Faiza
Development Professional, Nonprofits, Research
Sharjah
Summary of Career
1. Ensured Third-Party Monitoring of a government project on 'Population', inspected and reviewed the data provided by the implementation partner, conducted detailed field visits for M&E.
2. Conducted in-depth interviews as an interviewer and as Note-taker, and facilitated Focus Group Discussion (FGD) as per the provided research methodology
3. Facilitated in collecting data about the relevant Union Council as per the provided community-mapping toolkit and checklist
4. Established and organized District Advocacy Forums (DAF) and facilitated its meetings
5. Identifying key stakeholders, Lobbying meetings, Official correspondence, Agendas development, Extending invitations, Doing follow up confirmations
6. Advocacy meetings with decision makers for addressing demands raised by DAF members
7. Undertook regular data collection to collate it for district level Power Change Analysis exercise
8. Contributed to the roll out of advocacy with local government representatives
9. Facilitated the data collection of project such as identification of case studies, most significant change, challenges, success stories etc
10. Maintained close liaison with the Community Empowerment and Voice and Accountably teams • Coordinated with community elders, notables and local civil society organisations in the area.
Successful Candidate (after competing with applicants from all over the world) of a conference on the topic of “Next Generation Leadership Program” Washington DC. organized by World Congress Of Muslim Philanthropists, Al Nahl institute and Global Donors Forum
Door to door election campaign for a political party in 2013 General Elections actively participated for a cause, attended and managed corner meetings, etc.
Experience as Project Coordinator
iConsult
01 June 2022
01 July 2023
Punjab Population Innovation Fund (PPIF) project:
- Ensured Third-Party Monitoring of a PPIF project, inspected and reviewed the data provided by the implementation partner, generated detailed Desk Review Reports, and conducted detailed field visits for Monitoring and Evaluation.
- Planned, supervised, and reviewed field monitoring visits to collect data on predesigned monitoring instruments/tools, ensured management of program audit, Field Visits, as well as Data Collection and Validation.
- Provided consultation on different aspects of project planning to policy building and implementation, and guided on all steps such as engagement of stakeholders to implement monitoring and evaluation frameworks.
Experience as Consultant Qualitative Formative Research
Jhpiego
01 March 2022
08 June 2022
Project on DMPA-SC a new Family Planning method:
- Participated in data collection training on administration and probing techniques of tools developed for FGDs (Focus group discussion) and KIIs (Key Informant Interviews).
- Facilitated FGDs and KIIs as per the plan and data collection tools.
- Ensured quality data gathering with the Note-taker to achieve assessment goals, and rectify errors from the data, also supervised and provided complete relevant documentation accurately in given formats.
Experience as Coordinator, Teacher, Trainer
Idara Taleem o Aagahi ITA
01 October 2009
29 February 2012
Trainer:
• Conducted training on ‘Citizenship and Education’ with Govt. school teachers in Multan
• Conducted and organized a training on ECE (Early Childhood Education), with public and private school teachers in Khan Pur district, Rahim Yar Khan
• Conducted training on ECE with govt. school teachers of flood-affected areas of KhanGarh-Doma, Muzaffargarh district
• Coordinated and organized a training on ‘Iqbal-An Approach to Pakistan’ in collaboration with Iqbal Academy
• Developing training modules and other learning material for trainees
Other Responsibilities as a Teacher, Coordinator, Material Developer, and Trainer:
• Coordinated “hankies for peace, Aman ki Asha (a wish for peace) event” at Wagah border in collaboration with Jang Group and The Times of India
• Reviewed a Citizenship Curriculum for 1st to 16th grade developed by AKU-IED (Aga Khan University-Institute for Educational Development) as a representative of an implementing partner of the suggested curriculum
• Reviewed and analyzed Urdu Language curriculum for the elementary classes and teacher trainers Manual developed by a Government Institute DSD (Directorate of Staff Development)
• Translating, Editing and compiling different Educational Documents
• Writing Minutes of Meeting
• Report writing
Faculty Member IPL
• Teaching Social Studies to B. A, B. ED & B. ED Honours
• Teaching Urdu to B. A, B. ED & B. ED Honours
In-Charge Enrichment/Co-Curricular Activities
o Take course participants to Summer-Schools and Classroom observation, monitoring sessions for school teachers
o Head of College Magazine- Idea Conceiver, Writer, Compiler, Editor
o Organized Faiz Day on Feb 13, 2010, 2011
o Arranged Music Appreciation Classes at Sanjan Nagar Institute of Philosophy and Arts (SIPA)
o Organized and wrote a Play on Educational systems, policies, and philosophies since the British period
o Writing Reports of all activities and events
Experience as Transcriptionist and Translator
Sharmeen Obaid Chinoy Films
12 February 2012
22 March 2012
Transcriptionist and Translator
• Transcribing Punjabi and Urdu audio clips for an upcoming documentary series into English
• Translating from Punjabi to English
• Translating from Urdu to English
• Writing transcript while Listening to the Audio
Experience as Data Collector
USAID Teacher Education Project
09 October 2012
03 January 2013
• Plan to collect data based on the list of respondents and timeline provided by the project
• Set up meetings with survey respondents with the assistance of the project
• Meet and conduct the survey with respondents (University Faculty and Head of Departments)
Experience as Qualitative Researcher
Society for the Advancement of Education (SAHE)
01 February 2014
10 April 2020
• Transcribing and conducting interviews of teachers for a Nation-wide study on the problems and issues faced by teachers of Pakistan called Voice of the Teachers (VoT)
• Plan to collect data based on the list of respondents and timeline provided by the project
• Set up meetings with survey respondents with the assistance of the project
• Meet and conduct the survey with respondents (School Teachers and Head Teachers)
Experience as Assistant Editor Publication Unit
01 June 2014
01 January 2015
Simorgh Women's Resource and Publication Center - Lahore, Pakistan
Ilm Ideas Project:
• Assisting the editor with the editorial work for concept and design of Larrian II and III (Trilingual primers for class prep and class one)
• Research and production of textual material
• Participating in the design of the Teacher Training module
• Undertaking sessions in Teachers workshops
Experience as Project Officer Policy & Advocacy
Palladium International Pty Ltd
01 December 2015
01 June 2016
As the role holder of the position of Project Officer, I worked in a team comprising three Project Officers and a line manager- Provincial Policy and Advocacy Manager. I worked in close collaboration with other technical teams i.e. voice and accountability, M&E, research monitoring and evaluation; and community empowerment
District Advocacy Forums (DAFs):
• Established and organized District Advocacy Forums and facilitated its meetings by undertaking the sub-activities that include:
o Identifying key stakeholders, Lobbying meetings, Official correspondence, Agendas development, Extending invitations, Doing follow up confirmations
o Advocacy meetings with decision-makers for addressing demands raised by DAF members
Provincial Advocacy Forum
• Assisted the provincial P&A manager in establishing and organizing PAF meetings by:
• Undertaking follow up and confirmations, Looking after the logistics arrangements in coordination with the operations team, Assisting in the documentation of proceedings
Power Change Analysis
• Undertook regular data collection to collate it for district-level Power Change Analysis exercise
Data Demand and Information Use
• Organize District Level DDIU Trainings which interalia included:
• Identification of participants, Developing agendas, Ensuring participation, Collecting feedback, Providing inputs for improving the design
Advocacy with Local Government
• Contributed to the roll-out of advocacy with local government representatives
Other Duties
• Collected and provide information for the Knowledge Management Platform of EVA
• Facilitated the data collection of the project such as identification of case studies, most significant change, challenges, success stories, etc
• Prepared budgets for DAF and DDIU meetings to support P&A manager for PAF and provincial DDIUs budgets
Coordination
• Maintained close liaison with the Community Empowerment and Voice and Accountably teams
• Coordinated with community elders, notables and local civil society organizations in the area.
Monitoring & Evaluation (M&E) and Reporting
• Supported implementation of M&E systems and tools, and collect case studies
• Provided support to write monthly and quarterly reports
Experience as Enumerator
Hive Pakistan
01 January 2020
01 April 2020
Enumerator - for a Research on Intersectional Marginalization on religious and economic exclusion
• Attended a 3 full-day training workshop on Research Design Methodology
• Conducted in-depth interviews as an interviewer and as Note-taker, and facilitated Focus Group Discussion (FGD) as per the provided research methodology
• Transcribed the audio recording
• Facilitated in collecting data about the relevant Union Council as per the provided community-mapping toolkit and checklist
Master 15 November 2016
Masters in Public Policy & Governance