Mr.

Asif Iqbal
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Nationality: Pakistani

Year of Birth: 04/01/1980

Profession: Resettlement Expert

Cell: 92-3439598033

Passport: Pakistani

Overall Experience: 15 years

email ID: asiftoru@yahoo.com

Key Qualifications:
Master's degree in Anthropology from University of Peshawar.
15 years' divers experience in the field of developments of at different consultants' and NGOs,
subject to Socio- Economic Resettlement, Relief and Rehabilitation, Impact Assessment,
Monitoring and Elevation and Hydropower Feasibility Studies conducted at various Projects.
Experience of working with donor Agencies like UN-HABITAT, RELIEF INTERNATIONAL
etc.) on a number of funded Projects, specialise in stack holders’ engagement, labour and
human rights indigenous people and community development.
1. National DRAINAGE Program Institutional Reform component NDPIR-ACE-WAPDA
Assisted.
2. Feasibility study of Pattan Hydropower project PHP-NDC WAPDA Assisted.
3. Feasibility study of Thakot Hydropower project NDC WAPDA Assisted.
4. United Nation Human Settlement program UN-HABITAT.
5. Baseline and Socio-Economic Survey, Stake holders training at reconstruction project FRC
French Red Cross.
6. Mobilization, Trainings, Monitoring and Elevation with IR- Relief International.
7. Hygiene Promotion activities MSF France - Medicine Sans Frontiers.

Education:
Master's Degree, Anthropology, University of Peshawar (2003- 2004)
Graduation in Sociology from University of Peshawar (2002)
Matriculation, District Mardan (1994-1996)

Publications:

• Feasibility Study of Thakot Hydropower Project.

• Basic research Conducted on "Adjustment Problems of Minorities.
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Employment Record:

Employer MSF (Medicine Sans Frontiers France)

Input MCH (Mother Child Health)

July-2018 to June-2021 Health Promotion Officer.

Description of Duties
• Awareness regarding MCH in district Peshawar and FR regions.
• Developing linkages of community and other stake holders with their respective BHUs and
RHCs.
• Counselling and taking health awareness sessions with male attendance with patients
regarding MCH.

Employer NDC Consultants

Position Held Principal Sociologist,

August-2016 to April-2018 Thakot Hydropower Project.

Description of Duties
• To conduct Survey (DMS), census of DPs inventory of reservoir assets/losses, input of
data and analysis screening of vulnerable data identification of illegible persons, houses for
resettlement benefits.
• Socio- Economic, agricultural and environmental impact area's data analysis and reporting.

Employer National Development Consultants.

Designation Sociologist

December-2014 to Sep-2015 Feasibility Study of Patan Hydropower Project.

Description of Duties
• Door to door assessment of community
• Data collection in the field, compiling data and preparing reports
• Conducting agriculture & Socio-Economic surveys
• Preparing assessment reports and keeping record of data collected.
• Preparing and keeping record of community infrastructure
• Coordination meetings with local public for gathering information through questionnaire
proforma
• Meeting local people in regards to project awareness

Employer: Relief International

Position Held Social Organizer

June-2011 to Dec-2013 RI Relief International Reconstruction Project for Flood

affectee's UNHCR Funded.
Description of Duties
• Making contact with and organizing local communities in the most appropriate forms of
organization (in the given situational context)
• Physical area mapping for the project interventions in targeted communities.
• Need Assessment of beneficiaries as per organizational criteria.
• Identification & formation of village reconstructions committees (VRC).
• Responsible to conduct coordination meeting with union council secretary.
• Educate, empower and motivate local communities as per objectives of Relief International.
 • Implement and achieve the program activities in the community at that grass root level
• Training local leaders and activities in the basics of organizing communities and introducing
a program of savings, capital formation, and skill development.
• Providing support to and for maximum women participation in project activities (permanent
shelter construction)
• Providing support in preparing monthly /quarterly work plan
• Providing data of field to Monitoring & Evaluation Section in time
• Coordinate meetings for discussion between Community Organizations with the relevant
Authorities
• Awareness creation of unfair /unjust unlawful practices.
• Submission of activity reports to Team Leader
• Any other duty (related to program or support functions) as and when assigned by
supervisor or management.

Employer: PEACE (Peoples Empowerment and Consulting

Enterprise)

Position Held Social Organizer, Mardan

January-2009 to Dec-2010

Description of Duties
• Training of all the staff in community, Village base organizations
• To monitor all the activities performed by the field staff in their field areas
• To form cluster committees as per social organization structure in each Union Council
• To train members of the community in organization and development in the field areas
• To motivate and coordinate with the EPI technicians (Expanded Program on Immunization)
to vaccinate children and CBAs in their respective areas on regular basis
• To lead the Community Organizations towards self-reliance
• To prepare and submit regular reports on social organization
• Developing linkages with other agencies and organizations

Employer: UN – HABITAT Reconstruction project HRC (Housing

Reconstruction Canter), Muzaffarabad, and Abbotabad

Position Held Senior Social mobilizer

August 2007 to May 2009 Reconstruction Project for Earthquake Afectees

Description of Duties
• To facilitate the Partner Organizations (PO) in formation of Village Reconstruction
Committee (VRC)
• To facilitate PO to improve coordination with Army Assistance and Inspection Teams
• To facilitate the PO to coordinate with Earthquake Rehabilitation and Reconstruction
Authority (ERRA)
• To Advise PO for identification of Artisans in the target areas
• To facilitate PO to coordinate with Notables
• To monitor Social Mobilization Trainings in the target areas to ensure the quality of the
trainings designed for VRCs
• To motivate the people to attend the meetings of VRCs
 • To monitor the PO staff while coordinating with the VRCs
• To promote the culture of safe reconstruction in the area with the coordination of PO
• To Monitor and assist the safe house reconstruction in the rural areas.

Employer: French Red Cross Society (FRCS)

Position Held Social Mobilizer

March, 2006 - May, 2007 Reconstruction Project for Earth Quack Affected
Battagram

Description of Duties

• To assess/ survey the union councils of Gijbori, Trand and Kuza Banda (Ex: affected
population number, destroyed houses numbers, location of the houses in need of
assistance, general condition of all the buildings in the area)
• To provide assessment reports of UC Gijbori, Tarand and Kuza Banda
• To ensure good flow of communication between local communities and PR Coordinator
• To gather information about the current situation in the targeted villages
• supported the affected population during the reconstruction process, organizing training and
activities on the field to aware the communities’ members on different subjects

Employer: National Drainage Programme - Institutional Reforms

(NDP – IR, ACE),

Position Held Sociologist

March, 2005 - April 2007 Irrigation Project at district Mardan, Swabi, Charsadda
and District Malakand

Description of Duties

• Establishment of Farmer Organization (FO) on Canal / Disty / Minor at Upper Swat and
Lower Canal
• Motivate and aware the farmers for supervision and responsibilities of Minor/ Disty & Canal.
• Transfer of knowledge to FO about Provincial Irrigation and Drainage Authority (PIDA).
• Close liaison between farmers and Irrigation department.
• Capacity building for FO
• Monitoring of the field activities

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