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Dear Concern,

It is with great enthusiasm that I submit my application for said position advertised by your
prestigious organization, I must tell you that I have great interest in this position. To give you
a brief overview of my skillset – I have 10 years of working experience in NGO sector with
organizations such as USAID, Engro Foundation and International Rescue Committee at
various roles worked with donors such as DFID, ECO, DAI, USAID, Montpelier, Dubai
Care… etc.

I have been through this journey since 10 years working with vulnerable communities all
over Sindh Region working on various themes Health, Education, WASH, Food Security,
Livelihood, Relief Assistance, Protection, SDGs and Community Development. Through this
journey, I had learned a lot about communities by working along with them and be
successful in bringing positive change. Along with my experience in community
development, I have done MS in Project Management which enables me to handle multi-
million complex/though deadline projects. I have strong project management skills; I am
used to wearing many hats and I sincerely enjoy it.

My USP those enable me to complete complex/ tough deadline projects on time with
required quality, managing large teams, leaving stakeholders and vendors satisfied are:

 Program/Project Development & Design - Project Management for Development


 Designing & Implementing M&E System - Results-Based Project Management:
M&E
 Risk Management - Change Management - Quality Management
 Evidence Based Management, Knowledge Management
 Process & Policy Development - Project integration –
 Well versed on all Project Management tools, and techniques
 Team Development – Team Building - Capacity & Development
 Leadership (handling diverse Teams) – Strategic Management
 Stakeholder Management, building partnerships with govt and other stakeholders
 Hands-on experience on 72 standard PMI tools for project management
 Proficiency in project management software’s (Primavera 6, MS Project Professional)
 Community Development – Community Engagement
 Report Writing (weekly, Monthly, Quarterly & Annual) – Project Proposal

I am confident that with my experience and expertise, I would be an asset to your team.

Truly,

Waqar Hussain
syed WaqarHussain shah
Personal Statement “Jack of all master in ONE” +92-331-3859341
Successful, efficient & reliable Project Management Professional 14+ years of experience 45504-7755079-1
managing multi-million-dollar projects, coordinating workforce team, stakeholders, donors and
performing M&E and analysis Specialist aiming to leverage considerable experience and efficiency syed.taurus85@gmail.com
expertise into project manager role. A competitive and strategic leader with exemplary negotiation, waqar.bukkhari
presentation and communication skills. Proven ability to support multiple projects with medium to https://twitter.com/Taurus85Syed
high complexity. Consistent track record of project planning, implementation and execution and on-
time and on quality delivery. https://www.linkedin.com/in/waqarhussainshah/

Skills & Abilities Work Experience


 Project & Program Management Programs Manager Takhleeq Foundation
 Project Management Office (PMO) Working on DAI-TABEER project focusing SDG-16 (Rule Duration: April, 18- Aug, 19
 Supply Chain Management of Law). SDG-16: Develop and provincial launch of Charter Sector: NGO
of Demand, IEC material, Research TOR. Organize & Donor: DAI
 Project Planning & Risk Management
Conduct Consultative Sessions, Town Hall Meetings, Radio IPs’: MRDO, Indus
 M&E, Quality Management Campaign, advocacy meetings, provincial launch SDG, Consortium, Sindh
 Reporting & Documentation provincial consultative session, awareness sessions, Community Foundation.
 Communications (Stakeholder & Donor) awareness campaign, Election Campaign: comer Staff Supervised: 50
 Management & Leadership meetings, Bar Council Session, Minority Session, Rally. Target Area: Sindh
 Coordination/ Administration Reporting: Weekly, Monthly and Annual Reporting. Budget: 7.2 Million Rupees
Achievement Thematic Area: SDGs
 HR Management, Team Management
Developed Sindh coalition for SDG-16 including 4 partner
 Strategic and Portfolio Management org, selected as “Coalition Lead” representing Sindh.
 Cost Control, KPI’s Assistant Project Director Engro Foundation
 Primvera-6, MS Project Professional Michel Obama’s initiative PTS is a 102 million rupees Duration: Feb, 17 – Feb, 2018
 MS Office, SPSS, NVivo 12 project on giving training to 1800 adolescent girls (age 13- Sector: NGO
 Mind Manager, Asana, Awaza 19)con VT, LSBE followed by internship and Donor: USAID
entrepreneurship of 5 selected UCs of Ghokti & Karachi. Partner: World Learning, TfP
Education Trainings: “VTC”: Select & Train 330 Girls on 04 Trades IPs’: TTC Daharki, Amantech,
MS/ MPhil Project Management (Web design, MS Office, ECE, Beautician & Textile). IRC, MITI, IBA Sukkur and
Bahria Univeristy Karachi – 2017 -2019 “Internship” & “Entrepreneurship” to 60 Girls, along with INJAAZ.
“Business Support” provide with startup Kits.
Masters of Arts (Economics) “LSBE:” to 1620 (age 13-19) govt & pvt school girls
Shah Abdul Latif University Khairpur – 2007 Reporting: Weekly, Quarterly and Annual Reporting, Staff Supervised: 5
Diploma in Information Technology Baseline report, End line Report, M&E Reporting,. Monitored: 37
Technocrat Institute Sukkur - 2004 Managed project activities, budget and team to achieve Location: Daharki
Advance Management project goal along with communication with Donor and Budget: 102 Million Rupees
IBA Sukkur – 2017 IPs. Involved in huge project procurements. Thematic Area: Education,
Quantitative Method for Decision Making Achievement Vocational Training,
IBA Karachi -2014  Successfully provided Vocational Training-330, Entrepreneurship
Officers English Language Course internship-60, Entrepreneurship Training-60 along with
PIMSD Sukkkur – 2013 LSBE training to 1300 adolescent.
Specialization in Project Management District M&E Manager ITACEC
University of California, Irvine (Online) – 2017
Implemented M&E system at Dist: level. Implemented Sector: NGO ( Non-Profit)
Designing and Implementing M&E Systems RBM system, including M&E tools like PMP, periodical Duration: May-Dec, 2016
Agha Khan Development Network (online) – 2014
Progress Monitoring reports and Automatic Target Donor: Dubai Care
HR Practice Calculators for our projects/programs. Developed Baseline Stakeholders: Education
Cornell University New York (Online) - 2011 survey Report of DC-III. Developed the database; case Dept:
Project Management in Development (PMD Pro) studies, success stories and project progress Report. Budget: $ 1,635,000
Last Mile Learning (LINGOS Online) – 2017 Providing timely information around project successes to Location: Sukkur
Report Writing be scaled up as well as challenges to allow ‘course Thematic Area: Primary
Virtual Comsats Islamabad-2018 correction’. Participated in Strategic planning. Designed Education, ECE
Log frame, carried out end-of-project evaluation.
Articles Achievement
 12 Most Common Fears Holding You Back  Revamped & developed Baseline Survey and M&E
from Success
Framework
 7 Resume Writing Mistakes to Avoid
Projects Assistant Project Manager OSDI
 Bahria University Sports Gala PMP Responsible for field coordination, Database Management, Sector: CSR ( Non-Profit)
 Serene Airline Training Centre Procurement Plan Policy Implementation, Follow up on Progress reports, Duration: Mar, 13–April, 16
 KFC Pakistan Construction Of Cold Storage collect and analyse Field Reports, Monitor, update & share Donor: Marine Group, Montpelier
Warehouse Risk Management Plan Project's status. Admin/HR management tasks. Field Budget: 50 Million Rupees
Research Paper Monitoring visits. Staff supervised: 95
 Project Risk Management-Failure and Achievement Location: Karachi, Shikarpur,
Success Jacobabad, Khairpur
Memberships  Promoted Team Leader to Programs Coordinator Thematic Area: Education,
Sites # of Course  Managed diverse teams of 5 districts all-round Pakistan WASH, Health, Livelihood,
 Distributed & recovered ADP loan to 100 beneficiaries at Food Security and Disaster
Lynda.com 45 Relief Assistance
Dist Jacobabad with along with 10% CDF
Edx.com 03  Increased crop productivity up to 4x at Dist Jacobabad.
Coursera 06
HR Officer IRC International
Alison 02
Recruitment, Orientation, Employee Personal Filling, Sector: NGO
Klearning 05 Employee Contract, ID Cards, Health Insurance, Benefits Duration; Nov, 10–Aug,
Udemy 13 Administration, Leave Status, Payroll, Staff Training & 2012
nonprofitready.org 06 Development, Performance Management, HR Filling, HRIS, Donor: DFID, ECO
Novoed.com 03 HR reporting (addition, deletion, change memos, extension, Staff supervised: 00
retention), Handling Staff Grievances and staff exit. Sukkur, Hyderabad, Shikarpur,
Achievement Shahdadkot, MirpurKhas, Umer kot
Organizational TRAININGS  Runner-up certificate for Support Staff Of The Year Thematic Area: Health,
International Rescue Committee  Conducted 100+ & facilitated in 450 Interviews, WASH, Livelihoods &
Supply Chain Management Logistics & Protection
 Maintained 600+ Employee Database & Filling
Warehousing Admin & HR training
Procurement - Gender Mainstreaming
Field Manager ICIL Pakistan
Implementation of Org & HR policies Handle advance salary reports of 42 branches of NBP Sector: Banking (Business)
OSDI with other ABL and Meezan banks verification reports all Duration: Jan, 09–Oct, 2010
Ensure Sustainability &Ownership: Road Map to over Sindh. Ensure transparency. Clients: NBP, ABL, Mezan Bank
Exit Achievement Staff supervised: 50
Idara Taleem O Agahi  Successfully increased business by increasing the cost Location: Sukkur
Teachers Without Frontier (TWF) Chalo of verification reports from Rs. 130/- to Rs. 495/- Thematic Area: Bank Loan
Parho Barho (CPB) Learning for Access
(L4A)  M&E Framework Result Based Admin Officer Huawei Technologies
Management Conduct Baseline Survey World’s leading telecommunication company doing Sector: Cooperate
Engro Foundation business with mobile companies and internet service Duration: Jan, 07–Dec, 2008
Report Writing  Gender Sensitivity providers. Responsible to lead all Administration, Clients: Ufone, Moblink,
FAFEN Pakistan Finance, HR and logistical support of programs and Auger Wimax
How to be a Master Trainer Pre- Post and operations in Sindh region under supervision of Project Staff supervised: 80
Election Day Observation Director. Office management, Asset management, SCM, Location: Karachi
Procurement, coordinating with vendors, Finance and Thematic Area:
EXPOSURE team leads, process payments, monitoring accounts and Telecommunication
Management payments, HR and perform liaison duties
Strategic Management Team Building Achievement
Master Trainer Leadership Skills  Three promotion in last 12 months of my career
Coaching & Supervision Skills Event M&E Assistant UEI@ESRA
Coordination Reporting, field visits, facilitate in conducting trainings. Sector: NGO (Non-Profit)
HR Management Monitoring of schools and evaluating effect of trainings on Duration: Sept, 2004–Oct,
Recruitment & Selection HR Management
teachers. Organize meetings, reporting, filling, data 2006
Policy Enforcement Training Capacity
Building Performance Management
management, performance appraisal of employees. To Donor: USAID
Conflict Management Employee provide administrative support to team Stakeholders: Education Dept
Relation Achievement Location: Sukkur
Research  Employee of the year at 2004-2005 & 2005-2006 Thematic Area: Teacher Training
Qualitative & Quantitative Research
Data Analysis Report Skills Log
Frame Result Based Management
Project/ Prog Management
Procurement Budgeting  Scope
Management Schedule Management
Project Quality Management  Project
Communication Management Risk
Management Stakeholder Management
M&E Security Administration /
Coordination Supply Chain Management

Master Trainer
Trained about 2000 staff members of
organization and stakeholders.
Organization Participants
ICIL 150
IRC Intranational 50
FAFEN 1150
OSDI 900
ITACEC 300
Total 2500

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