Executive Director Quality Assurance

SHAFIQA FARMAND

*******.******@*****.*** 571-***-**** Manassas, VA 20109

Summary

Highly motivated employee with desire to take on new challenges. Strong work ethic, adaptability, and exceptional interpersonal skills. Adept at working effectively unsupervised and quickly mastering new skills.

Skills

Documentation Review

Process improvement techniques

Regulatory compliance understanding

Team leadership abilities

Quality Management Systems

Corrective Action Planning

Language (Dari, English, Uzbek)

Experience

Quality Assurance/ Internal Control Women Economic Empowerment Rural Development Project (WEE-RDP)/World Bank Project 01/2016 - 08/2021

Confirm compliance with laws, regulations and Guidelines mandated by the approved framework documents for WEE-RDP, as well as the normal financial; management, procurement, and HR protocols, are correctly followed

Confirm documents' compliance, approval, and validity before final approval by Executive Director of the Program

Review the systems and procedures which are in place and make recommendations to address gaps or outdated systems and procedures; and Undertake sampling checks relating to financial transactions and administrative, procurement and HR activities to determine the efficiency and accountability of these transactions and activities

Provide internal control mechanisms by developing spreadsheets for Program units to ensure no duplication takes place

Build and maintain productive working relationships across WEE-RDP at both the PMO and PO level

Support the team in development of effective risk analysis, development of efficient risk mitigation strategies for finance, procurement, administration, and HR units of the Program

Prepare recommendations for the updating WEE-RDP policies and procedures to improve efficiency and effectiveness of operations based on the findings of audits

Follow up the remedial/ corrective actions to be taken by various provincial offices and support units of the Program and report any delay in the given timeline

Ensure that records of the ICU are maintained in an effective way.

Assistant to Executive Director Afghanistan Rural Enterprise Development Program (AREDP)/World Bank Project 01/2014 - 12/2015

Manage and follow up on all scheduling for Executive Director, which includes maintaining appointments calendar and tracking system for requests, commitments

Review the documents and files as per the AREDP procedures before the Executive Director signatures

Communicate requests and refer them to related units and/or responsible staff members

Assist in arranging and organizing meetings, workshops and other events related to AREDP

Organize logistical and travel arrangements for Executive Director, preparing budget for trip Visa application for an abroad official trip, booking itinerary, booking tickets

Attend program operation meetings, prepare minutes and share them on timely manner

Perform general office administrative duties as required, including photocopying, scanning distribute letters/emails received to staff members.

Demurrage Assistant Rahmat Siddiqi Transportation company/ NAT Project 05/2011 - 12/2013

Taking the snapshots from GDMS application for demurrage

Check online the trucks are moving on correct direction

Check online the trucks are reaching on time to destination

Provide report to US Army if requested

Update GDMS application regular basis

Record the demurrage in destinations.

Credit Admin Officer Ghazanfar Bank 12/2009 - 12/2010

Provide bank services to customer such as issuance and Process of Bank Guarantee /Bid Securities

Prepare daily, monthly, and quarterly outstanding report of Credit department

Provide Disbursement, reimbursement, and administration of All Funded and non-funded facilities

Check and review all loan files to ensure that all the mandatory requirements for the credit proposal have been accomplished and the required signatures and the documents are duly received

Check review and verification of proper filing and securing the credit documents

Check and arrange and update all documents provided by the borrowers in the related file

Proper maintenance of all registers in credit department.

Education and Training

Kardan Higher Education University 05/2021

MBA in Management

Kabul Education University 12/2009

Bachelor in English Literature

References

References available upon request.

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