With 20 years of extensive experience in community-driven development, I am a results-oriented practitioner with a strong academic foundation—holding a Master’s in Project Management, a Master’s in Political Science, a Bachelor’s in Education, and a PMD-Pro Certification (UK). My professional journey reflects a deep commitment to inclusive and sustainable development across health, education, WASH, protection, DRR, livelihoods, gender, social protection, and environmental sustainability.
I have successfully led large-scale training initiatives, community engagement programs, and diverse development projects including infrastructure rehabilitation, social mobilization, BCC, skills-based livelihoods, and gender-responsive planning. My leadership in field operations across KP and the merged districts involved managing district to area-level monitoring teams, conducting ground-truthing visits, validating data, and ensuring alignment with program goals and donor expectations.
Highly skilled in stakeholder coordination, project planning, and capacity building, I have worked in senior roles with both national and international organizations. I bring a track record of fostering strategic partnerships with communities, government institutions, and civil society actors—guided by strong communication, cultural competency, and evidence-based approaches.
My strengths lie in generating actionable insights through M&E, promoting accountability, and ensuring efficient financial and resource management. Dedicated to social impact, I continuously strive to enhance program effectiveness through collaboration, innovation, and community empowerment.
• Managed and provided technical oversight to the Mobilization Team, ensuring high performance, alignment with program goals, and consistent capacity building across all field staff.
• Led the administrative and operational coordination of integrated community development initiatives, including WASH, Livelihood, Infrastructure, and Social Cohesion programs, ensuring cross-sectoral synergy, effective field planning, and compliance with organizational protocols.
• Oversaw data management systems, ensuring timely and accurate documentation and recordkeeping of Village Organizations (VOs), Community Micro Projects (CMPs), and Water Management Committees. Supervised the maintenance of formal agreements, meeting minutes, and project progress reports.
• Directed the development and implementation of Village Development Plans (VDPs), utilizing participatory rural appraisal (PRA) tools, and ensured the consolidation and timely submission of documentation for internal monitoring and donor reporting.
• Supervised logistics and field coordination for over 30 large-scale community training sessions (CMST/LMST), managing stakeholder engagement, venue arrangements, material provision, and training effectiveness evaluation.
• Led quality assurance initiatives at the project level, ensuring adherence to implementation timelines, accountability mechanisms, and sustainability indicators.
• Consolidated field data and provided regular progress updates to senior management for strategic decision-making.
• Served as the primary liaison between field implementation teams, internal departments, and external stakeholders to enable the efficient delivery of community-driven interventions and the timely resolution of field-level challenges and conflicts.
• Managed feasibility assessments and proposal development for Community Physical Infrastructure (CPI) projects, ensuring technical accuracy and compliance with donor and organizational standards.
• Contributed to strategic planning and policy development, including drafting Community-Led Physical Infrastructure (CLPI) strategies, rural/urban mobilization frameworks, and social cohesion training modules for broader programmatic use.
Responsibilities:
• Coordinated with Lead Trainers and Senior Managers to identify training needs and schedule capacity-building events in alignment with the goals of the EPI and COMNet interventions.
• Planned, organized, and executed training activities in close collaboration with stakeholders within CTC/COMNet, ensuring that all trainings were aligned with programmatic standards and timelines.
• Ensured availability and quality of training materials, coordinating with relevant departments to procure, adapt, and distribute standardized content and supplies necessary for effective training delivery.
• Conducted pre- and post-training assessments of participants, analyzing results to provide constructive feedback and propose revisions to the Training Team for continual improvement of training modules.
• Developed supplementary training content upon request by donors or program leads, tailoring modules to address emerging needs or gaps identified during field implementation or participant evaluations.
• Maintained and updated a database of qualified professional Master Trainers, enabling efficient mobilization of training resources across districts.
• Organized and facilitated Training-of-Trainers (ToT) workshops, ensuring high-quality content delivery and adherence to adult learning principles and EPI technical standards at the district level.
• Compiled comprehensive analytical reports for each training event, including pre/post-test evaluations, participant feedback, and summary of results—submitted in both hard and soft formats for institutional use.
• Ensured logistical readiness for all training events, in coordination with the CTC Admin team, addressing venue setup, resource materials, participant communication, and accommodations where needed.
• Delivered technical training to a variety of target groups (CCPV/COMNet or other health cadres) as per established curricula, emphasizing participatory methodologies, clarity, and contextual relevance.
• Provided structured feedback to supervisors on the effectiveness of each training session, covering participant engagement, attendance, logistical support, training delivery methodology, and quality of evaluation data collection.
• Entered and reviewed pre- and post-test data along with training evaluation forms to support evidence-based decision-making and impact tracking.
• Submitted detailed weekly and monthly work plans and progress reports, highlighting achievements, challenges, and recommendations for continuous improvement of training operations.
• Coordinated with Lead Trainers and Senior Managers to identify training needs and schedule capacity-building events in alignment with the goals of the EPI and COMNet interventions.
• Planned, organized, and executed training activities in close collaboration with stakeholders within CTC/COMNet, ensuring that all trainings were aligned with programmatic standards and timelines.
• Ensured availability and quality of training materials, coordinating with relevant departments to procure, adapt, and distribute standardized content and supplies necessary for effective training delivery.
• Conducted pre- and post-training assessments of participants, analyzing results to provide constructive feedback and propose revisions to the Training Team for continual improvement of training modules.
• Developed supplementary training content upon request by donors or program leads, tailoring modules to address emerging needs or gaps identified during field implementation or participant evaluations.
• Maintained and updated a database of qualified professional Master Trainers, enabling efficient mobilization of training resources across districts.
• Organized and facilitated Training-of-Trainers (ToT) workshops, ensuring high-quality content delivery and adherence to adult learning principles and EPI technical standards at the district level.
• Compiled comprehensive analytical reports for each training event, including pre/post-test evaluations, participant feedback, and summary of results—submitted in both hard and soft formats for institutional use.
• Ensured logistical readiness for all training events, in coordination with the CTC Admin team, addressing venue setup, resource materials, participant communication, and accommodations where needed.
• Delivered technical training to a variety of target groups (CCPV/COMNet or other health cadres) as per established curricula, emphasizing participatory methodologies, clarity, and contextual relevance.
• Provided structured feedback to supervisors on the effectiveness of each training session, covering participant engagement, attendance, logistical support, training delivery methodology, and quality of evaluation data collection.
• Entered and reviewed pre- and post-test data along with training evaluation forms to support evidence-based decision-making and impact tracking.
• Submitted detailed weekly and monthly work plans and progress reports, highlighting achievements, challenges, and recommendations for continuous improvement of training operations.
Responsibilities:
• Led the overall performance management and supervision of district, UC, and area-level monitoring teams across KP and the merged districts (erstwhile FATA), ensuring alignment with program objectives and monitoring frameworks.
• Conducted regular and need-based field visits across KP/FATA to verify ground realities, assess monitor presence, validate data authenticity, and ensure that field activities met the required sample size and coverage benchmarks as per approved guidelines.
• Consolidated and analyzed data received from field monitors, generating actionable insights and identifying trends to support decision-making and program refinement.
• Organized and facilitated monthly performance review meetings with clients, presenting detailed district-, UC-, and area-level findings, addressing gaps, and ensuring that client feedback was integrated into future monitoring cycles.
• Ensured strict adherence to quality assurance protocols, maintaining compliance with standard monitoring guidelines and validating that monitoring data met acceptability and accuracy standards for reporting and analysis.
• Oversaw the continuous monitoring and evaluation of TPFM teams, providing technical backstopping, verifying the integrity of field processes, and inspecting ongoing monitoring activities to ensure effective and ethical data collection.
• Served as the primary liaison between field monitors and stakeholders, bridging communication gaps and promoting accountability and transparency across all levels of project implementation.
• Prepared comprehensive analytical reports and dashboards reflecting key performance indicators, implementation gaps, and field-level insights to support high-level program reviews and strategic adjustments.
Conduct a training needs Assessment (TNA) to identify potential individuals for training.
Share the Assessment report with the concerned department (Education Department) to approve the list of candidates, and share the agenda/module/ and training plan with the concerned department for addition/ deletion or suggestion regarding training materials, time duration, and availability of the participants as to timely start the training and build the capacity of the participants up to the desired level. Capacity building of Talimi islahi Jirga (TIJs/PTC).Head Teacher Training on School safety protocol (DRR) for schools for natural disasters and attacks. Teacher Training on psycho-social support to handle psycho-social cases of children. Ensure the smooth implementation of all targets of teacher training smoothly.
Share reports of the training with the (Agency Education Officer) AEO. As a training officer responsible for report compilation on training and submission to head office timely with suggestions and recommendations for improvement in the resumption of education activities in the target area. Support the Head Office team in the timely preparation and submission of reports to UNICEF/donors, etc. Participate in all education-cluster meetings related to the improvement of the education system in South Waziristan areas./p
The main theme of the project was to develop better social cohesion and peaceful co-existence among Pakistani and Afghan communities.
The RAHA Programme has Five Major Outcomes
• Greater social cohesion through community development between Pakistani and Afghan communities
• Improved livelihoods and local economies
• Restoration of social services and infrastructure
• Improved social protection for co-existing Pakistani and Afghan communities
• Restoration and improvement of the environment
• Return of IDPs anchored and absorption capacity created by small-scale community-based reintegration initiatives.
Responsibilities:
• Provided high-level administrative and technical support to the District Programme Manager, facilitating the effective coordination and execution of humanitarian and development projects across crisis-affected areas, with a strong focus on Afghan Refugees and Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs).
• Led multi-stakeholder coordination efforts in complex emergency settings, ensuring seamless collaboration between community members, government line departments (Health, Education, and Public Health), elected representatives, and NGOs/INGOs for the successful rehabilitation of critical infrastructure, including schools, BHUs, and DWSS systems.
• Managed and guided social mobilization teams to engage communities in forming inclusive and representative sub-committees (Project, Health, Protection, Audit, O&M), ensuring equitable participation of host communities and Afghan refugees.
• Supervised field-level research and data collection activities (e.g., KAP surveys, situational analyses) to inform program design, and led the development and rollout of Behavior Change Communication (BCC) strategies, including the production of IEC materials and coordination of awareness campaigns and community trainings.
• Monitored implementation of Community Physical Infrastructure (CPI) and humanitarian response projects, conducting regular field visits to ensure alignment with project work plans, quality standards, and donor compliance.
• Acted as the primary liaison between head office and field teams, managing information flow, community feedback systems, and facilitating conflict-sensitive approaches and inclusive implementation mechanisms.
• Planned and facilitated strategic events such as village assemblies, community engagement meetings, capacity-building workshops, and donor/partner field visits to highlight program impact and community ownership.
• Maintained a centralized administrative system for all project documentation, including training manuals, development plans, modules, and activity records, ensuring readiness for audits and contributing to institutional knowledge.
• Directed and mentored Social Mobilization Teams in identifying, supporting, and strengthening Community Organizations (COs), Village Organizations (VOs), and Local Support Organizations (LSOs), while preparing and submitting consolidated reports for higher management and donor review.
• Led the collection and analysis of gender-disaggregated data, contributing to project performance reviews and regular reporting cycles (monthly, quarterly, donor reports).
• Promoted and facilitated social cohesion initiatives to strengthen trust and peaceful coexistence between Afghan refugees and host Pakistani communities.
Focus on the CBR Model: Covers Five Components
Health, Education, Livelihood, Social Inclusion, and Empowerment
Responsibilities:
• Facilitated and chaired weekly coordination meetings at the RRU (Regional Rehabilitation Unit) level, ensuring alignment of weekly plans with team members, RRU In-charge, and project supervisors to support effective field operations and timely activity implementation.
• Compiled and submitted comprehensive weekly and fortnightly progress reports to the regional office, highlighting field-level achievements, challenges, and team needs, while maintaining consistent communication and coordination with the RRU In-charge and supervisors.
• Provided supervisory support to disability teams, ensuring their field-level challenges and operational issues were identified and addressed promptly through structured collaboration with the RRU In-charge and regional management.
• Maintained a professional, inclusive, and culturally sensitive working environment, fostering respect for local traditions and ensuring team cohesion, motivation, and productivity in field operations.
• Supervised the identification and comprehensive needs assessments of Persons with Functional Limitations (PWFLs), evaluating their social and economic conditions, developing tailored rehabilitation plans, and overseeing the accurate documentation of progress through structured monitoring tools.
• Led the integration efforts of PWFLs into community life, including school enrollment, physical accessibility improvements, and the design of inclusive recreational activities aligned with individual interests and capabilities.
• Monitored the physical, mental, and social progress of PWFLs, ensuring rehabilitation goals were achieved and providing continuous updates to Project Officers (POs) and PPAF Management.
• Supervised the organization of medical rehabilitation initiatives, such as mobile medical camps, distribution of assistive devices, and referrals of severe cases to specialized rehabilitation centers.
• Guided PWFLs and their families in accessing specialized services, including medical, psychological, and educational resources, by providing accurate information, direct support, and accompaniment when needed.
• Oversaw the planning and execution of community education and awareness activities, such as meetings, poster distribution, and IEC material dissemination to promote social inclusion, reduce stigma, and enhance community engagement around disability issues.
Achievement: More than 100 PWDs of Earth Quick Affected area were rehabilitation using the CBR Model (provided Orthotic and Prosthesis devices through organizing medical camps. Include in the CO of their respective areas. Provide training to PWDs' caregivers on how to handle PWDs.
Assisted the Project Coordinator in strategic planning and operational execution for effective delivery of PTA (Parent-Teacher Association) training programs across target field locations, ensuring alignment with project objectives and community education needs.
• Led the design and delivery of capacity-building sessions for PTAs, focusing on their roles, responsibilities, school governance, and the principles of "Healing Schools" to enhance inclusive and nurturing learning environments.
• Provided training and continuous mentoring to Education Supervisors, equipping them with skills in community-based education management and enhancing their capacity to support PTA performance and sustainability.
• Offered ongoing technical support to PTAs formed and strengthened during Year 2 of the project, ensuring institutional development, effective school-community collaboration, and active engagement in school improvement planning.
• Facilitated the development and implementation of School Improvement Plans (SIPs) by PTAs, working closely with the Field Coordinator to guide communities through participatory planning processes.
• Developed practical monitoring indicators and training evaluation tools, including a tailored "Healing School Checklist" in collaboration with the Field Coordinator, to assess school environments against project standards.
• Monitored and evaluated PTA performance and school progress using the Healing School framework, providing feedback and capacity support to strengthen their governance and school leadership roles.
• Organized and conducted monthly cluster-based refresher trainings for primary school teachers, promoting peer learning, instructional improvement, and trauma-informed practices within classrooms.
• Conducted regular follow-up visits to trained teachers, observing the practical application of learning, assessing impact on classroom dynamics, and providing coaching for continuous improvement.
• Compiled training reports, progress updates, and impact assessments, documenting achievements, lessons learned, and contributions toward broader education goals.
Achievement: More than 12 school-level Parents Teacher Associations (PTA) formed. Revitalized. Provide training to the Parent Teacher Association to run the business of PTA, fund utilization, increase enrollment of students in schools, and in the quick areas of Mansehra
• Led and guided Social Mobilization Teams in identifying and engaging Community-Based Organizations (CBOs) to effectively implement work plan activities, ensuring participatory approaches in all phases of planning and execution.
• Supervised the compilation and analysis of participatory survey data and field activity reports, ensuring accurate documentation of community needs, priorities, and intervention outcomes.
• Conducted regular field monitoring visits to assess the performance and quality of ongoing CCB initiatives, Community Physical Infrastructure (CPI) projects, and community training activities, ensuring alignment with project objectives and timelines.
• Oversaw and evaluated training events across the region, preparing and submitting detailed progress reports to the District Programme Manager with observations and recommendations for improvement.
• Coordinated and monitored the operational progress of Social Mobilization Teams, ensuring timely reporting of their activities and achievements through structured monthly updates to district-level leadership.
• Systematically collected and analyzed gender-disaggregated data to measure the social development outcomes and impact of interventions, contributing to evidence-based program adjustments and donor reporting.
• Compiled and submitted consolidated weekly, monthly, and annual progress reports, synthesizing inputs from district-level teams with analytical insights and actionable recommendations for improved programming.
• Supervised the selection and mobilization of trainees for capacity building and livelihood initiatives, ensuring transparency and alignment with project criteria and community priorities.
• Monitored project activities against established benchmarks, contributing to routine monitoring reports, quarterly performance reviews, and interim assessments focused on key achievements, gaps, and lessons learned.
• Acted as a key liaison with line departments, elected representatives, and other relevant stakeholders, ensuring transparent communication, coordinated efforts, and shared accountability for the progress of community development initiatives.
• Facilitated the formation and strengthening of Community Organizations (COs) through inclusive mobilization processes, ensuring representation from marginalized groups and active community participation in project interventions.
• Conducted participatory needs assessments to identify community priorities and inform the planning and delivery of relevant development interventions aligned with UNDP’s objectives.
• Identified and engaged community activists and natural leaders to expand outreach efforts and support replication of successful community development models in neighboring areas.
• Organized and facilitated regular community meetings and dialogues to raise awareness of UNDP-supported interventions, mobilize support, and build ownership of ongoing initiatives.
• Supported the preparation of credit appraisals for potential loanee members identified by Community Organizations (COs/Women Community Organizations), ensuring financial documentation and eligibility alignment with micro-credit guidelines.
• Planned and delivered capacity-building trainings for community activists on topics including record-keeping, financial literacy, and effective management of CO operations, ensuring transparency and sustainability.
• Organized and supported community engagement events, including village assemblies, manager conferences, and thematic workshops/seminars, to strengthen coordination, knowledge sharing, and community-led project execution.
• Facilitated the development of linkages within the community and with line departments, enhancing access to services, institutional support, and resource mobilization.
• Maintained accurate reporting and documentation of all field activities, including meeting minutes, training reports, and case studies, to ensure effective knowledge management and accountability.