Manager Management
Resume:
S EHAR HOSE I N
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A strategic communications specialist with extensive experience in content creation, communications
p lan development and implementation, collateral design, marketing campaign development across
media platforms and multiple stakeholder engagement. Seeking to create an impact in a senior
strategic alliances role.
KEY STRENGT HS
Content creation Campaign Stakeholder management
development
Collateral layout design Event management Print & digital collateral development
Team building Leadership Developing presentations
Crisis management Multi-tasking Delivering under pressure
ACH I E VE ME N TS
Awarded grant - $0.5M (USD) by United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) for pilot family
p lanning models; first strategic grant in conjunction with the Punjab provincial government –
M arie Stopes Society
Designed the layout and wrote all content for the Foundations first Annual Report – Aman
Foundation
Wrote and secured grants from US Agency for International Development (USAID) and the
Government of Pakistan for Vocational Training for underprivileged and t roubled youth – Aman
Foundation
Part of the core team that developed the Educate a Child proposal: co-matched by Sheikha Mozza
of Qatar Foundation – $25M (USD) each for Asia and the Middle East and $10M (USD) for Karachi
– A man Foundation
Awarded recognition for successfully leading the planning and management of a 10 day multi-
faceted ‘Process Knowledge Workshop’ for over 400 local and international delegates – Shell
Pakistan L td.
Responsible to write and circulate - locally and globally - the Shell Pakistan daily country
performance report post project implementation – Shell Pakistan Ltd.
Part of core team responsible for the launch of the Networks first Entertainment Channel both
locally and internationally – GEO TV Networks
E XPER I E NCE:
Deputy General M anager, Communications & Grants - M arie Stopes Society, Pakistan
Nov ‘13 – Feb ‘14
Wrote grant proposals for donor organizations
Edited and finalized donor reports for submission and managed donor relations and partner
correspondence
Created systems and templates to effectively manage grant utilization and reporting
Designed the layout and created content for the intranet and collaterals: CEO messages,
newsletters, calendars and flyers
Manager, Grants & Communications - A man Foundation, Pakistan
J un ’12–Nov ‘13
Ensured brand synergy and alignment for print and electronic platforms across Foundation
i nitiatives
Developed content and designed material for annual reports, CEO letters, press releases, tours and
events
Conduit for agencies and Foundation to integrate cross-media efforts
Managed donor relations and wrote grant proposals
Developed detailed budgets for grant utilization and reporting
Created profiles for each grant ensuring availability of accurate timely data
Assistant Manager, Resource Development - K arachi Education Initiative, Pakistan
Apr ‘11–May ‘12
Created content that helped raise over USD 15 million from various organizations and sectors
Identified potential opportunities for synergy
DEVELOPED TAI LORED COMMUN ICATIONS MATERIAL – PRINT AND
E LECTRONIC - FOR DONOR ORGANIZATIONS
Communications Advisor, Global SAP I mplementation - Shell Pakistan L td., Pakistan
Apr ’08 – May ‘10
SUPPORTED THE PROGRAMMATIC CHANGE MANAGEMENT FUNCTION BY
D EVELOPING AND MA INTAIN ING THE COUNTRY STAKEHOLDER MAP,
CONDUCTING GAP ANALYSIS AND FINALLY DESIGNING CUSTOM
COMMUN ICATIONS FOR STAKEHOLDER TIERS
ESTABL ISHED AND EXECUTED COUNTRY COMMUN ICATIONS PLAN AND
M ON ITORED BUSINESS COMMUN ICATION PLANS
SERVED AS A SUBJECT MATTER EXPERT FOR ALL COMMUN ICATIONS
C HANGE MANAGEMENT ACTIVIT IES ENSURING CONSISTENCY TO
I NTERNATIONAL STANDARDS
DEVELOPED ALL LOCAL CONTENT AND LOCALIZED GLOBAL MATERIAL TO
I MPLEMENT PROGRAMME I N IT IATIVES
CREATED NEW MOBI L IZATIONS TOOLS AND MATERIALS
OVERSAW AND ADVISED ON AD HOC COMMUN ICATION RELATED ACTIVITIES
FOR GSAP AND STREAML INE
Associate Brand Manager Content, P roduct Development - GEO TV Networks, Pakistan
A ug ’04 – Jan ‘07
CONCEPTUALIZED CONTENT; IDEA GENERATION AND EVALUATION
I NCLUDING BUDGETS
PREVIEWED PROGRAMM ING TO ASSESS PRODUCTION VALUES AND VALIDATE
M ARKET STANDARDS FOR QUALITY
DESIGNED AND MANAGED DEALS AND PROPOSALS FOR CONTENT CREATION
A ND CAPTURING
Responsible for creating promotional plans relevant to each program on GEO FPCs
Assistant Manager Risk, Emerging Local Corporate M a rkets - C itibank N.A. Pakistan,
P akistan F eb ’02 – Jul ‘04
Created a comprehensive M IS to manage credit exposure and parameters
Reviewed credit r isk exposure for existing and new customers
Analyzed financial statements prior to risk exposure
Wrote industry reports for all sectors for credit decisions pertaining to market
penetration
FREE LANCE WORK
Teaching: SATs - Princeton Review; Strategic Management & Business Communication - Hamdard
U niversity
Production: 30 episode series Hamari Yadein at Fat Cat Productions V 2.0; content and research at
ARY Digital and t ranscription for multiple documentaries
Writing and editing: The Herald; The Pakistan Press Federation
Event Management: Organized annual International Chamber of Commerce conference
WORKSHOPS / TRA I N I NG COURSES
Developing best practices - Marie Stopes In ternational, Nov 2013
Innovations Training – Marie Stopes International, Nov 2013
Building Successful Corporate Brands in Pakistan – Executive Education at KSBL, Mar 2012
Difficult Conversations – Front Line Leaders Course, Nov 2009
Project Leadership, Management & Communications, The George Washington University,
M alaysia, Nov 2008
User Friendly Marketing Research Seminar - Aftab Associates (Pvt.) L td.
“Storyboard” Pakistan’s Advertising Journey In Time – Marketing Association of Pakistan
Marketing Research Knowledge Enhancement Session – Aftab Associates (Pvt.) Ltd.
E D UCAT IO N
MBA (Bi-major), Majors Marketing and Finance, Institute of Business Administration, Karachi,
2001
BBA – Honors, Majors Marketing and Finance, Institute of Business Administration, Karachi,
2000
International Baccalaureate, Li Po Chun United World of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
1997
SK I L LS ACQU I RE D
Consumer / viewer / market t rends and behavior
Program postioning within a viewer mood spectrum
Editing on Sony Vegas and Adobe Premier
Fluent in English and Urdu
I N T ERESTS
Honorary Secretary: Pakistan National Committee for United World College
Writing and editing: t ransciption, scripts, proposals, feature stories, concepts
Sports, music, Classical dance, Salsa training, Certified Lifeguard – Hong Kong, National level
d inghy sailor
REFERENCES: On Request
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