Our Team
AFTAB AHMED AWAN
Aftab has more than fiften years’ working experience in development sector. Out of this, twelve years’ working experience is at senior management positions in different national and international organizations. His areas of expertise include Programme Design and Implementation, Strategic Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation, Assessments and Reviews and Project Management. Along with working at senior level management positions in different national and international organizations, he has also worked as consultant on different assignments aimed at conducting assessments and evaluations of various donor funded projects in all parts of the country. His assignments have included baselines, midterm reviews, final evaluations and organizational capacity assessments. He also has experience of managing large scale donor funded projects. In his different assignments, I have been responsible for providing strategic direction, development and implementation of organizational polices and frameworks, resource mobilization, developing linkages and partnerships with stakeholders, providing leadership in programmes and operational management to ensure cost effective, timely and specification compliant programmes delivery. He has experience of implementing projects funded by MOFA Netherlands, EU, DFID, UNICEF, USAID, UNWOMEN, UNOCHA, Urgent Action Fund, Open Society Institute and Refugee Action
NOSHABA ZAFAR
Noshaba is globally acknowledged and respected gender specialist. She has worked with several national international organizations including USAID, PLAN, OXFAM and UNDP on international and national assignments related to gender. She has in-depth understanding and clarity of gender dynamics and women empowerment issues at local, national and regional level, especially in humanitarian settings, She has thorough understanding of, and commitment to, gender equality with knowledge of relevant international and national gender and human rights instruments, conventions and legislation. Her expertise include: Gender responsive policy formulation, strategy design and governance mechanisms, Developing and interpreting monitoring results of gender-sensitive indicators, Gender responsive budgeting (GRB) and application of gender analysis frameworks, Capacity building on variety of gender approaches, tools and mechanism, Gender learning reviews, impact assessment & evaluation, Gender responsive project management, Safe programming in emergency response, Gender Responsive Community Development, Strategizing to combat sexual and Gender Based Violence, Liaison , networking and interacting with diverse stakeholders, i.e. government, UN agencies and I/NGOs, communities/ right holders
ANWAR SHEHZAD
Mir Anwar Shahzad Mir Anwar Shahzad is a program management specialist working in development sector since November 2009. He has experience of working on many major projects with numerous national and international organizations. His areas of expertise are Project Planning, Project Monitoring, Project Management, Human Rights especially Child Rights, Proposal Development, Financial Reporting and Financial Controls and Resource Mobilization. He has experience of working with key vulnerable populations in Tameer Project (An EC funded project for prevention of HIV & AIDS in the country 2003-2008). He has supervised 34 small grant projects in all provinces of Pakistan. Following thematic areas were included in the small grants, Injecting Drug Users, Jail Inmates, Out of school youth, Truckers, Female Sex Workers, Transgender, Men having sex with Men etc. He has 8 years of development sector experience working at different roles and responsibilities.
ZIA UL BADAR
Badar is an AVR Specialist. He has over 15 years’ experience on a senior managerial position as Manager Assisted Voluntary Return & Migration Projects. He has worked with the Caritas International Belgium, Caritas Augsburg Germany, Refugee Action UK and Dutch Refugee Council Netherlands. He has facilitated volunteer and non-volunteer Pakistani individuals and families to return to home country and supported them for their reintegration in Pakistan. He has experience of assisting Pakistani nationals detained in different centers of UK the through psycho socio support and helped them in their safe return to their homes. Represented his organizations in several countries including UK, EU, and UAE. He has also managed and accomplished as head AVR and forced migrant’s projects with Refugee Action and the Home Office UK respectively.
NIDAL KHAN
Nidal is a development Specialist and Program Manager, she is skilled in the design, procurement and management of education projects, with particular expertise in early grade reading, enhanced linkages between higher education and labor market demands, non-formal skills training and workforce development for youth, inclusive education, and gender equity and other aspects of equitable access to education. Coordination with stakeholders, including host country governments and other development partners, policy development, technical advising, strategic planning, budgeting, and the monitoring and evaluation of education activities. She is skilled in strategic planning and policy and has led and contributed to policy dialogue with the government of Pakistan and provincial governments on key issues around Early Childhood Development, quality of basic education, skills development and employability and tertiary education. She has designed evaluation statements of work and assisted contracted evaluators. Oversaw evaluation fieldwork of programs and contributed substantive feedback to strengthen quality of final evaluation reports. She has designed the scope of work and led a study to inform the needs, challenges and constraints faced by women in securing better opportunities in higher education and job placements.
MAHWISH SHOUKAT
Mahwish is a result driven, committed & articulate highly effective trainer and educational management professional active in development sector since 2018. She specializing in giving consultations on education, child protection, psychosocial support, quality management, entrepreneurship and employee training. She offers an array of skills in staff development, mentoring, coaching, sustaining professional relationships, verbal and written communication, logical problem solving, effective training delivery techniques, and cost reduction. She has got proven ability to seamlessly handle multiple assignments in dynamic environments. Designing multitudinous campaigns & trainings based on mainly Social Sector, Education, Healthcare & various other administrational components of an organization. She has ability to build innovative programs and coursework that foster learning and meet the needs of a diverse group. A healthy past track record of managing & training the collective group of professionals that includes principals, teachers and other education professionals.