Naveed Siddiqui
Educationist/Development Specialist
Lahore
Summary
With over 15 years of experience in the education sector, specializing in public-private partnerships, I have a proven track record of delivering successful projects and driving positive outcomes. Skilled in building strong relationships, developing effective communication strategies, and fostering a collaborative work environment. Passionate about education and committed to delivering high-quality programs.
Overview
18
18
years of professional experience
2
2
Languages
Work History
Project Advisor
Dar-e-Arqam Schools
02.2017 - Current
- As the project adviser, prepare project targets, milestones, design SOPs for the Public School Support Program project of Dar-e-Arqam schools, hire and train the project team, prepare the project budget, design and finalize the management and education model of DAS-PSSP schools, and provide technical support when and where needed.
Manager Program Development Unit & Provincial Dir.
Ghazali Education Foundation
11.2014 - Current
- Designed and materialized ten development projects.
- Conducted twelve projects/programs need assessments
- Prepared logical frame work of twelve projects/programs
- Wrote and presented twenty-three projects proposals
- Prepared budget, milestones, targets and implementation plans of twenty-three projects
- Assisted three external evaluation studies
- Lead/worked as key player in the three projects
- Participated in fifteen coordination/stake holders’ meetings
- Represented organization in more than twenty national and international forums.
- Conducted five community mobilization activities.
- Prepared two projects' strategy reports.
Manager Monitoring & Evaluation
Ghazali Education Foundation
11.2014 - Current
- Developed monitoring and evaluation framework of three projects/program.
- Developed three projects monitoring and evaluation policies and manual.
- Developed monitoring/assessment tools and data collection plans for ten projects.
- Conducted ten monitoring studies to assess projects/program activities.
- Coordinated with program teams on matters relating to M&E.
- Trained monitoring staff on assessment tools and activities in ten projects.
- Prepared and presented ten monitoring and evaluation reports.
- Gave recommendation to the management team on ten projects.
Associate Manager DCE
Gallup, Pakistan
11.2008 - 10.2014
- Prepared code books, system files and cleaning routines of more than hundred research studies
- Designed analysis specs and write coding frames in line with the research objectives of more than hundred research studies
- Conducted DC/DE staff training, monitoring and performance evaluation in more than hundred research studies
- Ensured on time data delivery by supervising the whole process of data coding, editing and entry of more than hundred research studies
- Conducted data verification to ensure data quality of one hundred studies
- Conducted analysis of more than thirty research studies
- Presented research findings of more than thirty research studies to team leaders
Analytics Coordinator
Institute of Research Promotion (IRP)
12.2011 - 09.2014
- My task as the Analytics Coordinator was to provide analytics services to different organizations (corporate and civil society organizations) to help them in better decision making and resources utilization by analysing the data of these organizations
Research Executive
Gallup, Pakistan
11.2006 - 10.2008
- Developed draft of ten questionnaires in line with the research objectives
- Developed data collection techniques/methodologies of ten studies
- Coordinated with field team of around one hundred and thirty members across Pakistan to complete field work of forty studies
- Gave training to the field team on questionnaires of forty studies
- Interacted with thirteen field coordinators, across Pakistan, to discuss and resolve field issues successfully
- Coordinated with (Field/ Data Processing/ Project Leader) to address queries
- Implemented survey’s procedures, instructions, formats successfully to complete forty studies
- Conducted field verification of forty studies to ensure data quality
- Monitored field activities, of more than forty studies, status on regular basis
- Briefed Field/ Data Coding, Editing & Entry/ Data Processing on project(s) objectives & activities
Education
MBA - Business Management with a specialization in Marketing
12.2012 - 12.2014
Certification in Marketing Research - Marketing Research
06.2014 - 06.2015
MPhil - Education Leadership &Management
04.2001 -
Skills
Effectively engage different national and international organizations
Lead the social media team to effectively communicate the message to stakeholders
Program Development, Management and Evaluation
Proposal & report writing
Data Analysis & Interpretation
Data collection & quality assessment
Questionnaire Development
Organizationalmanagerialskills
- Leadership (Lead a team of 50+ people)
- Program Development (Designed and Won more than 10 projects and programs)
- Project Management (Implemented five projects in the field)
- Monitoring & Evaluation (Assessed and lead five studies)
- Communication & Donor Management (Liaison with more than fifty national and international donors’ organizations and government agencies)
- Team Building (Built and trained teams to achieve different task & assignments)
Digitalskills
Proficient user, Proficient user, Proficient user, Proficient user, Independent user, MS Office, COBOL, C
Volunteer Experience
Analytics Coordinator, Institute of Research Promotion (IRP), Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan, 12/01/11, 09/30/14, Provided analytics services to different organizations (corporate and civil society organizations) to help them in better decision making and resources utilization by analysing the data of these organizations.
Contractualwork
Project Adviser, Dar-e-Arqam Schools, Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan, 02/15/17, Present, As the project adviser prepare project targets, mile stones, design SOPs for Public School Support Program project of Dar-e-Arqam schools, hire and train project team, prepare project budget, design and finalize management & education model of DAS-PSSP schools and provide technical support when and where needed.
Timeline
Project Advisor - Dar-e-Arqam Schools
02.2017 - Current
Manager Program Development Unit & Provincial Dir. - Ghazali Education Foundation
11.2014 - Current
Manager Monitoring & Evaluation - Ghazali Education Foundation
11.2014 - Current
University of Georgia - Certification in Marketing Research, Marketing Research
06.2014 - 06.2015
Allama Iqbal Open University - MBA, Business Management with a specialization in Marketing
12.2012 - 12.2014
Analytics Coordinator - Institute of Research Promotion (IRP)
12.2011 - 09.2014
Associate Manager DCE - Gallup, Pakistan
11.2008 - 10.2014
Research Executive - Gallup, Pakistan
11.2006 - 10.2008
Lahore University of Management Sciences(LUMS - MPhil, Education Leadership &Management
04.2001 -