• Support and advise local partners throughout all stages of the PCM, from design and planning to implementation and closure; providing assistance and guidance in developing and implementing projects according to DKH and / or third party donor agency regulations,
• Monitoring and Evaluation of projects through field visits and remotely, for a successful and smooth implementation;
• Ensure all projects are implemented according to Cooperation Agreement, log frame, work plans and budget;
• Supporting the Country Representative for development of country strategies and annual action plans for country.
• Representing DKH in relevant networks, donor and partner meetings, towards media and other stakeholders whenever needed.
• Liaise with DKH Regional Office and, whenever needed, third party donors regarding project matters.
• Attending coordination meetings in sectors that are relevant to DKH sectors of operation, when possible.
• Provide information to coordination platforms and networks in country wherever needed and
• appropriate
• In close cooperation with the DKH Country Representative and RO Capacity Building Program Coordinator:
• Provide support in assessing organizational capacity of local partners and identifying their capacity building needs in accordance with the partners
• Provide support in designing and managing capacity building programs, where needed.
• Preparing and updating training modules for PCM and delivering or supporting the delivery of trainings if needed.

Currently working as a Capacity Building Coordinator managing an overall 25 small to mid-sized non-profit and church-based organizations across Pakistan. As part of my job, I am going to do organizational and training capacity assessment of our partners in order to build their organizational development plans and support functions.  We have planned a need-based training program for our partner staff in the areas of governance and management, organizational support functions, program support and fundraising and networking.

• Improved MEAL department filling and document efficiency
• Increase field staff capacity on social mobilization, monitoring and evaluation and developed training need assessments format
• Improved MEAL reporting and data collection formats
• Improved complaint handling mechanism and beneficiaries feedback
• Improved programme coordination to achieve project outcomes efficiently
• Developed MEAL policy and procedures for PMS

• Work as programme manager with the team to plan developing technical and financial proposals for funding from development donors and charities.
• Built capacity building of the project staff on the areas of improvement identified through training need assessment on the subjects like; social mobilization, interview skills, facilitation and promoting volunteerism among the workers.
• Manage communication and networking of the organization through building linkages with different local, national and international humanitarian organizations and donors working in Pakistan and abroad.
• Develop qualitative programme related progress reports and meeting high standards of appeal and completeness in terms of formatting and designing.
• Coordinate with the field teams in terms of developing effective monitoring and evaluation indicators for smooth implementation of the projects and addressing the issues at the grassroots level through mutual understanding and cooperation with the community members.
• Producing high resolution quality pictures depicting the work of the organization for showing the impact of the activities implemented and the positive it is bringing in the lives of the people.

On the project manager position I have directly managed 4 projects with the financial funding from Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development BMZ Germany & Diakonie Katastrophenhilfe – Germany. These projects focused on Community Restoration through Livelihood Development, Disaster Risk Assessment, Disaster Resistant Rehabilitation of Housing, WASH, Livelihood and Disaster Risk Reduction), Community Based Disaster Risk Reduction (CBDRR). Under these projects I have managed budget of more than 62 million PKR and successfully completed financial audits from the Pakistan TOP 10 auditing firms and shared project end reports with the donors satisfactorily. Under these projects I have managed more than 50 project based staff in the field.

DUTIES PERFORMED:
Project Proposal Writing & Reporting
• Coordinate with staff from other AHD Pakistan departments (technical sectors, finance, and field staff) to compile relevant information and documents to support proposal development;
• Development formats for, prepare, review, compile, provide feedback on, and finalize draft donor reports, editing for format, grammar, and content;
• Prepares internal and external reports for AHD and donors, including monthly/quarterly/interim, final reports, budgets and expenditures reports whenever required.

Assessments and surveys
• Conducted Disaster Risk Assessment in the disaster affected areas utilizing data gathering tools i.e. PRA tools, Hazard, Resource, Vulnerability, and Risk Analysis of the target communities.
• Conducted household vulnerability assessment and feed the information in the risk assessment database to analyze the information related to the vulnerability at household level.
• Conducted need assessment with community members/committees to design feasible interventions related to disaster risk reduction components i.e. preparedness, mitigation and prevention measures.

Capacity Building of Staff Members
• Build the capacity of field staff to write and incorporate feedback on donor reports;
• Assist program quality monitoring staff in conceptualizing and facilitating implementation of program quality tools developed;

Coordination and Networking with Stakeholders (Community, government and donors)
• Develop communications and visibility documents, presentations, videos and other materials in line with DKH Pakistan’s strategy;
• Represent AHD and participate in district/regional level DRM forum meetings and other relevant humanitarian/recovery coordination meetings.
• Establish terms of references with authorities/stakeholders and ensure strengthening of the relationship through mutual information sharing.
• Transmit security related information/alerts to the project staff and remain in constant coordination with the security focal point by donor.

Project Monitoring
• Identify and communicate to program quality monitoring staff and technical teams gaps in reporting/data collection;
• Responsible to ensure the planning, monitoring and evaluation of the activities as per defined objectives and set targets mentioned in project proposal and agreement.
• Monitoring the progress of the project and make adjustments as necessary to ensure the successful completion of the project.

Project implementation
• Ensure quality and integrity of targeting, implementation, including adherence to technical guidelines, systems, and established deadlines.

• Assisted in report writing on the exercise/training for beneficiaries and for donors
• Communicate with beneficiaries as outlined in Terms of Reference
• Managing all project funds according to established accounting policies and procedures defined in Organizational manuals
• Monitoring the progress of the project and make adjustments as necessary to ensure the successful completion of the project.
• Developing forms and records to document project activities
• Manage project staff and/or volunteers according to the established policies and practices of the organization.
• Conducted short trainings for the capacity building of the youth and church leaders to provide them opportunities to bring positive change in their work.
• Reviewing the project schedule with senior management and all other staff that affected by the project activities; revise the schedule as required.

• Established and maintained Child Friendly Learning Space Centers in the quake affected areas of District Mansehra.
• Assisted in building communication with the government in providing syllabus and stationary items to the quake affected children
• Provided awareness through trainings, programs, and awareness activities to the traumatized children in quake affected areas in collaboration with KNH Germany.
• Handled project finance and prepared monthly expense statements
• Established community based organizations, Industrial homes, and computer centers and supervised their progress on monthly basis.

• Monitored Non-Formal & Adult Education centers in the slums of Islamabad and Rawalpindi.
• Prepared the Monthly Monitoring Report and suggested feasible solutions for the Community based problems.
• SWOT Analysis of the existing programs of the organization’s projects in the communities.
• Established and maintained Community Based Organizations (CBO) and interlinked them with Khushali Bank to avail Loans to start their small business at community level.
• Assisted Loan Recovery Officer in collecting and preparing financial statements of the loans recovered from the community members.
• Organized and assisted in conducting Capacity building trainings and exhibitions to enhance and promote skills of the people.