Summary

I have 17 years of progressively reflective professional work experience in the development sector. I have demonstrated project and program launching competencies, planning, management, coordination, communication, implementation, researching, and monitoring evaluation in Education and Health-Nutrition with cross-cutting gender perspectives at regional and district levels. My experience encompasses a leadership approach in Nutrition MNCH FP disaster management (DRM) coordination in all emergency sectors Poverty Alleviation, Women Empowerment, GBV Food Security, Training Capacity buildings project management, monitoring evaluation, liaison, social mobilization, organizing CBOs for village/rural development, Researching studies, designing project management tools, data analysis, data management, report writing, development of IEC material training manuals and conduction of Training.

Projects

“USAID/Pakistan’s MCH Program, Family Planning/Reproductive Health Componen

Experience

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PROJECT MANAGER (Nutrition Project)
International Rescue Committee (IRC ) Pakistan
Nov 2023 - Present | Sukkur, Pakistan

• Ensure that IRC implementation of the Simplified protocols and IYCF activities correspond to internationally accepted standards, country guidelines and UNICEF guidelines.
• Coordinate weekly and monthly and follow-up on nutrition program implementation to review progress towards objectives through organizing regular review meetings, update and experience sharing meeting among staff.
• In collaboration with the team, identify existing project implementation gaps and new opportunities for nutrition while liaising with partners and stakeholders to ensure that proposed activities and programs align with best practice in the nutrition sector in 3 districts of Sindh.
• Lead the development of a referral mechanism and communication strategies and train nutrition project staff in case detection and referrals between community and OTPs/ BISP facilitation centres/ hospitals.
• Support the nutrition staff and supervisors to ensure proper functioning of reporting systems data flow mechanisms for regular assessment, monitoring and evaluation of the program against its objectives and expected results. And conduct critical monitoring of all aspects of nutrition activities and identify areas of concern. Submit workable solutions for identified challenges.
• Demonstrate understanding of multi-sectoral approach to malnutrition and ensuring that nutrition project beneficiaries are linked with other sector interventions and provide guidance to project staff on the integration of a nutrition component into other sectors as appropriate such as food security, Health, WASH and disaster prevention and preparedness.
• Liaise with senior manager Health and Nutrition/health coordinator, provincials Nutritionists and others to ensure that specialized support is available at the field/district/activity level to increase coverage and overall efficacy of the program.
• Actively participate and represent IRC in nutrition sector coordination forums, discussions, and activities, serve as an IRC nutrition resource person, and display technical and organizational leadership in sectoral activities.
• Create and maintain smooth relations and open collaboration with Government and local stakeholders and serve as the nutrition resource person.
• Coordinate IRC’s nutrition activities and across a wide range of actors including donors, host governments, UN, and NGO partners to ensure consistency of programming at the field level.
• Ensure project quality completion with MoVs, stakeholder coordination, reporting and team building.

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District Coordinator Nutrition
PPHI Sindh (AAP Nutrition Project)
Mar 2020 - Nov 2023 | Sukkur, Pakistan

• Provide technical support to Nutrition Assistants and IYCF staff to implement the AAP nutrition program, including capacity development of staff through thematic trainings and on-the-job-mentoring
• Oversee the overall implementation of the nutrition components in all areas of operation, following CMAM strategy
• To ensure clear guidelines, protocols, and monitoring and evaluation tools are in place to ensure program quality for surveillance, analysis, health promotion and clinical care in the wake of Covid -19
• Strong management of nutritional surveillance, health promotion, support to infant feeding and acute malnutrition and,
• Technical guidance and training to the nutrition teams, protocol adherence and program operating within quality indicators,
• To represent Organization at district level in the nutrition cluster, with government, donors and other stakeholders, attending meetings, advocating best practice and supporting government and other partners to achieve this.
• Monitor and capacity build the local nutritionists and support the DoH nutritionists at the BHU level
• Analysis of weekly and monthly reports from the nutrition staff
• Liaison with other stakeholders like provincial, divisional and districts Govt. officials, District Health Officials, etc for smooth execution of program activities

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Regional Manager
Poverty Eradication Initiative (PEI)
Nov 2017 - Feb 2020 | Sukkur, Pakistan

• Responsible and accountable for delivering tasks on-time, on-budget, and meeting functional and quality specifications of MNCH Component; Stregnthening LHWs Program; Health Strengthening Component; and School Health Program
• Forecasts, manages, and reports on project financials, planned and actual project schedule, and resources utilization. Understands basic revenues models and cost to completion projections making decisions accordingly.
• Manages Issues, risks, and changes using appropriate and agreed upon processes and tools established within the Project Management Office.
• Leads Project Team to maintain project work plans and draft required deliverables.
• Proven and continued development of leadership capabilities, strong judgement, and the ability to work effectively with and influence clients, team members, management, and external groups to delivery project within defined constraints.
• Strong facilitation skills; communicates effectively with the business to identify needs and evaluate alternative solutions as required.
• Liaison with other stakeholders like provincial, divisional and districts Govt. officials, MNCH Partners, District Health Officials, etc for smooth execution of program activities.
• Monitoring the operational activities (Establishment of Mid wife –led Birth Stations/ Capacity building of LHWs on online registration of HH/ Supplies of Medical Items to secondary & tertiary Hospitals/ School Health Program/ Child initiative Program/ Establishing Referral System of LHW – CMW through Mobile Application ) for result oriented team performance and quality of services
• Overseeing the social mobilization programs (Village meetings, Community meetings, Muhallah Meetings and FGDs) with demonstration and IEC material

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PROJECT COORDINATOR
community development foundation
Oct 2016 - Oct 2017 | Jacobabad, Pakistan

o Create detailed work plans of all projects annually, quarterly and monthly.
o Monitor the progress of the projects and make adjustment as necessary to ensure the successful completion of the projects
o Keeping updated all financial , HR record, Project Activities’ record updated
o Coordinate, support, supervise and monitor field workers/ supervisors and report accordingly
o To conduct community awareness sessions/FGDs /BBCMs
o Analyze trends of GBV and develop/adjust program strategies to meet needs
o Strengthen case management and referral systems
o Participate and organize meetings and seminars for public awareness regarding GBV problems
o Coordinate with local and international NGOs, UN agencies and other stakeholders to ensure holistic support for survivors, including participation in strengthening GBV SOPs and referral pathways
o Ensure proper data collection of enrollment in girls’ schools and distribution of nutrition items to students with transparency and fairness.
o Ensure availability of all required stock of nutrition items within mean time.
o Ensure data collection of school feeding program and reporting accordingly to concerned authorities.
o Striving for enhancing and maintaining school enrolment and bringing Out of School children back to schools.
o Focusing quality of education especially girls education with parents as well as community support
o Participating Polio campaign by providing volunteers with effective monitoring
o To actively participate in any district government meetings regarding the immunization/polio/education sector or Social Welfare department activities and also liaison with Deputy Commissioner Office/District Health Department/Social Welfare Department/Education Department and other concerned organizations

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MANAGER OPERATIONS
Marie Stopes Society (USAID MCH -FP RH Project)
Nov 2012 - Sep 2016 | Sukkur, Pakistan

 As Manager Operations, executing all phases (FP and Safe Mother Hood) of USAID MCH Program activities horizontally and vertically in 10 districts of Northern Sindh.
 Development of annual work plan and quarterly program reports
 Collaboration with teams for effective program results and providing technical support to field teams in implementation of program
 Monitoring the FPRH operational activities of all sectors (outreach camps/ social franchise clinics /SMH centers) for result oriented team performance and quality of services
 Keeping liaison intact with internal departments (HR, Operations, Finance, Quality Assurance, Training& Development Department and Technical Service Department etc.) for smooth running of program activities
 Coordinating and supporting the HSD (Health Services Dept.) and TSD (Technical Service dept.) for developments of reports, Communication material & manuscripts Visual Case Studies, and Research Studies
 Engaging the local stack holders to develop relationship including development of private sector partnership
 Liaison with other stakeholders like provincial, divisional and districts Govt. officials, MCH Partners, MSS Project etc for smooth execution of program activities.
 Liaison with the stakeholders for executing MoUs & Partnership Agreements
 Getting feedback and follow up of action plans and assisting team members in accomplishment of action plans
 Develop and maintain effective professional relationship with colleagues, team members and other partners.
 Providing assistance and monitoring in event management at district, region and provincial level
 Review and endorse all financial activities taking place in the districts
 Ensuring the implementation of CIS/FLAME (or any other ERP) reporting software and submission of all reports on the standard format
 Oversees the relationships and liaisons of Social Franchising and Outreach component
 Ensure implementation of all MSS policies at the dist

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DISTRICT COORDINATOR (DRM)
UNDP/CPR
Oct 2010 - Nov 2012 | Jacobabad, Pakistan

 Formation of Cluster Working Groups of Humanitarian Agencies in Emergency & Early Recovery Phases
 Arranging Cluster meetings & Technical Working Group Meetings
 Arranging Monthly Coordination Meetings between humanitarian agencies and Government Officials led by Deputy Commissioners.
 Providing technical support to District Officials in collecting reports from various humanitarian agencies.
 Prepare and submission of a comprehensive district profile encompassing all the aspect of DRM
 Support One UN DRM project in formulation of the District DRM plan
 Facilitate district government in establishing DDMA office & District Resource Center at an approachable location for all stakeholders & Organizing DRR related events and capacity building of district authorities.
 Facilitate in carrying out rapid needs and early recovery assessments; organize drills, awareness raising and other planned activities under the One UN DRM program and formulation of Disaster Management Committees from grass root to district level.
 Develop Organ gram of DDMA and get it notified by district government. Strengthen capacity for gender mainstreaming in district level planning and programming;
 Develop IEC material related to CBDRM program and trainings modules for the use of community and local partners.
 Establishing mechanism for DMCs to disseminate weather updates/flood early warnings (from NDMA/PDMAs/DDMAs, PMD & local government administration) to their respective communities.
 Organizing the Awareness Sessions in Schools & among communities on Early warning and Flood Preparedness

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DISTRICT PROGRAM MANAGER
National Commission for Human Development (NCHD)
Dec 2009 - Oct 2010 | Khair Pur, Pakistan

•  Implementing UNESCO funded Adult Literacy Program
 Implementing UNESCO Post literacy Program
 Implementing UNESCO funded Early Child Education Program
 Establishing Community Learning Centers
 Dealing with HR Matters of all staff
 Executing financial management
 Imparting trainings on Teaching Methodology
 Ensuring data management in Literacy Management Information System (LiMS)
 Liaison with other stakeholders like provincial, divisional and districts Govt. officials, Education Partners, other NGOS, CBOs etc. for smooth execution of program activities
 Organizing Seminars, Workshops and International day celebrations;
 Providing assistance in Research Studies
 Developed Literacy Module for teachers training and Learners

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DISTRICT PROJECT OFFICER
Marie stopes Society
Oct 2008 - Dec 2009 | Jacobabad, Pakistan

•  Achieving CYP Projections
 Maintain coordination with District Health Officer, Focal Person MNCH, RHS Center In-charge, Coordinator LHW Program, DSM PPHI, district coordinators of other MCH component partner and IP representative at district level
 Providing camping guidelines & facilitation to Districts Teams
 Providing technical support to Districts Teams
 Timely reporting and recording & Ensure the timely sharing of work plan / activity calendar with district level relevant stakeholders
 Planning and execution of the project as per settled standards
 Keeping Finance & HR management accurate and transparent
 Organizing sessions and workshops of stakeholders, community workers, LHWs, GPs etc.

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DISTRICT LITERACY OFFICER
National Commission for Human Development (NCHD)
Feb 2007 - Oct 2008 | Ghotki, Pakistan

•  Implementing UNESCO funded Adult Literacy Program
 Implementing UNESCO Post literacy Program
 Establishing Community Learning Center
 Dealing with HR Matters of all staff
 Executing financial management
 Imparting trainings on Teaching Methodology
 Ensuring data management in Literacy Management Information System (LiMS)
 Liaison with other stakeholders like provincial, divisional and districts Govt. officials, Education Partners, other NGOS, CBOs etc. for smooth execution of program activities
 Organizing Seminars, Workshops and International day celebrations;
 Providing assistance in Research Studies
 Developed Literacy Module for teachers training and Learners

Education

Shah Abdul Latif University Khairpur
Masters, Masters of Education, ‎
Education
Grade A
2017
Shah Abdul Latif University
Masters, Masters in Arts, MA Sociology‎
Humanities and Social Sciences
Percentage 64%
2006
Shah Abdul Latif University
Masters, Masters in Arts, MA (Economics)‎
Humanities and Social Sciences
Grade A+
1998

Skills

Expert Ability To Lead the Team
Expert ability to work in a fast paced environmen
Expert Academic Researching
Expert Accounting
Expert Accounting+
Intermediate Accounts Administration
Expert Adaptable to Changes
Expert Book Keeping
Expert Bookkeeping
Expert Capacity Building
Expert CEM Deployment
Expert Communications Skill
Expert Conflict Management
Expert Conservation Awareness
Expert Content Writing
Expert Coordination Skills
Intermediate Crisis Management
Expert Data Analytic
Expert Data Entry
Expert Database Impact
Expert eCommerce Operations
Expert Financial Accounting
Expert Good computer proficient
Expert good leader ship qualities
Intermediate Handling Assignments
Expert Interpersonal Skills
Expert Leadership Skills
Expert Low Voltage Systems Handling
Intermediate Mobilization Skills
Expert MS Excel
Intermediate MS Office Skills
Expert MS Word
Expert Multitasking Skills
Expert Nutrition Specific And Sensitive Project
Expert Positive and Professional Attitude
Expert Power Point Development
Expert Power point presentation
Intermediate Presentation Skills
Expert Project Administration
Intermediate Project Analysis
Intermediate Project Implementation
Intermediate Project Management
Intermediate Propsal Writing
Intermediate Quality Control Cutting
Expert Reasrch and Development
Expert Reconciliation
Expert Reference Checking
Expert Report Writing
Expert Report Writing Skills
Expert RESTful APIs

Languages

Expert Urdu
Expert Sindhi
Expert English

Shahid Contacts

Mansoor Ali Ali Rind
Rural Support Program Network
Waqas Waqas
Poverty Eradication Initiative (PEI)