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With a solid foundation of over 5 years of experience in the field of development in Pakistan, couple with proven track record of not just meet but exceed expectation, I offer my professional capability, passion and inherent skills to the organisation.
Throughout my career, I have repeatedly delivered exceptional results through the implementation of carefully considered initiatives and the optimisation of operational processes. During my tenure at Vital Strategies and the International Union Against Tuberculosis and lung Diseases (The Union) as STOP Pakistan Focal Point, I have had the privilege of managing a dynamic team where we consistently pushed the boundaries of possibilities, harnessing the power of the civil society to bring a positive change in the society with respect to tobacco control and related policy framework. My experience has honed my ability to drive team performance, foster collaboration with the government, CSOs, think tanks and international partners.
Coming from a conservative Pashtun background, brought up in Punjab, and gaining professional experience working with international organisations, I believe I am well equipped to be part of the team, and contribute to the proficient work that the organisation is performing. As a multicultural and multilingual individual, I am culturally sensitive and understand the facets and layers of culture that exist in the community with ability to adapt to diverse settings. My previous experiences as a former exchange student, teacher, finance newswriter and communication officer have also played a pivotal role in equipping me will skills to work with different members of the society with background experiences and point of views.
As a multitasker and passionate professional, I am competent in community engagement, possess excellent communication skills in English, Urdu, Pashto and Punjabi, capable to organise events, manage workflow, meet deadlines, find creative solutions, proficient in Microsoft Office Suite with working knowledge of Photoshop and Canva, all the while self managing and working independently.
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STOP Pakistan Focal Point
STOP Focal Point - Pakistan
Information Management and Communication Officer
As an Information Management & Associate Officer at Pakistan Humanitarian Forum (PHF), one of my first and main tasks was to rewrite my job description. Hence, I split my job responsibilities into two portions, internal communication and external communication.
• Internal communication includes daily media monitoring of Pakistani news channels and Ministry of Interior websites for any relevant news related to international NGOs operating in Pakistan. I look for any news, national or international, that would help in projecting government\'s legislation/action towards the INGOs or their registration issues (currently a challenge for INGOs in Pakistan). I keep an updated list of INGOs contributions to various PHF projects.
I also collect data of staff, projects and beneficiaries from INGOs operating in Pakistan and keep record of new projects they plan for specific geographic regions. This helps in successful coordination among the INGOs, donor agencies and government, etc.
• External communication includes keeping an updated list of head and focal persons of donor agencies operating in Pakistan and identifying projects they have funded, the scope of the projects, and the NGO/INGOs conducting the projects.
My responsibilities also include interaction with think tanks and research institutes in Pakistan and abroad for relevant development sector R&D reports. I am then expected to share the relevant facts and figures of the reports with the member INGOs.
I am also responsible to revamp the outdated PHF website and make it easy to navigate for users with ample information about the organization and its member INGOs.
I am also responsible to develop, create and be responsible for the publishing of any communication material of the organization including newsletters, bulletins, snapshots of INGOs work in Pakistan, event reports, letters to government officials, etc.
I also attend conferences, seminars, and corporate gatherings.
Newswriter
As Newswriter I was responsible to write news related to the North American power sector and European power and renewable energy sector.
The responsibilities included:
writing from source documents including press releases, regulatory filings, and other third-party news articles;
writing the daily dose in absence of the regular writer - daily dose is basically manually skimming all major news outlets, regulatory bodies\' websites to collect all the updates about the North American power sector and publish it as an exclusive feature;
compiling the entire week\'s merger and acquisition stories into one article;
working and analyzing data, and writing such stories.
Achievements that converted into job responsibilities:
I was the focal person, initially, to help my industry expand into the European region and write about power/renewable energy related stories of different corporates and energfy companies;
I came up with brand new data sets that became my regular quarterly/monthly/yearly features;
I coauthored with different US-based reporters on breaking news items such as PGE bankruptcy;
I coauthored with US-based reporters as the company\'s power industry expanded into the Mexico region.
(I can provide the links to some of the news articles if need be.)
Online Freelance Writer
I wrote and published fashion, celebrity and dietary articles for different websites.
Teacher
I taught mathematics to pre O Levels students. I managed as a coordinator as well for a brief time period.
Teacher
Conducted Kindergarten Class, and responsible for the syllabi
