A Medical Doctor with a Masters degree in Bioethics/Public Health; proven excellence in leadership, networking and coordination; strong communication skills in diverse cultural settings; over five years of experience spearheading UN and USAID funded integrated emergency nutrition response in Low-middle income countries; Certified by Johns Hopkins COVID-19 contact tracing training program; Fluent in English Urdu and regional languages; experienced in emergency disaster preparedness and response, training and leading multi-disciplinary teams, Project management, health informatics and proficient in data analysis, epidemiology research methods; demonstrated skills in documentation, report writing and situation reports/bulletins seeks a challenging leadership opportunity in order to make a positive impact on the lives of the most vulnerable flood affected communities.
Provincial Nutrition Working group Coordinator at UNICEF Karachi. Career level: NO-C. SSA Consultancy.Responsible for leading the Nutrition Cluster/Working Group at Provincial level in Sindh. Identify key humanitarian partners ensure appropriate coordination between all Nutrition humanitarian partners as well as provincial and local authorities. Ensure and maintain sector coordination mechanisms. Develop an exit/transition strategy for Nutrition programs working in Nutrition in different districts. Promote and support capacity building of Govt. NGO and INGOs and civil society in Nutrition; Advocate to carry out priority interventions /activities in sector and resource mobilization. Preparing and updating needs assessment and gap identification reports to identify gaps in Nutrition Interventions in province.
: Provincial Coordinator, Nutrition, Sindh, Inter-sectoral Nutrition Secretariat INSS (Nutrition section) at Planning & Development Dept. Government of Sindh; As Head of the Nutrition Section and leading the Inter-sectoral Nutrition Secretariat established at the Planning & Development Dept. responsible to facilitate stewardship and coordination over the planning, implementation, management, oversight monitoring and evaluation of sector-specific operational plans with line departments and development partners. Integrate Nutrition- Sensitive interventions into various action plans of line departments like Agriculture, Water Sanitation Hygiene and Education, Social protection and Women’s Development Department. Monitor and supervise the implementation and ensure coordination with World Bank-funded Nutrition Support Program in 9 Districts of Sindh. Focal Person for FAO s Zero Hunger Project. Focal Person for all Nutrition related foreign funded programs in Sindh.