TWI is one of the world’s foremost independent research and technology organisations, with expertise in materials joining and engineering processes. Under TWI, The National Structural Integrity Research Centre (NSIRC) is a state-of-the-art postgraduate engineering facility based in Cambridge, UK, offering industrial PhD and Masters Courses in UK and globally.

I work remotely from Pakistan with TWI Ltd. UK, leading and managing the National Structural Integrity Research Centre (NSIRC) International programme and implementing it in South Asia, South East Asia (SEA), and Europe alongside multiple funding partners (LRF, ASEAN). Under this project, we are bridging the gap between industries and academia by recruiting PhD students on our member industrial challenges, which will eventually serve as a solution to the worldwide industry.

• Programme Development in the UK, Asia, Europe and South East Asia region for NSIRC international.
• Managing and leading NSIRC International in UK, Greece, Malaysia, Pakistan and India includes budgeting, forecasting, recruitment, research proposal approvals, industrial and academic collaborations
• Managing budget of £ 2.1m from Lloyds Register Foundation for NSIRC Programme
• Proposal writing for new EPSRC and IUK opportunities
• Liaising with universities, industry collaborates, students and internal stakeholders to co-ordinate, facilitate the effective recruitment of students, and deal with any enquiries. Coordinating all aspects of the recruitment process from advertising course vacancies to issuing studentship agreements.
• Mentoring, guidance and support to NSIRC postgraduate industrial research projects;
• Help promoting NSIRC and the PhD topics to potential applicants by providing information, responding to questions, and collecting applicant data.
• NSIRC representation in board meetings
• Managing Core Research Programme (CRP) with 800+ member companies.

Pakistan Centre for Philanthropy (PCP) is a nonprofit support organisation registered under the Companies Ordinance, 1984, with a mandate to promote the volume and effectiveness of philanthropy in Pakistan. PCP seeks to facilitate altruistic efforts of national and international donors (individual as well as corporate) by establishing effective linkages between the donors and nonprofit organisations (NPOs). Certification of nonprofit organisations is its flagship programme. PCP is so far the only authorised NPO certification agency in Pakistan.
• Conducting desk review and field evaluation of NPOs that apply to PCP for evaluation and certification.
• Reviewing the recommendations and findings of desk review and field evaluations.
• Writing a final report in each case carrying specific recommendations in a prescribed manner, and submitting the same to PMC.
• Submitting a quarterly report to PMC, regarding the general quality of evaluation conducted and suggesting measures to address the lacunas, if any. Ensuring that all training sessions, workshops and seminars are conducted effectively, preparing reports about their effectiveness and impact, and suggesting improvements.
• Assisting the PMC in preparing and executing plans to reach out to stakeholders for marketing and creating awareness of the certification process, these stakeholders may include corporate donors, international donor agencies, Pakistani diaspora communities, and the government.
• Maintaining effective liaison with concerned agencies and government departments on behalf of the CU.
• Assuring quality of the certification process, highlighting any deficiencies therein and suggesting ways and means to rectify them.

I have worked as an independent consultant with individuals and companies to prepare and submit their annual returns, company’s registrations and development of startup accounts.
• Company and INGO Registrations with Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP), Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) and Board of Investment (BOI);
• Income Tax and Sales Tax Annual Returns;
• Professional accounting software training – QuickBooks and development of startup accounts.