Support Associate Program Officer
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Asim Rasheed
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Asim Rasheed
House # CB-194/5, Street # 7
Gulshan Colony
Wah Cantonment, Pakistan
Phones: +92-031*-*******, 033*-*******, 030*-******* E-mail: adxnkd@r.postjobfree.com
1. Profile
Accomplished multilingual (English, Urdu, Punjabi and Hindko), Program Professional with excellent time management skills, interpersonal skills, computer skills combined with strong written and oral communication skills, and capacity to work independently and under supervision. 2. Professional Summary
14 years prior experience of Program Management & Implementation. Currently working as Policy & System officer with USAID Pakistan Reading Project, Islamabad from 2015 onward. I worked as District Coordinator for Parwan Project (funded by UK – AID) and Program Officer with USAID Teacher Education Project, Islamabad. I hold a Master Degree in Economics from the University of Arid Agriculture Rawalpindi and also did B.Ed from AIOU. I had worked in Save the children US as Education Officer from 2008-2011 and also worked in NCHD as Markaz Coordinator from 2004 – 2008 in District Gujrat and Attock. Furthermore, I am willing to travel as required for official purpose. Experience and knowledge of donor requirements and government administration at local level.
3. Career Objective
To use functional competencies and transferable skills in a management role to contribute in program operations and provision of system for standardized quality services delivery. 4. Expertise
Education
Coordination
Capacity building, and
Monitoring and Evaluation
5. Functional Competencies
Emergency Relief & Early Recovery
Regular Development Programs (Education and Community Mobilization) 6. Core Competencies
Well versed in;
Corporate Competencies; Plan, prioritize and deliver tasks on time, strive for and promote excellence in performance continually, participate effectively in a team based, information sharing environment, collaborate and cooperate with others, generate ideas and seize opportunities to support organizational strategic objectives with strong analytical skills, and ability to deal with range of complex issues.
People Skills; Recognize and respond appropriately to the ideas, interests and concerns of others, build trust and engenders morale by displaying open, transparent and credible behavior, respect individual/cultural differences, utilize diversity to foster teamwork, ensure others’ understanding of, involvement in, and adapt to a change process.
Partnering and Networking; Initiate and sustain relationships with key constituents
(internal/external/bilateral/multilateral/public/private/NGO), communicate sensitively and effectively across different constituencies.
Result Orientation; Plan and produce quality results to meet established goals and generate innovate, practical solutions to challenging situations.
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Communication Reporting and Documentation; Formulate written information clearly and persuasively, share information openly with co-workers and partners while using discretion to protect confidences with superior writing ability, including ability to structure evaluation reports in a way that logically and transparently lays out empirical findings, conclusions and recommendations in relation to evaluation questions.
7. Career History (in chronological order)
7.1 Creative Associates International
7.1.1 Policy & System Officer (PRP) Islamabad November 2016 to date Position Summary:
The Policy and Systems Officers will assist the National Policy Team in implementing Policy Initiatives under the Pakistan Reading Project across Pakistan in different provinces and regions in collaboration with project field teams and respective government counterparts.
Primary Responsibilities:
Coordinate and support the implementation of all aspects of the program under the guidance of Technical director – Policy.
Interactions/Liaise with the departments/Ministries/Directorates/district education offices and other educational institutions
Assist in developing work plan, project descriptions, position descriptions, scopes of work, background readings, deliverables, and other documents
Assist team in managing and supervising the tasks and deliverables of the consultants working on various project activities and provide guidance and facilitate logistical support to these consultants.
Liaise with project field teams and relevant stakeholders for execution of project related activities
Coordination with the Finance/Admin and Logistics to ensure that project supplies and resources are available in a timely manner to support project implementation.
Support the team in generating travel requests for team members and consultants, and ensure all such requests are forwarded to the Operations Team on time
Coordinate with the operations team to ensure that all conference rooms/venues, equipment, catering arrangements, logistics and other requirements are booked for meetings, conferences and relevant project activities.
Support planning and organization of project events, workshops, conferences, meetings and ceremonies etc. to highlight program at National and provincial level.
Coordinate and manage exchange/exposure visits to share information and identify best practices.
Coordinate and support M&E team for monitoring of program activities and identifying opportunities for improving program implementation
Foster collaboration and teamwork within the office in all aspects of program development and implementation
Collect timely and precise information from the field and develop activity brief’s, reports (weekly, biweekly, quarterly, annual), internal reporting trackers, progress updates, monitoring & evaluation sheets, scopes of work and all other technical documentations.
Work with the Technical Director & Sr. Coordinator- Policy to update work plans and budgets as and when needed.
Develop and submit monthly/quarterly and annual budget/cash projection against program activities
Collect relevant data from field teams and liaise with M&E/Communication in preparing progress reports for policy component on regular basis
Collate and analyses required information for the development of zero draft
Carry out primary and secondary research on existing and proposed activities; working with public sector institutions, stakeholders and other donors and conduct impact evaluation of policy reforms.
Maintaining the repository of key reference documents/contacts as required by National technical team.
Adhere to organizational policies and values
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7.2 Children’s Global Network Pakistan (Guarantee) Limited 7.2.1. District Coordinator (ICT) Parwaan Project August 2016 to November 2016
Lead and conduct awareness raising and liaising activities at district level.
Conduct meeting with local government representatives and other relevant stakeholders at district level to acquire the agreed number of spaces and entrepreneurs.
Conduct and facilitate advertisement and advocacy activities at district level.
Finalization the selection of ECD centres places with facilitation of master educators and provided criteria.
Conduct physical visits of the centres for quality assurance and implement the tools provided by M&E and capacity building team.
Providing technical support to the entrepreneurs who are willing to initiate ECD centres.
Coordination with health department and other relevant departments at district and provincial level, moreover facilitate the entrepreneurs for involving parents and other community institutions in centre.
Maintain various records at district level and facilitate district team in all logistics and administrative compliances.
Facilitate M&E, Capacity building and other project departments during district level activities.
Develop and provide monthly and quarterly reports as per requirement of the project with support of master educators.
Work closely with the Program Manager for smooth organization and execution of the tasks and activities.
Develop case studies and success stories on monthly basis.
Any other job assigned by project manager and senior management. 7.3 International Rescue Committee (IRC)
7.3.1. School Support Associate Islamabad USAID Pakistan Reading Project (PRP) February 2015 to August 2016
Facilitate in-service professional development activities in the UC/Tehsil/District that include face-to- face trainings, follow-ups and roll out of TIG activities.
Mentor and train program staff on participant training and provide support as required to ensure smooth implementation of program activities.
Support teachers in implementing newly learned concepts and skills through regular follow-up support visits to schools.
Work in close collaboration with Area Education Officer (AEO), teachers, head teachers and concerned education officer(s) in preparing and implementing school/ union council/ tehsil based reading improvement plans and strategies
Assist District Program Manager in managing administrative and logistic issue for a smooth implementation of program activities in the district.
Support the project in all M&E related functions/tasks.
Assist District Program Manager in developing monthly cash projection against program activities, disbursement of project beneficiary allowances, district based procurement (as and where needed) and maintaining update financial and compliance records/matters.
Assist in the development of the project’s M&E database and manage it for reporting on project indicators.
Update the M&E database on regular basis to ensuring the quality of data at par with the required quality standards.
Assist District Program Manager in compiling monthly, quarterly and annual progress reports by providing updated and accurate information from field. In addition, collect and share success stories from the field to highlight impact of the program.
Prepare/partake in detailed weekly/monthly plans including field travels/school visits while adhering to quarterly/annual/LoP work plan targets and indicators.
Participate in various capacity building activities as initiated and assigned by the M&E unit.
Ensure proper record keeping of the TIG meetings, follow-up visit, and teacher observation tools and reporting those to the district office accordingly.
Support teachers in maintaining portfolios with up to the mark quality
Assist the district, provincial and national offices in undertaking monitoring and data collection tasks. Asim Rasheed
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7.4 Education Development Center
7.5.1. Program Officer USAID Teacher Education Project January2012 - September 2013
Coordinate provincial governments and other stakeholders to map and review existing education policy frameworks, especially for in-services teachers
Support provinces in developing provincial policy “maps” that assess alignment with other national and provincial policies, identify policy gaps for pre-service teachers training and bridging program for in-service teachers, conflicts, and inconsistencies, with final decision on priorities made by the provincial government;
Work with provincial Secretaries of Education to provide support to sustain existing policy initiatives and facilitate development and implementation of new policies, particularly in the areas of teacher standards, compensation, and accountability;
Support provincial governments to prioritize new policies and procedures to address gaps at different levels for bridging programs for in-service teachers
implementation and monitoring of policy action plans
facilitate quarterly policy review meetings to track progress in implementing new policies, identify corrective actions to speed implementation, and develop tools to assess impact;
Assist Technical Staff, with the preparation and implementation of activities and Carry out background research
Carry out background research as requested by technical team staff
Help identify/collect resources and contacts relevant to the achievement for technical team
Manage and keep up to date data base of contacts and resources
Provide Logistical support to national and international consultants working to the team.
Provide administrative support for events related to the team such as workshops/Trainings to include (but not limited to)sending invitations, maintaining participant list, communication team and Islamabad office
Maintain online calendar that track activities and staff travel circulate and coordinate this calendar with other teams
Disseminating materials before and after events
Gather information and prepare documents for the technical team meetings
Route, track and file correspondence related to the technical team.
Set up meeting/appointments for technical team members
Quarterly and monthly Budgeting
Circulate plans, reports and other documentation related to the technical team and maintain 7.5 Save the Children
7.5.1 Education Officer ECCE (Abbottabad) September 2011 – November 2011 The objective of the position is to manage and monitor ECCE project in respective district. The will be responsible for the implementation of field activities and will spend a majority of his/her time in the field. Key areas of accountability are;
Comply with Save the Children’s Child Protection Policy and guiding principals
Provide orientation and ECCE project related trainings including school health and nutrition, teacher training, SMC training, distribution of teaching and learning materials etc.to community, paraprofessional teachers and government teachers
Conduct trainings and monitoring visits for SHN, Teachers Training and SMC/PTC revitalization and other program activities
Facilitate government district education staff and school teachers in all aspects for jointly implementation of ECCE project
Assist Sr. Education Officer for organizing and conducting literacy training, ECCE teachers training for classroom learning and district workshops
Assist Sr. Construction Officer for civil works and school classroom refurbishment activities
Conduct parenting session through ECD mobile unit and community reading workshop
Train PTC/SMC school management and leadership
Encourage and participate in development of child protection training and health education Asim Rasheed
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Work with MIS team to regularly enter data into databases 7.5.2 Education Officer PRDA (Allai, Battagram, KP) April 2008 – August 2011 The objective of position was to manage and monitor PRDA project in respective district. The position holder was responsible for the supervision and monitoring of field activities ensuring quality of the program deliverables accordingly to LFA in support of the organizational objectives. The achievements in field monitoring were;
Monitored 39 program schools in PRDA Education Program schools as senior Education Officer from August 2010 to August 2011.
Conduct trainings and monitoring visits for SHN, Teachers Training and SMC/PTC revitalization and other program activities
Supported and monitored visits for SHN & CFHE
Monitored School Improvement Grant utilization through PTC/SMC
Ensured proper and timely program reporting through monitoring and assessment forms
Developed work plan, budget for Trainings & resource plan, monitoring plan for effective monitoring of all activities
Established and monitored Satellite Center for Girls to increase the Enrollment of Girls and to Improve Girls education in Allai
Supervise filed activities, and work in close collaboration with the community, public representative and teachers for the roll-out of agreed project activities
Monitored Para Professional Teachers performance
Submit operational plans on weekly and monthly basis, reviewing activities periodically, to ensure that project expenditures are used within limits
Collected case studies/success stories and shared with M&E and Documentation department
Progressively participated in baseline, end line and research studies on Iron supplementation and KAP The achievements in field operations were;
Ensured compliance with Save the Children Pakistan’s policies and procedures including Child Protection Policy and agency guiding principles while committing and utilizing funds
Retrieved data collected from the field; consolidated, categorized and analyzed where and when ever deemed appropriate
Train PTC/SMC school management and leadership
To ensure that the education program is implemented effectively in a good quality standards and ensuring consistency of the work in accordance to the programme goal and objectives
Worked on School Health and Nutrition and designed and delivered teachers trainings on de-worming, micronutrient distribution and child focused health and nutrition education (CFHE) trainings on seven Modules, as well as worked with youth groups, and SMCs to arrange School Health Days
Develop and improve Strong work coordination with local key partners like community, local NGO and civil society
Established PRA and appreciative inquiry techniques to ensure the participation of stakeholders in all areas of program planning
Distributed Teaching and Learning Materials and essentials schools supplies kits 7.6 NCHD
7.7.1. Markaz Coordinator October 2004 – April 2008 The objective of position was to aim at strengthening the Primary Level Educational System through community and Education Department teachers training, extending awareness in the masses for importance of children education, motivating the community regarding education, and resource mobilization. Monitoring & Evaluation
Enrollment in Kachi, Paki, and / or two grades or as defined by the DPM – UPE.
Student attendance in the above grades.
Parent Teacher Meeting.
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School Management Committee meeting
Updating of UPE Register.
Establishment of Tuck Shops.
8 Educational Qualification
8.1. B.Ed AIOU Islamabad 2017
8.2. M Sc. Economics University of Arid Agriculture, Rawalpindi 2003 9. IT Skills
Full range of skills in MS Office Applications
Working knowledge of Oracle, Networking and Computer Hardware A+ 10. Professional & Personal Development
Details of short courses, trainings and workshops attended are available upon request
Professional Master Trainer of Support to National Election of Pakistan (SNEP) Project UNDP 11. Language Skills
English (Fluent in Writing, Reading and Speaking)
Urdu (Fluent in Writing, Reading and Speaking)
Hindko (Fluent in Speaking)
Punjabi Mother Tongue
12. Personal
Nationality: Pakistani
Civil Status: Married
Domiciled: Rawalpindi
Interests: Reading & Travelling
Office Address: Pakistan Reading Project (PRP)
Pak Palace Hotel, Club Road,
Near Rawal Chowk,
Islamabad
Pakistan
References:
Dr. Fayyaz Ahmed
Technical Director – Policy
Pakistan Reading Project
Ali Ihsan
Security Coordinator
Ericson – Pakistan
Faisal Ameer Awan
Campus Manager
Akhuwat College – Chakwal
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