Experienced in keeping projects moving on schedule, according to budget and with the highest

quality standards. Results-driven and systematic professional with a big-picture mentality. Skilled at managing budgets, schedules and workflow. Organized and well-rounded professional with a confident, industrious and adaptable nature. Field experience has been supplemented with the completion of Disaster Management trainings. Major research focused on Project risk management and community adaptation.

EDUCATION

M.Phil

ANTHROPOLOGY – 2014

QUAID I AZAM UNIVERSITY

EXPERIENCE

LIFE FOR ALL (PUNJAB) USAID Funded “Pakistan Reading Project”

2014 TILL DATE –PROGRAM MANAGER

Serving as a key point of contact for the field team/s within assigned area of responsibility and for information on related project issues, coordination with partner organizations and sociopolitical and development trends.

Orchestrated wide range of projects, improvement strategies, changes implementation, new revenue stream establishment, and creative marketing and advertising.

Developed and oversaw project operations and managed multi-functional issues through resolution.

Developed project control roadmap to guide various projects.

Support the M&E Officer and Supervisory in the collection of additional information from the field as required.

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OBJECTIVE

XAVIER WILLIAM

House 10, Street 1, Rabia Banglows

Near Fauji Foundation Hospital

Rawalpindi, Pakistan

Cell: +92 - 333 - 0500501

Email: adyxng@r.postjobfree.com

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Monitoring and evaluating initiatives, programs and projects, both new and established, providing accountability and ensuring efficiency and success from start to finish.

Serving as a key point of contact for the field team/s within assigned area of responsibility and for information on related project issues, coordination with partner organizations and sociopolitical and development trends.

Ensure that all project sub-awards are well administered and implemented in compliance with the donor regulations and project procedures;

Ensure that sub-awardees receive appropriate capacity-building support in relation to their needs, particularly as it relates to organizational capacity, proposal writing, project cycle management, reporting, and other areas as they arise;

Analyzing the overall sociopolitical situation in relevant areas and impact of projects as relative to thematic clusters, and progress towards achieving program goals and objectives, selecting or rejecting grant ideas, also for giving feedback, suggestions and/or editing the work plan.

Coordinating project development with field staff based on ideas generated through community mobilization strategies.

Ensuring compliance throughout activity implementation; responsible for completion of agreement letters, clearance forms, amendments, and other documentation, as required.

Monitoring project progress against the approved project implementation timeline; identify delays and work with field staff and Grants Unit management to ensure projects stay on track.

Tracking overall project development and identify trends to document ‘lessons learned’ over the life of the project.

Engaging in overall political analysis, impact assessment, and participate in strategy development.

Facilitating and conducting the process of orientation and time to time capacity building of the project team

Managing strategy objectives/action plan for assigned agencies/districts per the approved work plan; ensure compliance from the field offices.

Ensuring compliance throughout activity implementation; responsible for completion of agreement letters, clearance forms, amendments, and other documentation, as required.

Monitoring project progress against the approved project implementation timeline; identify delays and work with field staff and Grants Unit management to ensure projects stay on track.

Tracking overall project development and identify trends to document ‘lessons learned’ over the life of the project.

Engaging in overall political analysis, impact assessment, and participate in strategy development to advance Creative Associates’ goals. CV Page 3

ILLUMINATE 2010-2014 PROJECT MANAGER

Designed community mobilization /CM strategy and ensured monitoring and implementation of activities.

Liaised and coordinated local NGOs and community organizations to develop strategies to mobilize target groups.

Was responsible for the program’s remuneration and social benefits system (policy, processes, tools); monitored contextual factors that influence remuneration.

Monitored employer diversity policies: Disability, Gender, Age. Oversaw advice for the HR part of local partnerships: evaluation, support/training, legal obligations, and contract review.

Managed and ensured the quality of the Program’s recruitment policy and was responsible for the sourcing process.

Developed and initiated projects, including managing costs, schedule and performance. Updated operational methods, oversaw accounting procedures, tracked information and compiled data to improve efficiency.

Responsible for guiding and monitoring training programs to enhance the quality of training sessions.

Handled the tasks of managing roll out, administration, production, evaluation and continuous improvement of learning products.

Enhanced the training material by adding realistic data and case studies.

Closely Liaising with Regional Program Manager for implementation of filed activities as per guidance and work plan.

Assisted higher officials in project management by offering feedback and training to the project team members

Consulted managers, trainers and employers in generating effective learning and development strategies.

Supervising and guiding project team for assuring quality standards during the project implementation.

MISSION AVIATION FELLOWSHIP 2004 TO 2010

ADMINISTRATIVE COORDINATOR

Facilitated, coordinated and ensured the implementation of the skills-development strategy for the Program as a whole.

Coordinated and guaranteed the quality of the Program’s administrative management for all members of staff. Represented the organization at public administrative bodies, Established and monitored the contractual system for the Program’s national staff.

Was responsible for the implementation and quality of the Program's physical and mental health policy in line with standards.

Was responsible for the quality and compliance of the payroll process for the Programs National Staff.

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Was responsible for the archiving process for HR documents, was responsible for implementing the movement policy for International Staff (R&R, visas etc.)

Assisted managers on his/her Program with the implementation of HR policies: Participated in the communication of HI policies and frameworks to managers: explained, clarified, answered questions

Prepared detailed documents and reports in adherence administrative processes. Coordinated travel itineraries, including flights, ground transportation and hotel accommodations.

Integrated logistics systems into company processes to improve operations and manage work orders and price changes.

Kept physical files and digitized records organized for easy updating and retrieval by authorized team members.

Managed supervisor itinerary and appointments and streamlined scheduling procedures. Improved customer satisfaction scores through application of superior conflict resolution and problem-solving skills.

Handled the tasks of gathering innovative information and training resources by using internet and various sources,

Participated in the delivery of functional/business specifications for learning about different products

Effectively managing and ensuring data collection validity, authenticity, integrity and completeness of coverage.

Ensuring that international and standard ethics applicable to data collection/research are adhered to by the Interviewers.

Ensuring compliance to the guidelines and instructions provided for Monitoring and Evaluation

Developing a complete understanding of the objectives and purpose of data collection and ensure that the correct and intended objectives are duly shared with the respondents.

Developing final evaluation reports in light of the activity analysis and data collected

Planned, designed and developed project objectives specific TV / Radio shots and execution of timely dissemination

Taking complete responsibility for timely data downloads from Interviewer laptops and uploading to the central server. Ensure that the Data Validation and Data Synchronization Application is fully functional at all times and that any problems with the application, hardware or process are promptly reported to the Technical Experts.

Perform a daily reconciliation exercise of all data, information, records, and transactions performed within the same day and ensure that data validation, integrity and accuracy are maintained.

Reporting any regular inconsistencies whether relating to the data, the data collection process or any particular Field Team Supervisor directly to the Field Coordinators, Project Manager and Technical Experts, as soon as possible. CV Page 5

SKILLS

Quantitative and Qualitative Research

Technical writing and Grant Proposals

Goal-oriented.

Team building.

Planning.

Time management.

Motivating.

Management skills

Leadership skills

Soft skills MS Office

Communication skills

Computer skills

Project Management

PROFESSIONAL STRENGTHS:

Possess effective presentation and organizational skills

In-depth knowledge of training evaluation

methodologies

Familiar with alternative training methods like e- learning

Possess good project management skills

Ability to build rapports and interact easily with clients and co-workers

In-depth knowledge of internal structure of the

organizations and operational activities

Possess excellent verbal and written

communication skills

AREAS OF EXPERTISE

Organizational Development

Program Development Professional

Grants

Monitoring and Evaluation

Community Mobilization

Gender Equality

Capacity Building

Communications

Livelihood

Policy and Implementation

CORE AREAS OF WORK:

Disaster Management

Risk Management

Business Continuity

Community-based

Disaster Risk Reduction

Exercise Development

Master Trainer

Design/Delivery of Training

Adult Learning Principles

Technical, Process, & Leadership Course

Training

Performance Consulting

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