Project Management Non-Profit

Ehsanullah Jawed Shafaq

Laguna Hills, CA *****

949-***-**** - *****.******@*****.*** - LinkedIn

Fully Work Authorized No Visa Sponsorship Required PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY

Project management and Accounting professional with many years of working experience fulfilled numerous roles in non-profit International organizations and the private sector. Expertise in spearheading multi-million-dollar project execution, operations, and sustainable management with optimal service and high-cost efficiency.

KEY SKILLS

Accounting & Finance, Internal Auditing, Budgeting/Forecasting, Cash flow Management.

PMP Project Management Professionals the lifecycle of a project, Document Management

Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook), ODK, ONA, MS SharePoint

Administrative/operations Management, Business Management, Value Chain Management PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Office Administrative - Remote May, 2024 – Up to date Adroit and WEGUARD under family run business private security companies in Orange County, CA

Draft security services proposals as per the client Request for Proposal

Complete budget calculation and allocate budget lines for the security services providing by the companies included, but not limited to motorized or on feet patrol, unarmed guards, training, equipment, supplies, and wages for the services.

Coordinate with CEO and management team to collect and combine relevant information as required for the proposal.

Proper communication among the network and on-time submission of proposals Provincial Finance and Operation Officer 07/2021 - 11/2023 Management Science for Health MSH USAID Funded Program - Sub-Office Kandahar.

Cash management, requisitions for office supplies/ utilities, and timely recorded receipts of payments, ledger entries, and accounts reconciled using GAAP. Recruitment of support staff and payroll management.

Developed property lease agreements, suppliers RFQs verifications, office supplies/ equipment repairs & maintenance, physical assets/ supplies, and storage management, and submitted activities progress report.

Program supplies & equipment shipped, fleet management, oversaw office of cook, cleaner, and assistants, all activities adhered to the finance, procurement and operations policies and procedures. Emergency Project Manager 02/2020 - 07/2021

Humanitarian Action for the People of Afghanistan, Kandahar, Afghanistan An Implementation partner for the World Food Organization and UNICEF

Project executed problem-solved, coordinated meetings, managed project documents, contingency planning and physically inspected project activities on site.

Budget managed, produced monitoring plan, progress report submitted, and achieved outcomes against each indicator during a quarter, a total of 2,200 households internally displaced are supported yearly.

Conducted mentoring and training for distributors and surveyors for the upcoming project activities. Coordinated project activities with partners and stakeholders and executed projected activities successfully. Provincial Logistics & Administrative Coordinator 08/2018 - 02/2020 Tetra Tech - Initiative to Strengthen Local Administration USAID Funded Program Sub-Office Kandahar, Afghanistan

Arranged accommodations, ordered equipment, and supplies for project events, arranged air travel and transportation for project staff. Obtained requisitions for commodities, and services.

Administered procedures for proper control, physical assets checks, maintained inventory control system, stock management, and office equipment repair and maintenance, and policies and procedures executed.

Coordinated with sub-offices to submit reports, and procurement documentation for inspection and verification. Administrative and Finance Manager 12/2017 - 05/2018 California Liberty Construction Company - Charti Char, Kabul Afghanistan

Organized travel arrangements & accommodations, coordinated building and maintenance issues for general repair office vehicles, Power supplies, generators, heating and air conditioning, security, and support staff management.

Administered financial accounting, vendor payments, bank transactions, salary payroll, budget management, financial reporting, and taxes of the company both expenditures and staff salaries for the Corps engineering project, policies, and procedures are sited and effectively coordinated project requirements among the team members.

Export Data Manager 07/2017 - 11/2017

Blumont, Sub-Office Kandahar Amtex.

Blumont is an international organization work with communities around the world to take on big challenges and create a foundation for progress with more than 100 employees

Instructed farmers and traders to ship fruits via containers – all 54 refrigerated containers of fruits, grapes, and pomegranates each with a capacity of 20ft shipped outside of the country valued at US$ 0.6M, proper sorting, labeling, and grading through using standard procedures applied

Fruits export data managed, weekly field visits conducted for verification, inspections, and findings reported regarding seasonal fruit export, clients’ demand, and other requirements. Monitoring & Verification Specialist - Monitoring Support Program South & West 04/2016 - 07/2017 Social Impact Monitoring & Verification USAID funded Program, Sub-Office Kandahar, Afghanistan.

Various project data were collected, monitored, and verified as per the specified questionnaires.

Each implementing partner's data is analyzed for accuracy, gender-sensitive approaches, and data collection, uploaded to the system database and the findings report is submitted on time. Enumerators are orientated, trained, and assisted in developing a crosswalk of the priority IP performance indicator data and donor PMP indicators.

Program Coordinator 11/2014 - 04/2016

Mercy Corps, Sub-Office Kandahar Afghanistan.

All quality projects executed for Technical Vocational & Education Training, over 3,000 Youth both male & female graduated from refugee, returnee & Host Communities, and 70% of graduates are linked to the market.

Administered US$1.5M program activity plan, training materials procured, and budget allocated for the upcoming three and six-month vocational training courses for the youth male and female trainees.

Progress data have been collected from each training center; program quarterly reports submitted and oversaw each project budget.

Program Advisor 05/2014 - 10/2014

Mercy Corps, Sub-Office Helmand Afghanistan.

Conducted research, and achieved accurate inquiry tracking from graduated students who have their businesses as reported over 65% of graduates linked to the market out of 25 thousand trainees in three years the impact and success of the TVET program. Submitted weekly progress report on program advising results Program Manager – Helmand Agribusiness Growth Program 05/2013 - 04/2014 Mercy Corps, Sub-Office Helmand Afghanistan.

Administered program activities, budget management, and oversaw 10 technical staff orientated and trained, coordinated with stakeholders, partners and submitted progress reports.

Developed strategy for input supply industries to improving farming production to strengthen market linkages for selling and/or processing their production. a. meat value chain, 1,200 farmers’ association fruit & livestock linked to improve animal feed production industries, and b. fruit and vegetable retailers to provide value-added inputs and services at competitive market prices

Deputy Program Manager - Developing Access to Skill & Trade for Growth of Agri-business program 02/2012 - 04/2013 Mercy Crops, Sub-Office Helmand Afghanistan.

Executed program, coordinated with livestock/agriculture farmers and partners, established associations for 1,200 farmers and developed a strategy for associations, equipped their office, and linked with production industries and traders.

Constructed dormitories including library, laboratory, dining room, kitchen, principal office, and sports fields for 224 agriculture school students, protection walls for farmers’ agricultural land, culverts in waterways, and water dividers for irrigating farmer’s vegetables and gardens.

Budget management, activities progress reports, oversaw technical team and coordinated with relevant stakeholders, partners, and donors.

Head of Provincial Sub-Office 01/2011 - 01/2012

Mercy Corps, Sub-Office Kandahar.

Oversaw finance, logistics, administration, and program operations, and coordinated with the country office for effective ongoing project support.

Oversaw and coordinated with team and partners to ensure achievement of program targets, budget management, and reporting requirements, executed ongoing projects, and developed and submitted proposals for new projects.

Senior Finance Officer 10/2009 - 12/2010

Mercy Corps, Sub-Office Kandahar.

Executed all financial functions including accounting, ledger control, vendor payments, banking transactions, salary payroll, budgeting, internal audits, budget coding control, communicated with different departments to identify budget line variances and prepared monthly reporting packages.

Oversaw finance officer, cashier, and finance assistants, orientated and on-the-job training provided and managed the month-end accounting close process, ensured the accuracy, completeness of the General ledger, sub-journals, recorded financial transactions and documents in the accounting information system. Finance Officer 04/2004 - 12/2009

Mercy Corps, Sub-Office Kandahar.

Executed all financial functions including accounting, ledger entries, vendor payments, banking, salary payroll, budgeting, procurement tender committee members, and donor compliance.

Oversaw cashiers and finance assistants, orientated, and on-the-job training provided, and processed 60 invoices per week with 100% accuracy by compiling data from internal database and documents in the accounting information system

Human Resource Assistant 05/2002 - 05/2004

Mercy Corps, Sub-Office Kandahar.

Assisted the recruitment, remuneration, salary payroll, personnel file management, and staff development issues in HR Development.

Provided air travel arraignment, transportation, mailing, inventory management, stock management, guesthouse management, and IT services adherence to the company administrative, IT, HR, and logistics procedures and policies

ADDITIONAL WORK EXPERIENCE

Voluenterr ACBAR Advisory Board Chairman 01/2021 – 08/2021 Agency Coordinating Body for Afghan Relief & development, steering committee consist of 15 members, International Member NGOs 86, and National Member NGOs 117 www.acbar.org, +93-796-***-***

Planned and coordinated activities with members’ organizations in the south region and supported the regional manager in coordination meetings with members, local authorities, and other stakeholders.

Meeting minutes reported to members and members’ problems discussed with local authorities/ or relevant departments while executing projects.

Volunteer water, sanitation and hygiene humanitarian project proposal wirter 12/2013 – 01/2014 Mercy Corps, Sub-Office Kandahar.

Conducted needs assessment for Internally displaced population, data collected, coordinated with partners, and local stakeholders, budget estimated, concept note and final proposal of 1.2M US$ submitted. Volunteer community mobilization trainer of trainees 10/2010 - 03/2011 Mercy Corps, Sub-Office Kandahar.

Oriented team members principles of Community Mobilization and standard methodology, Pre-Positioning, Target Area Selection, Assessment and Planning, P4M, Transect Walk, Action Planning, Structures and Agreements, Leadership and Capacity Building, Co-Monitoring and Learning, Re-Positioning &/ or Handover project.

Part time Finance Consultant 12/2008 - 12/2009

Agh Khan Foundation, Sub-Office Kandahar, Afghanistan.

Supported and set up five various local non-government organizations finance systems as instructed by AKF developed a bookkeeping system, and designed and printed some required daily financial transaction books. EDUCATION

Bachelor of Laws (LLB), Public Administration 09/2017

Malalay Institute of Higher Education Kandahar, Afghanistan Business Administration (DBA) Accounting & Finance 03/2008

Ayubi Institute of Information and Technology Kandahar, Afghanistan

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