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Education
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Accomplishments
Affiliations
Certification
Training Delivered
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Munnaza  Asif

Munnaza Asif

Rawalpindi - Punjab

Summary

Organizational leader and educational administrator offering 25 years of experience as educator and school Head for High school leadership. Exercises honed competencies in development, implementation and execution of performance-enhancing programs. Outstanding skills in parent communication, conflict resolution and staff management. Known for consistently supporting faculty and staff as advocate leader.

Well-qualified Training Specialist adept at planning and implementing onsite and remote training programs. Authoritative and clear communicator with enthusiastic style and insightful approach. Offering years of calling on prospects and turning them into referral opportunities. Considered driven, talented, smart and a valuable addition to any team.

Overview

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Work History

High School Principal

Cantt Public Girls High School - Lalazar
Rawalpindi - Punjab
2017.04 - Current
  • Monitored and evaluated educational programs to maintain high-quality performance objectives and standards.
  • Encouraged interdepartmental and cross-functional teams collaboration in development and support of student activities, programs and lessons.
  • Oversaw schedule management and protocols for orientation, registration and related activities.
  • Prepared school budget and submitted to school board with recommendations for hiring, capital expenditures and cost-saving initiatives.
  • Scheduled office meetings and client appointments for a team of professional in setting Curriculum.
  • Maintained safety and security of all students and staff
  • Collaborated with teachers and administrators to discuss the academic needs of students including teaching resources.
  • Implemented reading and writing workshops to increase student literacy and support school reading programs.
  • Collaborated with teachers and administrators to develop and evaluate national and international school programs by sharing student success data and insights.
  • Mentored newly hired educators and provided encouragement and feedback.
  • Communicated policies and procedures to students and parents regarding student behavior.
  • Established instructional practices driven by statistical performance data.
  • Administered personnel policies and procedures and approved professional staff additions.
  • Introduced modifications to English and Math curriculum and introduced new, effective instructional techniques.
  • Trained teachers on effective teaching techniques, classroom management strategies and behavior modification.
  • Established instructional practices driven through statistical performance data.
  • Performed classroom evaluations to assess teacher strategies and effectiveness.

Trainer | Consultant

British Council Pakistan
Rawalpindi - Punjab
2015.08 - Current
  • To conduct training for British Council where and when required
  • Conduct baseline evaluation survey and end-of-course evaluation survey for every training session.
  • To submit report on each training session and at the end of the programme which covers challenges, solutions, and recommendations
  • Complete 7.5 hours of training session for a number of scheduled days and ensuring that all the contents of the training program are covered in their entirety within the given timing.
  • Checking of pre & post assessments and compilation of result.
  • Ensuring that a training conduct report is filled out, in the provided format and handed to the training coordinator at the end of each session .
  • Handling of stressful situations with grace, patience, understanding, and flexibility.
  • Identified issues, analyzed information and provided solutions to problems.
  • Developed and maintained courteous and effective working relationships.
  • Created spreadsheets using Microsoft Excel for daily, weekly and monthly reporting.
  • Adhered to social distancing protocols and wore mask or face shield.
  • Developed team communications and information for meetings.
  • Worked to maintain outstanding attendance record, consistently arriving to work ready to start immediately.
  • Completed paperwork, recognizing discrepancies and promptly addressing for resolution

As an International School Award Trainer & Consultant

  • Inviting visitors from other countries into school.
  • Initiating communication links with other schools in the UK and abroad.
  • Reporting to staff and governors as appropriate.
  • Providing articles about recent international work for the school magazine.
  • To audit the current curriculum and identify further opportunities to develop the International Dimension across the Key Stage
  • To regularly evaluate the impact of international activities.
  • To develop and maintain resources to promote the International Dimension.
  • To develop, monitor and support global school links and exchanges.
  • To liaise with and support visitors from other countries.
  • To be aware of LEA initiatives to promote the International Dimension and work alongside them in the development of an international dimension.

Curriculum Developer

APS&C | CPEI & ML&C
Rawalpindi , Punjab
2015.03 - Current
  • Collaborated with colleagues in developing benchmark lessons and identifying curriculum needs of faculty.
  • Teamed with subject matter experts in evaluation and revision of training tools in order to continually improve learning platforms.
  • Effectively implemented best training practices and principles in planning and creation of instructional materials.
  • Researched and incorporated current trends and data into standard curriculum for History, English, and Science.
  • Worked closely with instructors to prepare online materials, content and tools to facilitate training Locally /globally.
  • Designed course materials and supported implementation.
  • Provided subject matter expertise on all courses, materials and lesson plans.
  • Delivered private instruction to adult learners in variety of fields on leadership development, professional writing ,communication and delivery of presentations.
  • Contributed to development of comprehensive employee training courses.
  • Designed, implemented and managed successful training programs to meet department and school needs.
  • Collaborated with authorities to determine course objectives.
  • Targeted diverse learning modalities in development of new course content and training programs.

Master Trainer

National Financial Literacy Program - NIBAF
Islamabad - ICT
2018.11 - 2021.04
  • To impart essential financial education to Pakistani youth and school going children for strengthening of their money management skills and understanding of financial matters.
  • Ensure trainings aims to impart civic education along with financial literacy.
  • Enable to support students to set their educational and future goals
  • Analyzed training, student outcomes and course delivery metrics to produce reports for senior management.

Master Trainer -EDO's

Free And Fair Election Network – SSDO
Islamabad - ICT
2018.07 - 2019.12
  • To report to DC/PM for activities/performance
  • Provided in-house training to new trainees concerning maintenance of standardized training approaches.
  • attended training (ToT) arranged by SSDO /TDEA
  • Delivered training to election observers as External resource person & supported SSDO for activities/reporting
  • Supported CC for Identification/selection/profiling/training of election observers
  • Supported CC in arranging training of observers, make deployment plan etc
  • Supported CC for applying/collecting accreditation cards from election office
  • Supported CC on election day activities (deployment of election observer, collect check lists

Section Head - Teacher Trainer

APS&C for Girls - Westridge III
Rawalpindi - Punjab
2014.02 - 2017.01
  • Identified section KPIs and created measurement mechanism to track operations efficiency.
  • Scheduled weekly section meetings to review emerging challenges, identify opportunities and recognize high-performing employees.
  • Delivered weekly project updates to management to enhance program visibility and promote improved project performance..
  • conducted In-service teachers program to promote mutually beneficial outcomes.
  • Participated in many short and long term workshops as participant and trainer
  • Developed a training manual for subject - based training/ leadership training for school principals at regional level.
  • Organized and ran Monthly training sessions for number of staff of local teachers
  • conducted successful training sessions on leadership for school leaders.
  • Created an immersion-like environment to foster authentic learning and fluency
  • Worked as part of a multinational team of teachers and staff to provide a multicultural learning
  • Assisted with content creation and professional development while facilitating training
  • Coordinated leadership workshops to educate team members on best practices to optimize productivity.
  • Observed each employee's individual strengths and initiated mentoring program to improve areas of weakness.
  • Assisted in recruiting, hiring and training of team members.
  • Trained and guided team members to maintain high productivity and performance metrics.
  • Delivered leadership to executive team dedicated to driving ambitious targets with well-orchestrated plans.
  • Developed and implemented high-quality work environment as measured through employee satisfaction ratings.
  • Tracked employee attendance and punctuality, addressing repeat problems quickly to prevent long-term habits.
  • Trained new employees on proper protocols and institutional service standards.
  • Trained English teachers to adapt activities, create materials and on observation and feedback techniques.
  • Created new teacher manuals for Induction workshops.
  • Trained new teachers in school subjects /21st century pedagogical approaches/ Reading Mastery, digital literacy and other programs and skills

School Examination Head

APS&C - Westridge III
Rawalpindi - Punjab
2011.02 - 2016.05
  • Liaising with a wide range of internal and external stakeholders, including students, parents, Heads of Departments, Heads of school wings, teachers, site staff &IT staff.
  • Being aware of examination changes each academic year
  • Managing invigilators. This includes training new invigilators and updating existing invigilators on rules and regulation changes on an annual basis
  • Updating examination-related policies & managing the examination entry process, including gathering information from teaching staff to ensure that students' examination entries are made correctly and on time, making amendments/withdrawals etc.
  • Managing the examination preparation process. This includes preparing examination timetables for students and staff; creating seating plans for each examination room; briefing teachers receiving, checking and securely storing confidential examination materials; administering internal assessment etc.
  • Managing examination days in accordance with awarding body regulations, including preparing for each exam day, starting an examination, dealing with emergencies, irregularities and malpractice, ending the examination, collecting the examination scripts and packing and dispatching examination scripts
  • Contingency planning. Dealing with requests and administering post-results services
  • Participated in continuous improvement by generating suggestions, engaging in problem-solving activities to support teamwork.
  • Developed and implemented performance improvement strategies and plans to promote continuous improvement.
  • Used critical thinking to break down problems, evaluate solutions and make decisions.
  • Prepared variety of different written communications, reports and documents.
  • Completed paperwork, recognizing discrepancies and promptly addressing for resolution.

Spoken English & Read Program Coordinator

APS&C - WestridgeIII
Rawalpindi- Punjab
2013.01 - 2016.04
  • Assisted school administrators for the purpose of supporting them in meeting the needs of English Language Learners
  • Conduct meetings with staff for the purpose of coordinating whole school activities including disseminating and receiving information, planning and implementing activities/events.
  • Confer with staff as may be appropriate regarding instructional techniques, organization of practices, etc. for the purpose of providing guidance and mentoring.
  • Identified program needs (e.g. instructional materials and equipment, etc.) for the purpose of providing input to school administration that will enhance the ELD program.
  • Participated in meetings, workshops, trainings, and seminars for the purpose of conveying and/or gathering information required to perform functions.
  • Prepared a variety of reports and written materials (e.g. ELD plan, benchmark objectives) for the purpose of documenting activities and ensuring compliance with established guidelines.
  • Prepared progress reports on student growth to present to corporate leadership.
  • Research new material and recommends pilot projects for the purpose of providing the most effective program for the students.
  • Responds to inquiries from school management for the purpose of providing information, assistance and/or direction related to the grade level or special area activities
  • Managed diverse groups of students by teaching language acquisition in dynamic academic lessons and closely monitoring progress.
  • Developed English teaching aids, instructional software, multimedia visual aids and study materials.
  • Created curriculum and planned course content and methods of instruction.
  • Conducted group lectures and small-group instruction to teach and reinforce concepts.
  • Provided individual mentoring and special tutoring to struggling students.
  • Reviewed course materials and student progress to identify strengths and weaknesses for future improvements.
  • Worked with average of 40 students per class.
  • Balanced instruction, demonstration and personal work time for optimal student learning.

Faculty and Academic Coordinator

APS&C - Girls Branch - WestridgeIII
Rawalpindi- Punjab
2006.04 - 2016.01
  • Promoted program courses, activities and accomplishments, both internally and externally, to boost recruitment and retain diverse student body.
  • Optimized classroom transitions while encouraging and reinforcing student instruction and liaising with administration department leaders.
  • Conferred with educators to rebalance classes, increase resource utilization and integrate new technology.
  • Conferred with educators to identify current classroom concerns and diversify instructional strategies.
  • Mentored over 50+ students on academic problems and made professional recommendations.
  • Initiated new learning methods to achieve total student comprehension while curbing learning time.
  • Worked with English department to outline and schedule subject out-line required for students.
  • Increased parent satisfaction through PTM and individual student/ parent conferences to improve parent-child bonding skills.
  • Monitored and tracked students' academic progress using curriculum based monitoring assessments / formative assessment methods to encourage successful learning outcomes.
  • Managed curriculum implementation and continuous improvement of industry best practices.
  • Assisted faculty and staff in duties such as teaching classes and conducting orientation programs

Co/Extra Activities Coordinator

APS&C - Girls Branch - Westridge III
Rawalpindi - Punjab
2005.03 - 2014.05
  • Coordinating use of facilities and equipment.
  • Creating student guidelines
  • Produced monthly reports and documents for senior team members.
  • Worked directly with school Management to achieve optimum results.
  • Obtained program schedules, certificates and approvals from higher management.
  • Creating student guidelines &Scheduling events
  • Achieved Regional Level success by successfully conducting Mega Inter- School Debates & Elocution Competitions.
  • Proved successful working within tight deadlines and fast-paced atmosphere.
  • Completed paperwork, recognizing discrepancies and promptly addressing for resolution.
  • Offered friendly and efficient service , handled challenging situations with ease.
  • Developed and maintained courteous and effective working relationships.
  • Exceeded goals through effective task prioritization and great work ethic.
  • Learned new skills and applied to daily tasks to improve efficiency and productivity.
  • Created plans and communicated deadlines to complete projects on time.

O Level - Teacher

Roots International School & College - Satellite Town
Rawalpindi - Punjab
2007.06 - 2010.01
  • Planned and implemented integrated lessons to meet national standards.
  • Communicated frequently with parents, students and faculty to provide feedback and discuss instructional strategies.
  • Supervised learning groups of students in classroom stations.
  • Reviewed curriculum and devised alternate approaches to presenting lessons to increase student understanding.
  • Incorporated multiple types of teaching strategies into classroom.
  • Evaluated and revised lesson plans and course content to achieve student-centered learning.
  • Collaborated with faculty to develop after-school tutoring program for struggling students.
  • Encouraged creative thinking and motivated students by addressing individual strengths and weaknesses based on standardized testing results.

Education

Master of Arts - History

Punjab University - Lahore , Lahore
08.2005

2nd Division

Bachelor of Arts - Political Science , Islamic Studies, English

Punjab University - Lahore , Lahore
08.1992

2nd Division

Intermediate - Humanities

Pakistan Islamia School & College - U.A.E, Dubai
03.1990

1st Division

Matriculation - Humanities

Pakistan Islamia School & College - U.A.E, Dubai
03.1988

1st Division

Skills

  • Student Performance
  • Instructional Leadership
  • Academic Administration
  • Methodology Implementation
  • Curriculum Development
  • School Development
  • Report Writing
  • Communication and Interpersonal Connection
  • Curriculum Supervision
  • Self-Motivated
  • Organization and Time Management
  • Multitasking Abilities
  • MS Office
  • Analytical and Critical Thinking
  • Planning and Coordination
  • Teamwork and Collaboration

Accomplishments

  • Awarded "International School Award - British Council" for 2021-2024
  • Developed and implemented a marketing campaign that raised new student enrollment by 30%.
  • Delivered curriculum training opportunities to academic staff resulting in collectively higher-grade point average by 25% for the entire school
  • Certified Microsoft Educator -2019
  • Taught at Roots International College / O'L 2008-10·
  • Link Coordinator 2010- 2017( British council / Global School Program)
  • Best Teacher Award (2009-11) by APSACS
  • Employ of the Year -2012/2013 - APSACS
  • Most effective Exam Cell In charge(2012-13 APS&C westridge III)
  • National Award Winner 2012( 1st Position in Professional Development Competition / Project proposal” Establishing Counseling Centers in schools”
  • National Award Winner 2014 ( Ist Position in Professional Development Competition / Project proposal” Bridging The Digital Divide- Connecting People” *Awarded by President of Pakistan - Mamnoon Hussain
  • International School Award 2014-17 - British Council
  • Reciprocal Visit to, Spinfield School U.K (June 2014) By British Council U.K.
  • Meeting with U.K Ministers ( House of Common) on successful implementing Global Citizenship Program, Connecting Classrooms program
  • Validated Core Skill & Leadership champion Trainer 2015-2018 -British Council
  • Validated Trainer & Assessor for ISA ( British Council ) 2017 till date.
  • Validate Trainer – Instructional Leadership- British Council
  • Validated Master Trainer for ‘Financial Literacy Program –Youth’ NIBAF & State Bank of Pakistan’– November 2018
  • Validated Trainer for’ Clean & Green Pakistan ‘- Linkages Program for Schools on Sustainable Development, April 2019 - Friedrich Neumann Foundation for Freedom

Affiliations


  • Microsoft Educator | SPELT | Facebook | USAid
  • The British Council | Imagine Education
  • The Red Crescent
  • Iqra Fund – Gilgit Baltistan

Certification


  • Certificate Intel Teachers development course ( Intel)
  • School Development Certificate Course - APSAC SECTT
  • School Development Diploma Course -APSAC SECTT
  • School Improvement Frame work - APSAC SECTT
  • Principal of The Year 2018-HRCA
  • O/Levels Examination Certificate – University of Cambridge International Examination
  • Professional Development online courses - British Council
  • Child Protection Awareness -British Council
  • Validated Core Skills Trainer -British Council
  • International School Award Trainer & Assessor- British Council
  • Microsoft Educator
  • Certified Microsoft Innovative Educator
  • Training of Trainers -CPEI's – HQ ML&C
  • Inclusive Pedagogies -Oxford University Press
  • Master Trainer for EDO's - FAFEN & SSDO
  • Member Oxford University Press (OUP)
  • National Financial Literacy Program for Youth- NIBAF & State Bank of Pakistan

Training Delivered


  • APS& C Kotli ( Report Writing April, 2011)
  • APS&C Chaklala Garrison for Girls ( March, 2013 Writing comments)
  • APS&C Chaklala Garrison ( September, 2014 Teaching Methodologies)
  • APS& C Westride III ( SBTs & General Topics - September 2010 till 2017)
  • APS& C Westride III ( May – Nov 2016 ) In- house training on Introduction to Core Skills for Teachers & Leaders)
  • APS&C Muzaffarabad ( July December 2016) (i) Introduction to Core Skills for Teachers and Leaders (ii) Critical Thinking and Problem- Solving
  • Elementary School for Training H/9 ( 5th 7th Sep , 2016) Introduction to Core Skills for Teachers and Leaders , CTPs , Creativity and Imagination , Citizenship
  • Elementary School for Training Jehlum- ( 25th Sep 27th Sep , 2016) (i) Introduction to Core Skills for Teachers and Leaders (ii) Critical Thinking and Problem- Solving
  • F.G School for Girls Hassan Abdal ( 28th Sep 30th Sep , 2016) Introduction to Core Skills for Teachers & Leaders (ii) Critical Thinking and Problem- Solving & Citizenship
  • All CPEIs Schools & College Leaders – (13th July- 15th July, 2017)
  • Senior Committee for Syllabus - CB Education System ML&C ( July 2018 )
  • Bringing Inclusiveness in Teaching 21st century learning with Problem Solving Skills - Teachers Training with Savvy School System - April 2019
  • Financial Literacy Program for Youth – Roots Millennium Schools (March – April 2019)
  • ICST & CTPs – British Council & Iqra Fund ( April 28 to May 5th 2019)
  • British Council Training Enabling Leadership – Instructional Leadership – ISA Mentorship - SLDP to Pvt and Public-School sectors KP/ICT/GB – December 2019 till date
  • Lead Support – 2 Days Workshop on ‘ School Leadership Scoping’ – British Council – January 2022

Languages

urdu
Native language
English
Advanced
C1
Arabic
Beginner
A1

Timeline

Master Trainer - National Financial Literacy Program - NIBAF
2018.11 - 2021.04
Master Trainer -EDO's - Free And Fair Election Network – SSDO
2018.07 - 2019.12
High School Principal - Cantt Public Girls High School - Lalazar
2017.04 - Current
Trainer | Consultant - British Council Pakistan
2015.08 - Current
Curriculum Developer - APS&C | CPEI & ML&C
2015.03 - Current
Section Head - Teacher Trainer - APS&C for Girls - Westridge III
2014.02 - 2017.01
Spoken English & Read Program Coordinator - APS&C - WestridgeIII
2013.01 - 2016.04
School Examination Head - APS&C - Westridge III
2011.02 - 2016.05
O Level - Teacher - Roots International School & College - Satellite Town
2007.06 - 2010.01
Faculty and Academic Coordinator - APS&C - Girls Branch - WestridgeIII
2006.04 - 2016.01
Co/Extra Activities Coordinator - APS&C - Girls Branch - Westridge III
2005.03 - 2014.05
Punjab University - Lahore - Master of Arts, History
Punjab University - Lahore - Bachelor of Arts, Political Science , Islamic Studies, English
Pakistan Islamia School & College - U.A.E - Intermediate, Humanities
Pakistan Islamia School & College - U.A.E - Matriculation, Humanities


  • Certificate Intel Teachers development course ( Intel)
  • School Development Certificate Course - APSAC SECTT
  • School Development Diploma Course -APSAC SECTT
  • School Improvement Frame work - APSAC SECTT
  • Principal of The Year 2018-HRCA
  • O/Levels Examination Certificate – University of Cambridge International Examination
  • Professional Development online courses - British Council
  • Child Protection Awareness -British Council
  • Validated Core Skills Trainer -British Council
  • International School Award Trainer & Assessor- British Council
  • Microsoft Educator
  • Certified Microsoft Innovative Educator
  • Training of Trainers -CPEI's – HQ ML&C
  • Inclusive Pedagogies -Oxford University Press
  • Master Trainer for EDO's - FAFEN & SSDO
  • Member Oxford University Press (OUP)
  • National Financial Literacy Program for Youth- NIBAF & State Bank of Pakistan
Munnaza Asif