JAN AFZA SARWARI

New York City 929-***-**** ad4xxo@r.postjobfree.com https://www.linkedin.com/in/janafzasarwari/

PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY

Former administrative and program support professional with 4+ years of global experience offering versatile office management skills and coordination at senior management level and many other special projects. MA in Sustainable International Development taking many courses and working on hand-on projects showcasing strong analytical and data-driven decision-making abilities. Completed a 4-month AWS cloud computing bootcamp, honing skills in cloud computing, Linux, networking, security, SQL &Python. Ready to leverage a blend of program management, communication skills and technical prowess to drive impactful data and IT solutions.

TECHNICAL TOOLKIT:

Research & Data Analytics: Advanced Excel, SQL, SAS, SPSS, R, Tableau, Google Analytics

Project Management and CRM: Asana, Salesforce, Qualtrics, NetSuite

AWS: Linux OS, AWS IAM, EC2, S3, CloudFormation

WORK EXPERIENCE

Program Coordinator- MIT Schwarzman College of Computing June-October 2023 Cambridge, MA

Managed the overall coordination of Break Through Tech AI project for 85 program participants and 5 teaching assistants

Coordinated and arranged logistical needs for in-person classes, career services and overall program operation

Analyzed program evaluations activities, evaluated student performance, generated, and submitted 5 reports associated with career development to the national team

Mentored and coached 40 program participants, helping them to secure summer internships in different tech companies

Program Coordinator- MIT Sloan Executive Education May 2022-June 2023 Cambridge, MA

Managed the overall coordination of full event lifecycle for 40 one-week programs

Organized and arranged logistical needs including transportation, photographers, catering for around 40 on-site and live online programs

Supported program faculty with training materials, calendar, and travel arrangements

Collaborated with finance team and managed program budget and reconciled budget post program

Negotiated with external program vendors on contracts and pricing, resulting to a 25% decrease on program budget expenses

Gender Seal Team Program Intern- United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Jan-May 2022 Remote

Prepared and analyzed of good practices on gender mainstreaming in development settings for 170 countries

Supported the overall implementation of the Gender Equality Seal Pogramme

Coordinated digital facilitation of knowledge sharing and online learning events leading to 30% efficiency in participants performance

Monitored and assessed Country Office's progress on the Gender Equality Seal, including tracking and updating knowledge management databases

Researched and wrote on UNDP knowledge networks across 20 participating countries

Program Intern- International Center for Religion and Diplomacy (ICRD) Jan-May 2021 Remote

Participated in 12 policy forums and prepared event and meeting reports for ICRD team

Conducted research on political and economic developments in 8 countries relevant to ICRD’s work

Developed effective fundraising and outreach strategies and assisted in securing 3 new funders

Built a project proposal on religious co-existence in the context of Afghanistan

Administration and Production Assistant- Tetra Tech ARD-USAID ISLA Project June 2018-July 2019 Kabul, Afghanistan

Managed the project’s Chief of Party’s calendar and coordinated her travel arrangements

Collaborated and organized 4 training workshops for the project’s regional employees

Supported the Communication team in collecting and producing material for publication and audio-visual production

Served as translator, Farsi-to-English and Pashto-to-English and vice versa for the project’s Chief of Party during her meetings with senior government officials and prepared minutes of the meetings

M&E Assistant- GIZ Afghanistan-Police Cooperation Project Jan-May 2018 Kabul, Afghanistan

Conducted distanced monitoring and evaluation of the literacy program for 200 police officers in 8 provinces

Prepared M&E reports using excel tools

Supported M&E team in quality assurance of the program implementation in 8 provinces

M&E Data Encoder- Tetra Tech ARD-USAID ISLA Project Sept - Dec2017 Kabul, Afghanistan

Entered data from source documents into online database

Conducted distanced monitoring and verifications through phone calls.

Compiled and collected data (soft & hard) coming from 16 provinces

Attended the workshop on M&E data analysis and the process using excel and STATA

Research Intern- Export-Import Bank of Korea (KEXIM) June- Aug 2016 Seoul, South Korea

Researched aid policies of 6 different Asian countries to support grantmaking decisions

Prepared bidding documents for 2 Economic Development Cooperation Fund (EDCF) projects

Conducted research and provided an economic and political country report of Afghanistan

EDUCATION & OTHER

Per Scholas Brooklyn, NY

AWS Cloud Practitioner Feb 2024

A 15-week AWS intensive composed of 500+hours of technical training with a focus on the usage of Linux OSA 15-week AWS intensive composed of 500+hours of technical training with a focus on the usage of Linux OS

Skills: Spreadsheets · Attention to Detail · Virtual Assistance · Computer Literacy · Typing · Analytical Skills · Data Security, Networking · Problem Solving · SQL · Python (Programming Language) · Linux · AWS Identity and Access Management (AWS IAM) · AWS Cloud Formation · Amazon Web Services (AWS)

Brandeis University

Waltham, MA

Master of Arts in Sustainable International Development Feb 2022

Relevant courses: Monitoring and Evaluation, Survey Design and Data Analysis, Introduction to Stata Programming and Data Management, Evaluating Survey Data using Stata, Planning and Implementation, Fundraising and Development

Asian University for Women Chittagong, Bangladesh

Bachelor of Arts (Politics, Philosophy and Economics) May 2017

CERTIFICATES: AWS Cloud Practitioner, Google Data Analytics Professional, & Google Project Management

LANGUAGES: Native fluency in Farsi, Advanced proficiency in English and Pashtu, elementary French, Arabic & Urdu

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