Hire the Best Senior Program Manager in Islamabad, Pakistan

· Overall professional experience of more than “20 Years”. · Highly focused and well-respected professional with a track record of producing winning results, · Known for strong leadership and motivational skills that consistently produce positive change, · Articulate and refined communicator, demonstrating excellent interpersonal skills across all levels,

MS Management Science - Xian Jiaotong China MBA - Pakistan Experience and skills in Project Management, Organizational Management, Credit Management, Project Management, Risk Management, Trainings, Conflict Resolution, Team Management, Business Enhancement, Quality Processing, etc. Certifications/courses:  Project Planning, Monitoring, Evaluation and Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) by PPMI  Purchasing Management  Credit (IBP)  Credit Practice Course  Operational Risk  Operational Risk Management  Group Code of Conduct  Consumer Banking  Salaam Banking  The Power of Segmentation  Environmental & Social Risk  Continuously Improving the way we Work  Health & Safety  Living with HIV e-Learning Contact Details : sheikh_nouman@hotmail.com

Senior development professional with over twenty-five years of experience working in emerging, conflict, and post-conflict societies on international development programs focused on capacity-building, civil society, institutional strengthening, and gender integration. Technical specialist and consultant. Experienced manager of project teams, with demonstrated ability in all aspect of program/project management. Specialties Civil society, capacity development; institutional strengthening; gender analysis and integration; trainer, local capacity builder and mentor; program / project management; emerging, conflict and post-conflict society experience.

International development practitioner with 10 years of experience in programs development and planning, project and program management and delivery, monitoring, evaluation, accountability and learning (MEAL), strategic planning, communications, reporting, project coordination, budgeting, research and analysis, knowledge management (KM), stakeholder management, and capacity building. He has managed multiple development projects funded by international development organizations including Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO), US Agency for international development (USAID), US State Department (DOS), Oxfam GB, National Endowment for Democracy (NED), United Nations (UN) agencies- UNFPA, UNESCO, Australian Agency for International Development (AUSAID) and Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit and GmbH or GIZ, focused on governance, community resilience, gender-based violence (GBV), health and WASH, climate change and disaster risk reduction (DRR), education and youth development. He is an expert researcher and an international level trainer having co-authored over 10 comprehensive research publications followed by over 100 extensive capacity-building workshops, dialogue sessions, and conferences throughout Pakistan with stakeholders ranging from media personnel, local government, civil society organizations, youth and women, police, academia and etc. He has also worked as a consultant for various civil society organizations (CSOs) in Pakistan. Farhan has significant international exposure and participated in conferences and workshops in the United States of America (USA), Germany, Malaysia, Turkey, Indonesia and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) conducted by leading global development organizations.

I work at the German Development Bank (KfW) as Senior Sector Specialist (Governance) in Islamabad managing a diversified governance secotor. That involves programming for improved political economy, efficient public services, people's participation, infrastructure development, climate protection and renewable energy. This roles comes with an extensive program (grant) management experience in Pakistan's fragile (conflict and crisis affected) context requiring significant political reform, institutional strengthening, and policy formulation based on socio-economic revitalisation. Over the years, I undertook program management and policy advocacy. I managed the Australian Aid in stabilisation, humanitarian and resilience sectors, pivoting on dynamic partnerships with WFP, the WB, ADB, UNFPA, OCHA and Save the Children. For the Australian government, I acted as a humanitarian specialist leading emergency responses and disaster management in Pakistan. I developed extensive experience in social inclusion and protection spaces, particularly disability inclusion, women's empowerment, and rebuilding displaced communities. For a decade, I worked as a geopolitical analyst at a time when Pakistan was reeling under a military regime and militancy. This experience together with my education has offered a unique perspective on development programming. This embedded conflict sensitivity and do-no-harm approaches in my aid management. In the past, I managed Australian small grants aid programs, including Direct Aid Program, Sports Outreach Program and Human Rights Grants Scheme. I assisted Australia's migration/refugee review tribunals in protection cases. involving Pakistani citizens.

I have more than twenty years of experience in the field of development sector and seven years of in-depth working for strengthening and capacity building in areas of Economis Growth, local Governance, ten years of experience in Gender Development, Project Management, Forestry, Agriculture and Infrastructure. I had worked with National Reconstruction Bureau (NRB), a think tank, to implement decentralization with the support of UNDP and USAID in Pakistan. I implemented number of projects for Social mobilization, Education, Finance, Governance and Local Government sponsored by ADB and USAID from 2000 and 2013, in Punjab and in KPK. I worked in District That Work a USAID and CRISP project as Community Development Advisor and was responsible to undertake institutional assessment, training needs assessment, manual development, negotiating with district and Tehsil administration to undertake capacity building measures and development project in all over Pakistan for Financial Management, Health and Education. I managed grants to government and citizen community boards and ensures timely implementation of these grants. Worked for Education and governance networks and institutions in Government to develop skills for compliance and implementation of responsibilities by officials and elected leadership. During local government elections in 2005, developed mechanisms and systems to ensure accountability and transparency in the functioning of local governments through well-defined monitoring systems. I have been integral in the development of citizen engagement in the process and responsiveness of local government through training and awareness activities. Working on various international positions in Pakistan, India, Bangladesh and Afghanistan, and contributed in development sector initiatives through capacity building, institutional development, policy review and human resources management.

Currently I am working with Islamic Relief Pakistan as Humanitarian Response Manager for Pakistan Programme. Before that I had been working with International Rescue Committee as Senior Programme Manager for Pakistan Programme and with Islamic Relief respectively. I had been involved in all major humanitarian responses within Pakistan; In addition to that I was also a part of international assignment for Chad IDPs response with IRW and worked as Project Coordinator in Sudan-Darfur with Merlin. In my previous experience, my responsibilities included but not limited to budget management, Security management and Logistics and HR management. Providing periodic reports has enhanced my knowledge of donor requirements. I have experienced in reporting to different donors (UNDP, WFP, UNICEF, DIFD, EC etc). Working closely with stake holders and government authorities has boosted my communication and diplomatic skills. Also, in many occasions I have been meeting donors and other agencies where I put my communications skills to a good use. All these meeting – with Stake holders and donors require a lot of flexibility and negotiations and I feel I can do it well. I have the ability to manage staff from different backgrounds ensuring that work is done as required while giving necessary support to grow. I oversee logistics operations ensuring that all procurements are in line with Organization and donor requirements. I have the experience of working with multi-cultural teams where English is the medium of communication. In my role I was responsible for security monitoring and management on daily basis. I have worked and lived in Darfur Sudan for more than two years which is considered an insecure and a fairly isolated place which proves my ability to adapt to isolated and insecure environments.