Administrative Assistant Project Management

ANILA NAQVI

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Summary of Qualifications

Innovative and performance-driven fundraising and development

professional with comprehensive project management experience. Proven

success in cultivating, maintaining, and enhancing relationships with

government agencies and corporations to further organizations funds and

initiatives.

Government and Community Affairs Performance Management

Event Planning Grantwriting

Budget forecasting and Management Policy Analysis

Advocacy Strategic Planning

Project Management Fundraising

Internal and External Communications Public Affairs/

Relations

EXPERIENCE

America Works of New Jersey, Inc. -NJ 2011-

Present

Site Director for Atlantic, Burlington and Essex County

. Providing contract procurement, grant writing, and business development

services for NJ State which resulted in 50% increase in government

contracts in the last 3 years

. Internal and External Stakeholder management for all NJ

contracts/grants, created and reported monthly/ quarterly reports to all

levels of government agencies

. Reporting to the CEO, developed strategies, forecasted and managed

budgets, drove regional strategy for increasing revenue for the state

. Cultivated and maintained partnerships with non-profits especially with

affordable housing, shelters, low cost clothing agencies, and other

community services to provide a well-rounded approach to employment and

educational barriers

. Established and maintained relationships with relevant city, state and

federal officials in three branches of government as well as other key

stakeholders to explain companies position and promote new initiatives

. Negotiated contracts and pricing for services

. Approached different points of views strategically to further America

Work's initiatives and obtain buy in from employees, community

organizations and government administrations

. Representing the organization at key gatherings, conferences, meetings

and driving content for distribution across various online and offline

channels

. Research and analyze relevant legislation and developing state rules and

regulations

. Draft correspondence to elected officials and government administrators

on pertinent company issues and requests

. Extensive field experience in launching new sites and managing four

sites with 9 workforce training and employment programs

. Program development, oversight and program management to ensure

compliance and achievement of contracted goals

. Self-managed, scheduled and created priorities based on organizational

priorities

. Worked with internal departments such as Legal, Development, and Finance

to complete initiatives successfully and in a timely manner

. Provided all Human Resource services by recruiting, hiring, training

and retaining employees

U.S. Department of Agriculture- NRCS, District of Columbia 2010-

2010

Management Analyst for Strategic Planning and Accountability

. Utilized project management skills to plan, coordinate and implement the

Strategic Framework

. Created leadership questionnaires to analyze improvement areas, created

fact sheets, white paper, briefing materials and other communication

plan documents to present to stakeholders, executive agencies, and

congressional staff and elected officials

. Utilized knowledge of the legislative process to further agency's

mission of updating the compliance framework

. Attended meetings, seminars, and other key events for agency

. Researched, analyzed, and informed colleagues about Performance

budgeting and reporting

. Reviewed performance indicators to assess effectiveness, best practices

and areas of improvements for Strategic Planning and Performance

Division

New York University, New York, New York (Leafstone Staffing)

2008- 2009

Administrative Assistant to Director

. Main point of contact for stakeholders about departmental offerings and

policies for academic advising

. Maintained and updated Stern's Honors Program, performed data gathering

technique and analysis to present the inefficiencies in the enrollment

process, and developed charts and reports to present the results

. Planned and coordinated the Honors Dinner, invitations, reservations,

food and event planning

ING Financial Markets, LLC, New York, New York 2008-

2008

Administrative Assistant to Director of Compliance

. Assisted with New Hire paperwork to ensure that all paperwork was

completed, inputted information into database, and updated and

maintained databases

. Reviewed and monitored gifts which are governed by lobbying laws and

other personal accounts for employees to ensure compliance of company

policies

. Part of the corporate engagement team for New York Cares projects which

included fundraising and helping revitalize public schools

Senator Hillary Clinton Campaign Headquarters, Arlington, VA

2007- 2007

Outreach/ Correspondence Intern

. Planned and managed targeted events to cultivate and maintain

relations to obtain endorsements and votes

. Created templates that were utilized for written correspondence

. Utilized negotiation skills to help increase stakeholders buy-in

. Successfully corresponded with 200 Constituents in a week using

Talisma

Walt Whitman Art Center, Camden, NJ 2005-

2006

Public Relations/ Development Intern

. Coordinated fundraising and outreach events using Raiser's Edge by

utilizing University as a client source which resulted in 12%

increase in membership

. Supervised membership accounts and created press releases,

newsletters, brochures and other marketing material

. Worked with foundations and corporate sponsors in grant writing to

improve economic growth

. Assisted with event planning, coordinating and vendor management

EDUCATION

RUTGERS UNIVERSITY, Newark, NJ

Master of Public Administration, October 2010

Inducted in Pi Alpha Alpha

Rutgers University, Camden, NJ

Bachelor of Arts in English, May 2006

Minor in Art History

Skills

Computer: Advanced in Microsoft Suite (Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint,

Project and Word)

Multilingual: English; Native Urdu speaker

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