I am a highly motivated and results-oriented Social Safeguard Expert and Project Manager who brings along over 19 years of experience in community mobilization, project / program management, monitoring & evaluation, social mobilization, office management, and human development while working with national and international organizations. I possess expertise in program management, economic empowerment development, humanitarian, government statistics, public policy, and customer relations. I am instrumental in performing regular output monitoring functions of the program interventions and providing technical support to partner organizations in effective monitoring and reporting of the program interventions. I am proficient in supervising field project management, monitoring project deliverables, and creating work plans. Provides support in organizing meetings, training sessions, workshops, conferences and project events and prepare reports and meeting minutes, drafting correspondence on project issues as well as maintaining cooperation and communication with projects’ partners and beneficiaries on the implementation of the agreed activities, especially for the events, trainings, workshops, etc. Extensive knowledge of data collection and analysis techniques to identify the potential impacts and outcomes from different strategies.
My key skills include Project Planning, Project Coordination, Community Health & Safety, Monitoring and Evaluation, Social Mobilization, Incident Investigation, Risk Assessment & Mitigation, Community Mobilization and Consultation, Community Safety, Project Implementation, Site Monitoring & Conflict Resolution, Office Administration, Stakeholder Management, Strategic Planning/Analysis, Excellent Communicator, Team Management and Microsoft Office
My professional background and great industrial exposure coupled with an excellent track record makes me an ideal candidate for executive roles. As such, I would welcome a discussion regarding opportunities with your organization that fit my background.
Develop report formats, questionnaire and observational sheets and TORs for internal and external monitors. Direct field visits, interviews and filling of requisite preform, provide support to PIU and P&DD AJK safeguard team. Carry out screening of sub-projects for involuntary resettlement impacts to determine eligibility of the sub-project for financing from World Bank. Support the safeguards unit in implementing the RETA on land acquisition and resettlement, particularly in providing inputs related to AJ&K Land Acquisition Act. Implementation of World Bank Policies on all 51 sites of sub projects under, DCRIP. Review social reports like Environment Social Management Plans (ESMP) for 51 sub project sites. Prepare IEE and EIA of different subprojects of PDO, PPH, Forest and Irrigation Departments of Government of Azad Jammu and Kashmir. Deal with World Bank missions and facilitation at the time of bank’s monitoring visits to the construction sites. Review of Contractor Social & Environment Action Plan, Contractor’s monthly progress reports and monitoring plans. Imparting Training to PIU, PMIC (Supervision Consultants on WB Safeguards, EHS guidelines, COVID-19 Mitigations. Supervise the bidding process with regards to social aspects and contractor queries. Submission of ESMP’s to World Bank and addressing their comments for NOL from World Bank. Regular examine visits of the potential proposed subproject sites for social surveys/ monitoring at different sub project sites across AJK in 10 different districts.
Play a key role as a translator (English to Urdu) of ESMP of 20 Sub-projects for community and DCRIP Website display to ensure World Bank information display policy.
Function in close coordination with Planning & Development, EPA, Municipal Corporations, Forest, Wild life, PP&H, Irrigation and PDO departments of GoAJK.
Actively engage in the workshops, seminars, brainstorming sessions and produce positive results towards better utilization of safeguard requirements.
Conduct and develop training modules to ensure proper understanding and implementation of Environment & Social Management Plan.
Exercise hands-on approach to prepare capacity building plans for the relevant SMPs in conformation with PIU staff.
Organized environment and social management plan (ESMP) and approval of ESMPs from competent forum of Donor of the DCRIP AJK. Make sure the Urdu translation of ESMP and dissemination of the document to relevant web and concerned quarters. Implementation of the approved ESMP at working site. Community consultations and conflict resolution management. Training and capacity building of the concerned staff of contractor and subcontractor regarding ESMP.
Functioned in close coordination with stakeholder department (Revenue, Irrigation, Forest, Power & Development Organization, Physical Planning Housing, EPA and Planning and Development) of GoAJK.
Supervised visits of the potential proposed subproject sites for social surveys/ monitoring at different sub project sites across AJK in 10 different districts.
Implementation of the social safeguard policies and regulation of the donor of the DCRIP AJK.
Management of site with respect to social safeguard polices, approaches and guidelines.
Formation and training of school management committees (SMC). Campaign to raise fund for new constructed school (community Donation). Development of grievance Redressal Mechanism and implementation. Site monitoring and conflict resolution. Community sensitization and mobilization to carry out the tree plantation of newly constructed school. Development of social management plan for labor camp and contractor staff. Land acquisition for schools, relocated because of existing of school in firing range (border area of Dist. Kotli).
Rendered keen eye for details to prepare social Management plan for 25 model school funded by Islamic Development Bank
Managed temporary shed for school proposed for construction by Islamic Development Bank
Organized events (school handing taking ceremony) and special events with the facilitation of local community.
Functioned in close coordination and liaison with education department.
Ensured that no mail regarding project activities and (Basic Health Units) management received from the head office/ DSU Health Department, District Government of cluster is left unattended and PSU respond towards the all inquiries is conveyed to concerned quarters well in time. Sustained effective discipline of record keeping related to project activities and BHU management. Arranged distribution of supplies to the BHUs in the light of instruction/ policy given by the head office PD/ PSU. Ensured compilation of report on monthly medicine expense in the BHUs latest by 10th of each month. Ensured the HRM and administrative rules, procedure and other instruction of PSU are compiled with. Prepared and managed the health camps in remote area of District Bagh and Haveli. Organized and conducted health sessions to school and community. Organized and conducted monthly progress review meetings.
Successfully supervised District Support Unit (Dist. Level office responsible to deal with matters of health services and staff supervision of facilities under jurisdiction of People’s Primary Health Care Initiative).
Ensured implementation of all decisions and policy of PSU, regarding project activities and BHUs management.
Supervised staff and directed inquiries against paramedical, support and class IV staff working in BHUs and when ordered by the PD-PSU
Performed repair and maintenance (Infrastructure, equipment’s etc.) at BHUs according to policy/ instruction by the head office / PD-PSU.
Facilitated PM DRU & DPE in overall implementation of the Education Sector reconstruction and rehabilitation strategy. Organized bench mark and monitored plan for education sector in Dist. Bagh. Organized debates, drawing and poster making competition in schools. Organized memorial events in school relating to Earthquake of 2005. Produced weekly, fortnightly and monthly progress reports. Managed relocation of school previously located in hazardous zone. Assessment and screening of plans for the development in education sector and getting required approval at DRAC level. Facilitated in rolling out of the approved plans including packaging of the schemes, preparation and approval of PC-1.
Liaised with departments (Education, Revenue, ERRA, SERA and other national and international organization involved in rehabilitation and reconstruction of infrastructure of education sector in Dist. Bagh and Haveli.
Functioned in close correspondence with other stakeholder on the behalf of Project Manager DRU Bagh.
Led social survey of 50 non strategy schools to include in strategy of education sector for reconstruction process.
Managed land acquisition for the construction of 20 school located in hazard area of Dist. Haveli.