Extensive experience in project and programme management, and capacity building. Facilitated various partnerships including UNO and public and private organizations.
Overview
9
9
years of professional experience
Work History
Sales Manager
Winks Convenience Store
10.2023 - 06.2024
Handled customer relations issues, enabling quick resolution, and client satisfaction.
Built long-lasting client relationships through excellent customer service and consistent followups.
Administrative Assistant
South Asian Regional Cooperation Organization (SAARC)
06.2018 - 03.2022
Assists in the preparation and review of financial and human resource proposals/requirements
Consolidates budget/work programme with respect to Headquarters' budget, trust funds, grants, and procurement
Assists in the preparation and review of financial and human resource proposals/requirements
Consolidates budget/work programme with respect to Headquarters' budget, trust funds, grants, and procurement
Work closely with the public and private partners on all aspects of program administration
Provide ongoing supervision and support to political stakeholders via advising on planning & development
Develop and oversee systems of recruiting by advising and consulting various authorities
Monitors expenditures and compares with approved budget; prepares adjustments, and assisted managers in the elaboration of resource requirements for budget submissions, budget performance submissions, including revisions, and finalization of budget performance reports, analyzing variances between approved budgets and actual expenditures.
Promoted a positive work environment through effective communication skills and fostering professional relationships among colleagues.
Project Lead
Punjab Child Protection Authority
04.2017 - 01.2018
Conducted awareness raising campaign in public and private schools of the province.
Optimized resource utilization by accurately forecasting project needs and allocating resources accordingly throughout the project lifecycle.
Executive Administrative Assistant
DASTAK Foundation
03.2015 - 01.2017
Assistance provided to a project “women face difficulties and have facilities in shelter homes” with the collaboration of “DASTAK”, an NGO founded by a prominent human rights advocate (2015-2016)
Coordinated with public/private agencies to ensure women in shelter have complete healthcare access for their mental and physical well-being
Worked with Department of Women Development Punjab, a public department, to provide basic facilities like separate toilets and sitting rooms to women staff and shelter inmates of respective organization.
Education
M.phil Gender Studies -
Punjab University Lahore
01.2018
Skills
Program & Project Management: Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Powerpoint, Publisher)
Qualitative and Quantitative Research
Event Management
Teaching
Administration
Languages: English, Hindi & Urdu
Publicationsresearchpapers
Women shelter homes, a case study of Dastak' (in process)
Air quality monitoring of gaseous emission released from generators in Anarkali Bazar, Lahore. (2018)
Air Quality Monitoring of Heavy Traffic sites of Asia's Oldest Market Anarkali Bazaar, Lahore. (2018)
Conferencesworkshops
Represented Pakistan at Youth for Human Rights Annual Summit held in UNO's Head Quarters New York 2019
Integration of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) into Agriculture & Natural Resources Management (ANR) for Provincial Planning, Lahore (2019)
International Conference of Gender, Lahore College for Women University, Lahore (2019)
Aurat Ba Ikhtiar (Independent Woman), a seminar organised with the coordination of Punjab Women Development Department on International Women Day, 8th March 2019
PAMIR, Model Unite Nations (MUN), Kabul, Afghanistan (2017)
GIK, Model Unite Nations (MUN), Ghulam Ishaq Khan University, Islamabad
War Effects on Youth of South and Central Asian Countries, Tashkent University, Uzbekistan
Model Unite Nations (MUN), FAST University, Lahore
Active citizen, a workshop by British Counsel and Shirkat Gah (2013)
Languages
English
Professional Working
Hindi
Professional Working
Urdu
Full Professional
Punjabi
Native or Bilingual
Timeline
Sales Manager
Winks Convenience Store
10.2023 - 06.2024
Administrative Assistant
South Asian Regional Cooperation Organization (SAARC)