK.

 

3.  
   1. Camp Development for IDPs in Charsadda, Palosa, Sheikh Shahzad and Jalala in District Charsadda and Mardan, Khyber Pakhtunkhawa, Pakistan

http://sites.google.com/site/idrakpak/housing-and-emergency-shelter/partnership-with-unhcr/camp-development-for-idps-in-charsadda-palosa-sheikh-shahzad-and-jalala-camps

May 2009 – July 2009

 

Successfully executed and coordinated the project covering the initial emergency response to the IDPs from Bajaur and Mohmand agencies and Swat district of Khyber Pakhtunkhawa (KPK). The project covered five main lDP camps targeting 416 families residing in Dheri Zardad and Sugar Mill campsites in Charssadda district, 720 families Palosa 2 in Charssadda district and over 2,000 families in Jalala and Sheikh Shahzad Camp in District Mardan. The project provided services in camp development, camp management, de-weathering and basic living facilities relating shelter and protection in the targeted IDP camps. The project managed to serve 3136 IDP families during the project term and attained cent percent of the targeted goals within the project term.

 

3.  
   2. Implementation of Transitional Shelters for conflict affected IDPs, returnees and stayees in District Swat, Khyber Pakhtunkhawa, Pakistan

http://sites.google.com/site/idrakpak/housing-and-emergency-shelter/partnership-with-unhcr/photos

December 2009 – December 2010

 

Effectively implemented and coordinated the project responding the rehabilitation of communities in conflict affected areas of Swat district of Khyber Pakhtunkhawa (KPK). The project covered two main administrative subdivisions Matta and Babuzai of Swat. The project provided services in providing adequate shelter to the IDPs, returnees and stayees of District Swat. The project managed to assist 2194 families with adequate shelter and sanitation facilities during the project tenure and attained 95 % of the targeted goals within the project term.

 

North West Development Associates (NWDA)

http://www.nwda.org.pk/

http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/nwda/

Position(s) held:                   Source Protection Specialist, Acting Managing Partner, Programme Manager, Field Coordinator, Social Analyst

Duration:                               August 2008 – March 2009, July 2009 – November 2009

 

1. Water Quality Improvement and Promotion of Hygiene (WAQIPH) Project funded by United Nations Children Fund (UNICEF)/Earthquake Reconstruction and Rehabilitation Authority (ERRA)

http://www.erra.pk/sectors/watsan/WAQIPH.asp

http://www.unicef.org/pakistan/partners_2866.htm

July 2009 – September 2009

 

Leading the project as Programme Manager successfully completed the study producing 800 water source protection plans for targeted water supply schemes in earthquake affected Districts (Abbottabad, Mansehra and Battagram) of Khyber Pakhtunkhawa, Pakistan. UNICEF under the WAQIPH project in the earthquake affected areas of KPK indented to support the ERRA in undertaking sanitary inspection/mapping and water quality testing of sources of water supply schemes, that were rehabilitated and reconstructed under the umbrella of ERRA water and sanitation sector strategy with the objective of identifying the intervention, if needed for source protection and water quality improvement of these schemes. The assignment aimed Sanitary Inspection Survey of about 800 water sources in KPK for Phase 1, which included water quality testing, measuring GPS coordinates, preparation of site plans, providing pictorial evidences of scheme status and environmental hazards (if any) to the water source, and BOQs of civil works for source improvement, if required. The project team completed the task in a very short term of three months in hard hitting and hilly terrains of Northern Pakistan and managed to reach 97% water sources. The conclusions from the study enlightened the need for appropriate source development and protection measure to ensure safe delivery of water in water supply systems, especially in hilly terrains and generally in all sets of environments. The results from the study also guided ERRA and associates (SERRA/PERRA) in outlining the measures for developing safe water sources in future WATSAN interventions in the project area.

 

2. Development of Water Source Protection Plans for 22 model water supply and filtration systems in Pakistan funded by Pakistan Safe Drinking Water and Hygiene Promotion Project (PSDW-HPP)/USAID/Abt Associates

http://www.safewaterpak.com

October 2009 – November 2009

 

Occupying position of Source protection and Community Development Specialist developed Water Source Protection Plans for 22 model water supply and filtration systems with Clean Drinking Water for All (CDWA) installations located at different sites in Provinces of Punjab, Sind and Baluchistan of Pakistan. PSDW-HPP, a three-year project with the objective to increase the effectiveness and sustainability of the Government of Pakistan’s (GoP) CDWA program through complementary hygiene and sanitation promotion activities, community mobilization, and through diverse capacity building activities. PSDW-HPP interventions were geared up to ensure that CDWA installations (filtration plants and associated water supply systems) are maintained on sustainable basis in the project districts. Development of water source protection plans was one of the major activities under the capacity building component of PSDW-HPP. Under the project, it was proposed that source protection plans for 22 selected water supply systems in the target districts were developed in a way that the capacity of Implementing Partners was also developed to ensure retention of skills for future use. The exercise included on-site inspection (engineering, social and water quality analysis) of the water supply and filtration systems followed by a comprehensive document (Water Source Protection Plan) covering hardware and software measures and estimated costs required to ensure safe water delivery on sustainable basis.

 

3. Plan Pakistan funded Evaluation of Government supplied Water Supply and Sanitation Systems in District Chakwal, Punjab Province, Pakistan

http://plan-international.org/where-we-work/asia/pakistan/where-we-work/chakwal

September 2008 – October 2008

 

Engaged as Social Analyst cum Coordinator, productively concluded the participatory assessment of status of the Government provided water supply and sanitation systems relating social, technical and water quality aspects using Qualitative Participatory Assessment (QPA) tool. The study mainly focused on identification of loopholes in the Operation and Maintenance (O&M) of the water supply systems and possible remedial measures to rehabilitate/re-functionalize the existing systems. The overall purpose of the study was to build the capacity of the Tehsil Municipal Administration to assess and review the existing DWSS in fifteen selected communities, their present status, (different aspects) and to include their rehabilitation, revision and operationalization through allocating finances in the annual development plan and handing over for their O&M responsibility to the beneficiary communities. That would lessen the burden on the TMA and the funds in the years ahead would be utilized for new schemes. The study also contributed further in sharing and disseminating the experience and lessons learned from the projects completed with communities and also the major stakeholder’s works in the same communities. Furthermore, the results and recommendations  of the study  also lead decision to scale up the project to other communities and program units in the same pattern or suggested some necessary adjustments if required.

 

4. Asian Development Bank funded Rigorous Evaluation of Punjab Rural and Community Water Supply Schemes Project, Punjab Province, Pakistan

http://www.adb.org/Documents/IES/PAK/IES-PAK-2009-26.asp

August 2008 – October 2008

 

Contributed as Social Surveyor cum Coordinator, in an Asian Development Bank (ADB) funded participatory assessment of Punjab Community Water Supply and Sanitation Project (PCWSSP) in Province of Punjab, Pakistan. The project was a joint venture between the Government of Pakistan and ADB and was initiated and completed in two phases between 1995 and 2007 as a step to improve access to safe drinking water and adequate sanitation in the province of Punjab, Pakistan. Phase 1 of the Project was globally awarded based on its success. With the completion of its second phase, ADB commissioned a rigorous impact evaluation to learn from the experiences for future rural WATSAN projects. The study had the following specific objectives like assessment of the scheme status, evaluation of capacities of community-based organizations in operating and maintaining the schemes in a sustainable manner and providing a set of case studies demonstrating good and best practices in rural WSS. The study was based on focus group discussions, observations and use of checklists. Qualitative Participatory Assessment (QPA) techniques were used to collect qualitative data during the FGDs and quantified for ease of understanding and presentations. Separate modules were developed to assess social, technical and water quality related aspects of the project interventions. In all a sample of one hundred and fifteen schemes (115) were selected for the survey in seven target districts of Punjab and compared against fourteen control schemes. The findings from the study highlighted some of the core elements in rural water supply and sanitation programs such as integrated programming, eradication of Open Defecation, increasing operational cost, inadequate demand for Safe Water in communities, mutually divergent rural WATSAN strategies, and maturity of Community Organizations etc.

 

5. Capacity building of Public Health Engineering Department in GIS enabled water sources system in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) of Pakistan funded by Pakistan Safe Drinking Water and Hygiene Promotion Project (PSDW-HPP)/USAID/Abt Associates

http://www.safewaterpak.com/maps.htm

October 2008 – November 2008

 

Working as Field Coordinator successfully completed the GIS mapping of PHED water supply schemes in FATA, Pakistan. PSDW-HPP as part of its institutional capacity building interventions and support to the Government of Pakistan in enhancing communities’ access to safe water on sustainable basis embarked upon the “Development of a GIS database of existing drinking water schemes and assessment of water quality”. The project focused on mapping of existing PHED water supply sources in six tribal agencies and six Frontier Regions (FRs) with key technical information including key water quality parameters and providing trainings to PHED and FATA Secretariat staff in the use of GIS for planning purposes as well as water quality testing using field test kits. The study conducted between July and September 2008 targeted all areas of FATA except South Waziristan due to on-going conflicts between military and insurgents. In all some 1250 PHED water supply schemes were to be surveyed. The survey was designed such that PHED was involved in all key stages: from data needs assessment, to design of questionnaire, data collection using PHE staff, feedback on the developed database and training in the use and updating of the developed GIS database. The study was carried out in extremely unfavorable circumstances relating security, especially in Bajaur agency, FR-Peshawar, FR-Kohat, Kurrum Agency that remained inaccessible as a result of ethnic infighting. The project team utilized the only access route through Afghanistan as well to map out maximum number of water sources. Due to these reasons the GIS database contained data for 52% of all water supply schemes. However a layer containing names and approximate location of almost all schemes was created and with time as normalcy is restored in FATA the remaining schemes data could be entered afterwards. The GIS developed under this study served as a first step towards a comprehensive MIS and GIS system for water sources not only in FATA but rest of the country as well. In many ways the current effort was considered as a trend setter and will only serve the purpose if taken up to the next level and institutionalized by the government thus ensuring a permanent shift from manual record keeping and data retrieval to computerized and evidence based planning and data retrieval. The study could lead to development of a PHED-MIS cell in PHED FATA, parallel to the EMIS cell in FATA education department, to further develop this MIS-GIS.

 

 

Society for Sustainable Development (SSD)

http://www.ssd.org.pk

http://www.unicef.org/pakistan/partners_2933.htm

Position(s) held:                   Senior Social Organizer, Project Manager, Area Manager, Programme Manager

Duration:                               February 2007 – August 2008

 

Society for Sustainable Development (SSD) is a non-profit working in different areas in Pakistan and Afghanistan since 1999. SSD has been a major implementing partner with key donor agencies during 2005 earthquake response and following emergencies in both the countries.

 

1. Providing Water and Environmental Sanitation (WES) facilities to Basic Health Units (BHUs) and Children Community Centers/Child Friendly Spaces (CCCs/CFSs) in District Battagram, KPK, Pakistan funded by United Nations Children Fund (UNICEF)

http://www.unicef.org/pakistan/

May 2008 – July 2008

 

Leading the project as Project Manager implemented the UNICEF funded project achieving the cent percent targets within set timeframe. The project was a sequel to aimed UNICEF’s response to October8, 2005 earthquake in Northern Pakistan. The project was meant for the availability of latrine & water facilities to the EQ-affected BHUs and CCCs/CFSs. The project strategy was based on the principle of community participation to ensure sustainability. The specific implementation strategies adopted by the project were participatory planning, design, implementation and management approach to ensure appropriateness of the provided facilities, implementation of relief program with a programmatic approach to lay basis for easier integration with later development interventions, sensitize locally elected councillors, opinion leaders and CBOs on project orientation and implementation strategy, cash for work and community cost/component sharing wherever and however possible as part of structured action learning process and ensuring basic supply chain for maintenance of provided facilities and developing capacities of caretakers to ensure sustainable use of the facilities. The project targeted 45000 patients in 15 BHUs and 2500 children in 24 CCCs/CFSs of District Battagram. The project team managed to achieve the set target within set time period and installed 78 twin pit latrines and 39 water supply schemes within three months starting from May 2008. In addition the project also built the capacity of the concerned staff in BHUs and CCCs/CFSs in O&M of the provided facilities to ensure sustainability, self reliance and effectiveness of the project implements in the upcoming years as well.

 

2. Rehabilitation of Drinking Water Supply Systems (RDWSS) in Siran Valley, Mansehra, KPK, Pakistan funded by United Nations Children Fund (UNICEF)

http://www.unicef.org/pakistan/

February 2008 – April 2008

 

Leading the project as Project Manager executed the UNICEF funded project achieving the set targets within set timeframe in challenging work environment. The project was a sequel to aimed UNICEF’s response to October 8, 2005 earthquake in Northern Pakistan. To deal with the damages to water supply systems in the EQ-affected District Mansehra, UNICEF launched RDWSS project aiming at revival and “Rehabilitation of drinking water supply schemes in Siran Valley, Mansehra affected by the 2005 earthquake. Seventeen (17) schemes were targeted by the project in two affected Union Councils Bhogarmang and Sum Elahimang of Tehsil Mansehra. The targeted water supply schemes were fully functionalized by the project applying both hard and soft measures. The scope of work in rehabilitating and functionalizing the schemes included fixing and replacement of existing distribution systems, eradication of illegitimate connections, repair of water storage facilities at schemes level, repair and development of source points, provision of tapping points/stand posts, water quality analysis and treatment and formation of Water User Committees (WUCs) responsible for O&M of the rehabilitated systems in collaboration with line departments (TMAs and PHED) in the District.

 

3. Rehabilitation of Drinking Water Supply Systems (RDWSS) in District Battagram, KPK, Pakistan funded by United Nations Children Fund (UNICEF)

http://ssdrdwss.swebby.com/

http://www.unicef.org/pakistan/

July 2007 – January 2008

 

Leading the project as Project Manager executed the UNICEF funded project achieving the set targets within set timeframe in challenging work environment. The project was a sequel to aimed UNICEF’s response to October8, 2005 earthquake in Northern Pakistan. To deal with the damages to water supply systems in the EQ-affected District Battagram, UNICEF launched RDWSS project aiming at revival and “Rehabilitation of drinking water supply schemes in District Battagram affected by the 2005 earthquake. Forty (40) schemes were targeted by the project in two administrative sub-divisions of District, i.e. Tehsil Battagram and Allai. The targeted water supply schemes were fully functionalized by the project within project duration. The scope of work in rehabilitating and functionalizing the schemes included fixing and replacement of existing distribution systems, eradication of illegitimate connections, repair of water storage facilities at schemes level, repair and development of source points, provision of tapping points/stand posts, water quality analysis and treatment and formation of Water User Committees (WUCs) responsible for O&M of the rehabilitated systems in collaboration with line departments (TMAs and PHED) in the District.

 

4. Major interventions for improved access and quality of primary education in District Muzaffarabad, Independent State of  Jammu and Kashmir (AJK), Pakistan funded by United Nations Children Fund (UNICEF)

http://ssdeducation.swebby.com/

http://www.unicef.org/pakistan/

March 2007 – May 2007

 

Leading the project team as Project Manager executed the UNICEF funded project achieving the set targets within set timeframe. The project was a sequel to aimed UNICEF’s response to October 8, 2005 earthquake in Northern Pakistan. The project was launched keeping in view the challenges faced by the children of District Muzaffarabad, AJK in getting quality education after the earthquake. The main aim of the project was to put every child everywhere in the five targeted Union Councils of the District into school and to create awareness among the teachers and community about the modern educational system. Different capacity building activities were included in the project to promote the quality of primary education in District Muzaffarabad. The project documented activities included SMC trainings; Subject based teacher trainings, improvement of school enrollments, distribution of school supplies and reactivation of non-functional SMCs. In close coordination with Department of Education the project mapped its activities and by mutual agreement with Education Department designed implementation schedule. The major objective of the project was improvement of elementary /primary education in the district. The specific objectives included bringing back the 13552 children (6983 Boys & 6569 Girls) and 310 teachers in 155 schools of five Union Councils of District Muzaffarabad, AJK who had left school due to earthquake, bringing back 30 % children (especially girls) out of schools before earthquake, improve the teaching standards and environment and enhance capacity of the Education department to do better planning, management and effective monitoring. The project also provided school and personal hygiene kits to the students in the school to improve the condition of personal hygiene in the targeted schools. Furthermore, 78 school tents were also erected in the targeted areas along with the pre-existing partially or fully damaged school buildings to temporarily functionalize them to avoid loss of school days due to the catastrophic earthquake.

 

5. School Water and Environmental Sanitation Project in District Mansehra, Khyber Pakhtunkhawa (KPK), Pakistan funded by United Nations Children Fund (UNICEF)

http://www.unicef.org/pakistan/

December 2006 – February 2007

 

Worked in the project team as Senior Social Organizer, completed the UNICEF funded project achieving the 90% of the set targets within set project timeframe. The project was a sequel to aimed UNICEF’s response to October 8, 2005 earthquake in Northern Pakistan. The project was launched to provide water and sanitation facilities to 200 educational institutes at primary level (up to grade 5) in earthquake affected areas of District Mansehra, KPK, Pakistan. The project also aimed the capacity building of the Education department’s staff both at school and administrative levels in hygiene education and Child to Child (C to C) approach. The project also enclosed orientation sessions for school going children to key messages developed for hygiene education and basic hygiene practices at school and household level. Formation of School Environmental Committees (SEC) throughout the intervened institutes to improve the level of understanding of environmental safety and build an automated system of environmental protection through Child to Child approach at school as well as community level was also one of the major goals of the project. The project was implemented in challenging geographic locations of the District with limited access and communication. The project managed to reach all 200 schools and successfully completed the project activities within allotted time period.

 

Internews Pakistan

http://www.internews.org.pk

Position(s) held:                   Producer/Presenter Jazba-E-Tameer

Duration:                               November 2005 – February 2006

 

1. Pakistan Emergency Information Project (PEIP), Pakistan funded by DFID-UK and SDC Switzerland

http://reliefmedia.org.pk/

November 2005 – February 2006

 

Worked in the project team as Producer cum Presenter, completed the emergency phase of PEIP funded by DFID-UK and SDC-Switzerland. PEIP addressed the reduced capacity of the local media community to provide vital information to affected populations following the devastating October 8, 2005 earthquake and the communication disconnect between affected communities, the government, and private and international relief and recovery response. Working with seven of eight non-commercial, private FM radio stations PEIP aimed to improve the quality and quantity of information reaching earthquake-affected communities and to facilitate the two–way flow of information via the media between these communities and the Pakistani government and private and international relief operations to improve the effectiveness of the humanitarian response. PEIP was designed to build and support the nascent independent radio media in the earthquake affected regions of the country – Pakistan-administered Kashmir and Khyber Pakhtunkhawa (KPK) province. The PEIP initiated Jazba-e-Tameer team consisted 10 radio producers supported by Internews. Each of them provided their services in identification of core issues in the earthquake affected areas, collection of required information through audio recording in regular field visits, developing scripture for program presentation, editing and mixing the audio material from the field using advanced software and compilation of the collected material into reviews, promos, reports, documentaries and thematic personal stories. The programme was a mere success during all the time that resulted in a grand exhibition of programme in Switzerland at international level (http://reliefmedia.org.pk/news_jazbaexhibition.php).