Jovaria is a humanitarian and development professional with 7 years of experience providing services to public-private and international non-profit organizations. She has developed skills in Project Management, Research and Development, and Strategic Change Negotiations with partnerships for multi-funded and core thematic donor projects in conjunction with a go-better approach. Main areas of interest include Education, health, Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation, counter climate change and promoting a clean green Pakistan by investing in sustainable economic solutions and implementing environment-friendly interventions. She believes in putting theory into practice to ensure sustainable growth and empower Pakistan's marginalized and vulnerable society
Core Professional Skills:
Career Spotlight:
Major Achievements:
Represented the organization at the Global RISE Summit for Strategic Initiatives in Beirut, Lebanon
Lead contributor to the Global Organizational Strategic Consultation Team
Chief co-facilitator for Global Theory of Change
Led Country Greening Programming Strategy & streamlined it at all levels
Guided re-development process of Country Strategy for the year 2023
Introduced climate change as a cross-cutting thematic area with integration at all levels
Developed program quality standard operating procedures and built teams capacity
Major Responsibilities:
Spearheading program development unit for quality management of the projects and establishing a roadmap for prospecting proposals
Leading Health (COVID-19, MHPSS- Livelihood integrated with maternal and child care, menstrual hygiene management) project under GIZ and PRMfunding – across 4 districts in KP
Ensuring regular coordination and liaising with relevant government and line departments and critical development agencies & organizations
Developing and monitoring program documentation and quality assurance activities for BHA, PRM, CDP, Global giving, GIZ, UN agencies
Identifying potential donors for climate change-smart adaptation and resilience, Afghan refugee sustainable education and economic growth programs (SMEs), livelihood generation, social and financial protection and Mental Health and Psychosocial Support
Ensuring project documentation for project-based reporting, lessons learnt and best practices and promotion of people-to-people cross-cultural experience sharing
Focal lead for Global Strategic CASH, HEALTH and Sustainable Development Goals
Advocating at country and global levels for aligning thematic contributions with NDC & SDGs
Major Achievements:
Developed thematic capacity statements for integrated projects in line with climate change emergencies
Contributed to the formulation of Country Programme Strategy
Strengthened Organization’s Emergency response capacity at the Country level
Initiated Organization’s centralized Knowledge management system at programme level
Core committee member in development of MIS
Major Responsibilities:
Spearheaded effective and efficient project cycle management and providing technical assistance on programme activities and proposal/project development at the field and country office level
Effective coordination and collaboration with donors, implementing partners and HQ for ensuring quality implementation of the projects
Facilitated in project progress and financial monitoring, reporting and maintaining a centralized data and knowledge management system
Ensured compliances to policies of donors such as EU, ECHO, FCDO, UN, Start Network and others
Ensured administrative processes are complied with before and after executing any assignment
Acted as focal coordination HUB for the project team, support units and HQ staff along with the donors and partners
Responsible for communicating, updating and collecting information on project progress
Built up networks and connections to other development programmes, donors and government bodies to support upcoming acquisitions
Focal person for representing the organization on Humanitarian fora such as PHF, MIF, Start Network
Maintained documents such as timesheets, technical reports, baseline studies, approvals and evaluations
Facilitated in conducting Annual Planning and Review Meetings, coordination meeting with Field and CO along with Partners and training workshops for project activities
Acted as Communication Focal for the organization’s brand visibility at INGOs platform and government setups
Member of Country Coordination Team for strategic planning and policy documentation at country and headquarters level
Ambassador for dignity
Promotion and integration of dignity principles along with ensuring “Dignity for all”
Collaboration with international practitioners for exchanging negotiation practices and experiences
Promotion of SDGs in community
Creating awareness on SDGs in civil society
Building a strong network with youth and engaging them in awareness and promotion of SDGs
Alignment of youth-led initiatives to meet the national commitment for achieving Sustainable development agenda 2030
Major Achievements:
Secured distinction in Project Management Training Course conducted by ACTED globally
Led the development of Health Technical paper for COVID-19 at Pakistan Humanitarian Forum
Developed technical paper on managing climate related dual emergencies (Floods – Drought – Covid19)
Co-facilitated and coordinated for research on Plastic Waste Management in the outskirts of Peshawar
Initiated and developed Multisectoral Humanitarian Actors Mapping strategic document at country level
Major Responsibilities:
Ensured timely and quality execution of large scale projects of multiple donors like EU, ECHO, USAID
Developed Project risk register and mitigating strategies and regularly update to ensure timely and efficient implementation of activities in compliance with ACTED’s and donors’ procedures and legal requirements
Coordinated with Project/ field teams, Implementing Partners and donors for smooth execution of the projects at Country Office level
Facilitation to project teams and support units in ensuring quality and timely management of projects through the project cycle
Streamlined and reinforced of programmatic country strategy at field level
Prepared and refined project progress reports and data base of beneficiaries and relevant stakeholders
Conducted donor Mapping for networking and future funding opportunities
Represented ACTED in cluster meetings on behalf of programs along with technical coordinators and in any other meetings as requested by Country Director/DCD Operations
Major Achievements:
Developed technical paper for impact of climate change on child education and development
Conducted a National Seminar on the Clean-Green Pakistan movement and social responsibility of Youth, presided over by Shafqat Mahmood
Developed Social Mobilization and Child Development Manual for Muslim Aid Pakistan
Affiliated Muslim Aid with Global Dignity USA
Major Responsibilities:
Led child education and development program in strengthening and building resilience in the community of orphans and needy children with a particular focus on access to social protection services
Facilitated in planning and implementation of the climate change component of the country programme through the engagement of Youth in consultation with the Ministry of Climate Change and similar line-departments
Coordinated with partner organizations to further strengthen the Pakistan Country Programme
Development and enforcement of child rights in all running programmes as per UN CRC
Conducted and facilitated different training sessions, workshops/seminars, and webinars
Ensured internal coordination within the programs team and strategic stakeholders, including donors
Developed and submitted the progress reports as per program requirements to global office and donors
Developed case studies about the achievements of all projects
Identified issues of concerns related to children, their education, health and social upbringing and suggested and implemented solutions in a struggle to develop a better living environment
Represented Muslim Aid at Pakistan Orphan Care Forum (POCF), PHF and UN Working Groups
Major Achievements
Expansion of practice by brining Lakeland Regional Hospital coding onboard for inpatient services 2017-18
Carried out an Internal Security Audit for inspection of intradepartmental functionality according to the standard operating procedures
Training and Capacity Building of new employees and junior colleagues on international medical practices
Major Responsibilities:
Responsible for liaison with American doctors to code according to WHO’s International Classification of Diseases.
Analyzing medical documentation along with the prescription written by the doctors.
Working individually on major revenue-generating practices in collaboration with the Insurances and Billing department
Worked on two projects with the title of Neonatal Pneumonia and Rheumatoid Arthritis
Developed practical hands-on experience at dispensing, prescription handling, patient interaction, use of medications, interaction with physicians and technical staff, probing out problems, patient file reading at the hospital
• Spread awareness on breast cancer to all the general public in the event organized in the Centaurus Mall as well as to the academic campuses of Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad
• Volunteered in a number of awareness and advocacy initiatives including tobacco control walk, picketing, and awareness sessions for school children
• Promoted public national and international tobacco control laws at the university
• Exposed and counter tobacco industry tactics of marketing to children and misleading the public at large
• Strengthen tobacco control efforts
• Mobilized organizations and individuals to join the fight against tobacco under the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control