Projects

Preventing violent Extremism by Empowering youth and Women
2024 - 2025

Organization: UNODC

The project funded by EU and implemented in coordination with UNODC and NACTA Pakistan to. Empower youth and females in Sindh and Baluchistan.

Skills: Entrepreneurship, Soft Skills, Higher ducation and Future Job Skills

Youth Eco-Development through Green Entrepreneurship
Aug 2025 - Present

Organization: Sukkur IBA University (AACSB Accredited)

The project identifies youth from the Mirpurkhas Region to provide 3 trainings and incubation for venture plan development. This initiative enables them to design eco-friendly business ideas addressing emerging climate change issues in the Mirpurkhas region of Sindh Province, Pakistan.

Skills: Entrepreneurship

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UNICEF - Development and Delivery of the European Union’s Sindh Technical Assistance, Development through Enhanced Education Programme (STA-DEEP)
Apr 2022 - Present

Organization: Sukkur IBA University (AACSB Accredited)

Team Lead for the European Union’s STA-DEEP Project, awarded by UNICEF to EDC Sukkur IBA University in 2022. This project focuses on capacity development, monitoring & evaluation frameworks, and the development of digital platforms and resources.

Skills: Research, Analysis, Proposal Writing, Training, Project Management

Executing and Utilizing Labor Market Scans
Aug 2022 - May 2023

Organization: Freelance Consultant - Epower Hong Kong

Consultant for Emerging Markets Foundation, equipping participants from Hong Kong, Indonesia, the Philippines, and Vietnam to conduct labor market scans. Responsibilities included designing a market scan methodology, setting up a career library, and managing an online community of alumni for market research and career guidance.

Skills: Career Counseling, Training & Development, Management Consulting, Entrepreneurship, Analytical skills

Regional Youth Digital Skills Strategies – Stage 1 (South Asia)
Jul 2021 - Jan 2022

Organization: Freelance Consultant - Common Wealth Secretariat UK

Team lead for a project awarded by the Commonwealth Secretariat, evaluating digital skill gaps among youth in South and East Asia. The project suggested strategies and programs for digital skills development among youth in Pakistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Sri Lanka, India, and the Maldives.

Skills: Research, Analysis, Proposal Writing, Training, Project Management

Country Lead - Global University Entrepreneurial Spirit Student Survey (GUESSS), Pakistan
Dec 2015 - Sep 2021

Organization: Freelance Consultant

As Country Representative/Team Lead, led the Pakistani segment of GUESSS in collaboration with Sukkur IBA University and partner universities across Pakistan. Responsible for developing national and international reports and collaborating with the global project manager at the Swiss Research Institute of Small Business and Entrepreneurship at the University of St.Gallen, Switzerland.

Skills: Entrepreneurship, Research, Analysis, Proposal Writing, Training, Project Management

Key-expert for CERBM Project - Governance and Policy Project Balochistan (GPP)
Oct 2019 - Apr 2021

Organization: Freelance Consultant - Asian Institute of Technology (AIT), Thailand

Key Expert providing training on data collection, ICT usage, and impact evaluation. Contributed to the development of executive dashboards, training reports, advocacy workshops, and a beneficiary service satisfaction survey mechanism. Conducted surveys, data analysis, and created a comprehensive report based on findings.

Skills: Research, Analysis, Proposal Writing, Training, Project Management

Team Lead - 4000 School Teacher Training Project
Jan 2018 - Jul 2019

Organization: Sukkur IBA University (AACSB Accredited) - Sindh Education Foundation

Headed the EDC and Sindh Education Foundation initiative to train 4,000 teachers in Science, English, Math, and Social Studies, strengthening content knowledge and pedagogy skills.

Skills: Research, Training, Project Management

Teach for Khairpur Initiative
Jan 2018 - Mar 2019

Organization: Sukkur IBA University (AACSB Accredited)

Led the 'Teach for Khairpur Initiative' to enhance education quality through establishing science labs, providing a mobile science laboratory, and building ICT skills for approximately 1,000 students.

Skills: Entrepreneurship, Training

Sindh Education Foundation 600 Head Teachers Training Program
Apr 2016 - Mar 2017

Organization: Sukkur IBA University (AACSB Accredited)

Directed a program to train 600 head teachers, focusing on enhancing leadership and educational skills in the Sindh Education Foundation.

Skills: Training

Eco-entrepreneurship Program - Youth Eco-Development Project
2022 - 2024

Organization: Sukkur IBA Mirpurkhas Campus

Under the 'Power to Youth' Project funded by Norwegian Church Aid (NCA) and the European Union, this program trains youth in eco-friendly business ventures addressing climate change issues in Mirpurkhas, Sindh.

Skills: Entrepreneurship

Developing Research Excellence Framework
2025-2026

Organization: British Council / HEC Pakistan

This project aims to develop a Research Excellence Framework (REF) for Pakistan's Higher Education Commission (HEC) in collaboration with Prof. Jeremy Hall renowned expert in research evaluation and policy from the Science Policy Research Unit (SPRU) at the University of Sussex UK. The project will focus on capacity-building of ten selected universities and enhancing the capabilities of their Offices of Research Innovation and Commercialization (ORICs) to the next level. Objectives: Develop a Research Excellence Framework:Design and develop a comprehensive REF for Pakistan's HEC tailored to the country's higher education landscape and research priorities. Capacity-Building: Provide training and capacity-building programs for faculty members and researchers from ten selected universities focusing on researcexcellence grant writing and research manageent. ORIC Development: Enhance the capabilities of ORICs in the participating universities enabling them to effectively manage research innovation and commercialization activities. Expected Outcomes: 1. Research Excellence Framework: A comprehensive REF for Pakistan's HEC tailored to the country's higher education landscape and research priorities. 2. Capacity-Built Universities: Ten universities with enhanced research capacity including trained faculty members and researchers and effective ORICs. 3. Improved Research Management* : Enhanced research management systems and strategies in participating universities enabling them to effectively manage research innovation and commercialization activities. By developing a Research Excellence Framework and building the capacity of universities and ORICs this project will contribute to enhancing the quality and impact of research in Pakistan's higher education sector.

Skills: Research